I love my cats, but at least I’m not her
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She obviously doesn’t have cats – much like people who want kids and then has them, you love them very much, but the idealism fades immediately ^_^
Not the Watergate papers, but still…
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SCI-FI WRITER BRUCE STERLING DONATES COLLECTION TO RANSOM CENTER
Collection materials
American science fiction writer Bruce Sterling has donated a collection
of materials comprising books from his library, correspondence,
manuscript drafts and more, to the Harry Ransom Center. Sterling, an
alumnus of the University, is known as one of the co-founders of the
“cyberpunk” movement in the 1980s and is author of several novels
including “Holy Fire” (1996), “Heavy Weather” (1994) and “Schismatrix”
(1985).
more…
Awesome! We don’t even bother to link to Hathi Trust records right now, they are so useless
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http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/23/university-of-michig.html?dlvrit=36761
Etsy pretties
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Pretty headband:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/50253730/zelda-vintage-beaded-applique-and-black
Love all the 8bit bows:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/73075250/pokemom-themed-pokeball-8-bit-bow
I don’t have a computer that could use this but:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72193419/nintendo-navi-hey-listen-fairy-vinyl
Looks kinda uncomfortable, but cute:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/61650643/legend-of-zelda-cucco-bracelet-cucco
It’s-a Mario!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65427045/mario-fire-flower-necklace
More for the keitai strap collection:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76573999/reserved-for-everysongisaboutsex
Might be cute for my costume – i don’t really want to carry a real one (except maybe the 3 dollar one on ebay):
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72565229/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-charm-necklace
Halloween? :
http://www.etsy.com/listing/74604445/silver-pacmanghost-earrings
Cute ^^ – great for Anime conventions:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/73250643/reuniclus-inspired-hat
So weird:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/73976988/pokemon-starters-grass-nail-set
Simple and adorable:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/61202641/companion-cube-charm
Love old Japanese hair things:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76070948/retro-japanese-molded-black-resin-with
Not a fan of the bottle cap, but super pretty tatting:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/61331159/newcastle-necklace-of-tatting-with
Super pretty steam punk:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/61974156/whimsy-noir-hair-pick-set-steampunk
My hair has finally gotten pretty again:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62427560/caution-contents-under-pressure-hair
http://www.etsy.com/listing/28099274/yer-invincible-super-mario-star-barettes
I really loved Avatar : TLAB:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/60392821/katara-water-tribe-choker-avatar-the
She has great wrist warmers:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65204731/avatar-the-last-airbender-aang-arrows
Love this algae:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/74326926/marimo-pet-in-the-black-sea
Very pretty, wish my ankles weren’t so thick – partly because of my weight, my build, my height, and the plates, screws, and pins:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/64908302/turquoise-brass-bell-woven-anklet
Wouldn’t wear them, but thought they were funny:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/66544082/small-cthulhu-tentacle-hair-piece
Wish she’d make this color again:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65592967/mustard-yellow-velvet-ribbon-bow-hair
Love this store, I have a green one, but purple is super:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/65592967/mustard-yellow-velvet-ribbon-bow-hair
Cool Utena Cosplay, and neat example of 3d printing by Shapeways:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/48761962/reserved-for-bunnycartoon-nylon-rose
Like the thought, might be too big for work:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/38593231/gold-atheist-necklace-m2-sleek-pendant
Too fancy for work (for a OMG Pwnies shirt?)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/57739836/gunmetal-rhinestone-and-beaded-art-deco
Super pretty yarns:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/27629383/ramshackle-superwash-merinonylon
http://www.etsy.com/listing/20408487/the-egypt-game-superwash-merino-seacell
http://www.etsy.com/listing/20407595/milagro-beanfield-war-superwash
In love still with moon rabbits:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/26373276/japanese-kimono-frame-cosmetic-pouch
Assembled my keitai strap collection in one box
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Assembled my keitai strap collection in one box
Super cute! All the straps that I have starting with my time in Japan (except the Hello Kitties that I assembled into two charm bracelets, which I can’t wear in the library because the bells are so noisy, lol) I only have one on my phone of course, the others I rotate on my 3DS, which I still have many <3 s for ^_^. I spent a couple hours cheating my Pokedex 3D to get the full complement of 151 pokemon that can be downloaded (sans the ones that you have to find someone else to get – for me: Pansage, Simisage, Pansear, Simisear, Male Unfezant, Frillish, and Jellicent, as well as all the Deerlings and Sawsbucks except Spring. )
Including my recent acquisitions:
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/52096248
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/52096247
and for Carlos for his birthday, who immediately dropped it into his black hole of a bedside table:
http://www.etsy.com/transaction/52096246
Lap desk works well with my laptop cooler
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Lap desk works well with my laptop cooler
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Even though it is a smidgen smaller than it.
From Bercy Chen blog – super cool
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on From Bercy Chen blog – super cool
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http://blog.bcarc.com/2009/09/
Steel Velcro
Well this is cool – steel velcro
A square metre of the new fastener, called Metaklett, is capable of supporting 35 tonnes at temperatures up to 800 ºC, claim Josef Mair and colleagues at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. And just like everyday Velcro it can be opened up without specialised tools and used again.
It’s like superglue for buildings!
Cathedral Thinking
There’s an interesting post on archizoo about the concept of ‘Cathedral Thinking’:
For Rogers, the concept was about the care and commitment of people who contributed to building the cathedral, a decades-long task, yet would never see its completion. Its implications on vision and strategy development seemed to be about their outcome, a recognition that the successful implementation of the strategy may not be measured until long after it authors have moved on.
I think  starts to hint at the basic reason I’m so ambivalent about the project I posted earlier where a cathedral was converted into a bookstore. There’s something serene and foreign in the concept of thousands of people devoting their lives to a project they know they will never see finished; the sacrilege of that conversion in my mind has less to do with replacing religion with commerce and more to do with respecting the aspirations of all those craftsmen.  Especially in the US, there are very few objects which have remained important for more than a couple generations. We’re not going to be able to embrace long-term sustainability as a culture without retaining some reverence for the past; they’re two perspectives on the same process.
Cool Solar Roof Tiles
Not a big fan of clay roof tiles- it reminds me of UT Campus….. and its Board of Regents……. and how they passed up an opportunity to have Herzog and de Meuron design the Blanton……….but this is still a cool product.
Typhus
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http://www.austinhumanesociety.org/blog/2011/06/21/typhus-outbreak-austin-how-prevent-infection
This seems like an interesting and cheap hobby
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on This seems like an interesting and cheap hobby
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Thinking about learning how to tat. Funny thing is, I checked out a book on tatting from the library and it had one of the employee award bookplates in the front – for Jennifer Lee, head of preservation! It must be common for those obsessed with the preservation of the written word.  (Certain employee awards include the perk of being able to choose a book for the library, and have a book plate with their name placed in it. I picked a George RR Martin book for mine. My subsequent awards have been vacation time, which I’m totally happy with ^_^)
I finished my last square for the charity afghan this weekend, with a remainder of a ball about the size of a quarter. Obligation discharged! ^_^
Two shirts for next month
26 Jun 2011 Comments Off on Two shirts for next month
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http://www.cafepress.com/AustinHumaneSociety.547932935
My favorite charity, I donate monthly, you should too! (I also donate monthly to the ACLU, for protecting atheists and other hated speech.)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/womens/e98b/
I need to replace my favorite Yoshi shirt, which after all these years since Gencon, is about as thick as tissue paper, and full of holes.