January 2010
More scherenschnitte with tarot →
My favorite part of the Light and Shadow Tarot is the back of the card and that’s why I selected it for this scherenschnitte project:
I enlarged the image on a copier to create the…
December 2009
Crap! I think I’m getting sick.
Picking your tarot card focus for 2010 →
Ever since I learned this exercise in a tarot class (Thanks, Cheryl!), I’ve continued it every year and I’d like to share it with you.
Just before the new year starts, I select a major…
John Scalzi - The Best SciFi Movies of the... →
And now we’ve come to it: The last day of the year and also the last day of the decade, and with that turn comes my list of the Best Science Fiction Movies of the ’00s. As with my…
King of an Endless Sky →
New installments premiere every Thursday.
Force →
Steampunk Cruise on Sydney Harbor →
Patrick writes:
On the 19th of December I had the good fortune to be a part of a Steampunk Cruise aboard a restored 1902 Steamship called ‘The Waratah’. It was a truly incredible Steampunk…
Saw Avatar. It was long and felt long. World & culture = freaking gorgeous. Plot = predictable. No headache yet from the 3D.
Woo-hoo! My bread machine arrived. Thanks Mom! Have no idea what I’m gonna make first. It’ll be an alchemist’s project indeed.
Writing Prompt: Dear John From the Furniture →
I saw this writing prompt on the Writer’s Digest website:
You return home from work to find a Dear John letter on your kitchen table. Oddly enough, it’s from one of your favorite pieces of…
Writing Prompt: Dear John From the Furniture http://bit.ly/4KffGF
Making breakfast and thinking about going to the movies today. Although I could just as likely stay in bed and read a book or two. :)
Queen of Night and Magic →
Queen of Night & Magic
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 12x15 inches
-Details, prints, original painting, click here-
A cover for Kobold Quarterly Magazine. The fey…
I Dream of the Nine of Pentacles #2 →
I’ve decided it’s time to revisit my beloved Nine of Pentacles and see what’s going on with my relationship to this card. If you would like to learn more about why I am working with this card (as…
Upcoming Tarot Journaling Projects →
The end of the year is winding down and the start of a new one is upon us. And, like many others, I am am jumping on the bandwagon of being optimistic about the start of new projects and ways to…
Steampunk Cruise on Sydney Harbor →
Patrick writes:
On the 19th of December I had the good fortune to be a part of a Steampunk Cruise aboard a restored 1902 Steamship called ‘The Waratah’. It was a truly incredible Steampunk…
Scherenschnitte: Mirrored Squirrels →
I messed up on this template last time by using paper that was too thick. I have thinner paper now so I thought I’d try again:
I made a lot of mistakes. The paper still seemed a little…
Scherenschnitte: Mirrored Squirrels http://bit.ly/5XQrtc
Just got role of black craft paper so I can create bigger papercuts than the 5x5 origami paper I was using. Yay!
Oh, and I’ve got Chuck on in the background. And man, if you don’t have to go out today, don’t. That wind is freaking brutal.
Get In Mah Belly!! →
My my my. This was certainly a labor of love, wouldn’t you say? Or… When this baby sits around the cake stand, she really sits around the cake stand! Or… Forgive me if this seems…
Steampunk Quarterly – Writers Wanted →
From
Dr. van Klausen via email, comes this:
Greetings!
For the first issue of our steampunk story zine “Steampunk Quarterly”, which hopefully will be published in February, we still need more…
Random Tunes: The Killers: “Mr. Brightside” →
Woke up in the mood for some music from The Killers, and so I share. Enjoy!
The Killers: Official Site | Facebook | YouTube
Beautiful footage of underwater radio-controlled... →
Space: the final frontier. Oh, really? No so fast! After watching this awesome video of the Enterprise swooping and spiraling through the water, we’ve got to believe that the true final…
Had great evening chatting away w/ my dad and Cheryl. Oh & introduced them to Simon’s cat. Can’t believe they didn’t know about him yet. :P
My dad reminded me of the job I was happiest at. I was 13 & often covered in mud & got to use a machete. What’s not to love about that? :)
Oh yes, that’s pretty much how it goes: How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell http://bit.ly/6xoVMo
Sunday Sweets: Charity Roundup →
Today’s Sweet comes from five cake decorators who made an extreme Christmas Tree cake for the Festival of Trees in Utah to benefit Primary Children’s Medical Center. Since the cake was itself made to…
The Best SciFi Scanner Interviews of 2009 →
Before we forge ahead to a whole new year, we look back on the scifi lessons of 2009, as told by the geniuses who created it. Herewith, the best of SciFi Scanner’s interviews with the…
Finally got the last of my immediate family properly introduced to Jackson Hole. Awesome.
Waiting for my dad to call so we can go eat. He’s en route from PA so still not sure when he’ll get here. Guess I’ll eat m&ms while I wait.
Tarot Writing Prompt: A Thank You Note in Three... →
Tarot Dame posted an interesting tarot writing prompt on her Facebook page today:
Write a thank-you note about… a horrible vacation… from a hero’s point of view.
(Pull 3 cards and follow the…
Ruki chats with the frog →
I got a new humidifier (yes, a frog! :P) and I set it up on a footstool to make sure it didn’t leak. Ruki was fascinated by it. She sat like this for a really long time. I kept imagining that she…
Ruki chats with the frog http://bit.ly/5PACJa
Wishes the upstairs neighbors would stop neglecting the tasmanian devil and teach it some quiet activities like reading or color
Coloring I mean. Oof. This day is already starting out super. I have a migraine and Ruki threw up. Joy!
Finished with Kitty’s House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn http://bit.ly/50TZjG
On page 114 of 288 of Gluten-Free Girl by Shauna James Ahern http://bit.ly/58qIIy
On page 53 of 336 of Kitty’s House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn http://bit.ly/6fOsQZ
Saw Sherlock Holmes yesterday. It was awesome! I want to see it again. :)
Finished with Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn http://bit.ly/7UNOdW
Microscopes, Aged and Brass →
Allen Wissner has been collecting antique brass microscopes for three decades. His site — where he shares his extensive collection with the hope that readers will discover him and…
gluten-free cinnamon rolls →
My friend John is a painter, an incredible painter who is not recognized in the established art world the way he should be. Whatever. That’s not why he paints. (However, I hope the museums and art…
Christmas Plans →
TEN – Completion and the start of a new cycle →
The number ten must have signified the limits of our counting for millennia – our ten fingers. Ten contains all natural numbers – 1+2+3+4 = 10, and is represented by an equilateral triangle.
What tarot card are you? →
We all get certain cards that show up to represent us in readings. Let’s ignore those cards for now and pick something to represent us that’s more whimsical and fun…based simply on the…
Adventures of the League of STEAM – “The Fright Before Christmas” http://bit.ly/8y6iD0
Adventures of the League of STEAM – “The Fright... →
Amusing. :P League of STEAM has a great new video up:
The Fright Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas at the League of STEAM headquarters, but there’s mischief afoot!
Free Will Astrology : Horoscopes for week of... →
Horoscopes for week of December 24, 2009
What influences do you really, really need to say goodbye to? The next six months will provide you with ample motivation and…
Tarot Writing Prompt: Christmas Hermit →
This image is by Jytte Hviid and I came across it on her Etsy shop. You can also check out more of her work on Flickr. Check out the paper cutout Santa hermit too!
Santa makes a…