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shala_beads
30 April 2009 @ 10:29 am
Last weeks results  
I'm not posting this week's poll on the basis that.. well.. most you only know one of the characters in it. Which gives him this huge advantage since so many of you think he's sexy.
It's Wolverine vs. Deadpool, and we both voted for Deadpool. Absolutely. Deadpool loves duct tape and Bea Arthur. *comforts Deadpool in her mind* Plus.. both of them tend to lose their heads, or at least both did recently.

So.. last week..
6/4 Mr. Clean. I voted for Mr. Clean too, the Brawny Man reminds me entirely too much of a 70s cop show cop, or what would happen if The Village People had a lumberjack.

8/2 Care Bears also my vote. I mean really.. can you imagine all the very serious members of the Avengers hit with Care Bear love? They would regress back to Stan Lee type corniness and silliness. They would be the new grown up version of the Power Pack.

9/1 Dread Pirate Roberts- Dread Pirate Roberts actually got a unanimous vote from my family. I wasn't really expecting E to vote for him, but she did.


So.. here's one that goes out to girls pretty much only..
Poll #1392558
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I wear makeup when..

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ever I leave the house. Major makeup, I'm not going out less than primped and prepared for the world
1 (9.1%)

never! The world has to accept me as I am, I'm not a Barbie doll, I'm a WOMAN! (hear me roar)
0 (0.0%)

For work, light and professional and nearly invisible to minimize flaws and because it's expected
1 (9.1%)

My toenails are polished bright red, the rest..meh...
1 (9.1%)

I'm a fairy every single day with glitter and bright blue curly things on my face
0 (0.0%)

In 3 shades, black, white and red. I look like a slightly recolored horror film from the 20s and I can live with that.
1 (9.1%)

If I'm going out on a date.
2 (18.2%)

if I know I'm going to see my ex or his current partner
1 (9.1%)

Only when I feel insecure, it's a mask protecting me from the world
1 (9.1%)

Does strawberry lippie count?
2 (18.2%)

Nothing on me is natural, I'm a Mistress of my makeup brushes
0 (0.0%)

Usually not, but occasionally just for fun I do something wild
2 (18.2%)

Usually not, but occasionally just for fun, I use a bit
5 (45.5%)

I read fashion magazines and blogs and try every new product out there.
0 (0.0%)

Favorite type of makeup?

Do you wear makeup to mark territory or do you stick to transfer-proof

Anything to add to question 1 or something I should have asked?



See.. I don't wear makeup often. Really. I do shave, I do perfume.. but makeup? In my schedule and lifestyle it doesn't work. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to wear makeup to meet an old friend tomorrow night. She's a lady I used to work with and always sort of intimidated me a bit. I like her a lot, but.. I'm sort of a bit insecure around her. So I really suspect that because of that, I'll wear makeup even though I usually wouldn't just to go to the book store. We shall see. I also wear more of my own jewelry when I'm feeling very insecure. It's sort of a way of reminding myself "I created this, I've got talent and ability."
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shala_beads
23 April 2009 @ 06:59 am
A bunch of versus I skipped the last few weeks  
Poll #1388674
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Mr Clean vs Brawny Man

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Mr. Clean FTW! He was bald before bald was the new combover!
6 (60.0%)

The Brawny Man! I love macho men who don't mind cleaning
4 (40.0%)

The Avengers vs. The Care Bears

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Avengers Assemble! You know, those of you left or new who haven't yet been completely offended by the jerks on the team
2 (20.0%)

Care Bears! We will give our enemies diabetes with our sugar coated rainbow beam of love!
8 (80.0%)

Dread Pirate Roberts vs. Captain Sparrow

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This isn't even a question right? Dread Pirate Roberts. Really. He has a real English accent.
9 (90.0%)

But Captain Sparrow has eyeliner, and really, you've got to appreciate that.
1 (10.0%)


So I feel awful, since the last few were great.

