Today I made a collage of some of the books I read in 2011. I used a fancy online program that seems to not want me to have a jpeg of the image, so you have to click through the link.
www.ScrapWalls.com/view?v=152519
One more day!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Day 366: A Very Large Number
For the past few days, I've been calculating the cost of the books, audiobooks, and DVDs I've checked out from the library this year. Actually, it's only the past 6 months, because I didn't activate the little "keep track of my checkout history" feature until June.
So here are the dollar values for the materials I borrowed from the Sno-Isle Libraries since June. In other words, this is how much money I saved by borrowing these things for free rather than buying them (not that I would have bought most of them anyway). Put another way, this is the value I've received for whatever tax dollars I've spent toward libraries.
Books: $961.15
Audiobooks: $1664.45
DVDs: $654.34
Total: $3279.94
If you assume I checked out just as much stuff in the first half of the year, which I definitely did, that adds up to over $6500.00 for the year.
$6500!
Not too shabby.
For all of you who pay taxes and don't use the library, I thank you for your contributions to my super awesome money-saving scheme.
So here are the dollar values for the materials I borrowed from the Sno-Isle Libraries since June. In other words, this is how much money I saved by borrowing these things for free rather than buying them (not that I would have bought most of them anyway). Put another way, this is the value I've received for whatever tax dollars I've spent toward libraries.
Books: $961.15
Audiobooks: $1664.45
DVDs: $654.34
Total: $3279.94
If you assume I checked out just as much stuff in the first half of the year, which I definitely did, that adds up to over $6500.00 for the year.
$6500!
Not too shabby.
For all of you who pay taxes and don't use the library, I thank you for your contributions to my super awesome money-saving scheme.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Day 365: The Power of Dyson Compels You
Today I made a clean spot in my apartment.
I bought a refurbished Dyson vacuum about a month ago from Woot.com and finally took it out of the box today. Mere hours ago, this carpet that you see was covered in boxes, papers, clothes, books, cords, books, bags, and books. And now it is CLEAN! I couldn't have done it without Mat's help, cajolery, and stink-eye. Just what I needed. After weeks (months) of letting crap pile up, it feels very good to have a carpet again If I'd taken a Before picture, you'd understand. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
I bought a refurbished Dyson vacuum about a month ago from Woot.com and finally took it out of the box today. Mere hours ago, this carpet that you see was covered in boxes, papers, clothes, books, cords, books, bags, and books. And now it is CLEAN! I couldn't have done it without Mat's help, cajolery, and stink-eye. Just what I needed. After weeks (months) of letting crap pile up, it feels very good to have a carpet again If I'd taken a Before picture, you'd understand. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Day 364: Not Just for Garnish
Today I made kale chips. Like potato chips, but with kale. And baked instead of fried. The ladies at work have talked about wanting to try them, so I gave it a shot.
First, I tore the kale into bite-size pieces and removed any thick stemmy parts. Then I washed the leaves and lovingly patted each one dry.
Next, I tossed them with a little olive oil and seasoned salt, plus the teensiest amount of garlic powder, and spread them out on parchment on a baking stone.
I baked them at 350 for 12 minutes, when the edges were brown but not burnt.
They're not pretty, but they taste pretty good. Maybe a bit salty. They're so thin and light that they just disintegrate in my mouth. I'd probably make them again, with different seasoning and less salt. Now they're all packed up and ready to go to work tomorrow, so my coworkers can try them out too. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Next, I tossed them with a little olive oil and seasoned salt, plus the teensiest amount of garlic powder, and spread them out on parchment on a baking stone.
I baked them at 350 for 12 minutes, when the edges were brown but not burnt.
They're not pretty, but they taste pretty good. Maybe a bit salty. They're so thin and light that they just disintegrate in my mouth. I'd probably make them again, with different seasoning and less salt. Now they're all packed up and ready to go to work tomorrow, so my coworkers can try them out too. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Monday, December 26, 2011
Day 363: Digidoodle
Today I blew the dust off my Adobe Illustrator and attempted a doodle using my mouse and the blob brush tool. Here's what I ended up with.
It's definitely not as easy and relaxing as doodling on paper with a real pen, but this kind of doodling has its advantages. Mainly the undo function. Also being able to draw in white on top of black is pretty cool. And uniform dot-making makes me happy.
Maybe I'll try again when I have more patience with figuring out how to change the brush size and maybe even use the pen tool.
Imagine what I could accomplish with a Wacom tablet instead of a mouse. I'm just sayin'.
Maybe I'll try again when I have more patience with figuring out how to change the brush size and maybe even use the pen tool.
Imagine what I could accomplish with a Wacom tablet instead of a mouse. I'm just sayin'.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Day 362: Have Yourself a Spicy Little Christmas
Merry Xmas! Here's a picture of the three spice rubs I made, with their homemade labels attached. I hope they're tasty.
And with that, I'm all caught up. Now I can clean my kitchen and figure out a few more makes for 2011. Almost to the finish line!
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And with that, I'm all caught up. Now I can clean my kitchen and figure out a few more makes for 2011. Almost to the finish line!
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Day 361: In Lieu of Labels
I was going to make some spice rubs for Ed, but the little jars I got were too squatty for any kind of useful labels. So I made these little tags. I like fonts.
The actual spice rubs count as a different make - see the next post.
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The actual spice rubs count as a different make - see the next post.
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