Tuesday, February 14, 2012

A valentimes day surprise

We all know valentines day is a crock of shit. I mean... What's the point of a holiday that you don't get off from work? If I can't day drink, it isn't worth my time.

My roommates are a couple. As couples go they don't suck. I'd even go so far as to say as couples go they're great.

I have a tendency to stay away from home for days at a time and often get "are you ever coming home, we miss you" texts. The past four or five days I have been experiencing a bit of wanderlust and after several of those texts I decided I should show my face at my house for a while. Of course I forgot that today was valentines day and even the least obnoxious couples can be expected to make a special dinner, exchange heart shaped boxes of chocolates and do... Couple things... Like snuggling. As a single person I refuse to be bothered by coupleness of valentines day. My lovely roommates offered to let me join then but instead I opted for pizza, beer, and that amazing movie where Joaquin Pheonix grows a beard, gains 40 lbs, turns into the man of my dreams and decides to be a rapper.

Coming home very sleepy with a belly full of pizza I come whistling into my room, feeling very self satisfied to find the my old buddy Cliff waiting for me, in his nicest brown tie, homemade card in hand. Nothing reminds you that things could be a lot worse than finding a badly burned half man tucked under your covers.

In case you're wondering, the card reads: "Jenny... How I've longed for my chance to love you... Though I have neither beard nor skin, and my gnarled fingers have long since lost their dexterity, rendering me incapable of playing any instruments, I've never given up hope that one day you could learn to love me... <3 'C'"

Sorry Cliff... I'm dreaming about bloated, bearded, dreadlocked, drugged out Joaquin Pheonix tonight. Don't worry though, I'll make sure you're nice and comfy in the guest room.

Happy Made Up Holiday That You Don't Even Get Off From Work Day everyone!!!

Monday, February 6, 2012

Interesting (read: creepy) new art acquisition

So my roommate bought this simply amazing piece of rape art at a Good Will on Saturday.  "What is rape art?" you ask?  "That sounds wildly inappropriate" you may mutter... whatever... get a grip.  Pictured below is our rape art... that lady is clearly trying to get to the door, which that dude (with seriously ripply calves and amazing pyjama shorts) is locking...

THIS IS RAPE ART!!
 If this were a polytich the next several frames would be... upsetting.  Certainly not PG rated.  FORTUNATELY it is not a multiframed progression so it is completely acceptable to hang on the wall in our salon.

Now... this painting was an obvious no-brainer at Good Will prices but Melissa didn't realize the true creepiness of this piece until she got it out to her car and looked at the back...

Oh poor Lisa...
Yep... as if a painting of an impending sexual assault wasn't disturbing enough, "I'm ganna kill you Lisa" is scrawled across the back in terrifying serial killer handwriting.  Leads me to wonder what type of girl this Lisa was, and whatever happened to her.  What did she do to so upset the previous owner of this piece of art?  Hopefully she's not dead in a 60 gallon barrel somewhere in East Haven...

ANYWAYS!  That is the excitement from the weekend... except when the musicians took up residence.


Having people play music on my front porch was exactly what I had always hoped it would be like.  It gave me hope that one day there will be spring time and porch drinkin' and scaring the neighbors with our honky music.

In closing... here is a tiny picture of a tiny dinosaur eating a tiny city that I just drew.