So I hear a lot of single friends bemoaning Valentine's day as being hard on singles, anti-feminist, and one sided. In response to that I really like what the Japanese have decided to do. On Valentine's day the girls give the boys chocolate and candy and then one month later they celebrate White Day were it is the reverse and all the boys give ( Read more... )

 So I just finished printing my first run on our etching press at home. We have had the press for some time now but the room itself is such a problem I didn't feel like I could do anything until today. Mom and I have slowly been chipping away at making the Studio a functional studio instead of a throw stuff in and close the door sort of storage ( Read more... )

 So I have 4 BUSTED game cube controllers. These things have put up with years of abuse and well they are getting to the point were they are unusable. So I was talking to Ian about this and apparently there is one game that calibrates for broken controllers. You move your joystick in a circle and it registers that as your maximum output and adjusts ( Read more... )

So I am reading The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Heinlein. And I wish I remembered who reccomended it for me because I have been enjoying it to distraction. I think it was somebody at Snelling... probably that boy who always had a book in his back pocket ( Read more... )

Sarah this is for you. and anybody who likes a good music video..

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I have been feeling sick today. Ugh. My throat is really sore right now and I have been drinking liquids all day long. Hopefully this will be improved tomorrow. But usually you feel better by the evening if it's a 24 hour bug. But what can you do ( Read more... )

 Ok so I just got the Atlanta Printmakers Artist Residency! I get a key to the studio for 6 months, a free class, and $600 for supplies. This is going to look amazing on my resume, like way better than an internship. This is just really awesome. I am going to try and crank up my production and stop being such a slow poke. Also I am herebye going to ( Read more... )

Ok so my mom and I are getting an etching press! We found one for $1500 on Craig's List that has never been used. It is a Dick Blick Master Etch with a bed size of 22" × 35". There is a bit of rust on the undercarriage but that should be easy to clean up and won't interfere with printing. It weighs 200 lbs which is a featherweight for a press this ( Read more... )

 So I just finished my little fern leaf notebook and my Veolciraptor notebook and they are up in my etsy shop
 I am so happy with how my velociraptor came out! He's just so cute! although I hear there is not much difference between a velociraptor kiss and a velociraptor bite.


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This is the best chocolate cake in the world. I am salivating just thinking about it.

Chocolate Pound Cake (16 servings)
From the Tallahassee Junior League Cookbook

1 1/2 cups butter, softened

3 cups sugar

5 eggs

3 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa (I like dark cocoa the best, but any type is good)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 8-ounce carton sour ( Read more... )