If you are feeling a little adventurous, you could try making this paper marionette from Raven’s Blight. The instructions look pretty easy. Mind you, the control is fairly rudimentary, but for Halloween it should be plenty of fun.
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10:22 I am totally tired of having to dodge the moose head to reach my clothes. Seriously, the thing needs to get out of our apartment, now. # 19:24 The thing about riding in a cab is the ride is so jerky, I get no writing done. # 21:08 Starting to sculpt the fog witch’s
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Eric James Stone pointed this out and had I seen it earlier, I so would have posted this instead of the Feist video for songs that make me smile.
Aha’s Take On Me, the Literal Version Read More »
Deanna Hoak posted a music video today that, as promised, made me smile. Introducing the video, she said, Music has a lot of power to affect mood, from soothing to energizing to frightening. Every once in a while, a song comes along that will make me smile every time I hear it. … Will you
Because we can all use a smile… Read More »
19:02 I’m ordering Chinese food and thinking about what cocktail I’ll have with the debate. How about you? # 21:42 Let’s talk about the important issues. McCain’s tie is too long and his suit is ill-fitting. # 21:43 If you want to see a breakdown of the differences in their tax plans, check out this
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I’m a visual person, so I find charts like the one that chartjunk put together enormously helpful. I’m not seeing the tax increase that McCain said Obama was giving me. Maybe he’s just worried about the one that happens for the people up at the top of that thin, thin line.
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Your Mama is a very simple animation toy. It’s fun to play with as you manipulate each part of the face individually to build an overall expression.
These puppets at their base, are rod puppets, mostly with internal rods. What you’re looking at here is the grip and shoulder bar of the fog witch. The grip is the bit that looks like a ray gun. Now, normally, I wouldn’t have the shoulders above the grip, but in her case, her head is
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07:37 Back to papier-macheing. Mm… Goo on a Sunday morning. # 08:59 My computer is scrolling to the bottom of the page and a restart does not help. # 10:20 Finished with paper-mache for now. The ends of my fingers look like raisins. # 12:33 Dang. Wasn’t it summer just last week? # 12:57 Gah!
Twitters for 10-5-08 Read More »
Sam Tomaino, at SFRevu, gives the current issue of Shimmer a a glowing review. A teaser: The editors of Shimmer have put together another fine issue, well worth your support.
SFRevu covers Shimmer Vol. 3, issue 1 Read More »
I think my computer has gone insane. It was scrolling to the bottom of every page in any program I opened in Windows, so I switched over to Linux (I have a dual boot right now) and rather than doing that, it is randomly opening tabs. I suspect that what’s actually happening is a potential
There are times when explaining things doesn’t work and you just have to witness it for yourself. This is the ambient sound at my apartment today. [audio:loudparade.mp3] Bear in mind that all my windows are closed and we have no walls that face the street. Edited to add: “After listening to this, record the ambient
09:14 To cleanse my palate from last night’s debate, I am going to buy an everything bagel and read some slush. # 09:46 Mm. Bagels hot out of the oven are a gift from heaven. # 20:08 Rob is making chocolate bran muffins with chocolate chips and dried tart cherries. The bran let’s us think
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Last night I went to bed about twenty minutes after Rob. Normally, he would still be awake, but last night I could tell by the sound of his breathing that he was deeply asleep. The winery tires him out during harvest because it’s all hard physical labor and extremely long hours. He was sprawled across
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