The scariest witch.  Ever.


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I love all of Ernest Shepard's original Pooh watercolor illustrations.  I hate what Disney did.  Blasphemy.


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Is it possible for your feet to shrink?  Or for your shoes to get bigger?  The weirdest thing has happened this week.  I've worn 3 different kinds of shoes to work, and they all felt too big.  I'm normally a size 8 1/2, and these pumps were flopping on my heel like they could come off!  Really weird.  Why can't that happen to my waist?

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There is an American craftsman named Joel Albert Rosenthal (known as JAR) who is considered the greatest living jeweler; he only produces a few pieces each year, and he works in Paris.  It's hard to even find photos of his work, but here are a few:

Butterfly:  diamonds, platinum, sapphires


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I'm obsessed with this HBO series called 'Rome'. I never thought I'd say this, but this show about ancient Rome is better than I, Claudius. Well, the acting might not be as good, but the story is totally rocking my shit. It's a historical dramatization, but it's mostly a soap, with all kinds of juicy plotlines and several hot looking men ( Read more... )

I can't post a pretty multicolored entry today since LJ's rich text mode isn't working, and I don't know how to do it in HTML (dolt that I am), so this will have to do for now! I'll be glad when I can paste pics again, because I have a photo of an amazing piece of jewelry to share ( Read more... )

This is National Banned Book Week.  Here are a few books that have been banned for one reason or another at points in our history, from public libraries.  Go read one, and celebrate your freedom to read!

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Blubber by Judy Blume
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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I've decided to compile the following list of things I want.  This is not a complete list, by any means.  I am mostly doing this to remind myself of what I will treat myself with the next time I do something good.  So it's very doubtful that this list will shrink much. 

• This stained glass pendant necklace from Parrish Relics.  Opalescent Single ( Read more... )

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