Random Stuff

I have a fun list of random stuff I have seen on the internets.A fancy device that covers your cords and at each curlique end has an outlet: Wirepod

A most excellent looking book, super fancy 3-D origami stuff. Probably death to make, but sure looks impressive! Advanced Origami

Fantastic stuff with paper! I wish I was that skilled. Paper Art

A most excellent UK house, that has several components that slide around allowing you to completely change the place!

Okay, and enough internet slime, time for Hermit to get cracking on the schoolage!

Hermy

Animal pelts

Another tale from the life of Hermit:
I was on le bus today coming home from rehearsal and on stepped this individual (along with many others, the bus was crowded) whom I paid little attention to (actually that is a bit of a lie, but what I did pay attention to has no bearing on the story- she had bangs, then a headband and then a head full of dreadlocks so I was trying to figure out how she managed that, but I digress...) until she turned around a bit and I noticed a furry tale and two limp legs hanging over her shoulder. Then she began to stroke the tail and I realised it was some kind of grotesque scarf, that was basically the skin of some dead animal sewn up. This was/is entirely repulsing to me and a moment later when someone left their seat and she ended up sitting facing me I am sure I had a charming look of disgust on my face. At this point I could also see the other end of it, which had a head!! I don't understand how people sell things like this, or purchase them for that matter. It was some kind of fox, and the face/head was all intact; ears, snout etc. Which kind of made me get teary. Ha, I am pathetic! Basically the entire time she was stroking the tail, fondling the legs, rubbing the feet against her face/mouth etc. and I had to majorly restrain myself from having some kind of outburst. But honestly, how can you be fondling and rubbing the de-boned skin of a dead animal!?
Ok, end rant.
Hermit out.

The Best Laid Plans...

So I have a fun story for you all:
Me mere and me brothers birthdays fall on February 5 and 6 and I have issues remembering which date belongs to each person. This is bad and makes me feel like a bad kid, so I try to avoid it at all costs. Knowing I would be away this year I had great plans for mailing gifts, however when that failed (I need lessons on good gift ideas for family members, anyhow) I opted for phoning on the day etc. Now in order for this to happen with minimal embarrasment of the 'Idontknowwhichofyouisgettingoldertoday' sort I formulated crafty plan: Eve's mom and mine share the same birthday, so presto, I figure out the meres is the 5th. Now there are also evening type plans for the 5th so I plan it all out to get up early so I can phone in zee morning and avoid not being able to at night. Yay me for planning my life out etc.
So this morning (we are pretending that I am not writing this blogpost at the cutoff for the day) I am zee phone with mere, wish her happy birthday and then after a bit of a pause inform her that I really hope I don't have the wrong date. Sadly, she informs me that yes, it is in fact my brothers birthday today and not hers. She then goes on to tell me how I can keep them straight by saying that brother was born the day after her 35 birthday. (the age she decided she wasn't having kids after) Great, except that I know that it is the 5 and 6, which would make her birthday the 4 which makes me an even more horrid kid than I thought. However I express my confusion, asking if brothers birthday is the 5th. No, tis the 6th I am told. So then it is your birthday today!? No, today is the 6th.
Epic fail!
I had the date and everything right, minus the fact that I am apparently an idiot and completely lost track of the days. *bows
So much for my great plans...
Hermit

Our Apartments Pet

Alo all, has been a long time.

I thought you would appreciate this so enjoy.

Before christmas Jo built some soup and decided it would last over the holidays. Upon returning, it was determined that no, it had not however it remained in the fridge for some time until it was removed to make room for edible food products. At that time it took up residence on our kitchen counter, awaiting its demise. Fortunately for it (and unfortunately for us) this did not occur in a timely fashion, allowing out kitchen mascot to develop and grow into a beautiful, odiferous thing.

And here, for your entertainment, is our kitchen mascot:

Whats that you say? You can't quite see him well enough? Okay...

Better? But wait, what is that in the upper left corner?

Yum!
Hope you weren't eating!

Hermit