nishi's house

[nishi]

after really enjoying that thread the other day where people were posting the art in their homes, i finally got around to taking pictures of some of the art that i had. and as i was getting ready to post, it occurred to me that it might be fun for people to have their own threads with pictures of stuff in and around their houses - where we could get a little tour of each other's homes and stuff.  plus, since we have some folks with new homes, folks moving into new homes, folks working on their current homes... i though that a thread for each of us to share all that might be fun. or.... i might be overestimating, but what the fuck.

so. with that in mind, i'm going to post some of the pictures of the art in my house, and i guess i'll add some pictures of other parts of my house that are of interest in one way or another as we go along.

i am lucky in that i have several close friends who are painters. this painting is in my dining room.



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[nishi]

and this is probably my favorite - it hangs in the living room. her name was petunia. this is only a so-so photograph of it. well, all of these are only so-so photographs of these paintings.

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[nishi]

both of the previous paintings are pretty large, especially the nude. this one is very small. they're all by this guy:

petersenthomas.com



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[nishi]

these are from a series of portraits by another painter.



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[nishi]

and the angle on the previous one is odd because i was trying to avoid a reflection. more by her:

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[Alice]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

[nishi]

i also have some landscapes and some still lifes by that same artist - the landscapes didn't photograph well at all and i was too lazy to go outside, and the still lifes aren't great, but here's one of them:

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[nishi]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

yay!!! i am enormously patient!!

i pretty much consider my home to be a giant, working still life, and finding the perfect place for pieces of art from people that i love in that giant still life is one of the best parts about living that way.

[nishi]

this is the last addition for tonight - i am hugely fond of mid-century furnishings (and i live in a mid century house), and the mother of the painter of the nude and petunia gave me this painting. not because it's a great painting - but it's a lively one, and it really captures, i think, a lot of the color and the mood of some kinds of painting and even furnishing of that period. i like very painterly painters.

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[dc]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

yay!!! i am enormously patient!!

i pretty much consider my home to be a giant, working still life, and finding the perfect place for pieces of art from people that i love in that giant still life is one of the best parts about living that way.

Did I hear you say that you were patient?

[nishi]

ok. i lied. no thread of mine would be complete without at least one photograph of some animal. here's mrbuddycat. please note that his collar indicates that he is indeed rough trade:

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[Alice]

I like your place.

Can I live with you?  Bruce is a good house guest. 

[nishi]

and willie scratching his nose on the furniture. which always prompts me to say "we can't have anything nice!!"



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[Alice]

and willie scratching his nose on the furniture. which always prompts me to say "we can't have anything nice!!"

Is it his muzzle that itches, or his actual nose?

[nishi]

Oh I'm so sending you a painting. 

I have to paint something for nallen and for hatt first, but then - you're getting one. 

yay!!! i am enormously patient!!

i pretty much consider my home to be a giant, working still life, and finding the perfect place for pieces of art from people that i love in that giant still life is one of the best parts about living that way.

Did I hear you say that you were patient?

are you kidding? you live in my *closet*. i have the patience of a fucking saint!

[nishi]

I like your place.

Can I live with you?  Bruce is a good house guest. 

thank you! i'm very fond of it and right now i'm going through a phase of feeling very guilty because i have kind of neglected it.

yes. but if you live here, no snuggling.

and since i already have four dogs, i'm sure that i will hardly even notice bruce! (how is he, anyway? we need updated bruce photos!)

[meredith]

I love Petunia!!!


Why the hate of snuggles?  I need snuggles bad -- how could you not want 'em?

[Alice]

I love Petunia!!!


Why the hate of snuggles?  I need snuggles bad -- how could you not want 'em?

Amen to that.

[nishi]

I love Petunia!!!


