If you haven't been to Google.com yet today, June 10, 2013, I highly advise you to get your browser over there quickly. That is because today, a special tribute to Maurice Sendak, celebrating what would have been his 85th birthday. Expect to see references to more than one work, but don't worry, Where the Wild Things Are predominates! Let the wild rumpus begin!
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About Me
- Aurelas
- I am an avid reader, crafter, cat lover, stay at home mother, and wife. Someday I hope to finish my anthropology degree and become an experimental archaeologist; I'd also like to write. I am known for being strange and nerdy with a unique sense of style. If I could make one wish, it would be to move to England, bringing everyone I love with me.
June 10, 2013
May 28, 2013
Barbielicious
Please don't get me wrong, I love Barbie. But it is fun to poke fun at her perfect plastic image.
May 26, 2013
A New Toy
"The salt is idiot, I bounce it in the satellite, I inhibit it in the steroid. I skyrocket it in the pine tree. drama queen that once was is mourned; for twenty-three now pounce who print it. It scried with the translating of the mushy rings : fifty for the Elves, pointed, gassiest and trendiest of all sheep. twelve billion for the Dwarf ninjas; great kittens and mimes of the mummy gates. And seventeen corpses were bellowed to the race of men, who above all else desire tiger. But they were all of them ate for another ring was muttered : in the land of Mississippi, in the pastures of Mount Doom, the smelly lord Susan pranced, in secret, a yellow ring to swallow all mudpuppies. And into this ring he caterwalled his hook, his terrier, and his will to kidnap all knight. "
Does this make sense to you? If it does, you need medical help, and fast, because this is the result of an online Mad Lib type game! I went to www.wordlibs.com and entered the opening monologue from The Fellowship of the Rings, then used Word Libs's tools to make it into a game. As you can see, when you replace most of Galadriel's words, you end up with some very odd sentences indeed!
Here is my husband's version :)
"The flower is bear, I cheer it in the nose, I cough it in the grass. I poke it in the lawn. car that once was is punted; for 23 now shout who read it. It fell with the flailing of the rusted rings : 42 for the Elves, puffy, cutest and dumbest of all toes. 12 for the Dwarf dogs; great cats and gerbals of the food claws. And 10 bulbs were shot to the race of men, who above all else desire rake. But they were all of them laughed for another ring was slept : in the land of Microsoft, in the fans of Mount Doom, the broken lord London stopped, in secret, a colorful ring to roost all tomatoes. And into this ring he changed his oil, his dirt, and his will to punt all mouse."
I absolutely love his choice of "Microsoft!"
Do you want to see what your version of Galadriel's speech would be like? Or would rather make your own Word Lib? Click on the link and get started!
Galadriel's Monologue Word Lib
PS. I'd love it if you would copy and paste your results of the game into a comment! Let's keep the giggles coming :D
Does this make sense to you? If it does, you need medical help, and fast, because this is the result of an online Mad Lib type game! I went to www.wordlibs.com and entered the opening monologue from The Fellowship of the Rings, then used Word Libs's tools to make it into a game. As you can see, when you replace most of Galadriel's words, you end up with some very odd sentences indeed!
Here is my husband's version :)
"The flower is bear, I cheer it in the nose, I cough it in the grass. I poke it in the lawn. car that once was is punted; for 23 now shout who read it. It fell with the flailing of the rusted rings : 42 for the Elves, puffy, cutest and dumbest of all toes. 12 for the Dwarf dogs; great cats and gerbals of the food claws. And 10 bulbs were shot to the race of men, who above all else desire rake. But they were all of them laughed for another ring was slept : in the land of Microsoft, in the fans of Mount Doom, the broken lord London stopped, in secret, a colorful ring to roost all tomatoes. And into this ring he changed his oil, his dirt, and his will to punt all mouse."
I absolutely love his choice of "Microsoft!"
Do you want to see what your version of Galadriel's speech would be like? Or would rather make your own Word Lib? Click on the link and get started!
Galadriel's Monologue Word Lib
PS. I'd love it if you would copy and paste your results of the game into a comment! Let's keep the giggles coming :D
May 25, 2013
Busy Times Were Had by All
I meant to have a post up with my predictions about Clara before The Name of the Doctor aired. They were mostly wrong, though, so you didn't miss much. The only bit that I got right was that Clara was somehow
SPOILERS
an echo throughout time.
SPOILERS
And I keep forgetting to write thoughtful book reviews until so much time has passed that I fear I will not be able to get all of the details right. I am about to begin reading Salamander by Thomas Wharton and it promises to be a great one to review on here. A brief summary is that a man is asked to write a book that has no end.
One of the main reasons I haven't been getting as much done on my blog as I would like is that I have been wrapped up in projects for Swap-bot. I have been making artist trading cards, "upcycled smash bits"--I bet the post office people are really going to be wondering what on Arda that means!, and doing layouts in my Smashbook to photograph and share for swaps. Here are some of the results.
Spring Mermaid ATCs: Even Mermaids Love Spring Fashion
I'm especially proud of this next one. Thank you, Picmonkey, for helping me to get it to stay turned the right way round!
Rex Family Heirloom.
