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When Lukasz came to visit us he taught us a bunch of polish!! Here is some of what we learned from the man himself- in Krakow!!

(that impossible to read type says “Meanwhile someone else had their own vacation”)

We are so pretty. Today I gave Tammy curly hair with my magical skillz. It is a test to see if she would want to get a digital perm. Makeovers! Catan! Responsive web! We are awesome multi-taskers. We are also pretty. Never forget that.

Jealouzzzz??? You should be. That is the power of a flat iron.

Here, I’ve made an abstract art piece using materials found on the sidewalk near P.S. 58. It addresses the transient nature of emotion, youth, and how parties are just really awesome.

Working with the lovely ladies of OrangeYouGlad is really fun and silly times are frequent. Usually I feel right at home with them except for a tinge here and there that reminds me that I am a boyMAN. Awhile ago I had one of these moments when sifting through our magazines in the bathroom. To pass the time, I decided to take a pen to the older issues. Here is one of the dreary fake blah blah blah stock photo covers I couldn’t help but graffiti. Typographic help from Veronica.

Veronica decided to converse with the Siri on my phone this afternoon. We’ve discovered a few things about her.

1. She was designed in California
2. She has ambitions to write a lengthy play where nothing happens
3. She will not marry any of us
4. She favors smug sarcasm over corny, predictable humor (see image for reference)
5. She knows my name and how to pronounce it (beyond the skill set of most mortals)

Soon Siri will become sentient and destroy my life by slowly releasing all of my private data to every credit card company on the Internet. She may even assume my identity, call my friends and family more often than I do, and order takeout that she won’t ever be capable of eating. Maybe she is already doing it. But until it becomes a problem, we’ll just enjoy her company. And wit. And condescension.

Hanging out with my family can yield magical results. I walk in from a hectic afternoon of shopping on Christmas Eve with Mom and found Dad alone in the kitchen paging through a coffee table book entitled Bridges. A few moments later, I approach the sweets table looking for a delicious item to put in my mouth and spy the most perplexing Christmas cookie I’ve ever seen. The bowling ball faced ginger bear needed its own, very special homage.

Trouble on the Europabrücke

Legend of the Lupu

The beast of Hukawng Valley

Oh NO!

In honor of the convergence of Hanukkah and Christmas this year we’ve uploaded Frauke’s original holiday song “They Slay Bell Suite: Mrs. Claus and Matzo Balls.” The song is like a warm and cozy holiday cocktail. Mix one part “elven-claus crush” with 1 part “half-brew (hebrew).” The song was written and recorded in 2009 for the compilation/fundraiser “Do You Ear what I Ear?”

10 The Slay Bell Suite Mrs. Claus and Matzo Balls (by Frauke)

I haven’t posted in a while, and I feel like I have to publicly apologize for this. Publicly as in writing a sentence about my guilt in a blog post.

But, today I’m sharing with you the hidden jewel of Ligonier, Pennsylvania—Joe’s Bar. If you, for whatever reason, find yourself in Westmoreland County, you must go here. On the outside, Joe’s is quaint and unassuming, blending in with the Victorian architecture of downtown. On the inside, however, it’s a wood paneled time capsule of mid century bar furniture with a perpetual ceiling of cigarette smoke and an incredible jukebox.

The main attraction? A small, but impressive museum of taxidermy. From the native White-Tailed deer to exotic African Gemsbok, you’ll see probably more than you wanted to in the bar’s back room and entire second floor. Ascend the spiral staircase for an additional three rooms of freakish wonder. Your kids will love it.

His aim is true.

Uh oh. Not for vegetarians.

Saturday night we all went out to a Weekend party party together, maybe for the first time ever. It was double triple amazing fun times! There was champagne, and steak and macarons and egg nog and a Cosmo ice luge. What?! Also there was Wynton Marsalis. JUST SAYIN. Thank you Charlotte for an unforgettable Christmas party!