This morning:
E: "So do you think Batman is like a cake?"
Me: "No." (really, I didn't need it explained, because Batman and something sweet and frosted made no sense to me)
E: "All those layers."
Me: "He doesn't really have layers. Just one."
Mike: "Justice. He has justice."
E: "So maybe he's a pancake!"
Me: "Better with maple syrup?"
Mike: "That's Justice Juice!"
Me: "I'm so blogging this."
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shala_beads
18 December 2008 @ 06:57 am
Hearts!  
I'm working on a crocheted version of a Danish paper heart, and I'm not sure I have quite enough yarn left to do one side, so it may turn out tri-colored, with the strips of one section being one color, and the semi-circles being a different color. Pattern *will* be posted later, and I think it has possibilities sized up a bit as a really thick nice hot pad to put hot things on since it's 4 layers thick in the woven part. I think it also would make a nice scrubbie the size I'm making it.
I'm feeling a little better today. Sorry about the whining last night.

No new versus was posted, but at the store, where it was just John vs. Iron Man, John won by one vote. 58/57. Here, my two added choices were tied. 2 votes for The Santa Bear (hey, he's vicious!) and 2 for the dumbo octopus.

I was thinking of doing knitting vs crochet and scrapbooking vs. plastic canvas needle point then running the winners against each other, but really, while we are all responsible adults capable of intelligent discussion, discussing politics, religion, or crochet vs. knitting in a polite setting is really just a way to start a fight.
( a fun screenprinting youtube vid )
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11 December 2008 @ 11:39 am
It's been a while....  
So after weeks of versus I had a hard time getting enthused about (Starcraft vs Warcraft?), they finally had one I was thrilled with. This one has a bit of a story. Originally, it was Pikachu vs. Iron Man, and then the boss came in, saw it, and said "No." and erased JUST Pikachu, which left a very unbalanced versus. So they had to come up with something for that side.
Well.. Mike loved it too, and said "If you post that one, you need pictures." and I thought about just posting it as it was, but decided to offer a couple extra choices as usual. I had a hard time thinking of ANYTHING that would fit, that could be a fair fight.
( I did say pictures.. )
The strap on my purse broke, so I picked up duct tape to make myself a new purse.
E is going old school with a typewriter right now.
Full of want for this program. I've used it before, and I'm comfortable in it. I want to make a new bouncing eyeball screensaver.
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17 July 2008 @ 07:21 am
Business cards..  
Remember a while back I posted about the possibility of using old business cards by recycling them with your name and contact info on the back? Truth is.. if you're in a job that gets you cards, they usually get more then you'll use over the lifetime of the job, and I asked Mike if he had some E and I could use for crafty purposes, and he gave us most of a box. There are lots of neat modular models on the net, and of course, the classic jumping frog model, but I think I'll see what E can come up with before I make any suggestions.
Last night I dreamt Mike and I were radio djs. Which doesn't make any sense at all. I'm too nervous to talk on a mic. I don't even much like talking on the phone except to a few people. I was also making an elephant in my dreams out of construction paper, and very upset because the poor quality of most construction paper would fold instead sculpting when I was working on the trunk, and getting it wet only ruined it.
I graphed out tie tack designs for Mike that will use the size 15 delicas. Unfortunately, I'm having a hard time graphing out non-whimsical ideas that will be appropriate for work. The first one I'm making is the Hal Jordan GL ring design, I debated the Kyle Rayner ring, I like that ring really well... but he likes the Hal Jordan better. I also graphed out Deadpool's belt buckle as a pattern, an alien, and an American flag and an Alaskan flag pattern. I need to go pick up red size 15 delicas for the Deadpool and American flag if I do that one. (sort of doubtful, I don't think he'd wear it)

Two versus. and I missed one so I'll have to call and ask about it later. But this is week before last, and this week.
Poll #1225066 Superman vs. Thor
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Superman vs. Thor

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Supes. All the way. He can work around that nasty problem he has with magic.
1 (20.0%)

Thor is GOD. Superman is an alien. You do the math.
1 (20.0%)

