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• 09:04 Puppy name update: we're leaning towards Ollie. As in Sven and Ollie.
• 10:52 A good side effect of being puppy confined to the living room: gave my lonely ArtFire shop some love! absolutelysmall.artfire.com/
• 10:55 OK Now. *rolls up sleeves* Time to get to work!
• 14:55 Uploading the "How to clean a Chickenpants" tutorial.
• 15:21 How to clean a Chickenpants: www.flickr.com/photos/smallchick/sets/72157613167550558/
• 21:19 RT DaivRawks I'm not resting until the world has seen this - if you liked Star Wars, this will make you bust into tears! bit.ly/SM3k

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Star Wars Retold

This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long, long time.

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
(Just in case that isn't working, here's the link.)
Enjoy!!

Sixteen Things

I've been double tagged! First by hellobunnygirl, then the Plush Team, so here goes!

1. I don't eat meat, but I think the charred meats they cook outside of grocery stores smell amazing.
2. I'm a fragrance addict. I only put one on once a day(just a little bit, really!), but I have at least 11 on my vanity right now.
3. I just got a new pug puppy and I'm on high alert for potty breaks! I'm terrified of my house smelling like pee.
4. I NEED the sun to be able to function in life. I think I may be part plant. Without it, I'm just a zombie. A sad, sad zombie.
5. I worry a lot!
6. I've lived in California almost my whole life, but I've never seen a movie star. (Although I did talk to the girl who played Kitty on Arrested Development at my last show...so my perfect record just got ruined!)
7. I co-wrote 2/3 of a Star Wars fan fiction trilogy with my best friend when I was 12-13. Then I discovered real live boys!
8. I'm kind of a book glutton. My reading stack is always multiple feet high. (Mostly non-fiction)
9. I have really severe hypoglycemia, so I am tired (and other fun things) a lot.
10. I love to play games. Balderdash is probably my favorite (Making up random stuff! Yay!).
11. My hair has been every color from platinum blonde to a blueish black, and back again. (and again!)
12. I still play video games. (Current obsessions: Animal Crossing and Paper Mario for Wii)
13. I haven't had tv reception for over 5 years. Yet, I'm all caught up on Lost. (Thanks, internet!)
14. I worked as an office temp for a long, long time. Best job: maintenance office at a Six Flags. Worst job: Shipping office at a dairy.
15. I can't bake anything edible, but I have allllll the supplies.
16. I'd very much like to have some pet chickens someday.

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• 08:45 *fanfare please* Announcing the new pug puppy! tinyurl.com/baurpt As-yet-unnamed!
• 09:01 Two pugs snoring away...I could get used to this.
• 11:34 There's a new pug in town! www.flickr.com/photos/smallchick/ First decent photos posted now!
• 14:24 So far the only accidents have happened on Topanga's bed. Great. "Accidents", eh?
• 14:47 New dog is extra smooth. Perhaps we should name him Lando Pugrissian.
• 19:36 Fin-uh-lee finished yesterday's shop update. New puppies can really take it out of you! tinyurl.com/5sb4gj
• 20:39 I can't think up a good name! He's still "Other Dog". He's floppy and kind of dopey looking...any suggestions?
• 21:02 The little brother just suggested Rosdower. I suggest: Thomas Neville Servo. Yes, we are all nerds here.

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Why wasn't there a shop update yesterday?

I mean, really. You were doing so good, sticking to a schedule and all...
Wait, wait, I have a really good excuse. Here it is:

Ta-DAAA! It's a new pug! He's a five month old sweetheart named...um, I don't know yet. Lando? Charlie? Something! (We've been calling him "Other Dog")

We just brought him home yesterday afternoon. It's still early yet, so I don't want to go on and on about what a good dog he is and jinx it. Suffice it to say that I'm a wreck on high alert for signs he may have to go potty, and he's pretty relaxed. So I think things are going to be ok.
If you want to see more photos, hop on over to Flickr!
Anywho, I've set up a sort of temporary studio in the living room, so as to better watch him. (Him? In my studio? With my RE-MENTS? And Chickenpants? NOT YET!!) So hopefully I will be getting things sort of back to normalish soon. ^-^

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• 09:34 Still a single pug family, alas. And it's shop update Wednesday, which means I actually have to do some 'real' work. Poo!
• 11:49 Want to see the first results from last weekend's re-ment bender? tinyurl.com/d28ct4
• 12:07 Chickenpants house & cafe: absolutelysmall.blogspot.com/
• 12:32 I'm going to go look at another batch of pugs. Eeeee!
• 13:37 I should be updating the shop...but an impending puppy meetup has me distracted. La la la.

