I'm halfway through a stack of exams, it's getting late, and I'm procrastinating. Shaun of the Dead is keeping me company on the DVD player.

I really want to buy some My Little Ponies and some paint right now.

Gerbil shirt. I don't mean a shirt with a picture of a gerbil on it, but don't worry, it's not a shirt made out of gerbils. (ETA - Sadly, ( Read more... )

Spider wranglers weave one-of-a-kind tapestry
The American Museum of Natural History in New York unveiled something never before seen: an 11-by-4-foot tapestry made completely of spider silk. The tapestry took four years to make, with the help of more than 1 million spiders.If you're arachnophobic, don't scroll down the page, but do take a look at ( Read more... )

I got packages in the post on Tuesday. One was books I ordered for teaching and the other was a shipment of very delicious yarn: fingering-weight peruvian wool in sweet potato, edamame, eggplant, cream, and asphalt heather. (Okay, the asphalt doesn't sound so delicious.) Yarn porn...


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Distracting myself by compiling all the fannish things I've collected over the past couple of weeks:

* Santa Dalek

* A granny's beautiful oil-painting Doctor Who fanart: here and here

* Fourth Doctor-style dog sweater!

* Intricate beaded TARDIS

* Doctor/Master vid: Gay Bar [DW s3 spoilers] ( Summary )

Squee. I finished Scott the Bear, my first crocheted thingie! Please convince me that John Barrowman doesn't need this just because Lion Brand named the pattern Scott.

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I can't think of anything to say about "Blink" that isn't covered by "Brilliant episode of television, guh," so instead of blathering, I'll link to a few crafts that have been inspired by the episode over the past months.

Feathery hoodie by aimlesslight
Stencilled teeshirt by marycrawford
Tote by troglodyte_who8Hmm. It seemed like there were more. Maybe I was thinking of the knickers ( Read more... )