Superman only has a problem with kryptonite I thought?
0 (0.0%)

Thor died. Gods shouldn't die.
0 (0.0%)

Superman died too!
0 (0.0%)

Ahh.. silly kids.. Superman has a problem with red suns, kryptonite and magic.
0 (0.0%)

I just don't know enough about Thor.
1 (20.0%)

I just don't know enough about Superman.
0 (0.0%)

I just can't manage to care.
2 (40.0%)

Darth Vader vs. Sephiroth

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Darth Vader, obviously. He is strong in the Force.
1 (20.0%)

Sephiroth could beat Vader in one hit (so says E)
0 (0.0%)

Hah! Sephiroth needs to gather energy for his spells, Vader can choke him instantly.
0 (0.0%)

Vader is too tortured by his past
0 (0.0%)

Hey! We are assuming Vader Eps. 4-6
1 (20.0%)

Sephiroth is prettier.
3 (60.0%)

So what? Who cares about pretty. That has to be R who clicked on that answer.
0 (0.0%)

Well.. no. R loves Star Trek.. wait.. I mean Star War..well.. anything with star.
0 (0.0%)

So she'd pick Bruce Jenner from Battle of the Network Stars?
0 (0.0%)

This? Is getting really silly.
0 (0.0%)

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shala_beads
27 June 2008 @ 08:12 am
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Today we are making homemade butter with organic cream and sea salt. Because.. well.. we can. But since neither me or E feel like shaking it for 20 minutes, we are going to drop a couple marbles in the jar we are making it in to agitate it a bit more.

The other day.. I got Drunken Sailor stuck in my head badly.. but part of my brain was singing "What do you do with an angry Klingon?"
Lock him in a room with Wesley Crusher is entirely too obvious.

Poll #1212081
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The Lone Ranger vs. Jonah Hex

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Hiho Silver AWAY!
2 (66.7%)

Jonah Hex, absolutely. He's rough and tough and kind of mean.
1 (33.3%)

No.. really.. trust me. I know you don't know who Jonah Hex is.. but Jonah Hex
0 (0.0%)

Hey! I read Jonah Hex comics as a kid. I know these things.
0 (0.0%)

Soggy Shrub.
0 (0.0%)

So what do you do with an angry Klingon?



I debated this one.. because I'm honestly not sure if anyone on my flist would know who Jonah Hex was, but my Uncle who snuck me comics as a kid was a huge Dell Comics fan, and did read Jonah Hex, so... so did I. But honestly, the fight is as unfair as Lobo vs. Wolverine (which came down to a popular vote, and even the artists couldn't draw the popular choice, and had to hide the fight scene because in any sane reasonable world that includes alien bounty hunters who destroy their own planet.. everyone knows Lobo would totally kick Wolverine's ass.. and uh.. yeah.. still annoys me.)
Mad Max won last week's at the store, but here? The winner was Tank Girl.(Which wasn't an option at the store, and I think I may start casting random votes to reflect what I actually post here at the store) Maybe I should suggest they do Tank Girl vs Mad Max and see what happens.
Vic. But you've got to really know post apocalyptic movies to remember him.... A Boy and His Dog if you were wondering.
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shala_beads
20 June 2008 @ 02:18 am
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I'm spoiled you know that? Really. :)
The incomparable Gina made me a shiny new alien bead too!!!

Poll #1207886
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Snake Plesskin vs. Mad Max

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I have a cleft chin. Cleft chin=absolute coolness
0 (0.0%)

I'm prettier, and hey! Cool costumes!
0 (0.0%)

GRRL POWER! you know, if we are talking end of the world.. TANK GIRL. FTW!
2 (100.0%)

Hey.. Conner in season 6 of Angel.
0 (0.0%)

There's a season 6 of Angel?
0 (0.0%)

Yeah. There is. Go to a comic store.
0 (0.0%)

Vic. But you've got to really know post apocalyptic movies to remember him.
0 (0.0%)

Actually I think ?? would be the winner in a cage death match with fast tricked out cars and lots of guns..

because...



