Since I'm not posted my real blog updates in here anymore, I figure occasionally I'll use this for meme type things. Which everyone is free to ignore. I'm not that interesting. Carry on. For what I'm making, doing, et cet, you should add my rss feeds from my livejournal, my blogspot blog, and Beadwork at BellaOnline!

Meme!
1. I have come to realize that my butt:
Is what I sit on. Every time.

2. I have come to realize that when I talk:
That Mike tries to listen, but if I start talking about drawing fractals recursively, or about the science behind cooking, his eyes will glaze and he's turn some of it out. Oh.. and he STILL has no idea who AFP is.

3. I have come to realize that, if I love someone:
I'll say it and live it.

4. I have come to realize that, I need:
Mike.

5. I have come to realize that, I lost:
at Clue. *grumbles* It's okay though, I still beat him at Scrabble by at least 100 pts.

6. I have come to realize that, I hate it when:
People want to talk about the past.

7. I have come to realize that, if I'm drunk:
I can be a little scary if I get bored.

8. I have come to realize that, marriage:
Is the most important thing in my life.

9. I have come to realize that, work:
can be wonderful if you're doing what you love for a company you love.

10. I have come to realize that, I will always be:
freckled. *grins* and loved.

11. I have come to realize that, I like:
Hip hop

12. I have come to realize that, the last time I cried was:
Was watching a documentary about Geronimo.

13. I have come to realize that, my cell phone is:
Better if I bring it with me!

14. I have come to realize that, when I wake up in the morning:
I'm becoming a day people. The HORROR!

15. I have come to realize that, before I go to sleep at night:
I have to do math or word problems in my head so I dream about that instead of having nightmares.

16. I have come to realize that, right now I am thinking about:
The book Santa Olivia and how much I'm looking forward to it!

17. I have come to realize that, babies:
are wonderful, but I can wait for grandchildren.

18. I have come to realize that, when I get on Myspace:
I'm always curious what friends are up to.

19. I have come to realize that, today I will:
Work on some earrings

20. I have come to realize that, tonight I will:
Watch Supernatural and go to the grocery store.

21. I have come to realize that, tomorrow I will:
Who knows? It's tomorrow. But I know what I'm doing Saturday for my b-day!

22. I have come to realize that, I really want to:
Keep doing what I'm doing. I love my life so much and I'm so much happier than I ever thought I could be.

23. I have come to realize that, working out:
Is STILL boring. But I can do 50 lbs on the shoulder press machine now in 4 sets of 12 reps each.

24. I have come to realize that, friends:
are riches beyond anything.

25. I have come to realize that, the person who might repost this is:
Nobody. Really don't expect anyone read all this.

Back at my regular blog
March 31- Condiments, tea parties, and seasoned toasted nuts, also Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2 available for pre-order here. This is the best book about making zines and zine culture EVER, and I posted a new box to Don't Eat the Paste.
April 1- My April Fool's post which apparently went one step too far and nobody fell for it, and a bunch of links I like.
April 2- Whining about not having the beads I needed, which I wound up picking up at my second favorite bead store in town (I *really* prefer Black Elk, but ABC is open late on Thursdays) and ice box cakes which are nifty no-bake "cakes" that will be great for E's b-day (in July I don't much want to turn on the oven at all)
April 3- Lots of information if you are considering donating your hair.
April 5- Made bread with some of my homemade yogurt. Turned out well.

No pictures right now, but I did finish a pair of earrings and I'm currently working on a second pair.

Back at my regular blog..
A lot of volcano related stuff I'll skip, so in brief, I'm okay, I have particulate masks, and I'm staying in as much as I can stand when ash comes down, which it's only done one day so far. And I think we are up to 19 explosions so far? But I may have missed a couple.

March 23- Homemade vanilla extract and a review of the beans I bought to make, glitter accident
March 24- DIY links I like, and links to info on that pesky volcano.
March 25- Recipe for foot spray, or is it a formula if you can't eat it? Either way, homemade cooling footspray
March 26- Set up an Etsy store
March 27- Nut and Honey Bread made with spelt flour. This turned out really good, and I even measured so I could write a recipe when it was done.

Talked to Pamy about that book idea Teri and I were tossing around. She says it's a good idea, and says my plan sounds well... sound. Which is good to know, she been writing a whole lot longer in the bead world than I have.

Today- not yet posted, but it will probably be about the fact I updated Beadwork at BellaOnline with a book review, and maybe a picture of a raven. I'm still in busy busy mode.

Apparently I forgot to update this last week? Whoops. Sorry about that.
Back at my blog..
March 11- Started a new blog for printables, Don't Eat the Paste and opened it up with a 1.5 inch cube box with a knot on it, and how much I love free public domain cookbooks on my Kindle 2.
March 12- Still sick, but a lot better. Made a molasses and nut bread. Yum yum!
March 13- Dairy day. Made creme fraiche and yogurt. Plus Mike found a local community supported agriculture group.
March 14- Planning to make yogurt covered raisins with yogurt made from scratch, links to how to make yogurt, a recipe for creme fraiche.
March 16- E is making dolls, I'm beading, and somehow I cut my finger which I didn't realize until vinegar got in the cut. OUCH!
March 17-Horizontal Tubular Netting tutorial at Beadwork at Bellaonline, finding clock hands, and buying vanilla beans.

