Tuesday Quote
Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.
--Estonian proverb
Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.
--Konrad von Gesner
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
--WT Purkiser
Tuesday, November 26
Sunday, November 24
Body in a Jar Update
Well, I started with food coloring, which didn't do much, but honestly, I didn't expect it to.
So I bought Rit dye and now the 'body' is in the jar with the dye. It appears that the plastic is starting to change color. I know it works on some kinds of plastic, I had seen plastic beads being dyed with fabric dye, and a friend experimented with that for me. But I know some kinds of plastic will change color and other kids won't. On the doll so far (only 10 minutes or so) it looks like the head is changing color, and the arms, but not sure about the body and legs, that's a different plastic. Well if her head turns out, I can live with the rest of it. Probably cover the body and maybe cover the legs, too, so it should work out.
Gotta get a good idea about the outfit.
Well, I started with food coloring, which didn't do much, but honestly, I didn't expect it to.
So I bought Rit dye and now the 'body' is in the jar with the dye. It appears that the plastic is starting to change color. I know it works on some kinds of plastic, I had seen plastic beads being dyed with fabric dye, and a friend experimented with that for me. But I know some kinds of plastic will change color and other kids won't. On the doll so far (only 10 minutes or so) it looks like the head is changing color, and the arms, but not sure about the body and legs, that's a different plastic. Well if her head turns out, I can live with the rest of it. Probably cover the body and maybe cover the legs, too, so it should work out.
Gotta get a good idea about the outfit.
Paper or Plastic
OK, do they even ASK you anymore??
I usually have to inform them, as they are already starting to shove things into a plastic sack, "I prefer paper." Yes, I admit, I do prefer paper.
Why? Not specifically for recycling, as I re-use or recycle both. Why is because I have a theory: Even a horrible sacker has a better chance of not messing up my groceries if they use a paper sack. See, the bottom is flat, and that makes it easier to put things in first that are also flat, such as boxes and cans, leaving the more squishy not-flat stuff to go on the top. This also makes it naturally easier for the sacks to be fairly even in weight, as the heavy flat things are fairly spread out between the sacks.
Well my slacker-sacker yesterday completely blew my theory out of the water. First, she put four two-litre bottles all in one sack (and she expected me to be able to carry that), then she shoved all the other stuff willy-nilly into two other sacks, neither ending up being even as heavy as one two litre bottle.
When I got home I found that at the bottom of one sack was my fresh chicken breasts, not even double wrapped, (boy am I glad nothing poked through the saran wrap on that) and at the bottom of the other sack was a bag of cereal.
Sheesh! If this store wasn't giving out "Holiday Bucks" I probably wouldn't bother to go there at all. They don't even carry veggie breakfast sausages.
OK. Rant Off.
OK, do they even ASK you anymore??
I usually have to inform them, as they are already starting to shove things into a plastic sack, "I prefer paper." Yes, I admit, I do prefer paper.
Why? Not specifically for recycling, as I re-use or recycle both. Why is because I have a theory: Even a horrible sacker has a better chance of not messing up my groceries if they use a paper sack. See, the bottom is flat, and that makes it easier to put things in first that are also flat, such as boxes and cans, leaving the more squishy not-flat stuff to go on the top. This also makes it naturally easier for the sacks to be fairly even in weight, as the heavy flat things are fairly spread out between the sacks.
Well my slacker-sacker yesterday completely blew my theory out of the water. First, she put four two-litre bottles all in one sack (and she expected me to be able to carry that), then she shoved all the other stuff willy-nilly into two other sacks, neither ending up being even as heavy as one two litre bottle.
When I got home I found that at the bottom of one sack was my fresh chicken breasts, not even double wrapped, (boy am I glad nothing poked through the saran wrap on that) and at the bottom of the other sack was a bag of cereal.
Sheesh! If this store wasn't giving out "Holiday Bucks" I probably wouldn't bother to go there at all. They don't even carry veggie breakfast sausages.
