I was tagged (quite a while ago) by Travis:
1) Find the nearest book
2) Open to page 123
3) Type lines 6-8 of said book
4) Tag three others
Nearest book:
Don Quixote by that Cervantes guy
(The very long sentance that overwhelms)Lines 6-8:
True it is, at the second application Sancho fell to the earth: a misfortune that also happened to his master; who, in spite of all his own address, together with the assistance of his good friend, soon found himself stretched at the feet of Rozinante, who had not as yet been able to rise: from whence we may learn, what furious execution is often done by pack staves when managed by the hands of such enraged clowns.
I was actually hoping something less pretentious that I actually had intention of reading was sitting by me. But no such luck.
I’m just tagging Liam for this one. He needs to blog more. This will encourage him to do so.
This little Panasonic sixties era AM radio was a Christmas present from Liam.
It’s called the Toot-A-Loop. Isn’t that great? You can squash it back down into a ring and hang it off your wrist when you go to sunbathe by the pool (or whatever they used to do with their AM radios back then).
I’ve been waiting to share this - I made my family home made presents for Christmas this year, and the one I am most proud of is the one I made for Liam:
It’s a board game.
The top half of the board is meant to look like a birds-eye view of the rooms of a mid-century bungalow (obviously I took some inspiration from Clue here).
The premise being that this is the home - high in the Hollywood hills - of a young writer, about to pitch a new TV show (yes, I have a very active imagination).
To win the game, you have to run around the pool and come up with a great idea for a show, and then search your bungalow to find your missing typewriter so you can get it down on paper.
I had some of the most fun with the little pawns - I drew little retro faces onto circles of shrinky dink (which I’ve never used before - sooooo much fun!) . It worked really well, as you can see. They’re super sturdy, and just the right size.
My inspiration for the little faces was the character design of the faces in the 1961 edition of Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Book - I first saw it (in an earlier incarnation) at Ward Jenkins Ward-O-Matic and when I found a copy at a local vintage store, I knew I had to snap it up immediately. Not only are the illustrations amazing - but all the antiquated design tips are a huge inspiration for a girl like me with a retro decor going on.
I love how all the men wear sport coats, and skinny pants, and ties - so of course, I had to whip up a dapper little Liam (check out the green pawn).
I am pretty much obsessed with making Mii’s (little customizable characters on the Nintendo Wii). I’m pretty good at it too.
Me and Liam. Self-explanatory
My cats. In Mii form. Yep. I’m that girl.
Hiro (from Heroes) and Bjork. Some how they both just seemed to lend themselves really thoroughly to being Mii-ized.
This little cat shaped tent for cats was the kitties Christmas present. They enjoy sitting in things (as kitties are wont to do) and this cosy little hovel makes their habit a little more legitimate than the cardboard boxes, or draped winter coats they usually hide under. Plus I don’t feel guilty when I have to get rid of/move/use their hiding spot.
Oh, and yes, we include the cats in our holiday celebrations. They truly enjoy it though (really, they do). They get to sleep under the tree; bat at shiny, dangly ornaments; pounce and play in mazes made of crumpled up wrapping paper; and most wonderful of all: turkey treats for dinner. We call them our Christmas cats.
So I’m not completely a crazy cat lady. Nope. Not at all. Not at all…
Seriously!
This was an assignment for my 3D form and structure class - we were given a 2D drawing of a top elevation of an object, and we had to build it out in 3D and turn it into a functional, household object.
I made a bento box (a Japanese serving tray for sushi) out of different thicknesses of illustration board. I glued it together and sprayed it red (hence my current affection for spraypaint).