In Michigan I could afford a two bedroom (and a real kitchen...::sob:::). I had a geek hole then. It was replete with stuff that didn't "fit" into decor (I find it's creepy when it looks like everything you can see in a room is decor, and none of it looks like they are things that people love and acquire--I look at the pictures on my walls a lot. I think about the places and people a lot. I could even stand to rake through my living room at move away all the things that don't qualify this way.

So I watched one of the videos for this week's art class, and they do explicitly want us to do envelopes, and not just any envelopes, but ones we've made ourselves from a sheet of paper. And then arted up an insert for inside (the teacher is very attached to collages, it seems, and I have no idea what's going on in any of them. I suffer from excessive literalitiness.

So I've gone for an origami envelope, so there's no separate insert, but a picture you get when you open it out. And I got it to the mailbox in time to send it to myself, so I can add the postmark as a part of it.

If not, I already have scans. And looking at them, damn, I need ocean or sky for the inside, fuck. But I would like to think it seems thematically composed, but if you're not Jamaican, less so. Huh.

• Front, closed: >[link]
• Back, closed: >[link]
• Outside, open: >[link]
• Inside, open, WAY EMPTY: >[link]

It's weird--scanning really helps me see the picture, instead of just the stuff I was working on. Halloo, nelly. Come back to me, little letter, come home!

ita !, I love that arty envelope! So much.

it looks like everything you can see in a room is decor, and none of it looks like they are things that people love and acquire

Everything I own is like this! I don't understand spending money/using space for stuff you don't love just because it looks all HGTV in a room.

I passed Steven Collins in the hall the other day. Last night, I was leaving and walked right by Scott Bakula, who I have had a little crush on forever!

Oh, cool!

Everything I own is like this! I don't understand spending money/using space for stuff you don't love just because it looks all HGTV in a room.

Our "decorating theme" is, approximately, "Hey, Look, An Antique Egg Incubator Came In To Work And I Brought It Home!"

Our "decorating theme" is, approximately, "Hey, Look, An Antique Egg Incubator Came In To Work And I Brought It Home!"

You could be on American Pickers. "Hey, cool, an antique egg incubator! Would you sell that?"

Connie, you and your Hubby are national treasures.

t Blush in delight

I don't own a house. But my apartment is in a 120 year old house. The first floor was split length wise into two apartments. I lucked out and have the side with the front and back stair cases (I have the under part of the front stair case as my bedroom closet). My bathroom is part of the original kitchen. The back staircase doesn't lead to anything anymore and is my storage space. I have a bedroom, living area, kitchen and "eating" area that is just the cat tree and storage area. There's no overhead light and due to the positioning of the house, the covered entry and the house next door, there is very little natural light so it's dark and gloomy.

Nora, here's my usual plug for the very pricey but insanely decadent Chateau Tivoli:

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Housing prices where I am are surprisingly high, but not too too high. My house has appreciated a lot in the 6 years I've had it.

But with 1000 square feet for just l'il ole me, it feels like a lot of space to store junk. However, just having one other person here can make it feel really small. My 2nd bedroom is called the guest room, but is really the laundry drying room most of its days.

Timelies all!

Congrats, Gud!

Our townhouse has 4 bedrooms, which are used as our bedroom, the guest bedroom, the computer room and the library.(Though we are an example of the phrase "We gave the books a room and now they want the whole house".)