When I was much younger, I was much more of an artist than a writer; and when I say “artist,” I mean “someone who liked to draw and wasn’t too bad at it.” I particularly liked illustrating and sketching clothes, and while I didn’t imagine myself becoming a fashion designer, fashion illustration was an appealing career prospect for a few years. That didn’t last, but it did help plant the seeds of an interest in […]
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Scraptacular #6
There’s no real theme going on in the Scraptacular this week, and I don’t seem to have flagged as many links for consideration this time, either (although some may end up fueling posts of their own). New in Google Reader this weekEverything Under the Sun (Mike’s another “Weekend Assignment” participant)Julie Pippert: Using My Words, via MOMocratsI guess this is it then, via Mir’s “Casual Friday” roundup on Work It, Mom!West of Mars (great comment thread […]
Who’s sayin’ Hussein? Florinda Hussein Vasquez, that’s who
This one is for the MOMocrats. We here at MOMocrats have decided to make today an impromptu “Just Call Me Hussein” Day in response to people like Bill Cunningham who is obviously still seven-years-old. Bill needs to learn how to use his words so in order to remind him that making fun of people’s names is not polite, we are using our powers as mothers to teach this naughty little boy a lesson. Today, for […]
Sunday Scraptacular #5
One thing I enjoy about this roundup is introducing myself to other bloggers via link – they see it in Technorati or their stats tracker for the first time and think “What the heck is this about?” I’d love to know if anyone who found this blog that way has stuck around. But it also makes me happy to show the link love to old blog-friends. If you’ve been checking out links here every week, […]
Calling all friends of the libraries!
Yeah, I know I’ve posted a hundred times today – a hazard of a day off at home, with kids who are old enough not to require constant attention – but this item has a timeliness factor involved. I mantioned Pamie in this week’s “Scrapactular” round-up. I’m quite sure that’s the first time she had ever heard of me, but as a fan of her old Gilmore Girls recaps on Television Without Pity, I’ve known […]
Every month is NaBloPoMo
Can’t wait till November for your daily-posting-for-a-month madness to start, but didn’t want to commit to the post-every-day-for-a-year requirements of Blog365? (Can’t blame you for that one…) Starting March 1, National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) is every month; you can make a month-by-month decision to post every day for thirty or thirty-one consecutive days – but you won’t be able to ease into it with a 29-day month, since it doesn’t begin till February’s over. […]
This week’s Scraptacular: love and money and stuff
“Hello” to anyone who has found their way here thanks to ShortWoman’s mention last week! New in Google Reader this weekCitizen Jane Politics, via Girl with PenDorky Dad, via …And the Pursuit of HappinessSanta Claus’ Blog (yes, really!), via Mir’s “Casual Friday” at Work It, MomNotes to Self, via Susan Wagner on BlogHer Love and stuffLove was in the air on Valentine’s Day, as might be expected. The Park Bench offered some nerd-tastic Valentine gift […]
I have a dream…about my job
Did you ever feel like you could do your job – or at least some parts of it – in your sleep? Do you ever feel like you are doing your job in your sleep? Do you ever think you’re doing your job while you’re asleep? Do you ever want to sleep while you’re on the job? Yeah, me too. I guess it makes sense that a person might dream about work sometimes. Considering how […]
This week’s Scraptacular
Looking them over, it seems that a lot of the Reader items that I starred this past week were either for my own reference or of relatively narrow interest (that is, maybe three people besides me), but I’ve found a few things to share, even so. New to Google Reader this weekMad Marriage: Confessions of Marriage and Motherhood, via SoCal MomBad Advice, via The Anti-9-to-5 GuideCats & Crime & Rock & Roll, a blog by […]
Scraptacular #2 – the Highlight Reel
I do just about all of my blog-reading through Google Reader, and I have a lot of subscriptions in there. I’m going to share some of the posts I’ve “starred” in there over the course of the week here, and I’ll try to do that on a semi-regular basis, starting now (but I’m not yet ready to commit to how “semi” that “regular” basis will be…we’ll have to see how it goes). Maybe you’ll find […]
Care to speculate about the Bookworms Carnival?
What is “speculative fiction”? It’s the theme of the 8th edition of the Bookworms Carnival, hosted by Renay, the Book Ninja. That’s probably not the answer you wanted. Here’s some more substantial info from the Carnival information page: The Geography of Make-Believe = Speculative Fiction The geography of make-believe encompasses those things that form the basis of the books where new worlds are created with magic and dragons and wizards, or stories where fantasy/folklore is […]
Got anything to eat? Food for thought
You’ve heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Do you agree? Do you agree in principle, but not in action? Seriously, you need to eat breakfast. It has so many proven benefits. Denise at BlogHer has a roundup of posts about the importance of breakfast, and it pointed me to the “What Kind of Breakfast Are You?” Blogthings quiz posted at Melody’s Reading Corner. Here’s what it told me: You […]
