The other evening, we were just sitting around the living room watching tv and winding down from our day. Baby Girl was perusing Pinterest when all of a sudden she said, "Mama, look at this..." Well this continued for what felt like 5,000 times, but I'm pretty sure I maybe exaggerating just a tad. Finally I said, "make a new board, and I'll take a look, all at once."
Showing posts with label Pinterest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pinterest. Show all posts
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Be Careful Where You Get Your Inspiration
Hi guys. It seems like forever since we got together. In blog years, it has been. Well it's great to see you and thank you for coming.
Don't you just love Pinterest? I was perusing earlier, as I'm wont to do when looking for inspiration. You know - supper ideas, how to incorporate peanut butter and chocolate into just about any sinfully decadent concoction you can imagine, how to bedazzle sweat pants. The list goes on. and. on.
A person can find so many terrific ideas over there. It's like the MacGyver how-to manual for us mere mortals. (If you're too young to know who MacGyver
is, he was a good guy (played by Richard Dean Anderson) from 80s TV who could blow shit up with little more than chewing gum and a piece of shoelace.)
Check out what he does with a paperclip:
For example, ever have the little button come up through the hole on your flip-flop? I saw the craftiest fix for such a dilemma that uses a bread closer. Ingenious! Not exactly the same as saving the world from the bad guys. But dude, anyone who's had a flip-flop break while they're walking KNOWS what I'm talking about. It's a god-awful feeling as your foot drags THROUGH the shoe as the little toe-thong is no longer doing its ONE job and the feeling of doom that occurs simultaneously.
As winter is digging it's nasty cold claws into Wisconsin via autumn, it'll be a while before I'm reunited with my favorite footwear again. But I digress. There was a bookish idea in my head when I clicked on "new post". *retracing virtual steps...* It's gone for the moment, and I really have to go to the grocery store. Dang family wants to eat again today. I JUST FED THEM yesterday!
Oooh. Funny story. So I saw a clip of the Honey Boo Boo show online in which they were making sketti. Mama's family recipe was to mix ketchup and butter (margarine) for the sauce. Needless to say, I was intrigued. I had some leftover naked pasta in the fridge. And ketchup. And margarine! Bam. I'm going to whip up a Honey Boo Boo snack. How can it be bad? Southern food is generally pretty dang delicious. So I proceed with the "recipe" the best I can recall (LOL). It didn't SMELL bad...I sat on the couch to watch the last few minutes of Two Broke Girls with the family.
Baby girl: "what's that?"
Me: "some leftover noodles. Want a bite?"
She made a face as if I'd just fed her a cat turd! She said with noodles hanging from her tongue, "WHAT IS THAT?" I replied calmly, "Honey Boo Boo sketti. Why? Don't you like it?" She didn't care for it, to put it mildly. But then, here's the kicker, she said, "I thought it was caramel and buttered noodles!" What?! Caramel and buttered noodles? Seriously?! I've never prepared that for her. Ever.
Here's the clip of the episode as I saw it:
I really need to get to the store and buy some popcorn and normal snacks. Oh, and something for supper.
The real moral of this diatribe is this. Be careful where you get your inspiration.
Talk to you soon,
Angela
Don't you just love Pinterest? I was perusing earlier, as I'm wont to do when looking for inspiration. You know - supper ideas, how to incorporate peanut butter and chocolate into just about any sinfully decadent concoction you can imagine, how to bedazzle sweat pants. The list goes on. and. on.
A person can find so many terrific ideas over there. It's like the MacGyver how-to manual for us mere mortals. (If you're too young to know who MacGyver
is, he was a good guy (played by Richard Dean Anderson) from 80s TV who could blow shit up with little more than chewing gum and a piece of shoelace.)Check out what he does with a paperclip:
For example, ever have the little button come up through the hole on your flip-flop? I saw the craftiest fix for such a dilemma that uses a bread closer. Ingenious! Not exactly the same as saving the world from the bad guys. But dude, anyone who's had a flip-flop break while they're walking KNOWS what I'm talking about. It's a god-awful feeling as your foot drags THROUGH the shoe as the little toe-thong is no longer doing its ONE job and the feeling of doom that occurs simultaneously.
As winter is digging it's nasty cold claws into Wisconsin via autumn, it'll be a while before I'm reunited with my favorite footwear again. But I digress. There was a bookish idea in my head when I clicked on "new post". *retracing virtual steps...* It's gone for the moment, and I really have to go to the grocery store. Dang family wants to eat again today. I JUST FED THEM yesterday!
Oooh. Funny story. So I saw a clip of the Honey Boo Boo show online in which they were making sketti. Mama's family recipe was to mix ketchup and butter (margarine) for the sauce. Needless to say, I was intrigued. I had some leftover naked pasta in the fridge. And ketchup. And margarine! Bam. I'm going to whip up a Honey Boo Boo snack. How can it be bad? Southern food is generally pretty dang delicious. So I proceed with the "recipe" the best I can recall (LOL). It didn't SMELL bad...I sat on the couch to watch the last few minutes of Two Broke Girls with the family.
