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The Popular Podcast was featured in the latest issue of The Papers, our friend Sheima’s zine.

Sheima and Jimmy were guests over at The Popular Podcast in December. You can learn more about Sheima’s zine in their NastCast

I adore the stitched binding, such a lovely design detail.

"Those babies look weird." "They're your babies."

Jimmy guest edited the issue on the right.

photo by jessica mullen

after a few weeks (maybe months) of deliberation, i decided to finally get my hair cut.

it took so long for two reasons: 1. i was afraid of getting a new stylist 2. i wasn’t sure if i should cut my hair short or not.

the girl who cut my hair was cool; she used to live in champaign. weird.

i’m pretty in to the haircut. i was experimenting with some goo samples emily gave me and did some neat shit, so maybe i will style it someday. doubt it.

the outfit is another new creation; though i have sported the fishnet socks with the purple mocs once before. the tuxedo pants are goodwill. i experimented with not ironing them. went pretty well, lol. belt is jessica’s and shirt is hot topic clearance.

sara’s business card:

vain business cards kinda suck. but then so does this scan.

gay

Here is a new outfit I came up with last night.

We did not end up going out, so you will probably see me in this again soon. Probably when the warm front moves in again, lol.

I have been struggling to find a good top to go with the pants. any suggestions?

I have a pair of bright blue suspenders that are too small that jessica suggested i could wear as some sort of belt, i thought that would be nice.

suspenders, a-frame - wal*mart; trousers - goodwill; shoes - payless

Before and after - $10 craigslist armoire

This armoire was purchased from a nice young man on craigslist for $10.

He was nice on the phone; i didn’t meet him in person. His roomate did a great job of helping me carry it downstairs.

It still smelled like his parents house. Maybe his grandparents.

I chose a flat black spray paint for the new finish. The spray paint provides even coverage; no brush strokes or roller marks.

Begin by removing all the hardware from the piece.

put the screws back in the hardware, so you don’t lose them

Don’t forget to prime the piece before applying the finish coat(s). This will give your finish coat something to grab on to, giving you a more even finish that is less likely to chip.

Don’t worry about getting complete coverage with your primer in this instance. If you can give it a light coat all over, it will be better than nothing.

do not skip this step

There will be some rough spots on the finish after the primer dries. Sand these spots between coats to obtain a smooth, even finish. Use a medium to high grit sandpaper; this is not intense sanding.

If you forget to sand between the primer and first finish coat, like i did, you can still just do it before you add the final coat.

A happy accident, sanding after applying the black gave this once janky armoire just the character it needed. Sanded as normal and sans the third coat, this ancient witch’s closet now has a story.

The hardware even looks good.

Before and after - $10 craigslist armoire

This armoire was purchased from a nice young man on craigslist for $10.

He was nice on the phone; i didn’t meet him in person. His roomate did a great job of helping me carry it downstairs.

It still smelled like his parents house. Maybe his grandparents.

I chose a flat black spray paint for the new finish. The spray paint provides even coverage; no brush strokes or roller marks.

Begin by removing all the hardware from the piece.

put the screws back in the hardware, so you don't lose them

Don’t forget to prime the piece before applying the finish coat(s). This will give your finish coat something to grab on to, giving you a more even finish that is less likely to chip.

Don’t worry about getting complete coverage with your primer in this instance. If you can give it a light coat all over, it will be better than nothing.

do not skip this step

There will be some rough spots on the finish after the primer dries. Sand these spots between coats to obtain a smooth, even finish. Use a medium to high grit sandpaper; this is not intense sanding.

If you forget to sand between the primer and first finish coat, like i did, you can still just do it before you add the final coat.

A happy accident, sanding after applying the black gave this once janky armoire just the character it needed. Sanded as normal and sans the third coat, this ancient witch’s closet now has a story.

The hardware even looks good.