Archive for July, 2009

I’m in slacker packing mode right now. I want to bring the teeniest amount of stuff with me on this vacation. We are flying to Detroit to go camping with Vim’s family. I don’t need even the vestige of something nice to wear. All I need are one pair sneakers, one pair of crocs, 2pairs [...]

I taught Sunday School at Church of Craft this past Sunday here in Oakland at the Rock! Paper! Scissors! Collective. My class was How to make a Freezer Paper Stencil and it was pretty fun and people made some cute stencils. Witness: I made two: a star trek Federation symbol on a black tank top [...]

I think I am finally over Tuesday nights hangover only to have it be replaced by the most heinous cramps in the history of cramps. I’m disassociating from my entire lower half. Below the ribcage I do not exist. I have nothing to wear. In this closet of hugish proportions nothing fits or looks good [...]

Thanks for all your kind comments about my absurd mean girl encounter. I feel like next time I will be able to deal with the situation more appropriately. Actually I don’t really blame the other mom all that much. I bet she was just wishing me and my kid to the devil from the get [...]

I totally lost it today at some little girls at the park. Dear Jack, Do not model yourself on your mom’s behavior. Thanks. Love, Mom My kid is only 2 which means that I’ve only been a mom for 2 years which means that I was not quite prepared to act appropriately. I thought I [...]

Packaging squees me out sometimes. There is just so much of it, and much of it unnecessary. At the same time, great packaging can make your product, I see how it can be necessary for marketing and how some minimal packaging is completely necessary. Every time I buy something handmade that comes with super nice [...]

*Annoyed* I wrote up a bunch of notes on that previous silk screen post and it is GONE! I must have not hit publish? I went out and bought a couple of Dover clip art books. They are mostly royalty/copyright free images and they come in high res on CDs. Handy! That’s where I got [...]

I’m obsessed with my new iPhone. It’s so handy! I’ve read 5 books on it using the kindle reader and downloaded a ton more for free! for Stanza from the Gutenburg Project. You can get things for free or very cheap from amazon too, things like Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill, read Badgers riveting [...]