The Force Is Strong With Me!
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This past weekend, the wife and I went to see the new Ghost Rider movie.
Here's my review: it's not a great movie, but I thought it was kinda fun.
Great re...
Percy Pumpkin
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I'm back in the studio working in paper mache clay again so it will be
awhile before I have new painted figures to show you...but, I mentioned to
you two ...
24-hour cupcake-dispensing ATM
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Sprinkles in Beverly Hills:
This automatic cupcake machine dispenses freshly baked cupcakes, cupcake
mixes, apparel and even cupcakes for Fido! In the h...
R.I.P. Davey Jones
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Oh man, this hits me pretty hard. I've been a Monkees fan ever since middle
school, and they were such a significant part of pop culture. 66 Years old;
wa...
Welcome New HBA Members... [02-29-12]
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*WELCOME HBA MEMBERS*
*Okay, there are many new HBA Members and you all should check them out,
[New HBA Member] as always please make sure you are on the l...
Making PERSEPHONE
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Hey kiddies! This is my new project called PERSEPHONE, named after a
figure from Greek mythology. Persephone was a nature goddess who became
Queen of the...
Team Puppy Presents: Puppy
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Here she is folks. The newest addition to our family. We still haven't
decided on her new name officially, but have caught ourselves calling her *Monkey ...
Monster Howls (PART ONE)
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*THOIA* honors the great *John Severin* who passed away earlier this month
at the age of 90. An incredibly gifted, influencial artist who needs no
introduc...
Gemini Rising
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Edgy Jewelry
1. Sterling silver Quartz point spiked ring
2. Carved Skull Quartz point crown halo NECKLACE
3. Silver Ankh Ring or pendant
4. Silver plated Cl...
Northern Creek Sprite
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Duncan Eagleson brings us this preserved example of the Northern Creek
Sprite. Given the small size of the figure the level of detail,
particularly the flo...
Polymer and ceramic
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Some polymer artists aren’t content to just wear polymer, they have to live
with it. New York’s Joan Israel and Germany’s Mareike Scharmer are two who
surr...
Zombies can’t get home owner’s insurance
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[image: Zombies can't buy home owner's insurance]
Little known fact about zombies, when they aren’t trying to get into your
house and devour you they are...
THIS 1970 MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOG IS GROOVY COOL
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Let's travel back to the age of grooviness and view some select pages from
a 1970 Montgomery Ward Fall Catalog.
What the heck are these two hip teenag...
Older & Wiser
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Good evening...
With certain life events that I cannot discuss presently, I thought it
would be a good time to post this track off mopehead's "It's Always...
pootea
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Record hot day today. Trying a little experiment with my compost. Each
day when I water it, I am adding 3 gallons of tea made from extra longhorn
dung ...
3D Printing the Smithsonian
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The Smithsonian museum is undertaking a project to 3D scan its collection!
While I imagine the Smithsonian will end up creating its own collection of
virt...
6 Ways to Bestow Spring in a Mug!...
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Spring is certainly a time of celebration and smiles as mother nature
slowly wakes up from her long winter's nap. I always look forward to the
warming of t...
Dead Badger + Theremin = The Badgermin
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I'm going to assume you already know what a badger is and therefore, I
shall forego a description of this impressively clawed creature. However, I
am going...
Diana Of The Dunes by SkellytonArt
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Meet the OOAK ghost doll of Alice Mabel Gray.
She was a woman ahead of her time.
A feminist, ecologist,highly educated,
and yet in 1916 she became a reclus...
Artemicion figure for sale
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Just finished this figure of the moogle Artemicion from Final Fantasy IX in
polymer clay. Hope you like!
This one of a kind Artemicion sculpture is availa...
Creepy as Hell
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Right now, you've got to stop what you're doing and check out this home
haunt video from *Katzper's Haunt*. No, I'm serious. Stop and *watch this
video*. T...
Skull Swag
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I've done my fair share of glass etchings, but these metal etchings from
Tim Andrews at the Rave N Iron are on a whole different level of cool. The
first ...
The Future
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Physical props and set dressing may never be needed again.
