Ok so I was searching for sock animal patterns because I found some really cool socks at work today and they were only a buck! So as I was searching I came across this really cool blog called Homemade by Jill (you should check it out) and she had a link to this wonderful artist named Emily Martin. So I went to her esty shop (Black Apple) and I fell in love! I want some of her artwork so BADLY! I have already thought of all the cool ways I could use her art to decorate my apartment (not that I am planning on moving out any time soon but its gotta happen eventually right?) I mean look! How could you not love this?

History in Living Color...

I just finished these chunkie book pages for my most recent swap called "History in living color" The challenge was to make a 4x4 page of a historical person or event using as little black and white/sepia as possible. I had a lot of fun with this and really like how they all turned out! It was really hard to mail them out to thier new homes this morning! I hope my returns are good...
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My new friend...

Hello everyone, I would like to introduce you to my new friend. His name is Sir Walter Archibald Orwell. He is a narwhal and he has a moustache as well as a British accent. He grew up in the Atlantic ocean and studied at Cambridge university. Later on in life he fought in the Crimean war which explains the slight bend in his tusk. He loves to eat popcorn, enjoys scifi and long swims along the beach.

I bought this pattern from edafedd on etsy after searching a long time for the perfect narwhal crochet pattern. I actually bought the pattern as a birthday present for myself back in March and have only now just made him. It was such a good pattern and I didn't want him to get lonely with no narwhal friends, so I am currently working on two more. Sir Walter isn't finished yet, he still needs a monocle but I can't quite figure out how I want to make it yet.

Softball, a fun game OR my worst nightmare?

"Sign up for the church softball team, Bodecia. It will be fun!" she says "Lots of people you know, and its lower division so nobody else will really no how to play either!" she says. So I listened to Olivia signed up and showed up for practise 5 weeks ago. As it turns out I only knew one person on the field and I was the only other person besides Stacy who had never played before. The best part however is that both the lower and the middle divisions were full so we were playing in the upper league, you know the almost good enough to be professional league, upper division. Ya. But I didn't really start panicking until the coach had to come over and show me the right way to THROW THE BALL! Yep that was embarrassing.

Well it is 5 weeks later and I just got home from a game. Things are going really well despite my doubts. The ladies on the team are SOOOOOO nice. I have only known them for only a short time but I already feel like they have known me my whole life. We are constantly cheering each other on, even when we mess up, I show up for practise and I am sure to get at least three hugs and a couple of high fives. The other day one of the other girls walks up and kinda nudges me and says " I am glad you're here Bo". They make me feel so special!

Being in the upper division hasn't been to bad either. It turns out that when everyone else on the team knows what they are doing it is almost like having 13 coaches. I walked off of the field after batting tonight and I got swamped with tips on how to improve. Also if I get confused about something, even if I am in the middle of the field during an inning I can just call "HELP!" and someone will tell me exactly what to do.

Coach says I am doing a lot better (although my throwing COULD still use some work), and I am having a blast. I think I have finally found a sport that I really enjoy. Its funny because I am the kind of person who usually only enjoys what I am good at, but even though we have been SLAUGHTERED every game so far, I am still having an absolute blast. I couldn't have asked for a better team.

Facial Hair or Shock Absorbers?

Tonight as I was watching the hockey game with Dad, I noticed that an abnormally large group of hockey players have beards. Why do they have beards? I am really not sure. Maybe it is to keep their faces warm out on the ice. Maybe they just like the way it looks. Maybe it is a homage to all the great bearded hockey players before them. Then I figured it out.

The beards work as a cushion! You see when hockey players get slammed into the wall with great force, their poor little heads get knocked around inside of those big helmets. So to solve this problem they started growing beards. The beards act as shock absorbers and cushion the blow.

I even have proof. One of the men got shoved against the wall and it was reported that he had broken his nose. When they showed a clip of him on the bench you could clearly see that he had no beard! See that proves it

Zzzzz....

It is midnight here and I am to tired to write anything witty. I stayed up late to go see the new Indiana Jones movie and it wasn't worth it. I just wanted to leave a quick post so that I don't break my streak of posting everyday. I will leave an especially good one tomorrow. Goodnight...

T-shirt!

I love looking at t-shirts online. I never buy any but I am addicted to looking at them. Here is a wierd on I found earlier! You can find this shirt here