Eclectic Soul

A little bit of this and a little bit of that.

[mistressvera]

[njadakasrage]

Re-Collective Orchestra covered Kendrick Lamar’s “All The Stars”. Didn’t know I needed a orchestrated version of this song till now.

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AND THE ORCHESTRA IS ALL BLACK! BITCH I’M IN LOVE

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This was amazing

[ilybethany]

My heart…

[the-meggo]

Maryland Gothic

Your house was built in 1920. It has been marked historic. It will now stand here untouched until the end of time. The bridge has been marked historic. It was built in 1930. No one is allowed to drive on it. Your neighbor’s fence has been marked historic. He built it three years ago. You go to church. The church falls down. It was built in 2005. No one will clear the rubble to save you. It has been marked historic. 

You get in your dinghy. You motor to town. You tie up your dinghy at the docks. You buy your government mandated industrial carton of Old Bay and Old Bay seasoned UTZ chips at the Royal Farms. You can’t remember the taste of water. You don’t remember sunlight. There is only Old Bay. 

You are on a mountain. The fog is too thick to see the road in front of you. You wait for it to clear. You drive until you reach a town below sea level. The fog is still here. It has followed you. 

Your friend from out of state asks if you want to go swimming in the Bay. You say no. You’ll be too busy contacting their next of kin.  

You are driving. The DC NPR station signal is growing weaker. You are not yet in range of the Baltimore NPR station. The signal is growing fainter. Fainter. Fainter. You flip between the static of both stations. Nothing. You are trapped. You pass a road sign that reads: New Market. Your flesh melts from your bones as Rush Limbaugh comes in loud and clear. 

You sailed your preposterously large yacht into Ego Alley. All eyes are upon you. You approach the dead end docks. The tourists look on in confusion. The dockside bar patrons begin to take bets. It is time to turn around and motor your way out. There is no space left. You cannot turn. You are stuck. The harbor patrol calls the Tugboat Of Shame. In the end, your body is strung up with the others. 

You are in Severna park. A woman approaches you. In one hand she holds a field hockey stick. In her other hand, a lacrosse stick. You must chose. You do not know how to play lacrosse. You do not know how to play field hockey. With a heavy heart, you say, “I don’t play sports.” The woman smiles.  She brandishes the lacrosse stick. You close your eyes. You feel your nose break. You see your own blood staining your Sperrys. You do not resist. It is your own fault for entering Severna Park without the proper training. 

The stink bugs are here. The stink bugs are here. The stink bugs are here. Ț̠̠̻̤́̍̅͊̑ͧ̊h̍̏͊ͤe̻ͬ͋̽ͤ ͖̦̼̣̰̝͙s̮̬̦̜͌ͭ̍͋͒̔ť̫̲̞͖̈́̅ȉ͉̓͌̈͌n̤̩̭̲ͣ̔ͧ̿k̲̝͓̠͓̥̙ͥͤ ̣̺̤̻ͩ̊̅̍̄ͯb̠̈́́͊̈́͗u̜̭̔͑̚g̘͎̼̪̳͌̍̅ͥ̋ͅsͨ́ ̒͛͌̂ͫ̾ă̬̣̹̲̠̠̘̋̇͊̋r͈͈͓͆͊ͯͧ̎ͯ̈́ě̯̒̓ͩͥ̽ͥ ̠ͭͦ̉h̬̘͓̉͆̋ͤ̚ë̻̟͉̊r̤͙̱̠̝̮͇ͬ́̋̿̄e͕̯̯͔͈.ͫͩ

[ultrafacts]

Alex (1976 – September 6, 2007) had a vocabulary of over 100 words, but was exceptional in that he appeared to have understanding of what he said. For example, when Alex was shown an object and was asked about its shape, color, or material, he could label it correctly. He could understand that a key was a key no matter what its size or color, and could figure out how the key was different from others. One day, he asked what color he was, and learned “grey” after being told the answer six times. This made him the first non-human animal to have ever asked an existential question. [x]

Alex’s last words were also “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.” [x] 

These were the same words that Alex would say every day when his owner left the lab.

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[mandopony]

“You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.”

a parrot actually said these words, and meant it, before he died.

I’m getting choked up

[twilighttheunicorn]

Alex the parrot is actually one of my favorite animal intelligence stories/examples. What a smart birb.

[kimreesesdaughter]

Why am I emotional right now?

[datdivinedime]

It's here!! #bulletjournal #bulletplanner #bulletjournaling #leuchtturm1917

[datdivinedime]

Insomnia!!

