I started on the old Argentinian saddle tree this week. This was the tree that *was* broken in about three different spots.
Here the tree is, being slowly turned back into an Alien face-hugger.
Neoprene cushion, there is additional neoprene (not shown) skived and attached to the bum area of the cushion as well as the spine.
Seat [...]
Liz and I had our mugshots taken for a family project the other day.
This was by far the best photo— I’ve lived life on the other side of the lens. I appear to be smirking in the rest of them, this would be the least ’smirkiest’ of them all. There’s a reason I took up [...]
Open call for submissions for the GLBT Equality anthology. To be published in August ‘09.
The goal of this relief anthology is to raise dollars to support charitable organizations that fight for GLBT equality and rights.
The anthology will be published through a print-on-demand (POD) model using Lulu.com .
This is not a paying or a qualifying [...]
Ayatollah, Ayatollah!
Why are the streets of Tehran
painted green?
Ayatollah, ayatollah,
Why does Iran bleed?
Why is there a sea of black?
Why are the streets paved in blood?
Ayatollah, ayatollah,
the people have called a jihad.
They have pricked your flesh,
and you have bled,
a mere, mortal man you [...]
These are pretty much done, minus a little spit ‘n shine. The owner of these boots happened by to check them out, he tried them on (there were no tacks protruding through the inner sole (beginner’s luck, I’m sure of it). He said they felt “pretty good.”
These are mine. Or they will be when I [...]
Today was my birthday. Thank you to all for the well wishes — quite literally (digitally speaking) from around the world. My laptop finally gave the ghost about a week ago (mechanical failure of the hard drive…*sigh*) which is a good part of the reason for me being absent here ’round the interverse. Please don’t [...]