Well.. a lot of people didn't vote in the last one, at the store, the result came out 41/24, in favor of Dr. Doom, and that was counting each of my family's votes for Lex. They always let us all vote. The results here were considerably more satisfying. Lex won. YAY LEX!!!
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shala_beads
07 June 2008 @ 01:15 pm
After weeks and weeks of game related polls..  
Poll #1201216
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Lex Luthor vs. Dr. Doom

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Lex, all the way. Really, he's human and still Supe's # 1 enemy
2 (40.0%)

Dr. Doom has that whole Stan Lee corny charm going for him.
1 (20.0%)

the Sicilian! As long as we are talking bald.
1 (20.0%)

You. Whoever you are, you know you are a better super villian.
1 (20.0%)

Obscurek! Not a villian.. but still.. he can knit the world into submission.
0 (0.0%)


We finally got a good comic book one. I will tell you.. my whole family voted the same way on this one. We don't always.
Of course, it's a popularity contest, and only a few really dedicated geeks really think it out in terms of abilities and all that. But I'm not going to mention Wolverine vs. Lobo.

Misplaced my GL ring. Made a new one. Now to get started on serious beadwork, even though I'm having too much fun with the whimsy.


Ah well..
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shala_beads
18 February 2008 @ 12:37 pm
Still Not Queen.  
Still working on witty things to say before I post vs. So it may be two at once if this weeks is sufficiently inspiring. Last time I checked on the last one, Buffy, Faith and Anita's Boyfriends were tied. Which is an interesting visual, and if my mind were working better, I'd figure out some other way to phrase it.

This weekend my son was here for the whole weekend, so sorry I didn't post, but he's more fun then you are. Nyah! Okay, more fun for me anyway.
Gym is still the gym. Still not much fun. I'm getting more able to do the elliptical though, which is good. I can torture myself for the same amount of time more efficiently. Nothing makes that time go by quicker, I want it to at least be effective. (ya know.. when Mike's ready to go home? I don't think I'll ever say "I need to do one more set!")

I have bags of Cherry Tootsie Pops, because Valentine's is the only time you can get JUST cherry. Most of them are for my dad, but one bag is for me. See, Dad loves Tootsie Pops. Dad occasionally buys boxes of them, but he ONLY likes red and brown. The rest of the flavors wind up with the kids. Also in Valentine clearance stuff, I found Jack and Will valentines that are perfectly appropriate for repurposing in someway for people like R, so I got a package for me, and one for E who says she appreciates Orlando Bloom's and Johnny Depp's acting ability, but that doesn't mean she thinks they are cute. (She was however thrilled with the Valentines)
( about bead chatting, cut for crocheters and other non-interested people to avoid )

So.. today, in theory, we are getting W's hair cut. In theory, because I still haven't heard from him. He needs a hair cut though. He needs a lot of bushy hair cut. It's standing tall and making him appear 2 inches taller then he is.

I think I've worked out the math for a circular peyote collar, I just need to see if I can figure out the graph paper, which will be terribly inconvenient because it's going to have to be printed probably on 2 sheets and taped together, otherwise the beads will be too tiny to work off if you have any vision issues. And that's what I did in the shower today. Worked out the math.
I also need an opinion about business cards. People ask if I have one. I don't. So I'm planning to get some made. I designed two different cards.
( click here to see )
So.. if you have an opinion, please leave it in comments. Anonymous commenting is almost always enabled, so you don't have to be an eljay member to comment.

Ah.. there was actually one more thing I wanted to talk about, but this is already way too long.
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shala_beads
05 February 2008 @ 03:58 pm
VERSUS  
I didn't post last week, because it was Godzilla vs. King Kong, which I deemed "Done to death." Week before that was annoying pseudo history movie character 1 vs. annoying pseudo history movie character 2 and some of you may have loved the pseudo history movies and the half dressed characters, but I didn't and it's my blog. NYAH!

