tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324919642202172302024-02-07T17:18:57.997-08:00look mom, no hands...growing like a plant, and shedding leaves along the way.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-85686425198681806762013-06-07T10:28:00.001-07:002013-06-07T10:28:18.169-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/8979973520/" title="strawberry mix by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="strawberry mix" height="628" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8272/8979973520_27056b8ecd_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />
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it's been awhile since i've posted anything. mostly because it's been awhile since i've made anything. i'm finding it hard to make something, let alone make something i like. here is something i painted yesterday in a semi-hurry that i half-like, half-dislike. it's a balance, really.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-10822769796481796052012-11-04T17:57:00.000-08:002012-11-04T17:57:15.605-08:00summer's over printi made a <a href="http://strangefamiliarity.tumblr.com/image/33317642752">quick ink drawing</a> a few weeks ago based off of a picture i found on the good ole interweb of some ladies dancing circa 1930. i've had the means to make linoleum block prints since forever and could never think of something worth carving, but this morning i woke up with an urge to create so i turned the drawing into a print.<br />
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about an hour later...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/8156011353/" title="IMG_3167 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3167" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/8156011353_376a051520_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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first print!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/8156012207/" title="IMG_3173 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3173" height="534" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8156012207_9d49183747_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />
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a card...<br />
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two hours later...<br />
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two hours of work and i have a handful of cards. want one? i'm a big sucker for pen-pal-ing and snail mail in general and i'll be happy to send one (blank or full of hello's from me) your way. just holler.<br />
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i think i've found a new hobby. just gotta save up for that printing press! time to start counting my pennies...<br />
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<br />p.s. did i mention i gave in and started a tumblr? it's so much easier for quick posts, so there you will find quick sketches i make and short posts straight from my brain. --> <a href="http://strangefamiliarity.tumblr.com/">strangefamiliarity.tumblr.com</a> !!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-75915108162779251112012-11-04T17:22:00.000-08:002012-11-04T17:27:40.565-08:00two little birdslife is finally getting a bit more productive! (i'm not being quite so lazy anymore!) i signed a new lease for moving my business this december, i painted a few new paintings, and i'm drawing more and more. not to say that i still don't watch a good amount of bad television, but that probably can't be helped. you just can't win them all.<br />
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maybe my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DirtyBeasts/">etsy</a> shop will finally have things in it to sell. maybe.<br />
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for now, a lady and a dude bird. one a tree swallow, the other a bluebird:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/8156058538/" title="IMG_3146 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_3146" height="534" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/8156058538_45f3e0788f_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><br />
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tree swallow lady, my favorite of the two:<br />
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dude bluebird:<br />
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hanging on my wall, keeping the rhino company until they find a new home:<br />
