crafting

I WANT AN AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPY.

Just look at how cute they are, OMGad:





AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPY > any other puppy or cat

I discovered this when I went over to Azure's to "go out" for her last night in town. We went crrraazzzzzyyyyyy!!!!!! I stayed up until 2:30/3ish, Azure stayed up until 5ish, partying? nope, matting! Wooooooooooooooohooooooo. Fun times!

Actually it was fun, and relaxing, and productive, which I am all for these days.

Azure measures dimensions for photos:




I cut the mat paper with the expensive yet precise mat cutter



Look at how nice the mat looks!



Then Azure went bye bye. Bye Azure! See you and Mike in February! I will miss you guys!

Today, I bought a styrofoam cone



And some feathers:





And made a feather tree! While listening to the fleet foxes!



It really is winter, isn't it?

library

Who loves the library?! I do!!!!

I borrowed so many gems today from the library. They were all on hold for me. I love making my hold list and picking it up. Today I borrowed:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I've been meaning to read this f.o.r.e.v.e.r. but just haven't really gotten to it. Now I want to read it and then watch the movie.

True Blood Season 1. I've heard it's the best. Now I watch it, for free!!!!!

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. It's sad that this man committed suicide before seeing his work in print. Then it goes on to win the pulitzer.

Dolly My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton. It's for book club at work. Don't judge me.

I love that this was all free. Free! Free! Free! So many hours of entertainment for free!

discovery

Today at work while I unwrapped 100000000000000 candy canes, for our candy cane ice cream, i discovered something magical. Some of the candy canes have hearts in their center! I thought this was pretty neat.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for many things this year. My health, my friends, my family, my work, progress, seasons, good food, the pacific northwest, transportation, fires, smartwool socks, pies, cinnabrittle sundaes, chapstick, and oysters. I'm sure there's more, but I can't think straight because there are many different food scents coming from my mom's kitchen.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nina

Oh Nina Simone how you make me swoooooon

Falling for fall

I've seen many inspiring and beautiful things this fall:

like kites



and a harvest party



with a burn pile



or environmentally friendly art installations



and a whimsical show at Chop Suey



downpours



fall leaves on long walks



Abbott



pretty feathers and cute boots



Yay fall! You're so pretty!

Resolutions

This speaks to me:

No more dilly-dallying.
Accept all offers.
In it to win it.
Fail beautifully.
Try things you don't like.
Seek respect, avoid credit.
Be the thing.
Down hill no breaks.
Go for broke.
Higher highs and lower lows.
Live it out

Thanks Buster Benson!

Fun and Fearless 2010!