The Future of CGI w/ Michael Bay, Jon Favreau, Ray Liotta and Paul Scheer &
Rob Huebel from Mich...
Tonite... In Person!
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Tracking the release, 80 years ago, of James Whale’s *Frankenstein*, we
circle back to Los Angeles, where the film was made, with its triumphal
premiere ...
Goat Flower Farm
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Lots of new kids at Goat Flower Farm.
The one just below was born this morning!
More photos on my Goat Flower Farm Flickr set.
Mama love...
AlphaBeasts: T is for Tzitzimitl
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Continuing my participation in the ongoing AlphaBeasts! project, I found
myself venturing into unknown territory this week. I have never in my life
attemp...
My Artwork Taken by Oil Company
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The oil company Det Norske has used steampunk artwork in its advertising.
Unfortunately they have simply taken the images from online without
permission f...
Raging Against Various Machines
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I was going to post today, but blogger hates me and kept screwing it up
and I got stroppy, so that put an end to that. Grrr, I say, grrr. It was an
awesom...
Oscar-Nominated Makeup Artists 2012
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I was once again able to attend *ahem* "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences Presents the 84th Academy Awards Oscar-Nominated Makeup
Artists an...
Amazon Recommends - Night School (1981)
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Amazon has made several more excellent slasher DVD recommendations for me
to purchase, one of which is titled *Night School*. Until seeing this
recommendat...
Time
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Clock on Haunted Castle
Originally uploaded by dragonflydesignstudio
Cleaning out old files you never know what you might find. Its a cheesy
little haunt...
Newest Project ... Vincent Price 3D portrait
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Finally ... I made some time to work on a new project ...
Vincent Price 3D portrait. It's still a work in progress, but stay tuned
for more pics.
Spring Cleaning...
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I am Spring Cleaning in my Etsy Shop
right now you can SAVE 50% off anything and everything in the shop.
I am making room for bunnies, chicks, and more spri...
Awkward...
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Wow! Three posts, three days in a row! I can hardly believe it's true. Here
is an new entry in the 'Monsters & Mates' series I've been doing. The
Frankens...
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This is so clever!
Zombie legs bookmark:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/89252992/zombie-legs-in-the-book-unusual-art?ref=v1_other_1
Even though this is made ...
Absenteeism
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Life has been very, very busy these days.
Job Search, House Search, more than full time school.
You know, the usual. So it is safe to say, after several year...
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Alice Mable Gray
Alice is a local legend here in NW Indiana. She was an such an amazing lady!
She was highly educated, and yet chose to escape the "slaver...
Tsantsa. Shrunken head of Horatio Hewitson.
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Horatio Hewitson was Octavius Zedock´s expedition partner until literally
lost his head.
He accompanied Octavius on a route through the Peruvian jungle in...
To the Phantom, a phavor.
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Welcome, S&P-brains!
I'm taking a tiny break from all my torturing tinkering in the dungeonlaboratory to come up to the pub and share a round with everyone....
Frozen Plant Resurrected
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A team of Russian biophysicists has successfully grown ancient plants from
tissue material that stayed frozen in the Siberian region for about 30,000
yea...
Hauntcast and Paypal...
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I was really considering NOT resubscribing to Hauntcast because of the
price tag. I simply couldn't afford dropping 100.00 at one shot. I have
NO proble...
A few new things
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It has been a busy couple of weeks. Things have been pretty crazy lately at
home, so my attention to the blog has certainly been lacking. Among the
highli...
Clare's Sword, Claymore
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As part of another joint costume adventure between myself and my friend
Cathy over at God Save the Queen Fashions (some readers may recall her work
on the ...
be my valentine
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I realize I'm a few days late for Valentine's Day. But I stumbled upon
these afterward and they were just too wonderful too pass up.
There's nothing ...
Faites renaître Hauntcast de ses cendres!
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[image: Resurrect HauntCast]
Last November, I learned a very sad news. The HauntCast Dungeon closed its
doors. I do not know about you, but I was quite sur...
Pop This On For Size
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Pop-up books have a rich history and contain some very impressive
engineering and science…if you don’t believe me check out the Wikipedia article
on the...
