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Archive for June 2008

I know, it’s bad. Really bad.

Posted by: ainse on: June 23, 2008

When I grow up
I wanna be famous
I wanna be a star
I wanna be in movies
When I grow up
I wanna see the world
Drive nice cars
I wanna have boobies
Wait. Did they REALLY say boobies? Thank God I don’t have a daughter listening to that kind of crap.
But hold on. So while I really am disturbed by the [...]

Yeah, this is harder than you think…

Posted by: ainse on: June 11, 2008

You think you’re pretty smart and then you take one of these stupid tests. Apparently, this is how many countries I can name in 5 minutes:
57

Which might not sound too bad, if you didn’t know there were still another 200+ out there.

Sneaky. But it works.

Posted by: ainse on: June 10, 2008

“Mom, what’s for dinner?”
“Steak sandwiches.”
“I don’t like those.”
“Yes, you do; we’ve had them before; they’re on buns with melted cheese.”
Yes, my little guy does like steak sandwiches, be he always seems to forget what the hell he likes and dislikes. Every time I cook, he takes a look into the pan and declares it yucky. [...]

journal woes

Posted by: ainse on: June 4, 2008

You know how you think of stuff to write when you are nowhere near a computer? I decided to remedy this by jotting down random thoughts in a journal that I would keep on hand. Of course, it wouldn’t be just any journal, it had to meet certain criteria:

it had to be small enough to [...]

Rings.

Posted by: ainse on: June 1, 2008

I love making these simple, wire-wrapped rings. Take a stone, a crystal, a pearl, grab some wire (I’ve been using “artistic” wire, which means it’s not precious metal, but it still looks great) and wrap away. The result is a ring that I can custom make to size or colour.

And now to sell them!