OK. Rant Off.
Aack
yuck. I had a nice lil' rant all typed up, hit the 'post' button, and my computer crashed.
Yes, I know, if I had a mac this wouldn't happen.
yuck. I had a nice lil' rant all typed up, hit the 'post' button, and my computer crashed.
Yes, I know, if I had a mac this wouldn't happen.
Saturday, November 23
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Look, I'm almost up to 1000 hits (with my new hit counter). I should offer a prize of some sort to hit number 1000, don'cha think?
Look, I'm almost up to 1000 hits (with my new hit counter). I should offer a prize of some sort to hit number 1000, don'cha think?
Talent
I wonder what is the gene that causes one to create?
I was talking with a couple other parents yesterday, with kids as old as mine and older. Big football game last night, and I noticed how easy it was for these parents to talk about their kids' sporting abilities. When the topic switched to our kids' artistic endevours, both other parents not only were in awe of their artistic child's talent, but both did one of those "I don't know where they got that talent, definately not from ME". Um, and all that sporting talent you were just talking about, you gave them all that?
I believe that everyone of us has creative talent, in different measures and different types. Some of us have a naturally visible creativity, but often some of us don't (can't?) recoginze our own creativity. We need to explore our own talents, encourage each other's, and nurture them so they will grow, not bury them by not acknowledging them.
I wonder what is the gene that causes one to create?
I was talking with a couple other parents yesterday, with kids as old as mine and older. Big football game last night, and I noticed how easy it was for these parents to talk about their kids' sporting abilities. When the topic switched to our kids' artistic endevours, both other parents not only were in awe of their artistic child's talent, but both did one of those "I don't know where they got that talent, definately not from ME". Um, and all that sporting talent you were just talking about, you gave them all that?
I believe that everyone of us has creative talent, in different measures and different types. Some of us have a naturally visible creativity, but often some of us don't (can't?) recoginze our own creativity. We need to explore our own talents, encourage each other's, and nurture them so they will grow, not bury them by not acknowledging them.
Friday, November 22
Thursday, November 21
Body Parts In A Jar
I almost feel like a mad scientist with what I've got in a jar right now.
Not ever alive, but resembling something alive......
give up?
Just doll parts.
I'm trying to dye a doll body for an art project I've got lined up.
I almost feel like a mad scientist with what I've got in a jar right now.
Not ever alive, but resembling something alive......
give up?
Just doll parts.
I'm trying to dye a doll body for an art project I've got lined up.
Tuesday, November 19
Tuesday Quote
"Education is not the taming or domestication of the soul's raw passions -- not suppressing them or excising them, which would deprive the soul of its energy -- but forming and informing them as art."
-- -- Allen Bloom
Today's Tuesday Quote comes from just one of the many features I love about My Way, a new free e-mail service I learned about from Firda. I definately love Yahoo!, but these folks are out-doing Yahoo! on many levels.
"Education is not the taming or domestication of the soul's raw passions -- not suppressing them or excising them, which would deprive the soul of its energy -- but forming and informing them as art."
-- -- Allen Bloom
Today's Tuesday Quote comes from just one of the many features I love about My Way, a new free e-mail service I learned about from Firda. I definately love Yahoo!, but these folks are out-doing Yahoo! on many levels.
Saturday, November 16
Learning Update
I got a bit behind on my CSS learning this week due to the uninvited guests my kids hosted. But now, I think we're done with all that. And this weekend is going to be chores and kid time and more learning.
Here's my practice CSS page, I'm going to make a Quilt page soon, so that's where I'm practicing so far.
I got a bit behind on my CSS learning this week due to the uninvited guests my kids hosted. But now, I think we're done with all that. And this weekend is going to be chores and kid time and more learning.
Here's my practice CSS page, I'm going to make a Quilt page soon, so that's where I'm practicing so far.
Friday, November 15
Hits
I must have made Blogger's recently updated list for a while last night, as I got 5 hits in a row from there. I think I've made that list one other time, because of hits recieved, but I'd like to see myself on the list. I want to see it for myself, you know?
