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if you've known me for more than a minute you may have heard my expression for what it feels like when i get an idea that just makes sense: 'it's like a white hot hammer of inspiration to the back of the head'

Monday, October 26, 2009

ghost in the making


ghost in the making
Originally uploaded by catastrophegirl
it was going to be a ghost bride and the veil would have muted the makeup on the mask.
but then i started assembling it.
are you thinking what i'm thinking?

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

whoa! i had no idea!

so i was reading

http://www.wisebread.com/sanity-saving-ideas-for-canning-jars


and it led me to

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/tip_blender_and_mason_jar/

which led me to my kitchen. where i immediately stuck a mason jar on my blender




and then i tried the mason-jar-with-handle-mugs i have [two of them, different sizes]




and then i eyed the glass jar that my kava [brand] low acid instant coffee comes in that i had just pulled out while unloading the dishwasher and hadn't put away yet..... i have a LOT of those since i drink a lot of coffee and i'm not quite able to recycle a perfectly good glass jar after only one use.

lo and behold it fits!





sadly, the alfredo sauce jars do not fit, but they have metal lids so i am using them for storing tobacco anyway.


on an unrelated note, i do horrible horrible things to my kitchen in the name of efficiency [laziness]

i have several knife blocks so i didn't need the magnetic knife bar that came with the house... for knives. but it's a great place to keep my mini cast iron skillet and to drain my teapot after rinsing it out. ok, so i leave it up there all the time.








that green thing is the microfiber cloth for cleaning my glasses after i do dishes. i always splash them
feel free to be disturbed by the fact that i have a 20 foot long kitchen with 37 cabinets and i can't put away my teapot. i use it all the time so i am counting myself proud that i even bother to take it off the stove at all.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

i got boinged


http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/01/howto-flout-the-obam.html

yay for inspiring others
and for yankee inginooeety!

best to ask any questions on the process through flickr since i rarely get comments here and never think to look for them

http://www.flickr.com/photos/catastrophegirl/sets/72157622017594810/