tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10068207007576197992024-03-13T14:00:46.488-07:00robots heart meit's just true.mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-84778755216727201412012-01-07T13:15:00.001-08:002012-01-07T13:15:14.282-08:00Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriembecker/6369661749/in/set-72157627470133958/" title="Working From Home, 2011, Carrie M. Becker" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6056/6369661749_89e97e99a6_s.jpg" alt="Working From Home, 2011, Carrie M. Becker" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriembecker/6532260087/in/set-72157627470133958/" title="The Laundry Room, 2011, Carrie M. 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Becker" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriembecker/6630210521/in/set-72157627470133958/" title="Installation View, Artist's Studio, Nov. 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6630210521_ab0203e9d5_s.jpg" alt="Installation View, Artist's Studio, Nov. 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriembecker/sets/72157627470133958/">Barbie Trashes Her Dreamhouse</a>, a set by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriembecker/">carriembecker</a> on Flickr.</p></div><p>recently, boxes of barbie crap have begun showing up at my apartment thanks to my mother who recently moved & is downsizing. old tangle-headed barbies with aging tiny clothes from the 80s, and tiny rigid plastic pumps are everywhere. half sets of faded furniture, miniature boxes of oreos, bottles of pepsi, multiple tubs of ice cream, & trays of tv dinners are now underfoot constantly. <br /><br />my grandmother was a hoarder and could have very easily been a tv reality example of that heart-breaking mental illness. and even though I know that throughout her life she filled up rooms until no one could enter them, lived without working plumbing for who knows long because she didn't let anyone in, and famously had planted flowers in a toilet abandoned in the front yard of her teeny home in louisiana, I still have difficulty throwing things away. from the looks of these boxes, my mother did too, though to her credit, our home was always fastidiously clean and any collections were well organized and displayed neatly. now, my own kid can't even consider giving a thing away without tears, and so it seems fitting that Barbie, who has contributed to a many a hoard, has become a hoarder herself.</p>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-67937091731045434452012-01-06T13:12:00.000-08:002012-01-06T13:12:07.374-08:00I want to live inside these colors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.papers-paints.co.uk/trad7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://www.papers-paints.co.uk/trad7.jpg" width="436" /></a></div>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-46540624834594290722011-11-11T15:05:00.001-08:002011-11-11T15:05:10.238-08:00i heart robots<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="375" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=103fd7030d&photo_id=6335860224&flickr_show_info_box=true"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=103fd7030d&photo_id=6335860224&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="375" width="500"></embed></object><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39956992@N06/6335860224/">i heart robots</a> a video by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39956992@N06/">samantha giles</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>the best robot!</p>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-73889437522617206282011-10-14T11:22:00.000-07:002011-10-14T11:22:19.350-07:00<div style="text-align: left; width: 650px;"><object data="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=2371319&locale=en_US" height="400" id="myWidget" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="650"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="movie" value="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=2371319&locale=en_US"></param><a target="_new" href="http://www.blurb.com/books/preview/2371319?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget"><img src="http://bookshow.blurb.com/bookshow/cache/P3244000/md/wcover_2.png"></img></a></object><br />
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</div>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-15442727717303157062010-10-04T14:04:00.000-07:002010-10-04T14:04:21.509-07:00how do I decide?I want some amalgamation of these pictures for a series of tattoos. I'm thinking upper arms & across the shoulder blades. Like a happy map of the known universe. But how shall I do it? <div><br />
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from Re-Nest's article, <a href="http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/urban-homesteading/are-you-a-radical-homemaker-failure-saloncom-121734">Are You a Radical Homemaker Failure?</a><br />
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My answer is no, I'm just a Regular Homemaker Failure. Ask my husband, he'll tell you.mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-5872202233008506682010-05-06T23:01:00.001-07:002010-05-06T23:54:16.308-07:00ugliest couches on CL today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3ka3p63o95V45W05U3a54a579ea3c607f1f80.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3ka3p63o95V45W05U3a54a579ea3c607f1f80.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />it's like darth vader's comfy command center<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3nf3m53o55Z35P65X2a52099ebc6bc7221a6f.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 168px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3nf3m53o55Z35P65X2a52099ebc6bc7221a6f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />this set is in a "spill free wrap"!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3pe3o43lb5Z35Q15U6a4u4cff610b47d9177f.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3pe3o43lb5Z35Q15U6a4u4cff610b47d9177f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>These 2 "high fashion" pieces come as pair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3k43o95O55W05U4a4u85b7566470cc13ec.