Wednesday, May 07, 2008

 

Oh, wow.

Regular readers know that I have a great fondness for Secret Fun Spot, home of one of my very favorite original cartoons ever, in the whole world. And now my taste is validated, as J.J. ABRAMS MENTIONS "SECRET FUN SPOT" IN ROLLING STONE!

Too cool, Kirk. Just too cool.

Friday, May 02, 2008

 

Time to scoot

Especially for Mr. Vintage Reader, here's the story of a guy who's cruising Route 66--on a Vespa! Scoot 66 - 66 days, 10,000 miles across the u.s. on a vespa

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

 

An Artful Restoration - The New York Times

This is just incredible: a couple who have restored a 1913 mansion, mostly by themselves, without going into debt. And it is AMAZING. Look at the slide show (what did they use to clean that bathtub?? And where can I get some?), read the inspiring story: An Artful Restoration

Thursday, April 10, 2008

 

Excuse me, I think that's my life you're having

Today, on my way home from lunch with the Vintage Toddler in the back seat, I decided to drive past a house we're considering. It's a wonderful little brick house, built in those lovely days right after World War II when the boys came home and married their faithful sweethearts and set about raising their perfect little Baby Boomer families. Since it was in a fairly affluent area, where the wives had cars, it's even got a two-car garage!

It's a great day to drive around Tulsa; the sun is shining, the azaleas and dogwoods are blooming, the redbuds are just starting to fade out, there's a bit of a breeze. The tree-lined streets of Midtown, with their cozy brick cottages and austere traditional houses, are calm and lovely. "Talk of the Nation" was on. It was nice. So I just drove around for a while.

And then I saw it: the perfect midcentury split-level, made of the long, narrow stone that characterizes Midtown Tulsa. It was on a corner lot. It had tall trees all around it. But here's the kicker: in the carport, there was a Nash Metropolitan convertible. Yellow and white, my favorite combination. Wide whitewalls (of course), with buttery yellow hubcaps and the big red "M" that means they're original.

I feel like writing a letter and addressing it to "occupant":

Hello, I think you've got my life. If you'd like to sell it to me, please let me know. Thank you.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

 

Best. Meme. Ever.

And y'all know I'm not big on memes.

Found this at No Smoking in the Skull Cave, which is always full of vintage awesomeness. Here's the way it works:


  1. Go to photobucket.com

  2. Type in your answer for each question into the PhotoBucket search bar.

  3. Choose your favorite photo to represent your answer.

  4. Copy the html and paste it here.

  5. Answer only in picture form.




  1. What is your first name?

    Molly

  2. When is your birthday?

    November

  3. What kind of car do you want?

    Nash Metropolitan/ Austin Metropolitan

  4. Where did/do you go to school?

    ocu oklahoma city ok university stars tower campus okc

  5. What is your favorite season?

    spring

  6. What is your favorite type of shoe?

    court lost a shoe

  7. What is your status?

    melancholy

  8. What is your favorite movie?

    Star Wars

  9. What is your favorite song?

    Stardust

  10. Who is your favorite Disney character?

    Stitch

  11. What is your favorite clothing line?

    Ralph Lauren

  12. What is your favorite vacation destination?

    Finger lakes

  13. What is your favorite dessert?

    The Ultimate Lemon Meringue Pie

  14. What is your favorite letter?

    Photobucket

  15. What are you most afraid of?

    car crash

  16. What is your favorite TV show?

    deep space 9

  17. What annoys you the most?

    Stupid People

  18. What is your job?

    non domesticated homemaker

  19. What's your favorite animal?

    Okay, don't ever enter CAT into Photobucket and expect to get something you want on your blog. Really.

  20. How old are you?

    ïîåäèíîê



And that's that. If you've read this far, do your own.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

 

The Art of Manliness

As you might know, The Vintage Reader is not a man. And yet, she can appreciate a blog about The Art of Manliness, particularly when it covers everything from surviving a grizzly attack to storing ties... in the space of a week! It even offers a free ebook about being a gentlemen in these modern, ungentle times. Very nice.

Found via Lifehacker.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

 

Stamp love

I love postage stamps, so every year I look forward to the new stamp announcement. This year I particularly like the Charles and Ray Eames stamps, of course, since I'm feeling thoroughly Mid-Century Modern at the moment. But I also like the nutcracker stamps for Christmas, the Vintage Black Cinema stamps (gorgeous vintage poster art), and the lovely Bierstadt American Treasures stamp.

Kudos to the USPS for continuing to keep correspondence interesting.

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