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here's my first etching:<br />
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not too shabby, though I suppose I could have cleaned a bit up. I wish I had more time in class to make more prints, but I did what I could in the weeks I had. etching takes forever! but worth it! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-66659972241608905192012-10-10T09:41:00.002-07:002012-10-10T09:45:38.035-07:00quickin an attempt to fill in my free hours with more productivity and creativity, I'm trying to do as many tiny quick projects as I can, or whenever I feel like it.<br />
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so far so good.<br />
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a five minute self-portrait. for myself, the perpetually vain. paint samples are the greatest.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/8074363240/" title="deer by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="deer" height="414" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/8074363240_b4943f3b23_z.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />
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a quick drawing/cut-out for a zine trade across the country. I'm quite excited about trading something I've made for someone else's work. this should happen more often. any takers?<br />
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it's finally fall and I can wear socks and jackets comfortably again! good riddance, summer. until next year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-59869186645328113682012-08-18T12:08:00.001-07:002012-10-08T17:05:27.658-07:00papercutspaper and x-acto knives, oh how i love you. it started with stencilling in middle school, and has more recently evolved to paper cutouts. here's what I came up with for my sister's bridal gift.<br />
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my first large-scale cutout-- a success! <br />
lyrics from a favorite song, and a whole lot of strain on my fingers (my index finger was numb for two weeks after I finished, meep!).<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7809805124/" title="IMG_2161 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_2161" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7809805124_4a9506d2ba.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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finished, framed, and gifted!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7809793734/" title="IMG_2720a by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_2720a" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7809793734_d57a183537_z.jpg" width="426" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-35927564981862721552012-07-05T22:04:00.001-07:002012-07-05T22:05:20.725-07:00sister's bridal showermy sister is getting married! yes, the one who used to make peter pan hats out of grocery bags and who bore a remarkable resemblance to mowgli as a child.<br />
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being "maid of honor", my duties include easing countless tensions, nodding my head a lot, and generally not knowing what I'm doing.<br />
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that aside, I finally sat down and made her bridal shower invitations. watercolor + ink makes for a good combination.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7512670756/" title="shower1 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="shower1" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7512670756_31835b3e3d_b.jpg" width="620" /></a><br />
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using the trusty computadora, I almost wish I inverted the colors, but whatevs.<br />
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p.s. I turned a solid twenty-four {24} on Sunday and today I hit a car. So far this number sucks.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-32019766246334839862012-05-16T19:06:00.000-07:002012-05-22T10:49:54.833-07:00deer hunting<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7212960496/" title="IMG_1379 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1379" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7212960496_f59121bc76_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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recently commissioned by a friend to paint a young buck in a scarf for his lady's birthday.<br />
