10/24/2012: Black Vase

This black vase was a gift from my sister in law, I believe back when I'd just moved into the house. I've intended to get some of those long reed kind of things to put in it... but just can't bring myself to buy them.

See also: Arrow Head Vase, Micah Torchiere Lamp

10/16/2012: Wall Mounted Shelves

These wall mounted shelves hang in the dining room. Usually this is where I display Holiday Hamster, most so the dog can reach and destroy it.

See Also: Rattlesnake, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

10/15/2012: Mica Torchiere Lamp

I should probably junk this mica torchiere lamp. What with it not actually working and all. But in the back of my mind I think "I can get it fixed someday. Rewire it." Most episodes of Hoarders probably had their inception in similar thoughts 20 years prior to filming.

10/11/2012: Safari Wall Art

Previously I had these pictures "decoratively" leaning in the corner of the dining room. In reality, there was nothing decorative about it, I'd just never got around to hanging them. From the time I moved into the house. Four years ago. Yes, things take me a while to get to. But after getting the coat hooks hung last weekend I went ahead and hung this safari wall art. Since I already had the cordless drill out already and wouldn't have to go all the way down to the basement to get it.

10/5/2012: Tetris Shelves

In case you hadn't noticed (and you probably didn't as i doubt there's actually very many of you even looking) all the stuff I've posted for nearly the last two weeks (plus several things previously posted) had something in common. They're all in the dining room and they're all displayed on these Tetris shelves. I call them that because the shelves are two separate L-shaped pieces that can be fit together in different ways.

10/4/2012: Ladybug Appetizer Plate

This ladybug appetizer plate combined two things I like. First there was the vintage style of the print, like an illustration from an old guide book to identifying insects. And second it was on clearance crazy cheap at Target. I think it was $0.24. I figure there were other prints and styles at one time, but this one was the only leftover.

Note: I've never actually eaten appetizers off this plate.

10/3/2012: Carved Panel

I got this carved panel on a trip to India several years ago. That statement is completely 100% true. Once you replace the word "India" with the word "Target."

See Also: Philodendron

10/1/2012: Spotted Bowl

This spotted bowl is merely another random decorative item and has become a repository for a random assortment of small items such as extra screws/brackets, Tic Tacs, packing tape and for some reason a folded chart torn out of an issue of EW showing where all the passengers were sitting on Lost's Oceanic flight 815 when the plane went down.

9/26/2012: Green Vase

Interesting fact: this green vase has never had flowers in it. OK. Clearly I'm taking some liberties with the word "interesting."

9/25/2012: Leather Box

So THAT'S where my M.C. Escher interlocking lizard foam puzzle has been that I forgot I had! Inside this leather box.

9/24/2012: Pig

This is a ceramic (or something) pig that I bought only because it was on clearance for 90% off and I figured who could pass up a deal like that? It was leftover patio stuff at the end of the season at Target.

9/18/2012: Philodendron

The philodendron is another hard to kill plant, evidenced by the fact I have one that is still alive. Haven't watered it in a couple weeks and it looks fine doesn't it?

See also: Buddha Head on a Stick; Mica Shade Table Lamp

9/17/2012: Parsons Chair

This parsons chair and its twin are at the dining room table and get sat in once or maybe twice a year. Which makes you wonder why I feel the need to get a set of four dining room chairs instead of just these two?

7/18/2012: Dog Food Bowl

Twice a day this is Darwin's favorite place in the house. After he finsihes humping his 33lb bag of dog food (and on nights when he's not eating out of his Giant Kong) I dump three-quarters of a cup of delicious dried IAMs pellets in the silver dog food bowl. Mmmm mmmm that's good eatin'!

See Also: 33lb Bag of Dog Food; Giant Kong

7/7/2012: Buddha Head on a Stick

What home is complete without a disembodied Buddha head on a stick?

See also: Mask on a Stick

5/29/2012: Exhaust Fan

5/27/2012: Hardcover Copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy

Figured I might as well keep the weekend's Douglas Adams theme going with the book that started it all, my hardcover copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy. Though technically what started it all for me was the original radio broadcast album, which my aunt was playing when we stopped over for a visit one evening long ago. It was the part where the whale and the bowl of petunias are called into existence above the planet Magrathea and we here the whale's inner monologue as he plunges to his death on the planet's surface far below. Funny stuff, huh? I was probably 13 or so at the time, and picked up the book a few years later. Picked it up again this afternoon.

See Also: Tattoo, Don't Panic Towel

5/20/2012: Green Table Cloth

Due to the lighting from the dining room windows, this green table cloth ends up serving as a backdrop of a lot of my stuff. Especially if I'm taking a pic later in the day.

See Also: Hammer, New TiVo, Dog Brush

5/17/2012: Pottery/Vase

4/10/2012: Dining Room Light