Welcome to this week's Atomic Tuesday! We schmucks in the northeast have been under a grey skies and rain attack for the past 3 weeks. I kid you not: 3 straight weeks. The Winona-in-Beetlejuice, goth kid inside of me secretly loves it (not so secret now, is it, voices in my head?!), and my grumpy German DNA refuses to let me tan, but go from glow-in-the-dark white to peeled-skin red in about 3 minutes. I'm like a walking nuclear explosion waiting to happen as soon as I see the light of day. I'm a freaking Gremlin. So this 3 week hiatus of sun is a win-win. Only northeasterners aren't exactly the friendliest of people and in fact, I think this section ranks as the grumpiest in all of the USA. (Sorry, PA, NJ, NY, CT, VT, RI, MA, NH, and ME. But at least we win at something. Screw you, charming and lovely citizens of Wisconsin!) And since we're not the nicest lot to begin with, add some crap weather and lack of sunshine and we've lost all will to get motivated and you can only imagine all the sweet going on around here. (Except me. I'm always sweet, dammit. I'll shiv anyone who says otherwise.)
So I found it only fitting to bring coffee into today's atomic-themed mix, because lord knows nothing else is working at this point. Except maybe a Zoloft/Jack Daniels cocktail or 3. Please enjoy these atomic starburst-printed vintage 50's Pyrex coffee carafes, or I swear I will pull this car over, reach back there and give you damn kids what-for. (Looks like it's time for another upper cocktail!)
Shorty atomic carafe from Retro Monkey.
The all growns up version of the one above, from By the Wayside.
Brass! With a little tea candle warmer stand! from Jupiter & Mars.
Amoebas and starbursts from Haus Proud.
Wagon wheel-y, movin' on up with a schmacy electric warmer, from Betty's Kitchen.
Pinecones! from Geo Pillow.
OH MY GOD I NEVER SAW A TRIANGLE CARAFE BEFORE IT'S SO COOL I CAN'T STAND IT! from ReBop Shop.
OH MY GOD THEY'RE SO LITTLE AND CUTE I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT!, wee little individual carafes from Coming Around Again.
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I like the sunshine but I love cloudy days even more. I like the rain too as long as it doesn't flood or anything. But what I really love is all the atomic stuff you posted! Yay atomic retro!
ReplyDeleteToo bad you have rain. Here in Texas we're nearly a foot behind for the year and over 100 degrees nearly every day!
ReplyDeleteHey Kim
ReplyDeleteAm on my way up to my home state, Ma, for my yearly dose of unbridled cynicism and sarcasm and I can't wait! The people down here in Florida are much too cheerful. Though I'm sure all the bad weather has driven my family and friends to drink (even more), so they probably won't even recognize me by the time I get there:)
Here's to the grumpy states!
BTW, you're right. The triangle carafe is amazing.
Hi, Sue!
ReplyDeleteMan, that sounds awful! How do you guys cope?! My brother lives in Arizona and swears it's a different kind of hot than what we have on the east, but I say hot is hot and it all sucks!
Hey, Theresa!
ReplyDeleteOh man, then you know the fun you have in store for you when you head up this way! Hopefully the weather will get nicer and so will the people...yeah, I doubt it. But have a blast with your fam anyway!
I hate to ruin your opinion of the northeast, but I'm from there, now living in CA, and BELIEVE ME, Cailfornians make northeasterners seem like Santa Clause!
ReplyDeleteCompared to here, we stolid, stoic Noertherners are a regular piniata of fun!
Interesting! I thought Californians were supposed to be all laid back and mellow!
ReplyDeleteWho knew there were so many different atomic coffee carafes?! Wouldn't you have hated to be the guy who first thought up the atomic carafe, when he walked into the department store one day and saw all these wannabees? Bet he was sure pissed.
ReplyDeleteI hat TWO of those triangular-shaped carafes. One, I picked up at a thrift store for 50 cents. Broke it! Found another for like $15. broke that one, too!
ReplyDeleteWell you're in good company, my dear- I broke one myself! I think most carafes from that era were pretty crappily and cheaply made- even the Pyrex ones, which was supposed to be the quality brand!
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