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Linkity hates it when it’s so cold the snow is squeaky and loud

January 17, 2020 Chris 2 Comments

Bookity

New releases: Smart Bitches (romance)
Linkity from Smart Bitches. Cover snark from Smart Bitches.
Linkity from the Pen Addict.
Inkophile’s favorite Noodler’s inks.
“New proposed legislation in Missouri to censor public library materials“.
“Inside the spectacular implosion at the Romance Writers of America“.
“Where does RWA go from here?“
“How reading Sir Terry Pratchett helped me through my depression“.
“The case for rereading books“.
Goodbye, Christopher Tolkien.
Song titles as pulp novels.
Toilets designed to look like books. (via BOOK RIOT)

Do, Think, Make, Learn

Cookity

“101 easy dinners that start with broth“.
“50 slow-cooker recipes to set and forget“.
24 easy dinners.
Instant Pot chicken ramen.
Simple Pad Thai.

Gluten Free

“Pop Tarts“.
Easy cinnamon rolls.

Artsy Crafty

“22 practices to cultivate and nurture creativity“.

Cool

Cool or Wha…?

Wha…?

LOL

Reading Update

Glorious, glorious Good Omens fanfic! 😀

“Yes? Why are you pestering me?” -Chaos

I didn’t realize how many of his white hairs the filter I picked would hide!

Art Journaling Monday!

January 13, 2020 Chris 2 Comments

Welcome back to Art Journaling Monday! Iâ€™ve included some of my recent favorites below. You can catch up on everything on my Tumblr, if youâ€™d like. 🙂

Story lives.
From a library flyer.
My introduction page.
Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Quotes about home, part 2.
“Pale Kings“.
Still appalled.
“Another brick in the wall“.
Dare paints.
Rainbow scribble doodle.
Another #ThingsLeftOnMyTable collage.
Bright filled.
A portrait sort of based on my great-grandmother.

“Whoa, dude Mom, I am so stoned!” -Mayhem from a few years ago, with a (then) fresh Pollock ‘nip fish

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Linkity to get away from it all

January 10, 2020 Chris 3 Comments

Don’t forget about Art Journaling Monday, which is a chance to see some of my creative output… yes, yes, and another cat picture! 😉

Bookity

New releases: AAR (romance), Tor.com (genre-benders)
Linkity from Smart Bitches.
Linkity from the Pen Addict.
“How Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings changed publishing forever“.
Downside to handwriting a novel (also applies to writing one on a typewriter).
On buying used books.
“5 books about finding hope at the end of the world“.
Granny Weatherwax mood board.
Trying to describe that Discworld book you’re reading…
Neil Gaiman when asked, “Lovecraft or Wodehouse?”

Do, Think, Make, Learn

How crayons are made.
Do you know what a kodkod is? Cute, for one thing.
The Asian giant hornet and the Japanese honeybee.
“It’s called the Coelacanth, and it’s your grandma.“

Cookity

Gluten Free

8 brands of pretzels to try.

Artsy Crafty

Cool

Cool or Wha…?

Wha…?

LOL

“Cakes that really capture the working experience“.

Reading Update
Project Collage: 50 Projects to Spark Your Creativity by Bev Spreight. Recommended if you’re looking to expand your collage repertoire – great ideas, examples, and explanations.

*derpity derpity derpity derp* -Chaos

Art Journaling Monday!

January 6, 2020 Chris 2 Comments

Welcome back to Art Journaling Monday! Iâ€™ve included some of my recent favorites below. You can catch up on everything on my Tumblr, if youâ€™d like. 🙂

“I am So. Bored. And sleepy.” -Mayhem

Reading, Reviewettes

Linkity for the new year

January 3, 2020 Chris 4 Comments

Bookity

New releases: Tor.com (fantasy, scifi, YA SFF, “25 most anticipated” SFF books of 2020), Smart Bitches (romance)
Linkity from Smart Bitches.
Best Smart Bitches’ Cover Snark from 2019.
Linkity from the Pen Addict.
Lovely Twitter thread from Michael Sheen (Aziraphale) about the Good Omens fandom.
Very, very detailed post about “The implosion of the RWA” (being updated as things continue to develop).
Interesting post following Tolkien’s writing process as the One Ring changed from a minor item to a character.
“The Tao of Sir Terry: Philosophy in Pratchett“.
“Inventing folklore: The origins of the Green Man“.
Neil Gaiman’s New Year’s post.
Illustrated version of “What You Need to be Warm” by Neil Gaiman.