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took me awhile to like this one. i fought with myself for awhile about how it looked, but now it's grown on me. best/worst part: the wallpaper. it was a pain to paint it, but makes the whole thing that much better.<br />
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here it is a little more saturated so you can actually see the blue on green.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7212957826/" title="IMG_1386 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1386" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7212957826_1d7cf758bb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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i should spend my time a little more wisely. less netflix, more this!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-1879774367736384592012-05-04T13:34:00.003-07:002012-05-04T13:36:13.610-07:00tea time with roald<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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late night coffee shop doodles with distorted familiar faces. ended up not reading my book of short stories and instead drew the cover.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-38873079208399862502012-04-26T18:52:00.001-07:002012-05-04T13:36:48.230-07:00black and white zoo more paintings to add to the zoo. or to friends' walls.<br />
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a technicolor zebra for katrina:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7117311021/" title="IMG_1376 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_1376" height="800" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/7117311021_2f25d25054_c.jpg" width="533" /></a><br />
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a classy panda for matt's office:<br />
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i feel uncomfortable. time to change my pants.<br />
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in my attempts to get more productive, or at least feel more productive, i'm starting to paint here and there. sure, only animals in hats, but maybe something will come out of it.<br />
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example 1:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/7018112547/" title="IMG_0627 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_0627" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7178/7018112547_841bf29055_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6872005018/" title="IMG_0629 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_0629" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6872005018_1bc1f7dea0_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
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a clockwork giraffe. i have it listed on my scant newly-made etsy page: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DirtyBeasts/">DirtyBeasts.</a> it's listed even though i've already committed it to hanging on my wall. oh well.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-58972469432588667772012-01-22T10:41:00.000-08:002012-02-01T15:53:41.248-08:00house cat (happy new home)i moved five months ago. i love my new home.<br /><br />view from below:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6523153207/" title="IMG_8218 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6523153207_bf2b0cde16_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_8218"></a><br /><br />curious, but lovable neighborhood cat:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6523015883/" title="IMG_9124 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6523015883_9e6b1c95b0_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_9124"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6522956045/" title="IMG_9149 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6522956045_d130da5ccc_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_9149"></a><br /><br />never-ending weeding:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6522920227/" title="IMG_9048 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6522920227_02b3567992_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="IMG_9048"></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6523022999/" title="IMG_9161 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6523022999_cc9151a8de_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_9161"></a><br /><br />glorious cactus-skunk-coyote-beast-filled canyon:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6523006965/" title="IMG_9052 