A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

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Entries Tagged as 'Pleasant Things'

Dragonfly surprise

August 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I just got home from shopping for art supplies for the watercolor class that starts in a couple of weeks. When I opened my glass door, a dragonfly few up - right into my face! With one hand on the door handle and one hand holding plastic shopping bags, I had nothing to swat [...]

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Tags: Bugs · Pleasant Things

Two lovely things

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Shirt
I haven’t broken down to spend $22+ on one t-shirt yet, but I probably will for this one. It’s quite appealing, even beyond the obvious reason. (For the wishlist, make it Baby blue, XL.)

Screensaver
Way cool screensaver that gives date and time in words. I like the design, it’s a fresh yet retro [...]

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Tags: Design · Pleasant Things

Geek wear

June 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Active Reactor Watch from Tokyoflash Japan:
(All the lights represent different units of time, so it’s possible to tell hour and minutes from the configuration. The only thing it doesn’t seem to do is indicate a.m. or p.m. — although I suppose it would be hard to get those mixed up unless you had a [...]

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Tags: Design · Pleasant Things · Shopping

Lizard

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a couple photos of the lizard I nabbed on my patio a couple of weeks ago. She lives in a gap between cinder blocks next to my a/c unit, along with an orange-striped black lizard about the same size. I’m assuming this “antique gold” one is female because the color isn’t as striking [...]

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Tags: Cats · New Home · Pleasant Things

Quite possibly the cutest video on YouTube

December 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

“Talking Cats” 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3U0udLH974

Description: Stina and Mossy (the two cats seen in this video) usually fight instead of talk, so this was an odd moment. They kept “talking” for about 1 hour, constantly.


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Tags: Cats · Pleasant Things · Video