tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64773356303126449052024-03-14T06:32:21.774-04:00PurrPrints: Art, Cats, and RandomnessIn theory this blog exists to display all my super-cool artsy wonderfulness (ha!) with the world by sharing tutorials and showcasing cool stuff you can get from me and other artist-crafters. But I doubt my tendencies towards randomness will let me stay that consistent...PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-39573464682652514332013-12-21T14:42:00.000-05:002013-12-21T15:51:50.513-05:002013:Year of The Woog(For those of you randomly stumbling upon this, this is our 2013 digital holiday card/newsletter. Not really a PurrPrints post, but this was the handiest pace for us to put it.)<br />
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Dear friends and family,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jan 6th, 2013, about 8pm</td></tr>
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Since it's currently 75 and sunny, it's sometimes tough to remember that it's the holiday season--otherwise known as the scramble for perfect gifts while composing a family newsletter season -- is, in fact, well upon us.
That is, until you turn on a TV (or, in our case, hulu. Yep, we're one of <i>those</i> families). Still the warm weather doesn't stop the fact that another year is drawing to a close -- and one of the most significant ones in our lives. 2013 has been a big year for us, for obvious reasons.<br />
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On January 6th, at 7:52 p.m., Ryan was born, all 21.5 inches of him (he was a looong baby; his dad, who was present at the birth, called him "the baby train"). Over the past year, we've taken hundreds of photos and recorded way too many videos of basically asinine moments where Becca inevitably sounds like a total mommy stereotype (much to her professorial disdain).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma and the glow-worm</td></tr>
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In other words, for the last year -- as will come to a surprise to no one with kids -- almost everything has been focused on him. So we have no exciting trip around the world stories, or cool cultural events attended stories, or suspenseful work drama stories. We do, however, have stories about Ryan (a.k.a.: The Woog -- a story in and of itself):<br />
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Ryan's early days, when he had to wear a "bili-blanket" that made him glow like a sci-fi character. His first <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOH7m49Jnzc">smile</a>s and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1llGEJ292g">crawls</a>, getting <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTzSOXQmrZc">attacked by a tickle monster</a> or exploring the local <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQeMzjNUkhU">children's museum</a> for the first time. Ryan getting his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-yLo9MTpV0">first home improvement lesson</a> or his first exposure to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVrTtkb_D7I">post-modern fiction</a> (warning on this last one -- once the story ends, it doesn't stay a G-rated conversation for long -- we were more than a little sleep deprived at that point). Even Ryan <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHSj7WkwqFM">interrogating a balloon</a>, as his dad put it, for over 10 minutes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clark 2013 reunion</td></tr>
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Most recently, Ryan's travels to Cincinnati for a Clark family reunion over Thanksgiving, where he had a wonderful time meeting his cousins and a terrible time meeting air travel.<br />
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In other words, we've plenty of Ryan stories to deluge our friends and family with -- but we'll let our excessive video-recording and photo-shooting habits do that for us :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan meets his grandpa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early team indoctrination is essential</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So is early nerd indoctrination ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early beach indoctrination hasn't gone so well yet though</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The force is strong in this one...or perhaps just oversized?</td></tr>
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In non-Ryan related news, there are just a few updates:<br />
