I Am My Own Sugar Daddy

So I've decided in celebration of my awesomeness I should treat myself to something I've wanted but always talk myself out of buying. Here is a list of things that I have been coveting. Yeah, I know I'm not supposed to covet, but I don't go to church so deal. I would like to know which of these things you all think I should give into. I've listed them roughly from cheapest to most expensive for Mary Ann's "Frugalein" side.

1-Bud vases: I really like these and I'm hoping I can put them in place of my roommate's cards she keeps on the dining room table as a centerpiece. Forever. I thought she would take them off after a week or so, but she just leaves them up until the next holiday. There are about eight. I digress.

2-Candleholders: I really love how unimposing these are. Plus, who doesn't like candles? I would probably only get about three.
















3- Tumblers: It's hard to tell in this picture, but these are Wizard of Oz glasses. They're on sale right now.












4- Bookends: These are vintage marble horse heads. They're sold on Etsy and have been there a few weeks so I'm not sure how much longer they'll be available.











5-Holga camera: I really like the quality of the pictures produced with these cameras. Down side is that I would want/need some accessories over time. And who knows when they would stop producing or developing the film for this camera. It's pretty cheap for the work I could potentially produce with it.














6-Handmade jellyfish vase: I really like jellyfish. Jellyfish and seahorses. I'm a little apprehensive of going in the aquatic animal route if I continue to live on the coast. The last thing I want is a house full of sand and starfish with conch shells in the bathroom. I really think this is beautiful though.




















7-Teapot: I really like this teapot. I was thinking that maybe I could add to my collection every time I hit a milestone. It will only be available for a limited time. There is a small tray available for the same price that I would probably talk myself in to buying as well which would actually double the investment. But it's so pretty!














8-Robot Mania: I've shown a couple of you this vendor on Etsy. He makes robot sculptures out of reclaimed items and I LOVE them! Most of the ones I really fell in love with have already been sold, but I do like this one.


















9-Heels: I've been looking for a pair of nude patent leather heels for a while.














10-Another robot: Technically this one is listed as a mannequin. I was kind of thinking of these as a collection I could start to reward myself as well. Kind of like the teapot. Another thing to consider is that these are one of a kind and are therefore only available for a limited time.















11-Another pair of nude heels: I really like the heel on these.















12-Teapot Part 2: This is created by a designer that I really love. And I love teapots. It's a win-win.
















13-Dictionary: I really want a nice dictionary. This one is faux crocodile leather. I love it. It also has a Thesaurus companion.
















14-At Marquee Sign: OK, so I guess this is proof I like graphic design a little. Or that I just like typographic symbols.





















15-Acrylic table: I've slowly been buying furniture. I've been trying to get things that are sustainably made or that I just really like. I like this table a lot and it being transparent will make it unobtrusive in small apartments. Plus it's really well designed and just generally awesome.






















Wow, I really might have a coveting problem. Now, admittedly some of things I want more than others, but then when I start reasoning things out price-wise and availability-wise and everything else, I just can't decide. Please submit your votes!

I Smoked That S--t Like a Two Dolla Blunt

So I got my Praxis score today for my Art Content Knowledge test and I got a 190!!! Just so you know the magnitude of that here are some figures to go by:

Passing is 149.
Average is 160-180.
The highest you can score is 200.

Needless to say I'm not going to bother retaking this test. Quit while you're ahead, right? Now I just have to take the Art Making section, which I'm not nearly as concerned about. I mean if 12 years of art training aren't enough to get me to pass that test, then I have not place teaching art. There is an essay section as well, but I'm usually pretty good at essays so that shouldn't be too bad either. I'm hoping that with a high score it will give me more of an edge even though I'm applying for jobs later in the summer. If only I had a respectable GPA to accompany the score. I might actually make the impression I'm intelligent.

Age Certification Bypassed by Cashier

That's right I'm old. If you want to get technical about it, I wasn't carded on my 21st birthday either, but still. I haven't done too much today, but I had some fun last weekend. A couple of my friends came into town and we went to downtown Charleston to celebrate. We had a nice dinner and bar hopped a little bit until we ended up at the Kickin' Chicken. It might not be classy, but they were friendly and we didn't have to yell at each other to be heard so I was good with it. I kind of had to remind the others we needed to get a cab home which was a little frustrating and then by the end of the night/early morning (6ish or so) my friends ended up making out with each other and finishing my roommate's bottle of wine. At least they had fun.

I have realized in the past few days that I'm too old to continue life how I have been. The job I have now is frustrating for just oh so many reasons, but just to give you some examples the other night I was given one of the worst sections in which some strange man dubbed "Magic trick guy" decided to sit. He ordered a large cranberry juice because of those darned DUI laws around here. He likes beer though so don't worry as does his cat who is an alcoholic according to him. I guess I wasn't friendly enough because he never did any magic tricks for me like he has done for the other girls. That night I also got a number from a chubby 30-something-year-old who was sitting at the bar listening to his mp3 player and dancing to the tunes in his head. I was also asked by management to snake the drain in the women's room because I didn't seem busy. You can imagine my face when any one of those things happened.

The fact that my shifts have been cut back is a little disconcerting to me but I am taking this opportunity to finally compile my graphic design self-promotion and portfolio so it's not all bad.

At any rate I'm planning to finish my bottle of champagne in celebration of being 25 and pretending like I'm getting my life together. Cheers to the road ahead!