And here you thought you'd seen the last of me during the Content Strike Protest.

Anyway! As promised, some of my inane ramblings about one of my hobbies - collecting magnets and postcards (I suppose that would classify as two hobbies, but let's not split hairs.)

( What's on my fridge is much more interesting than what's in it )

The film The Covenant had only two redeeming factors.

The first was a reference to Harry Potter.

The second was Taylor Kitsch.

( Oh you sexy, sexy man. )

You may or may not know that I knit, something that I find relaxing and fun to do sneakily at work during my spare time. What with the cold, long winter we've had this year in Maine, I've managed to get a LOT of things completed. Here's just a few:

( Knit one, purl two... )

Did you know that sotto in su, meaning "seen from below" is an Italian form of trompe l'oeil; only this illusionistic technique is used to provide perspective and artificial space for ceiling paintings ( Read more... )

And a haiku from the Haiku Generator:

Lovers groan, stare free
furry flower swirling heads
recede grubbily

( I can has nerdy boys? )

Did you know that every year in the Shetland Islands of northern Scotland the residents of Lerwick hold an Up Helly Aa festival?

Och aye!


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Yep. I'm totally going to cross the picket line of what I consider to be an utter waste of time: The Great Content Strike of 2008. Not to be confused with The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 or even the lesser-known Great Tea of 1914-18, of course ( Read more... )