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Becca was granted the state school equivalent of tenure this year at DSC, a production that took a great deal of effort and which guarantees no real level of job security higher than what she already had, regardless of what Fox News might claim to you about professors and their cushy jobs.<br />
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Mark has continued to slave away at the <strike>kitchen </strike>home renovation project when Ryan is sleeping. When Ryan's awake, he teaches his dad how to demolish block towers and the proper way to eat yogurt.<br />
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Whizzer, our parrot, found a new home with a lovely semi-retired woman who could give him the level of attention he needed.<br />
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Allie Mae, our 14 year old cat, passed away--though first she had the chance to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8So6fizDqM">leave Ryan with some good kitty memories</a>, which was particularly sweet of her since our one remaining cat, Puma, makes a beeline out the nearest door whenever Ryan makes a sound.<br />
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All in all, we've felt very fortunate this year and we're looking forward to 2014. If any of you get sick and tired of the cold weather, feel free to come down and visit us. There's an awesome playground right around the corner, conveniently across the street from a Mexican place with delicious guac -- and margaritas ;)<br />
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<br />PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-63220952930700968392012-01-27T08:53:00.003-05:002012-01-27T08:53:27.238-05:00Checking inHey everyone - long time no see, I know. I'm mostly just writing this post to check in and see if there are even readers still left who would be interested in having me resume posting again. All my energies lately have gone to EtsyGiveaways and my position as a Professor/Writing Center Director--plus I wrote and published a novel for kindle direct. The purrprints art is still all available on zazzle and cafepress, I just haven't been creating anything in the way of new cat art for the last couple years. So anyway, let me know!PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-12530888272960588112011-02-24T10:37:00.001-05:002011-02-24T10:38:26.539-05:00This cat and I agree on Justin Bieber......neither of us are particularly fond of him.<br /><br />Granted, the cat seems a bit more committed to his anti-Bieber stance than i am ;)<br /><br />http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/cats-really-dont-like-justin-bieber/20n5jvur?rel=msnPurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-86221452469066255572011-02-09T12:42:00.001-05:002011-02-09T12:44:39.697-05:00Don't forget about LoveCats for Valentine'sI know my etsy shop is a bit inactive these days, what with all the craziness of my new job, but don't forget that you can get my designs in the <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/purrprints*">PurrPrints zazzle shop</a> - the <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/love_cats_card-137958037389012302">LoveCats cards</a> (and other LoveCats goodies) are particularly popular around this time of year.PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-20901179170810828882010-08-21T16:11:00.003-04:002010-08-21T16:12:29.062-04:00An interview on floppycats.comAn interview I did a while back with the owner of floppycats.com went up today--<a href="http://www.floppycats.com/interview-with-becca-of-purrprints-etsy-shop.html">check it out!</a><div><br /></div><div>Also, I'm slowly in the process of bring my listings back up to date in my etsy shop; if there's anything you want that hasn't been relisted yet, just let me know!</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-62092585669024128962010-07-21T13:53:00.000-04:002010-07-21T13:56:16.259-04:00Settling inWell, I'm finally starting to settle in--the DH and I found a cute little Spanish colonial home to rent only 4 blocks from the beach (and right across the street from kayaking on the Intercoastal, which I'm excited about). It's still only sparsely furnished--most of the furniture is still with the hubster in KY as he finishes the packing and remodeling.<br /><br />I definitely have the easier job.<br /><br />My new job is nice; it's keeping me pretty busy. As soon as I can I'll post some pics of the kitties enjoying their new digs--well, 2 of them at least. The younger 2 are also still in KY :)PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-84089866570379675212010-05-30T21:33:00.001-04:002010-05-30T21:33:29.863-04:00The kitties are happy about our packing<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3us-zZfXdUNWm8cpw8HQdxIuImH0MgNQ_3vLYhRvu1vjS7qNWxTxnjihs7rNgSh2gFuvCFocKid7iH5qwTgS31IlKhSjU4AKNvHMCV-h1lYU8UcfqI449Dt3KWFz8qon2KZbMNoEB1S0/s1600/2010-05-30+17.59.09-709863.