The ramblings, and occasional sanities, of a 20-something geekess from the UK
Dec 18
On Friday the 28th of November I passed the 50k mark, making me:
Andy was supposed to be finishing off the story [I left it at a bit of a cliff-hanger] over the weekend but didn’t get much further than he had been. Ah well. Come March [or National Novel Editing Month, as we like to call it] he’s got the task of finishing it off and sorting it out, while I work on editing the MOW files.
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Dec 18
As we approach Christmas and the new year, I’ve been reminiscing on the things I’ve been up to over the year, and naturally that includes some of the purchases I’ve made. Without a doubt the prize for the best purchase I’ve made this year goes to: Lifeventure Dry Wash Gel.
Basically it’s a coloured antibacterial hand wash – akin to the stuff you find in hospitals – that smells faintly of mint. It comes in a handy rigid tube of 50ml and the applicator/ lid while easy to open with one hand, never seems to come open in my bag.
This stuff is so useful! I bought it before I went to the Cropready musical festival this year, and it saw a lot of use by more than just Dark and I. I’ve taken it out on hikes, and when I’m out shopping. It’s been passed around and everyone I’ve spoken to has said it’s a good idea, and I would imagine it’d be indispensable with a small family.
The only downside is the slightly sticky feeling you get after an application, but that soon goes off
I gave it :*****: for value, usefulness and conversation starter!
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Dec 18
So I didn’t have much to do yesterday, so I made bookmarks!
I’ve been experimenting with printing directly on to card. It sort of works, but usually needs to be sprayed with hairspray to make the ink stay on the card. I may have to investigate actual printer card, the stuff I’m using atm was left over from when we were making stencils to put the elvish on our lounge walls, so it’s naff quality but thin enough to pass through the printer.
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Dec 18
Images courtesy of Open Clip Art library again, fonts courtesy of Exljbris Font Foundry and Dafont.com.
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Dec 18
[I've stick this under tech, because one I don't have a craft section, and two I did most of this on the computer.]
So I don’t have enough book marks right, so I decided I’d make one using a quote I like very much: ‘Whether it’s a spoon or whether it’s not, you’ll always get a drink’ – Greg Towler.
I used the GIMP to make the picture, borrowing the spoon image from The Open Clip Art Library.
It’s all in grey because our printed doesn’t do colour.
I then printed it out. Once I trimmed the edges I found some random card, cut the card to size and covered the whole lot with scotch tape.
If I had been a bit more serious about it, I would have used a colour printer, a guillotine and a laminator. But this is good enough for me. I’m thinking of making a few more…
Edit: a second one
[again the ostrich is from The Open Clip Art Library]. This one I printed directly onto card, and covered with stciky tap. Sort of worked.
Let me know how it turns out if you use the images.
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Just a twenty-something geekess from the UK.
She believes in FLOSS, choice and saving the planet, among other things.
Her Passions include writing, internet radio and long lie-ins.
