My Life.BMP

the debut

2012-02-03T08:54:00.000+01:00

stef as waitress

2012-02-01T22:04:00.002+01:00

first night on the job and my walk in was a walk out

dear lola,

2012-02-01T22:01:00.000+01:00

you can kill our wed jazz nights, but you can't kill our wed booze nights!

the corrective cut

2012-02-01T21:58:00.000+01:00

note to self: don't book a corrective haircut at a salon that specializes is blue-haired perms.

the find

2012-02-01T21:52:00.002+01:00

dear smartphone,
i wanted you to send me to a cute coffee shop, not a shady uninviting warehouse.
...oh. it's both!

stunt driving

2012-02-01T21:42:00.001+01:00

a broken heater core is a lot like driving down the highway with a square inch of visibility that happens to be over on the passenger side.
oh wait. it's exactly like that.

frisky bums

2012-02-01T21:31:00.003+01:00

the springlike weather is making the bums horny

salvation army food

2012-01-23T05:15:00.001+01:00

is the new catering leftovers

the tommy halloran shift

2012-01-23T04:33:00.002+01:00

2012-01-23T03:15:00.000+01:00

welcome to saint louis. adjust your standards.

the day job

2012-01-23T01:43:00.001+01:00

if i had a nickle for every time i heard that i'd be making more than i do

stef gets some midwest style

2012-01-23T01:24:00.002+01:00

it's "soccer mom" meets "meth addict"

shoulda known better than to book a haircut at a place called "medusa"

dear friggin landlord,

2012-01-23T00:53:00.001+01:00

i pay rent. hot water should be a right, not a privilege.

i never learn that i'm always right

2012-01-23T00:50:00.004+01:00

that was indeed a tall glass of hangover juice

things gettin real in the kitchen

2012-01-20T07:15:00.000+01:00

today chef butchered a whole damn goat.
i didn't even know people did that anymore.
it was __(fill in the blank)__.

twinsies

2012-01-20T06:29:00.000+01:00

it's come to my attention it's hard for people to tell twins apart, so here's a cheat sheet.

*it gets confusing if i have a date cause i try to unscribble my hair, but that shouldn't be a problem any time soon

jazz nights rock

2012-01-19T20:26:00.001+01:00

sitting around a table at a jazz joint talkin art.
i am so in love with my wednesdays.

"he called your drawing 'dynamite'"

2012-01-19T20:12:00.001+01:00

who just got a nod from the legit artist?
this girl!

cat crazy o'clock

2012-01-16T05:24:00.000+01:00

how's little brother?

2012-01-16T05:02:00.002+01:00

meet sam

2012-01-16T04:34:00.000+01:00

sam's the man
with boots on
http://samdavisstudios.wordpress.com/

age ain't nothin but a number

2012-01-16T04:32:00.003+01:00

that's not true
cause only kids get away with dirty dancing to the brunch band

perks of the job

2012-01-16T04:28:00.001+01:00

kinda like that i traded in free cheerios for live music

the poop bandit

2012-01-16T04:26:00.003+01:00

every night one of my neighbors smears poop on the valet's cars.
why do i have to end every story about STL with "yes, really."?

other duties as assigned

2012-01-16T04:22:00.003+01:00

homeless bouncer

the pac man room

2012-01-16T04:21:00.001+01:00

god i hate this bar.
but god i love this room.
i am conflicted and drunk.

my coastal roots are showing

2012-01-13T07:52:00.000+01:00

stef will never again order mussels in the midwest. it's an embarrassment to us both.

way to porn up our drawing session

2012-01-12T22:00:00.001+01:00

ahem.
keep it professional. for the rest of the people in the room, at least.

life downtown

2012-01-12T21:50:00.000+01:00

just mopping up some homeless lady's pee in the lobby.

life as a hostess at blood and sand

2012-01-12T21:48:00.001+01:00

namedropfail.

life as a hostess at lola

2012-01-12T21:47:00.000+01:00

watching emt activity

our trip to the tap room

2012-01-12T21:45:00.000+01:00

"ummm hi. there's a guy outside getting into his car and puking at the same time. and what's on draft tonight?"

to my peeps

2012-01-05T20:30:00.001+01:00

good times, as always!

much love,

stef

pizza mart jumbo slice

2012-01-05T19:58:00.001+01:00

is seriously the jumboest slice

happy new year!

2012-01-05T19:38:00.001+01:00

whew! 2011 was a doozey, but we made it!

NYE is classy hallowen

2012-01-05T19:35:00.000+01:00

all the slutty without the themey!

dad's words of warning for NYE

2012-01-05T19:33:00.003+01:00

shit, dad!!!!!!

