We went to see Toy Story 3 in IMAX 3D for the mid-night premier. A couple of Kathryn's friends from chuch joined us at the theater.
It was a tight night for Kathryn and I because that was also the night we had tickets to see Little House on the Prairie the Musical at The Fox. That was the first show in the current theater season we have tickets to. So, that night we drove downtown, saw the play, left before curtain call, and then hot footed it back up to The Mall of Georgia where TS3 was playing. We cut it close, but not too bad. Butch was there and had already found Lauren and Michael and got our tickets. They were hanging out waiting for us to get there. I was, but wasn't, surprised at the crowd at the theater. The average age of the viewer was probably 18-21. Yes, it was a midnight show, but still, I expected more kids. The theater was nearly sold out.
This was after the movie and most people were gone.
The movie was fantastic! The cliché, "I laughed, I cried, I cheered for more." is quite apropos here. Pixar did not disappoint, the story could have fallen flat but it didn't and the writing and story twists were great.
Swim season is still going on. Kathryn will miss 2 meets and about 3 weeks of practice...her last meet showed the lack of practice and next week's meet will too.
Kathryn is currently in Buffalo, NY on a mission trip to Senaca Street UMC. The youth have been going up there for several years now conducting VBS and service projects and, in general, just being there for some hurting kids that could use some friends. Over the years the Buffalo kids have come to trust our kids and really look forward to our week up there. If we do nothing else, I hope we show those kids that someone cares and that God cares about and loves them.
We continue to look for inspiration for our family room and all things steampunk for it. A couple weekends ago Butch and I went to IKEA to see what they had and get some ideas for tv units. We saw quite a few choices and made some notes.
This is the system we really liked, but this particular configuration won't fit the wall it will go on - too wide.
Three sections across like this might work, but I'd still like more storage and I do like the back wall section like the previous set up.
This configuration is pretty spartan but it has the back wall piece. We would add another side section, probably a vertical storage cabinet...
...sort of like this, but not this product line. The rounded lines to this style are too modern and would be too hard to integrate as steampunk. The others have a nice Bauhaus-ish, industrial look that would work in a steampunk theme especailly if I went with the dark brown finish. I'll have to soften the edges with textiles and more organic elements but it could work...
After IKEA we went to another store, The Dump. I had read about The Dump and wanted to see what it was all about. It is only open on weekends and it is high end furniture that is last season, over stock or some other condition to land it at The Dump. Furntiture can be up to 70% off regualr retail there. It was pretty amazing. As much as I liked the stuff at IKEA I found some awesome pieces at The Dump! The only problem is, what is there today, may not be there tomorrow. They only have what is on the floor. No overstock inventory. No warehouse. Which is too bad. I saw a set I loved that would be steampunk perfect! But we aren't ready to buy yet. :-(
This is the small curio cabinet sort of thing in the set I loved.
Mathcing end tables. Not crazy about the red tops, but it is something I could work with or live with...
Love the details on these; contrasting wood, rivets, natural oiled finish.
The tv console...check out the riveted metal top!! Squee!
Metal top - extreme close up. Just had to!
Sweet leather club chair...
..the "rivets" are shotgun shells!! How League of Extraordinary Gentlemen can you get?
Love, love, love this side table. Leather top, spindle legs, brass tacks...
...again, had to do the extreme close up.
These were a neat set of tables of various size. If I got them I'd darken up the wood a bit, but still, they are cool. Very warehouse, water front, industrial looking. I even like the candle hurricane on top.
Details from the piece. Check out those cool, brass, caster wheels!
Another line of a similar style. I loved the rivet details and unfinished wood.
Cabinet of curiosities! Very rough, barnwood like finish. I adore the brass finger pull handles.
Another cabinet of curiosities that I would LOVE to have! It is a true antique from India. That is Hindi handwritten on each drawer in gold paint below beautiful scallop shell brass finger pulls. But what was so absolutely amazing about this piece is, you could tell it had been a storage chest for spices/herbs. I opend one drawer and got a strong wiff of sandalwood. I thought the wood of the drawer was sandalwood, but when we opened other drawers and we got distinctly different aromas from each drawer. It. Was. So. Cool! I want that chest so bad! I doubt it will be there when we can start purchasing pieces.
Some steamy timepieces. The larger ones measure 4 feet across easily. Very large!
More of the large and modest sized timepieces...or should I say, 'chronometers'?
Another antique I really liked. It looks rather Persian to me. It would make a beautiful wall hanging with some soft light behind it.
This is a set of more 'polished' end tables. I really liked these too. They still had a steamy feel to them but were a little more sophisticated.
So the good news is, finding steampunk furnishings won't be as hard as I feared, it is becoming so much more mainstream. The bad news is, all these cool items at The Dump will be gone most likely when we go to purchase. The good news is, I shouldn't have too much trouble finding a suitable substitute.
I found some cool steampunk accessories today at another store. I took pictures. I'll post them later. I'm really getting itchy to start pulling the room together! Too bad I have to wait until our finances allow. Hopefully it won't be too much longer. Guess I ought to start drawing up plans. At least I'll feel like I'm doing something! ;-)
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