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New pup!

Everyone, meet he-who-is-not-yet-named!

This should be a post about a shop update...

But it ISN'T! Instead of business as usual (which lately, has been anything but), allow me to share with you my latest pet project: The Chickenpants House! (And Cafe!)
A long standing weakness for all things Re-Ment finally bloomed last weekend. I made the very logical, smart decision that the Chickenpants surely needed an place to live. And a chick spice rack. Oh! And this broom set. And tea set. And mugs. And...hmmm, do we need a fridge? (Answer: Yes! Not that we have one...yet.)
Enough talk! Have a look:

(Just in case that isn't working, here's the link.
I re-purposed some shelves for this. I covered them in scrapbooking papers. In the cafe, the area rug is a piece of vintage felt. I haven't found a floor I like yet for the kitchen/dining room.
I'm considering this just the beginning. I'd love to make a bedroom, and maybe a porch. Of course, the existing rooms are far from finished.
And yes, I do seem to have lost my mind.
Also yes: There will certainly be some new Chickenpants Limiteds springing from this!

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• 11:49 Finding it hard to resist the pull of getting a puppy...Topanga needs a friend! We need more poop & chaos in our lives, right?
• 15:21 I'm going to go look at pugs tonight. Also OMG.
• 16:16 Just ate a Wazoo bar. Pretty tasty, but now I feel sort of sick...so, pretty average candy then.

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• 09:57 Good morning, everyone! tinyurl.com/de9jfz
• 10:08 Ugh. My email is a tangled web of receipts from my 3 day #re-ment bender.
• 10:56 Wow, custom rubber stamps are expensive. I'd like to have some Chickenpants ones, but wow.
• 13:31 Coding up a new, better absolutelysmall.com. Well, hopefully.
• 13:32 Thanks for all the custom stamp feedback, everyone! I'd really like to start offering some Chickenpants things that I don't have to make ^-^
• 15:44 Brain fried. Coding...all day. Flerp!

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• 10:34 I am a really bad Facebooker. Delete, delete, delete. Nothing personal.
• 22:20 Talking beans are putting the Japanese off their lunch: tinyurl.com/bf9sqv

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Japanese Bean Dogs subtitled- You're welcome!

It's the best thing ever! Mameshiba!
Enjoy the random beany remarks.
Just in case the imbed isn't working, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpRBkhipQOs

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• 10:02 Um...did anyone else get a weird email from #SocialToo this morning? Unfollwers that don't exist, tweets that never happened?
• 10:40 Off to explore possible places to live within an hour of the Husb's work. Yee haw.
• 10:42 One last thing: sneak peek at my new bad dog paintings: tinyurl.com/c7krou

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• 11:52 Trying to burn the Chickenpants movies to a dvd...and it is not going well. Stupid iMovie!!
• 14:21 Looking at re-ment goodies on Ebay...seriously thinking about buying the re-ment house!
• 14:55 Slopping eggnog flavored tea everywhere, texting my cousin about Lost, thinking about Chickenpants in the Re-Ment house...
• 15:10 Oh my GOSH is the work week over yet?
• 16:19 Just bought A TON of Re-ment goodies! So excited! Anyone have a lead on a Pink or white fridge? (Preferably one that doesn't cost $50)

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Stuffed & Stuff

I'm a little belated in reporting this, but behold! I am in Stuffed!

Well, The Needle is. (Which means that I am. Narcissist much?) Hooray!
In other news, I've been painting some dogs.
Dogs like this:


(Sorry for the bad photos...I haven't figured out how to work around the lighting in this place yet.)
Shocker! It's a French Bulldog! A French Bulldog who chewed the legs off an Ottoman! Bad dog!
These new paintings are all about how we love dogs, and dogs are adorable and wonderful...and they also do some horrible things. Like this English Bulldog:


I hope you get a kick out of them. Have a great weekend, everyone!

