Micellany 11-24-14

Source Photos by Spencer Byles

Art:
♦Amazing wood sculptures!

Book-love:
♦Terrible library books The clown one is extra scary!!! o.O

Cuteness:
♦How to exercise with cats..(Video) I feel this guy's frustration. I have been their! My cats are obsessed with my yoga mat.
♦Therapy alpacas Cute!

Entertainment:
♦Sequel to Clarissa Explains It All.

LBGT:
♦Fantastic interview with Laura Jane Grace of Against Me. (Video) Warning: DON'T READ THE COMMENTS-Tons of icky Trans-phobic @$$holes!

Mental Health:
♦PTSD is NOT a joke 

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Micellany 11-17-14

Source More info on the photographer: Alexey Kljatov

Art:
♦An amazing craftsman who makes wood dolls. (Video)
♦Gorgeous nebula towels and rugs

Booklove:
♦Don't dog-ear that page...use bookmarks! Super cute bookmarks.

Culture:
♦40 Yiddish words you should know. I was surpised at how many I already knew considering I am a Gentile.

Cuteness:
♦I honestly never thought I would think that bats are cute!
♦Adorable blind rescue kitten loves to go hiking
♦Super cute portraits of dogs.

Creepy:
♦Biography of Dr. Mutter of the Mutter Museum

Fashion:
♦90's fashion flashbacks...Omg I wore so many of these looks!

Feminism:
♦The invincible work force: women

Mental Health:
♦Advice I need to take: write in a journal!
♦Jen of Epbot wrote a fantastic post about agoraphobia

Noms:
♦Pumpkin, leek, and pecan corn bread....omg yum!
♦Homemade cranberry fig-newtons (The only thing I love as much as pumpkin is cranberry)
♦5 more uses for cranberries
♦Buttermilk Rusks My Grandma T used to make rusks for me. I had no idea the variety from culture to culture. Gramma had a loose definition of rusk, any twice baked bread slathered with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. She often bought loaves of day old bread just to toast for rusks. What is a rusk?


Hope you are all surviving the Holiday Madness!

Putting The Garden To Bed, Monday

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Art:
♦Beautiful, dark and mysterious feather sculptures
♦Banksy is back with what is being called "An offensively cute" statement about the meat industry

Awesome:
♦Amazing fall inspired cakes
♦The real life inspiration for Jessica Rabbit
♦Must...be...PUNKROCK! (comic)

Book-Love:
♦Books End???? So true!


Cuteness:
♦Adorable puppy pillows
♦I normally don't like rats...but this little one is soooo cute!

Creepy:
♦Horrifying: Vintage photos of clowns
♦Snake-proof baby crib???

DIY:
♦Essential oil diffuser pendant

Fashion:
♦Discovered yet another amazing fashion blog. Demi Lauren is a fabulous vintage glamour girl. ♦Demi's Tumblr is cool too.[NSFW- nudity, sexual images, and course language]


Feminism:
♦A woman declines writing for free, and gets called a "Whore" GRRRRR!
♦Creepy things said to women cosplayers. What is wrong with people?!
♦Awesome artist Colleen Clark, draws body positive comics.
♦This is exactly how I feel about Pink-washing, and breast cancer "Awareness"
♦A Ducati (Motorcycle) dealership did a photo shoot with male pin-ups. Fantastic! I have to say that I am jealous of those guys, they have great legs!

Halloween:
♦Creepy eyeball cookies
♦Spooky crystal ball candle-sticks Such an easy and awesome idea!

Lol:
♦Terrible realty photos. There are so many hilarious photos! Domestic horse anyone? or Roomies with Mr. Bean

Noms:
♦A squash-tastic post, highlighting the different types of squash, and recipes
♦Double stuffed home-made Oreos, with pumpkin filling!


Have a great week!

Cow Cuddling Monday

The story behind this is even better!

Art:
♦Banksy is doing and art tour in New York.  Be sure to listen to the accompanying audio its its hilarious as rips on overly serious art.
♦Nature is an amazing sculpture: Striped Icebergs

Awesome:
♦26 cool facts about The Princess Bride One of my all-time favorite movies!
♦I am not a fan of the #hastag-maddnes...so this Jimmy Fallon skit cracked me up! (Watch all the way to the end, its worth it!0 ?uestlove rules!
♦If you aren't a fan of Antiques Roadshow, maybe Rookie magazine can convince you?
♦Animals yelling compliments It would be great if there was an entire Tumblr like this...get on that internet!
♦I love they way cats express love.