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3us-zZfXdUNWm8cpw8HQdxIuImH0MgNQ_3vLYhRvu1vjS7qNWxTxnjihs7rNgSh2gFuvCFocKid7iH5qwTgS31IlKhSjU4AKNvHMCV-h1lYU8UcfqI449Dt3KWFz8qon2KZbMNoEB1S0/s320/2010-05-30+17.59.09-709863.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477241268753078146" /></a></p><p>Here snacker takes advantage of the newly cleared top of the bookshelf, which was previously stacked up to the ceiling with stuff.</p> PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-10124952823030542192010-05-17T21:53:00.001-04:002010-05-17T21:54:23.577-04:00Where in FLA?A few of you asked, so I figured I should post a quick answer: we're moving to the Daytona Beach area (which neighborhood--Ormond, Port Orange, or New Smyrna Beach--we haven't yet decided).<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for all the kind wishes on our big move!</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-22301523422146411052010-05-15T17:18:00.003-04:002010-05-15T17:20:48.407-04:00BlogcationI haven't been posting lately because I've been flying all over the country on job interviews--and now that I've snagged a job (in sunny FLA - whoo-hoo!) I won't be posting for a while longer because life is all about packing boxes and house hunting right now.<div><br /></div><div>I'll probably be back around late June. Until then, hope everyone has fun! And if you want any PurrPrints goodies, I suggest hitting up my zazzle or cafepress shops (see links in the header above) as I'll be slow to ship anything handmade while I'm moving.</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-39659105976943522472010-05-01T13:43:00.001-04:002010-05-01T13:43:42.759-04:00Snacker was feeling left out<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYHLrOkxY4_X3t8qqV1rm10DjNaUQv8lDKT6v9OjbBI8iPKZ_cwBG30e47hyphenhyphenN2HLk9sPL-HB4j7zICZ-DNZ7hr2GjZ_ZZRudgVNcecAMwpaCM_YvnJ8-UjLJIK3iK3mU_-EgHL_rAtIFO/s1600/2010-05-01+13.22.32-722760.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYHLrOkxY4_X3t8qqV1rm10DjNaUQv8lDKT6v9OjbBI8iPKZ_cwBG30e47hyphenhyphenN2HLk9sPL-HB4j7zICZ-DNZ7hr2GjZ_ZZRudgVNcecAMwpaCM_YvnJ8-UjLJIK3iK3mU_-EgHL_rAtIFO/s320/2010-05-01+13.22.32-722760.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466358738997454130" /></a></p><p>When snacker climbed up on the desk and began pointedly looking at me after I pulled up the latest puma-themed post I realized he was feeling a bit jealous.</p> <p>Not that he'd ever admit to that of course. He's now indignantly grooming himself and ignoring me for even suggesting such a thing ;-)</p> PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-72587780426597255572010-04-25T19:40:00.003-04:002010-04-25T19:43:54.680-04:00Sunday snapshots: Puma's unusual napping spot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CNtGYzbQrFyvDWyihv6o2Vn3JRmvA6styfBJHfy4N9gztfBe19cx3xbDhHGZa9xQYjc-PURRNnsYg0St95ezpv6idNuKXyDtGh-KcYddRDOx9DK1dFQfQXeAxXYPDW8hxD1Ktc-cRXfC/s1600/puma+napping+in+closet+(1)+sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CNtGYzbQrFyvDWyihv6o2Vn3JRmvA6styfBJHfy4N9gztfBe19cx3xbDhHGZa9xQYjc-PURRNnsYg0St95ezpv6idNuKXyDtGh-KcYddRDOx9DK1dFQfQXeAxXYPDW8hxD1Ktc-cRXfC/s400/puma+napping+in+closet+(1)+sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464224972175245682" /></a><br />Mm, it's so nice and cozy in here on Daddy's clothes.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhWv1WONUmUzEBFuO40FFpjbM-WMIf2VFSVclrhpseGDTljWMpHH0LB5qDJPyd0Xe89LJvAAot08j6mK4KtCS8NbWodvrinx4UESx_EAM4fnS1R8CkX_dUk6UTWF4yoO-Rx8Tk3vm_VRy/s1600/puma+napping+in+closet+(2)+sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhWv1WONUmUzEBFuO40FFpjbM-WMIf2VFSVclrhpseGDTljWMpHH0LB5qDJPyd0Xe89LJvAAot08j6mK4KtCS8NbWodvrinx4UESx_EAM4fnS1R8CkX_dUk6UTWF4yoO-Rx8Tk3vm_VRy/s400/puma+napping+in+closet+(2)+sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464224704960824546" /></a><br />Moooom! You're disturbing my nap with that bright flashy light!</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-49413607432875547042010-04-24T21:13:00.003-04:002010-04-24T21:14:20.867-04:00Nothing to do with cats, but...A poet friend of mine (we used to write poetry together and help each other revise) sends out a favorite poem every day for the month of April. Today he sent this one--an old favorite of mine that I'd forgotten about--so I thought I would share it with all of you:<br /><br />Failing and Falling<br />by Jack Gilbert<br /><br />Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.<br />It’s the same when love comes to an end,<br />or the marriage fails and people say<br />they knew it was a mistake, that everybody<br />said it would never work. That she was<br />old enough to know better. But anything<br />worth doing is worth doing badly.