Monthly Archives: June 2008
Fairy Name: Bramble Goblinfilter
| June 24, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Solitude blog had the Fairy Name Generator link.
Sunday Scribblings: Happy Ending
| June 23, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Dolly Doodles on Flickr
| June 22, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Dolly Doodles a group on Flickr.
This is my try at drawing a Raggedy Ann. Not too successful. I think of her as mutant freak Raggedy Ann.
Fantasy Warrior Grrl!
| June 22, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I’ve been watching way too many movies on TV this weekend. I should have been a costume designer for these shows. My drawing is only a bit of what I have designed in my mind.
The Arte y Pico Award
| June 22, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Thank you to Jennifer at Robin’s Woods for picking me out of the crowds of creative bloggers for this award. It is especially nice as I have seen and enjoyed Jennifer’s photos. She knows how to put together something to show it artistically and beautifully.
The Arte y Pico Award was created to be given to bloggers who inspire others with their creative energy and talent whether it’s writing or artwork in all types of media. When you receive this award it is considered a “special honor”. Upon winning this award you are to explain the rules and then choose 5 other blogs that you feel deserving of this award. Here, then, are the rules…
1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com/.
The five blogs I am sending this award to are:
Claire at A Little Piece of Me: Claire brings Doodle Week to life with her help on the site, promoting it and her doodles for the banners, badges and all the work she has put into it on Flickr. I’d also give the award to Claire for her own blog, her doodles are colourful in so many ways, the actual colours are just the beginning.
Brady at Hunting the Muse: I look forward to Brady’s posts. His best posts are warm, not backing away from being human and vulnerable at times. I also like his photo at the end of the post, his writing prompts for anyone who chooses to use them.
Daisy at Daisy the Curly Cat: Yes, it’s a bit odd to give an award to an animal but Daisy’s roommate (we all know cats don’t have owners) is pretty behind the scenes. She takes the photos, makes the cartoons and writes the air bubble comments. Daisy makes me laugh and I like the style of her cartoons, the photos turned into a cartoon.
Pete of Rainy Pete’s Unbalanced World and Useless Advice from Useless Men: Pete has amazing photos and a great sense of humour. He has a lot of heart. Also, he is one of the few bloggers I have met in person. We took photos of an abandoned house. Pete was bold/ crazy enough to go inside.
Debbie of InkyGirl and Will Write for Chocolate: She has contributed a lot to writers online. Not everyone online now will know about her network, InkSpot. It’s long gone but was a mega resource and community when it was around. It has never really been replaced. I don’t think it can be, she just came at the right time and place. Nowadays Debbie is drawing cartoon strips geared to writers and she continues to update her blog with news, ideas and profiles of writers.
Getting Into Audio
| June 20, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I bought an MP3 player. Thought it would get me out walking since it’s not something I look forward to with delight each day. Just trying to figure out how to use it, how to get music on it.
My Mom started listening to radio online too. I haven’t looked into this side of things much at all. Podcasts, radio online and downloading music has not been something I thought I would get into. Just goes to show how fate likes to prove you wrong.
Tonight I am going to join in the KOL Radio broadcast to talk and listen to DJHeartless. If she has time I know she can tell me what I need to get started on the audio side of online explorations.
My Life as a Mouse
| June 20, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
You Were a Mouse |
 You quietly examine life’s lessons and see multiple meanings in things. You are also good at discovering details and remaining in the background. |
PostCrossing
| June 19, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Postcard a Day has a link to PostCrossing.
The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world, for free. Well, almost free! The main idea is that: if you send a postcard, you’ll receive at least one back, from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world.
Couch Surfing
| June 18, 2008 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I think it was on CBC Radio that I heard part of a show about couch surfing. I jotted down the words while doing something else and didn’t even get it right, I thought it was couch tripping.
I found The Couch Surfing Project through some searching.
“CouchSurfing seeks to internationally network people and places, create educational exchanges, raise collective consciousness, spread tolerance, and facilitate cultural understanding.”As a community we strive to do our individual and collective parts to make the world a better place, and we believe that the surfing of couches is a means to accomplish this goal. CouchSurfing isn’t about the furniture- it’s not just about finding free accommodations around the world- it’s about participating in creating a better world. We strive to make a better world by opening our homes, our hearts, and our lives. We open our minds and welcome the knowledge that cultural exchange makes available. We create deep and meaningful connections that cross oceans, continents and cultures. CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world!