But this week is one I can have fun with.
Poll #1133802
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Buffy Vs. Anita Blake

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She's CHOSEN. One girl.. born with the power... yadda yadda
2 (33.3%)

She's a US Marshal and carries a gun
0 (0.0%)

Who cares about the gun? What's she gonna do? Fsk them to death?
0 (0.0%)

Better then whining about destiny for hours and hours. Really.
0 (0.0%)

FRAY!
0 (0.0%)

Faith. Obviously. At least she's not doing the vampires.
2 (33.3%)

Buffy's got the sexier boyfriends.
0 (0.0%)

Anita's got the sexier boyfriends.
2 (33.3%)

Joss uses so much metaphor that the layers of.. yadda yadda yadda
0 (0.0%)

Books always beat tv.
0 (0.0%)

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shala_beads
09 January 2008 @ 06:57 pm
It's that time again  
Two in one. You know, because I had the crud last week and missed comics.
Poll #1118711
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Alien vs. Terminator

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You can not avoid infection
3 (50.0%)

Big guns. Lots of big guns. (compensation?)
2 (33.3%)

I'd rather be assimilated
1 (16.7%)

You think this is bad? Look at the next one.
0 (0.0%)

Dropkick Murphys vs. Flogging Molly

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kiss me, I'm sh**faced..
3 (75.0%)

if I see a pretty girl, I'll sleep with her tonight
1 (25.0%)

Have they run out of ideas?

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No, they are just recovering from the holidays
1 (16.7%)

Hey, it's hard thinking of something clever weekly!
2 (33.3%)

You know you can't do better.
0 (0.0%)

At least it's not Harry Potter related.
3 (50.0%)



Tonight for dinner, I'm trying the cornflake chicken again. This time I used a mix of plain yogurt and eggs to coat it with.

Yogurt, mixed with a couple eggs is the slimiest ickiest stuff I've willing dunked my hands in.
We are having it with mashed cauliflower.

More later!
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13 December 2007 @ 01:47 am
Versus  
Poll #1105396
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Casper vs. Moaning Myrtle

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He's a friendly ghost!
0 (0.0%)

Poor Myrtle!
1 (33.3%)

Why not Slimer?
2 (66.7%)

Or Patrick Swayze.. ah.. nevermind.
0 (0.0%)

My favorite ghost is ...

Why does Mike hate Casper so much?



Seriously. He was grumbling about the choices, and picked Myrtle simply because Myrtle isn't Casper.

Okay, porcupine quills are found. Time for me to make quill earrings. Yep yep.
Today the kids wanted to come with me, so since my gym is right by the hospital, I sent them there for dinner while I lifted weights. After I got done, we walked through and looked at the art and discussed it. The art there is so pretty, every bit of it is done by NA artists. I showed them pretty examples of Athabaskan beadwork, and discussing the drum making class I wanted to take with W, who thinks it's a great idea. Then we went for comic books. *shudders* This week was expensive.
And Buffy? Season 8? Getting ready to make me nuts. I know they are going on hiatus soon, they mentioned it a couple months ago. But so much is going on! Giles and Faith! Not sure what I think of Angel Season 6, but I do like the dragon. (see? Teaser. To get the people not following the new seasons to start following them.)
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01 December 2007 @ 07:44 pm
It's that time again!  
Poll #1098775
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Indiana Jones vs. Lara Croft

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Indiana Jones was the original, and still the best.
5 (71.4%)

Are you kidding? Gun and short shorts. GIRL POWER!
0 (0.0%)

Not a fan of the genre, but Angelina is hot!
1 (14.3%)

Not a fan of the genre, or of Calista, but Harrison Ford.. yum yum!
0 (0.0%)

Indiana, but Ford is getting too old. Time to give Nathan a chance!
1 (14.3%)



Funny things, if you google Calista Flockhart, you get back a bit over 200,000 hits, Harrison Ford, 400,000 hits, Nathan Fillion, a bit under 100,000 hits.. and Angelina? Leaves them all in the dust with 1,300,000.
I think it could be a bra thing, since Angelina is the only one who wears one.

