Moths are just werebutterflies.

FOR FREE

2008-08-18T19:19:34Z

Anyone interested in an excersize bike?

It is an old vitamaster airmaster, working condition.

Free free free!

Bachlorette Party - The Cabaret in Pike Place

2008-08-15T20:55:51Z

It was entirely fun. I highly reccomend it.

http://www.thecancan.com/

More Magic Card Art

2008-08-14T00:04:04Z

So the card and art that got submitted for the contest made it to the next level, and the next card is an enchantment.

Here is the art

When I get a chance, I'll have the flavor text and everything for it posted as well. Not bad for a few hours :)

Oh my goodness...

2008-08-10T04:43:40Z

Life is neat.

That is all.

Onigiri - My Style

2008-08-09T19:58:46Z

Requires:

- Rice cooker (I'm lazy)

- 2 cups of uncooked short grain rice
- 1/2 package of smoked, seasoned salmon
- Nori sheets cut into shortish strips 2inches wide * optional, but tasty
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Sushi vinegar
- Table salt
- 1/3 cup measure

1. Cook rice in rice cooker, use slightly less water.

2.Take out hot rice, put into a large bowl. Mix in sushi vinegar to taste, stir in carefully to avoid crushing the rice while blowing on it to cool it faster. (that makes it shiny)

3. fill the 1/3 cup measure with rice.

4. wet and salt hands, then take rice out of the 1/3 cup, pack into a ball, sprinkle with sesame seeds, wrap a piece of nori on. Make 4 of these.

5. mix salmon bits into remaining rice - don't use too much - it's very strong. Repeat 3-4 until done.

It's simple and the safeway that lives across the street from me has all the ingredients. Why is rice so good? I'm especially fond of the plain ones.

HOLY CRAP

2008-08-09T07:32:29Z

I put up a few posts on CL and now I'm up to my EYEBALLS in gigs.

Good lord!

I had NO IDEA it would work so well.

Havanese puppies!

2008-08-06T18:10:29Z

Some years ago, my mother got out of breeding parrots and switched to small dogs. At first it was Poms, but later she got some Havanese (two girls and one male). After a few years of chilling out and being dogs, we have our first litter.

...the puppies are tiny fluffy balls of pure cuteness.

I thought I liked big dogs best, but when I got this picture in my inbox, I felt the need to share.

SO CUTE!!!

Colored!

2008-08-06T04:15:37Z

Magic card competition

2008-08-05T19:12:08Z

A friend of mine is entering some kind of competition where you make up your own magic card.

Here's the sketch of the creature art I did for him - I hope to color it in by the end of tonight.

He thinks it looks too "Pacman" - Any suggestions? Do you like it as is?

Faerie Worlds Pictures

2008-08-04T23:37:37Z

The Festival was fantastic - the music was amazing, the food was tasty, and the vendors were many. I had a particularly lovely moment just before sunrise, hanging out with some people around the fire.

To view the Mayhem, click below

I am quite fond of the hat I managed to find - it's wacky, warm, and the long tail acts as a scarf. Yay for useful purchases. I also ended up buying a pair of mottled earth tones knee high socks.

If I'd had more cash with me, I would have gotten one of these leather masks. The full costume I liked (the one on the right) was being sold slightly out of my price range at 800.00. (not including shoes)

This is Anna's friend Luisa. She made her headdress - it's got little lights in it!!

I really enjoyed the fact Canth came along - Ichabod (the dog) had to stay behind due to lack of space.

Me, Luisa, and Anna

I got to meet Wendy Froud! (she did the puppets for Dark Crystal) ...and I got one of Brian Froud's fairy books signed.

Pheonix and her friend were there - I got some rockus hugs from them.

Brennan and Anna, together in magical blissness (Brennan was a trooper, and tolerated the massive "new couple" photo shoot)

I used some of Canth's Pastel pots to paint up Erin's arms for "bad fairy day"

some fun costumes - the woman made the wings herself - and I want one of those bone staffs.

Quick Update!

2008-07-31T08:18:55Z

Tommorrow:

- Test taking/Prep at Greenlake Library - 9am-11am
- Quick Session (foot worship..heeheehee..) 12pm-12:30pm
- Purchasing provisions: bug repellant, travel food, face paints- 1pm
- Lunch with Clayton 2:30pm
- Last min. packing for Oregon Trip 5pm
- Dinner/movie with Anna 6pm
- Arrival at Brennan's house (pre trip planning session - leave for Oregon 8am Friday)

Not Tomorrow, but possibly soonish:

- Crazy Festival with Erin, Fish, Brennan and his girlfriend, Clayton, and Canth
- Sign up for two classes - one lab - for the upcomming quarter (steps to finish my AA)
- Figure out a good spot to start my building project, ie, space + dry (steps to finish tiny house)
- Possibly assisting a friend with job search shinanigans
- Hawaii trip in December (OMG yay)
- Procure appropriate fundage

SIDE NOTES:

- Call Suzanne and Mike the Blacksmith back. I am a bum for leaving thier messges unanswered. BAD Tara. BAAAAAAD.

- Buy Batteries for camera. Also clear camera card memory.

OOo...., I have a card reader now, and I will once again be able to post PICTURES!!

Woot.

Downtown Spaghetti Factory

2008-07-27T05:05:47Z

I am so full.

*carb coma*

Blah blah blah...mathmathmath

2008-07-23T23:29:06Z

I got 100% on my last three quizzes.

All this really proves is that my short term memory works, and the ability of numbers to switch places in my head is well balanced out with a calculator.

In order to cut through my amazingly thick lack of math interest, I end up learning the content by taking lots AND lots of little breaks, rewarding a few min. of genuine attention with a few min of ...something else.

