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two big realizations this morning: I prefer painting to drawing because of the tactile pleasure of a gliding brush, the ability to 'sculpt' layers of paint ( Read more... ) -
Merry
Maine is beautiful. The food is divine, the boy's family is splendid, and the boy... ah, the boy. How do I manage to forget how this feels? LDRs are for the birds, seriously.
I hope the rest of you enjoy similarly love-suffused holidays. -
Dies natalis felix, amica!
Dies natalis felix meae amicae carae et pulchrae, nienna_nineve . Multos dies claros tibi! -
The warning label meme.
I just have to laugh at this one. It says "If I had a warning label, what would it be ( Read more... ) -
The dark side of DragonCon?
I've never been to the colossal geekfest, and I'm not sure I'd want to (40,000 people? eeeeek!), but I know some die-hard attendees and I wonder if they know about things like this:
Ryan Sohmers' encounter with rudeness, profanity, and unprofessional behavior from DC staff. Edit: Found the forum link, so now you don't have to bother with the comic ( Read more... ) -
30-minute Chicken Tikka Masala
This recipe was so easy and delicious I just had to share! From America's Test Kitchen 30-minute Dinners ( Read more... ) -
This was fun.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, ( Read more... ) -
A glimmer of confidence.
So instead of going to the arts complex to look for a job today, like I should have done, I spent most of the day working on business cards to hand out when I go looking for a job at the arts complex. A somewhat dissatisfying watercolor painting (labored on unto the wee hours of last night and then again this morning), when chopped into 2 x 3.5" ( Read more... ) -
Tumbleweed.
So, yeah, Texas. That's where I'm at now. What's it like? Well, let's see...
Texas? Texas is big. Really big. We drove ~7 hours from the Louisiana border just to get to San Antonio, and they tell me it's another 12 hours to get to the other side. So no wild, spontaneous trips to Hollywood for me (or Mexico, for that matter - it's 8 hours to get ( Read more... )