Archive for October, 2007

I’m doing something entirely unlike me and wearing perfume this morning.

I should clarify, it’s not by choice.

No, I had the bright idea that I would give the bathroom a quick scrub-down after my shower… and in the process of being so industriously clean I managed to knock a box of random make-up and perfume samples off the vanity. And, of course, one of the perfume samples shattered all over the floor, in that nasty spot behind the toilet.

Oh, don’t look at me like you don’t know what I’m talking about. It’s that scrubby, dusty and slightly damp spot way in the back, the one you can’t touch with a mop, the one that’s really hard to reach without getting down on your hands and knees, squeezed in the tiny gap between the vanity and the toilet, where you’re forced to make out with the toilet brush until you find what you’re looking for…

It’s the spot you basically forget about until you drop a perfume sample back there. You know the one.

The end result: My bathroom smells like a grandma, and I smell like I marinated in grandma-juice.

(And did I do the smart thing and throw away the box of unused samples right then and there? Noooooo. Because you never know when you might need that six-year-old tube of Burt’s Bees décollete cream! Or the revitalizing eye mask! Or a quick sniff of Eau de Grandma!)

Pack rat what?

It may be Tuesday, but this has Monday Morning Syndrome written alllll over it.

sixhours.net has a new look!
Originally uploaded by calobee

I finally broke down and decided to make good use of the one MySQL database my Web host provides and learn PHP. I decided that I can’t call myself a Web geek without knowing one of the most popular Web programming languages. This little project captured my attention for a good part of the week.

The result is a Web site that is 500 times easier to update and maintain, and for you, dear Internets, there are new RSS feeds to subscribe to. As soon as I realized how useful RSS is for reading my favorite blogs, I realized it would be doubly useful for my own Web site!

A lot of credit goes to the S.O., the resident PHP guru, for patiently answering my questions and, at points, just coding the darned thing for me. I still can’t quite get my head around nested “for” loops, but I’m working on it.

Now I just need to get working on some new stuff to fill it up!

peel
Originally uploaded by calobee

I’ve posted a bunch of new photos at Flickr! This was a very fun shoot, from wayyyy back in April.

I’m going to try to devote one day this weekend to working on a new Web site design. The current one is grating on my nerves.

I am wondering if I should start offering custom Etsy banner designs in my shop. It would mean extra money and extra practice with Illustrator. Hmmm. Going to think on that some more.

And finally, many thanks to Little Splurge and Poof You’re a Frog for the recent mentions!

I’ve been waiting for this day for weeks, and it’s finally here! Jess Goldfond (with help from her boyfriend, of Spray Glue fame) launches The Shiny Squirrel online boutique!

There you’ll find a beautifully-curated selection of artists and designers showcasing a variety of gifts and goodies.

And yes, I’m there, too! Presenting five new prints from the dollfood series that I’ve been sitting on not-so-patiently for just about ever.

So go see, and support independent artists and designers! Go go go!