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 281px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3nc3k43o95O55W05U4a4u85b7566470cc13ec.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3nb3ma3pd5T65P45X1a56fc04d30fe11f1cb7.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3nb3ma3pd5T65P45X1a56fc04d30fe11f1cb7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3k33oa3l35O15R65S3a5661c06c10574b1930.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3o93pe3lb5Y45P45S6a51299b50b058561e7a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3k83m33l15Q05W25X6a523c6117ca196015c5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3k83m33l15Q05W25X6a523c6117ca196015c5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3n23m23o75P65X25S1a512c7c9d59db151b44.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3n23m23o75P65X25S1a512c7c9d59db151b44.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3k53p23oe5Y65X45R1a512e8bbe84d05f197b.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3k53p23oe5Y65X45R1a512e8bbe84d05f197b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3n23k63m85Z65Q35W4a55613755e0992514b5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3n23k63m85Z65Q35W4a55613755e0992514b5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m73o55Y15V65U4a548a6fc38b65b314b8.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m73o55Y15V65U4a548a6fc38b65b314b8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3nd3kd3p55U65P25S3a53a87570b2ba781ecc.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3nd3kd3p55U65P25S3a53a87570b2ba781ecc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3ne3o53l65W05U15X1a532767d5d62729128b.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://images.craigslist.org/3ne3o53l65W05U15X1a532767d5d62729128b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-34414169028982532352010-05-05T22:16:00.000-07:002010-05-05T22:16:57.500-07:00perfect description of my life in someone else's blog post.<a href="http://roomlust.blogspot.com/2009/05/x-factor.html">Room Lust: The [x] factor.</a><br /><blockquote><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">One day, it occurs to you: "My life would be vastly improved if only I had a new [x]."<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">You do a little research. You learn the vocabulary of [x] -- who knew bulb wattage was so controversial? You start noticing [x]s everywhere. You begin judging character based on the [x]s your friends have in their homes. At a party, you're unable to maintain eye contact with the host because you're too busy staring at their [x]. "I'm in the market for a new one," you explain, fingering the shade. "Now, is this parchment?"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pretty soon you're gagging on [x], so obsessed and overcome with choices and information that it seems highly unlikely--about as likely as you ever cleaning your microwave--that you'll actually select an [x], feel satisfied, and move on.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The lesson, of course, is that we can't rely on material objects to make us happy, and, despite how we delude ourselves, infinite choices (and deliberation) don't help ease a decision.</span></blockquote>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-49820003805002670032010-05-02T14:15:00.000-07:002010-05-02T14:15:44.888-07:00random stuff we're selling<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/melissa.r.benham/Craigslist?feat=blogger" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">with lots more to come...<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fQ5PsDEIt44/S8tBUq3Y2JE/AAAAAAAAAh0/YKeHkt93Kh8/s160-c/Craigslist.jpg" border="0" /></a>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-48232118705419267052010-03-28T16:39:00.000-07:002010-03-29T20:20:00.296-07:00prefabulous<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So, my new obsession is modern prefab modular homes. Though we're in the midst of a short sale (which recently got messy due to ex-husband, etc.) I want to scrap it & build a brand new shiny home! Of course, it's not like we have a ton of money, because though prefab can be less expensive, most of the time it's not. But at the end of the day, you get a greener, space efficient, & usually extremely fabulous space instead of a tiny, ill-conceived ranch that needs a kitchen & bath overhaul & possibly some foundations that will need to eventually be addressed. These prefabs generally can sit on an environment-friendly pier foundation (depending on where you build) & most of the time are made with steel construction, so you've eliminated foundation issues, termites, mold, etc. etc. In any case--I've done a lot of research & because I only found a couple of sites that listed modern prefab firms, here's a pretty big list of generally US based modern modular firms (not in any order though).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here's some of the best informational sites I've found:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/">http://www.jetsongreen.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.inhabitat.com/">http://www.inhabitat.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.prefabcosm.com/">http://www.prefabcosm.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.prefabs.com/">http://www.prefabs.com</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;">And here's the list:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.reclaimedspace.com/">http://www.reclaimedspace.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.cleverhomes.net/">http://www.cleverhomes.net/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.bluhomes.com/">http://www.bluhomes.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.modernistmodularhomes.com/">http://www.modernistmodularhomes.com/</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.modernistmodularhomes.com/images/ZACKSSteel-House.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 262px;" src="http://www.modernistmodularhomes.com/images/ZACKSSteel-House.