Here’s my deeply thorough list of all the Twilight-mocking stuff people have sent me/the internets have blessed me with in the last few weeks.
(Everyone knows how I feel about Twilight by now, right? If not, here is a better explanation. I truly, deeply enjoy hating on Twilight. I will never change.)
- How Twilight works
- LOL Cats Twilight
- New Moon, 10 times more honest
- YALSA post on Twilight (okay, fine, this isn’t funny, but it makes me feel better)
- FacePunch
- Ew Moon
In a half-hearted effort to throw Twihards a bone, I will admit that Jacob is super hot. (Though not technically age-appropriate for me. Hear that, Edward? AGE-APPROPRIATE. Look it up.)
Also: seriously?? WTF.
Oh, hi, blog. I’m digging these felt trees from CB2 (and yes, I realize I could make them myself, but aren’t they cute?).
I don’t know about you, but I love me some drop caps.
Typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische is posting a new drop cap every day – heavenly.
Huxley and I took a walk out to the Shawnee Indian Mission this morning. I’ve never toured it, but now that I know tours are a mere $3, I’ll have to go sometime. Who wants to experience some (probably very depressing) history?
View of the East building.
Yes, that sounds awfully enlightening and depressing, all at once. At least the Kansas State Historical Society of 1953 (they’re credited at the bottom of the sign) was keeping it real.
Girls’ dormitories.
St. Agnes Church/School is just around the corner and is very, very pretty. I will always maintain that no other denominations’ churches can hold a candle to the Catholic ones.
Also, this morning I learned that I love figs – both because they taste awesome and because they look like brains.
If you see this book innocently on display at your library, do not, I repeat, do NOT pick it up.
It may say it’s about time travel, and Irish wolfhounds, and olden times, but it’s actually about Being a Lady Who Needs to Find Herself (not that I’m opposed to that sort of thing. I’m not. However, if you get that vague implication, check the publisher’s imprint. If it is called Avon, run away. Quickly.).
Admittedly, the blurb did start out with “After a horrible divorce…” or something like that. I just hoped it could get beyond that. I was wrong. I’m a little disappointed in myself for picking up this book on impulse, since it’s clearly marketed to women in my age group. More reasons I should stick to the things I have on hold and not browse.
Time to read Northanger Abbey again to cleanse my palate.
I decided to get brave and start playing around with textures & layering. First attempt:
The photo is mine from Rocheport, Mo., and the texture is via Valeriana Solaris on flickr.
I heartily recommend “The Line” by The Weather Station.
Last year I enjoyed some Ra Ra Riot, Great Lake Swimmers and Swell Season. I intend to revisit them all. (Swell Season has a new album coming out in October. Hooray!)
This has been a fantastic week for the internet and I – and by “internet” I mean “interesting, talented and wonderful people who make the internet a playground that I can sometimes barely tear my eyes away from.”
I won a secret giveaway by Janice at Scissor Variations and received a delightful little package today with beautiful paper lovelies:
I also won a customer appreciation week giveaway over at Oh, Hello Friend – I’ve been pining for Danni’s pins for a long time, so I’m really excited!
And finally, one of my pictures (the peaches from the post below) was featured today on sfgirlbybay. It’s among some really great shots, and I had to do a double-take when this post popped up in my reader.
Add to all that some chocolate chip cookies from our neighbors and news of a freelance job I’ve been waiting oh-so-patiently to come through, and I’m one happy girl today!
