TheCHANTIKI

The Most Interesting Pug in the World

Chandra — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:01:41 +0000

Do you want a silly painting of your bulldog as a geisha or your chihuahua doing karate? This is the site for you. I found it googling “pug chair” which brought me to this masterpiece.

Facts:

His poops pick up themselves.

When it is raining, it is because he is thinking of something sad.

He keeps the map of his buried bones in a safe deposit box.

His interest in females extends beyond his species.

His Reddit karma is in the millions.

His collars are handmade by Giorgio Armani.

He doesn’t always look cute, but when he does it’s epic.

Shark Week

Chandra — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:07:06 +0000

This joke is admittedly stolen from Jimmy Fallon.

Pug Muffin

Chandra — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:19:45 +0000

Some recent pictures of my sweet dog, Toca!

Polaroid Painting

Chandra — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:00:11 +0000

When I was trying to find something unique to give Stacy for Valentine’s Day, a livejournal friend posted a Polaroid painting that she’d commissioned. I couldn’t resist copying her idea (so not so unique but still quite special). I emailed a picture and what I was looking for to the artist and shortly thereafter I recieved this beautiful, tiny, painting of Stacy, Toca, and myself.

The Poloroid Project seems to be on a hiatus but the artist, Danny Brito, has plenty of incredible art available on his site. Check him out! Buy his stuff!

TheChantiki Facebook Page - Like it if you like it.

Chandra — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:25:19 +0000

Cuckoo for Clocks

Chandra — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:19:15 +0000

I’ve always wanted a cuckoo clock. It stems for my extreme love for the simple, colorful, shape-driven art of the Germans and Swiss. It reminds me of my favorite art of Mary Blair, an early illustrator for Disney. This year for my birthday, my sweet cuckoo bird of a boyfriend offered to buy me one of my choosing. I found one that had almost everything I wanted. It’s quartz so it doesn’t require constant attention, it’s colorful, it has an actual cuckoo bird that pokes out every hour, it plays a different song every hour, and it has a cute pendulum. The one thing it’s missing is moving characters or water mill. I’m in love with it because I fall in love with inanimate objects some times.

Three Kings of Miami

Chandra — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:48:21 +0000

It’s pretty exciting that Lebron is coming to the Miami Heat. There was much rejoicing in our house as it means Stacy is pretty much guaranteed some good basketball and a successful team for which to root.

Stacy predicted all three playing in Miami a few months ago and got the domain threekingsofmiami.com in anticipation. So far just a splash page. What next?

We are considering changing our dog’s name from Toca to Pat Riley.

Upgrade!

Chandra — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:33:00 +0000

I’ve owned my place for 10 years and when I moved in I wanted to paint my bedroom and replace the floors. Time went by and I painted every other room in the house more than once but never got around to the bedroom. Last year around this time, I decided that I was really ready to get moving with the bedroom fix up. I didn’t want to do it on the cheap and have it end up looking like it but I also didn’t want to go into debt doing it. After months of daydreaming, saving, and being lazy about getting the process started, a friend of mine had some work done by a reputable contractor. When I got my tax return this year, I contacted the contractor and after a few phone calls, emails, and in house visit I got a quote that I was happy with and put down a deposit.

We completely emptied the bedroom and moved the mattress to the floor of the office. It was so exciting to come home from work at night to see what had been accomplished that day. It was finished in 12 days. We moved back in which required constant trips to Target. That first night we sat on the floor of the closet area for about an hour just taking it in. I am aware that it is not some great revelation to have a room in your house remodeled. Our finished product is probably a pretty average bedroom but compared to what we had it is quite thrilling for us.

I originally thought I would do a before and after picture post but I can’t bring myself to show the before pictures. The state of the room was just terrible.

I highly recommend the work of the contractor, Jeff Doan - My South Florida Handyman.

Work done by contractor:
Replaced the bathroom vanity/sink with a new counter that would make the sink wheelchair accessible
Replaced the mirror, medicine cabinet, vanity light fixture, hall light fixture, door knobs, and all outlet and lightswitch plates
Replaced the carpet with bamboo hardwood flooring
Repaired and painted the walls and baseboards
Repaired and painted the doors
Refurbish the closet doors/tracks on the smaller closet (edges were ugly gold, now dark espresso brown)
Removed the closet doors/tracks from the larger closet
Installed closet system in the open space of the larger closet

We replaced almost everything in the room.

No debt was incurred in this process. I am extremely happy about that.

On to the photos!

Toca sends his regards.

Bisquey Business

Chandra — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:35:28 +0000

When I asked Stacy how his Lobster Bisque tasted, he replied, “Bisquey.” I went on to create an entire menu for my Tom Cruise themed soup restaurant.

Bisquey Business Menu

Miso: Impossible

Top Gumbo

Minestrone Report

Clamtail

Jerry Mulligatawny

Interview with a Vichyssoise

Days of Tomato

Egg Drop Open

The Lentil Samurai

A Few Goulash Men

Wontom Soup

Borscht on the Fourth of July

Desserts

Vanilla Pie
The Cookie of Money
All the Right Mousse

Firefly cuteness

Chandra — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:54:14 +0000

I miss Firefly. At least I still get to see Nathan Fillion on the weekly via Castle, but I’d rather have Firefly ten times over.