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Sunday, April 19, 2009
All the Things I've Yet to Post About
A month has past, and still I haven't posted what I meant to. I'd gone to NY the weekend of March 23 for filming of Passengers of 7D. I meant to post about that, both here and at Beanywood. I will post about it .. at some point.
I've also created a Second Life account and ventured in there a few times after reading about Michelle's adventures at Juiced on Writing. I haven't been there much, but I definitely want to post about what's happened so far. I also have some pictures, including one of me as a glowing blob. I spent the first two or three days in SL as a glowing blob. And then for awhile, after I was finally able to see myself, I discovered I was wearing a box. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of me wearing the box. ;)
Some day soon I'll post about that as well.
Currently I'm watching "A Little Princess," making bookmarks and wondering about getting a table for the yard sale & bake sale at the Day House. I'm also reading up on affiliates and trying to motivate myself to get back to editing my nanonovel. I'm still following the Think Sideways course, and I see so many things I need to rewrite. I have all the edit notes taken, but I want to follow the course in order and realized I skipped some things which require me to go back, do all the excercises. Every time I read through the lessons, I feel hopeful and excited. :)
And, of course, I'm almost at my goal for The Walk for Hunger on May 3 and must start fundraising for AIDS Walk Boston on June 7. :)
A month has past, and still I haven't posted what I meant to. I'd gone to NY the weekend of March 23 for filming of Passengers of 7D. I meant to post about that, both here and at Beanywood. I will post about it .. at some point.
I've also created a Second Life account and ventured in there a few times after reading about Michelle's adventures at Juiced on Writing. I haven't been there much, but I definitely want to post about what's happened so far. I also have some pictures, including one of me as a glowing blob. I spent the first two or three days in SL as a glowing blob. And then for awhile, after I was finally able to see myself, I discovered I was wearing a box. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of me wearing the box. ;)
Some day soon I'll post about that as well.
Currently I'm watching "A Little Princess," making bookmarks and wondering about getting a table for the yard sale & bake sale at the Day House. I'm also reading up on affiliates and trying to motivate myself to get back to editing my nanonovel. I'm still following the Think Sideways course, and I see so many things I need to rewrite. I have all the edit notes taken, but I want to follow the course in order and realized I skipped some things which require me to go back, do all the excercises. Every time I read through the lessons, I feel hopeful and excited. :)
And, of course, I'm almost at my goal for The Walk for Hunger on May 3 and must start fundraising for AIDS Walk Boston on June 7. :)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wizard in Training
The following information is Top Secret, but I had to share. If you are reading this, you are now sworn to secrecy. Don't get me in trouble now. ;)
My little neice informs me she is a wizard-in-training. She has been one since Santa left the magic for her this past Christmas. The other day she allowed me to see her wand. Not touch it, mind you, but look at it. Apparently I am not wizard material so touching the wand is forbidden. She promises to make me my own wand at some point, but for now, it's "look don't touch."
She has been working very hard at coming up with spells to make objects disappear, like her bunk bed, but so far the needed spell has not surfaced. It's something she needs to figure out on her own, without the help of a grown up, she tells me. As I questioned her about her top secret training she stopped me mid-sentence and announced there are certain rules to be followed. In fact, there are a lot of rules. Most she can't remember. There are some, however, that she recalls because they relate to her current disappearing spell dilemna. They are fairly easy to remember if you ever find yourself in a similar situation .. with a magic wand at your disposal .. wondering what items are appropriate to wave it at.
The Rules of Magic for a Wizard-in-Training
1. You can not make the whole world disappear. If you did, everything would be all white and very boring.
2. You can not make people disappear. (What if you couldn't get them back again?)
3. You can not make live animals disappear. Never point your wand at a live animal in case you accidentally make it disappear.
4. You can not make boats disappear.
5. If a person is in a boat and the boat is tipping over, then you can use your magic on the boat to make the boat go upright or to make the boat float up in the air.
Those are the rules.
When I mentioned that rule #5 was scary (I wouldn't care to be a person inside the boat now floating in the air), I was told it's better to be floating in the air than spilled out into the ocean. I'd have to agree. ;)
The following information is Top Secret, but I had to share. If you are reading this, you are now sworn to secrecy. Don't get me in trouble now. ;)
My little neice informs me she is a wizard-in-training. She has been one since Santa left the magic for her this past Christmas. The other day she allowed me to see her wand. Not touch it, mind you, but look at it. Apparently I am not wizard material so touching the wand is forbidden. She promises to make me my own wand at some point, but for now, it's "look don't touch."
She has been working very hard at coming up with spells to make objects disappear, like her bunk bed, but so far the needed spell has not surfaced. It's something she needs to figure out on her own, without the help of a grown up, she tells me. As I questioned her about her top secret training she stopped me mid-sentence and announced there are certain rules to be followed. In fact, there are a lot of rules. Most she can't remember. There are some, however, that she recalls because they relate to her current disappearing spell dilemna. They are fairly easy to remember if you ever find yourself in a similar situation .. with a magic wand at your disposal .. wondering what items are appropriate to wave it at.