<br />Like being there by that summer ocean<br />on the other side of the island while<br />love was fading out of her, the stars<br />burning so extravagantly those nights that<br />anyone could tell you they would never last.<br />Every morning she was asleep in my bed<br />like a visitation, the gentleness in her<br />like antelope standing in the dawn mist.<br />Each afternoon I watched her coming back<br />through the hot stony field after swimming,<br />the sea light behind her and the huge sky<br />on the other side of that. Listened to her<br />while we ate lunch. How can they say<br />the marriage failed? Like the people who<br />came back from Provence (when it was Provence)<br />and said it was pretty but the food was greasy.<br />I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell,<br />but just coming to the end of his triumph.PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-70407377899423720312010-04-22T10:57:00.001-04:002010-04-22T10:57:54.960-04:00Zorro loves chinrests<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPqW7KRCDIA1khZ3LXj-TM5tiJG-woindD-bDPnPUXnEMaiGXuaDKOvDZuzGhh2HScscV3stFhZYRh7aoC9c7iojyZRMX4l-fiFYPUUCEBR31QM_5hNvWxkYy1ZVZyn-aMck7fjnyxx8U/s1600/2010-04-16+13.52.45-774960.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPqW7KRCDIA1khZ3LXj-TM5tiJG-woindD-bDPnPUXnEMaiGXuaDKOvDZuzGhh2HScscV3stFhZYRh7aoC9c7iojyZRMX4l-fiFYPUUCEBR31QM_5hNvWxkYy1ZVZyn-aMck7fjnyxx8U/s320/2010-04-16+13.52.45-774960.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462976247308194402" /></a></p><p>Zorro has a particular fondness for napping in places that provide a convenient spot for him to rest his chin (which, I think, is why he's particularly fond of this bed).</p> <p>When he takes lap naps he's always looking for a spot to rest hi head--arms, nearby ledges or desks, books, anything,</p> <p>Are any of your cats like that?</p> PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-11036143418809776782010-04-21T17:07:00.004-04:002010-04-21T17:10:46.300-04:00Squeeee!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.moderncat.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 540px; height: 360px;" src="http://www.moderncat.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Today when visiting moderncat I saw this picture. I think it may be one of the most adorable pictures of a cat I've ever seen. I literally squealed out loud, causing my parrot to make some very funny (and waaay too loud) noises in response.<div><br /></div><div>That picture is from <a href="http://www.moderncat.net/2010/04/20/pet-photography-q-a-with-holly-sisson">this interview with pet photographer Holly Sisson</a> - check it out if you want some good tips on pet photography or just to see some squeal-inducing kitty cuteness.</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-20211203637428239122010-04-10T18:10:00.001-04:002010-04-10T18:10:21.842-04:00My latest cat-in-progress<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiMA8vS5we_gArqFwly62EIU5KKUbbeexKW4HN4WD12Y5PumfcT2EL1682UzZgOoSsHcoH4KQ-qgvNA_ArANosD70-gnGmWa2OUuuwJxcaZ3P-hTtDQzY7uIkDlTVLshgA1wrh2a6x_8n/s1600/2010-04-10+17.45.08-721843.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiMA8vS5we_gArqFwly62EIU5KKUbbeexKW4HN4WD12Y5PumfcT2EL1682UzZgOoSsHcoH4KQ-qgvNA_ArANosD70-gnGmWa2OUuuwJxcaZ3P-hTtDQzY7uIkDlTVLshgA1wrh2a6x_8n/s320/2010-04-10+17.45.08-721843.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458634663849566066" /></a></p><p>I've been working on this cat sculpture a bit more. Once I finish with the sculpting (I still need to sculpt up that curved pencil line into a tail) I'll be painting him. These stripes were kind of a trial idea--I'm not sure I like them though. </p> <p>I am also considering doing a solid black with a textured gloss, or maybe some kind of abstract design. What do you all think?</p> PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-10370400606193390172010-04-05T13:31:00.003-04:002010-04-05T16:31:34.688-04:00I wish this waiting room had kitties<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGxTEneotuM6APm0L-0-5k7FA078OZ6FiP6Va9SVAgoGH6cVR6MR7T5Wy5T0G-VEzkZTsSrkL2EzBOxDhaM5f0gb6ZoxPUoFyYi8OtL_WWtCnFwJXyC8KWe6FBU1h5zuqZW-PT2lpyJ0L/s1600/2010-04-05+13.25.43-781876.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGxTEneotuM6APm0L-0-5k7FA078OZ6FiP6Va9SVAgoGH6cVR6MR7T5Wy5T0G-VEzkZTsSrkL2EzBOxDhaM5f0gb6ZoxPUoFyYi8OtL_WWtCnFwJXyC8KWe6FBU1h5zuqZW-PT2lpyJ0L/s320/2010-04-05+13.25.43-781876.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456707342375341090" /></a></p><p>I'm currently sitting in a waiting room. Waiting rooms are, as everyone knows, the height of excitement.