No Idle Hands Here

You know those times when you don't really have enough minutes to finish a project properly but there are too many minutes to just sit around doing nothing either? In those times, I get strange graphic design ideas, and this was one of them:

I decided that, for some reason, I needed to update my Facebook cover photo with a custom one. I had had a clever (but stolen) image there for awhile which featured two beloved comic icons of 80s pop culture:

But it was time to change, and I had 40 minutes, so I looked up writing quotes and found this gem of quote from Stephen King's On Writing, a book that is part biography and part writer's guide--an excellent resource. (Though I must always give the caveat that it does contain a sprinkling of King's token profanity.)

The background is the scanned image of a page from one of my tutoring sessions. The red spatter is stock photography. The font is Urban Jungle.

Pieces of T.I.M.(e) by Inkaholics 8

I am super excited to announce the publication of the latest Inkaholics novella, written by the Inkaholics 8 Writers Group, Pieces of T.I.M.(e). Here's the back cover blurb:

Anthony Flynn is a machine of Artificial Intelligence existing in the world of humans. Life is a strange enough place, but after crossing paths with a fractious, bionic librarian and a self-exiled queen, he begins to learn that living is about more than complex computations.

Octopus Prime, a tenacious, tentacled crimelord, and his gang of aquatic ruffians, have a devious plan to destroy the creator of A.I. Stealing T.I.M., Anthony’s time machine, is merely the first step in extinguishing the mechanized race.

As time unfolds and events in history shift, Anthony finds himself grappling with his robotic side and his own programmed humanity. Which will win the fight? Or will he lose himself altogether?

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Project 365: 68/365 - Here Lies Molly

This is a shot of the screen of my dear friend Puella, who is writing a fantastic novel called Here Lies Molly. She describes her story as the child of science fiction and philosophy--and that is!

Two New Robots on Etsy

This afternoon, I created two new robots for my Etsy store. I have been itching to do this, and I am quite happy with the results! Though these were made to be sold separately, they actually look pretty cute together. A note sits at the bottom of each description, suggesting that they be paired. Hope they end up going to the same home. ♥

Shawna Shorn:


Hugo Ecgo:

Project 365: 58/365 - Steak & Bleu Cheese

Met with my dear friend Beth for lunch at Panera today. The steak and bleu cheese salad has got to be one of my singular faves on the menu.

Also, note the AMAZING new bag that Beth made for me. She hand-embroidered the design on the front to match my tattoo and added my name--Mangy. So fun!

Project 365: 57/365 - Appetizer

Some nommy cream cheese wontons and chicken wings from my mom's Thai restaurant.

Project 365: 56/365 - Snake House

Since we had the cardboard out for the shields earlier in the week, and the kids got snakes at the museum over the weekend, they decided to make a house for them.

Project 365: 55/365 - Infrared

This is the infrared image of a table that appeared on a monitor at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. That's my infrared handprint. Science is AWESOME.

Project 365: 54/365 - Art Gallery

Project 365: 53/365 - Robot

My daughter is enjoying my son's new Legos as well. I love when they create stuff without the instruction booklets.

Project 365: 52/365 - Blocks o' Love

My boy has officially been introduced to those blocks of love called Legos. He just received his first big set of Lego bricks in the mail. Wahoo!

Project 365: 50/365 - Shield of Faith

His sister made a shield of faith (look it up in Ephesians) at Sunday school, so he had to make one too.

Project 365: 49/365 - Generic Spam

Generic Spam? Really? I can't even fathom consuming this...

Project 365: 8/365 - Salad?

Oh, how I love a good salad bar. But with all the stuff on my plate, can this really still be called a salad?

Project 365: 7/365 - Smoosh

This must be comfortable somehow...

Project 365: 6/365 - New Eggspert

My daughter can now crack eggs expertly. No bits of shell included!

Project 365: 5/365 - Holding Out

We've had relatively warm weather lately, but there are still spots of ice and piles of snow that are holding out in the shadows for as long as they can.

Project 365: 4/365 - Immunization Day

My son starts kindergarten in the fall, so that meant that we had to get his shot record up-to-date. Just two shots this time, but whether it's one or six, it's never fun. :o(

Project 365: 3/365 - Blackbirds

O blackbird! sing me something well:
While all the neighbors shoot thee round,
I keep smooth plats of fruitful ground,
Where thou mayst warble, eat, and dwell.

Excerpt from The Blackbird by Lord Alfred Tennyson

Project 365: Day 2/365 - Playtime @ the Park

One nice thing about playtime at the park is that momma gets to read her library book before the overdue fines get out of control. :oP