The Rules of Magic for a Wizard-in-Training
1. You can not make the whole world disappear. If you did, everything would be all white and very boring.
2. You can not make people disappear. (What if you couldn't get them back again?)
3. You can not make live animals disappear. Never point your wand at a live animal in case you accidentally make it disappear.
4. You can not make boats disappear.
5. If a person is in a boat and the boat is tipping over, then you can use your magic on the boat to make the boat go upright or to make the boat float up in the air.
Those are the rules.
When I mentioned that rule #5 was scary (I wouldn't care to be a person inside the boat now floating in the air), I was told it's better to be floating in the air than spilled out into the ocean. I'd have to agree. ;)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
More Ornaments
Following is an ornament I made for newlyweds Scott & Laura. L. said she thought the ornament was nice, so hopefully they both liked it.
One side features a new bride with red flowers in the charm. The other side shows a couple in love. Newlyweds, I should think. ;) I thought that theme was appropriate since they were sharing their first Christmas together as a married couple.
blissful newlyweds
bride side
Following is an ornament I made for newlyweds Scott & Laura. L. said she thought the ornament was nice, so hopefully they both liked it.
One side features a new bride with red flowers in the charm. The other side shows a couple in love. Newlyweds, I should think. ;) I thought that theme was appropriate since they were sharing their first Christmas together as a married couple.
blissful newlyweds
bride side
Labels: ArtChix, Christmas, gift, microscope slide ornament
Friday, January 16, 2009
Thank You for All the Birthday Wishes!
My birthday started off wonderfully with a phone call from the Bean who asked me, "How's your birthday?" I told her all was well so far and that her mom had mentioned she sent me an email, but I hadn't looked at my email yet. She then informed me to look at my email when we finished talking and listen to it because she'd sent me a song. :)
Toward the end of the work day, I checked my email and found birthday wishes there and on my Facebook wall. Then when I came home, there were mashed potatoes and pastelles waiting for me. *yum!
All in all a pretty good day.
My birthday started off wonderfully with a phone call from the Bean who asked me, "How's your birthday?" I told her all was well so far and that her mom had mentioned she sent me an email, but I hadn't looked at my email yet. She then informed me to look at my email when we finished talking and listen to it because she'd sent me a song. :)
Toward the end of the work day, I checked my email and found birthday wishes there and on my Facebook wall. Then when I came home, there were mashed potatoes and pastelles waiting for me. *yum!
All in all a pretty good day.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Labeling My Posts
I've started to add Labels/Tags to some of my posts. You'll notice the labels (tags) popping up at the end of various posts. It will be awhile before I've updated this blog completely, but for now I have today through to October 2008.
Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to control the font size for the labels. I prefer font size 1, but it looks like Blogger prints it in size 3. Does anyone know how I can fix that? My guess is I have to look through my template to find it. I'll leave that for another day. But if anyone knows where exactly I look for the label sizes in my template, that would be a great time saver! Thank you. :)
I'm itching to create, write, update things, make lists, watch movies I haven't seen. And play The Sims for a bit.
Hopefully I'll manage something productive. What I should do but want to avoid doing right now is paying bills. I have just a small amount of cash to assign to various creditors until my next paycheck is deposited. Bleh.
I've started to add Labels/Tags to some of my posts. You'll notice the labels (tags) popping up at the end of various posts. It will be awhile before I've updated this blog completely, but for now I have today through to October 2008.
Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to control the font size for the labels. I prefer font size 1, but it looks like Blogger prints it in size 3. Does anyone know how I can fix that? My guess is I have to look through my template to find it. I'll leave that for another day. But if anyone knows where exactly I look for the label sizes in my template, that would be a great time saver! Thank you. :)
I'm itching to create, write, update things, make lists, watch movies I haven't seen. And play The Sims for a bit.
Hopefully I'll manage something productive. What I should do but want to avoid doing right now is paying bills. I have just a small amount of cash to assign to various creditors until my next paycheck is deposited. Bleh.
Yankee Swap Ornament
The snow is falling, and it's deceptively pretty outside. Not so pretty that I want to get dressed and shovel it. Instead, I think I'll stay in and add another post about the homemade ornaments I made for Christmas. This particular ornament was offered in the Christmas Eve Yankee Swap for my dad's side of the family. One side is a nostalgic Santa; the other is a pinecone.
My aunt's sis chose my small gift bag in the swap. Inside the bag were the little ornament and two pieces of chocolate. Surprisingly she kept the gift and didn't swap it out, but I suspect the chocolate had something to do with it. ;)
the Santa side:
Click on the photo to get a better look!
What the ornaments look like hanging on your tree:
the Pinecone side:
Get a closer peek at the ornament by clicking on the photo!
Closeup of the girl in the charm:
Both the Santa image and the Pinecone image were purchased from ArtChix Studio. The Yankee Swap Santa and the previous Santa were from this collage sheet. The pinecone and the previous Toulouse pic are from this kit. The charm's face is from ArtChix Studio's Tiny Bubbles sheet.
