School stuff

Whoo, was the last time I was on here really the last day of school? Seems like it's been longer. I'd thought I'd momentarily celebrate getting all the classes I wanted (whee!) and have a moment about driving down to Valencia 4 days a week (bummer ;(... that's a teardrop, btw).

I'm taking two computer science classes - C and Java - an acting class - solo performance - and a history class - women in american history.

I have to admit that I had mixed feelings about that history class. I'm not a feminist, I'm not particularly into 'girl power' and whatever else is going on (I do have a physics degree, I intend to have a career, and I'm not looking to marry. But that's it.). Oddly enough, though I've got a male teaching the class, and not only does he have a sense of humor, he simply says what people have done (or not done) throughout history, and encourages us to think about it. Like about how the American Indians had slaves, and sold them to the Europeans, and the same in Africa - no one's blameless. I like that viewpoint on history - just stating the facts, sorting out who did what, and then - only then - considering the 'why'. Apparently he had to try out several different times and places to be able to teach women's history - the women interviewing him had a hard time imagining a male teaching that. (But, then, they'll teach men's history - how's that for sexism?)

Pics!

Here's the promised pics!


Ain't they pretty? I like 'em, anyway. They just went into the mail this morning.

Updates

Just a quick update.

I don't have the pictures for those nautical books yet, but they're made and ready-to-ship! Plus I got another order, Christmas ones this time, and the possibility of a third!

I've got an ebay site - have I mentioned that yet? - and pretty soon I'll be putting up wool, mostly raw, and 'vintage'-type items. Things like Look magazines, Hit Songs magazines, oil filters, and an old, unused Barbie doll. I'm also poking around on the 'net for other venues to sell my stuff on - the more I'm seen, the more I'll sell, right? (Hopefully, anyway)

Here's one that I found so far:
bluejay.com/WoolRanch

Let you know if it works!

So, it's been awhile. Hey!

Last time I was on the social web I was on twitter, where I mentioned that I had an international job on Etsy. In Switzerland. That was cool, btw, and was shipped a little bit ago. It was another project that I had to print onto the front (which is why a pic won't be posted here - it was a pic of someone's face) and I had to print on the actual pages of the book! Whee! It was only 8 pages, but hey, fun.

And (while I'm at it) I got another order for a regular journal (done with a Victorian-vintage cover) and an open notepad with printing on the top flap. Open notepads, btw, are 3x4 inch pads with only a 1-inch flap at the top, and I intend for the flap to be printed on.

Did I ever describe my notebooks? The regular ones are 8x5.5 inches with 32 pages, cut and bound by myself.

Right now, I'm working on yet another order, this one for 3 nautical notebooks, regular size. I'm looking for the 3rd cover this week - it's hard to find cover paper I'm happy with, especially for such a specific project like this! But hey, once its made I'll take a pic to show ya'll and ship it off.

Yah! Booming business!

Here's a pic of the Victorian book - ain't it cute? It's got glitter and everything. My favorite book to-date.

Indigo

First - homefront.

I finished that etsy project, so here's the promised pic.

Ain't they cute? :) They're a quarter-inch thick (really thick, actually - the forty had to be flattened under a couple of dictionaries), and about 3.5 x 4. I like 'em, anyway, and they were fun to make.

Else Etsy-wise, I'm working on a new bag design, and have four coasters to cross-stitch. The coasters are a bit of a new thing, but I made up the design for the edging myself. I'm also trying to create an avatar (emphasis on trying. I think I might be graphically-challenged.)

I've also started looking more seriously at freelancing jobs, specifically in the writing area, since I've had no luck whatsoever getting a job in the 'real' world. Hopefully this pans out :D.


So now - Indigo.

I actually had to look up this color - it's not one I think about. In the visible spectrum, it's between blue and purple, was defined as a spectral color (one of the rainbow colors) by Issac Newton, and got its name from the indigo plant used to dye cloths. Primary Example: Blue Jeans. Although today, the dye is made synthetically. It's fairly popular, and isn't known for being dangerous (ancient or modern times. Important, no?)

Blue and Etsy

Funny, that title sounds cleverer than it really is. Anyway, exciting news first.

I've made an Etsy sale! S'cool. Someone wants 40 small notebooks (smaller than what I've got up for sale) with their clip art, so I'm working on that now. They're pretty cute - once they're finished I'll put up one, for an example.

Part of how Etsy works is through something called Alchemy - which is where this order comes from. Buyers make a request for a particular item at a particular, then a seller comes along, goes "Hey, I can make this," and makes a bid to make the item within a particular amount of time for a particular amount of money. Weee! I got picked for one! (Thanks so much, btw!)

So - blue. Here goes.

Sky, scarf, ruler, cd-holder, book covers (Hardy boys, Nancy Drew, Winnie-the-Pooh), notebook, shorts, atlas, C++ books, stickers, picture of Neptune, cereal bowl, bookshelf, folder, pen lid, polly pocket - that's most of what's in my room that's blue. :D

Green

So yes, we're on green now. And the first thing that comes to mind is plants. And... I'm gonna have to skip out on the photosynthesis babble, at least for now. Sometime, I'll get back to it.

My excuses for not blogging? Well... besides all the usual home stuff, I'm taking a summer class (health science, woot!), got a small part-time job (eeee!!!!), trying to keep up with my writing, and making afghan crocheted items to sell (still testing out those waters). And fighting with the internet.

Green:

Grass, ferns, moss, basil, rosemary, thyme, and oregano.

The last four are herbs growing in our sun-window in the kitchen. They're kinda an experiment - using actual living herbs instead of dried ones bought in the store. So far, all of them except the rosemary have been used. A basil leaf, torn into small shreds, was cooked into tomato soup - delicious! And basil, thyme, and oregano were all used in making spaghetti sauce, at half the amount the recipe called for. It was a bit strong, but very good. At some point (meaning, sometime in the next month), I'm planning on trying to dry them, and also planting some garlic (sooner than the drying, since growing that takes about 5 months).


Random Factoid: Green is a highly unlucky color for cars.

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