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• 11:53 Ugh. This Bath & Body Works "Mental Alertness" fragrance is making me sick. And not at all mentally alert!
• 12:01 Hee hee: www.flickr.com/photos/smallchick/3215765131/
• 12:18 Looking for SF area craft shows...got to line up 2009!
• 15:41 think, claire, think! ngghh! *strugling with ideas*

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• 11:16 Goal for the day: actually reply to those v. important emails. Also, shop update. And stop eating these scones the bro brought over.
• 12:53 What's that pitiful whining, snorting noise? Oh yeah, time to walk the pug.
• 15:05 Two year blogiversary, and I'm celebrating with a pug in a beret: tinyurl.com/dbdpag
• 17:07 Fin-uh-lee got the shop updated. Lost & Legend of Zelda references...find them! tinyurl.com/5sb4gj

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Two whole years

(Well, two whole years last Monday. But updating this blog in a timely fashion would be breaking with tradition.)
I just want to say thank you to everyone for reading! I hope you'll continue to pop in.
I think 2009 is going to be another great year...probably full of change. For instance, Topanga here is modeling my latest obsession...crochet. What began as a scarf decided to turn into a pug beret. Much more fun.
Today's projects include photographing her hat, updating the shop, and sharing some new paintings with the world...although I think that last one is going to fall onto tomorrow's plate.
Stay tuned!

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• 12:10 Still trying to get caught up on Lost. Up to season 4 now! I'm crocheting something huge and lumpy while I watch.
• 13:46 Yesterday was my 2 year blog-o-versary, and I didn't even post anything. DOH!
• 14:07 French Bulldog puppeh attack! www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbulldogs/3213493526/

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• 10:30 I just put in an application to adopt a French Bulldog. Aiee!
• 12:54 Playing Risk, aka Wait For It, aka Maintain Your Holdings Sensibly. This is going to take awhile.
• 13:09 I just lost my Yakutsk stronghold. Nooooo!

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• 09:09 Wakey wakey, eggs & bakey.
• 11:39 Way to tired for it to only be 11:45ish. Also: still got puppy fever. Maybe the exhaustion is a symptom?
• 15:25 Off to the dog park with le pug. Wheee!
• 16:13 Topanga's first trip to the dog park, and she gets peed on by an Australian Shepard. Good times were had by all!

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• 09:21 All day yesterday, painting and worrying that I should be plushing. Today, quite pleased with the little half-done paintings. Hmm.
• 17:27 I am a cleaning machine! 2 gunky windows down, complicated espresso machine, porch, car interior...who's next? Stand up & be bleached!
• 18:50 Just received a message in voice mail- my nieces trying to make a crank call. They didn't know they were being recorded. Hee.
• 19:20 I feel like I've been hit by the grownup bus. It doesn't hurt like I thought it would. Ok then. Let's invest!

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• 12:10 Waiting for my coffee to kick in, trying to draw, blank mind...good times.
• 13:07 The internet has died, forcing me to have a productive day whether I like it or not.
• 15:54 Reading a book about Melungeons.
• 19:36 Just gave the husb an accidentally very short haircut. Is not buying it when I tell him it's "short & sassy".

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• 10:33 Day 1 of my 'studio time' initiative...And my dad calls out of the blue & wants to talk for an hour. Coincidence? I think not.
• 13:57 I actually painted today!! Take THAT, creative blocks!
• 14:24 Lovely bird song to share with y'all: tinyurl.com/3zooga
• 16:56 Hmmm...all that studio time seems to have zapped my will to do the buisness-y work of AbSmall.
• 18:40 A live free RiffTrax event online in 1 hour! www.rifftrax.com/live MST3K-like goodness!

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If you're small and on a search...

Hee. This might be my new favorite song. This rivals "Chicken Payback" for best bird song.

Found via Mincing Mockingbird. it reminds me that I really need to refill those bird feeders on the porch.
That's it for today. I'm actually painting! Hopefully I'll have something new to share with you all soon. ^-^

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• 10:04 Starting off the day with a blog post: tinyurl.com/78xdnl It's going to be a productive day, indeed.
• 11:19 *happy sigh* Got the shop update finished. See, I told you it was going to be a productive day! tinyurl.com/9bhh6c
• 17:23 Indulging my Lost addiction...again. Up to season 3 now! They could also just call that show "Oh my gosh what the heck!"
• 17:24 Also: how cute is the Etsy front page right now! Love the lamb in the lower corner.

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On Maisel and Dog Paintings

Still slogging through Eric Maisel's book. The greatness seems to come and go in waves. I'm sure if you consider yourself a "serious" artist, it all applies. Personally, I find the "serious" artist stuff a bit alienating. He made a comment about "cat paintings"- as if somehow, every painting of a cat (or, we are to presume, any other animal) is somehow not "Art". Instead, it is something lesser than. This really ticked me off.
As someone who paints/plushes animals, and loves many other paintings/creations of animals, I must disagree. Certainly, there are hacks out there, just as there are in any field. But how could somebody dismiss a whole subject matter as unworthy?
OK, rant over. I have something lovely to share with you.