Apologies for the lack of quality in the photos. I'm experimenting how to take a better macro, and I've a way to go yet.
The snow is falling, and it's deceptively pretty outside. Not so pretty that I want to get dressed and shovel it. Instead, I think I'll stay in and add another post about the homemade ornaments I made for Christmas. This particular ornament was offered in the Christmas Eve Yankee Swap for my dad's side of the family. One side is a nostalgic Santa; the other is a pinecone.
My aunt's sis chose my small gift bag in the swap. Inside the bag were the little ornament and two pieces of chocolate. Surprisingly she kept the gift and didn't swap it out, but I suspect the chocolate had something to do with it. ;)
the Santa side:
Click on the photo to get a better look!
What the ornaments look like hanging on your tree:
the Pinecone side:
Get a closer peek at the ornament by clicking on the photo!
Closeup of the girl in the charm:
Both the Santa image and the Pinecone image were purchased from ArtChix Studio. The Yankee Swap Santa and the previous Santa were from this collage sheet. The pinecone and the previous Toulouse pic are from this kit. The charm's face is from ArtChix Studio's Tiny Bubbles sheet.
Apologies for the lack of quality in the photos. I'm experimenting how to take a better macro, and I've a way to go yet.
Labels: altered art, ArtChix, Christmas, family, gift, microscope slide ornament
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Handmade Gifts
This year I've been tighter than usual on cash, especially at the end of 2008. Lots of unpaid things haunt me in 2009 already. Not a great way to start the year, but since I've got less to work with, there's not much I can do about it right now. Anyway .. I remembered various supplies I'd purchased a year or two ago when I considered trying my hand at the beautiful ornaments I saw online. So I thought, as December approaches, why not go ahead and make some ornaments for gifts?
My sis told me Tuesday that my brother-in-law really like the ornaments I made them for Christmas. Whether or not that's completely true, that comment motivated me to start posting some of the Christmas gifts I made in 2008. So over the next week or so, the ornaments will be showing up in posts.
I've resized the photos. Click on the image to see the full size, except for the charm. The charm is already at its full size. ;) Feedback is welcome. This is all a learning process for me..
The ornaments are 1x3 inches in size. Each ornament had two sides. This one was presented to my boss and his wife for Christmas. One side is Remembrance Santa (for lack of a better name).
The other is the Toulouse side.
and a little close up of the charm
More to come over the next week!
This year I've been tighter than usual on cash, especially at the end of 2008. Lots of unpaid things haunt me in 2009 already. Not a great way to start the year, but since I've got less to work with, there's not much I can do about it right now. Anyway .. I remembered various supplies I'd purchased a year or two ago when I considered trying my hand at the beautiful ornaments I saw online. So I thought, as December approaches, why not go ahead and make some ornaments for gifts?
My sis told me Tuesday that my brother-in-law really like the ornaments I made them for Christmas. Whether or not that's completely true, that comment motivated me to start posting some of the Christmas gifts I made in 2008. So over the next week or so, the ornaments will be showing up in posts.
I've resized the photos. Click on the image to see the full size, except for the charm. The charm is already at its full size. ;) Feedback is welcome. This is all a learning process for me..
The ornaments are 1x3 inches in size. Each ornament had two sides. This one was presented to my boss and his wife for Christmas. One side is Remembrance Santa (for lack of a better name).
The other is the Toulouse side.
and a little close up of the charm
More to come over the next week!
Labels: altered art, ArtChix, Christmas, gift, microscope slide ornament
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Imperfect but Nearly Finished
I say nearly because it's rewrite-time for my nanonovel. I'm in the home stretch of Holly Lisle's writing course: How to Think Sideways, learning about revising my novel and finding the right ending for the book. Query letters, what to expect while working with agents and editors .. and now I just have to get crackin' on that NaNoWriMo novel of mine and make it all shiny. Shiny but not necessarily perfect. Nothing is ever perfect. And that's okay.
"Safe never starts. Perfect never finishes." - Holly Lisle
This morning as I got ready for work I daydreamed about this novel of mine, about my unfinished ones and the ideas I have yet to start. All the while I was smiling. I couldn't help myself. It was a good start to the day.
Next week, that's what I'll be doing. Daydreaming and revising but not necessarily in that order.
I say nearly because it's rewrite-time for my nanonovel. I'm in the home stretch of Holly Lisle's writing course: How to Think Sideways, learning about revising my novel and finding the right ending for the book. Query letters, what to expect while working with agents and editors .. and now I just have to get crackin' on that NaNoWriMo novel of mine and make it all shiny. Shiny but not necessarily perfect. Nothing is ever perfect. And that's okay.
"Safe never starts. Perfect never finishes." - Holly Lisle
This morning as I got ready for work I daydreamed about this novel of mine, about my unfinished ones and the ideas I have yet to start. All the while I was smiling. I couldn't help myself. It was a good start to the day.
Next week, that's what I'll be doing. Daydreaming and revising but not necessarily in that order.