Beauty:
♦I am in love with Katy Perry's new perfume Killer Queen.  I am not a Katy Perry fan. I hadn't even have given it a second though, but as I was tossing out the sample I smelled it.  It smells great, I am reminded of cookies, and candied almonds.

Books:
♦For The Shinning fans: King's sequel Dr. Sleep is out.


Cute:
♦Adorable hibernating field mouse!
♦Fireman saves unconscious kitten. (video) Made me bawl my eyes out. The kitten looks so much like my Rufus!

Creepy/Dark:
♦Movie trailers re-cut: The Shinning, It,

DIY:
♦Butterfly badge. This is gorgeous!

Halloween:
♦Costume idea: Book fairy
♦Grumpy cat costume!! (Video) I am soooo glad that Threadbanger is back!

Music:
♦ Not in commercials, John Densmore (The Doors) talks about not selling out.

Hope you all have a great week!

Morning My Lovlies!

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Art:
♦An artist collaborates with her young daughter on some awesome illustrations. I love the whimsical and surreal quality to them.
♦Amelie is being made into a musical...? I am not sure how I feel about this. It is easy for them to screw this up.
♦High-speed photography of exploding flowers. So beautiful!
♦A fantastic Tumblr dedicated to the fine details in classic paintings. The best part is that it is curated by a 14 year old girl! [Content warning: NSFW nudity]

Awesome random bits:
♦Men with Fancy Up-do's I think Rasputin would rock the Brigitte Bardot look!
♦Weird Al and The Lonely Island together = awesome! Did anyone know that Weird Al writes children's books? I didn't, but they sound really cool.

48 Things you didn't know had names. Pretty damned interesting.

DIY:
♦Make a fabric bracelet Good for those with metal allergies like moi.

Lol:
♦Save the frogs...or else! A funny/effective frog conservation ad.

 WFT:
♦Nature is super weird!  How else can you explain a spider that makes a picket fence around it's eggs?
♦A sign company made decals of a bound and gagged woman. This is absoulutly disgusting.
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I will be resuming my Monday posts. As for other posts...we shall see. Enjoy your week!

Thankful for Temple Grandin

Such a lovely sky!      Source

♥Had fun with two of our awesome friends, Bret and Nancy.

♥Reading two great books by Temple Grandin: The Way I See It, and Thinking In Pictures.

♥Great pizza date with Rasputin.

♥Went on a cleaning spree, our house is sparkly!

♥The glacier on our driveway is melting...woo-hoo!

♥Organized my closet. Yay!
♥Found Cici's registration papers. Her mom is named Linda, and her dad is named Buddy! Lol!

Thankful for Snowball Fights

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♥Found a comic that I love! ^^^^
♥Found a home for my large collection of clip-on earrings. Yay!
♥Bud, and I have a new game to play. I make snowballs and throw them for him. He catches them and eats them. He loves to eat snow! (I need to get a video of this, he is so cute!)
♥Nostalga alert: They have the whole X-files series on Netflix. I have been watching tons of episodes.
♥Hooked on altered book projects. Lots of fun. (Wreck This Journal really got me started.)
♥We put bandannas on the pups. They look adorable!
♥Great quote:

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Muciferous Monday*

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Amazing:
♦Someone figured out how to train mice to do tricks! (Roll-over is my favorite)
♦Incredible photos of wild African animals
♦Gorgeous animal portraits
♦Beautiful X-mas and winter cakes
♦Fun party idea...grilled cheese bar
♦If you need your faith in humanity restored...
♦Two incrediblely smart women invented "The Invisble Bike Helmet"
♦Rare "frost flowers"

Book Love:
♦If you haven't heard of F*** Yeah, Book Arts Tumblr...you Should Check it out!
♦My Favorite post of theirs^ is a great quote.

Feminism:
♦Film review: Addams Family Is Awesome(ly) Feminist
♦Beautiful art that celebrates Black Womens' hair
♦This makes me feel ill (Abortion law, comparing women to livestock)

Health/Wellness:
♦Strategies to stop emotional eating
♦Strategies to stop feeling overwhelmed
♦Start the new year on a positive note
♦Set intentions, not "resolutions"
♦An accurate description of anxiety and depression (Don't let the title put you off.)

Lol:
♦Beauty tips for the Apocalypse (That didn't happen)
♦I want a chainsaw file!!!
♦Mend moth-holes...with moths?

