let’s interact: what makes you ache?

Can I Feel Nostalgia for Something I Never Had? Dagda brings up an interesting paradox: the feeling of being nostalgic and dissatisfied. It made me think about that word we don’t have in English: a feeling of yearning for something that never existed. Couldn’t find that word, but I did find saudade: Some say that…

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ta-daaaaaah! {jazz hands}

You asked, I provided. Yay, wordpress.org! Awesome coding and customer support. I got up and running immediately.. transferring the entries took a little longer, but here you are. A fully functional blog, with comments and everything. I want comments from you now! More design/glitch-fixing/feature-adding to come.

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oh, internet {hug}!

For your pleasure, today’s favorite shiny seashells from internet-combing: Preorder your calendar today! Watch the animation on the home page — and the amazing no shirt-/shirt action like those naked novelty flip pens. Look at this thumbnail of a picture from Moya’s photostream, presumably with a camera phone. Isn’t it enchanting? It looks like a…

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12:30am and perky as a cruise director

Good ole insomnia. My friend. I really like the Awesome! blog, and not just ’cause I am on it! I sent in my favorite links without really thinking hard about them. Otherwise, of course, I would have included all of you, my sweeties! Why don’t you go ahead and submit your own? I am having…

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i believe i’m called a craft goob. or just goob.

From defectiveyeti.com: Latch Hooked Sorry updates have been so sporadic lately. But I started playing World of Needlecraft, and you know how that goes. I keep promising myself that I’ll quit, but then I’ll get a Apocalypse Thimble or find some Pinking Shears of the Gathering Storm, and then it’s back on another Appliqué adventure.…

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