Any of you who are in to Altered Art/Mix-Media Art are probably familiar with Bernie Berlin, author of "Artist Trading Card Workshop", and owner of "A Place To Bark", a no-kill animal rescue she runs in Tennessee. Please, for any of you who can make donations, she is trying to win a $50,000.00 dollar grant from the "American Giving Challenge" so she can build a shelter for her animals. Right now she holds the third place out of the top four, if she gets knocked into fourth she'll still be okay, but if she gets knocked into fifth, she won't get the grant. Words cannot describe how amazing her work has been. I wish I had read about this sooner, the contest ends tomorrow. There is very little time left!
Here's a link to her blog:
http://aplacetobark.blogspot.com/
To the "American Giving Challenge" page: http://www.sixdegrees.org/Top.aspx
To the donation page: http://tinyurl.com/3x3c3m
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Cat Food
So, we keep a bowl full of food on the back porch for stray cats (squirrels, birds, and an assortment of reptiles and amphibians also reap the benefits) and yesterday night I went out to re-fill it. I took one look on the bowl and started to have a fit. At first I thought a cat had made a messy-messy in it, and I started to get really mad:
Apparently slugs are omnivorous.
Apparently slugs are omnivorous.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Why Tea Should be Decaf.
I think tea should not be caffeinated. I'm about to go to bed, and I thought I'd make myself a nice hot cup of tea. But all of my favourite flavours I have on hand are caffeinated. : /
Why would someone need caffeinated tea? Coffee is caffeinated and you can have that in the morning. You can also purchase decaf coffee, which I can understand if you are going to have a biscotti late in the evening. Then you can drink water, iced tea, and coke during the rest of the day. But tea is for the afternoon (when you don't need caffeine) or for the evening (when you also don't need caffeine).
Why would someone need caffeinated tea? Coffee is caffeinated and you can have that in the morning. You can also purchase decaf coffee, which I can understand if you are going to have a biscotti late in the evening. Then you can drink water, iced tea, and coke during the rest of the day. But tea is for the afternoon (when you don't need caffeine) or for the evening (when you also don't need caffeine).
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
The letter "U" is ruined!
It has now reached the point where I can no longer stand the mere site of a stand-alone "U". Whenever I see it, I think of all the people who use it in the place of 'you', and I want to scream. I can understand minimal abbreviation, such as TX, FL, NC etc. for the states, I can even undertake (on very rare occasions) to use "lol" when it is fitting, as an expression. But when people begin using '2' in the place of 'to' or 'too', 'R' in the place of 'are', 'Y' in the place of 'Why', and (most specifically) 'U' in the place of 'You' , that is just plain unbearable to me. It is denigrating to the English language and derogatory to the gifts of speech and communication. : (
Monday, January 7, 2008
Poll Results: "Which One?"
Thanks to everyone who voted!
25% voted "Yes".
37% voted "No".
0% voted "Either".
37% voted "What?".
25% voted "Yes".
37% voted "No".
0% voted "Either".
37% voted "What?".
Friday, January 4, 2008
13 Things About Me: Week 4
- I have eight cats.
- I love literature... Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and William Faulkner are my favourites.
- My all-time favourite book is "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. The first time I ever read it was March of 2006, and I've read it seven times since then.
- I almost never take off my cross pendant.
- I love animals.
- I've always wanted to travel the world, particularly Africa.
- I bought 3 packages of 165 head-pins the day before yesterday, and I only have about 75 left... : /
- I'm collecting the state quarters and I'm up to 44... I'm missing Utah and the five for this year.
- I want to visit Colorado some day, I'd love to do photography there.
- I rarely wear any jewelry besides earrings.
- I have 12 clocks in my studio.
- I have so many decorative objects crowded into my studio, there isn't much room for me to work.
- I'm too tired to think of anything else right now.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Leftovers, anyone?