</p> <p>When you're in a waiting room for an extra hour because you got the appointment time wrong they're that much more exciting though. ;-)</p> <p>I think cute kittens should be made a new standard feature for waiting rooms. They could replace the pointless magazines no-one really reads. At least I have pictures of my kitties on my phone to play around with, like this one of Allie Mae.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnKCKD-4t7O0Ut7Kc1iyMK8A6LWvG2j4BTiqvswODDbC6zG0mEoqaAqjjLqASrEFzTTIrmYweqgkDD2WnkDHqJ7eDshuJT9iYMTLjf1xcI3L0hBIimzxKqgfzpQ6YU9o6AbX8GD9SNdD9/s1600/allie+mae+plays+with+cord+sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnKCKD-4t7O0Ut7Kc1iyMK8A6LWvG2j4BTiqvswODDbC6zG0mEoqaAqjjLqASrEFzTTIrmYweqgkDD2WnkDHqJ7eDshuJT9iYMTLjf1xcI3L0hBIimzxKqgfzpQ6YU9o6AbX8GD9SNdD9/s400/allie+mae+plays+with+cord+sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456752660268130130" /></a></p>Actually, she might volunteer to be a waiting room kitty. She loves meeting new people, and she might prefer that to being the perpetual subject of my experiments with Photoshop :)PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-47954331025245636832010-03-30T17:07:00.002-04:002010-03-30T17:11:35.938-04:00Zorro makes a good teacher's pet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimed-rCOD7aXHwkAlh5ADeWMzeO30Gsc9Hnxtbd0fd26bfAYfovqNqPHarDtwG65pSuba1rYAdcZAaAlKGln6eKdsZf-YhH71rEaifLLXVCuDEmPpSPKapiYVSAwJsAy4R2mAeAnfre376/s1600/zorro+makes+a+good+teachers+aid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimed-rCOD7aXHwkAlh5ADeWMzeO30Gsc9Hnxtbd0fd26bfAYfovqNqPHarDtwG65pSuba1rYAdcZAaAlKGln6eKdsZf-YhH71rEaifLLXVCuDEmPpSPKapiYVSAwJsAy4R2mAeAnfre376/s400/zorro+makes+a+good+teachers+aid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454537371937631810" /></a><br />Zorro saw that his daddy needed some help grading papers and so he settled down to provide some moral support. He was willing to do the actual grading as well, but Mark was concerned his students wouldn't comprehend Zorro's brilliant and incisive wit, so he simply consulted Zorro on any particularly difficult decisions. <div><br /></div><div>Zorro, as always, offered only the sagest advice. ;)</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-27101088299660645962010-03-29T22:29:00.002-04:002010-03-29T22:31:15.806-04:00They loved it!My committee loved my dissertation - hooray! That mans that, with the exception of a few administrative odds and ends, I am finished with my graduate education. I don't officially graduate until early May--but it's a great feeling.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks everyone for your kind wishes! (And thanks as always to my sweet kitties for putting up with me [grin])</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-16995925524883682272010-03-28T11:57:00.000-04:002010-03-28T11:57:00.643-04:00Tomorrow I...defend my dissertation! And then (as of probably around 7pm on 5/29) I'll be Dr. PurrPrints! (how obnoxious would that be?)<br /><br />Anyway, just had to share - wish me luck!PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-14411487657918284572010-03-27T17:25:00.003-04:002010-03-27T17:54:36.352-04:00Puma prefers naps and laps to apps<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bmlhFCzVaU3kgdZLkhgGN8ZIoBxqdw4c62BPCQi4qatKDWXDJgq9m4qwgqRfwGLkJfX_USMWR99Xl2OfBsyiEB9QewhtM1fss26LfueIe4i-W3LLXudD_ddy_z_H_Ouyxm3bG1Fy627Y/s1600/2010-03-27+11.56.53-1-723114.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bmlhFCzVaU3kgdZLkhgGN8ZIoBxqdw4c62BPCQi4qatKDWXDJgq9m4qwgqRfwGLkJfX_USMWR99Xl2OfBsyiEB9QewhtM1fss26LfueIe4i-W3LLXudD_ddy_z_H_Ouyxm3bG1Fy627Y/s320/2010-03-27+11.56.53-1-723114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453427879613348690" /></a>I had to steal mommy's blog today to say that I am really tired of this new toy she has gotten.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo">First of all, what kind of toy has neither catnip, feathers, fur, nor nice crinkly sounds? I mean really, what good is a toy if it doesn't have at least one of those things? (Though mommy will never get me the feather and fur ones because she'sa says they are cruel to animals. I don't know what she means - I'm an animal, and it's cruel NOT to get them for me in my opinion!)</p><p class="mobile-photo">Secondly, this new toy makes her talk funny--always going on about "apps." At first I thought she meant naps, or maybe laps, and I was excited--because those are both very good things. I just thought maybe she had forgotten how to say these crucial words because her dissertation had finally fried her brain. (I don't know what this means, but I always hear her saying this.)</p><p class="mobile-photo">But no, there has been no surplus of naps or laps since she got this new toy, which I find really annoying. instead she's constantly pointing this thing at me and fussing if i don't sit sill to make a picture like the one above. So finally I did stay still--and look what she did! she made me all sideways!