things i like: my husband aaron kraten, my cat ivy, vintage plastics, owls, lucite, corsets, taking pictures of my cat, black phoenix alchemical laboratory, spider beets, theda bara, yarn, listening to the warmth of vinyl (i love teensy crackles), eyelashes, toll goats, cutting paper into shapes, vintage typewriters and tablewear, vampira, frozen pickle juice.things i don't like: the sun.
owls and cats.
bauhaus, siouxsie and the banshees, kristin hersh, sonic youth, mary timony, the sugarcubes, pixies, joy division, rasputina, pj harvey, the birthday party, ladytron, john frusciante, tones on tail, tv on the radio, hope sandoval & the warm inventions, chromatics, depeche mode, blonde redhead, throwing muses, dr. octagon, the smiths, the jesus and mary chain, my bloody valentine, ride, lee ranaldo, thurston moore, chan marshall, x, interpol, mazzy star, fad gadget, and many more
seth green slays me.
i love cartoons.
david sedaris; david foster wallace; l. frank baum; phillip k. dick; jitterbug perfume; women's bodies, women's wisdom; geek love; the world guide to gnomes, fairies, and other little people; knitting books
-AMBER- This is a fossil resin from extinct coniferous plants which existed especially on the coasts of the Baltic sea during the Eocenic period. It was used by the most ancient civilisations to produce ornamental objects which incision techniques or pressure moulding. One the first uses of Bakelite was to imitate amber.-PHENOLICS-(Bakelite, Nestorite, Mouldrite) Phenolic materials, popularly known as Bakelite, were the first completely synthetic plastics materials. The name ‘Bakelite’ was coined by the Belgian-born inventor Leo H. Baekeland to describe the amber-coloured synthetic resin made by the condensation of phenol and formaldehyde in the presence of a catalyst. In Britain, similar researches were being carried out by a British inventor, Sir James Swinburne whose search for a material with good electrical properties led him to develop similar resinous products. His researches, however, were less complete than those of Baekeland but the two were to get together in the 1920’s to develop the Bakelite business in Britain. Although widely used as a casting resin which could be poured into moulds to make artefacts such as umbrella handles and pipe stems, or used to impregnate papers and fabrics to make high-pressure laminates of vital interest to the then emerging telephone and radio industries, Bakelite is best known as a moulding material. Phenol formaldehyde resins have excellent heat resistance and low electrical conductivity Different fillers such as wood flour, mica, asbestos and textile fabric enable considerable strength and resistance properties to be built into the range of products. Applications are innumerable and range from domestic items such as toasters, clocks, fires, radios, ash trays and lavatory seats to car components and electrical fittings.-LUCITE- Lucite was invented in 1931 by chemists at DuPont. It was crystal clear, resistant to water and UV rays, and was low density yet stronger than previous plastics. Around the same time that Lucite was invented, the Rohm & Haas Chemical Company invented a similar methyl methacrylate and named it Plexiglas. Because Plexiglas was the main focus of R&H, whereas Lucite was not DuPont's primary product, Plexiglas was able to sell at more competitive prices and did better than its competitor. Like Bakelite and Catalin, Lucite and Plexiglas were used extensively in war supplies during WWII. After the war, the plastics were used for jewellery and other items. Lucite rings were highly popular during the '50s and '60s, as were Lucite handbags. In 1993, DuPont sold its acrylic resin operations. The Lucite name now belongs to Lucite International in Southampton, UK.