Getting Ink and Giving Stitches
Okay, babies and gentlemen. We have a winner and they are...going to have to wait just a little longer! FACE!!!In the meantime though, some of you may remember my cross stitch tattoo. For those of you...
View ArticleBut Can You Stitch To It?: Weezer - Hurley
Weezer has a lot to answer for. Their self-titled debut, lovingly referred to as the Blue Album saw non-stop play in my Discman in my freshman year in high school. The follow-up was everything I could...
View ArticleThere's a Real Cool Club on the Other Side of Town: My Adventures in the E.G.A.
The Embroidery Guild of America. Immediately your mind is filled with old women sewing the same fabric for the last two decades, sitting with their backs to the door not interested in getting out or...
View ArticleOnly God Can Judge Me - The Results Show!
First off, my apologies to everyone who entered and everyone who has been waiting to find out what happened. A little "real life" got in the way and, well, we know how that goes (Northwest?). So before...
View ArticleI've Got My Mind On My Stitching and My Stitching On My Mind
Like that itchy little rash that you swear is just a cold sore, I'm back!Usually when there is a long break between posts I have been stitching like crazy but could not find the time to post. Well,...
View ArticleI'm Going To Hell For This One!
It’s been a long couple of months. I lost a really great job for a really lame reason and I got really depressed. I’m working again (temp style), a major pay cut, and not really cutting it all the way...
View ArticleHow Could A Little Inspiration Be Any Worse?
Oh christ, he's doing that again.I mentioned in my last post some of the more personal stuff I have been dealing with lately and I have to admit I was feeling a bit disconnected from stitching as a...
View ArticleFurlough Friday: daisymae_cs
I know posting a picture of a recently completed or work-in-progress is not mandatory (I skipped my senior year at blogging school so what do I know). I also know you don’t come here for the instant...
View ArticleDrugs Are Good: Vicodin
So back in January I turned 30 and while I was pretty proud that I didn't have some kind of meltdown, I realized that it was about time for me to put up or shut up. All year it's been a bit of a...
View ArticleBut Can You Stitch To It?: Jonathan Coulton - Live in 2006
Due to a mixture of Red Bull and Vodka, I'm here growing up in a musical home and being a fan of Punk music I have always had a preference for live albums. I know they are not as great as going out to...
View Article12 Days of Hell: Day Zero, The Begining of The End
12 Days of Hell: Day ZeroOriginally uploaded by whateverjamesOk, I am crazy obsessed with finishing this piece by the end of the year. I have been working on it the better part of forever and I wanted...
View Article12 Days of Hell: Day One
12 Days: Day OneOriginally uploaded by whateverjamesWell after one day of stitching here is where I am at! I have been listening to a lot of the album the last 24 hours. I know that may be a little...
View Article12 Days of Hell: Day Two
12 Days: Day TwoOriginally uploaded by whateverjamesI posted on the Facebook Fan Page that it has been crazy busy and that I probably would not have a whole lot done for today's entry. As you can see:...
View Article12 Days of Hell: Day Three
...and we're back. Yes, I know it's Sunday but I already lost two days this week (it's not like it was MY birthday). So with the holiday schedule there has not been a lot of time to stitch but I wanted...
View Article12 Days of Hell: Day Four
After blocking out that little section I would say I have made some pretty good headway!I have been listening to the album this morning (as well as the latest, Dissent of Man) and I am pumped to stitch...
View Article12 Days of Hell: Day Five: How Could Hell Be Any Work?
Wholly S-H-I-T! It was a busy day. I got almost no sleep and stitched the entire time I was not soothing a congested toddler who can't sleep.The best news is that I finished page 9 of 9! The bad news...
View ArticleTechnical Difficulties...
Yes, "Hell" is done. I have become completely obsessed with a new project which has required a LOT of research and it is not easy to find. I'm sure it would be but I am still working in Safe Mode due...
View ArticleHow Could Hell Be Any Worse?
So after almost two weeks, my computer is finally over it's virus (I spent most of last night knocking on the fire starters at the grocery store - it's the best I could do). If you were wondering why...
View ArticleFinishing a Finished Piece, or Punk Is "Framed"
So the "Hell" piece, along with The Joker, are going to London for the Stitch and Craft Show! Nice, right? Well that led to some questions about how I plan to finish it. When last we posted, "Hell" was...
View ArticleI Got 99 Problems But A Stitch Ain't One!
I died a little inside with that one, and let's face it, I probably deserve it.Sorry folks but with the usual issues of bills, rent, kids, job interviews and sadly Windy remains in the hospital, there...
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