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6523006965_77317afce6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_9052"></a><br /><br />one happy roommate:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6522904797/" title="IMG_8533 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6522904797_87b78a76fd_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_8533"></a><br /><br />one furry occasional houseguest:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6522910273/" title="IMG_8550 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6522910273_e0b41a5c89_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_8550"></a><br /><br />dominoes for days:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6522894251/" title="IMG_8528 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6522894251_64e8b7d29c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_8528"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8442609@N06/6522874435/" title="IMG_8169 by moostachi0, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6522874435_23a26122e4_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="IMG_8169"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-19642314309139305752011-11-16T11:27:00.000-08:002011-11-16T11:31:28.530-08:00fumble mumble<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v328/nerdbomber6/?action=view¤t=leaves002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/nerdbomber6/leaves002.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />one drawing a week. that's the deal.<br /><br />i moved into a house and i have lots of free time, but all i spend it on is staring at the walls. not. any. more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-6767806718371006762011-07-08T10:26:00.000-07:002011-07-08T10:28:41.787-07:0023 23 23 23 23happy birthday to me.<br />best birthday weekend. the willy wonka party i always dreamed of and...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i_6B6y9Vn0k" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><br />AND<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sObSdbvzNWg" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="349"></iframe><br /><br /><br />ly and alex wrote not one, but TWO songs about ME! (this is not good for my already over-inflated ego!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-12630064738138145582011-05-25T09:33:00.000-07:002011-05-25T09:37:34.041-07:00a francoise kind of day<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZTL2dlXSLE" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I9oEVsZP6Xs" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bmXWWrWTAo4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-88338722541353565822011-05-22T10:39:00.001-07:002012-03-28T10:01:46.503-07:00blackbird<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCm8Yw0NM-0HMmwiXiSybSfZ89oxfpjKPC3ruXQchTM4vKiqKlHAw2ByTB9K0PyiLSFxMsw20ZIP498mTo33XGTfT8OCVsSSGYRmVyBpBn71wECXCllUZWqSzdyz066iKj_C0yEMj0MvE/s1600/IMG_4698.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609597585275216498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCm8Yw0NM-0HMmwiXiSybSfZ89oxfpjKPC3ruXQchTM4vKiqKlHAw2ByTB9K0PyiLSFxMsw20ZIP498mTo33XGTfT8OCVsSSGYRmVyBpBn71wECXCllUZWqSzdyz066iKj_C0yEMj0MvE/s320/IMG_4698.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUxjYPdEcyHAvTqey1DGMbYgmYAeNsBCWSG-xgZuPFelW7eBgmfNeTn7bHEEH8_yUrp_TZHlkzVfIWEZIKwLpzm4RyiPO3AXvBbcGMW6L6bpS8ZAFm3ref7VzNEjrIEkpckXDiFbvLEQ/s1600/IMG_4700.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609597591213487058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUxjYPdEcyHAvTqey1DGMbYgmYAeNsBCWSG-xgZuPFelW7eBgmfNeTn7bHEEH8_yUrp_TZHlkzVfIWEZIKwLpzm4RyiPO3AXvBbcGMW6L6bpS8ZAFm3ref7VzNEjrIEkpckXDiFbvLEQ/s320/IMG_4700.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><br />//where's the rest of it?//Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-45033115165549154272011-04-23T11:10:00.000-07:002011-04-23T11:39:24.433-07:00windsor knots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol70KsWWdEJvD1papOYnbw7FC34F_Tx38QyT_b_fAgGxMWbv0_u6YmEvCyM-qN8aIv9H5O9gTqwRFZUuwyasAtW16NEU_i3aKzW-RnHx8XRGiELTpkvcQrR-mXdxHW1WMsFVxchraE7o/s1600/IMG_3448.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIOiaRwNL_5m6urESaJEcIXBXdyHCnZWDlUjVxvrZ82YJfjdqRyHSYqz6ENbZWOs0AgXs6sXOx0KXzvorBCmIelVXN9xMOfIFMif8ivyBEowrYVL8bKbdcZ1d7-UO3XehEnW2xf1ZUHg/s320/IMG_3469.