Miss-riah

It's a Cootie!
He's working on sitting before greeting friends. He doesn't like to have to wait...

Tater would like a redo.

I agree.

A million stitches.
A labor of love.
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Pad stitching is complete on this jacket.

My stitches have gotten more invisible so that's rad.

A million stitches.
A labor of love.
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I'm getting better at buttonholes it seems.

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Close up of a basted jacket panel

Pad stitching inside a jacket

Catch stitching inside a jacket

Close up of stitching on a jacket pocket

A million stitches.
A labor of love.
One stitch at a time.

A black cat plays in a sunny room.

I just completed my 3rd week in a row without a solid day of rest... I woke up and my body decided today was the day for rest.

Back to it tomorrow.

Hurrah.

"Live Más" is the best name for this project ♡

A wiggly Boston terrier.

A wiggly Boston terrier.

This is Cooty. Another Defacto co-worker. He is made of wiggles. One day I'll get a non blurry photo.

Last week- started classes again (one is a capstone)

This week- started work full time

Today - did a 14.5 hour day.

Tomorrow - god I hope this doesn't have consequences.

This is Tater. He is one of my defacto coworkers. Tater is the best.

My first buttonholes of the semester. We will see what feedback I get. I'd guess I'm still using too much tension, and regulating it poorly on the eye.

2 down, 20 to go.

I have some recurrent little whiskers that I call my baba training wheels.

You know, it's not like the US military logistical train requires any sort of decision making by people that aren't elected officials... 👀

Carmen Sandiego would be disgusted.

Schiaparelli was such a boss. She hung out with the surrealists and her designs show that she was absolutely on their level. Have you seen the skeleton dress in detail?

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When the entire system is based around a militaristic devotion to meeting a standardized status quo, often relying on practices & techniques that leave so many students underserved due to different learning styles... yeah there's gonna be a lot left wanting.

American pedagogy is broken.

A kid home from school on a sick day.
A stained glass window.
Their family home.

An upstart local youth.
A contest of pastoral skill.
A county fair.

A crafts person,
a tool (perhaps their favorite tool, or maybe a tool they need to improve),
a bustling marketplace.

Surely it should really be Superb Owl.

I'm taking a History of Fashion class, and the subject of Tyrian Purple came up.

It's associated with royalty and wealth, but I think it's a perfect example of how much humans will endure to make something just because it's beautiful.

And that's pretty amazing.

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YouTube video by neildiamondVEVO Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Live At The Greek Theatre / 2012)

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Searching the entire sky for the secrets to our universe A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic molecules.

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic molecules.

As companies shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.

Also remember that average profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.

Hello???

I may have commented this in the past, but a steak house in the Twin Cities named their most tender steak "Tbe Viking" because it had been well tenderize by losing 4 super bowls.

Gritty, the unhinged hockey mascot, in an Philadelphia Eagles jersey ice skating with a Philly Flyer flag

GO BIRDS!!!!!!!

Jook with sauce, garlic greens, pickles and eggs.

Multicultural comfort food.