Pido disculpas a los visitantes por no actualizar estos días.
I apologize to visitors for not updating these days
Here's something interesting that happened the other day.
You may have seen this tile I made using one of Papas photos. It was taken in Paris in 1957.
Anyway, last week someone bought it, then sent me an email asking if I did any custom work. Turns out this lady had been to paris last year with her husband and said she had a photo of him in the same spot and could I make a similar tile using it. So I told her to email it to me and I'd have a look.
Well, she wasn't joking, and in fact if her husband wasn't actually in the photo it would just about be spot on. So I managed to make it pretty similar and these are going to be his christmas present.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
I first discovered the Star Trek Universe in 5th grade in the form of The Next Generation. I had obviously heard of the The Original Series, but had no interest in it whatsoever at that age. I was one of those pre-teens with a massive crush on a young Wesley Crusher. Of course, watching it as an adult I can see why most people at the time were not a fan of Crusher, clearly he was a device to lure in the kiddies, and, well, it worked! My long-running crush on Wesley Crusher extended into high school where my friend Danielle and I used to giggle about him and Star Trek during choir. I liked Danielle, we weren't exactly close friends, but Star Trek and our crush on Mr. Crusher were awesome things we could share with each other and not feel quite as nerdy as we truly were.
As a kid, I loved the holodecks, the transporters, the replicators and the muted mauve color scheme that was popular in the late 80's and early 90's but still seemed futuristic on the set. I watched as much of the show as I could and remembered seeing the names Rick Berman and Brannon Braga in the credits and thinking what awesome guys they must be... For all of you Trekkies out there who know me, I'll give you a second to digest that. Give me a break, I was a kid and didn't understand the concept of quality yet.
As a growed up Valerae I have watched the full run of TNG, beginning to end, twice on vhs (thank you Columbia House and ebay!) and once on DVD. It saddens me to say this, but after this last viewing I can honestly say that I could still live a fulfilling life and never watch all of TNG again. That's not to say that I'd never like to revisit particular episodes at some point in time, but it seems like it would almost be torture to have to watch ALL of it ever again. Hey, at least it will save me money on not having to buy those blu-rays!
It's hard to pinpoint exactly why I feel this way, but I'm sure I could come up with a couple of reasons as to why I'd never want to watch all of TNG again. Let's give this a go:
- Rick Berman
- Brannon Braga
- Technobabble saving the day
- A dude in a garbage bag killing Tasha (although, that did at least get her and her terrible acting off of the show).
- Tasha sleeping with Data (slaps forehead), oy.
- Tasha's sister (are you seeing a trend with all things Tasha yet?)
- Camel toe
- Technobabble saving the day
- Where all the women at? (No, TWO women in an ensemble cast is not exactly representative of 51% of the population...and yes, I am aware that Tasha was really another woman in the cast, but does she really have to count? I'd count Ro Laren before counting Tasha, but they never did do enough with her.)
- Deanna's useless sensations
- Bad Ferengi
- Q (I know, everyone loves Q and I used to as well, but I found him rather tiresome upon repeated encounters - much like the crew of the Enterprise)
- Wesley saving the day (absolutely loved it as a kid but it feels forced from an adult's perspective)
- Did I mention Technobabble saving the day?
- Scrubbing down the holodeck after Riker's been in there all day.
Here are the things that will keep me coming back to revisit a few specific episodes at the very least:
- Worf (do I even need a reason? Worf is badass)
- The Inner Light (sob)
- Picard (in general)
- Riker's trombone (I'll let you decide if that's a euphemism or not)
- Michael Piller
- Ron Moore
- Alexander
- Lwaxana Troi
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I had a sleep this afternoon and when I woke up I glanced at the clock, read it as saying 5pm and thought, ah, cocktail hour. So I came out, turned on the laptop and went and got a glass of wine. Sat down, checked my emails then looked at the clock and realised it was only 3pm. It was a little concerning how Daz, who was sitting on the lounge watching tv, didn't even ask me why I was drinking wine at 3pm.
I had great success with the swimmer buying trip. These are the ones I bought. I saw them a couple of months ago in a magazine and thought that they were the ones I wanted. So I kept the photo on the bench then rang around last week and found a store that had one pair in my size and they held them for me. I went in, tried them on, loved them and looked awesome in them.
If only it could always be that easy. Mine are black though not blue.
I also bought a pair of Sea Folly's. Because you definitely need two pairs of swimmers on holidays. Nothing worse than trying to put a wet pair of swimmers on. Well there is one thing. Trying to put a pair of compression stockings on your mother when she has damp legs. Thats hard work.
So the other pair are a tankini with a boyleg. I always like to get a boyleg because there's less box maintenance involved then.
I also got some shorts and t's, two bras on sale and a really cool hat.
So now I have an outfit I love to wear to the wedding and swimmers I'm happy to parade around in on holidays.
Way to go. All this working out is paying off.
And it's been a fun evening. Finally finished the last of Trek. Wrapped up the commentary on the Star Trek reboot a few minutes ago, so I guess that's officially it on that project (until the next film or until I get my hands on the blu-rays of TOS). Wow, only took a year and a half.
Talked to Sister tonight. She's had a tough week so let's all show her a bit of love. I'm raising my glass of Stoli to you, Sis.
I got Mr. Val drunk tonight, which has been a riot. Now the trick is to stay up for the next two hours because there's a Pink Floyd special on PBS in HD at 11. Wish us luck - he's fucked up and I'm ready for bed. Ha! Sounds like we're definitely ready for Pink Floyd.
WTF Ticketbastard? I got my Megadeth tickets, but I have no idea if they're any good or not. On the Ticketmaster site, I said that I'd take the best available at any price level. On the next page they had a seating chart BUT DIDN'T TELL ME WHERE MY SEATS WERE LOCATED. WTF? How can I decide if I'm going to drop $100+ on tickets if I don't even know where they're located???
I can see why Ticketmaster charges a convenience fee now. Oh wait, no I can't. What the hell kind of "service" are they operating?
/irritated
Sorry, I not only had to get that off my chest, but I wanted to push the period post down a little further. God, all of this before coffee. What is wrong with me? Coffee first, Val. Duh! That will make everything better.
Originally published at Calobee Doodles. You can comment here or there.
The nice thing about holidays with the family? Well, besides the turkey, stuffing, good company, good music, pie, copious leftovers... OK, so there are a lot of nice things about this time of year, but one of my favorites is lots of helping hands and extra entertainment for Miss Ellie.
I even had time to complete this cute holiday doodle... and in the process, I discovered how to make pretty snowflakes in Illustrator. Now I'm kind of obsessed with them. I may have to make yet another desktop wallpaper...
This gingerbread duo and the snowman design will soon be available as postcards in the Calobee Doodles shop!
Originally published at Calobee Doodles. You can comment here or there.