Why the hate of snuggles?  I need snuggles bad -- how could you not want 'em?

i don't like having faces in my face. i'm ok with lounging around with somebody and stuff, but to me, "snuggling" is all close up and completely intertwined and with faces in my face. that part creeps me out.

i suspect that what i call lounging other people might theoretically call snuggling. lying around like a pile of puppies is good. faces near my face - no good.

see? now this person is cuddling with a knee. that is totally acceptable:



but this?? brrrrrr. a face in my face.

[Jessie]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

[Youphoric]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

ass to ass?

[Alice]

How could this not be appealing?

[meredith]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

ass to ass?

Deal!

[meredith]

i don't like having faces in my face. i'm ok with lounging around with somebody and stuff, but to me, "snuggling" is all close up and completely intertwined and with faces in my face. that part creeps me out.

i suspect that what i call lounging other people might theoretically call snuggling. lying around like a pile of puppies is good. faces near my face - no good.

What's wrong with face-to-face?  Don't like someone's breath on you?

Am I that ugly?  *sob*

or is it something more sinister...

[nishi]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

i call knees! i call knees!!

[nishi]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

ass to ass?

Deal!

seconded.

[Alice]

We're calling body parts?  Umm...  I call chest!

[meredith]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

i call knees! i call knees!!

So what's your comfort zone?  When is a face too close?

What about spooning?

Sorry, it's just that your distaste for f2f snuggling intrigues me.

[meredith]

We're calling body parts?  Umm...  I call chest!

I absolutely love to have a girl fall asleep with her head on my chest.

Sometimes, Cuddles does that.  Not exactly what I was hoping for, but sweet anyway. 

[Youphoric]

We're calling body parts?  Umm...  I call chest!

I absolutely love to have a girl fall asleep with her head on my chest.

Sometimes, Cuddles does that.  Not exactly what I was hoping for, but sweet anyway. 

Just her head? 

Necro.

[meredith]

Just her head? 

Necro.

I've always had a zombie fetish.

[Alice]

Just her head? 

Necro.

I've always had a zombie fetish.

I've always had an Ash fetish.

[meredith]

Just her head? 

Necro.

I've always had a zombie fetish.

I've always had an Ash fetish.

If I were a girl, I'd totally hump Bruce.

[Youphoric]

Just her head? 

Necro.

I've always had a zombie fetish.

I've always had an Ash fetish.

[nishi]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

i call knees! i call knees!!

So what's your comfort zone?  When is a face too close?

What about spooning?

Sorry, it's just that your distaste for f2f snuggling intrigues me.

well, for this kind of thing, you're way too close if i'm cross-eyed when i look at you.

it's funny - i'm really trying to answer your questions directly, instead of just being a smartass, and it's hard to describe. while i have certainly had my head on someone's shoulder and they on mine, i don't like it for very long. it gets hot and sweaty - and since we're talking about cuddling, that's not a good thing. same with breath. someone breathing on me gets too hot.

spooning is ok for short periods of time. again, the hot breath on my neck thing. and by short time - five minutes, 10 if i'm really tired, it's really cold, and i really like you. i'm sort of kidding, but sort of not.

i'm an exceptionally physically affectionate person - i hug and kiss and pat a great deal. i'm sure it's some deep flaw in my psychological makeup that makes me not want faces in my face.

i will continue to consider this.

i like the warmth of sleeping back to back with someone. that's very pleasing. ok. i admit it. i'm just a weirdo.

feet in lap. that's good.
head in lap. that's good.
head on stomach. sitting/lounging with legs thrown over the other person's legs. those are both ok.

it's that face thing.

[Alice]

Ahhh, you don't like recycled air.

I bet in the winter when you're in your car with the heat on, you have the window down a crack.

[Youphoric]

I'm not a fan of face-to-face either, but only because I have bad-breath paranoia.

[Alice]

Just her head? 

Necro.

I've always had a zombie fetish.

I've always had an Ash fetish.

If I were a girl, I'd totally hump Bruce.

Dude, don't lie.  You'd totally hump him now.  You know it.

[meredith]

Well, can you have a diagram of dos and do-nots ready for me when I get down there?

Dude, don't lie. You'd totally hump him now. You know it.

