We are clearing out some inventory to make room in our fancy new studio in Oakland. If any of this shininess tickles your fancy, let us know and we will ship next day (shipping not included in prices). We accept payment through paypal (penny@lustdesigns.com) or mailed M.O. Please ask any questions before purchasing as all sales are final! Check ( Read more... )

Right before I left San Diego my mom gave me these cool, metal, vintage patio chairs that had been painted over a dozen times. I convinced myself that at some point I would strip off all their paint, spray them a nifty color, make seat bases and upholster them in some zany outdoor fabric. Ambitious? yes. Did I really think I would ever do it? Not ( Read more... )

I was really tired of rowing all the way in to go check my PO Box for mail only to discover a pile of bills and the occasional Netflix (when I remember to watch them). Luckily I stumbled across PostCrossing and am now eagerly awaiting postcards from random strangers. While their slogan isn't very catchy “send a postcard and receive a postcard back ( Read more... )

Folsom St Fair in San Francisco was fun, busy, eventful, tiring, annoying, exciting & just like every other year, but with less drinking. I met with clients, caught up with good friends, ran into lots and lots of cool acquaintances, made new friends, made out with old friends, made new clients, had my picture taken umpteen times, got felt up a lot ( Read more... )

Going to see AmandaFuckingPalmer perform on Friday and I'm so stoked! Now to figure out what to wear. If I wear anything other than jeans or flipflops I will be overdressed for San Diego (yes, even at shows ugh!). So instead of toning it down I'm going to amp it up. I'm going as over the top as I can. I'm thinking corset, big skirt, boots, feathery ( Read more... )

I am a receptionist at a property management company in Pacific Beach (San Diego) and I've been offered a promotion, but I need someone to take my job before I can move up ( Read more... )

I know I haven't written in a while, but life has been not so fun. So in the spirit of changing that - here is something fun! Party Bus to our bout on May 15th and I'm the hostess!

Get on the Party Bus!! The San Diego Derby Dolls Party Bus is a reality!

Tickets are only $25 and include a general admission bout ticket. Upgrade to VIP for only $10 ( Read more... )

I just experienced one of the most cliched emberassing chick moments. I got up from my reception desk, walked past 2 people in the front office (one cute tattooed boy), did a round of the whole office looking for someone and on my way back to my desk, the last person I passed said "Penny! Your skirt is tucked into the back of your underwear!"

Ummmmm ( Read more... )

It was 6am and cold and I was really, really tired. The boy and I piled into the dinghy to head for shore and my craptastic job. I was all bundled up and hiding from the rising sun when I felt something slimy slither really fast over my leg under my pants. I freaked out, jumped up screaming and almost turned the dinghy over! I was convinced it was ( Read more... )

Every day people me me if it's growing yet and I got SO SICK OF IT that I started saying "no, it won't grow until you do an interpretive dance for it - don't you know that plants need laughter to grow?" And they usually give me a dumbfounded look, which happens here a lot. But yesterday my favorite little Vitenamese girl (who brought me these ( Read more... )