I finally made my own Matchbox Pinhole Camera. I was surprised at how easy it was to construct, and so far, it’s been easy to use. Now I just have to see how the photos turn out.

I had to make a cheat sheet on the back so I would remember my shutter times and how far to turn the winder.

Fall has, well, fallen. I, for one, am not a bit happy about it.

Your Autumn Test Results

You are a dynamic, vibrant person. You aren’t afraid to pursue your passions. When you’re happiest, you are outgoing and expressive . You love celebrations, and you enjoy showing off a little. You tend to be afraid of change. You are never ready for things to be different. You find abundance to be the most comforting thing in the world. You love shopping and having nice things. Your ideal day is active and full. You like to keep busy with your favorite things, and you appreciate a routine. You are very impatient. You spend more time waiting for something than actually enjoying it.

The Autumn Test

Well, I started this list when I started my blog in February of 2005 and I’ve finally finished. I was going to let it sit for a few more years so I could conveniently edit things out, but I figured, “Aw, what the hell, I’ll just post it anyway.” If you feel the urge to say something snarky, sit down and wait for it to pass. I didn’t say it was 100 interesting things about me. (And yes, there’s someone in particular who I expect to be a rather vicious commentator — but that’s OK, ’cause I can be pretty vicious, too.)

1. I don’t swim, won’t swim and I’m terrified of deep water. Really, I’m so terrified of water, I might have rabies. (Not really, I bathe and stuff.)

2. I religiously watched Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. I’m so ashamed.

3. I have an insane magazine habit. I love magazines!

4. I pun. I’ve also been known to quip.

5. I wear contacts. My vision is the suck. Oh, and I hate wearing my glasses!

6. My three deserted island foods are beef tenderloin, avocados and raspberries.

7. I rule at the game of Risk. World domination is my thing. However, I lose my ass at chess.

8. I know it’s cliché, but I’m a shoe girl.

9. I put salt on almost everything. I only put pepper on fried eggs and popcorn. Also, ketchup must have ample amounts of Tabasco.

10. My all-time favourite actors are Kevin Spacey and Kathy Bates.

11. If I believed in past-lives, I would have been: an ancient Egyptian, a Ninja, an Old-West outlaw and a southern not-so-belle. But I don’t believe in past lives, so only this one counts.

12. I should be studying for an upcoming Philosophy quiz. (Wow! How long ago did I start this list?)

13. I can watch old episodes of Roseanne, Doctor Who and Buffy the Vampire Slayer over and over (…and over).

14. I have freakishly long fingers.

15. David Copperfield is my favourite book.

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Here are two photos of my very first Amigurumi. I can’t crochet useful things to save my life, like blankets, or sweaters, but I can handle a simple single crochet in the round. If you’re wondering what he is, he’s a jelly fish. I don’t have a name for him yet, but I’m open to suggestions. The second photo is just to show you that he’s about six inches long. I was rather proud of myself, I usually get so frustrated with crochet that I throw things and give up, but this is a project, albeit a quick one, that I actually finished. Maybe I have some stick-to-it-ivness after all.

I knicked this from Patia since I love food, and love lists. Basically, the items in bold are things I have eaten, the things with a line through them are things I wouldn’t eat for a million dollars. Easy Peasy.

Here’s what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (Does Alligator count?)
6. Black pudding (AKA Blood Sausage)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari (One of my most favourite things to eat!)
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich (I HATE PB&J’s)
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Nope, I’m just not that adventurous)
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream (Another of my favourites)
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (I ate a lot of these this summer while geocaching and hiking)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters (I cannot tell you how much I love Oysters Florentine!)
29. Baklava (Every time we get Gyros)
30. Bagna cauda (I’m a huge fan of Italian food from the Piedmontese region, especially Piedmontese Onion soup, which is similar to French Onion, but a bit sweeter)
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl (Well, I’ve had Clam Chowder, and I’ve had food served in a sourdough bowl, but never the two together)
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float (What’s even better is vanilla ice cream with orange soda)
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I don’t like either, but I can say that I’ve had Louis XIII Cognac)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O (I’ve had my fair share of Vodka, but never in Jell-O shot form)
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (The Glenlivet XXV — Yummy!)
46. Fugu (I’m dying to try this! No pun intended)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel (I could eat Onagi all day long)
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (I’m just not a fan of doughnuts)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (I don’t do gin)
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky (I’m munchin’ on Strawberry Pocky right now)
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash (Me lurves Hungarian Goulash)
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa (I’ve had harissa, but not Rose harissa, but it’s now on my list of must-try’s)
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

How creepy is THIS???

I just learned today that Don LaFontaine passed away on September 1st. The movies will never be the same.

VidVoyeur612 said it best: “In a world…full of mediocre movies…one man dared to stand up…and attract viewers to theaters…armed only with the power…of his VOICE.”

A lot of people have found these Burger King tray liners offensive. Personally, I think they’re hilarious. I think people get their knickers in a bunch over anything lately, as if they have the right to not be offended. Are these kid appropriate? Maybe not, but are they morally offensive? I don’t think so. Women have boobs, and in this case, veggie women have boobs. Really, they’re nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. Pretending that sex and sexuality don’t exist is why seventeen year old governor’s daughters get knocked up.

I don’t know why, but this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long while. I’m not sure if it’s the way the girl sounds when she’s talking, or that Joel McHale looks like he’s gonna lose it, or the cat itself. Either way, I’m finding the funny.