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Sunday Night Round-Up!
It’s a biggie!

- This Mary Poppins remix (via Sarah Von) is fun! It makes me want to watch the movie again! dancing on the roof! flying with umbrellas! bottomless handbags! singing!!

- SwapSity is having a Books/Movies/Music swap this coming Sunday!! exciting!
alas, I don’t think I can make it. boo. I have some good stuff to get rid of too!

- These Tetris wall decals are great!!!

I imagine that if I had these I would just sit around and stare at them, trying to determine where I would position the next piece.
These are from Etsy seller Fame!

- This video is the cutest!!! Post-it Love:

- Did you know that Cardboard Safari has mini life-size rhinos?

I’m gonna keep my eye on them to see if they come out with elephants!!!!!

- The TTC is now offering tours of the “Secret” T.O subway station.
They’re only $15! … but they’re all booked up right now. boo.

- Toilet Paper Origami. Who knew?

I’ve seen the toilet paper ‘fan’ before, but I’ve never seen a toilet paper rose!!
Here’s a link to the book!

- Sculptures by Peter Jansen:

They’re amazing!

The website is: http://www.humanmotions.com

- A ‘new’ Canadian Heritage Moment!
I just saw this one today. It made me sit up and pay attention… Pierce Brosnan is in it!
I had to think twice: “he’s not Canadian…right?”(hah.)
Apparently, all the CHMs are posted on www.histori.ca
This one is about Grey Owl. Interesting history!

- I like President Choice’s orange juice containers.
Each type (pulp, no-pulp, extra calcium, etc) has a different orange slice on them!
This is my fav:

- I saw this sign at the Pickle Barrel last week:

different!
And I like the fact that it’s green instead of red. It seems happier..

- And last but not least, I’m now obsessed with ribbon!
well, cards made with ribbon.
This one was inspired by my huge ring:

mmm black roses..
up next - blue!

it’s the weekend! exciting!

Here are a couple things:

#1: Necklush is having a sale!!!

well, maybe an ‘unadvertised’ sale. But in my email conversation with the owners they said I can share the coupon with ppl I know! yay! So the sale is for 15% off. I don’t quite feel like I should post the details online, but you can email me if you want the code! (KiwiPunchDesigns@gmail.com)

I am having MAJOR issues choosing which one I want. Early this week I was set on getting the one pictured above (’natural w/ grey’). But I just looked back on an old post I wrote and now I want to get the colours I liked back then!
(like brown w/ white print or safari!)
hmm

#2. Welcome to you Quarter Life Crisis
(via Gala)
What an interesting read!!

“This phenomenon, known as the “Quarterlife Crisis,” is as ubiquitous as it is intangible. Unrelenting indecision, isolation, confusion and anxiety about working, relationships and direction is reported by people in their mid-twenties to early thirties who are usually urban, middle class and well-educated; those who should be able to capitalize on their youth, unparalleled freedom and free-for-all individuation. They can’t make any decisions, because they don’t know what they want, and they don’t know what they want because they don’t know who they are, and they don’t know who they are because they’re allowed to be anyone they want.”

“He bikes to work at an advertising agency, where he uses his master’s in English to proofread ad copy, and spends several hours reading music blogs and watching movie trailers, periodically Twittering updates about his workday to his 74 followers. He doesn’t really hate his job, but feels as if his skin is crawling with vermin most of the time that he’s there, so he has a plan to move to Thailand, or to maybe write a book. Or go to law school.”

ouch! it stings!

#3. I was reading a few entries from the 1000 Awesome Things blog.
Usually when I read things online that are funny, I might smirk or even chuckle.
This blog had me laughing up a storm.
Like entry #676 “A Perfect Squeegee Job at the Gas Station”.
Heehee “Side Mirror Superstar: “Everyone thinks they can do the side mirrors but the truth is that they’re nearly impossible. ”
so true.
Other fun ones that I read today:
— #679 Old School Sugar Cereals “Cap’n Crunch: My friend Chad didn’t know the proper way to spell ‘captain’ until he was twelve.”
— #680 Falling asleep when the plane takes off and waking up when it lands. So true!
– #681 Realizing that you’re going to be the background of someone’s picture and smiling at the last second cute!

1. string!!!
2. the colours aren’t in order…. hahaha
3. organization!
4. random wisps of string make me feel like there is work being done. It’s not so neat and tidy that it looks untouched…
5. I should buy a laptop dedicated to KPD and use this image as the wallpaper! (Any excuse to buy a new laptop!!!)

this is what my embroidery floss previously looked like:

lol. crazzzzy!

a brief overview of my weekend:

#1 - Imogen Heap’s new album was released on Tuesday!!!
I spent the majority of the weekend listening to it.
my fav songs so far are - Little Bird, Aha!, & Bad Body Double

#2 - I spent most of Saturday hanging out with a good friend and her family! …They have two little dogs running around.
and now I want a dog. I could make it work! …I’d just have to get a dog walker! …and a dog sitter ….and a bigger apartment… and a backyard…

#3 - at my parent’s place Saturday night - I fooled around a bit with my new-to-me camera.
It’s a point-&-shoot!

fun fun!
It has a ‘Colour Accent’ feature which I am a big fan of.
It takes a scene like this:

and captures it like this:

hmm, that’s probably not the *best* example of the feature…
oh well.

#4 - I continued snapping pictures of those bright yellow flowers.

some of them are deformed with petals growing out the middle..

#5 - The weekend continued with church on Sunday (yay!) and crafting.
a few bees:

a green Tree on the Wall:

and…..

A new Star Pillow prototype!!!

It took me at least 1.5hours to put it together, but of course, I’m super excited about it.

hugs.

This has been one of the longest weeks. So long in fact, that on Wednesday I decided that I should take Friday off from work.