It doesn't happen often but when it does it's pretty bad. I want to sew all the things and watch all the YouTube videos, but I can't cause a hubby that has to wake up at 4am might not appreciate that. I ordered a Leuchtturm notebook, but soon after remembered I had a journal that probably could have worked for this bullet journal experiment. My passion planner has not been used much despite all the hype and excitement I had for it, so I will see if I can add the goal mapping and scheduled goal check-ins into the new system.

[cecileemeke]

#FakeDeep by Cecile Emeke

If you didn’t know who fake deep is, allow us to introduce you. Watch the full video here.

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GO THE FUCK OFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I literally just gasped at the fact they were so able to articulate the reality of this so well

[fckyeahprettyafricans]

Nigeria

[hatzigsut]

well.

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Sewing For Teens: Foxglove by Selvage Designs

Sewing For Teens: Foxglove by Selvage Designs

Boogie, Maddie, Boogie, Maddie

Seems like the girls are going back and forth on le blog so here is another installment of Sewing for Teens.  I got the privilege of testing Selvage Designs first women’s pattern, Foxglove.  Y’all already know how much I love her design style with the Soleil Dress for girls, and this one delivers the same quality with lots of options.

The Foxglove is a racerback…

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Sewing A Season Ahead: Mimi!

Sewing A Season Ahead: Mimi!

Can you believe it?  Summer has just started and I’m already thinking about the Fall and new school year.  There always seems to be patterns that I really want to sew but never get around to making before the season is over with.  For instance,  I’ve had McCalls 6844 and the fabric to go with it since it became the hit of last season. However a cool hi-low peplum card does not hang in my closet!…

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Perfect Pattern Parcel #3: Prefontaine Aggie Style

Perfect Pattern Parcel #3: Prefontaine Aggie Style

I have a deep college rivalry brewing in my house between the girls.  The oldest has her eyes on Texas A&M University and the other bleeds burnt orange(University of Texas). I really don’t know how it happen, but they fiercely defend their perspective schools between each other, and acquire as much spirit gear as I will buy.   We came across this Reveille fabric at Hobby Lobby in January.  Maddie…

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Graduation Dress Fit for A Diva

Graduation Dress Fit for A Diva

The power struggle between a recovering selfish fabric hoarder and tween/teen ideas of self expression are interesting. This is how it usually goes around here.

1) I pick the pattern and fabric-(I’m happy because the full vision for fabric is realized. They are happy for the most part, but sometimes I do make duds to them that never see the light day.  I reclaim those duds with the idea that my…

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Pattern Testing: Rissa Roo's Pixie Tank Top

Pattern Testing: Rissa Roo’s Pixie Tank Top

(Disclaimer: I was provided this pattern in exchange for my time and feedback.  All opinions are my own.)

Heyyyyyyyyyyyy! I’m just going to slide right in here like I haven’t been AWOL for the past couple of weeks.

Not gonna work is it?

Ok I’ll be honest folks, May has been unexpectedly rough.  It’s been almost 16 years since I lost my mom, and sometimes Mother’s Day and May in general can be a…

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Sew-A-Bration of Womanhood

The sewing community is a beautiful place for its encouragement and empowerment.  When I first saw this postand read about the Sew-a-bration of Womanhood I was literally brought to tears.  I have struggled a lot recently with not being happy with the shape I’m in and most of all not sewing for this shape.  When I first started in 08 I only sewed for myself, but 6 years and 50lbs later I have…

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Me Made May 14: Week 1!

Me Made May 14: Week 1!

One week down, three more to go!!!

Thursday May 1

Can you believe it? The first day and I had to use my kid as a pass!  Brooklyn is wearing Rabbit Rabbit Creations newly released Hummingbird dress pattern that I made into a tunic.

Friday May 2

Ok back in the game! Here are my favorite Thurlows of all time. How many have I made….2? That’s beside the point!  I have some blog posts here, here, and

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Mmmmmmm: Mimi & Me Made May!

Mmmmmmm: Mimi & Me Made May!

May already!!! I can’t believe the girls will be out of school in a month or so.  Today kicks off Me Made May ’14.  What’s Me Made May you ask?  It’s a month long  challenge that sewist participate in where they strive to wear something they have made everyday for the entire month.  Each sewist can tailor her pledge to fit her lifestyle.  Some do Monday-Friday, some go for the gusto and attempt…

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Lots O' Dots!: Tie Dye Diva Perfect Party Dress Blog Hop - Day 3

Lots O’ Dots!: Tie Dye Diva Perfect Party Dress Blog Hop – Day 3

Hello, hello, hellooooooooo!

Let me dust away the cobwebs and shoo away the crickets.  The machines have been humming and jumping.  Unfortunately, that doesn’t leave much time to blog about all the pretties I’ve made.  A deadline is always good for someone like me, and  Kathy of Hand Made Dress Haven has been keeping us all in line. Have you been enjoying the tour so far? I know I have loved…

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