Stimpy

On summer when I was eight, I decided to make Stimpy. All I had to go by was memory. My sewing and memory has gotten a little bit better since then!

Holidays

Apparently I forgot to mention I am going to England for the holidays.
I believe because it was a surprise for my mom and so, thusly, could not post about it. We are going to stay with my boyfriend and his family (and are very thankful for the invitation!). I haven't seen him in almost 4 months, so it will be horrendously wonderful to be with him again.

Post Corssing #3

Today from Finland!


It says "It takes one step to begin even the longest journey."



Thanks Jukka!

Tilly

Ain't she great?

PostCrossing #2

Italy!



From Francesca who lives in Rome!

50000 word winner

Sorry I haven't posted much this month, I have a ton to post about too!
I've just been too busy trying and succeeding for my first NaNoWroMo win!



I hit 50,000 words today, a day before the deadline. The story itself isn't even complete. I've been working on it feverishly today, everything from here on out is quite exciting.

Post Crossing #1

Today I received my first PostCrossing postcard (part of my 101 challenge). It was from a 19 year old girl from Germany. The front is Die Frauenkirche zu Dresden which means "Church of Our Lady" (located in Dresden).

Neat huh? =)

Fabulous Food Show

I love the Fabulous Food Show. It's at an exposition center so it is a giant place filled with free samples of local vendors. Food Network stars were also there. I saw Duff and Jeff from Charm City Cakes.


They're just as fun in real life.

There was even a big wine and beer tasting area. The lady forgot to give us our tasting tickets when we gave her our entrance ticket. She was hesitant about giving us some when we realized we didn't have any.


Great Lakes Brewing Company
A green company and great reason to visit Cleveland!

I would say about 85% of the samples were vegan too. I was pretty sick of all the pasta sauces and salsa samples by the end of it though (there were A LOT!). Other samples (I had) were: jams, natural nut butters, apple butter, pumpkin butter, dandelion tea, granola, apples, coffee, chips, pears, Bavarian nuts, various salsas, marinaras, dipping oils, fresh grape juice, dressings, pepper dip and pinjur (from Trader Joe's) and such. There were more things like cheeses and junk, but go to the website to see everything.
Ohio apple farmers (see previous post) had a selection of apples they were coring and giving out as a healthy treat! I had a fuji apple. I also received some cereal samples and grapefruit Jelly Bellys to take home.


Some beautiful cakes and a Fall/Winter chocolate sculpture.

And if that weren't enough food for one day, Mom and I stuffed ourselves on various Thai tofu on the way home. Phew!

Week 11/05

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A rainbow of apples at the Fabulous Food Show

NaNoWriMo begins

So far this year I am keeping up with the daily recommended word counts. I will try and keep it updated daily at night (fingers crossed) in the section to the left! I have been going to local meet-ups and it really is helping me! Plus I've met more goofy people which is a plus =)
Please refer to my previous NaNoWriMo post if you have no idea what I'm talking about!

Week 10/28

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Ladybug in Pennsylvania

Swap #1! Singapore

This was my first swap and was very excited to do it with Kai Shi from Singapore (read about her end of the swap here!).



I will try to describe it all from left to right. She sent me:
Lovely tourist postcards, as well as Grandparent's Day postcards and children literacy bookmarks!
A "Happy Virus" notebook & mini "Natural Cheese" notepads. Hahaha!
Teas: green tea & Lychee, Lime & Passionfruit infusion. I am looking forward to that one!
Sweet palm seeds. They are the clear things in the front. They are squishy and that makes it a little weird! But they look really sweet and good, I will keep you updated!
Candies: Milky box of chocolates and M&M look-a-likes in the foil
Buddhist CD. I CANNOT wait to listen to it! I am so excited about it!
Buddhist bookmark! Awweessooommmmeee
Pencil: Has a jewel on top!
Cute stickers of pink people and food
Chips: Crispy Seaweed and Oki Doki BBQ stars. I can't stop laughing about the Oki Doki chips!
Bangle bracelets. And they actually fit my tiny wrists without falling off! =D
A super cute lollipop hair barrette. Serious. Freakin' awesome cute
Gorgeous yellow travel bag set. I kept pulling a smaller one out from each one! Another and another and another!! Hahaha
And paper lanterns! Pink and green, on either side of the box

And Tilly loved the Singapore Post box the most.