Behind the scenes of 'Jean Paul of the Dead'
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Hello.
Throughout the making of my latest mask I kept a fair amount of
documentation using my digital camera. I shot hi-speed bursts in widescreen
forma...
'Truly Dreadful Tales' Now Available
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Hey boils and ghouls, the horror film anthology TRULY DREADFUL TALES is now
available to buy from Joe Sherlock's website! It features a segment that I
d...
HAPPY VLADENTINE'S DAY!
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Here at Weird Hollow we're happy to present this very rare Vlad school
Valentine from 1975. We're amazed that this showed up in a child's
scrapbook sinc...
Gothic Love Songs for a Spooky Valentine's Day
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Happy Valentine's Day!
We all know music is the true language of love, so I decided to put
together a few of my favorite love songs of the gothic persuas...
Cute Little Paper Mache Dragon
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I just delivered one of the commissions I mentioned to a very nice couple,
Kevin and Brenda. They seemed very pleased with it. They liked my
little Wil...
Tomb time.
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Slowly cobbling things together for my tomb.
Built a foam cutter from mostly spare parts.
Then got to work getting all the pieces on the tomb itself.
...
Medical Mystery
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I've been struggling with whether or not I should make this post. This
blog is mainly about the latest on my artistic output. I prefer to keep the
negativ...
STJ February Update
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Well, Christmas has come & gone and all the hoopla with it and this
February sees our family awaiting the imminent arrival of our second
granddaughter, Yay...
Easter eggs for Spookytimejingles update!
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I love these large duck egg sized gourds but find them hard to come by. I
painted up some Easter eggs in some original designs using old Victorian
postca...
Full Moon Magic
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In case you didn't notice, the moon was amazingly full and glowing the last
few days. Since we have several 100-year-old oak trees on our property, I
wa...
Insanity...
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...doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. I go
nuts every time I loose the tweezers, a headband, a bottle of nail polish,
a sc...
Winter, Where For Art Thou?
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I have issues with Good Ole' Pawsktawny Phil. He told us six more weeks of winter. Well, I still haven't seen winter. The most snowflakes I've seen this year...
Back in The Swing
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hi·a·tus *noun, plural**-tus·es,-tus.*
* *
*a break or interruption in the continuityof a work, series, action, etc.*
The above definition best applie...
Repair Job
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I didn't get too much done on fixing the motor's arm. But it is going
ok. I learned from Toby of Haunt31.com that he used washers and what ever
he cou...
The Remora and Lillian G
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Well, here they are… my two build-ups of Ian McQue’s Remora. The red one
will be shipped off to Ian in a few days where he’ll do the final rigging
and the...
Best use of post-it notes ever.
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Be sure to check out the talented works of John Kenn
at his blog: http://johnkenn.blogspot.com/
I especially enjoy this one...
Jack SnOw Lantern
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Just wanted to do a quick post about my wintery creation that is available
now on Etsy!
Introducing Jack SnOw Lantern! Just click on photo to see pricing...
In this shirt
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I am lost, in our rainbow, now our rainbow has gone,
Overcast, by your shadow, as our worlds move on,
But in this shirt, I can be you, to be near you for ...
Business Intelligence and Benchmarking
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Business Intelligence (BI) is defined as the technological applications and the analytical processes that were used to estimate the position of an industry o...
Witch House, once known as the Spadena House
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The Witch House was built in 1921 in Culver City, California and was
designed by Hollywood art director Harry Oliver. It was moved to it’s
present location...
Sixty-Four Horror Movies in a Five-Minute Montage
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Created by hatinhand.
FILMS:
**CHAPTER ONE (Haunted Houses & Ghost Stories)**
11-11-11
1408
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Awakening
Dawn of the Dead
Do...
The Sign of Death & Doom
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Is this a sign that the end is nigh?
Does it warn of an impending Zombie Apocalypse?
No, but it is about as cool as it can possibly be, don't you think?!...
Last year's Christmas
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Above: Jane asks Zombie Santa about returning a severed head, while watching out
for the grabby hands of Hermie the Horny Undead Elf.
