‘Round these parts, we make fun of a development called Haile Plantation. Partly because it’s so Stepford, and partly because if you’re from the South you immediately hear the sound of the spoken word, Haile, as a deep Southern accent saying Hell; they’re pronounced exactly the same. So we make …
Somewhere, I forget if it was on Facebook or here on the blog, I mentioned ordering another baby head mold so I could make vases more quickly; somehow either it wasn’t mentioned or I didn’t see it, but in spite of thinking I was ordering the same one, I ordered …
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams My rating: 1 of 5 stars I struggled valiantly through the first half, and then gave up. View all my reviews
First, we have the old shelves, post-taking off books but pre-taking off everything else. All those 1000 books we put in the hallway earlier this week? Er, last week? Mostly crammed into the bottom four shelves of that unit, and triple-stacked on the top three shelves of the large bookcase …
So yesterday in the car as I was describing this to Tim, just at about the point in the conversation when I was going to stop in the middle of a sentence since he didn’t seem to be listening to me anyway (LOVE YOU HONEY) he’s all, “that sounds like …
Tim made most of the cuts Friday night. Did I mention we didn’t even have to go to the store for this? Most of this shelf is cut from the shelf that was there, with more bracers supplied by the window shelves we used to have at Hanks (wood we’ve …
My life is a constant state of “I can’t do THIS until I do THAT first.” What I really, really needed was more shelf space in the ceramic studio, because in two years since doing this as a job, THIS VIEW has turned into THIS VIEW. Now it’s the above …
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams My rating: 1 of 5 stars OK, here’s the deal. I’ve met this author at a convention and he seemed a nice enough fellow; and plenty of other people have read this book and given it four or five stars. But I am an …
At least. At least 1000 books. I counted one section that had medium-sized books on it (meaning that some books on the case are thinner and some are thicker) and that section had 34 books. There are 30 sections. That’s 1020 books. But, I also put my dad’s ashes on …
So when I went to get rung up – not even realizing what t-shirt I was wearing – the checkout girl said, completely deadpan, “so I guess you like artichokes.” I thought the bag boy was going to pee himself, laughing. #VegetableDork
Show of hands: who is surprised that I’m not going to be able to fit all the books on the shelf? Tim helped me pull out the rest of the books from the studio last night, and there’s about a full shelf, at least, too much. Even with pulling all …
I went to the library yesterday to get a new card (I had lost my other one mumblemumble years ago). I went to the downtown library, which ::shifty eyes:: was new the last time I had a library card. But I didn’t go there a lot. I love libraries, mind …
… that when getting a new printer the other day that I needed to get a flat-top one because I just knew the cats were going to sleep on it…?
Sassinak by Anne McCaffrey My rating: 2 of 5 stars I do hate to give this book only a 2, but… 3 stars said “I liked it” and “it was OK” is really closer to the truth. Moon and McCaffrey are two amazing authors, and I do love me a …
Yesterday I had a work flip-out. You all probably are tired of hearing about my constant fight for space (not against Tim, but against myself) — the ceramic studio used to be a book room, and slowly over the last two years I’ve had to double- and triple-stack mass market …
Who would have thought these would be so popular? I guess I didn’t really think about who my friends are when I thought “now here’s a wacky idea of something I should make.” I did just buy a second baby head mold like this one, so that I can make …
So, I have this printer. I’ve had it two years, we used it at Hanks for four years before that, and Carla had it for at least two before that. Meaning it’s at least eight years old — that’s practically a dot matrix! There are a few things I wish …
In honor of my second HaldeCraft anniversary, all hand lotion, lip balm, and massage lotion is on sale from Thursday, 8/26 through Wednesday, 8/22! Use the coupon “balmy” at checkout to get 15% off any HaldeBalm in your order! This discount is not good with any other discounts or coupons, …
When it came down to making the decision yesterday, I just couldn’t do it. Yes, she’s in pain. Yes, she sleeps all the time. Yes, her legs sometimes fall out from underneath her. Yes, her coat looks horrible no matter what I do. No, she doesn’t get up to greet …
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner My rating: 3 of 5 stars I do love a good reworking of a classic tale, and while not a complete re-imagining, this was a good, rich story that gave new insight while still remaining true to the original myth. The character of Thomas …