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.claytonihouse.com/">http://www.claytonihouse.com</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.clearspacehomes.com/">http://www.clearspacehomes.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.formandforest.com/">http://www.formandforest.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mkd-arc.com/">http://www.mkd-arc.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.weehouse.com/">http://www.weehouse.com</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDclMW11u_YYLIvYAVDK2oL-2bKKX0Y95gJZjFldKlIkjpQ3aP0gpIi4gzfOY8nUJIHxHUZSaXGYgMyG-xiChhISzPyggl-C0u4bPyVHoaBWLX0TBJoXMlv3sBBrZ50zhTQerOg8QLrNA/s320/weeHouse+final+in+Siren.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDclMW11u_YYLIvYAVDK2oL-2bKKX0Y95gJZjFldKlIkjpQ3aP0gpIi4gzfOY8nUJIHxHUZSaXGYgMyG-xiChhISzPyggl-C0u4bPyVHoaBWLX0TBJoXMlv3sBBrZ50zhTQerOg8QLrNA/s320/weeHouse+final+in+Siren.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.icgreen.net/">http://www.icgreen.net/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.greenmodernkits.com/">http://www.greenmodernkits.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.modesthouse.us/">http://www.modesthouse.us/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.jenesysbuildings.ca/">http://www.jenesysbuildings.ca</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.marmolradzinerprefab.com/">http://www.marmolradzinerprefab.com</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.marmolradzinerprefab.com/images/new_landing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 269px;" src="http://www.marmolradzinerprefab.com/images/new_landing.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.methodhomes.net/">http://www.methodhomes.net</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.m3house.com/">http://www.m3house.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.microcompacthome.com/">http://www.microcompacthome.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://numendevelopment.com/">http://numendevelopment.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.metroshed.com/">http://www.metroshed.com/ </a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">(below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.metroshed.com/images/metrocabin2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 479px; height: 319px;" src="http://www.metroshed.com/images/metrocabin2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mfarchitect.com/">http://www.mfarchitect.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.modern-shed.com/">http://www.modern-shed.com</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">/</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.modulardwellings.com/">http://www.modulardwellings.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.mamodular.com/">http://www.mamodular.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.moderncabana.com/">http://www.moderncabana.com/</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://prefabs.com/images/ModernCabana/UC12X25/ModernCabana12x25exterior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 307px;" src="http://prefabs.com/images/ModernCabana/UC12X25/ModernCabana12x25exterior.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.placearchitects.com/">http://www.placearchitects.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.zamorehomes.com/">http://www.zamorehomes.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://sander-architects.com/hybrid.html">http://sander-architects.com/hybrid.html</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.studio804.com/">http://www.studio804.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.rocioromero.com/">http://www.rocioromero.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/images/2008/06/19/lvl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 311px;" src="http://www.jetsongreen.com/images/2008/06/19/lvl.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.sustain.ca/">http://www.sustain.ca</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.tkithouse.com/">http://www.tkithouse.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://www.homlifestyle.com/dwellings.html">https://www.homlifestyle.com</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.quik-build.com/">http://www.quik-build.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.logicalhomes.com/">http://www.logicalhomes.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.methodprefab.com/">http://www.methodprefab.com</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.methodhomes.net/images/slideshow/banner6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 197px;" src="http://www.methodhomes.net/images/slideshow/banner6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.neoshed.com/"><br />http://www.neoshed.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.smallworks.ca/">http://www.smallworks.ca/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.backyardbox.net/">http://www.backyardbox.net/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.blueskyhomesllc.com/">http://www.blueskyhomesllc.com/</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://prefabs.com/images/BlueSkyHomes/BSH1000/BSH1000front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 296px;" src="http://prefabs.com/images/BlueSkyHomes/BSH1000/BSH1000front.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.methodprefab.com/">http://www.hivemodular.com</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.ecooffsite.com/">http://www.ecooffsite.com</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.modern-modular.com/">http://www.modern-modular.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.nottoscale.com/">http://www.nottoscale.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.designmobile.com/">http://www.designmobile.com</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.piecehomes.com/">http://www.piecehomes.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.wieler.com/">http://www.wieler.com</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/images/2008/02/25/greenbelt2ny.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 256px;" src="http://www.jetsongreen.com/images/2008/02/25/greenbelt2ny.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.re4a.com/">http://www.re4a.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.royalhomes.com/">http://www.royalhomes.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.stillwaterdwellings.com/">http://www.stillwaterdwellings.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.flatpakhouse.com/">http://www.flatpakhouse.com/</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/images/2008/06/05/flatpaknight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 249px;" src="http://www.jetsongreen.com/images/2008/06/05/flatpaknight.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.ecosteel.com/">http://www.ecosteel.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.greenpoddevelopment.com/">http://www.greenpoddevelopment.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.h-haus.com/">http://www.h-haus.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.jerikohouse.com/">http://www.jerikohouse.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.fabcab.com/">http://www.fabcab.com/</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> (below)</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fabcab.com/images/712_DSC_6681.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 447px; height: 297px;" src="http://www.fabcab.com/images/712_DSC_6681.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.kithaus.com/">http://www.kithaus.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.livinghomes.net/">http://www.livinghomes.net</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.m-finity.com/">http://www.m-finity.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">All of these have available models for sale (I came across a lot of research & development sites that looked amazing, but nothing's ever been built). There's a large variation of what's included & what's not included in the price. Some include everything down to appliances & will come and set everything up for you & will help you with permitting etc. Some will just send you a kit with directions. [BTW, Ikea has been </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.boklok.com/UK/">making prefab houses</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> in Europe for a few years now]. The $$$ range is huge too. Modern Cabana & M-finity have tiny spaces for tiny prices. Others like Stillwater Dwellings, Blue Sky Homes & Living Homes are pretty pricey & will mail you a 3000 SF house. Many of these firms offer green & even off-the-grid options (soloar, rain water catchment, grey water systems, etc). I've come across a few zero-energy models, which leads me to ask--why the hell are we not all being asked to put these kinds of systems in our houses? Oh right. Because people get pissed when someone mentions when someone suggests white roofs or recycling. Speaking of, I just found </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://reclaimedspace.com/">Reclaimed Space</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> which looks amazing--they use all recycled materials from previously demolished homes that would be heading for the dump.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">PS. Thanks Labhaus! </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.labhaus.com/">http://www.labhaus.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Here are some others I missed:</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.containercity.com/">http://</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Georgia;" ><a href="http://www.containercity.com/">www.containercity.com</a><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.modtech.com/">http://</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;" ><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.modtech.com/">www.modtech.com</a><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ecocottages.com">http://</a><a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Georgia;" ></span></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Georgia;" ><a href="http://www.ecocottages.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ecocottages.com</a> </span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.hybridseattle.com/">http://www.hybridseattle.com/</a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.topsiderhouseplans.com/">http://</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Georgia;" ><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.topsiderhouseplans.com/">www.topsiderhouseplans.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.containercity.com/"><br /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Georgia;" ><br /></span>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-83489148090185517262010-03-28T11:06:00.000-07:002010-03-28T11:08:05.698-07:00we were so cutting edge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2010/03/20/tr-weho28_ph_0501364164.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 421px; height: 281px;" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2010/03/20/tr-weho28_ph_0501364164.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />from <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/26/TRS61CIG8C.DTL&type=travel">SFGATE</a>mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006820700757619799.post-17257340803158779152010-03-27T23:39:00.001-07:002010-03-27T23:39:34.055-07:00dizzy ballerina 3.27.10<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="260" height="195" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=7a157b59e4&photo_id=4467189937&flickr_show_info_box=true"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=7a157b59e4&photo_id=4467189937&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="195" width="260"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissabenham/4467189937/">dizzy ballerina 3.27.10</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/melissabenham/">melissa benham</a></span></div><br clear="all" />mbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01871290836670241034noreply@blogger.com0