Bruce is far too much man.  I'd be the bitch.  duh 

[meredith]

I'm not a fan of face-to-face either, but only because I have bad-breath paranoia.

Don't know how anyone within three feet of me would survive without it.

Update: this too:

[Alice]

I'm not a fan of face-to-face either, but only because I have bad-breath paranoia.

Don't know how anyone within three feet of me would survive without it.

Ditto.

[Youphoric]

I'm not a fan of face-to-face either, but only because I have bad-breath paranoia.

Don't know how anyone within three feet of me would survive without it.

Ditto.

[Alice]

I think people going into the chat would look good in Nishi's house.

[ReBurn]

I propose a non-face to face cuddle party!

ass to ass?

Deal!

seconded.

Requiem for a Dream?

[cnamon]

The end of this thread confused me.

I love your artwork, Carol.  I am really digging that lamp you have.

[nishi]

The end of this thread confused me.

I love your artwork, Carol.  I am really digging that lamp you have.

i bought that lamp, its twin and another retro lamp at a yard sale, for $10 each. when i raced up to buy them, the woman looked at me and said "do you own some kind of a store where you sell lamps and things?" and i said "no. actually. my house is just really really dark."

[ignom]

I saw a cool lamp at goodwill the other day, but it was $10 and the shade sucked.

[Dry then Catch]

are those prints or originals nishi?

[nishi]

are those prints or originals nishi?

those are all originals. i'm a lucky girl.

[nishi]

here's fredna elmerine!!!



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[Dry then Catch]

she looks curious.  i want to pet her

[nishi]

she's a very curious and sweet girl. she's also the queen of cuddling.

hopefully, you'll get a chance to pet her soon!

[nishi]

and this is sophie. i think i resized the picture incorrectly, so i may have to repost -

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[nishi]

you can also get a sense of the general "dog melee" energy that is the essence of my home.

[Dry then Catch]

you know what i love?  dogs and toddlers.  do you have anything like that nishi?  very little makes me more happy than seeing a kid clumbsily pet a dog or grab a bunch of fur.  maybe dogs and cats playing make me happy too.  and cats and kids.  birds.  oh yeah and a nice rack on a dame isn't bad either

[nishi]

you know what i love?  dogs and toddlers.  do you have anything like that nishi?  very little makes me more happy than seeing a kid clumbsily pet a dog or grab a bunch of fur.  maybe dogs and cats playing make me happy too.  and cats and kids.  birds.  oh yeah and a nice rack on a dame isn't bad either

you are a comic genius.

[Jessie]

you know what i love?  dogs and toddlers.  do you have anything like that nishi?  very little makes me more happy than seeing a kid clumbsily pet a dog or grab a bunch of fur.  maybe dogs and cats playing make me happy too.  and cats and kids.  birds.  oh yeah and a nice rack on a dame isn't bad either

you are a comic genius.

Holy crap, I have to agree.

hahah

[nishi]

you know what i love?  dogs and toddlers.  do you have anything like that nishi?  very little makes me more happy than seeing a kid clumbsily pet a dog or grab a bunch of fur.  maybe dogs and cats playing make me happy too.  and cats and kids.  birds.  oh yeah and a nice rack on a dame isn't bad either

you are a comic genius.

Holy crap, I have to agree.

hahah

i have decided that i am a little afraid to meet catchr in person, because i fear that  i will laugh myself to death.

[Dry then Catch]

ok im buying my ticket to kentucky tommorow though im drunk i will follorow thorugh

[Dry then Catch]

$340??! whatever im defintely going anyway

[nishi]

YAY!!!!!

but think what you'll be saving on a hotel!!! plus, we'll get groceries and i'll cook.

WOOOOO!!!

[Jessie]

YAY!!!!!

but think what you'll be saving on a hotel!!! plus, we'll get groceries and i'll cook.

WOOOOO!!!

I'll help!

I'll take everyone to meet the duck!

Uh, I'm not sure what else.

oh, you can TOTALLY meet Timothy!