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598849573295406242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL7N4YhfadvqcDtlBlzE0g8j3p4kEHQhOsT6Uu5aDXa8MD0J7s7WRcA_t-XYRiY6AEp6yClqemV7847z6oTByb0SG0VDVZ6VnFDGr7qJGKyLuuprqUfzQxGc6T7lJkQUUO0m1nbrs01o/s1600/IMG_3489.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGL7N4YhfadvqcDtlBlzE0g8j3p4kEHQhOsT6Uu5aDXa8MD0J7s7WRcA_t-XYRiY6AEp6yClqemV7847z6oTByb0SG0VDVZ6VnFDGr7qJGKyLuuprqUfzQxGc6T7lJkQUUO0m1nbrs01o/s320/IMG_3489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598849582280236802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Look Mom, I can make ties now!<br /><br />thanks, <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/fathers-day-ties/">purl bee</a>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-43262834227854300532011-04-23T10:05:00.001-07:002011-04-23T11:08:37.129-07:00the whole world (in my hands)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnHO1v6Xqnw13SPf0_YdxU0UcVEhZwDotGFMok3MUuGaxuDHHX4-8e_rt5KnSzp6Lql5acsytJTM-slg3vdyfcj6F1E_LUOYNMh81cqIqJYyN7c827Eh0a1zPCEkoLHrLRAcOhOAcats/s1600/IMG_3386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnHO1v6Xqnw13SPf0_YdxU0UcVEhZwDotGFMok3MUuGaxuDHHX4-8e_rt5KnSzp6Lql5acsytJTM-slg3vdyfcj6F1E_LUOYNMh81cqIqJYyN7c827Eh0a1zPCEkoLHrLRAcOhOAcats/s320/IMG_3386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598828639713814802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvDIvpMKKWkFp18K_sM-9fzzNIP8g-_fda9KfEnGz_KU86VjPuyqCg-aIPrr1h6J27xtJJwop5cFeVJNwu_h9bYzivE4YgGKdzhOvyEiWx5LVAhbNFS2GCxYSPazwPJBsIg0HctHYAxI/s1600/IMG_3487.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvDIvpMKKWkFp18K_sM-9fzzNIP8g-_fda9KfEnGz_KU86VjPuyqCg-aIPrr1h6J27xtJJwop5cFeVJNwu_h9bYzivE4YgGKdzhOvyEiWx5LVAhbNFS2GCxYSPazwPJBsIg0HctHYAxI/s320/IMG_3487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598830426090706674" border="0" /></a><br />What to do with an outdated globe? (I'm pretty sure the U.S.S.R. is no longer in existence, right?) Turn it into a chalkboard, duh! I think I've finally given myself the butt-whooping I needed to start getting crafty again.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/09/diy-project-halligans-chalkboard-globe.html">interweb</a> wows me again with its infinite wisdom and guidance, with a few tweaks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6pTzNS2b2Zb4VN8S-p05W44z6H9RaO9b04wxuRMPOZBHwU_dJMFW6g5waKhDjWg6lTivQJm07t2JyvJg9cLs_WvbNp-3HqoA3_fa-GKebnV32R4x-sK0Hzdu6QRaPkT4o22jiJtt_oU/s1600/IMG_3399.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6pTzNS2b2Zb4VN8S-p05W44z6H9RaO9b04wxuRMPOZBHwU_dJMFW6g5waKhDjWg6lTivQJm07t2JyvJg9cLs_WvbNp-3HqoA3_fa-GKebnV32R4x-sK0Hzdu6QRaPkT4o22jiJtt_oU/s320/IMG_3399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598828642375570626" border="0" /></a><br />Covering round things with flat things is pretty impossible, involving five parts headache and one part genius.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmPrwL4r7aw9wcdXo6UfiCmyzGI0Q5PM_dseP6cVZn8c3qxfoM88wJLWegbO1MnOPSR7Jvo09uTz9DH4CQYGQA4Z92ZFWnlBF25kmGPQPOu5zXI-Bz-aRt7AMw3HLVPZtMvTT8YHlcMQ/s1600/IMG_3400.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmPrwL4r7aw9wcdXo6UfiCmyzGI0Q5PM_dseP6cVZn8c3qxfoM88wJLWegbO1MnOPSR7Jvo09uTz9DH4CQYGQA4Z92ZFWnlBF25kmGPQPOu5zXI-Bz-aRt7AMw3HLVPZtMvTT8YHlcMQ/s320/IMG_3400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598828647280287090" border="0" /></a><br />It's like picking off that scab you've had on your knee for a week!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX0rdMtubBa5Q0Z56FxY5uq5wdMuewz10H90GAm3ximX6VTkgLr2AOLWG5qQii-DP0rEsJQFipkbYBR54m4QmMQrxsjkwNJstfZQsraWqwqwklO3uT7ejYymA3Le1U319-YjKZrN6Zis/s1600/IMG_3409.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX0rdMtubBa5Q0Z56FxY5uq5wdMuewz10H90GAm3ximX6VTkgLr2AOLWG5qQii-DP0rEsJQFipkbYBR54m4QmMQrxsjkwNJstfZQsraWqwqwklO3uT7ejYymA3Le1U319-YjKZrN6Zis/s320/IMG_3409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598828661010080306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAjyneZR3hVu-XLE5xIQZOQg0947snF2xxbCjBTZkDy2bAFL0XlIK5S-SBFDvk4p7aHLjw8RkTMfDkpMh5o28d1Xo8X-987q4k75kJVgA2qSQdROhHM99SD5kG-V9VGNdmjFwuwAqMUM/s1600/IMG_3412.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAjyneZR3hVu-XLE5xIQZOQg0947snF2xxbCjBTZkDy2bAFL0XlIK5S-SBFDvk4p7aHLjw8RkTMfDkpMh5o28d1Xo8X-987q4k75kJVgA2qSQdROhHM99SD5kG-V9VGNdmjFwuwAqMUM/s320/IMG_3412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598830411148524386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcui6WcqZhyphenhyphenaHYA5sn1XeBVDiVCXxemnd3Bo59bZbdMl__IzQRATBGtE8dRXhlHX_T3LopciO6t5ap2XXVTd7uytAGm5zzNIxYJlAySjEl9Ib2xvxcY3Zr4Sno8_yXdAffkLBO9_RIQRw/s1600/IMG_3414.