slackluster: The art of leisure

If I wore a watch, I’d totally wear this.

Love this table from West Elm. (Although has previously been the case with West Elm items, I’d love to see it in person before considering a purchase.)

Have you heard the story about the brain surgeon who married an amateur boxer with amnesia? No? Then you just haven’t told it yet! This novel box of cards contains all the inspiration needed to have ordinary people spin extraordinary yarns. The Storymatic was created by writer Brian David Mooney for a fiction workshop at Marlboro College in Vermont; he later expanded it for use with his high school students. Over time, his students pestered him to make copies of his cards, so they could use them at home with their friends and families. Finally he relented, and now the Storymatic can spin a happy ending in your home as well.

Creating a story with the Storymatic couldn’t be easier. Simply draw two gold-colored cards to reveal characteristics of your tale’s new hero or heroine. Then the copper cards provide the situation or motivation that puts your tale into motion. The included booklet contains instructions, games and prompts, and soon you’ll be off exploring the reaches of your imagination.

Too bad I don’t have adequate wall space left to actually use this, so alas…it will just be droolworthy.

one of these would look so nice on my dining table, but a) i can’t decide which, and b) i have too many random objects already and not enough space for them all.

mmm…the cindy lamp looks uber sexy. i wonder if i’d like it as much when seen in person.

i find this sexy.  but honestly, i have no idea what would be a good or bad paddle for me, so no way i’m gonna drop $160 without figuring out what’s what first.