I'm in a lot of pain this evening. I pushed it too hard, walked too much on top of a hard workout yesterday. But it was a lovely day. We went to C&M Used Books, and talked to Kathy for a bit, and I got some craft books. She has PILES of back issues of Dragon Magazine, so I guess I need to get eldest child there soon.
Kathy needed change, and couldn't leave the store, so we told her on our way back to the hotel, we would stop by with change.
Then we found a hidden little vintage shop I've actually thought about going into before, and never did. Today we did. It was vintage HEAVEN. This little tiny store has PILES of handbags in amazing condition from the 40-70s. She has them priced appropriately too, so I couldn't afford one, but it was worth it just to look. Hats and all sorts of pretties, plus vintage sparklies I really couldn't afford. But also drooled over.
On to a sweet snack at Kobuk Coffee Co, and I also picked up some peppermint sticks there. Because you know, real, made with sugar peppermint sticks are hard to find and so good, I also got E a piece of rose flavored Turkish Delight.
Then back to C&M to give Kathy her change, and back to the hotel.
We kicked back for a bit, the hotel has changed it's shampoo, so I took a shower and tried the Bliss shampoo they are using now. I like it SOO much better then the Pantene!!
On our way home, we stopped by a pawn shop, and they have a left handed compound bow marked down to 41 dollars, the draw is a bit hard for me right now, but I'm lifting weights, so that shouldn't be the case for long. I'm in lust. I want this bow. It probably never would have been marked down,except it is lefthanded. :) Works for me, my whole family is lefthanded!
We are going to check back later on it.
Comic book store obviously. *points up to versus*. Last weeks winner in the store was Gary Gygax, who got 2.5 votes out of 7 here, Steve Jackson got 2.5 votes too, and "I got laid in high school" got 1 vote, and "I play my own game" got 1 vote. So it's a tie!
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20 November 2007 @ 09:03 am
Resin and pottery  
Well.. just to see how it worked, I made up some quick cabs using glitter and star confetti.
( come see. )
I also took a picture of E painting her cup for dad, and one of the cup I painted.
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The plain 10 oz cups at the pottery place are 10.00 each, which isn't bad at all really. Wm's planning on doing one next time we go for his tea.

Oh yeah! VERSUS!
Also a geek one this week.
Poll #1092018
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Gary Gygax vs. Steve Jackson

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Dungeons and Dragons forever!
1 (14.3%)

FNORD!
1 (14.3%)

Generic.. right.. I prefer the brand names
1 (14.3%)

Why should anyone need that many kinds of dice?
1 (14.3%)

I drink Mt. Dew (not an answer, but definately proof I'm a geek)
0 (0.0%)

If there are any girls there, I wanna do them!
0 (0.0%)

Munchkins are just plain brilliant
0 (0.0%)

Neither. I got laid in highschool
1 (14.3%)

Both
1 (14.3%)

I play an rpg me and my friends made up using the best things we found in all....
1 (14.3%)


Sorry it's late, we were late getting comics this week.
I need to buy a second copy of Nightwing, because in it, someone asked "Could his butt look any better in those tights?" and Nightwing replied "I don't see how." I love Dick so much! I need that panel for something crafty.
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09 November 2007 @ 02:15 pm
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No vs this week. It was another HUH? I don't even remember who now, since.. you know, only knew one of them.

Make suggestions please, for weeks when the vs require entirely too much comic book geekspeak to bother with.
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01 November 2007 @ 07:58 am
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Halloween was fun. We went to a house of horror at E's insistence. She let herself be very scared. W was amused by the whole thing and walked through it with a half smile and his hands in his pockets.
Then we went trick or treating at very specific houses. Friends or family. The kids of course wound up with way too much candy. E was incredibly hyper, so I asked her "Did you drink coffee?" "No." *thinks* "How much candy did you eat?" She held her hands out, indicating about 3 inches "about this much chocolate?" Next question.. "A piece that big, or a stack that high?" Silence for a couple minutes.
"A stack that high."

