Calling All Scrappers!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art
This request came across one of my lists, so I’m passing it on with Ms. Medley-Rath’s permission. Please pass it on to others you know, too!
Are you a scrapbooker or someone who works in the scrapbook industry? I want to talk to you! I plan to uncover how, why, and what people scrapbook. I am looking to interview about 40 scrapbookers and 10 people who work in the scrapbook industry. This research project is being conducted by Stephanie Medley-Rath as part of her doctoral program in sociology at Georgia State University. For more details, contact Stephanie at 404–538-9760 or stephaniemedleyrath@gmail.com
Tags: 404-538-9760, Georgia State University, interviews, research, scrapbookers, scrapbooks, scrapping, Stephanie Medley-Rath
Book Joy! And Stuff
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Health, Reading
I’m so tickled! In the last two weeks, I’ve found not one, but two books that Sam and I have wanted for ages at good prices on eBay!
First, I’ve been looking for
Seeing Red: The Rapture of Redheads by Howard Schatz for years and years. Seriously, it has to be at least five years since Sam first mentioned that he’d love to have it. Unfortunately, it’s out of print, and the only thing I found for the longest time were used copies for $150 or more. It’s a gorgeous book, but that’s far more than I could pay for it.
I had the book on my wish list at Half.com, which is part of eBay, but for some reason I also set up an eBay search a few months back, and finally got found a copy going for $35.1 I didn’t happen to see the email until a day later, and by then the seller had dropped the price further for some reason. It was more than I pay for most books, but after five years, it was more than worth it. We received it in the mail earlier this week, and it is just a beautiful as any new copy.
That gave me an idea, so I set up a search for another book I’ve wanted for a while, but couldn’t afford. John C. Lowe’s tome Your Guide to Metabolic Health came out in 2003, and I haven’t ever found it in stock anywhere. It must have gone out of stock quickly, because Amazon has only ever had used copies that I’ve seen. And again, they were always pricey—$180 was the price I’d seen most recently.2
Today, eBay came through again! The “buy it now” price was very reasonable, so Sam encouraged me to go ahead and get it instead of chancing the auction route.
Dr. Lowe has also written another book that’s specifically about the metabolic treatment of fibromyalgia, but it runs over $500. Apparently, that one is intended for physicians, rather than laypeople. I have an eBay search going, but I’m fairly certain the book I bought today has the information I need in it. From what I’ve heard, it’s mainly about fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.3
I’m busily reading my ARC of Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend! It’s good stuff.
1 For what it’s worth, Half.com still shows only the higher prices. Weird.
2 It’s available more cheaply now, but I still got a deal.
3 Aha—the publisher actually sells the latest version of that one for $99.95. Why would anybody pay the used price? Why do the used sellers think they can demand so much?
Tags: Books, eBay, Howard Schatz, John C. Lowe, Reading, search going, shopping, USD
Thing-A-Day 1!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Needlework
If there’s a way to auto-cross-post relevant entries from here to Thing-A-Day, I haven’t figured it out. Doing it manually feels inelegant.
I don’t have a photo to post, but I got out the drawing tablet for the first time in an embarrassingly long time, and worked on a cross-stitch design. It split into two designs, somehow, but I’m hoping to post pics tomorrow. I discovered that PatternMaker isn’t installed on this machine, so I’ve made graphics that have to be translated into graphed designs.
I feel that I’m really in the “getting organized†stage, which I should have done last week. But the tablet is attached now, and I know where my stitching bag is. I’ll find out in the morning just what my daughter did with my colored pencils and such, and locate the PatternMaker install CD. And the camera, that would help. Yep.
It did feel great to have time on my schedule devoted to “being creative†and nothing else!
Tags: coloring, creativity, PatternMaker, Stitching, Thing-a-Day, Writing
White Kitten + Mad Cake Decorator + Chicken =
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Critters, Fun, Humor
Ditto showing off her new paint job!
This cuteness just strengthens my wish that we lived closer to Kimberly and her family. Click for more photos.
Tags: airbrushing, cake decorating, Critters, Kimberly Jennery, paint job
TechShop, Photography Advice, Postsingular, NoDryClean, and Verizon FIOS Danger
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Geekery, Links, News, Reading
Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did.
I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means you just get links and such. Good links, but links.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Atlanta, Ben Lifson, Books, creative, equipment, exercise equipment, FIOS, fire, installation, low energy day, low-energy, nodryclean, Paul McNamara, photography, Postsingular, Reading, Rudy Rucker, Science Fiction, TechShop, tools, Verizon, workshop
Color Clues, or Why Four Blue Sweaters Isn’t Enough
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art
“Another blue sweater? You have four of those. Why not get something different for a change?”
“No, I have navy, cornflower, Williamsburg, and baby blue sweaters. This one is royal blue. That’s totally different!”
Okay guys, I know that you thought women were making up some of the color names we use. Chartreuse? Why not say green? And garnet—that’s red, right? What’s this about plum, amethyst, grape, violet, mauve, and fuschia all being different? They’re all purple, aren’t they?
No, really, they aren’t. We don’t make them up just to vex you. They’re all very, very different, which is why we would never consider wearing brick red lipstick with a cherry red sweater. Ick!
Now there’s help for you. Free help, even! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Art, color, fashion, Needlework, reference, web
Whoops! Video Link Correction & Credit
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Blogging, Critters, Fun, Humor, Links
The video I dedicated to Katie isn’t actually called Wake Up Cat, and it has been pulled from YouTube (or it was—it seems to be back, now).
The piece is by animator Simon Tofield of Tandem Films, and is properly titled Cat Man Won. You can view it on their site.
Tags: correction, Critters, Humor, morning, Simon Tofield, Tandem Films, video, YouTube
Baby in the Sink
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Fun, Links
This joyous image was an Honorable Mention award winner in the People category of the 2nd Annual Spider Awards in 2006. The contest, apparently well known in the art world, seeks the best in black and white photography from around the world by both professionals and amateurs. I spent quite a while looking through the galleries of nominated and winning photographs from the past three years. Early entries are being accepted now for this year’s competition.
More of photographer Laurie Rhodes’ beautiful work can be seen in her gallery.
Via The Daily Buzzz
Tags: Art, baby, bath, child, Fun, Laurie Rhodes, photography, Spider Awards
Fantasy & science fiction art gallery
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Art, Needlework
I just learned about Epilogue, a marvelous online gallery and community, by way of a link from needlework designer and artist Teresa Wentzler’s blog.
Wentzler’s art has just been approved for inclusion there — congrats to her!
Epilogue could easily become another time sink!
Tags: Epilogue, Teresa Wentzler