But of course, stuff happened and I decided to go into the office on Friday so that I could finish up the things that I wanted to get accomplished this week.

oh well.
maybe I’ll take next Friday off.

so a friend and I might be spending Saturday doing something from Sarah Von’s list of 25 Cheap or Free Thrills!! fun!

I think she also mentioned this on her blog: 26 Things: A photographic scavenger hunt!

who’s heard of Jelly!?
From their website: “Jelly is a casual working event. It’s taken place in over a hundred cities where people have come together (in a person’s home, a coffee shop, or an office) to work for the day. We provide chairs and sofas, wireless internet, and interesting people to talk to, collaborate with, and bounce ideas off of.
You bring a laptop (or whatever you need to get your work done) and a friendly disposition.”

I love it!!
…if only….

one more thing….
Here’s what I’ve been working on lately!!!

I call it a “Song on the Wall“!!!
(I’m super super excited to see this idea realized!)

So the idea is - each piece features a soundwave and lyric from your favourite song.
more info and pictures here. …and in my Etsy shop!

(and yes, that is a Milli Vanilli song above.

I wonder if I’m the only person who is obsessed with the Scrubs musical.
…I can’t be, right? I mean, it’s an AMAZING episode!!!!

I’m sitting in Starbucks right now (hah - when am I not in Starbucks?)
I spent a good portion of the day walking along Queen St, and now I’m pooped.

Speaking of poop…I saw these cards in The OuterLayer store on Queen St:

pretty, right?

They’re made out of elephant poo!
Nope - I’m not joking.

Visit their website!

I’m horrified and loving it at the same time.

Speaking of being horrified… I had an interesting placenta-laden conversation with some co-workers the other day.
Apparently I am one of a few people who didn’t realize that some people - HUMANS - eat their placenta.

The people I was with were having a common, everyday placenta conversation, and every few minutes I would have to remind myself to lift my jaw up from off the floor.

No one at the table had eaten her placenta, but one person did plant it in her backyard an grow a tree.
…what?

For some reason I assume that there would be some municipal law against planting human tissue. …like something to do with the sewage system?

at one point I was convinced that the entire conversation was just some joke intended to trick the gullible people. but no, apparently I’m completely out-of-the-loop when it comes to newage placenta etiquette.
…but I’m okay with that.

anyways, I’ve decided that I’ve (finally) finished my 3/50 project!
As I’ve mentioned before, the 3/50 project is about supporting local businesses. The idea is to choose 3 local brick and motar stores that you love and go there and spend $50 to support them!
During my wanderings today I went to my fav stores on Queen st and spent money.
(Now, I didn’t spend $50 at each store, because I didn’t want to ‘waste’ my money on items that I wouldn’t use, but I still count those stores as part of the project because I spent $150ish in total.

#1 - Pages Bookstore.
They’re closing. boo.
I bought stuff from them a few weeks ago.

#2 - The Outer Layer.
love that store! (I’ve mentioned that before… )

#3 - Arton Crafts Inc

Arton Crafts is a retail/wholesale bead supply shop.
I’m a fan because they seem to have some of the lowest prices and best selection around.
I also like the fact that they have completely divided up their one store into two separate stores. (separate entrances and everything.)
The one side has semi-precious beads/jewels and delicate things, and the other side has more of the wooden beads, which I’m a fan of.
actually, here are some pictures of today’s purchase:

I’ll post pictures if I end up making anything out of them! I tend to buy beads and then just look at them…

#4 - Type Bookstore
In a fan of the decor of this store:

(pics are from a while ago)

#5 - The Paper Place
How can you not love an entire store dedicated to paper?

my neigbourhood is stinky today.

The garbage strike is over! (yay!) so the neighbourhood temporary dump site (the Community Centre) is now being cleared of garbage.
(and thus, the bags of garbage are being disturbed and a stinky smell is wafting through the streets.)

it’s nasty.

but it is good to see the garbage trucks on the streets! There are so many of them!!

I conquered my ‘fear of the local breakfast restaurant’ today!
It was glorious!

For some reason, I’ve had this weird fear/ aversion of this store. Maybe there’s something imposing about the storefront.
I have gone there on three separate occasions with the intent of going inside and having breakfast.
One time I just stood outside pretending to be on the phone while trying to build up the courage to walk through the door. (I ended up walking away.)
A second time I went there and actually went inside!
There were people standing around and the place seemed pretty busy. …so after a couple awkward moments, I turned around and walked back outside.
The third time, this morning, I decided that I would go there for a quick breakfast and then hop on a bus and go to a store down the street.
I ended up hopping onto the bus instead of going inside.

And then after I arrived home, I realized that I hadn’t eaten anything yet today, so I made myself go into the place. no excuses.

it was ‘good’.
I’m not listing the name of the restaurant because my review of the place isn’t particularly favorable, but it’s not really their fault.
#1) I almost threw up. (yikes!)
I’m not one to throw up easily, but for some reason, a couple bites of watermelon had me contemplating running to the washroom.
I managed to talk myself down off the vomit ledge. (deep breathing, sipping water, and mumbling to myself: “breathe…breathe…”)
#2) My simple breakfast cost me….$15!!!!
are they crazy?!
My apply juice cost me $4.59! for one glass! …that’s enough for 4 cans of non-concentrated juice!
(my mom seems to think that their price is reasonable since it was freshly squeezed juice. I say, I’d take the 4 cans, thank you very much!)

Interestingly enough, I made these linoprints yesterday:

Good advice I’d say.
(I made them after a week of being obsessed with the song Breathe by Alexi Murdoch.)

sooo, this post has been all about vomit and garbage.
yummy.

Maybe these cute icons (on SmashingMagazine.com) will help redeem this entry:

hehe RSS Reader.
cute!