My friend Stephanie of The Jaunty Gnome created this darling little hedgehog… is it not just too cute? The wool of the body comes from local sheep, and it’s so soft and fluffy!

I always wanted a hedgehog…

This is a cool little widget from Craft [...]]]> For some reason, it’s always like 11pm when I decide to make a treasury on Etsy, and then I stay up way too late finishing them. I just love the colors in this one, and I found a few local (to me) sellers to feature:

This is a cool little widget from Craft Cult!

It’s awesome, that’s why!

This darling dish towel comes from Craft Services Design Co., based in Corvallis and Mr. Owly here is just one of their cool [...]]]> Okay, yes, I took a photo* of a dish towel. Don’t judge me!

It’s awesome, that’s why!

This darling dish towel comes from Craft Services Design Co., based in Corvallis and Mr. Owly here is just one of their cool designs. (And he is available on a t-shirt.)

*day 55 of my photo-a-day project

For crying out loud, people, I can’t go anywhere these days without seeing one of you cranky-pants whining about how long it’s taking Scott Lynch to write the third book in his Gentleman Bastard series, or shaking your digital fist at Patrick Rothfuss because he’s, IDK, having a conversation with his wife instead [...]]]> Dear Fandom:

For crying out loud, people, I can’t go anywhere these days without seeing one of you cranky-pants whining about how long it’s taking Scott Lynch to write the third book in his Gentleman Bastard series, or shaking your digital fist at Patrick Rothfuss because he’s, IDK, having a conversation with his wife instead of writing, writing, writing, omgwritingggg!!! And George R.R. Martin… well, how he even dares to draw a breath anymore is beyond me.

Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon, blogs. You are everywhere, and you won’t shut up about how these writers OWE YOU and you CAN’T WAIT, and WHY AREN’T THEY WRITING DON’T THEY KNOW WE ARE WAITING, I SAW A PICTURE OF HIM SCRATCHING HIS EAR, HOW DARE HE STOP TO SCRATCH HIS EAR!?

It’s awesome that you love their work, but listen, it’s no fun being in your company as a fellow fan. Can’t you just wait it out and enjoy the work as it comes? Oh, shut up, you totally can. I waited for Stephen King’s entire Dark Tower series over the course of 22 years (that’s right, twenty two), you can wait out the five or so years it has taken Tad Williams to finish Shadowmarch.

Go to the library and find something else to read!

Best,

k

Cute new comic strip over at comics.com…

Click on it to see a larger version, my wordpress template is really too narrow for almost everything. Think I will change it soon. Fixed!