Eddie Vedder is an Epic Human Being

Watch that, and tell me that's not just the best thing ever. Almost. I mean, that is...I'm SPEECHLESS! 1:26 is the best psycho singing mannerism I've ever seen.

Time to begin a Pearl Jam collection.

I Am a Vegetarian.

Tonight I decided I wanted to be a vegetarian. I'm actually really excited about it, I think it's going to be a great and more world-friendly way to live. I'm on recipe hunts for really good vegetarian recipes.

I've been finding myself increasingly disgusted with how factory farm animals are treated in the United States. I believe in human rights and freedom, and I don't believe in killing. Animals deserve to be treated with consideration and respect. Killing them doesn't seem like the answer to this. I just can't just justify eating animals anymore. Its simply better for my health, the environment, and the world. I just want to live as peacefully as possible, I guess.

LeArmoire on the Etsy Front Page (8/7/08)

I had missed this! My Grunge Queen tutu was on the front page of Etsy a while back. Yay!

LeArmoire Giveaway!

Okay, so LeArmoire is having an awesome giveaway every month for 2009! There's going to be some really neat stuff happening, so make sure you keep up!

For January, I'm giving away these rad Pumpkin Fingerless Gloves! To win, all you have to do is comment on this post-contest ends Jan. 30th, so hurry! The winner will be picked at random and notified right away. Leave your email address in your comment!

Good luck! :)

Brunch is AWESOME!

I saw an article in the Etsy storque about brunch...how is it that I've forgotten about brunch?!?! Brunch is AWESOME! I love brunch.

From now on, there's going to be more brunch.

Mastercard Hug Plush

So, I've been making these Mastercard Hug Plushies, and they've really been getting lots of love lately. I thought the commercial was so adorable, and I really thought it would be a good idea to make some of the Hugs from the commercial and sell them in my Etsy shop-well, it was a pretty good idea!

Available for purchase here!

Indie5 Goes Live for 2009!

I'm so excited to be part of the Indie5 team! Indie5 goes live for the first time in 2009 on Monday January 5th, and my first Indie5 episode will be airing the following day. Join the indie revolution and tune in!

Subscribe, comment, and watch here!

New Year! Yay!

Okay, so I'm about an hour away from 2009 right now. A few things I want to do in 2009:

• Build a guitar. I know it sounds CRAZY intimidating, but I think I can do it! I'm thinking of doing something like this. I need to look into the quality of these things first, but if all is well, why not?
• Open new doors for my Etsy shop. I want to come up with some more great product lines and have double the fun for 2009!
• Drastically improve my guitar skills. I'm not bad now, but I can DEFINITELY improve. Plus, if I can get one step closer to the solo on this song, well, it's one step closer to AWESOME!

Among other things. I guess I really have a longer list, but it's full of cliche New Years resolutions that I'll probably forget about in a week.

Yeah, like that Black Hole Sun solo isn't an unrealistic goal....but hey, the negative little voice in the back of my head likes to blog too.

Mastercard Hug Felt Pin/Brooch

This is an adorable little felt pin that looks like a MasterCard Hug! So cute. This is an original LeArmoire design/concept and will cutely decorate jackets, shirts, purses, hats, etc. This is a perfect way to give someone a hug they can have with them everyday, all the time! It's a great gift, and it's great for keeping all to yourself!

The entire pin is hand stitched, and the face and heart are glued on securely. It is just slightly stuffed with a bit of fiberfill and love.

Available for purchase here!

I Love Audioslave.

Is this not completely excellent??!?!?!?!!?!?

I Won A Give away!

Yaaaaaayyyy! I won the Sweet Figments Blog Give away!

I'm getting an awesome Olive Blossom gift set from The Garden Bath on Etsy! I'm so excited. It's going to be so great. I will definitely post about the gift set when I get it. Yay! And thanks so much to Sweet Figments and The Garden Bath!

Visit The Garden Bath here!

Sweet Figments Giveaway-AWESOME!

So, there's this give away on Sweet Figments, you should check it out.

Anyway, its hard to pick which things on the list to blog about, because they all completely rock. But I'm going have to say my favorite is MyHandBoundBooks.

These books are SO amazing, I just love them.

I especially love the journals that have a rustic feel to them, like the ones pictured here.

Such awesome books!!!!!!

Grunge Queens Only.

Awesome wristbands from LeArmoire-I love custom making these things..people come up with the raddest ideas!

