May 2012
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Beep Boop Internet - 28th May
The Art of Mourning - Fascinating site about mourning, memorial jewellery and symbolism Suck it up, buddy, She just didn’t like it - An Australian playwrights advice to another who responded to a critic with vitriol. Here is Douglas Day Stewert’s response and attack to the critic that this is about Penny Skateboards Plastic Pride Little Girl’s Lunch Review Blog Persuades...
May 27th
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A Very Happy Birthday to Me (long post)
Last week I reached a big milestone and clicked over to the “30 years and older” category. I’d been approaching the date with a deeply embedded sense of dread. All my life tv and the general media seemed to view hitting 30 as a time to mourn. This is the end of your youth. This is the end of your viability as a romantic prospect. This is the end of being cool, adventurous and...
May 25th
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Friday Fancy
This Friday I fancy… Stalward Ties - These are some niiiice ties. Neil Gaiman’s Commencement Speach - Mr Gaiman is wonderful, as always Hair Band Necklace by Hairy Sock - cool! Paper Camera Printables by Girlie Pains Scalloped Wedges - Wowowow, look at these amazing hand painted wedges by Pony Chops Original Article
May 24th
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Beep Boop Internet
 Every Monday I post images and links from around the web that caught my attention during the previous week. Cupcakewurst is now a real thing Is eating meat ethical? An argument for the eating of meat -  Essay winner 5 Ways Modern Man are Trained to Hate Women Amsterdam’s Repair Cafes - An Effort to Bury a Throwaway Culture One Repair at a Time. I love love LOVE this idea Inside Adam...
May 21st
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Friday Fancy
This Friday I fancy… This Lamp. I really love skull stuff, I think we have covered this before. This beautiful hand made ceramic lamp is even made from BONE CHINA. Get it? Bones? Skulls? ahhh shush, I’m hilarious This Vintage Tattoo inspired Embroidery - I really love the colours and presentation of this.   Glass Gem Corn! This is amazing. This is an actual cob of corn grown...
May 17th
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Friday Fancy
Last Friday I fancied… Media Kitty Skirt in Blue - This skirt also comes in a peach colour but the blue is the one that jumped out at me. Tiny Bug Memorial Shrines by Carmichael Lynch - “But as inconsequential as those countless bugs may seem as they creep quietly into that great beyond — there’s no denying that our shared mortality ultimately binds us all as...
May 15th
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Beep Boop Internet
I AM SO BEHIND so I’m going to throw a Friday Fancy and Beep Boop at you on the SAME DAY. The Mine Kafon - Using a Wind-Blown ‘Mine Kafon’ to Clear Landmines There is no such thing as a normal vagina- although this applies to a lot more, the science here is about the bacterial flora that live in your vag and it’s changes from day to day and person to person. People May Switch...
May 13th
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Polymer Clay as Art
I find that once people hear I work with polymer clay and understand that I am talking about Fimo they get that look in their eye that says “oh, yeah, I played with that when I was little.” They mentally categorize it next to finger painting and making cars out of egg cartons. Yes that’s nice dear, I’m sure you make LOVELY colourful blobs. I don’t consider myself a...
May 1st
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