Do, Learn, Think, Make

Gluten Free

Top 10 gf recipes of 2019 from Gluten-Free on a Shoestring.

Artsy Crafty

Cool

Wha…?

A neural net’s Christmas carol…

Reading Update
The Collage Ideas Book by Alannah Moore. Very good look at many different ways to do collage using examples from collage artists. This is definitely an inspiration book rather than a how-to.
Discovering Gluebooks: How to Stop Focusing on Products and Start Making More Art by Lisa Vollrath. Good overview, examples, and gluebook how-tos. (You make a gluebook by collaging things you already have, such as junk mail, magazines, glue sticks, etc. No special products or expertise required.)

“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” -Chaos (he’s in the background, upper left)

*not quite awake* -Mayhem

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Last linkity of the decade!

December 27, 2019 Chris 5 Comments

Bookity

Linkity from Smart Bitches.
Linkity from the Pen Addict.
“Romance writers stand behind author Courtney Milan in light of RWA ruling”. Smart Bitches on the situation.
Some thoughts on “shock and disappointment over the actions or words of authors”.
Susan Cooper, “The Shortest Day” – perfect for this time of year.
11 favorite book quotes from Nicole.
Listen to the BBC special with Neil Gaiman, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Tennant, and Amanda Palmer. If you’re just interested in the Good Omens bits, they start at around 1:48:00 – including David Tennant reading Good Omens in his very own accent.
A photo I took that reminded me of Good Omens.
Great quote from Philip Pullman: “[I]t’s a metaphor. Don’t force it to do the work of a fact.”

Do, Think, Make, Learn

Cookity

Stuffed pepper soup.
5-ingredient no-boil baked ziti.
10 one-bowl meals.
Hot chocolate bread pudding.
Brooklyn blackout cake (chocolate). (via The Kitchn)

Cool

Wha…?

That’s is indeed a very odd traditional English carol.

LOL

Reading Update
Big Mushy Happy Lump (Sarah’s Scribbles #2) by Sarah Andersen. Possibly my favorite of her three books!

“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..” -Mayhem

Art Journaling Monday!

December 23, 2019 Chris 2 Comments

Welcome back to Art Journaling Monday! Iâ€™ve included some of my recent favorites below. You can catch up on everything on my Tumblr, if youâ€™d like. 🙂

*sniffing blanket loudly and suspiciously* -Chaos

“Keeping my eyes on YOU, Mom. So no funny business!” -Mayhem

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Treason’s Greetings from linkity! ;p

December 20, 2019 Chris 3 Comments

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Think, Do, Make, Learn

The saga of the last KMart in Minnesota. Of course, it’s the one blocking a major street in Minneapolis.
Steampunk color palettes.
Mozilla’s “Privacy Not Included” gift guide for 2019.
“The decade fandom went corporate“.
“Reddit’s favorite mindblowing facts of all time, fact-checked“.
30 viral fakes of the past decade.
Best alternatives to Netflix (free).
Yeah, we’re way beyond the usefulness of “if you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention”.

Cookity

Gluten Free

Cool

Wha…?

LOL

BOOM! And BOOM!
Exactly what having a black cat (or two) is like.
Santa cake wrecks.

Reading Update
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Very good epistolary ya novel about Charlie, a high school freshmen who shares his life and thoughts with an unidentified person via one-sided correspondence throughout Charlie’s first year of high school. Powerful.

*derpity derpity derpity* -Chaos

Art Journaling Monday!

December 16, 2019 Chris 2 Comments

Welcome back to Art Journaling Monday! Iâ€™ve included some of my recent favorites below. You can catch up on everything on my Tumblr, if youâ€™d like. 🙂

“…zzzzzzzzzzzzzz…” -Chaos

*watchful, probably hoping for birds* -Mayhem

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Zippity linkity

December 13, 2019 Chris 4 Comments

This is going to be an unorganized whirlwind linkity because I volunteered at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Thursday (today as I’m writing this) and am quite tired now.

Reading Update
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. For me, this didn’t age well. And Meg drove me absolutely crazy. D’oh.

“What are you DOING, big kitty!?!! OMG.” -Mayhem

Art journaling, reading, knitting, and cat parenting. It's a wild life.