2012-01-05T19:32:00.001+01:00

holidays in review

2012-01-05T19:29:00.002+01:00

sorry, colon

2012-01-05T19:28:00.003+01:00

my diet devolved into...
well, let me illustrate with an actual food diary: lasagna for breakfast, burgers and a shake for lunch, cookies and booze for dinner.
as a wise man once told me, "screw it, it's christmas!"

evan's meat

2012-01-05T19:24:00.002+01:00

oh my! it's soooo big!

and the feastravaganza continues

2012-01-05T19:23:00.001+01:00

the christmas binge classics

tis the season for gluttony

2012-01-05T19:20:00.002+01:00

this holiday we visited home for 2 weeks of parties and binging.
let's start it off with kay's christmas feastravaganza!

so good catching up!

2012-01-05T19:16:00.000+01:00

catching up with the ladies
and catching up on months of missed mussels bolognese at brasserie beck's

best christmas gift ever

2012-01-05T19:09:00.002+01:00

it's 10:00am and the whole family is still sleeping in
*heart*

the "back in my day" differentiator: bombs

2012-01-05T19:08:00.001+01:00

back in my day we had to drop our shots into our beers ourselves!
now the glasses come with the shots built in! pffft! kids these days!

burlesque bingo

2012-01-05T19:01:00.001+01:00

burlesque bingo at a retro ice cream parlor--how can you lose?
...jen and stef just can't win.

gold star for dressel's

2012-01-05T18:58:00.003+01:00

hoity toity food that makes mouth happy and a booze menu that gets serious.
dressel's is the beck's of STL

employment! :) ... :S

2011-12-01T07:41:00.001+01:00

today stef rejoined the ranks of the barely employed!
and tonight her new boss laid the foundation for a very uncomfortable employment.

school lunch logic

2011-11-26T00:52:00.001+01:00

if pizza counts as a vegetable serving, a bloody mary definitely counts.
*and shame on you, congress, for caving in to the frozen rectangular pizza lobby. SHAME ON YOU!

*epilogue on that last one

2011-11-26T00:31:00.001+01:00

thanks, thanksgiving eve moustache riders. that was indeed hilarious.

men of stl, WTF?!!!!

2011-11-26T00:22:00.001+01:00

some simple rules you're supposed to know by now:

a couple minutes of banter at a bar does not mean you can follow me into the girl's room for a quickie.

you may not rest your crotch on knees or any other body part as you make your introduction.

on a first date do not just leer and adjust your boner several times a minute.

smothering a girl's face with spirit gum and smushing on fake stache with your meaty hands, while hilarious, is not a smooth move

stef meets the recruiter

2011-11-26T00:18:00.001+01:00

*temping is like prostitution in all ways but one.

painting studio role call

2011-11-26T00:16:00.001+01:00

meet megan.
represented mostly through notes.

painting studio role call

2011-11-26T00:13:00.001+01:00

meet mike and amy.
they are legit.
i'm starting a fan club.

painting studio role call

2011-11-26T00:07:00.001+01:00

meet kuumba.
her voice is turned way down and her art is turned way up.

painting studio role call

2011-11-26T00:05:00.001+01:00

meet miles.
he does uber cool things with spray paint

bar games: ask the dumbass

2011-11-11T21:59:00.001+01:00

observational drawing

2011-11-11T21:56:00.001+01:00

how did we not notice the prince albert last week?

little brother's favorite game

2011-11-11T21:55:00.001+01:00

"ass on jen"

not technically a compliment, but

2011-11-07T19:15:00.001+01:00

that was technically awesome!

soulard market

2011-11-07T19:11:00.003+01:00

gotta say, i'm pretty much in love with getting 20 lbs of produce with the change i found in the couch

back in the classroom!

2011-11-07T19:08:00.001+01:00

jazz night

2011-11-07T19:04:00.001+01:00

chicken n waffles is music to my ears

phonographophile

2011-11-02T03:46:00.002+01:00

stef gives the ol phonograph a twirl!
and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and danced for a minute and then had to go back to give it a twirl and a twirl and a twirl and a twirl....

funemployment eats

2011-11-02T03:24:00.000+01:00

at our recent visit to the market we dared ourselves to make the most of a "recession meat": smoked neckbones. made a friggin awesome soup!
so here's another recipe to try out:
www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1638,159181-244193,00.html

now remember, "if your supermarket doesn't carry fresh pork neckbones, it means that the po' folks don't shop there. change supermarkets or move to a better neighborhood."

