I usually save music for Wednesdays, but this post is all about the video. Continue reading
Author Archives: Donna from One Beautiful Thing
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXIV: Dress For “Success”

Plaid flannel “Power Business Suit.” Maybe if you worked here.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Watch the Birdy
The New Canvas:
For the first time, an international collective of thousands of artists from across the world are crossing cultural and political and geographical distances to produce . . . sneakers? Continue reading
Belly Buttons Not Required:
I learned where babies came from by listening to the idiotic, misinformed chatter of my fellow tween girlfriends. Continue reading
Professional Bloggers and Other Fictional Creatures
It took me 50 years, but I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up. (Not a joke, unfortunately.) Continue reading
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2015 – Exhibitors Roundup
Last night I posted about the DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) Dining by Design exhibition. Today, as promised, I want to share with you a few of the exhibitors that really stood out for me at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. The rest can be seen in my Flickr album starting here. Continue reading
DIFFA Delivers!
(Sorry. I know it’s late. I was out having fun.) I told you this morning how excited I was to be going to the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, and I’m happy to report that the show did not disappoint.
Interior Design Adventure!
Fruits Gone Nuts!
It’s spring! It’s spring! I thought we deserved something colorful (even if it is snowing out, damnit!) Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXIIIa: Souvenirs R Us

The ultimate international item: Netherlands souvenir, shipped from the U.S., and made in . . . let’s say it together . . . China.
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
Words and Music
Fringlish

“A little boy launches into a toboggan. Unfortunately, his head up against several times the walls of the toboggan. A small incident that fun daddy.”
While I am regularly tickled by bad language translations, I generally try to keep my big yap shut. Who am I to judge? Continue reading
Walk Wright In
In 1919, Bohemian oil heiress Aline Barnsdall hired Frank Lloyd Wright to build a private residence Continue reading
The Way, Wayback Machine

1936 Zenith Stratosphere 1000z restored by Michael O’Brien ©2006.2007 theradionut
I’m working on a podcast for work, and I needed to find some royalty-free music. Continue reading
The Sad Oenophile Penguin…
Oleg Borodin created The Penguin entirely by accident. Continue reading
Give Him a Hand
Etsomnia™ Volume XXXIII: Put a Ring on It

You know some bone-head is going to use this to propose to his girl. A proposal is no time to make a bad joke, and THIS DOES NOT COUNT AS A TWO CARAT RING!!!
Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.)
DEAR PORN HUNTERS: Don’t let the “XXX” in the title fool you. Unless you are planning on proposing to some lucky* girl, you have come to the wrong place. Sorry for the confusion. Happy hunting!
*individual results may vary
-The Management