Noms:
♦Pizza bites (great h'orderves idea)  
♦Berry upside-down cake (Gluten free!)
♦Has your New Years part left you with random bits of cheese and tiny bit of  wine ? Try making fromage fort.
♦Gnocchi in brown butter sage sauce (I want to eat this now!!!!)

New Year:
♦13 Journal Prompts for 2013

WTF:
♦Woman gets stem-cell cosmetic treatment...ends up with bone shards in her eye!
♦We have an "evil human" problem not a "vicious dog" problem (This made me cry.)


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*Muciferous: containing or secreting mucus
Sorry, I couldn't help it. I am so sick, and my brain is snot-clogged.

Greatful for Rasputin, And Snow-Throwers

Meet Mittens! Source

♥Trail blazing for the corgis is a tough workout! Its sort of a stomp/shuffle. I feel like I am doing the sloppy swish.
♥Watching the corgs running around their trails is so adorable! I did panic a little. I thought I lost Bud! (The snow is so deep that I can't always see them in their corg-trails. Sometimes all that I can see is the tips of their ears!)
♥Sometimes the classics are the best. Grilled cheese and tomato soup = yum!
♥So grateful that we have a snow-thrower!!!!
♥No one that I know was hurt in the snow-storm. : )
♥Our family Christmas gathering is coming up.
♥Finaly finished Gramma Honeys photo album/present. I really hope she likes it!
♥Glad that Blogger has spell-check. (I am a terrible speller!)
♥Raspi and I dropped off our car for an oil change. It ended up turning into a fun adventure. (Its a long story)
♥Raspi and I had a nice date at one of our favorite cafes.
♥Pick up Wreck This Journal. Can't wait to get started on it!

Rasputin hates having his picture taken. He always makes this face.

What are you greatful for this week?

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Finn

Thankful for Thanksgiving

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♥We went to a cool farm/antique store and met some adorable pygmy goats.
♥Also made Friends with a gorgeous black German Shepard. He licked my face!
♥My dream farm (in my mind) now includes 2 corgis, a German Shepherd, a herd of pygmy goats, and huge clowder!
♥The succulents have developed a plum colored edge. Beautiful!
♥Using some purple brambles from my back yard, I made a cool wreath.
♥We had yummy ham rolls for turkey day! (I made over a pound of them.)
♥My little corgs are the best snugglers.
♥Raspi and I had a nice low-key Thanksgiving dinner with Lynn and Tod. (Great burgers, potato salad and pumpkin pie.)
♥I managed to not over-stuff my self. Thank goodness.
♥Finally had time to read Michaela McGregor’s book. Love it so far!
♥So far I have managed to stay (mostly) positive in spite of this been a difficult time of year for me.
♥I am grateful for my Husband Raspi, our 4 fur-kids: Frankie, Cici, Rufus, and Bud.
♥I am thankful for my family, I have cool in-laws, and fantastic nieces and nephews.
♥Spell-check is wonderful! Don't blog without it! Lol!

Magic Eye Monday

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Activism:
♦Insensitive news reporting
♦People are starving in the aftermath of the hurricane, and we are judging women that eat burgers? WTF!
♦I am so glad that foot binding is outlawed. (The description of the process made me cry!) Content warning, graphic detail, read with caution!

Awesome:
♦A spooky story that ends, “…and from that night to this, the radio of that black ’82 Camaro would never play anything…but Danzig.” (I also love the Cthulhu/Massachusetts quote!)
♦Live fast and die young...?
♦Dog blue print (You knew it would be a corgi..)[Full list here]
♦Real life Daria and Jane
♦This dad has a great sense of humor

Book Love:
♦There is still time to get a free copy of Truth's Evil Light (Available every Tuesday in November.)

DIY:
♦Make a super colorful & awesome book cover
♦Beautiful floral crown
♦Make your own computer with  Raspberry-Pi


Hair-to's:
♦Halo braid instructions (I always wondered how this was done.)

Health/Wellness/Positivity:
♦Create a body positive emergency kit

Makeup:
♦What is your eye shape? (Video)

Noms:
♦Pistachio pound cake
♦Chocolate lava cupcakes.(Ooooh!)
♦Slow cooker apple butter
♦Apple cider gelatin
♦Ali's yummy carrot soup
♦Easy way to "boil" eggs

WTF:
♦Scariest shoes I have ever seen!
♦Anti-suffragette propaganda (Good grief!)
♦Homecoming mums...??? I went to two high schools and never heard of this. They apparently wear these monstrosities?
♦OMG I can't stand PETA, they are so sexist.
♦Worst drawing of a woman ever or woman-centipede eek!

