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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #8 (Origami Canoe, or “Put A Bird In It”)
Sorry for the late upload, but I was a little preoccupied yesterday, what with it being my birthday and all. I had intended to create a masterpiece of kittenish origami goodness, but instead ended up being crunched for time. So instead of an origami cat, I give you a pretty…
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Continue reading →: T Minus 30 Minutes
I’m almost 31. Right now, it seems like a pretty good place to be – I’m enjoying a glass of somewhat less than cheap red wine, wearing a sparkly scarf, and I just got back from watching Joseph Gordon Levitt in “Looper.” I won’t ruin it for you, but it…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #7 (Origami Abundance Hen)
My next door neighbors have chickens, multiple dogs, and a woodworking shop, so waking up in the morning is typically a pretty noisy affair. I don’t mind it that much, though The Man tends to grumble. This morning, I woke up to the chickens clucking and crowing and thought, “Hey,…
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Continue reading →: I Can’t Watch…
This whole election thing is just too much. I’m retiring to a land of Redbox movie (The Raven) and bottle of wine (Apothic Red) to wait out the decision. Oy vey. Also, here’s a comic from Cyanide & Happiness that had me rolling laughing earlier today, and still makes me…
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Continue reading →: Casting My Vote & Thirty Days of Origami – Day #6 (Origami Docking Box)
Having finally received my new book Joyful Origami Boxes yesterday, I brought it along with me this morning to the voting station. I figured it would be good to have just in case I had to wait in long for a long time and felt like doing a spot of origami. As…
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Continue reading →: Another Year
I’m going to be 31 on Thursday. It’s weird, because when I say “thirty one” I hear “old,” but I’m not old. Hell, I’m taking good enough care of myself that I don’t even have real wrinkles yet, other than my smile lines. I’ve been the same dress size since…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #5 (Origami Blossoms)
I’m honestly a little ashamed of today’s entry into the Thirty Days Project. These origami blossoms were easy to make, taking about five minutes in all, but they’re also pretty boring. I started off trying to make a crane early this morning, since I’d read that they’re very simple (more…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #4 (Origami Vase)
Today’s project was fun and pretty simple, despite having to cobble together instructions to get a more concise idea of just what I was supposed to do. For this easy vase, I first found FishGoth’s page and very detailed drawings here. Then I realized that that diagram actually started out…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #3 (Origami Water Bomb)
I’m so over origami today, so this is going to be a quick entry. Today’s installation for the Thirty Days Project was an origami water bomb (also known as a water balloon). They’re pretty easy to fold, and the trick is that you’re supposed to be able to fold them,…
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Continue reading →: Thirty Days of Origami – Day #2 (Origami Owl)
Hmmm. This one wasn’t hard, exactly – just confusing. That’s probably because I started out reading the instructions here, then supplemented in difficult parts with a video on making an origami owl. Both sources were great, but overall the video was a little more helpful for a newbie like me,…
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