I must have made Blogger's recently updated list for a while last night, as I got 5 hits in a row from there. I think I've made that list one other time, because of hits recieved, but I'd like to see myself on the list. I want to see it for myself, you know?
Thursday, November 14
And for all my Mac friends:
On one of my favorite shows Judging Amy this week, in one scene Amy has a nice Power Book that she's using on her dining room table, segue to her brother's office, and he's got the new head bopping Mac on his desk.
On one of my favorite shows Judging Amy this week, in one scene Amy has a nice Power Book that she's using on her dining room table, segue to her brother's office, and he's got the new head bopping Mac on his desk.
A couple more really cool things.
This program can read your mind, or so it seems, when you guess a sit-com character or dictator. I tried to stump it, picking some very obscure sit-com characters, and it figured out Zelda from Dobie Gillis, Eddie from The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Diahn Carrol from Julia. Wow, I'm impressed. If you stump it, let me know.
And speaking of stumping, this one will stump you. It's a right brain/left brain trick. Exercise your brain, man.
This program can read your mind, or so it seems, when you guess a sit-com character or dictator. I tried to stump it, picking some very obscure sit-com characters, and it figured out Zelda from Dobie Gillis, Eddie from The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and Diahn Carrol from Julia. Wow, I'm impressed. If you stump it, let me know.
And speaking of stumping, this one will stump you. It's a right brain/left brain trick. Exercise your brain, man.
Tuesday, November 12
bug update:
Those lil' buggers are so resiliant, they've adapted to the shampoo meant to kill them. So today, after sleeping late, and then finding they weren't all gone, I gave two beautiful heads of red hair short buzz cuts. Oh, well, it'll grow out.
My worst fear is catching them myself, as I really don't have anyone I could ask to dig bugs out of my hair.
Those lil' buggers are so resiliant, they've adapted to the shampoo meant to kill them. So today, after sleeping late, and then finding they weren't all gone, I gave two beautiful heads of red hair short buzz cuts. Oh, well, it'll grow out.
My worst fear is catching them myself, as I really don't have anyone I could ask to dig bugs out of my hair.
Tuesday Quote
"I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something,
and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
--Edward Everett
Thanks Julianne for sharing this wonderful quote.
"I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still I can do something,
and because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
--Edward Everett
Thanks Julianne for sharing this wonderful quote.
It's still Monday
because it's not tomorrow until I go to sleep
Unexpected late night tonight. Right at bedtime my oldest announces how itchy his head is. Hmmm. So I do the head check. Yup, the little nasties are crawling around. And on little brother too. Yuck. So I run down to the drugstore for the killing supplies, and follow all directions. Took a little over an hour for each one. We're definately sleeping in tomorrow.
And on the bright side
'cause I'm one of those people who needs to see the glass as half full
My boys do have awfully beautiful hair, and I don't get to play with it very often. Not like little me, having curlers put in after the mandatory Saturday night bath, and getting to watch Carol Burnett.
No, they're typical boys about their hair, and keep it relatively short, one with thick dark auburn and the other with fine 'Cheeto-orange' (or I would say strawberry blonde). Plenty of (non-redheaded) women have made some sort of envious remarks, or joked that such color was 'wasted' on a boy.
And tonight, I got to comb through all that beautiful hair. Every last freeking inch of it. I sure hope we killed them all.
because it's not tomorrow until I go to sleep
Unexpected late night tonight. Right at bedtime my oldest announces how itchy his head is. Hmmm. So I do the head check. Yup, the little nasties are crawling around. And on little brother too. Yuck. So I run down to the drugstore for the killing supplies, and follow all directions. Took a little over an hour for each one. We're definately sleeping in tomorrow.
And on the bright side
'cause I'm one of those people who needs to see the glass as half full
My boys do have awfully beautiful hair, and I don't get to play with it very often. Not like little me, having curlers put in after the mandatory Saturday night bath, and getting to watch Carol Burnett.
