Things to occupy the brain while working.....

Lots of text- but very helpful-REALLY! Here are some links to things I like to listen to or watch while working. Sometimes being a little factory worker here takes it's toll on the brain, so if I listen to some "great book" or a talk about quantum physics it makes me feel not quite so brain dead!

• -Librivox - free- books in the public domain read by volunteers (warning: some readers are terrible- bless their hearts!)- of course listen to all the Jane Austen!

• -Ted- free-some interesting talks on science and design and other things- make sure to listen to the talk on mushrooms by Paul Stamets- amazing!

• -Conscious Media Network- free, but you can become a member I guess for more access and to support them- interviews with interesting foldks on religion and space aliens and alternative health etc- it's good to keep an open mind when listening- some things I've never even considered! I love physicist Michu Kaku's talk on space and time and other dimensions.

• -New Dimensions Radio- same kinda thing as above- perhaps more tame- and the interviewers can be a little too talky, but....

be sure to catch the talks with Bruce Lipton about the role (or lack of role) genes have in determining our future health and well-being.

• -Pandora Radio- punch in a song you like and Pandora finds other songs that have some of the same elements.

that's all I've got for now- here's a picture of my latest works- yes valentines day is right around the corner! (yes I am joking just a bit- but stores order EARLY!)

i love cake

Well yes I do love cake, but this time I'm talking about the band CAKE- look at this from their web site- so funny- reminds me of some of the funny signs that Shona, from LalaDex Press has put on her blog . You may ask why I have time to look at other peoples' blogs and websites, and the truthful answer is I don't and I better go. Rick is coming back from visiting our friend, Court, in Hong Kong, so I have to go pick him up in Canada (flights to HK are much cheaper from there). And yes still tons of orders and WAAAY behind. but as Eliana says "poco a poco se abre un coco" "little by little you open a coconut"....hahahaha I put some blockprinted cloth on my etsy site- will someone please buy it ? I need help paying my mortgage! take care everyone....

some things i like

just a few things that I like (you can see more on my flickr site) now I'll tell you why...the fan I like the shape and the shine of the blades and the light blue of the base. I love tomatillas- not just the taste, but the way they grow is they form a little green paper lantern and the fruit grows inside of it, then it looks like this when it dries out- It looks to me like a little bird cage with the seeds stuck inside like the birds. Then the dried anise I just love the color and the shape of the arms with the little flowers at the end. Oh a note for Shona- I actually packed and moved the dry plants- I'm no magpie (Rick is though), but I seriously packed every little thing and moved them! and okay some things I'm glad I still have, like these. oh and the fan I got for $5 at a yard sale. They had about 10 different old neat fans, but I liked this one the best, though now I wish I'd gotten all of them. $50 for 10 fans, I don't know but.....