Sunday, November 29, 2009

Meat in Basket

While hunting for snowpants (don't you miss those??), hats, mittens, post-apocalyptic gas masks, and other cold-weather related seasonal contraband, we stumbled upon a most educational toy.
 


But my dearest sister, why are you so sad? "Meat in Basket" is one of the most amazing discoveries I've made in recent weeks. What's next? "Meat in Bucket", "Meat on Rollercoaster", "Meat in Meat", or "Meat in Well with accompanying pulley system"?? There is so much potential to capitalize on making toys imitating plastic meat-shaped oblongs in various nooks and crannies in everyday life.

I've got to start perusing the dollar bins at Target more carefully.  



Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What do sushi, sunflowers, and clouds have in common?

All of them have been featured on my handmade-homemade cards! Delicious enough to eat? Definitely not. I don't believe cardstock has any nutritional value, but I'm sure we could work it out if that's your thing.

I have amazing friends. That's for sure. They're so amazing I have the urge to make sushi-themed cards for them like the one pictured below:

Sure, the sushi rolls are 4 times the size of the chopsticks, but that's because of my clever use of perspective.

Check out my sunflower for Miss Kim/Best Roomie ever!

This wasn't really for Kim's birthday, it was just because Kim was visiting and I felt like making her a card.
The following card was for my mom's birthday: But before you judge....



...let me explain. Yes, it is shaped like a house, but what can I do? I associate my mother with home and of course, my dog, whose favorite person is my mother (honestly though, whose favorite person ISN'T my mother)?? That doesn't mean I think of her as confined to the house only. It simply means that I associate her with home and comfort and feeling relieved and reassured (sometimes). She's a powerful woman who can hold her own in and out of the household. Also, I'm homesick.  Previously cards I've made have featured otters, kangaroos, laptops that bake cakes, penguins, naked mole rats, elephants, and a cloud. The cloud was for my dad, who's a total dreamer.

I'm in the process of making more cards, but I couldn't post the pictures because I have not given them to people yet. I don't want to ruin the surprise.



Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Cheating

I'm totally cheating and I've decided to do a blog post on blogs that I've written for other blogs.
At least you know that I'm not totally slacking, even if this blog's getting stale.
Read about my lame update on life in the 'real world' at the Minnesota Women's Consortium's blog here.

and

pictures and a few words about my experience riding the Skullmobile around DC here.

Lame I know, but I've had the swine and that's the best excuse for not doing shit.