Two new paper craft books

February 7, 2010

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Woot! My freaking sinuses have cleared up enough that I can finally flip through my two new paper craft books. Yay! (Still don’t trust myself to pick up the exacto yet though. Vision still kinda wonky. I might cut off my thumb! Eek! :P) I ordered Paper Cuts after seeing it on Cindy Ferguson’s blog. [...]

Short Film: Leap

February 4, 2010

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I like this. Thought it was beautiful. But it does feel like an extended trailer to something more to me. Leap A science-fiction short film about a young man who accidentally discovers that he can travel between two parallel worlds. He soon realizes that doing so has deadly consequences. Leap from Dan Gaud on Vimeo. And here’s a montage [...]

Google Reader Tricks

January 31, 2010

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I saw this posted on CrafyPod. While it’s focus is on reading craft blogs, the tricks can be applied to any blogs you read. I love sorting everything by folders. I never realized you could find out information about your own blog, nor did I ever think of actually tagging posts before. Google Reader Tricks [...]

Amazon & Macmillan

January 30, 2010

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I went to bed knowing there was an issue after seeing it posted on Scalzi’s blog, and having a fan question where the WoT books went on Twitter. But, really, I thought it was a technical glitch with bad timing. I emailed someone at work an fyi and left it at that. This morning I [...]

Scherenschnitte: Lion Hearted

January 28, 2010

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Cindy posted a new template on her scherenschnitte blog, so I gave it a try. I cut it out three times for practice and added a hat to one of the cats. And of course I arranged them here in sort of a scene. :P You can download the template to try yourself here. Ooh, and check [...]

Random Tunes: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros “Home”

January 25, 2010

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Oh like this wasn’t expected. Ever since a certain someone posted this on her Facebook wall I’ve been listening to it nonstop. :P Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros official site | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

Making a loaf of gluten-free bread

January 25, 2010

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I got a bread machine for Christmas. Woot! I asked for it because store bought gluten-free bread is not only expensive, it’s pretty gross tasting (at least by what I’ve tried so far). The consistency is cardboard.  I picked out the Breadman because it has a gluten-free setting. I also like that it has a [...]

Safety levels in lotions and potions

January 22, 2010

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I finally caught up on reading back issues Experience Life Magazine and I came across an interesting article called Beauty Beware. “99 percent of the chemical ingredients in personal-care products sold in the United States have never been tested for safety, despite research showing long-term health risks associated with some of these compounds. Here’s how to [...]

Random Tunes: Heigh Ho (The Dwarfs Marching Song) performed by Tom Waits

January 21, 2010

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I love this rendition of the dwarfs marching song from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Quirky, hypnotically cool. :)

Behold the power of catnip

January 21, 2010

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Ruki is pretty much stoned out of her gourd here (Oh, dear me — I just used another dreadful cliché. :P). Yep. Catnip heaven. She stayed in that position for a long time too. Silly cat. Needless to say, she’s enjoying her evening. :P Oh, and on a totally different note, I’ll add this one too: That’s [...]