Week 10/21

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A cemetery marker that is a giant structure of coral!

Blood Type Awesome

Donate blood is #2 on my 101 things to do list.
This was my first time donating blood. I even got vegan cookies with my OJ afterwards. My goal is to give at least twice, but I think this will become a life long habit.

Photo 1 & purse

One of my goals to do in 1001 days is to take an "artistic" photo every week. I decided I'll post them here!

Watch out!

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I like all his bandages.

I also accomplished another goal of learning how to use a sewing machine*. To accompany this I wanted to make a purse. A nice purse. I did make a purse, but it isn't up to my standards. Of course, as a FIRST purse as well as my FIRST sewing machine project, I think it turned out decently. I gave myself a C+.




*It's about time! I grew up around sewing machines, have hand-sewn numerous things, along with doing crafts of all mediums, etc. Actually, I haven't worked with metal, maybe I should put down welding as a goal!

Amy Sedaris

Last night I saw Amy Sedaris at a free library talk. The place was packed and had to put people on the stage! It was very entertaining.



(The dress is modeled after Date Night Barbie's dress!)

Amy Sedaris recently wrote a book, but is most well known as Jerri Blank from the TV show Strangers With Candy. It's extremely hilarious and you should watch it.


Jerri

101 things in 1001 days

I have slyly added this to my projects list to the side. I have not finished my whole list, but I'm starting to work on the ones I have.

So what is 101 things in 1001 days?
The Mission!


Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.


So, what would you do 1001 days?

Nanowrimo

It's that time of year again to sign up for NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, which doesn't makes sense since people all over the world do it. But NaNoWriMo is snazzier than IntNoWriMo.

Starting November 1st at midnight through the whole month you are given a goal to write your own novelette with at least 50,000 words.

I have participated since 2003 (sans last year) and have never reached the goal for various reasons (didn't save correctly, too busy, I hated my characters...). I feel good about this year though and I am happy about my plot so far. 4th time's a charm right?

So sign up and let's become writing buddies! I plan to keep a current word count off to the side.

Because of so many people going to the site, you may get errors until they work it out. Just keep trying!

Autumn!

It's definitely Fall!

Gimme Your Stuff!

Two of my favorite things in the world have been combined: culture and stuff.
I think GimmeYourStuff is about to become my favorite website.

You sign up, list what you can give and swap with someone else in the world. So here are my lists! My past swaps are listed on the left.

NOTE: Right now I have moved to JAPAN.

Things to give from Japan:
Any type of magazine
Various fabrics
Sweet and/or salty snacks
Gum, candy, spices, etc
Chopsticks
Bento boxes
handkerchiefs
Folding fans
Phone charms
Touristy souvenirs (postcards, key chains, magnets, etc)
ANYTHING CUTE
Engrish items
Traditional or fun stationary
Stickers
Jewelry

MAYBE a funny/cool tshirt or random CD
Clothing and cds/dvds are usually very expensive, so please don't be disappointed if I can't find something on discount.
Lots of things, just ask!

Stuff I like:
Anything traditional from your country
Anything pop culture from your country
Local souvenirs and crafts
Things with non-English writing
Buddhist things
Food: Spices, candy, food packets Note: I am vegan. I do not eat animal products. So no meat, milk or egg please =)
Kitchen items and cookbooks/recipes
T-shirts
Magazines- cooking, cakes, fashion, bridal
Stickers
Cats
Cute things
Bags, purses
Scarves
Jewelry (bracelets, rings...)
Postcards and coins
Music and movies

Surprise me!

I love all international things, but would especially love to swap with Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Russia and/or Eastern European countries as that is where my family was from. =)

You can leave a message here with your contact info or you can email me webkitten138 AT hotmail.com