May 2013
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March 2013
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Some thoughts on birthdays...
I love my birthday, I mean really really love it. And to a certain extent, I don’t understand people who don’t love their birthday. I can understand not liking cake, so eat pie, or hamburgers, or whatever you want to eat. I can understand not liking the attention, so avoid people. Don’t like parties? Well, don’t throw one. Don’t like presents? Make that clear, and...
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Spoonflower 2013 Staff Contest - VOTING IS OPEN →
Voting is now open for our 2013 Staff Contest at Spoonflower. You may remember my previous posts about it.
Please go vote in the contest! Its one of my favorite things about working at spoonflower. Obviously, I’d like it if you voted for me :-D but you can vote for multiple entries!
Just click the link above, and on the right hand of the page you’ll see a button for “Vote in...
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February 2013
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"Why is everything on spoonflower so fucking...
jadegordon:
Reblogging this again because I see it come up so often, and I don’t know that people really talk about it and explain as widely as complain. “Why is everything on spoonflower so fucking expensive?” Because a lot of the work has to be hands on, individually supervised and handled, one order at a time. Because they try to choose fabric sources and types as ethically as they can, and...
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January 2013
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December 2012
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November 2012
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October 2012
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Midnight Riot(US) or The Rivers of London(UK): A...
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Before I even opened it, this book had a pretty conflicting set of first impressions. In the negative column: 1. A quote by Charlaine Harris appears on the front cover. Yes, I’ve read most of the Sookie Stackhouse series, but that doesn’t mean I trust her taste in literature. Lets just say that its not a ringing...
September 2012
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lord-canewaxer asked: I don't know if you have already read them, but the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch entertained me earlier this year. It has its flaws, but the series gets better with each book (currently standing at 3). I am not sure how well some of the Anglicisms will translate though! London herself, in all her palimpsestuous glory, is a major character here - so unlike the Dresden Files,...
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Fuzzy Feelings
I forget how the internet works sometimes. I woke up this morning to discover that my previous post now has nearly 500 notes on it, people have reblogged it, and liked it, and added their own commentary to it. One person has even attached a Community meme to it! In my mind, that makes the post officially a tumblr success.
It feels me with such joy and glee that people liked what I wrote, and felt...
locker-of-doom asked: I am also a pie advocate! Long live pies!
thechamberedheart asked: I read your latest entry about Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, and The Power of Words. I was inspired, and wondered... could use the bit about how stories make life easier in my classroom? I teach 8th grade language arts in an inner-city school in Austin, Texas, and an important thing I'm always trying to impart to them is that words empower them. We're getting ready to study The Diary of...
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The Power of Words, and the Power of Fame
So over the last two weeks, I’ve gotten to see both Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman live on stage, doing what they do best. It was an intense two weeks, and encouraged lots of thought, so get ready for a long one…… Amanda Palmer is currently on tour to promote her new album, produced independently, and completely funded by kickstarter. I was super excited to see her live, because even...
trulee-madlee asked: I LOVE that you read, reviewed and enjoyed "A Fine and Private Place". It's always been one of my favorite books and you had some very insightful things to say about it. Thank you!
The Problem With The Big Bang Theory...
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I’ve been meaning to post something about The Big Bang Theory for a while now but it’s taken me ‘till now to really understand what it is about the show that makes me uncomfortable. I’m not exactly a believer in the whole “only write about the things you like, don’t trash the things you don’t” trend which seems to be plaguing comments sections in negative articles lately,...
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Food Through the Pages →
Guys…. I just found the best website ever. This person has devoted their life to creating the recipes for the food mentioned in literature. Nom.
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August 2012
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Spoonflower is mentioned in the News and Observer →
I once again have a moment of “Wow. My job is awesome! I work for the coolest company in the world.”
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A Fine and Private Place, and some here do...
A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle My rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely loved Peter S. Beagle’s A Fine and Private Place. I was first introduced to Beagle as a child, in the form of the animated movie of The Last Unicorn. Ever since then, I can’t resist a book by him. Especially if its sitting on the shelf in a dusty old used book store; which is how I ran into this one. ...
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July 2012
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bentfalasteen asked: Can I have your recipe for baklava?
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Of cabbages and Comic Book Kings
I’m not very fond of cabbage, and only used that at the title because the phrase has gotten stuck in my head. Now on to the important bit:
I confess, I’m only posting because I just heard some very very exciting news. Neil Gaiman has written a new Sandman comic, and it will be coming out in November 2013. See his journal posting here:...
June 2012
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