 

 

Ps. I was never a fan of Magic Eye posters, they never worked for me. No one told me that they won't work if you have astigmatism!

Thankful For My Puppy Friends

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♥Picked up a cool day planner for 2013 (Was a hard decision, there are so many cool ones.)
♥Its filled is up with birthday's already. Yay!
♥Also bought a fun insomnia journal. (If I can't sleep, I might as well write.)
♥We were running out of shampoo. Luckily I filled up my punch card from the salon...so free shampoo!
♥Over coming ego...good stuff.
♥Hair cut turned out nice.
♥Rasputin found another cool show Ink Masters
♥Bought a green beetle in resin for my office desk. (I like to collect weird objet d'art)
♥So glad that the snow we had melted right away!
♥Rue is so cute in the morning. When I get out of bed and walk by him he swats at me. He is trying to grab me to pull me back to pet him. Silly boy!


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I wanted to send a huge thank you out there to all of you who thought of my puppy friends. They are doing better, but still have a long road to recovery. Get better Jazzy and Sweet Pea, love you!!!

Meditate Monday

 I love the happy little Buddha! Source

 

Animals:

♦Holiday dangers for pets

 

Awesome:
♦One woman's hot ginger round up. Round up of men, so sorry straight fellas. Obviously I like gingers, I married one. I do agree with the last two on the list. ; )
♦A blogger's hope for her new apartment
♦Fairytales for 20 somethings

Book-love:
♦Epitaphs of famous authors
♦There is still time to get a free copy of Truth's Evil Light (Available every Tuesday in November.)

DIY:
♦No slip hangers (3 ways)
♦25 uses for lemon peel
♦Tons of household uses for salt

Feminism:
♦Iman talks about her makeup line, and how the beauty industry gets it wrong.
♦Wigs are my superhero costume (one woman's take on appearances.)
♦A young woman's story of choosing to be childless.
♦A discussion on "The war on women"

Health/Wellness:
♦Ditch the lady mags, for positive publications
♦What it is like to be on "The Jumper Squad"

Noms:
♦Pumpkin and chocolate swirl buns
♦Sweet potatoes 'smores (They sound interesting)
♦Homemade cheese crackers

Masquerade Monday (Bonus!!!)

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Awesome:
♦New test lessens the need to test on animals. Yay, step in the right direction.
♦A love story in 22 pictures. (I am not normally sappy, but this is great.)

DIY:
♦Fun and happy lights
♦Cool info for dying paper
♦Cool organization tips from Aunt Peaches
♦Make soda bottle bell jars

Feminism:
♦It is not ok to be mean because someone is thin...
♦Discussion of the famous kiss; The Times Square Kiss,The sailor and the Nurse
♦The discussion continues: Debunking Misconceptions

LOL:
♦I think I have posted "How to pose like a fashion blogger" before...but now there is a part 2.
♦"How to pose like a fashion blogger part 2"


WTF:
♦Goat gets a pedicure
♦Meaningless cosmetic terms  I found this out the hard way. I ended up getting chemical burns from make remover wipes marked “hypo-allergenic”


Special offer:
I am excited to tell you that an aquantance of mine Michaela McGregor is offering her new book for FREE every Tuesday throught the month of November. Check out Truth's Evil Light on Amazon. 

Thursday, And Forgetful!

I forgot to post this blog entry...sorry!

♥We discovered a cool local spice shop. Fresh ground spices, blends and tons of teas.
♥Raspi's Mum (Lynn) was cleaing out her closet and gave me a bunch of shoes and some clothes.
♥We had a nice cook-out with Lynn and Todd. (Bacon blue chese burgers.)
♥Roasted red peppers are a yummy additon to a lot of foods.
♥The dress code at work allows for long skirts or dresses. Yay!
♥The lavender outside our house is blooming.
♥I just started to read The Lost Symbol. (I like it so far.)
♥Cute puppy noses make me smile.

Tikka Masala Thursday

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♥I made Tikka Masala, and it turned out pretty good! (I didn't have serrano peppers or fresh ginger...so it was tasty, but mild.)
♥Target sells naan, and garam masala. (Really helped me complete the meal!)
♥Touching Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh was great,  so I picked up another one of his books.
♥I made more flower clips. (Or as my friend Pat calls them "doodley-do's")
♥This cute video made me smile!
♥I actually cleaned our whole house! (I loath cleaning)
♥Finally donated a bunch of clothes I don't wear, and at least 8 pairs of shoes.
♥While at the thrift store, I found a gorgeous dress from Coldwater Creek for just $9!
♥Raspi's dad fixed a desk from Gramma Honey for me. (Thanks a bunch G!)
♥The cooler weather is really nice. Much easier to sleep. (Especially with warm cuddly dogs!)