I have a few last...
Happy Halloweeny Christmas!
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I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of
Holidays! I just couldn't get too far away from my Halloween-inspired art!
LOL! This l...
Many lenders do not have a bad credit loan
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Many people have bad credit or loan defaults, bankruptcies, judgments or
other problems. This can be a problem when it comes to a loan. However, bad
credit...
1-Day Workshop at Korpus School in 2012
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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to announce a Special Workshop:
“Sculpting the Creature Portrait” with Renowned Sculptor Jordu Schell!
SATURDAY FEB...
Photos on Glass
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I saw this artwork by photographer Amanda Weil, in House Beautiful and I
thought the idea of a transparent or translucent image printed on glass was
intr...
Santa's Last Stand Holiday Greeting Card
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On the heels of yesterday's free holiday greeting cards, today's cards cost
a paltry $3 apiece, but are no less awesome.
Whereas yesterday's cards feature...
Black Friday
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Ever have one of those moments when you are at Home Depot buying Christmas
gifts for others, and while waiting to check out you look down into your
buggy...
Chris' office is done
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We worked on getting Chris' office done right after Halloween. Took a
little longer than we expected. She painted the walls gray and the trim
black. I m...
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) LUGOSI AND LAUGHTON
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A twisted treasure from Hollywood's pre-Code horror heyday, Island Of Lost
Souls is a cautionary tale of science run amok adapted from H. G. Wells's
nove...
Backyard Theme Park Project
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Through a friend, I was given an opportunity to design concepts for a
backyard project, for a "very well to do" client, on a scale would resemble
a theme p...
Lower turnout than last year :(
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But I had fun anyway. We only had about 30 or so actual trick-or-treaters
this year, and about that many adults accompanying them. I was running
behind, ...
Halloween 2011
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It was a long hard summer, but we pulled through and built a lot of new
stuff for 2011 with just 3 people (and joe). Whether of not there will be
a Hallow...
Thank You, Everyone!
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I hope everyone had an extraordinary Halloween. Now that everyone is bleary
eyed and exhausted from getting their houses ready for trick or treaters,
put...
The Dark Garden
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The air was still and the fog hung low as Rose beheld her garden.
Physically, the haunt this year looked the best it ever has. Still a few
issues with li...
The Waxybottom expedition
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In 1918 a British expedition led by the intrepid Nigel Q. Waxybottom set out for a small island east of Bimini in search of the tomb of the tyrannical King W...
Happy Halloween!
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Like a Bolt out of the Goo, inspiration can Spark at any time! So DIYers need to know where Frankie fits, Puttin' up their Crypts ...
... As I said ...
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What started out really beautiful turned into a real mess.
Nothing like the sound of wood cracking above your head and home.
Wet heavy snow + trees still fu...
Halloween Update for 10.21.11
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[image: Wendy, the Good Little Witch 38]
- The Fake Mystic @ Histories of Things to Come
- Monster Squad Hospital @ Michael May's Adventure Blog
...
pumpkinpatchiness
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We went to Bengston's Pumpkin Patch in Orland park on Sunday. It was a fun
day despite the uncharacteristic 80 degree weather(it's usually much cooler
in I...
The Pobble.....
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A couple of months ago I was asked to contribute a piece of work for a show
at Imagine Gallery in Suffolk in the UK. The exhibition was to coincide...
Scholastic Book Club Flyer
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Fall was a wonderful time to be in elementary school because it meant the
Troll Book Fair was coming. I looked forward to getting the full-color
newsprint ...
HackerSpaces: The Beginning (The Book)
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Repost of my post on hackerspaces.org. In December of 2008, a group of
hackers was sitting on the floor with faces aglow with laptop light
cruising the i...
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I Heart Faces
The theme this week is "Pets", and being that I have the best Irish Rock
Hound (okay, okay, she is a wiener dog mix) in the world, I thought...
FFBC Haunt Pictures 2011
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FFBC Haunt Pictures 2011, a set on Flickr. Some pictures from the
Frightfest BC annual Halloween in August one night haunted house. Built
from the ground u...
