Aidenn <3

Tiny Town

I am in love. Can I fit 3 cats in there?

See also:
Living Small - Dennis Fukai
Little House on a Small Planet - Shay Salomon

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Furburbia

I think this is worth checking out. If I could sustain a living starting a place like this, I would do so in a heartbeat.

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"From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America"

I highly recommend this book:



I'm only about 20 pages in thus far, but the stories that the book shares, as well as the history of one of the most controversial Constitutional amendments is nothing short of fascinating.

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I have typos in my texts like you wouldn't believe!

I haven't been writing lately due to the travesty that is my vehicle. Long story short, I made a mistake whilst driving in the rain and it cost me $2600 for a new engine and a radiator fan. Not an easy task for a car that is an '03 and still financed. :( Fortunately, everything is much better now thanks in a huge part to my family's help and now I am back on the road and back to being much happier!

Not a lot has happened in the interim, but some noteworthy items would be:

(1) I saw Ratatouille with Tom's family and fell in love with Pixar all over again. They had me at Toy Story, but between the short film ("Lifted"), the actual movie, and the new "Wall-E" movie coming out in 2008, I have renewed my love affair with the digital animation company. So much so that it has spawned a new idea for me.

I have long been keeping my left arm tattoo-free in the hopes of getting a full sleeve done of all one theme. My right arm of course has the children's books and one music reference, and I seek to complete the arm with the illustrations from the remaining books I love (i.e., Skippyjon Jones, My Dead Girlfriend, Angry Little Girls, etc). My left arm however, has posed an considerable quandry for me - what do I love unabashedly enough to fill an entire arm at once? Feeling the magic of my childhood fun surge through me as Ratatouille played on the big screen, I hugged my knees in simple wonder and joy. "That's it!" I thought. That is the sleeve for my left arm. So the current idea is to combine images from the Pixar shorts and/or movies that I enjoy best! Think of the sheep/jackalope from the short, "Boundin", or even the musicians from "One Man Band". Of course, it would have to include my dorky misplaced alien from "Lifted" and would not be complete without Luxo, the lamp. To capture the magic of these misfit characters that try at life and are forced to have fun with their sweet mediocrity, that is the greatest thing!

So the moral? Wall-E will have a special place on my Pixar'ed left arm when I eventually get my tattoo.

(2) Big changes happened at work. I worked in the children's department for a year, but due to some personnel changes and thinking about what is best for furthering my career, I made the switch to work in the circulation department. My job is a lot more stressful now, but the important thing is that I am placing myself in a better position for promotion for office-related tasks since I am not pursuing my degree any longer. I still would love to complete a degree in photography, but I am going to hold off on this for a little while.

(3) I am the happiest I have been in a long time. I have a wonderful boyfriend, the best family, and a good job. I think this is pretty noteworthy. :)

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I wish I had cheaper daydreams...

I have been developing a growing obsession/interest in kooky Japanese-influenced toys, like those from Munky King in LA's Chinatown. My current favorites are Moofia, ScaryGirl's Treehouse, and Adios & Ciao Ciao from tokidoki. I have also daydreamed spending lottery winnings on an insanely-priced Blythe doll.

For now, I will dream of my next tattoo (thinking of the Pigeon or Skippyjon Jones to add to my sleeve....)

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It's as easy as ABC...

A - Apartment Therapy - Apartment decorating tips & tricks, along with neat submissions on all thing apartment!
B - Book Mooch - Swap books you've grown weary of for points to spend on books you REALLY want!
C - Craftster - One of my favorite pretending-to-work sites. Loads of ideas that end in a trip to Michael's Crafts.
D - Daddyo's - Loads of cool dresses with no practical application whatsoever.
E - eBay - I feed my new obsession for board games here.
F - Fred Flare - Cute merchandise? Check! Awesome blog? Check!
G - Good News Network - When I had to quit watching the news 'cause it gave me nightmares, Jill suggested this website
H - How Stuff Works - Aside from the fact that my former roommate now writes for them, it's a great site to figure out how all that weird stuff is formulated!
I - I Can Has Cheezburger? - The folks who started the lolcat revolution, which has now led to the ever-fun lolcode.
J - I have no idea....no Js here...
K - KDL What's Next - A database hosted by the Kent District Library, it allows you to easily search for what is next in a series of books. I use this constantly at work and it's pretty handy for those fiction series you can't keep track of!
L - Library Thing - I don't just use this 'cause I work for one, I use it to catalog all the stuff that I wish I remembered in my head!
M - My Paper Crane - I really adore her kawaii plush. :)
N - Daytona Beach News-Journal - Our local newspaper. Get all the crazy news that happens in Volusia County!
O - Ohnotheydidnt! - You pay money for People magazine? Psh, get with the times!
P - Post Secret - Some pretty artistic and insightful personal confessions. Such a voyeur!
Q - I didn't have any Q links either...
R - Religious Tolerance - A great resource if you're looking to understand different basic aspects of religions and belief systems. They have been around forever.
S - Something Awful - Forums for geeks and general societal nerds. Great fun!
T - Toothpaste for Dinner - Obscure webcomic done by an ex Chemistry lab nerd! Nothing to do with Chemistry though, I promise.
U - Urban Dictionary - The word of the day for Urban Dictionary has so much more relevance than the word of the day through dictionary.com!
V - Venganza.org - Homepage for the Church of the FSM which I consider myself a devout follower of.
W - Wikipedia - I spend more time looking up random things here than I probably should, although I have yet to write or edit an article.
X - Xkcd.com - It started out as a guy doodling, but has grown into a twice-weekly webcomic
Y and lastly, I failed at Y as well. :)
Z - Zappos.com - If you don't know that shoes here rock, then get with the program!

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Give: to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow

As an athiest (well, Church of the FSM anyhow) left-wing vegetarian, I know that a lot of my ideals are compromised in children's songs and activities, but in researching stuff to do for our upcoming "Farm" program, I was pretty appalled at this one...

The Giving Farm
By Vicki Witcher

Hens give eggs.
Pigs give ham.
Cows give milk.
Strawberries give jam.

Bees give honey.
Goats give cheese.
Farms give food,
I'd like some, please.

I am pretty sure pigs do not "give" ham, according to the definition. They would not do that "voluntarily".

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