binging: a period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence

2011-11-02T02:46:00.000+01:00

STL has a lot of awesome food inventions, the best of which is "gooey butter cake".
GOOEY
BUTTER
CAKE!
just say it out loud. let it simmer.
at a halloween party i spotted a platter of pumpkin gooey butter cake and promptly stole away with it to a dark corner where no one could see me inhale the whole damn thing.
join me in my binging bliss: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/pumpkin-gooey-butter-cakes-recipe/index.html

zoo's gettin kinky

2011-10-31T01:19:00.000+01:00

it's [monkey] business time

dear verizon store,

2011-10-31T00:24:00.002+01:00

you are not the apple store. you're not fooling us be making us wait around all day like there's a line.

another trifecta:

2011-10-30T22:11:00.000+01:00

fire, fiddlin, finally using that damn fox outfit

game 7

2011-10-30T22:08:00.001+01:00

trifecta: bar, costume party, winning!

game 6

2011-10-30T22:06:00.000+01:00

what i learned from game 6:
-i pity the wives of traveling businessmen (note that dude hiding his left hand all night)
-put on a jessica simpson hat, the cards score
-people get slutty over sports
-sometimes baseball gets awesome!

welcome home gifts!

2011-10-26T04:13:00.000+02:00

little brother did a LOT of puking while i was gone.
a lot.
a lot.
a lot.

stimulus $ at work

2011-10-26T04:09:00.000+02:00

thank god for the dedicated worker holding the "slow" sign at the end of the cul de sac. woulda totally sped past the driveway.
keep up the good work, boys!

and then--wha????

2011-10-26T04:02:00.000+02:00

slapshot's in the house!

and then we were all...

2011-10-26T04:00:00.001+02:00

gettin our serious groove on up in here

hallmark moment

2011-10-26T03:58:00.000+02:00

big brothers are knights when their little sister is overwhelmed with emotion during the ceremony
<3

scott and elsa get hitched!

2011-10-26T03:48:00.000+02:00

language barriers

2011-10-18T18:23:00.000+02:00

"single" doesn't mean "in a failing marriage" and "date" doesn't mean "therapist", right? just checking.

stef attempts a date

2011-10-18T06:38:00.000+02:00

the bar was highly recommended by a homeless dude. yes, seriously.

yes.
seriously.

notes on stl

2011-10-14T22:04:00.001+02:00

stl loooooooves the cards
*i need more red in my wardrobe stat

notes on stl

2011-10-14T21:55:00.002+02:00

stl looooves stoopidhuge rims on busted sedans

notes on stl

2011-10-14T21:54:00.000+02:00

stl looooooves twins

you know it's gonna be alright

2011-10-12T08:10:00.000+02:00

but hey look! i gots my sis hanging out while i play in my new storefront studio!
yall know what i call this.
this is tits.

and now for something completely different!

2011-10-12T07:17:00.000+02:00

adjusting to my new hood.
(those are bullets, not condoms)

i battled pirates

2011-10-12T07:15:00.001+02:00

fuck you, united master lines.

it was a long, strange trip

2011-10-12T07:13:00.000+02:00

the move was harder than expected

2011-10-12T07:11:00.000+02:00

so off i go
to st louis!
to be an artist!
to live with my sister!
to start a new chapter!

funemployment is full of adventures

2011-10-12T06:57:00.000+02:00

funemployment is full of tv party

2011-10-12T06:55:00.000+02:00

funemployment is full of artzone

2011-10-12T06:54:00.000+02:00

funemployment is full of pooltime

2011-10-12T06:52:00.000+02:00

*miss caroline flew away to chicago, but we haven't seen the last of her ;)

take this job and shove it!

2011-10-12T06:47:00.000+02:00

stef enters the era of funemployment

don't call it a comeback

2011-10-12T06:41:00.000+02:00

hey yall! it's been a while since i last posted and, boy, a lot has happened!
let's take a look...

bach2rock: battle of the bands

2011-02-02T04:17:00.000+01:00

i had more fun than a non-parent should

beer pong

2011-02-02T02:14:00.001+01:00

not a game for germaphobes

team effort!

2011-02-02T01:56:00.000+01:00

the boys mopped my floors. and i watched approvingly. god, i love teamwork.

mr krabs keeping it real

2011-01-31T21:23:00.002+01:00

saturday morning cartoons are darker than i remember

poste

2011-01-29T06:19:00.000+01:00

i love the silence snow brings. i mean the constant sqeal of tires spinning out.

2011-01-27T20:21:00.000+01:00

cable out? pour a glass of wine and watch the pandemonium of DC drivers