Originally published at Calobee Doodles. You can comment here or there.
The nice thing about holidays with the family? Well, besides the turkey, stuffing, good company, good music, pie, copious leftovers... OK, so there are a lot of nice things about this time of year, but one of my favorites is lots of helping hands and extra entertainment for Miss Ellie.
I even had time to complete this cute holiday doodle... and in the process, I discovered how to make pretty snowflakes in Illustrator. Now I'm kind of obsessed with them. I may have to make yet another desktop wallpaper...
This gingerbread duo and the snowman design will soon be available as postcards in the Calobee Doodles shop!
Originally published at Calobee Doodles. You can comment here or there.
Originally published at Calobee Doodles. You can comment here or there.
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I love tourists ... really I do because they help my local economy but..
- please stand to the right on the metro (train) escalators so that we locals, with things to do, can walk past on the left. There is even a sign asking you.
- and when you get to the top, or bottom, of the escalator please do not just stop there while you figure out where to go next. There are 50 people about to trip up behind you.
- Oh - and if a machine has a diagram of how a ticket should be inserted they really want you to insert your ticket that way!
I think someone needs a drink .......
I wish all Americans a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving - even the tourists!
eyeball right angles, center of circles, 3 lines converging, dissecting an angle, etc. Oh the worst for me is making a parallelogram.
like untangling christmas lights, yarn, etc. only with more and more for each level more points the faster you get it (if you have hours on your hands)
Let's not forget about the snowflake making sites!
Snow Days and Make-a-flake which is the one where I made this a few years ago:
There is no way I could do anything half that cool again.
Originally published at sixhours.net. You can comment there.
It's contest time, all! I think you're going to like this one. The grand prize....
A 12x18 Alphabet Soup poster print!
This was the doodle that started it all, and easily one of my most popular items. If you don't have kids, consider it a jump-start on your Christmas shopping for your family or friends who do.
If that doesn't motivate you, I'm also giving away some runner-up prizes--4 $10 gift certificates to use in either of my shops. That means there will be not just one but FIVE lucky winners.
There are four ways to enter, which means you can have up to four entries in the contest:
1) Leave a comment on this blog post. Visit either of my shops (sixhours or calobee) and tell me what your favorite item is. Make sure to leave a way for me to contact you, too!
2) Re-tweet the contest on Twitter by copying and pasting this message:
RT @sixhours Please enter me in the Calobee Doodles contest! http://www.sixhours.net/2009/11/23/yay-for-free-stuff/ #calobeedoodles #contest
3) Become a fan of Calobee Doodles on Facebook and leave a comment on the wall naming your favorite Calobee Doodles print.
4) Blog about this contest, making sure to include a link back to this entry - http://www.sixhours.net/2009/11/23/yay-for-free-stuff/
The contest runs until 11:59 p.m. on December 6. On December 7 I will collect all entries in a list and generate a random number for the grand prize winner, then four more random numbers for the gift certificates (one prize per person). This contest is open to U.S. and international participants alike! Gift certificates will be sent via e-mail with a code--you can use this code in the "message to seller" box at checkout and wait to pay until I've sent a revised invoice.
Good luck!
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The population of Washington DC is around 592,000. (and there are an estimated 12,000 homeless).
According to the DC MPD website there have been 127 homicides since January 1st 2009 (to Friday 11/19).
On top of those Homicides there have been 6,529 "Violent Crimes" which cover Sexual Attacks, Assault with a weapon, Assault without a weapon and Robbery (against a person).
In addition there have been 23,718 "Property Crimes" a group which includes Burglary/Theft, Stolen Auto and Arson
Those are pretty shocking figures!!
Recently
on a walk along 16th Street I was amazed at the number of churches in a
2 or 3 mile stretch - many different denominations.
I guess having all these churches does not make all of us more law abiding or likely to follow the Ten Commandments.
If you can't make it to church the bus will come and get you:
More churches around my area (by no means an exhaustive list):
Feed me, fuck me, or just take me home. It's been a long week.
Remember my Diet Aids .... Remember December ? Well here I am just over a week away from December so I thought it was time to check in.
I have lost 16 lbs (about 7.3 kg) since I posted those signs all around the kitchen. With one week to go I might squeeze out another couple. That result is not too bad - it's the equivalent of 1.5 dress sizes. I did not increase my exercise; actually I don't do any exercise other than the walking required to get places and our weekend strolls which are usually 3-5 miles each Saturday and Sunday.
I just stopped eating all the nice things in the cupboard and freezer and as silly as it might sound those signs really made me stop and think about whether I really wanted to eat something. It didn't always work because the impulse part of my brain would over-ride everything and say "of course you want that lovely cream puff or ice-cream, or that entire packet of Tim Tams!" .
I continued to have a glass of wine when I got home from work; sometimes two if I'd had to be particularly nice to people at work that day. On the weekends I was easier on myself when it came to eating the "good" stuff and I definitely had more than a couple of wines!
Now I have to come up with more rhymes to get me through 2010! But, until then, what's for dinner tonight? PIZZA!
On Sunday I watched this shapely lady wobble along on stiletto heels - unfortunately they do not show up well in the photo, nor does the wobble.