Baby girl: "what's that?"
Me: "some leftover noodles. Want a bite?"
She made a face as if I'd just fed her a cat turd! She said with noodles hanging from her tongue, "WHAT IS THAT?" I replied calmly, "Honey Boo Boo sketti. Why? Don't you like it?" She didn't care for it, to put it mildly. But then, here's the kicker, she said, "I thought it was caramel and buttered noodles!" What?! Caramel and buttered noodles? Seriously?! I've never prepared that for her. Ever.
Here's the clip of the episode as I saw it:
I really need to get to the store and buy some popcorn and normal snacks. Oh, and something for supper.
The real moral of this diatribe is this. Be careful where you get your inspiration.
Talk to you soon,
Angela
Monday, September 24, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Pinterestingly Bookish
I should know better than to even type in a "P" in my address bar. Auto-fill puts in "Pinterest", and I'm DONE. Wasting time browsing, laughing, being inspired...
Here are a few of my favorites from this afternoon.
Been there.
Here are a few of my favorites from this afternoon.
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| via Pinterest |
You just might be a bibliophile if this looks like you.
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| via Pinterest |
K. I'm not going to lie. I don't work out. I would definitely be a goner.
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| via Pinterest |
Love it! Talk dirty to me, baby.
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| via Pinterest |
Little pick-up artist. Can you imagine what he'll come up with in a few years?
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| via Pinterest |
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| via Pinterest |
I love this image of Belle in the library!
Well that's all I got for now, thanks a million for stopping by.
Talk to you soon,
Angela
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Reading Featured in Paintings
Here's some weekend eye candy for you. The following images of paintings featuring subjects reading have been accessed from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Even more on my Reading in Art Pinterest board.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Happy reading,
Angela
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| Reading at a Table, Pablo Picasso (1934) |
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| Nurse Reading to a Little Girl, Mary Cassatt (1895) |
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| Reading the Scriptures, Thomas Waterman Wood (1874) |
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| Louise Tiffany, Reading, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1888) |
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| The Artist's Wife Reading, Albert Bartholome (1883) |
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| The Reader, Eglon van der Neer |
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| L'Arlesienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux, Vincent Van Gogh (1888-89) |
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| Portrait of Jan Toorop, Georges Lemmen (1901) |
Even more on my Reading in Art Pinterest board.
Have a fantastic weekend.
Happy reading,
Angela
Monday, March 26, 2012
Finally Tweeting and Pinning
Friday night, Baby Girl and I watched The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
. All I can say is "YIKES"! I haven't read the book, so I had no idea what I was in for. Was the book that graphic? I did love it when Rooney Mara got her insane revenge.
I also joined the ranks of social media users this weekend. You know, the two and three year-olds that are Tweeting on their iPads as we speak. Yeah them. I joined them.
It all started when I requested an invite to join Pinterest. After so kindly inviting me to join, they requested my Facebook or Twitter information. Wouldn't have been a big deal for most people, but I didn't have either! I opted for the Twitter account figuring I would get sucked in LESS than Facebook, we'll see. Speaking of getting sucked in and addicting, Pinterest is awesome! Embarrassingly, I only know that after watching a tutorial on YouTube on how to use it. I haven't fiddled with my own page too much yet. But, holy crap, can I spend loads of time looking at other people's pins.
So you can find me on Twitter here and on Pinterest here.
Saturday Baby Girl was playing in the district Solo and Ensemble contest. It was fantastic, and the orchestra is going to the State competition. I'm so darn proud of her.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Talk to you soon,
Angela
. All I can say is "YIKES"! I haven't read the book, so I had no idea what I was in for. Was the book that graphic? I did love it when Rooney Mara got her insane revenge.I also joined the ranks of social media users this weekend. You know, the two and three year-olds that are Tweeting on their iPads as we speak. Yeah them. I joined them.
It all started when I requested an invite to join Pinterest. After so kindly inviting me to join, they requested my Facebook or Twitter information. Wouldn't have been a big deal for most people, but I didn't have either! I opted for the Twitter account figuring I would get sucked in LESS than Facebook, we'll see. Speaking of getting sucked in and addicting, Pinterest is awesome! Embarrassingly, I only know that after watching a tutorial on YouTube on how to use it. I haven't fiddled with my own page too much yet. But, holy crap, can I spend loads of time looking at other people's pins.
So you can find me on Twitter here and on Pinterest here.
Saturday Baby Girl was playing in the district Solo and Ensemble contest. It was fantastic, and the orchestra is going to the State competition. I'm so darn proud of her.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Talk to you soon,
Angela
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