# I am a FREAKING genius. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328 "2000-03-29T00:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/1 "2000-03-29T00:27:00Z")
So, I’ve been looking for artwork for my daughter’s room. Not Disney-esque or anything cartoonish. My plans are to paint and decorate her room ONCE before she discovers BOYS (or Girls, for that matter.) and covers her walls with gawd awful posters. Primarily, my goal is nice soft colors on the wall ( muted mulberry) and by changing the artwork, I change the room. Yeah, I know, _Get to the friggin’ Point, Shirl_… Anyways, I have this art catalog ([www.basilstreet.com](http://www.basilstreet.com)) that caters to upscale reproductions of world class art. I have about 10 paintings in here I really like. But at $295.00 each or more, it ain’t gonna happen. SOOOO. Since this catalog prints little blurbs about where the painting is from originally, I decided to contact each museum and ask if they carry the individual print I am looking for. ( or post cards. Post cards are a cheap alternative too.) I just wanted to share my genius with everyone. . . . . . . . . I have a headache now. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/2 "2000-03-29T00:40:00Z")
Shirley, you might also want to try [www.art.com.](http://www.art.com.) They have a huge selection and their customer service is fast and efficient. Their prices are great too. So far, I’ve found every print I’ve looked for there. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![pipefitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@pipefitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pipefitter)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/3 "2000-03-29T00:45:00Z")
Hey Shirley, good luck on the walls, my oldest daughter(12 at that time) had 750 posters of Hanson on her walls, ceiling, and if she could have placed them on the floor, she would have. They are finally down(she is 14 now), but for how long we don’t know!!! ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/4 "2000-03-29T00:49:00Z")
Yeah, the kid put up like 400 of those little glow star stickers on EVERYTHING. Little stars. Well guess who had to take them off? Yep, it took hours & most of the stupid stars wouldn’t come off without some of the drywall with them. They wouldn’t come off the windows either unless used a razor. PS: You can rent framed art prints, free, from a library. Or get them cheap like a dollar or two from thrift shops. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Watson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Dr.Watson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Watson)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/5 "2000-03-29T01:04:00Z")
Let me get this straight – you want to put _actual examples_ of _genuine artifacts of Western Civilization_ on the walls of a _child’s_ bedroom? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! _Wipes tears from eyes_ Ye gads, this truly is the work of an evil genius. But aren’t you afraid that you’ll accidentally introduce a bias by not properly including the full spectrum of all possible genres and points of artistic view, thereby subtly and insidiously warping the child’s world view and creating the very discriminatory outlook that we seek so militantly to stamp out? How dare you try to subversively and subliminally mold your child’s mind without a committee of therapists and political consultants standing by? You’ll answer for this brand of propagandist thought-control experiment in the end, I promise you! Dr. Watson “Looking out for the best interests of the child since 1957. Don’t try this at home. I’m a professional.” ---
**Author:** ![Breckinshire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@Breckinshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breckinshire)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/6 "2000-03-29T04:44:00Z")
Another good supplier is [Barewalls.com](http://www.barewalls.com). I’ve ordered from them and have NO complaints. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/7 "2000-03-29T05:02:00Z")
It’s probably the wrong time of year, but try looking for calendars too. When I was pregnant, I was having an awful time trying to find tasteful (read: **NOT** cutesy crap) pictures to hang in the nursery. I found an extra large Geddes calendar and ripped out the three B&W pictures that weren’t obnoxious, had them professionally framed, and I get nothing but compliments. I also wandered into Papyrus (upscale Hallmark) and saw a sheet of wrapping paper that had cartoon animals in blocks about 5"x5" square. I bought the sheet for $2, cut out one of each animal block, and framed them. Hung them on the wall in a group, looks fantastic! Postcards are a great idea! I never even thought of it! Another thing I have always wanted to do, but never get around to (being the Mom of a 14 month old) is frame the outfit I brought Sammi home from the hospital in. It’s white, and would look killer in a black on black frame. Conversation piece too. [/babble] * * * A woman needs four animals in her life: A mink in the closet, a Jaguar in the garage, a tiger in the bedroom, and an ass to pay for it all. —Zsa Zsa Gabor ---
**Author:** ![Doctordec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Doctordec](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctordec)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/8 "2000-03-29T14:16:00Z")
Shirley: Given your input on the frugal corner thread I’m surprised that a true cheapass like yourself is going to PAY for artwork. I got some great new movie posters just for asking at the video rental shop. You can also dumpster dive if they won’t give them to you. “If it’s free, it’s for me !” * * * “Everybody smokes in hell” ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/9 "2000-03-30T06:31:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Ye gads, this truly is the work of an evil genius. by the insightful Dr. Watson At last, my true intelligence has been recoginzed. > [@](#): > > my oldest daughter(12 at that time) had 750 posters of Hanson on her walls, > ceiling, and if she could have placed them on the floor, she would have. from Pipefitter, the henpecked daddy. My condolences, Pipe. Speaking of which, whatever happened to Hanson? > [@](#): > > It’s probably the wrong time of year, but try looking for calendars too. from the lovely and hometown gal like myself, Sue Duhnym.(BTW, my email is down.) Calenders are a great idea. I have scads of them that I refuse to part with to use them as future artwork ideas ( or eventually craft projects for the kids.) once I decide on a _Theme_ for my kitchen. Right now that _theme_ is Chaos. As for the bookmarks, thanks. I am looking into them. And lastly: > [@](#): > > Given your input on the frugal corner thread I’m surprised that a true _cheapass_… by the underpaid doctordec I prefer the term _tightass_ if you please. 🙂 * * * I’m living so beyond my income that we may almost said to be living apart -e e cummings ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/10 "2000-03-30T06:39:00Z")
BTW, one of the illustrious and _highly_ rewarding careers I’ve had in my life was working at a video store. I have about 30 movie posters that I will not part with and I am too cheap to frame. And I 'm not so sure how appropriate 9 1/2 weeks poster would be on the walls of an infant, right next to Prizzi’s Honor and The Godfather. ---
**Author:** ![Lanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85e7bf/32.png) [@Lanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanna)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-freaking-genius/15328/11 "2000-03-30T22:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > My condolences, Pipe. Speaking of which, whatever happened to Hanson? They have a new video out right now, and are supposedly on the verge of a full-scale comeback. Lord help us all. -Lanna