Knowledge

Knowledge, the word, the meaning, the general feel of it, has always fascinated me. The idea that we control the amount of useless information we know is amazing...the idea that we can't always control it is even more amazing.

Awesome New Necklace!

So, I got this AMAZING necklace from this awesome Etsy shop, called Michelles Charm World.
It is so unbelievably cute, I've worn it almost everyday since I got it! I even center my outfits around it! Michelle is so nice and helpful, and obviously very talented and creative. I loved her entire shop, it was so hard to choose just one thing! I was so excited to receive my package in the mail, and was totally ecstatic to find that she sent me two pairs of earrings for free! This has got to be my favorite necklace ever! I'm so happy with it. Drop by Michelles Charm World and get something kitschy cute for yourself!

I am Distilled.

I am so stuck on the Distillers right now. I mean, Coral Fang is such an awesome album. I love all of it! Dude.

The World is a War

This world, this entire world, every last centimeter of it, is a war. 

Everything is a fight, a battle. Wrong is everywhere, right is in your head. And everyone makes the choice. Do you want to be wrong, and live with ease, a twisted form of happiness? Or do you want to be right, and recognize the suffering and the struggle around you, and live in a constant corner of hell trying to push to the world what you've learned?

 

Once you know something of what this world really is, there's no turning back. You can't hide it behind a credit card, you can't hide it under an expensive coat. When you lay down to go to sleep, there's no hiding it. Not even under your designer sheets. It'll keep you awake, and it will eat at you from the inside out unless you recognize it, unless you decide that you have to pick a side. The truth rots and burns and twists itself out of you, it crawls, and you have to let the world find it.

You have to realize that you have to fight the lies, fight what they're telling you is the way it should be, fight the idea that things should be left unspoken, unquestioned and unknown.

Conforming is allowing yourself to be owned. Be your own person. Fight what is considered right by these corrupt governments today-war, lies, murder. Stop letting them run you like another multi billion dollar business. Become conscientious of where you shop, what you support, and what you really want in life. 

Be free, and fight. Everyday is a revolution, everyday is a new battle, and everyday you are a soldier in this war.

Uninsured Americans

I just joined a new group on Flickr called Uninsured Americans. Above is my photo contribution to the group. Please read the 2 group rules, and consider contributing to the photo pool.

Nameless and faceless no more!

Human Rights Matter. Stand Up and Fight Back!

Sami El Haj was arrested in December 2001 by the U.S government, and thrown into Guantanamo Bay. If you are not familiar with his story, I beg of you to read this article, in which he speaks about his experiences in Guantanamo Bay. Please, take the time to read the article and really listen.

This is a form of murder, an unimaginable crime, and a severe violation and defiance of human rights. This cannot be allowed to happen anymore. Although Sami is now free, he is still imprisoned in many ways, mentally. The horrific tortures he endured for seven years are not easily forgotten. He now asks that anyone who is against Guantanamo Bay makes their voice heard. Stand up and tell the American Government that it's not okay, and fight it.

If you want to do something for someone who is still not free, read this article about Omar Khadr. Omar was taken into custody in 2002, when he was just 15. He is still in Guantanamo Bay, withstanding the torture of American military personnel. You are able to send a message of support to Omar's family, and are able to write him a letter. You are able to write to American and Canadian authorities, demanding justice. More details on how to take action are included in the article.

Please, take the time to stand up for human rights. Take the time to help someone who thinks the world had stopped caring. Take the time to let corrupt government superpowers know that you refuse to sit still.

Choice? What Choice?

Barrack Obama sucks. John Mccain sucks more.

Seriously, it's barely even a choice. It's more like voting for the lesser of two evils. I must admit, I had the smallest amount of hope in Barrack Obama's campaign when it began. Not that I like him personally-just that I thought he might actually CHANGE things. But now that he's going on about residual forces in Iraq, I'm done.

And McCain? If he gets to be president, you might as well just kill me now. Tom Morello said it best:

"Can a country that elected George W. Bush, twice, elect someone who comes across like that is unclear to me," he said. "If America elects [Republican Senator John] McCain, well, then maybe we don't deserve better than McCain. In the most recent congressional election, the Democrats were elected to stop the war, and like cowardly dogs, they failed to do that. No matter who is in office, it's our responsibility to take the wheel of history in our hands, if we want to see a different and better world than the one we live in now."