Pug in a Tub!
Originally uploaded by WelcomeToTheDoghouse

Ta-Da! It's a new painting by Alexis Trice of WelcomeToTheDogHouse.net!
Every time I see her paintings, or for that matter, her photos, I'm inspired. Inspired to work harder at my art, and to live better. I can't possibly know if they'll strike the same chord in you, but I had to share!
And:

2009 Fundraiser Calendar!
Originally uploaded by WelcomeToTheDoghouse

She's done a charity calendar! It's called K9s for the 9th. Here's what she said about it in her latest newsletter:
"It is a charitable initiative to raise funds for New Orleans, a city known for its art, cultural diversity and of course its challenged environment. Through the sales of our original calendar, "K9s For The 9th" featuring the artwork of me, Alexis Trice and the generously donated pet portraits, we intend to repay some of the extraordinary kindness demonstrated in the largest pet rescue in our nation's history and use the proceeds to build The First House for People Ever Built by Dogs, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that dogs are indeed man's best friend!"
Here's the link if you'd like to check it out.
Alright, that's it for today. Let's get out there and create something wonderful! (And if you take cute dog photos, I want to see 'em!)

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• 10:35 The husb is home sick. Does that mean I get to take a sick day, too?
• 11:50 *gasp!* An actual blog update? From me? tinyurl.com/3zooga
• 12:17 The question that might topple the internet for me: tinyurl.com/6qn74s Very much enjoying the new 43Folders.
• 14:32 OK. Bracing myself for grocery shopping/errand running. Boring. I'll imagine that I'm on a spy mission instead, infiltrating Trader Joe's.

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Of books, blocks, and ArtFire

My thoughts are all scattered around, and the husb is home sick from work, so basically I'm home sick from work, too.
I've been looking a lot at analytics data, and realizing that I don't always do a good job of posting what it is I'm working on. So here are a few bits:

I'm reading Eric Maisel's Creativity for Life. I've been in a major, major creative slump lately, so I've called in some help. (On the plus side, my Animal Crossing town is doing great!) I've only just started the book, and although he is focusing on Art with a capital A, it's still very helpful. I bought it for the chapters on the artist's personality (i.e. depression, anxiety, narcissism, yadda yadda) because they seemed to ring true. And because I am in a dark spot. (Which is a soft way of saying "depressed and anxious and making everyone around me nuts") And I could always use some validation.
One of the main ideas that's struck me so far is that a lack of doing is very likely the heart of my problem. Although, I also got this same bonk over the head from a recent article on 43 Folders. (Have you been over there lately? Big change!)
I wanted to step back from creating for a bit to take an objective look at what I was doing, and to see if I should change. I think this was a mistake. For me, slowing down turned into stopping which turned into sadness. Manic creating = happiness. Sort of.

In other news, I've started up an ArtFire shop. (http://absolutelysmall.artfire.com/ It feels like I'm cheating on my beloved Etsy. I'm considering this to be an experiment. I'll hang onto the shop for a year or two, and see how the site evolves. Right now it's a ghost town. And it doesn't have the good design that Etsy has. But, they are advertising like crazy, so we'll see. If you want to conduct your own experiment in cheating on Etsy, join me, won't you? $7 a mo/ for life, no other fees, etc etc. (That's how they snookered me into joining!)
Now that Etsy has Google Analytics all hooked up, it should make comparing how things are going on both sites even easier. I'll keep you posted.

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• 11:43 Trying to figure out if I should do this or not: tinyurl.com/smartist Hmm. Input, twitterers?
• 12:53 Really good article by Merlin Mann abt. "Feeling Creative": tinyurl.com/6zwh8 Well, at least till he hits the bit about Macworld.
• 15:52 Ahhh. Just finished up some custom orders. tinyurl.com/5cowzs I think it's high time for some Animal Crossing!
• 16:46 Our vegetarian house smells like bacon. The little bro is cooking. And so help me, it sort of smells like heaven.
• 17:28 Reading Maisel's Creativity for Life. All about being an Artist with a capital A. Thanks for the baggage! *gah*

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• 09:25 Official status report: Bird Show, good. Sore throat, bad. Puppy fix: STILL not fixed! Someone throw a French bulldog at me, fast!