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcui6WcqZhyphenhyphenaHYA5sn1XeBVDiVCXxemnd3Bo59bZbdMl__IzQRATBGtE8dRXhlHX_T3LopciO6t5ap2XXVTd7uytAGm5zzNIxYJlAySjEl9Ib2xvxcY3Zr4Sno8_yXdAffkLBO9_RIQRw/s320/IMG_3414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598830408218968626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqZ525cxqnJW1liuQIZ3X9rG1i690a4NXjOWl4vvWtB1ANvIr7y70Yd5SC2Ns31CarCwmep_s8UDl_APtzPUXcwvfbMr0nkRZ42BV5z2Q1I4Mc0Ar-8OYGThaHjeIdZmcM94QeI5nH1k/s1600/IMG_3478.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqZ525cxqnJW1liuQIZ3X9rG1i690a4NXjOWl4vvWtB1ANvIr7y70Yd5SC2Ns31CarCwmep_s8UDl_APtzPUXcwvfbMr0nkRZ42BV5z2Q1I4Mc0Ar-8OYGThaHjeIdZmcM94QeI5nH1k/s320/IMG_3478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598830416591013122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All done. Now I can write stupid notes to myself like "Do your laundry." and "Don't be an idiot." Mission accomplished.<br /><br />Note to those who care: if you ever intend on doing this yourself (DTY, heh), don't do what I did. Forget the contact paper. Forget the chalkboard spraypaint. Don't get impatient and instead wait for the paintable stuff to be in the store, it will make your life so much easier, I promise!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-61071348189166284322011-03-29T09:26:00.000-07:002011-03-29T09:46:38.878-07:00partyin' partyin'this weekend i helped throw my sister a surprise birfday party. she's old.<br />a party is an excuse to order all of your favorite foods and craft. mini-craft.<br /><br />tissue paper + string = streamers for days.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPwSNrad-gvfJFXTxcvypVGoVheJ0uEg8qUhf8KquPuEQKR4rT53f2pGAfv_gj4pfTWON1WfbMaoW7lx1qyVbPQWtG4ZWmc7EI3M_J1bFi8C50eMr_yYlSCd5lKzVpVkEzdZMeBgu1JA/s1600/IMG_2959.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPwSNrad-gvfJFXTxcvypVGoVheJ0uEg8qUhf8KquPuEQKR4rT53f2pGAfv_gj4pfTWON1WfbMaoW7lx1qyVbPQWtG4ZWmc7EI3M_J1bFi8C50eMr_yYlSCd5lKzVpVkEzdZMeBgu1JA/s320/IMG_2959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589543520366459634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKNVGE1axqdHU-mXLuxo-FChKLWGQyEllmh2UrVEYTfSWnE2kII45ABThMFb02ehRK1ZD7RbxGBjdbxgGcOj0k_Mg2eVEqQBk02w3bcMdOrIN8N88RSLa_PYkKMxSbo4E1CLFOaizltA/s1600/IMG_2982.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGKNVGE1axqdHU-mXLuxo-FChKLWGQyEllmh2UrVEYTfSWnE2kII45ABThMFb02ehRK1ZD7RbxGBjdbxgGcOj0k_Mg2eVEqQBk02w3bcMdOrIN8N88RSLa_PYkKMxSbo4E1CLFOaizltA/s320/IMG_2982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589543526690403330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i ordered the tastiest marble cake (with chocolate chip surprises inside)!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3zwil1wWPfFw9Yts5IlT6oBQKgvkKn9Qv6QiwvPA1j7CGABqswcgV3PzkzfbFstQiNkymTL6LasvnShStz-aNKVuGW-dC-TDlgopD4FIQ_2ClkirDg7tArgWiRqTUYt1Ov2kWVUxf48/s1600/IMG_3198.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3zwil1wWPfFw9Yts5IlT6oBQKgvkKn9Qv6QiwvPA1j7CGABqswcgV3PzkzfbFstQiNkymTL6LasvnShStz-aNKVuGW-dC-TDlgopD4FIQ_2ClkirDg7tArgWiRqTUYt1Ov2kWVUxf48/s320/IMG_3198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589543537388658466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />did i mention i also got her a pinata?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK46j-3VbN6tzMBpvu-YPMlHtQvf0YL4aUToDr-MqxTZDgV1W2ZRZGBPbRkK1c5eX_X21c9LkNG-GDrzQTYT_L9kM0wpbjdpYLJ_Z7Ns3BfXbhk1zgMRmOyYZj-IFZ8Fcq6AfbzENYOGQ/s1600/IMG_3227.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK46j-3VbN6tzMBpvu-YPMlHtQvf0YL4aUToDr-MqxTZDgV1W2ZRZGBPbRkK1c5eX_X21c9LkNG-GDrzQTYT_L9kM0wpbjdpYLJ_Z7Ns3BfXbhk1zgMRmOyYZj-IFZ8Fcq6AfbzENYOGQ/s320/IMG_3227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589543547478964258" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-62526501088903201762011-03-29T09:07:00.001-07:002011-03-29T09:20:59.475-07:00darling embroideryprobably the best thing i ever made. proof of how crafty i once was... and maybe can one day become again? high school kim wasn't the only kim who could mindlessly stitch away, right? right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqk2uDBvT8nlCE7_fHuGa-sv0_cem0DrPYmPFSlJWlQQSqc_SVad6WAQ5CkaOc194LV894B9DJHAi3Rhkt6DTI9KyD3lWVg7ywWo6MMbzOXdtJF-fAROVV8ve0kyrgRjFyNsumUhoXH0/s1600/IMG_2938.