oh, hilde

back in the day, i used to watch a lot of trading spaces - and when i say a lot, i mean it. as a university student, there's only so many decent things on decent day time television that you can use as distractions from your work. plus, i thought ty was so dreamy. now, i've come to my senses and see him as just a *tad* creepy and a little more than a *tad* annoying. but, as usual ... i'm getting distracted from the entry at hand.

so, i'm sure that we all remember hilde. hilde was the crazy one (who used wine labels as wall paper in a teetotaler's kitchen), the super experimental one (straw and/or moss as a wall covering, anyone?), the sometimes not far sighted one (cloth flowers to cover a bathroom wall? stuck on with hot glue?). and then there was that time that she made a room into a virtual circus tent. large panels of red alternated with large panels of white. hmm .. i think it was hilde, at least. she seems like the one that would be just so inspired to do that.

it's funny - some parts of society like to contend that television doesn't affect us. but if it doesn't affect us, why have i made one wall of my new room a circus tent? why?!? of course, mine it's so carnival-esque - the panels are chocolate brown and raspberry - but the general pattern is still there, when they're closed at night at least. (i'm not a fan of having the whole west side of the apartment/condo building beside me be able to see me in my bedroom at night).

and let me say, that the inspiration has not ended there. i think i'm now going to start a campaign to get raspberry ripple fudgsicles. what a wonderful tickle for the taste buds on a hot, summer day. if they made it, i'd sure buy it. (hey marketing/product development blog-trolls - take note! pleeeease). mmmm .... chocolate raspberry ....