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• 11:03 I'm jonesin' for a puppy fix! I have puppy withdrawal symptoms.
• 14:30 Waiting for the lunch check and in neep of a nap- a volitile combination.
• 17:34 Setting up @ Body Tribe 920 21st st. in Sac. Sacramento peeps come visit! Should be fun!
• 21:12 People are actually buying the art right off the walls. Hooray!

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• 09:32 ZOMG! Etsy has analytics now! Happy day! Commemorative photo: tinyurl.com/7umd26
• 09:47 The ever helpful TimothyAdamDesigns even put together an Etsy/Analytics how to video: tinyurl.com/7crjfx
• 10:29 Listening to James Kochalka Superstar & updating the Artfire shop.
• 11:23 Ok, here's the trial run: absolutelysmall.artfire.com/ Let the great experiment begin! (tobias!)
• 13:56 I just can't fiddle with Word Press anymore for now. Taking a break.
• 16:02 Just got my creatures back from Craftland. (fewer than expected- yay!) Welcome back, babies.
• 16:58 Is there a reason why ArtFire won't let me save shipping profiles? And is just generally buggy with the shipping stuff? Oh, beta testing.

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AVES Show in Sacramento this Saturday

painting by Caia Koopman

The annual National Bird Day show benefiting Born Free USA will be this Saturday. (As in tomorrow. Yikes!) I was privileged to have a small part in last year, and I'm happy to say I'll be there again this year!
If you're in the area, please stop by. Last year was lovely, and this year is sure to be, too. (Thanks SN & R for the mention!
It will be at Body Tribe Fitness, 920 21st Street;(916) 444-2384. Reception from 6-10 pm.
See you there!

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• 10:29 OK, I can't believe I'm doing this, but I'm signing up for ArtFire. Anyone else on there? How has it been?
• 11:14 Question for Artfire folks: have you or anyone you know sold anything on Artfire? I'm looking around and it's like a ghost town!
• 11:30 Can I just go on record here and say that I love Etsy, it's been wonderful to me, and I really have no reason to go anywhere else?
• 12:40 I need someone to talk me down. Just saw an adorable black Pug puppy for sale. Mine! Mine! Mine!
• 15:54 I can't figure out how to upload themes to Wordpress. I am officially old.

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• 09:05 It hit me yesterday standing in line at the bank: I don't want to be an uppercase A artist. I want to be a lowercase a artist.
• 09:11 Thank you for all the supportive crochet comments!! Keep those links coming! (I need all the help I can get!)
• 09:37 Time to update le shop again. That means I can't play for, like, hours!
• 11:48 Finally finished the shop update! *weeps with joy* tinyurl.com/65mbop
• 13:47 My very first non-paying buyer! I feel like a real Etsian now. ^-^
• 13:49 Oh, dang it, was that my 700th post? Poo.
• 16:36 By jove! I think I've got the hang of this single crochet thing!
• 17:05 Thank you everyone for sending in the video links & advice! It's really helped. I will now attempt to make a scarf...

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Shop Update Wednesday!

It's that day again! Time to share some new creatures with you all.

First, I'd like to share a wee collage. This is something new for me. I'm probably not doing it 'right', but it is fun, so there.

I've been hoarding old books and scraps of paper for awhile, and I figured now's the time to break them out. The sentences in the collage are actually from a grade 3 English textbook. They were too perfect to alter! Anyway, here's it's perch in the shop.

And of course, there have been some new Chickenpants arrivals:

From right to left: Mason Chickenpants, Victor Chickenpants, Edith Chickenpants.

And one big, stylish goat!

The big'uns are unbelievably hard to photograph well. Yet I continue making them, because I adore the finished creature. You can check her out here.

That's the highlights for this week. As usual, there are several other new creatures in the shop...hop on over and say hi!
Thanks for reading, and happy Wednesday!

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• 09:07 Better than real French macarons? tinyurl.com/7yj3ms Well, sort of...
• 10:08 Is it a good thing or a shame that I didn't know about this place when I lived in the country? tinyurl.com/8z5gyx
• 11:49 Is it just me, or is twitter freaking out today?
• 12:39 Feeling the pull of Michael's very, very strongly today. Must resist! But how much could one little crochet needle cost, anyway...?
• 14:49 It's 50 degrees and sunny out, and people are running around like coats went out of style. Note to bare arm man in front of me: they didn't
• 17:04 Making dough...lots of it! (For calzones. Alas, not money.)
• 21:02 Snagged a treasury! tinyurl.com/85jp8f
• 21:06 Trying to teach myself to crochet. IS. NOT. GOING. WELL. Single crochet AGGHH! *tangled yarn everywhere*

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Something just as wonderful as macarons to share

I won't even start talking about the whole driving around for hours-then spending $20 on macarons-then having them be so special I'm a bit afraid to eat them debacle. No, wait, that's pretty much it.
Instead, let me share with you a delightful French treat via video:

Once upon a time... from Capucha on Vimeo.

