Show Ready

Not having written a blog in a while you’d think there would be a lot to talk about, but not really. Our days are filled with questions of tattoos and sewing projects involving Murphy and his Monster friends. But getting ready for my art show in March has been the main focus around the Sikkila apartment household, everyone has been chipping in to get everything done. Out of me, Murphy and Widget, I’ve been the one hitting up the sewing machine (since I’m the only one with hands) creating snazzy potholder, kitchen towels and fabric cupcakes. Murphy has been taking photos of him self and transferring them onto silk screens so we can print more patches. Widget hasn’t been doing too much, but he’s still learning the ropes. I asked him to wash Murphy’s bowtie for me but he wasn’t too familiar with the knops and he wasn’t able to put the quarters in the machine the right way, so I ended up just washing it quick so Murphy’s good and ready for his meet and greets around town before the opening reception on the 12th of March.

Ewwwwww....

I don’t understand this; whenever I applied for jobs when I was younger it was always a huge problem with the whole me having piercings thing. I never understood why it was such a dilemma. I wash my face and shower every day, these piercings are so fresh and so clean clean, the cleanest on the block. But the other day I walked into Subway and a girl working, (who I’m sure is a very nice lady) asked me what I wanted on my $5 footlong but I couldn’t stop playing the guessing in my head of when was the last time she washed her hair. It looked like there was a bucket of Crisco on the top of her head. Also I think she must have slept with her hair between her face and the pillow and all the Crisco from the previous day was now on her face creating mountains of greasy bubbles. Yes, I would like more mayo on my delicious sandwich but no extra face grease PLEASE!!!!!!!

Making Money the Easy Way

Last night with the plan of making some big big money Murphy and I stopped by the local watering hole for a drink and some social interaction with Mankato's most memorable toothless faces. After a few minutes we noticing that the pull tab boxes weren't as amazing as we wanted them to be. Wanting to make a little extra money for pot holders and Diet Pepsi we decided to dart across the street. After taking a few seats at the bar we figured out that we were going to have the same problem here as before. Still not making any money back in our wallets (yes, Murphy has a wallet) Murphy and I were in search of another money making skem. Noticing a crowd of people headed into the back room we decided to follow. Entering the hidden room we were surprised to see a group of young men huddled around tables of big red cups and tossing balls at each others faces. Beer Bong is the name of the game and there's a tournament going on. $5 a person to enter, and $3 for puppy's due to their disadvantage of having no hands and who ever wins gets the pot. Thinking that we got this in the bag I sipped on my beer till it was our time to shine. Starting the game off good I pictured our wallets growing and growing. But Murphy was slaking on his end of things. Taking him aside at halftime I gave Mur a little pep talk to get him in the ball tossing mood, but things only went down hill from there. After them making their final cup it was over, we had lost, maybe beer bong isn't our game to gamble with. With the smell of defeat in the air we took our drinks and decided that making money wasn't on our list that night. I guess we'll just stick to making curtains and puppy pictures to help pay the bills.

Forever Puppy Machine

Yesterday at work, a co-worker of mine was reading the “Dear Abby” and came across a question that was written by a 73 year old man. It wrote that he was wanting to get a canine companion but was scared of the idea of the dog out living him or that he might even out live the dog. With asking Dear Abby what she thought would be best I started thinking of my own pet obsessed destiny, I pictured myself sitting inside my one bedroom apartment at the age of 70 still taking entries to my Mini Zoo and Wine Bar. Not making very much money and with most of my twitty birds dead I still find companionship in Murphy. I figure by the year 2056 the world has created this amazing technical machine that will expands the life of dogs. By this time Murphy is about 490 years old, in dog years and is still kick'in puppy style. This machine also has the ability to connect you with your dog, not in a psychical sense but in a way that if I were two seconds from crooking that Mur would be seconds from crooking as well. This Machine will allow us die at the exact same time so neither of us have to go through what this 73 year old man is going through right now. After having this vision and seeing what the future holds I've decided that all the proceeds from my Mini Zoo and Wine Bar go straight to the making of this Forever Puppy Machine. So too donate to future technology come visit the Zoo and have a glass of wine, for tickets contact Murphy through Facebook or give Widget a ring-a-ding.

Mini Zoo and Wine Bar

I spent the weekend in lovely La Crosse WI away from my animals. While I was there I pondered a new business opportunity, opening the first ever “One Bedroom Mini Zoo and Wine Bar”. People can come and for the small fee of $5 per person (children under 2 years of age are free), and walk through the living room, kitchen, bedroom and then back to the living room while viewing exotic animals and having a glass of the world's finest wines. Each room will have it's own animal theme. The living room will be kitty's and kitty cats, the kitchen will be tweedy birds with opened windows, the bedroom will be filled with puppy's and trampolines, and then the bathroom will be reptiles with mini gators in the tub. If customers wish to go through a second time and receive another glass of wine they will only have to pay an extra $3. In the next week or so I'll be running some workshops to test things out. If you wish to participate you can contract me. Participants will be given several glasses of wine and asked to walk through a simulated zoo surrounding. Hopefully in the next couple weeks we will be up and running. Murphy will be in charge of advertising since he's the popular one in the family and Widget will be managing the phones due to his great hand-eye coordination, any questions give him a call and we'd love to see you soon!