Oddly, this works better than forcing myself to pay attention when I really don't want to - and is probably why the online math course works better for me than the classroom.

There are a lot of people in my life who are very, very good at this kind of thing - unfortunately I have to mire my way through it without their help (unless I really, honestly get stuck and ask for it) because the somewhat slow process of figuring it out (as opposed to having it explained to me) actually helps me more.

I are a slackerz.

2008-07-22T00:11:08Z

I spent the last 4 days sort of, but not really working. I played Rise of Legends instead, 'cause it sucked me in with it's strat game evils.

So, playtime is over. Time to crack my own whip - I have fun things planned later this month, which means I have crap to get done before then.

- Two websites (one for my mother, one for Aurelio)
- Math finals

...In the meantime, I will try to remember than my body needs food and enjoy prepping for August 1st, and the Fae festial in Oregon

http://www.faerieworlds.com/index2008.html

Small Victories!

2008-07-16T07:51:46Z

After a long time being cowed, but also intrigued, by the whole concept of Flash websites, I have broken the ice !!

Even though it began as a template, I not only successfully navigated the code to make desired changes - I also managed to put it up LIVE and WORKING. I have learned much in only a few hours just from poking around.

Much of the text is still in latin and yet to be changed, and I still need to switch out the images with Aurelio's black and white photography, (which is actually far more complicated than you would think.)... but I can't help but feel all excited anyway.

Too see this animated triumph, click the following link, and make sure your flash player is installed:

http://taralynnflannery.tripod.com/Aurelio/index.html

Things I have been called today~!

2008-07-15T02:13:30Z

...Is it a reality check?

- full of life and confidence
       (yay!)

- articulate
     (really?)

- immature
(but that's so much fun...I like my painted dart guns.)

- overconfident
(Luckily my fear of heights keeps me in check)

- undereducated
( Hey now, I'm trying to fix that!)

- smug.
(and don't forget sassy!)

- repeatedly points out the mistakes of others with precision... to perhaps reinforce her superior status
(ew. Um...okay, less of that)

- very normal
(dammit!!)

- will in time become a formidable woman.
(double yay)

- has a lot of growing up to do
( I can't argue with that)

- communicating with her always turns into her discourse on how she feels, what she wants, and what she thinks I should be doing or feeling.
(EW. okay, less of that too. But...I don't think I do that all the time.)

...Woah. That's a lot of potential reality in one day.

Although I have to say, I've never considered myself particularly articulate.

A quest!

2008-07-12T19:52:52Z

I'm off to the greenlake library on a quest for a test proctor, I have about three tests I need to take. I also need to get stamps, to mail said tests... if I cant scrounge some from Raouls stash, maybe Safeway sells them. I hope they do.

I have succeeded with my experimental "flamethrower" and while I was testing it Canth came out on the deck to give me a hug... and I accidentally squeezed the trigger, dowsing her black t-shirt with white flour. There was much laughing. It definately works.

I also taught a lady how to paint water with acrylics, and started a painting of a fresh water alligator to show her the basics. I should have chosen a frog instead, as I'm more likly to find someone who would want to buy it. I'll probably spend the rest of my evening painting the scales on his wet reptile head.

damn!

2008-07-10T00:54:00Z

I still can't find my camera cord!

DAMMIT.

ART Projects!

2008-07-08T18:40:17Z

First off, let me explain to anyone who hasn't yet noticed: I am, in fact, a DORK.

I have been sucked into LARPs, table top games, card games... and goddammit, sometimes those things are just LOTS of fun. Especially when it involves beating someone over the head with foam weaponry.

My newest project, will be to make these:

These are NERF dart guns that have been painted to look steampunk. I approve.

... I also have plans to make a game legal "flame thrower" that won't look as nice, but aught to work REALLY well.

Also, I think I might get one of these things, 'cause they're gorgeous:

http://www.medievalbridalfashions.com/moonlight.htm

tara_f_ @ 2008-07-08T11:13:00

2008-07-08T18:17:08Z

I haven't been posting much, because I tend to avoid putting up personal drama. It would be silly to layout the details here, but it comes down to this:

The most successful kind of love happens when you can also love yourself.

Quite possibly the coolest thing ever

2008-07-08T06:17:19Z

http://www.kookisushi.com/sushi.htm

The "salmon roe" sushi...is a group of round, apricot flavored gummies, on a ricecookie, wrapped in chocolate.

That is just stupidly cool to me.

4th of July

2008-07-05T07:41:48Z

I had a lovely 4th - There was much riding about - and I finally saw Diana's beloved TUGBOAT the Arthur Foss. ( I can now understand the fascination. It is, in fact, cool.) I also got to socialize with folks I haven't seen in ages, munch on stuff all night, and stare at pretty explosions. They leave these cool moving after images when the show is over - only for a few moments.

All in all, a good time was had!

Special thanks to Ian, who let us use his floating home to have the shindig in.

In other news,

The graphic design is still puttering along, I should have my math tests in the mail soon ( I need to find a proctor still, unfortunately, former proffesors don't count.) and my credit card is now paid off. WOOT

Things I should do...

2008-06-29T17:48:11Z

I really aught to do some house work...

make progress on money-type-gig stuff...

review for my test...

Maybe even run a few errands...

But it's gorgeous outside and I can't help myself...it's definately good weather to have a water fight, and run around in the park with foam wepons. I would totally fly a kite if i had one..

um...

2008-06-27T05:27:45Z

math math math.

I'm finding the online course FAR easier and more effective for me than traditional class room style.

So that's good

Hilarious!

2008-06-22T07:40:45Z

I saw Avenue Q at the Paramount Theater tonight - I highly recommend it.