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqk2uDBvT8nlCE7_fHuGa-sv0_cem0DrPYmPFSlJWlQQSqc_SVad6WAQ5CkaOc194LV894B9DJHAi3Rhkt6DTI9KyD3lWVg7ywWo6MMbzOXdtJF-fAROVV8ve0kyrgRjFyNsumUhoXH0/s320/IMG_2938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589536173023716754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i'm pretty sure this bag earned me my college job more so than any skills i may have (or not) had, and i am not ashamed at all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7zKsTSx2jyMq6Bfy63GPN4bdyqGboEFZwAobgyCP6y1JEKHndcDJZbJ2WN58g41M7S9xVIJUgkUNTxzEMwnIMkrBlAk_p54w2PV6krr-hLhoNTeyd-o0C1Xn9u3RHWvD_VVGWyi43J0/s1600/IMG_2945.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7zKsTSx2jyMq6Bfy63GPN4bdyqGboEFZwAobgyCP6y1JEKHndcDJZbJ2WN58g41M7S9xVIJUgkUNTxzEMwnIMkrBlAk_p54w2PV6krr-hLhoNTeyd-o0C1Xn9u3RHWvD_VVGWyi43J0/s320/IMG_2945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589536181037018050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />my boyfriend embroiders too. i win, he's the best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnVKcBOanxgY71zK0QBBNPPe8iMpBJvKAFJ3Xv5OSyK6Nxk0erTZnjj4wwLLf7MTCGI1nszvdEl7uRApzOzVI4Z4h7I2pyodU56cVih28-XzzroZN2TccZfciQg9aMTVlCmcgMFJGaBc/s1600/IMG_2953.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnVKcBOanxgY71zK0QBBNPPe8iMpBJvKAFJ3Xv5OSyK6Nxk0erTZnjj4wwLLf7MTCGI1nszvdEl7uRApzOzVI4Z4h7I2pyodU56cVih28-XzzroZN2TccZfciQg9aMTVlCmcgMFJGaBc/s320/IMG_2953.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589536183451695234" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2532491964220217230.post-85787022280038013532011-03-23T10:56:00.000-07:002011-03-23T10:57:01.684-07:00one million stitches (in progress)<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIkWTdLEysni4AtIACEpjs7HD2POnJnNvM2zIuFHTI050MJm-kekNYvEvR9Q2pKCMNKu9vGBSGk_AyAtefFijTRlbY7R9uud-FgKzxbRk3wvzCcDS5Wv5x_KGCWZ9a9y8q9McLFfBCec/s1600/IMG_2929.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIkWTdLEysni4AtIACEpjs7HD2POnJnNvM2zIuFHTI050MJm-kekNYvEvR9Q2pKCMNKu9vGBSGk_AyAtefFijTRlbY7R9uud-FgKzxbRk3wvzCcDS5Wv5x_KGCWZ9a9y8q9McLFfBCec/s320/IMG_2929.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGnCYYJO4gCzLnkf_bBJFrNjNe1dn4PsMqVL8CBM4vQSwZmfyNN81OHMzzCoe2CWB3-I_LS63LcqyWylcbjktzVCAYcZqtCMe66jZyMdY19gx36eVJs9_TVrihzjZZ0zrJYCd7AR_6vg/s1600/IMG_2928.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGnCYYJO4gCzLnkf_bBJFrNjNe1dn4PsMqVL8CBM4vQSwZmfyNN81OHMzzCoe2CWB3-I_LS63LcqyWylcbjktzVCAYcZqtCMe66jZyMdY19gx36eVJs9_TVrihzjZZ0zrJYCd7AR_6vg/s320/IMG_2928.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMpoY0d5bREaX4KDgTlFy7oYexvigH5r2JgBT2oE0H2NiwYGJmAGuCYQcJa6xyJkjM630ibV-57I45ep9du3A5JKGoN4Jejg7bwRINObnNgOtoOkLfTl64WCUMlD2B8KokVlk9N5c8CA/s1600/IMG_2931.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMpoY0d5bREaX4KDgTlFy7oYexvigH5r2JgBT2oE0H2NiwYGJmAGuCYQcJa6xyJkjM630ibV-57I45ep9du3A5JKGoN4Jejg7bwRINObnNgOtoOkLfTl64WCUMlD2B8KokVlk9N5c8CA/s320/IMG_2931.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj77L1hTkfLSfHIZBWr-eEhjv297W1RJQzKJsVWh7kAtF3tDUmb0mHY0wx66x8Rb22ilIbuLFQv7IWdfZmrpB9olKoCB7YeU9XcxM4MXBErL_F5azca0cLJu1dOCGcvByseW2PR-XSFM/s1600/IMG_2934.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj77L1hTkfLSfHIZBWr-eEhjv297W1RJQzKJsVWh7kAtF3tDUmb0mHY0wx66x8Rb22ilIbuLFQv7IWdfZmrpB9olKoCB7YeU9XcxM4MXBErL_F5azca0cLJu1dOCGcvByseW2PR-XSFM/s320/IMG_2934.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i've been working on this cross stitch for the past five years, not that it should take anybody that long, but because i tend to forget about every project i start or want to start. follow through is something i greatly lack.<br /><br />i found it tucked away in my closet a few days ago, and decided that instead of mindlessly staring at the netflix tube all day, i would keep my fingers moving making little tiny xxxxxxxxxxxxxx's until i got bored. or finished. whichever comes first.<br /><br />i think i like the underside just as much as the front.<br /><br />eventually i'll finish, maybe in another five years, five months, or, hell, five days?!<br /><br />cross stitching is hours of pleasure, interrupted by years of sheer monotony.</div><div style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsE4fJ99mHEKhe7ykuL_IzEFWlnY1Ys1oCQOh2cn87wCHCxMHZcXuMKgzoSKHuxGgdLovqzSx4lliqwGoiKH5DlKMmsD1-tkBXzpBeonpjhQtsB4YBAeTxYy79BRSCVz6inTWxgZLIFg/s512/ccf002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />cedar creek falls, julian, california.<br /><br />4.5 miles down, down, down then up, up, up.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05141003525878360881noreply@blogger.com0