Screw this noise! I went to bed at ten to get a full nights sleep, and I wake up at twelve thirty and can't fall back asleep. Gorammit!

Tomorrow my hair will be blue. I will post some pictures of it!

Now that I've got that out of the way I can move on to more serious business.

While enjoying a lovely evening at Flock hall, we hit briefly upon the topic of hats. Truth be told I have never had much luck with warm weather hats, baseball caps, bucket hats, fedoras, driving caps...I never could find one I felt particularly cool in. On the other hand, I have had nothing but luck with winter hats. Beanies, stocking caps, and especially my own home made hats, all sit upon my head with that warm fuzzy love feeling. Long story short; I am fascinated with the idea of hats.

So to that effect I am giving my patients some Doktor's Orders!

I want each of you to send me links to a picture of your favorite kind of hat! It doesn't matter if you've ever had one, or if you think it would look good on you, I just want to see what hat you find the most interesting. If you don't do as your Doktor prescribes I'm afraid I can't guarantee your health and well being. So, sorry.

Happy hat hunting folks!

I'm not ever sure what to do with my hair. Every couple of months my hair gets longer, and then the urge to shave it all off comes. The last time I did that, I said to myself that I would like to grow it out long again, but now I'm not so sure, for now it feels like I can't do anything with it to make it look alright. So, I thought I'd put it out to all of you fine folks for another opinion pole. Here are a few pics to give you an idea of what I look like with no, short, med and long hair.

On the right, between the divine squid and the ever lovely Becky and Max, you can see an excellent example of me without hair.
















This is me with short, bleached hair.















Here I am with med black hair.
















and heres me with long hair, kinda undercut in the back.

On the recommendation of several Flock members I have begun listening to a book at work called the Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. I am really enjoying it and am looking forward to the movie that is being made based on this novel.

The site for the movie is filled with Flash and one such piece that I had to try out was the Daemon selector. My first attempt at a Daemon landed me a tiger, but I am more interested in what Daemon my friends would find for me. So here is a fun little quiz where you can mess with what Daemon I get. Have at!

http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/?211623

Crafting update

I worked on the prototype model of the Beaniretta last night. I had some trouble putting it together this first time, but that helped me to identify the best method of constructing the damn thing. Overall I'm satisfied with the way it came out. There are however a few things I need to consult with HSBP over. Mostly minor details like the size of the little doodads that stick off the top, and whether or not to put corded seams in certain spots.

Here for your viewing pleasure.....The Beaniretta prototype.

Loads of fun

I haven't been crafting lately, partly because of my injury, well, mostly because of my injury. It's taken me a little while to get back in the swing of things, but I've gotta say I'm on top of things now.

I'm sure each and every one of us has something that can give them a joy and self satisfaction stronger than any other joy they know. Sadly I'm sure many people haven't found their great joy, or maybe have been somehow turned away from it. That might be one of the worst things that can happen to a person. In fact it's one of the things I wish upon my enemies. "May you never find your true joy, but instead find many interesting and itchy diseases"
Crafting is my true joy. Any kind of crafting, making a puzzle out of a block of wood, bending metal into a necklace, fixing the lock mechanism of a knife, I love all of it. Even better is when I have the chance to create things from my own head. Better, perhaps even best of all, is when I have the commission to do something and must figure out a way to do it. I relish the feeling of thousands of thoughts birthing and sliding through my mind, mixing and evolving, shaping towards the end I need. It feels like home, if that makes any sense. It feels like a place where I'm secure, where things are right.

You probably didn't care to hear any of that, but I'm kinda high off the crafting I've been doing this evening, so whatever.

Recently I commissioned myself to come up with ideas for some Flock wear. As it will inevitably get colder soon enough, I thought winter hats might be a great start. Not only have I been coming up with ideas for hats based on catholic regalia, I've also come up with some cute designs as well. Here are a few samples.



First is the nifty little "bat hat"
The "skull cap"
Now for the centerpiece of todays previews the beaniretta

I'm not sure if I should have a fold up brim, to double up the ear area, or not.