No, they're typical boys about their hair, and keep it relatively short, one with thick dark auburn and the other with fine 'Cheeto-orange' (or I would say strawberry blonde). Plenty of (non-redheaded) women have made some sort of envious remarks, or joked that such color was 'wasted' on a boy.
And tonight, I got to comb through all that beautiful hair. Every last freeking inch of it. I sure hope we killed them all.
Sunday, November 10
The last week-and-a-half has been a bit upsetting, blogwise. Starting with my template getting all screwed up, for (as far as I could tell) no good reason! Rumer has it perhaps Blogger was hacked on some level.
So I spent the better part of two days (and these were our vacation days, so I do mean two whole days!) trying to hook up a different Blogger template and modify it all over again.
Note to self: save a copy of template after modifications and extras added!
A couple things got in the way of that: first, all my 'fun' links and things were just gone, so I have to find them all again. A lot of the graphics were ones I had made myself, or saved, so I can recreate those, but then I have to find the others.
And B) those first couple days I was trying to fix it, the same problem kept happening. (which was that my img=scr..... html was being reduced to only img)
and 3rd, I really want to make my own CSS template. So why keep modifying the ones that are already here??
So I haven't blogged much this last week, partly due to frustration, and partly because my time has been being spent on my learning. I got a perfect 100% on HTML, and missed one on the XHTML quizzes, and I'm starting on the CSS. I have been living and breathing W3 Schools. They are the best! (and listening to Older Brother's Records while learning)
Soon, Techinicolor Day will be back to it's beautiful self, and better than ever. Stay tuned!!
So I spent the better part of two days (and these were our vacation days, so I do mean two whole days!) trying to hook up a different Blogger template and modify it all over again.
Note to self: save a copy of template after modifications and extras added!
A couple things got in the way of that: first, all my 'fun' links and things were just gone, so I have to find them all again. A lot of the graphics were ones I had made myself, or saved, so I can recreate those, but then I have to find the others.
And B) those first couple days I was trying to fix it, the same problem kept happening. (which was that my img=scr..... html was being reduced to only img)
and 3rd, I really want to make my own CSS template. So why keep modifying the ones that are already here??
So I haven't blogged much this last week, partly due to frustration, and partly because my time has been being spent on my learning. I got a perfect 100% on HTML, and missed one on the XHTML quizzes, and I'm starting on the CSS. I have been living and breathing W3 Schools. They are the best! (and listening to Older Brother's Records while learning)
Soon, Techinicolor Day will be back to it's beautiful self, and better than ever. Stay tuned!!
Thursday, November 7
Thursday Bit O' Beauty
Here's a fun paint-by-number, and the best part is the list of Art includes masters ranging from Monet to Groening.
Here's a fun paint-by-number, and the best part is the list of Art includes masters ranging from Monet to Groening.
Tuesday, November 5
First unveiling:
Here's the site I've been working on. Not much there yet. Just made the graphic tonight.
Here's the site I've been working on. Not much there yet. Just made the graphic tonight.
Tuesday Quote
Quick, before Tuesday is over
"Getting started can be very hard for people who have trouble with beginnings. After all, where do beginnings begin?"
--Dorothy Bryant
Quick, before Tuesday is over
"Getting started can be very hard for people who have trouble with beginnings. After all, where do beginnings begin?"
--Dorothy Bryant
Friday, November 1
So many silly issues with the blogging today and yesterday, I almost forgot
Thursday Bit 'O Beauty
We have a tradition of watching The Nightmare Before Christmas on Halloween or somewhere around there. One of my favorites.
So our B 'O B today, is art from Tim Burton. I love his stuff!
Thursday Bit 'O Beauty
We have a tradition of watching The Nightmare Before Christmas on Halloween or somewhere around there. One of my favorites.
So our B 'O B today, is art from Tim Burton. I love his stuff!