[Alice]

So at this party there will be:

-nishi's cooking
-knee cuddling
-doggy petting
-nishi dying from laughing
-sleeping on boys chests
-playing with ducks
-meeting Timothy


You should market this. You could make fat cash.

[nishi]

So at this party there will be:

-nishi's cooking
-knee cuddling
-doggy petting
-nishi dying from laughing
-sleeping on boys chests
-playing with ducks
-meeting Timothy


You should market this. You could make fat cash.

DO NOT FORGET GARAGE PING PONG!!! of course, drunken garage ping pong is even better.

also, mrbuddycat will be sucking up to everyone and trying to knock your drink over. so there's that.

[Alice]

I can only play ping-pong if it's Chinese ping pong.  Otherwise I suck.

I will kick anyones ass at Mario Tennis though.  *shifty eyes*

[meredith]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

[Youphoric]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

Get her liquored up with a nice..... bourbon is it? and she's good to go.

[nishi]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

pitching in for groceries is always good. as is bourbon. you could also do me a huge favor by picking up a couple/few packs of ping pong balls. since we play in the garage.... we lose a lot of them behind various things.

[cnamon]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

pitching in for groceries is always good. as is bourbon. you could also do me a huge favor by picking up a couple/few packs of ping pong balls. since we play in the garage.... we lose a lot of them behind various things.

Do you have a military base near you?  If I go, we can hit up the commissary and Class 6 to save a lot of money.

[nishi]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

pitching in for groceries is always good. as is bourbon. you could also do me a huge favor by picking up a couple/few packs of ping pong balls. since we play in the garage.... we lose a lot of them behind various things.

Do you have a military base near you?  If I go, we can hit up the commissary and Class 6 to save a lot of money.

unless they closed it today, ft. knox is about a half hour away. an easy drive for supplies and provisions!

[cnamon]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

pitching in for groceries is always good. as is bourbon. you could also do me a huge favor by picking up a couple/few packs of ping pong balls. since we play in the garage.... we lose a lot of them behind various things.

Do you have a military base near you?  If I go, we can hit up the commissary and Class 6 to save a lot of money.

unless they closed it today, ft. knox is about a half hour away. an easy drive for supplies and provisions!

Fort Knox is open still.  Gotta keep the gold somewhere.

[meredith]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

pitching in for groceries is always good. as is bourbon. you could also do me a huge favor by picking up a couple/few packs of ping pong balls. since we play in the garage.... we lose a lot of them behind various things.

Do you have a military base near you?  If I go, we can hit up the commissary and Class 6 to save a lot of money.

unless they closed it today, ft. knox is about a half hour away. an easy drive for supplies and provisions!

Fort Knox is open still.  Gotta keep the gold somewhere.

Safe from TERRORISTS!

[Jessie]

Excellent.  I look forward to meeting Catchr.

Nishi, would you like a contribution toward the groceries?  or something else?

pitching in for groceries is always good. as is bourbon. you could also do me a huge favor by picking up a couple/few packs of ping pong balls. since we play in the garage.... we lose a lot of them behind various things.

Do you have a military base near you?  If I go, we can hit up the commissary and Class 6 to save a lot of money.

unless they closed it today, ft. knox is about a half hour away. an easy drive for supplies and provisions!

Fort Knox is open still.  Gotta keep the gold somewhere.

I heard that they're cutting about 4500 military jobs and adding 1200 civilian jobs.

We could easily take a trip to Ft. Knox when you get here Dots.  Not a problem.

[Dry then Catch]

hey, sorry to drunk post and run.....iit was graduation weekend here... i had about 6 undergrad ceremonies and parties to go to, not to mention Dr. Nathalie's med school one, her Lebanese-French family dinner (all at my house which was really filthy) then the 2 kegger on Saturday. 

i am still going to KY even though it was a drunken promise.  didn't buy the ticks yet i will post some questions about logistics in the

i will post some questions in the Louisville thread