the hearts and laserbeams blog!
recently blogger decided we can't publish my blog to my own website anymore so here we are! pardon the dust, and please visit us online at www.heartsandlaserbeams.com!
hearts and laserbeams is the wacky good-times art and design by me, steph calvert. i team up with robots, cupcakes, and stick people to show people art isn’t all about seriousness, missing ears, and deep thoughts; it can actually be tons of fun.
12.31.2008
12.25.2008
12.18.2008
my thoughts on toasted everything bagels with extra butter...

i was talking with jenn this morning about bagels and how much i heart them, and she told me there used to be a bagel place on broughton street in savannah that she'd go to with fanny all the time. and that it closed down, and there's a jewelry store there now. i was wondering... if you tied the above note to a brick and threw it through their window in the middle of the night would they maybe start offering toasted bagels along with their baguette diamonds?
12.17.2008
SPACE CATS!!!

ok so last night gayle and i went and checked out cats at the orange county performing arts center! it was super awesome and we had a blasty gettin all dressed up and acting like classy ladies! (notice i said acting. jury's still out on whether or not i'm actually for realz classy.)
one of the coolest things about it was that i've had this "highlights from cats" cd for years and years, but i've never actually seen the musical or really knew anything about what it was about.
so i knew most of the songs by heart, but since i'd never actually seen it, there were surprises! some good, like the fact that the rum tum tugger is a total manslut cat, which was really funny. the one bad surprise is when that theater cat is singing about being a theater cat and then all of a sudden decides to perform one of his plays... and it's weird, and you can't understand anything he's talking about, and it kinda goes on too long... there's cool siamese cats prancin around but i really coulda done without that part...
it totally cracked me up that grisella the old raggedy tore up from the floor up cat keeps coming back to sing basically different versions of the same song - i kept picturing in my head that she was popping her head back onstage going "uh, hey guys, i'm super old, can i get reborn please? lookit how crappy my fur looks!" and it's like JEEZ give it a rest old duteronomy's tryin to decide stop pressuring him!!
aaaaaand what else. ok 2 awesome things - i recently bought this shirt from delias:

and am now obsessed with space cats. and at the end of cats, when old duteronomy gets tired of listening to grisella bitch and moan about being old and picks her, and they're on the platform floating up so he can send her to the heavyside lair to be reborn, and there's flashing lights and crap everywhere and it was all i could do to not yell out SPACE CATS!!! in the theater!!! and then of course i had a massive giggle fit, only stopped by the fist i shoved into my mouth.
the other supremely awesome thing about last night's show was they were having some technical difficulties with the wireless microphones, equalling a bit of buzzy feedback here and there. not an excessive amount, not enough or constant enough to really be an issue, but at the end of the musical, there's this huge group number where all the cats are singing, and there's a big ol' BZZZZZZZZZZT!!! that happens mid song that just sounds like a humongous fart. it was quite possibly the best thing ever.
which i guess answers the question about whether or not i'm a classy broad...
12.14.2008
jingle bellzzz, batman smellzzzz
ok tonight josh, his bro chris and i went caroling with a group of folks from our building at the old folks homes one street over. i think the last time i went caroling was about 20 years ago back in grade school, and what's awesome is i'm a full grown adult and i STILL want to sing all the alternate jackassy lyrics to these songs!!! and i started really really wanting to make up alternate lyrics to santa claus is coming to town, because really how stalker is it to watch someone when they're sleeping, watch em when they're awake, watch em when they're taking a dump so make it a good one for goodness sake!
for the most part we were all good. but i could NOT resist, and the few times we sang silent night i did the obnoxious little kid thing where at the high notes (sleep in heavenly peaceeeeeeee) i went as high as i could, but i kept it kinda quiet so it wasn't too overpowering...
there was one kinda scary guy at the first old folks home that yelled at us a lot and seemed to single josh out almost making us think he wanted to fight, and then as we were leaving the room he got in his face and asked for a polaroid camera - maybe he was the long lost best friend of savannah's polaroid dude? i dunno!
after caroling was the afterparty at one of our neighbor's, and it was fun! we actually met and hung out with more neighbors! it was totally fun! i learned all their names! will i remember where they live and what their names are tomorrow? probably not, but stay tuned!
also, just fyi be advised, there's only a couple of days left to save 20% with free shipping at www.heartsandlaserbeams.com by using coupon code SPIKEDNOG08! offer good through 12/15!
12.11.2008
12.10.2008
hearts and laserbeams holiday sale happy fun time!
whoop whoop whoop it's sale time, let's celebrate with coupon code SPIKEDNOG08 ! it's no mistake that our 20% off sale ends december 15, that's when all holiday orders need to be placed to ensure delivery by christmas!

happy shoppin! don't forget to check out the four new prints and lots of restocked plate designs!
12.07.2008
why i heart the wii
ok if you have your wii hooked up to wireless internet it is awesome; they have a channel where you can download miis that other people have made. and all your miis, they show up in the various games in the wii fit, and just now i watched josh catching hula hoops thrown by hitler. and just now, he went on a "long distance run" and was waving to michael jackson as he ran through the park.
we've also downloaded chuck norris, britney spears from when she went crazy and shaved her head, and zoidberg from futurama.
and that's enough to keep me working out, the end! i give me and josh the golden robot award for being awesome!!!

Labels: fun, games, golden robot awards
12.05.2008
hearts and laserbeams fabric is here!

so exciting, so exciting! i can't wait make all kinds of new fabrics! and then make stuff with that fabric! and then poop my pants!
Labels: art, shop, shopping, show and tell, spoonflower, website
12.04.2008
heads up, long beach dog owners!
i feel like such a numbskull! josh and i are super on top of all things jimmy - we never miss getting him his shots, we always get him the special shampoo for his supersensitive skin, we make sure he's well-taken care of when we're outta town...
how did we forget to get him a dog license!?!
we planned to do it right when we brought jimmy home a few years ago, and for whatever reason that is the one thing that completely slipped our minds!
was reminded this morning on my way into rite aid, when i saw the cover of the long beach press telegram. according to the headline, the city of long beach is cracking down on unlicensed dogs, and have started going door to door to check up on people!
jimmy's license application is all printed out and on its way down to the mailbox, you should get your license app in too! you can find out all the info you need at the long beach animal care services website!
12.03.2008
12.01.2008
today's the last day of the 20% off sale!
happy cyber monday, folks! a/s/l? lol!
it's my duty to remind you today is the last day of the 20% off sale at www.heartsandlaserbeams.com! just use coupon code turkey08 at checkout and we'll do the rest - and don't forget, free shipping on all orders through december 31!

thanks for lookin!
