Thought for the Day

Do you understand that the world does not revolve around you and you do whatever it takes, ruin as many peoples lives, so long as you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose, or people you leave dead and bloodied along the way, just so long as you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose, or people you leave dead and bloodied and dying along the way.-Derek

Completed desk and stool

WHOO HOO!!! The desk is complete and in place. It has already held the screws and tools for the new curtain system we purchased. Pictures of that later, once the "supervisor" and I have determined the best solution for the streamlined, linear look I am going for.
I put some foam and a removable top to cushion the stool. An embroidered frog is in the center. Mike says I should have made it a turtle instead of a frog since the stool looks turtle-like.
This whole project came out totally awesome, don't you think?

Future mangosteen kitchen curtains

My sister's visit is going too fast! Every turn offers more hilarity!

She is inspiring my craftiness to new heights as we have made (I made-she supervised) a removable cover for our "coffee table," an embroidered stool cover, and refinished a breakfast tray and TV tray.

While searching for some interesting fabric to mock up some diaper bags/purses, we stumble upon bolts of this fabric.

Ahh, just as the humble Artichoke is undervalued and ignored, so is the illustrious mangosteen.

Harry Potter is put off until next year: July 17, 2009! Holy mackeral! What kind of *&#)! is that! The preview on the official site still ends off with "NOVEMBER." Warner Bros. reasons are to take advantage of next summer's poor movie offerings and the OoTP did so well during the summer 2007. Quite frankly, I prefer Heckler Spray's reasons.
Since I am due December 4, I was really looking forward to the pain of standing in line big and huge to watch the movie before I holed myself away to delight in our new baby. Well, no HP line for me.
INSTEAD! I get to enjoy the pain of line standing to see Twilight. They pushed the release up to the Nov. 21 spot. I got myself hooked on that saga when 1/2 Price Books had a copy at the checkout. On an impulse whim, I got it. The cover got me, what can I say. Plus, Cedric Diggory is Edward! He isn't exactly what I pictured of Edward while reading, but his unusual facial characteristics surely say supernatural.
Are you planning on seeing either movie?

PUN INTEDED

Bill sent these out! A pun is a great way to love the language and these continue to get better as you read on.

PUN INTENDED

1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please, and one for the road."
6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"
7. "Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'"
   "That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome."
   "Is it common?"
   Well, "It's Not Unusual."
8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaims Daisy.
9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
10. DejaMoo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.
12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!"
    The doctor replied, "I know you can't - I've cut off your arms!"
13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fish.
15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says "Dam!"
16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
    "But why," they asked, as they moved off.
    "Because", he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
18. A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Year's later; Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."
19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him...a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did.

Don't embroider with the fabric upside down

Working on another felt book. So close to completion, yet so far. That is what I get for not stitching left to "write."
It seems that the corn posts have caused much pun.

UPDATE: Cease and Desist Unicorn

It seems that the "CORNY JOKE/UNICORN" I blogged about earlier was unattributed. To appease the Unicorn Nazi, I provide his original email and attribution :-)

Begin forwarded message:

Date: August 10, 2008 1:26:26 AM CDT

Subject: Cease and Desist

This is a Cease and Desist Notice.
As I am sure you are fully aware, plagiarism is against ethical conduct as well as illegal.
It is with great disappointment that I must issue this Cease And Desist Notification as I have become aware of the illegal use of my original copyrighted material entitled "CORNY JOKE." Please discontinue all uncredited use of said material on you blog as it is an original intellectual property of one MR. James E. Deshotels. Continuing to use this material in this unauthorized fashion may result in serious consequences. Evidence of said illegal acts is attatched. You will notice time of sent email and notice of your posting of Mr. Deshotels works. Please respond in due time.
Cordially,
Mr. James E. Deshotels

Screenshot images of his original email and my blog were included for evidence.