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Archive for September, 2009

Rome in a day

Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Classical history geek that I am, I went this afternoon to the “24 Hour Roman Construction Project,” an art event in which participants build a replica of Rome in a day. Starting at midnight with the two huts of Romulus and Remus, volunteers make structures, well, more or less to scale.
Events, speakers and music were [...]

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White Fimo clay is really, really white

Posted in Crafty, Ramblings on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When I made roses from Sculpey III polymer clay for my rose and semiprecious stone earrings, the fine edges crumbled as I was assembling the earrings. Roses made from Fimo clay, though, stood up to abuse — and by abuse I mean my cats knocking them off the counter and chasing them around on a [...]

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Even quicker way to add symbols to tweets

Posted in Ramblings, Workaround Sue on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Further solidifying my title as “Queen of the Workaround” – Just copy one of these and paste it into your tweet. Here you go: ♥   ♡  ♪  ☺  ☹   ☮   ★   ❦  Quick ‘n dirty.
Even better, here’s a long list with tons of symbols. A sampling: ♘  €  [...]

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Rocky planet only 500 light-years away

Posted in Cool science on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Of course the travel guide says it’s incredibly hot (2000C) on the day side and super-cold (-200C) on the night side, but it’s still the first rocky planet confirmed outside our own solar system. The planet, CoRoT-7b, orbits the star CoRoT-7 in the Monoceros, or Unicorn, constellation. The names all get more sensible when you [...]

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Recipe for a girls’ spa day at home

Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My philosophy on creating a really spa-like experience:  You should feel soothed, transported — as though you have gotten an expensive treat and a real change has taken place.
Keys to this: engaging all the senses; putting the skin through tactile changes; and emerging with at least one visible result.
With those goals in mind, here’s what [...]

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