Hobbit Home?

Isn't this cool? This guy built a whole home out of natural materials in Wales. And he and his family actually live there. It looks so cozy! And I love the Tolkien theme. Sooo fun. :)




See more of the design and construction here.

Facelift

Well, I'm not in school right now and it's killing me. So I have lots of time on my hands now. And with that time, I've been learning a lot about computer coding, especially for blogs. So, as you can see, I've been experimenting with this blog look. I think it's getting there.

I totally wish I knew more about this. I learned a bit in one of my classes last year, but not nearly enough to be able to create one from scratch. Right now I'm just manipulating other templates.

Someday

My family went to the Festival of the Trees and there were some amazing quilts there! And it made me want to be all crafty and artsy and make a quilt like them. But that probably won't happen any time soon.

Maybe I could do one in the 2 months of break before I go to Brazil. But...I don't know if that's enough time.

Someday though.

My MJ Post - Don't we all have one?

I can't believe it's December! November sure flew by.

AND I can't believe it's December and there's no snow!

If it's gonna be freezing outside (hello, 15 degrees!) then can't we have just a little snow? Please. I'm sure I'll regret these words in a few weeks when it is snowing and wet and cold. But then we can ski, right?

So, I meant to post this a while ago. But here it is now.


I saw the Michael Jackson movie, This Is It, and absolutely LOVED it! Definitely worth the $10 buck admission price. But we got in for $5! Thanks to the manager lady who let us switch movies without paying the extra price! (There's a $10 flat cost for This Is It, no matinee discount.)

I can't believe how talented that guy was! And at 50, he was still amazing. I wish I could move like that. Maybe in the next life. :)

Pass the butter!

Thanksgiving was a hoot this year. We celebrated at my grandma's house, all 65 of us. So fun, loud, chaotic, etc.

The turkey (dark, of course), cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad, yams, and rolls were excellent, as always. Except for the pie. I'm not a huge fan of pie.

But my favorite was the butter.

This year it doubled as a decoration and spread:


But now, the question is:

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH 10 TURKEY-SHAPED BUTTERS AFTER THANKSGIVING?!

Uh...wait until next year?

Shape them into Santas for Christmas?

Make a massive butter-snowman with all of them?

Oh, this could get fun.

Discovery!

I found this great new app-thing called Dropbox.

It's pretty much like having a jump-drive, without actually having a jump-drive! Make sense?

So, you can install dropbox on your computers (like home and laptop, or even your phone) and then it will automatically sync anything you save in that folder. Then you can access it at any computer or anywhere with internet!

Sweet.

Now sorry that I'm kind of advertising for something. And I hate that. But I also think it's a cool idea. And that overrides the I-hate-promoting-other-stuff feeling. I just wish I had come up with the idea. So simple. So brilliant.

My rant against Microsoft

Don't we all have one of these? Well here's mine:

WHY did Microsoft have to change all their format extensions? Instead of doc, ppt, and xls, Microsoft changed them to docx, pptx, xlsx, etc for their 2007 version. Now, if I download something in those new formats, my "old" 2003 version can't open them!

Can't you see it?! This is all a money-making ploy by Microsoft to force everyone to buy their new version. Then, in 2010, they'll come up with some other format (like idoc and ippt, since ianything is the new irage) that we'll all have to switch over again! So Microsoft proves once more that it controls the world. And I say:


Fortunately, there are sites that will convert formats for free. Like my new pal Zamzar. It'll email you a link to download the new converted file. Brilliant. Thank you for providing some control over these ridiculous formats.