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Who is PSYCHOTIC LEOPARD?: Interview with Lisa Johnson
Posted by Lisa Johnson on
I: You are an artist, writer, editor, jewelry-maker and designer. How does this play into the products featured on Psychotic Leopard? Psychotic Leopard's Lisa: I learned that I have an eye for detail when it comes to shopping, and have a skill for finding all kinds of wacky treasures, both in and out of stores. I love extreme clothing or fashion, crazy animal prints, and anything that has a "way-out" sense of style. For me, fashion is a tool to connect. People constantly come up to me in restaurants or on the street and tell me they love...
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Jewelry and Value: Determining the Priceless
Posted by Lisa Johnson on
When I was in the midst of a messy divorce, one of the things my lawyer said to do was figure out all of the assets, and a biggie, he explained, was jewelry. I was told to carefully go through what I had, make a list, and figure out an estimated value of its worth. My wedding ring was a simple gold band, and I hadn’t worn it in so long that I couldn’t even remember where it was. My ex had gotten lucky: I was young and naive when we met, and had not made a big deal...
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Bringing New Life to Old Things, and the Sexiness of Nerdy Boys' Hands: Refinishing a Dresser
Posted by Lisa Johnson on
One of the big changes with my new relationship, which isn’t so new anymore, is that my boyfriend actually likes to DO things together. Instead of sitting and watching shows nearly every night as the highlight of our “time together,” he actually likes to go tag “sailing” with me on Saturday mornings, so we’re able to kill several birds with one stone: I work and spend time with him, he enjoys treasure hunting, and he’s got a great eye for stuff I miss, and is happy to stand guard while I do my last loops and revisit what I might...
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Best First Kiss - From The Guy's Point of View (Part 2)
Posted by Michael Barry on
I found myself (not so) suddenly single – technically, “without a partner” is more accurate – in the summer of 2014. Those who have gone through something similar know about all of the stress that goes along with a rather ugly end to a marriage that lasted more than a decade. It was a deep shock to my system, without question the worst thing I had ever had to deal with in my life, though I would soon come to see that it was better than continuing to struggle in a relationship that had become severely toxic. I was...
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Best First Kiss: Getting My Socks Knocked Off in Midlife Romance (Part 1)
Posted by Lisa Johnson on
You know those moments when you just have to think of something good, like when your kid is having a meltdown? Or during wisdom tooth extraction? Whenever I need to forget about where I am, or just want to feel really good, I evoke the memory of the best kissing experience I ever had. I'd become great at summoning up the inside of Eric's red Volkswagen at sixteen, or in Washington Park with Theo, just around graduation, the rebound relationship that never quite became anything, but was thrilling just the same. Who would have guessed that so many decades later I would get my best first kiss...