March 18- Tagged, a meme of 20 questions I answered as best I can. Not that well really.
March 19- Jolly Roger earring patterns up at Don't Eat the Paste, on my regular blog, being obsessed with gyotaku and having big gyotaku plans.
Also.. hurty whiny cranky day, but I was planning to meet Miss Teri for coffee.
March 20- Had a lot of fun with Miss Teri talking about vampires, beads, and science fiction from the 80s, didn't buy *any* books at the book store. To Mike's utter shock. I didn't mention it in my blog, but Mike was looking at Teri's phone and programmed an alarm in it. Posted a new printable at Don't Eat the Paste. (points up at links)
March 22- Today! Yay! Had an amazing day yesterday, much shopping, much goodness, much more detail in my regular blog. Also check out Uke Box Heroes and NIN/Jane's Addiction/Sweet Sweeper have an ep available for download with 2 previously unreleased songs by each that you can get here.

Back at my regular blog, there isn't a lot going on. I've been sick. *blows nose and looks pathetic*

March 2- Threadless has two shirts I want so very much, Bat and Rob, and Red. I love Red most. The chainsaw. Yeah.. that's a girl who's not waiting for anyone to save her from a big bad wolf. Vanilla review, plus sort of instructions for making cocoa properly, and what to do with entirely too many nuts. No, I don't mean Alaskan politicians this time.
March 3- Resin cabs, shiny and pretty.
March 4- Really a vampire-y day, only you know, without being sparkly, because real vampires don't sparkle. A link to someone's gorgeous bride and groom set of bats inspired by my little bat amigurumi pattern, and a label for blood orange marmalade that I think turned out very cute.
March 5- Really super easy to make fresh strawberry freezer jam, my goal was an easy to make small batch freezer jelly that was inexpensive AND that all the ingredients were easily available. This works. Really well, it's a hit with my family.
Also- The joy of a new Kindle 2.. which really can't be adequately expressed.. but.. *loves*. Miss Teri, after I'm well.. do you want me to bring it when we meet for coffee?

March 7- I'm sick. I was working on a little bit sick all week, but on the 7th I woke up with what for me, is a delirium inducing amount of fever. Honestly? Reminds me of how sick I was when I was a teenager. Which is NOT a good feeling since I was pretty sickly in my youth.  But today.. (March 8), I'm starting to feel human, sort of, again. Well... I'm still the before a nyquil ad, but at least.. I'm started to be halfway coherent again.

Sorry I'm late. Well.. not really. But it's polite to say that right? If you really want to know what's going on you can always check my my regular blog.
Feb 23- Made more cabochons
Feb 24- A few links I'm really like right now, also, a bit about Mike (a meme)
Feb 25- Resin, Rootbeer and Expounding
Feb 27- Why I love comic books, and a new printable box.

I didn't update much last week. I was pretty busy.

Back at the ranch, Miss Kitty was trying to decide if it was a day to wear a bonnet, or if she should wear a fish on her head instead.

Oh.. well.. maybe not. But the last week in review.
February 16- Gift Doily vintage pattern
February 17- A dream about an omelette, a poll about an omelette, and circle skirt waist template, meant to cut circles from 34-50 inches in diameter for cutting out waists in circle skirts.
February 18- I got a lot of rosemary in the mail, planning a loaf of bread, and working on a template for a common cabochon mold.
February 19- We decided "Scarborough Fair Bread" instead of "garlic rosemary" bread
February 20- Resin cabochons, getting my ears pierced again.

Long weekend for Mike, and we just enjoyed the time together.
So.. this week (ending Sunday) back my regular blog
February 9 - Another bread recipe. This one is a gorgeous wheat and maple loaf that turned out so good, and would be a great whey bread if I had made cheese.
February 10- tips on bread baking, a raisin-cinnamon loaf recipe I wrote for a friend with my tips, how much I want a Kindle.
February 11- Stuffed Wild Yak Yak vintage pattern, stenciling with glitter, and why I can't grow plants.

February 12- I did nothing and enjoyed it a lot. Just read all day.
February 13- Another vintage crochet pattern from my stash of vintage needlework mags, mourning the end of the Nightwing comic and celebrating Dollhouse, my new popcorn popper, and what internet slang am I.

Today, which isn't between 9-15th, I posted a poll about omelette fillings following a catnap I had this morning.

Back at the Life and Times of An Aspiring Craft Goddess

Feb 3- Rant about a *nasty* email I got, and gratitude about how much love and happiness I have in my life.
Feb 5- Sunburst Rose Doily from Star Gift Book 150, pattern. Spine tore on it, so I'm trying to get it all transcribed. A dream about pricing beadwork.
Feb 6- The Awesomeness of People, or at least one person, plus the Hot Plate Mat pattern from the Star book, along with a rendition done in worsted weight cotton. This pattern is just perfect for tawashi.
Feb 7- Make It and Take It at Michaels, Nutella, and Mike singing the Dr. Horrible soundtrack in an Elmer Fudd voice
Feb 8- Our button necklaces, going to see Coraline, someone broke into our car, and Dr. Who inspired scarf ideas.

Back home...
January 26- a link to a friend's blog about the economy, banks and the Fed, recipe for porcupine meatballs
January 27- I posted an article about beading with porcupine quills, and for some reason, didn't link to the porcupine meatball recipe in my newsletter. I should have. I seem to have porcupines on the brain. You can see the article at Beadwork at BellaOnline.com

January 28- about mysteries, pretzels and vanilla extract. Also, getting rickrolled by my daughter.
January 30- About my new phone, and some wallpapers I made for it, including one with Cilye!
Feb 1- More extract ideas, some photos Mike took.