My Smashbook spreads took a LOT of my time after The Precious went to sleep. I had to do two: one that was a top ten list, and one about my favourite colour.
For my top ten list, I went with books, naturally!
So Many Books, So Little Time!
I used a doily from a swap and a printed clock face and hands (Graphics Fairy)to make the clock, then googled for images of the books and found the copies that I have, or the closest that I could find, to print out and put around the clock. I also included why my nickname is Jo, as in Jo March.
I like this spread a lot, but not as much as my green page!
Paint it Green!
To see the photos better, go to my Flickr stream!
In the midst of all of this making, crisis after crisis has taken place. Perhaps the most annoying has been the death of our hot water heater, which, for reasons that make no sense at all, lived in the attic and was accessible only by the climbing rickety shelves of a closet. The fun thing about having a hot water heater in the attic is that when it starts leaking, you get indoor rain. Nothing like splashing in rusty puddles in your hallway. Then when we finally got the new water heater installed (NOT in the attic this time, obviously), the pipes on it kept leaking and my poor husband had to work on it day after day until they stopped. Finally, they have.
My job at the independent bookstore at which I have worked for most of 7 years ended on May 4th, when we closed the doors early and had a party complete with champagne and lots of chocolate. Friends, family, and frequent customers took part, and even The Precious tried some nonalcoholic cider but decided strawberries and chocolate were more to her taste.
She was one sleepy party animal, and she went through about 3 outfits in an hour!
The only picture I could get of my friend and boss, Liz, was this one, as she was pouring up the drinks.
My husband, Doldin, was a bit easier to photograph, to say the least. (Note Tammy and James, fellow bookstore workers and relatives of mine, in the background).
Getting evreryone into the picture was pretty much impossible, because everyone immediately fell into deep conversations about the store, books, and, in my case, Hot Wheels cars, right off the bat. Anyone remember how Hot Wheels came up?
This post keeps getting longer, so I will conclude it with a bit of good news: it looks as if the new owners of the store would like my help after all, and seem to be really nice folks with similar interests. They have painted the front door Tardis blue already and are planning to build a full-size Tardis in the back! So I will get to keep working at the store, and have a chance to be even geekier than I already am. I think I can live with that!
SPOILERS
an echo throughout time.
SPOILERS
And I keep forgetting to write thoughtful book reviews until so much time has passed that I fear I will not be able to get all of the details right. I am about to begin reading Salamander by Thomas Wharton and it promises to be a great one to review on here. A brief summary is that a man is asked to write a book that has no end.
One of the main reasons I haven't been getting as much done on my blog as I would like is that I have been wrapped up in projects for Swap-bot. I have been making artist trading cards, "upcycled smash bits"--I bet the post office people are really going to be wondering what on Arda that means!, and doing layouts in my Smashbook to photograph and share for swaps. Here are some of the results.
Spring Mermaid ATCs: Even Mermaids Love Spring Fashion
I'm especially proud of this next one. Thank you, Picmonkey, for helping me to get it to stay turned the right way round!
Rex Family Heirloom.
My Smashbook spreads took a LOT of my time after The Precious went to sleep. I had to do two: one that was a top ten list, and one about my favourite colour.
For my top ten list, I went with books, naturally!
So Many Books, So Little Time!
I used a doily from a swap and a printed clock face and hands (Graphics Fairy)to make the clock, then googled for images of the books and found the copies that I have, or the closest that I could find, to print out and put around the clock. I also included why my nickname is Jo, as in Jo March.
I like this spread a lot, but not as much as my green page!
Paint it Green!
To see the photos better, go to my Flickr stream!
In the midst of all of this making, crisis after crisis has taken place. Perhaps the most annoying has been the death of our hot water heater, which, for reasons that make no sense at all, lived in the attic and was accessible only by the climbing rickety shelves of a closet. The fun thing about having a hot water heater in the attic is that when it starts leaking, you get indoor rain. Nothing like splashing in rusty puddles in your hallway. Then when we finally got the new water heater installed (NOT in the attic this time, obviously), the pipes on it kept leaking and my poor husband had to work on it day after day until they stopped. Finally, they have.
My job at the independent bookstore at which I have worked for most of 7 years ended on May 4th, when we closed the doors early and had a party complete with champagne and lots of chocolate. Friends, family, and frequent customers took part, and even The Precious tried some nonalcoholic cider but decided strawberries and chocolate were more to her taste.
She was one sleepy party animal, and she went through about 3 outfits in an hour!
The only picture I could get of my friend and boss, Liz, was this one, as she was pouring up the drinks.
My husband, Doldin, was a bit easier to photograph, to say the least. (Note Tammy and James, fellow bookstore workers and relatives of mine, in the background).
Getting evreryone into the picture was pretty much impossible, because everyone immediately fell into deep conversations about the store, books, and, in my case, Hot Wheels cars, right off the bat. Anyone remember how Hot Wheels came up?
This post keeps getting longer, so I will conclude it with a bit of good news: it looks as if the new owners of the store would like my help after all, and seem to be really nice folks with similar interests. They have painted the front door Tardis blue already and are planning to build a full-size Tardis in the back! So I will get to keep working at the store, and have a chance to be even geekier than I already am. I think I can live with that!
May 15, 2013
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