Mischievous Monday

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Doggie sli-iiiiide.

Art:

♦Cultivate creativity! Make an art journal. Some tips, and more tips, for journaling. Some image inspiration for you. : )
♦The skull of Cthulhu? Awesome. (I also love the dancing fox!)
♦Very cool modern ceramics. (Allison these made me think of you!)
♦Crazy-realistic drawings!
♦Food Landscapes...as art!

DIY:

♦Great idea! A head wrap with a wire in it so it holds it's shape. Very cool.

♦Giant framed picture. Would be great for prints of personal art.

♦Preserving painted eggs.

♦Pretty blue egg cookies.
♦Cute spring project. A flower pot pin cushion.
♦Distressing photo albums. The transformation is incredible!
♦Make a book safe.
♦Re-vamp a bracelet.
♦Aunt Peaches takes egg dyeing very seriously!
♦Make giant star party favors.

Fun:
♦Cat Scientists. (This one is my favorite.)
♦Cake Central is hosting a Octopuss Cake Contest. Check out the photos.
♦History of paisley.
♦Pizza cookies for April Fool's Day.She also has links to other “fake-out” cookies.
 (If I hear one more “I’m pregnant” on April 1^st…I will scream!)
♦How to dance goth...very funny.

Freebies:
♦A Beautiful Mess found tons of free stuff! Check out their blog for how to enter. 16 different opportunities!!!

Recovery/Psychology:
♦5 tips for better body image.
♦Post-cry recovery.
♦Tips for teaching your daughters, (or nieces) positive body image and helping them develop a healthy relationship with food.
♦I ♥ this so much! 50 things to do instead of reading womens mags, and worring about your weight.

WTF:
♦This makes me so incredibly sad. A mother forces her daughter to diet.
♦Jenny Breeden nails it: Double Standard.

Colors:
9   ~ Ivory
10 ~ Maroon
11 ~ Brown
12 ~ Purple
13 ~ Pink
14 ~ Indigo*
15 ~ Gold


*To the Indigo Children out their: Enjoy your day!

Monchichi Monday♥

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Some people have a thing for owls, or bunnies, but I think porcupines are adorable!

Advice:

♦Oh man, can I sympathize! I don't like my squeaky voice either!

♦If you haven’t heard of Sark, I highly recommend her. She writes beautiful, colorful books, about self acceptance, and cultivating happiness. She has a awesome blog too.

♦The Bloggess gives advice on manners.  (Take with a grain of salt folks)

Art/ Culture:

♦An interesting article that questions who created the famous “Vitruvian Man” drawing.

Vitruvian Man Source

♦I had no idea that the Muppets were so political!

     Bowie:

     ♦Rookie is on a David Bowie kick, and I couldn't be happier!

     ♦How to look like Bowie.

     ♦Behind the scenes of a glam-rock god. (First book listed.)

     ♦Labyrinth: Best thing ever!

         (Couldn't agree more. Although, Bowie's pants in the movie are really icky!)

DIY:
♦Make your own wall art.

♦Make your own roll-up storage for makeup brushes.

Fashion:

♦What the shape of shoes can convey. [The toe shape, pointed, round , square etc.] Square toes always remind me of the bad women from The Witches.

 Noms:

♦The kind of crazy that I love! Potato chip cookies. (I really want to try these!!!!)

♦Beautiful cakes free from the nasty tasting putty that is fondant.

Mental Health/Self-Care/Recovery:

♦Hooray for Kate! She kicked "The Bad Egg" out while at yoga.

♦As with a physical wound, sometimes psychological wounds need to be opened up in order to be cleaned out and healed.

♦More about The Bloggess’s red dress project.

WTF???

♦The Clockwork Orange/ local Serial killer fashion line…?

♦I know I posted this on Facebook, but it is still very weird!!!

I hope you all h ave a fun and stress-free week!

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Colors:

13 ~ Silver

14 ~ Gray

15 ~ Brown

16 ~ Green

17 ~ White

18 ~ Gray

19 ~ Orange

♥Dedicated to our friend Corey’s cute kitty Monchichi.

The Joy of books!

This is for all of my book-loving friends!

Enjoy!