(Found via Scribble Nation)

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• 10:43 Whoa. Abandoned city in So. Japan: jpgmag.com/stories/593 Amazing stuff!
• 11:56 Well, that may just be the most time consuming blog post ever: tinyurl.com/3zooga (to write, not to read)
• 12:00 Chicken rights! tinyurl.com/9dtj46 Well, kind of...
• 14:25 Massive re-org of studio. Things I've moved all by myself- 6' bookcase, giant heavy boxes, too many books. Arms shaking now. Almost done!

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Rigmarole

Rigmarole is one of those great, very simple games that you can do almost anywhere. And I have. My cousin Bonnie and I have a long standing tradition of playing this game whenever we're bored. It's a great mini game to play when the other people around you are doing something that tries your patience. All you need is at least one willing partner.
For those not yet initiated, this is how you play.
What you need: A piece of paper and a pen. Really, that's it. Oh, and I guess wild imagination helps.
The first person writes two lines. Then you fold the paper over the first line and pass it to the next person. Then they write two lines, fold the paper over their top line, and pass it to the next person. And so on, until the page is filled.
So, as promised to said cousin, here are two of the finished stories from this weekend's very, very long game of Trivial Pursuit. That game may still be going on, actually.
My lines are in green, hers are in blue.
Once upon a time there was a large magic bicycle. It was red, shimmery,
and had sparkly streamers on the handlebars. It was powered by unicorn
eyelash dust, and it had a million butterfly wings to make it fly. Also,
it had two horns on it's head from which it shot lazerbeams. It mostly ate
small berries and pixie dust, and also pixie sticks. And it had a special
wand which it would hold in it's mouth and use it to hit small children. But,
mostly it just spun around in circles and made enchanting noises, while
snorting. But the best thing of all was the woodchucks that would pop
out of the ground & shriek "We surrender!"

Once upon a time there was a town where nobody ever wore pants. They thought it was normal! They would just walk around, their shoes flapping against their heels, making flapping noises. They didn't wear socks, though, because those would cover their legs, which were always bare. It got cold so he decided to put on some pants. That solved the cold & bare leg issue. Later, they went to the bar where they drank non-alcoholic beer until they could barely even stand up. "We should never have put on pants in the first place. Look what's become of people when they wear no pants. This is how they end up. So now everyone decided to wear pants, and to wear them proudly.

Here's the part where I heartily encourage you to play this game yourself. And then email me some finished results. (absolutelysmall {{{at}}}gmail) Maybe we could post them up here on the blog...

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• 12:18 What's with all the Twitter spam? Three DMs linking to bad sites in the past couple of hours.

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• 11:50 Just received a nice text message, a lovely convo on Etsy, spent the weekend with my parents & 2 dogs. I feel loved.
• 16:27 Trying to drum up ideas, but my mind's a blank slate that a Buddhist would envy.

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• 17:40 Accademy of Sciences? Sold out. Parking? Ha ha, don't even bother. Nap? You bet!

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• 10:01 OK, one last plea: where to find good macarons in SF? Esp. near GG park.
• 13:17 Having lunch at a Panera while the pug waits in the car and I worry about her in the car.

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• 10:56 Craftsnatchery! tinyurl.com/95kvyu Hehehe. Makes me feel so much better there's an actual word for this behavior.
• 11:05 This is great: embloggery.blogspot.com/ I think it shall become a big deal.
• 12:29 Just noticed I had a plushie in my shop with "Mutard" in the title. Great. Everyone loves "Mutard" yellow. *tard!*
• 13:10 *contented sigh* Just updated both the shop and the blog. Am on a roll! absolutelysmall.blogspot.com/ Now can I play?
• 14:59 Just saw a woman in the grocery store with a shopping cart filled beyond the rim filled entirely with cheap liquor.
• 15:38 If this is the last day I can legally txt & drive, I better take advantge of it. Woo! Recklessness!

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