Look what I found smashed in the lower oven:
A smashed Bagel Bite (mini pizza) leftover from Christmas. It must have fallen off of the baking sheet as we were pulling it out of the oven. In my defense, I want to say that we hardly ever use the lower oven, which is why it was only recently found. Needless to say, we threw it out. :)
A smashed Bagel Bite (mini pizza) leftover from Christmas. It must have fallen off of the baking sheet as we were pulling it out of the oven. In my defense, I want to say that we hardly ever use the lower oven, which is why it was only recently found. Needless to say, we threw it out. :)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
How Many Forum Members Does It Take To Swap Some Lightbulbs
Thanks to a comment on my earlier post containing the "How Many Forum Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb" (Not Written By Me), I was inspired to write a continuation of the lightbulb saga, in which someone gets the idea that they should swap some lightbulbs! Everyone likes a swap, right?
Here goes:
*1* To post announcing that they would like to host a lightbulb swap.
*8* To post announcing that they would like participate in the lightbulb swap.
*2* To post announcing that they will be shipping their lightbulbs late.
*1* To not ship their lightbulbs at all.
*10* To post, blowing up into a heightened state of rage at the inconsiderate people (they didn't notice it was just one person) who dropped out of the lightbulb swap.
~~~
Right about here is a lull in which the swap host
receives, swaps, and ships out the lightbulbs. And it
begins again.
~~~
*1* To post and politely inquire as to the whereabouts of their lightbulbs... not meaning to cause any trouble of course...
*3* To post and announce loudly that they see no reason why the above should not have posted, seeing as the lightbulbs had "supposedly" shipped a month ago.
*5* To post, calculating exactly how much money the host had made off of them in the lightbulb swap (shipping fees etc.)
*13* To post protesting this revolt and declaring the above posters to be inconsiderate, and to proclaim that the host is such a wonderful talented person.
*The Host* To post and say that they did ship the lightbulbs some time ago, everyone knows the mail has been slow lately, and to please be patient.
*1* (OP) To post and say they didn't mean to cause this controversy, they just wanted to know where their lightbulbs were!
*3* (Mods) To post and announce that everyone needs to stop discussing this, and that if they have anything they want to say about the lightbulb swap, to please contact the host.
*11* To post, completely ignoring, (or overlooking, I cannot say) the mods' posts, and continue bickering over the lightbulbs.
*4* To post and try to change the subject.
*5* To post more about the stupid lightbulb swap.
*1* To post and announce that their lightbulbs have arrived.
*8* To post and announce that they knew all along that the lightbulbs were on their way (at least 2 of them had earlier stopped just short of condemning the host as a theif and a liar.)
PS Happy New Year everyone!
Here goes:
*1* To post announcing that they would like to host a lightbulb swap.
*8* To post announcing that they would like participate in the lightbulb swap.
*2* To post announcing that they will be shipping their lightbulbs late.
*1* To not ship their lightbulbs at all.
*10* To post, blowing up into a heightened state of rage at the inconsiderate people (they didn't notice it was just one person) who dropped out of the lightbulb swap.
~~~
Right about here is a lull in which the swap host
receives, swaps, and ships out the lightbulbs. And it
begins again.
~~~
*1* To post and politely inquire as to the whereabouts of their lightbulbs... not meaning to cause any trouble of course...
*3* To post and announce loudly that they see no reason why the above should not have posted, seeing as the lightbulbs had "supposedly" shipped a month ago.
*5* To post, calculating exactly how much money the host had made off of them in the lightbulb swap (shipping fees etc.)
*13* To post protesting this revolt and declaring the above posters to be inconsiderate, and to proclaim that the host is such a wonderful talented person.
*The Host* To post and say that they did ship the lightbulbs some time ago, everyone knows the mail has been slow lately, and to please be patient.
*1* (OP) To post and say they didn't mean to cause this controversy, they just wanted to know where their lightbulbs were!
*3* (Mods) To post and announce that everyone needs to stop discussing this, and that if they have anything they want to say about the lightbulb swap, to please contact the host.
*11* To post, completely ignoring, (or overlooking, I cannot say) the mods' posts, and continue bickering over the lightbulbs.
*4* To post and try to change the subject.
*5* To post more about the stupid lightbulb swap.
*1* To post and announce that their lightbulbs have arrived.
*8* To post and announce that they knew all along that the lightbulbs were on their way (at least 2 of them had earlier stopped just short of condemning the host as a theif and a liar.)
PS Happy New Year everyone!
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