Quickie

So just a quick one, cause it's too early to say much -

I finally got an order off of Fiverr! Funny, I put up a widget on this site about it, and next thing I know, I got a hit. Probably doesn't have anything to do with it, but I think it'd be amusing if it did.

It was a transcription job, and the person was really nice, and easy to work with, and - what I'm assuming was - the Aussie accent was cool to listen too. It's been awhile since I've heard an accent besides my own.

Plus I got another journal order :D!

New topic: the other day, I made crescent rolls, some with chocolate inside em, off a copycat recipe of the Pillsbury ones. I've made them before, but this time I used xylitol sugar and maltitol-sweetened chocolate chips. They came out awesome (so, just the same as using regular sugar). Although with these, I didn't place the sugar into the hot/warm water-yeast mix. Something I need to find out is, whether xylitol sugar is eaten by yeast.

(Yeast is weird stuff)

Bumbling Busy Bees

(I blame the absurbed title on life being hecting. And not writing enough poetry lately.)

Blarg, I've been exhausted recently. I've got two small jobs (one's temporary), school, etsy (at which I've gotten yet another order - squee!), ebay (http://tinyurl.com/wool-ranch - lookie! I'm wool_ranch there too!), and a dozen other things on my to-do list. Currently most of that's my future to-do list, but still, it's there for me to do. I mentioned blujay a couple posts back, which hasn't gotten me any orders, but still! Doin' stuff!

I really want to do more crocheted stuff, so I'm working on a afghan rag - using my own design. It's for myself, because I'm way to slow at crocheting to make it worth my while to do make 'em for customers :(. For the most part, cause I'm so busy, I'm just working on it a little bit every day or so (or at least, I mean to every day) to help myself relax. It's a little frustrating to not be able to do everything I'd like to (review my physics - yes, that's cool to some people - write my stories, etc), but sometime tiny like that's nice. At some point, I'll take a picture and put it up here, or over on twitter - which I'll update after this (promise!).

Anyway, most of that up there's my excuse for not posting lately - school and stuff keeps chasing blogging out of my mind. I don't mind being busy, I kinda like it actually, but too much of it and I get stressed. So things go on the backburners. (I think I have a dozen of those - sorta a requirement for writers, anyway).

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?)