Now, mostly, chocolate doesn't effect my family. Makes W break out a bit, and Dad considers it a food group. E on the other hand.. gets loopy. Hyper, loopy, chocolate is very good drugs indeed for E, and she loves the stuff.
She bounced like a superball in a shower stall. The kind with a door not a curtain.

On the crochet nunchaku thing.. how about quilted shuriken as well? and a plastic canvas needlepoint katana? I could be the CRAFT NINJA next year.Embroidered black outfit..

Of course, that would mean that R would have to figure out a way to be a Craft Pirate.

I henna'd W's arm with a dragon, and I still have a cone and half left. Oh yeah. I really mixed entirely too much.

I also worked out, in my head at least, a spiderweb potholder, should I make it and post the pattern?

OH! VS! Before I forget.
Poll #1081106
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Iron-man vs. Batman

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Big power suit. Clearly mecha-boy wins.
0 (0.0%)

Best detective EVER. Plus the keen fashion sense! I love a cowl.
4 (44.4%)

Stark's a fink. Anyone but Stark.
1 (11.1%)

How do you go through 4 Robins??
3 (33.3%)

I still like Nightwing.
1 (11.1%)



Last week, it was a tie between purple lightsaber and Luke. In the store that week the winner was Mace Windu. Mike's vote was "you know by posting that, you've become a geek poster girl right?"

And yes. I know, Joss, Eliza, new show. Which is cool. But I'm not getting my hopes up. Fox? Has a serious habit of cancelling shows I like without giving them a fair chance, for a station that was originally willing to settle for a small slice of the tv viewing pie using really new concepts and shows, they've really become a shining example of sell out.
I'm not at all bitter. Really.
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18 October 2007 @ 07:01 am
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Poll #1073522
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Boba Fett Vs. Master Chief

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Boba Fett is the baddest baddie ever.
0 (0.0%)

Master Chief
1 (25.0%)

What's with that second answer? Don't you play Halo?
1 (25.0%)

No. Not ever. I don't do console games
0 (0.0%)

I'm Xtalcy. You know my vote already
1 (25.0%)

Boba Fett, from the original trilogy
1 (25.0%)

The original trilogy sucked. Clone boy Boba Fett!
0 (0.0%)

Deadpool Vs. Freakazoid

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Duct tape and Bea Arthur Forever!
1 (25.0%)

Freakazoid, how can you not love him?
2 (50.0%)

Huh? Not geek enough for one, not old enough for the other.
0 (0.0%)

Bob. I'm a hardcore comic geek, and I love Bob. Hail HYDRA!
0 (0.0%)

Yeah.. geek enough to know both. And I can't choose!
1 (25.0%)



This weeks is the second one. It led to much discussion and no votes from my family, and my daughter asking me "Who's Freakazoid?"
I finished my tessellated skull bag.

Let's see, what else.. my local Wal-Mart has a bunch of crochet pattern leaflets clearance priced, among them, a learn to crochet one. Also knitting. But knitting is for people with more patience then I. And people smart enough to learn how to knit with their dominant hands, instead of teaching themselves righthanded when they are left handed and completely unable to switch the hand learning.
We went there after getting comics because a couple weeks ago I got E a clearance priced hoodie, and she liked it enough to justify going to get a couple more, plus Mike needed sweatpants for the gym. We also picked up some Whose Line, so the family spent the evening in absolute hysterics.
E made a pizza last night! She used a bottled pizza sauce (the sort that's so convenient for Moms in squeeze bottles so kids can nuke themselves english muffin pizzas), turkey pepperoni, cheese, and homemade pizza crust she did completely herself. It was her first bread. It turned out light and lovely.
Pizza crust recipe-
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2/3 cup lukewarm water (plus an additional 2 tbsp)


1. Mix 1 cup of flour with all other ingredients.
2. Gradually add 2nd cup of flour until it forms a ball. Use your hands to form and knead the dough.
3. Let the dough rest 10-15 minutes in a bowl covered with a plate to keep it warm.
4. Spread out onto greased pizza pan and top with your favorite toppings.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 15 minutes.

