Thursday, August 4, 2011

Saucy tidbits and shameless self-promotion

Lately, I have the internet attention span of a toddler jacked up on Mountain Dew and Skittles.  If you're like me you can barely make it through a entire blog post what with the heat and pudding brain.  So I've conveniently divided up my most important weekly happening into easily digestible oh shut up here's some shit I've been thinking about.


First and foremost, your favorite mediocre Madame has been nominated as everyone in the world's favoritest design blog of all time ever at Modenus.  I know, right?!  Motherfuckin DUH.  


mmmhhh.... toast
There are nine other disgustingly more awesome blogs than me on the list but I'm somehow happily in the middle!  It's an honor just to be nominated, seriously.  *cue loser's forced smile and gentle clapping*  Head on over before 5 pm on Friday August 5th and cast your vote for ME - it's super easy and I might win something...  I'm not sure.  Honestly, the people in the lead deserve to win so I'll be happy to just stay ahead of Apartment Therapy - they are only 4 votes behind me but it gives me infinite pleasure to say I beat them at something.  Mwahahaha!  


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And then there's this:
not quite so Stepford in real life
Seriously y'all, I think I've turned into a pain slut for Pure Barre.  Once upon a time I was a dancer - not necessarily a good one with my over-enthusiastic jazz hands and mediocre competition styling - but I'll always have a deep love for proper turnout, blistered feet and mirrored walls.  Whether dance fostered my love for sequins or merely gave it an outlet we'll never know...  Pure Barre builds on a ballet base and throws in a little yoga, pilates and torture for maximum ass-lifting, thigh-burning, core-destroying good times regardless of your skill level.  It's my new zen space.  I highly recommend it for all you former dancers out there or just anyone who needs their ass to have its own come to jeezus moment.  I swear you won't need a safeword.

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Do you think this girl has done Pure Barre?
found here but original source?
I don't care though because I'm more interested in her color palette.  I have mixed feelings about purple and mint green by themselves and just the thought of combining them makes me *shudder* and yet I love it here.  And throw in some yellow and orange?!  Even worse and yet I LOVE IT EVEN MORE.  Ok that headdress probably helps...  I tend to wear shirts at home but I reject pants as much as this girl and enjoy an overdramatic accessory or two so I can get behind a look like this.  You probably haven't made it past the boobs, huh?

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But enough about my fake Friday nights...


These illustrations by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo are rockin my world because RAINBOW WOLF!!!  But his portraits of tv characters and horror icons are pretty badass too.  Rawr.

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Southern Living proves once again it's indispensable for all my casserole recipe needs and in providing local hotspots that I don't know about.

image from Music City Rambling
Bluegrass Underground is a concert series held 300 feet below ground inside Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, TN.  That's right - bluegrass in a cave known as The Volcano Room formed 3.5 millions years ago.  What are YOU doing this weekend?  I think this would be perfect for my birfday next month and I can't believe I've never heard of this - I'm such a bad Southerner.  No idea if you have to dodge bat guano but I think it's still worth it because the acoustics are supposed to be near perfect. Also there's a motherfucking chandelier in there!  If you can't make it down to McMinnville PBS is airing a series filmed there starting mid September.

Do you think it would be too much to wear a horsehair headdress to an prehistoric hillbilly concert?  I say neigh!

I better go start teasing my headdress so don't forget to head on over and VOTE FOR ME!  Spoiler alert: I'll still be here next week if you don't so it's cool...

19 comments:

  1. I voted! Yay for you! And that concert in a cave is so cool! David and I went wild caving at Racoon Mtn. a few times years ago. I loved belly crawling and fitting into tiny places and the total solid crushing darkness. It was so much fun. But bluegrass in a cave? And you get to eat too (they wouldn't allow food in the wild cave)? Even more fun!!

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  2. I will vote for you! If AT wins I will punch earl in the face.

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  3. susie - Yay!!! Thank you! You're a little more adventurous than me I think - No belly crawling (although it would make the show that much more of a reward) but it is a hike to actually GET to the concert space. And yes - there are definitely refreshments down there! No booze (boo) but I'll gladly eat some tacky nachos in The Volcano Room!

    Bri - In your FACE, AT!!! Thanks girl.

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  4. Too bad you can't vote for the same blog twice.

    Diggin' the bare chest :)...and the artwork links.

    Anyway...

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  5. I'm so NOT surprised that dudes like the nekkid chick! I'll still enjoy the color palette more... ; )

    Thanks for the vote!

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  6. You'll always have my vote, Madame.

    I chose you because of everyone listed your blog is the only one where swearing is celebrated.

    Plus you are super cool!

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  7. Fuck yeah!! ; ) Thanks James - I like to celebrate all manner of crass things around here! You guys are super cool too!

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  8. You would have gotten my vote even without the pure barre, boobies and bluegrass in this post. Fave blog, even over Paul and Bob (Sorry guys. I like her trashy language.)

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  9. Awww... so sweet. Suck it, guys!!! And nice to know that whenever I'm having a slow day I can throw out some four-letter words to appease y'all. This one's for you:

    COCKSUCKER!!!! ; )

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  10. Okay, voted. I only voted for two (you and Bob) because they didn't have Jody's as my 3rd choice. Maybe that's not a design blog?? But now I'll start reading Paul's. I hope you win a prize somewhat similar to the fab ones you gave out w/your photo contest. Wait, maybe they'll give you back your own stuff!

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  11. Bob should win so that's cool. And I really hope I don't get my shit back - that entire competition was really an excuse to clean out my junk drawer!

    Thanks for the vote!

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  12. Good Friday afternoon. Madame! You, Nick & I should totally do the McMinnville bluegrass thingy for your birthday! We could dazzle everyone there with our combined fabulosity and have a great time! I am going to vote for you right now. XOXO

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  13. That would be cool - I gotta check the schedule for September fo sho! Thanks for your vote - I think I'm now solidly in the middle and still ahead of AT!

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  14. My readers are awesome but obviously know nothing about design or Jody's blog. I mean it's in my blogroll under the header "Design and Arch Fabulosity" - helloooooo??!!

    Bob can suck it all the way to first place!

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  15. I just went in vote. I hope it counts and I got it in just in time :) Yay for the Madame! And I know what you mean about the "internet attention span of a toddler jacked up on Mountain Dew and Skittles"... until my kid is back in school, I have the same problem.

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  16. Thanks Alycia! I think you got it in on time because I'm in 4th place! Awesome. I solidly beat out AT so now I can die happy.

    I hope for the sake of your nerves, your child gets back to her education shortly. ; )

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  17. Huzzah! I voted. Where's my pin???

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  18. Fantastic! Your pin is in the mail with your complementary slice of dry toast. We're even now... ; )

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