</p><p class="mobile-photo">Sigh. Its enough to make me need a nap.</p><p class="mobile-photo">P.s. - mommy says you all should check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=121709">this new treasury she is in</a>, which was made by someone in honor f their newly adopted kitties.</p>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-18648609822312864602010-03-23T23:46:00.001-04:002010-03-23T23:46:15.803-04:00My first mobile post<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bMgw9ic2rBotZZuWhaCn-IWIxQNTZTG0_t_1ox2wktWjcxoYtoTAGH4PwsWaGrXULGiwTs0Svaq3qs2LC1BPTu4U-GYn12a-FFmmn4gBJDn4-fbniwKMMZvqk3CXIbBDMC-D97uqRdLJ/s1600-h/IMAG0005-1-775804.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bMgw9ic2rBotZZuWhaCn-IWIxQNTZTG0_t_1ox2wktWjcxoYtoTAGH4PwsWaGrXULGiwTs0Svaq3qs2LC1BPTu4U-GYn12a-FFmmn4gBJDn4-fbniwKMMZvqk3CXIbBDMC-D97uqRdLJ/s320/IMAG0005-1-775804.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452041692054473474" /></a></p><p>My latest crafting fascination: plushies & paperclay</p> PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-2325439601377210062010-03-23T17:50:00.002-04:002010-03-23T17:53:17.632-04:00I hope to be posting more often again soon because...I've now joined the 21st century and gotten a smart phone! I'm hoping having such a handy way of taking pictures and turning them into blog posts will make me more prone to write. Right now I'm in the process of setting up my mobile blogging abilities, so if all goes well I'll hopefully be posting some new pics of both my cats and some new craft projects I've been working on (I'm getting very into sewing plushies and other 3d projects lately) to share with you all - assuming anyone is left after my long absence, that is ;)PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-30160670959175078522010-02-15T16:43:00.003-05:002010-02-15T16:47:57.208-05:00Kitty Love pendants are now up at HaberHeartwork's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.123463345.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.123463345.jpg" border="0" alt="red and blue cats in a glass pendant necklace" /></a>A while back I told you all how the talented Sharon of HaberHeartwork's would be turning my kitty-love design into glass pendants. Well, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40714996">the Kitty Love necklace</a> is now up for sale in her shop--and very inexpensively too ($7.75)--for anyone who wants to check it out!PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-59701708159894114242010-01-27T14:56:00.003-05:002010-01-27T15:00:39.707-05:00A thank-you to a cool steampunk blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://www.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/24234_product_1938528439_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px;" src="https://www.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/24234_product_1938528439_thumb_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Just wanted to share this as a kind of thank you to The Grand Design, who <a href="http://cjgrand.blogspot.com/2010/01/handmade-tweet_27.html">featured me on her blog today</a> - I love steampunk stuff, and she has some awesome steampunk goodies, so if you're as much of a fan of steampunk as I am you should check her out :)<div><br /></div><div>I love this <a href="https://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=rapid_cart&op=rc&pid=844510">Lock and Key necklace</a> that's in her artfire shop especially.</div>PurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477335630312644905.post-81059477240007345302010-01-12T21:52:00.003-05:002010-01-12T21:55:53.373-05:00Any other sewers out there?So my husband, much to my delight, got me a sewing machine for xmas. I am a very beginning sewer, but I'm not thrilled at the prospect of working my way through traditional intro sewing projects, like pillows or aprons. So I have a few questions for anyone out ther who might know a smidge about sewing:<br /><br />1) Any interesting baby sewing projects you can recommend? Say for funky-but-simple plushies, or comfy-and-casual-fun dresses, or anything else suited to a not-too-traditionally-domestic woman who's just learning to sew?<br /><br />2) Any good resources where you've found patterns or project inspiration that you just love and want to share?<br /><br />3) Any general "you must try" or "don't ever do this" kinda general sewing tips to share?<br /><br />Also, of course, feel free to share anythign else that come sot mindPurrPrintshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17892844768633203890noreply@blogger.com0