A few weeks ago, I picked up one of those Pizza Kits and she and her brother made it last week. She wanted another one, and I said "It's not really cost effective since we HAVE pizza sauce in the fridge" and she explained she enjoyed making the crust, so I asked if she wanted to try a real from scratch recipe.The only ingredient we didn't have was yeast. We all ate a piece. She did a lovely job, and the only thing she asked me for my help on was pulling it out of the oven. I did have to explain to her every single ingredient while we were walking through the store though. She wanted to understand the science of it, and she asked me for my bread recipe, specifically, one of the modifications I make to it, which is to knead in a LOT of cheddar, and serve it lightly toasted with peanut butter.
Mike,until his diet, was singularly unwilling to try turkey pepperoni, but now he's decided it makes a good occasional snack treat. A serving is something like 16 slices that come in at 70 calories, still a lot of fat, but 70 calories and no carbs. After several weeks of a LOT of salad, he's taken to bringing leftovers to work to mix into his salad. Chicken breasts cooked up for tacos, that sort of thing.
Oh, and he did use his Viagra cup yesterday, at a meeting. I guess it got a lot of comment and attention.
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shala_beads
12 October 2007 @ 08:32 am
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I don't recall who this weeks versus is. Someone against Master Chief. So I'll have to check that.

But Dick won last week, and won on here as well. It came out 24 to 15 in store. Here, counting the options, it was 4 to 2, with one person who voted for Matt just out of spite. *sticks out tongue at ....*

Mike teased me I wasn't showing my faith by not trusting that he'd win, but initially, the vote was definately skewed towards Daredevil.

In the weight loss challenge, Mike is coming in second, he's tearing it up, the guy coming in first has lost 42 lbs, Mike has lost 35. This last week, he missed a couple days of working out, and cheated a few times, but doubled up on work outs a couple days too, and lost 6 lbs.
YAY Mike!!! That averages out to about a lb a day since the challenge started.
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shala_beads
01 October 2007 @ 06:26 pm
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Poll #1064466
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Nightwing vs. Daredevil

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Trained by the Batman, the best Robin ever.
4 (57.1%)

He's a blind lawyer by day, but by night..
1 (14.3%)

I love Dick!
0 (0.0%)

Dick , because Shala wants me to.
1 (14.3%)

Matt, just out of spite.
1 (14.3%)



Hmm.. I know, I'm showing favoritism here. But at least I'm not posting the poll to the We Love Dick comm to skew the votes!
At the store, I said "2 for Dick" and apparently Mike got that look on his face, and one of the guys there who is really friendly with both of us started laughing.. and I said "I love Dick more then he cares about Daredevil". A look crossed his face like "Does she know what she just said?"

But I do. Seriously. When they were talking about killing him Crisis.. Maybe I should make myself an I love Dick bracelet to go with my WW bracelet.
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11 September 2007 @ 09:49 am
happy birthday coding  
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I made this background for fun today, and for the time being, it's replaced E's neat skull and crossbones design. She likes it.

You remember those 18th century whirligig toys? Like a button you thread on a piece of string, then twist up, pull the string, and it spins? I mean, seriously uncomplicated compared to todays gameboys and all that.. but I made up a template to make one out of shrink plastic, and let E color it with markers. She thinks it's neat. I made a new template I'm testing today that's shaped more like a gear or a sawblade because a pattern edge is supposed to make a buzzing sound. I'll post the templates and the finished toys later.

Last weeks winner in store was Megazord, but when I went Wed, they didn't have the new one posted yet, which is why I haven't done a vs. yet this week. Here? It was tie, with one vote for Spiderman's robot. YAY ..... because I like the Spiderman robot a lot too!
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