Nerd Love

"Well, we are technically engaged..."

Green Tea Pancakes

I think I'll try fixin' this for my fella. Mmm...

1/2 lb. pancake mix
2 tbsps. Matcha (powdered green tea)
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp. butter

1. Mix pancake mix and powdered green tea.

2. Add eggs and milk and mix well.

3. Melt butter in a pan and make pancakes.

Sassy Crutches?

Since I'm currently hobbling around on a sprained ankle, I was researching ideas for customizing my brand-spanking-new crutches and ran across Lemon Aid. The woman who crafts them spent a couple of years on crutches due to a plane crash that took the lives of her husband and son, and she decided to make a living out of helping others feel a little more chipper about having to use these clunky, awkward contraptions. And 50% of the proceeds go to Step with Hope (stepwithhope.org), a nonprofit foundation she established herself.

Though they're too pricey for me ($100 - $175), I loved these designs (l to r: Hollywood, Vegas, Sudan, Taipei):

Little Bighead

A few weeks ago I purchased this original drawing ("Tea Girl"), along with some mini-buttons, from my lovely friend, Andrea. She is just the right combination of talented, warm, creative and down-to-earth. Her product line name is Little Bighead, and her art is childlike, feminine and a bit surreal. For her Etsy store, go here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=101351.

Kick-Ass Party Theme: Day of the Dead!

Dame Darcy! Storybook Paintings!

I heart Dame Darcy! Since discovering her during my underground/alternative comics kick in 2005, I've been a huge fan and even bought one of her illustrations at an art show (among various other books and crafts over the last few years). She's an artist/comic book creator/filmmaker/musician/crafty chica, and the loveliest Victorian/goth/pseudo-mermaid/fairy tale princess I've ever encountered.

She's cool because she:

• is from Idaho and is now NYLA bicoastal


• plays the banjo and writes eerie, silly, ethereal songs, both as a solo artist and with her band, Death by Doll


• writes and illustrates "Meatcake" (my favorite comic book)


• features awesome characters in her comics, such as mermaids, pirates, Siamese twins, a girl who has a head like a Pez dispenser, a wolf-man and a talking shellfish
  cites Sir John Tenniel and Edward Gorey as artistic influences


• made a giant fabric picture of the Last Supper starring characters from Alice in Wonderland (which I would buy if I could afford it)


• re-works, alters and sells vintage clothing, sometimes with her illustrations on the pieces, and has unique, lovely personal style


• makes tiny, delicate dolls


• will soon be releasing Gasoline, an "Environmentally-Conscientious Rock and Roll Post-Apocalyptic Fairy Tale of Witches and Family," which will take the form of a graphic novel, a film and an album
  
• read Heath Ledger's palm
  
• painted a mural in Margaret Cho's house
  
• had her own nutty New York Public Access show called "Turn of the Century," which featured guests like Courtney Love and Thurston Moore
  
• goes on dating shows like "Blind Date," "Third Wheel" and "Flavor of Love" seemingly just to get publicity and mess with the contestants, and even turned the typical hot tub scene on its head by singing and splashing in the water while dressed as a mermaid


• ...oh, just go see for yourself at http://www.damedarcy.com/

She will having an art opening TONIGHT, from 5:00 - 9:00 PM at the Clair Obscur Gallery - 453 S. Spring Street, L.A. 90013 - http://www.clairobscurgallery.com/. I would go if I could, but a sprained ankle is now making it difficult for me to even walk over to the printer at work. Urgh.

Here's the flyer:

Type B

I bought this shirt yesterday at http://www.lookforfiddleheads.etsy.com/. I couldn't resist.

TYPE B. Type B is for creativity, imagination, and a philosophical look on life. A type B is a joy to live with as long as you don't tell them what to do. How do I know this?

Women's short sleeve, super soft 100% organic cotton. Pre-washed, Pre-shrunk.

Also, my favorite magazine: