ali07's Profile

You are hilarious - this actually made me laugh out loud.

I don't think anyone is condemning this man for living in this house, or suggesting that he feels guilt and shame about its past. That being said, the house is a Creole plantation house. What do people generally associate with the word plantation? We're not living in a Harriet Beecher Stowe novel -- plantations were not fun u-pick farms.

Is the house beautiful? - yes, no doubt about it. But it is possible for people to hold two somewhat opposing or conflicting ideas in their heads (i.e., Garden & Gun). So yes, I can look at the house and think it looks lovely AND at the same time consider the history of the home and the fact that it was and remains white-owned.

To the white person living in South Africa: every segregated community in America is keeping American history alive as does every national museum. We can look at the contents of our "historical objects" as pretty artifacts or we can take it a step further and think about its meaning.

OMG - Laurel! I went to Reed with you! I graduated in '02 - I think you were right around the same year. You were one of the nicest people at Reed. Your house is so lovely. Do you sell your artwork?

This just might be the must humbling thing I've ever seen... wow.

wow!! what a beautiful kitchen. How do you clean the upper part of the giant ceiling?

Wow, Faith - you should be Jeni's agent. You totally sold her book! I'm buying it right now!!

Wow! What a beautiful, beautiful kitchen! I've never seen anything like it - I think you've done a gorgeous job. I love how the windows are framed in that turquoise-y blue.

Chaight - thanks for the link and good luck winning this year's Small/Cool!

Faith, I made the apple yogurt cake the other night, and it was e'fing awesome. Thank YOU.

Whoa, Tatyana - I wonder who you would deem as "sophisticated" - everyone seems to agree Mrs. Obama is stunning (because, look at her, she is). And yes, while the closing of GITMO has not yet happened, President Obama continues to work towards that goal with the removal of inmates to other locales. Obviously this is a job that requires a lot of thought and collaboration and cannot happen over night.

On a more positive note - what beautiful pictures. And quite honestly, I never thought I'd see an image like the second one in my lifetime :)