Diktor, You Have Real Style
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[image: diktor]
This image was in the Barbarella chapter of the Penguin Guide to Comics or
the Big Book of Comics or whatever the huge paperback tome was...
The reason that I started this blog
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was to have a home for the footnotes in my other blog. Just like Terry
does in his books.
So here we go. BTW - if you have not read the Frog on the Pump...
Update July 29th, 2011
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My apologies to those out there waiting for the continuation of the story,
it’s sort of a good news bad news type of thing.
The good news is that I’m wor...
GIVE AWAY WINNERS!
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Congratulations go out to....
Drum roll Please ....
#1 Treaya / Spider Liliy
#2 Treaya / Peach Lily
#3 Annette / Red and yellow Lily
#4 Sherry Byrum / Red L...
What the Hell has InSectus been doing?
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Judging by a dire presence in the blogosphere, readers might suspect
InSectus and her associated projects have fallen by the wayside. In fact my
brain and ...
Instructables Robots
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I made some chocolate truffles for the good folk at Instructables.com.
More images and full instructions can be found at
http://www.instructables.com/id/...
Insect Lecture!
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Spring is here and it's time again for the Stanley Park Ecology Society's Discovery
Walk Series to host my ongoing series of lectures about insects, ecolog...
T-Shirt Bordello Review
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Hey guys! Long time no see, eh? I've got a really awesome review for you guys.
Ever heard of T-Shirt Bordello? They're a tshirt company. Not just any
t-shi...
ITS HARD SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING
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Hi everyone, just popping in to see whats new and to let everyone know i am
still here. I may not be commenting/posting on the blogs i am following
very re...
A Rose by Any Other Name...
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I've picked up an interesting trait when working on my Halloween props.
Each of them (that are vaguely humanoid at least) has to be named. I'm not
sure why...
I found with a little research
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that there are spiders that eat frogs....yes...the world is that messed up
:D
I need therapy (more therapy) now! :D
That is my, very, very, very lame excu...
Classic apophenia
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Artist: Charles Schultz, via fistaszki
I had a Twilight Zone moment tonight. When I'm bored I often scroll up and
hit the Next Blog button a few times, and ...
steampunk scroll wheel
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Yes, I’m back blogging here, and I’m pretty happy to be. Because that
means I now have some free time to put on projects, rather than on school
stuff only...
Oh what fun we had.....
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A wonderful Halloween weekend was had by all!
It was a more sedate one this year, but next year is going to be HUGE!
Spook to you later.
Halloween 2010 - Another Successful Year
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A close to perfect year weather wise. A wind kicked up about mid-way
through Trick 'r Treating, which of course killed the fog effects but
otherwise everyt...
Project Cthulu Gargoyle Lantern
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*The Horror in Clay*
**
***
Earlier in the month as the Halloween decorations were starting to creep
out I saw a gargoyle holding a small candle lantern....
Chadds Ford Great Pumpkin Carve 2010
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People's Choice! Wooo hoo! I am so grateful to everyone that voted!
I sketched out my design in the am on this tiny pumpkin.
Some pumpkins awaiting their ...
Witch Name
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[IMG]http://extimg.quizopolis.com/images/results/witch-name.gif[/IMG]
[B]Your Witch Name is[/B]
[B][COLOR="Red"]Annika the Geeky Witch[/COLOR][/B]
...
Golly Jeepers...
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Where'd you get those peepers?
Peepshow, freakshow, where'd you get those eyes?
Peekaboo cover by Bertie Blackman
Originally by Siouxsie & the Banshees
Hitchin’ a ride
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The other day, I was chatting with a few of the officers after work (for
those of you who don’t know, I work in the Communications div for our local
Poli...
Grrrsect : A partial first glimpse
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From Grrrsect : Camp Grrr mutant vehicle sketch up
Well, it has been really slow getting the ball rolling on this project and
in my mind, I had already re-...
Crazy Diamond
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We've driven by this amazing shrine on our way to the Outer Banks, and
finally had to stop. Though there are several graves, it appears to be in
memory of...
I will bring the pumpkin coffee. Can someone grab some rocking chairs for the porch? #whataview
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