I was shocked and amazed to discover that I only saw 4 movies in a theater in 2010 (Avatar for the second time, Inception twice, and Salt). I love movies, and I love seeing them on the big screen, but apparently my viewing habits succumbed to the combo of Mary (my main movie buddy) moving out of town, and a lack of new releases that really ( Read more... )

So in the process of working on my costume presentation, there's an issue I've been pondering a lot, and even though there isn't time to do more than touch on it in the class, I've gotten interested in it for its own sake. That issue is the medieval concept of historical authenticity / accuracy ( Read more... )

Yesterday someone told me about a bead shop in town I have never heard of, Azillion Beads. Turns out it is on Conger right by Oregon Leather, so I checked it out. Very cool place!! Lots of nice beads of all sorts, including many things I'd never seen before, and the prices seemed fairly reasonable. Lots of beads and findings in copper, which ( Read more... )