despite the fact that i was actually losing sleep thinking about the amount of feet inbetween this curb and the EOP, i finally figured out my issue. looks like one of the parking spaces on the other side had been calced out at 9.33' vs 9', meaning that my off amount of 64.67 was the issue. i didn't think of that most of the night though, and instead thought of the fact that maybe my parking stripes were technically not 9', that the space from EOP to EOP was off because of that. this is the most boring thing i have ever written. i know none of you care. frankly, i am not sure i really do either now that i figured out my issue. i seriously am this boring.
anyways. i seriously want this: Wind up MP3/WAV, etc player
boingboing also had this article, which i find fascinating:
Harry Potter French Translation...
...of for those of you that don't want to read the whole thing, this is the part that i love...
"Kids publishers shouldn't put kids in jail. I can't believe that this needs to be said, but apparently it does."
amen! shouldn't we reward kids that want to read? despite the fact that it is illegal and a copywrite infringement, i think kudos are in order to this kid for actually translating the whole book. that's more effort than your average person does within a year. heck, i think it is overly stressful to have to carry the trash out to the curb. this kid translated the whole freaking harry potter book into french just so all his friends could get the book based on the time it SHOULD HAVE been released. perhaps if scholastic actually allowed kids to read the book instead of worrying about the whole "secret spoiler" stuff/publicity to the extreme, people then would not be MURDERING PUPPIES in order to GET COPIES OF THE BOOK.
...and i don't think anyone has actually killed a puppy to get the book, but at this point i would not be surprised.
salon.com also had an article that struck me. on average, 12 million plastic bags are thrown away by americans. these things are not remotly biodegradable, meaning that they are taking over our landfills. for years i have been obsessively in love with a magazine called make that specializes in the idea of people making things out of whatever. my grand plan after reading this article is to come up with some efficient uses for plastic bags (other than just taking to recycle too, since most people are bad about remembering to recycle those bags). these are the ideas that i have thus far:
* a liner in purses (crochet/knit the outside, put the bag inside, put a layer of fabric over that, then sew together).
* cutting them up and packing them for a form of cushioning inside of a homemade chair/bean bag
* inner liner for yarn wigs
* backing for yarn rugs
that is all so far. i would love recommends. one of my goals this year was to attempt to become more ecofriendly, and i've been rather bad at it all around. i don't recycle nearly as much as i should, and i figure the next best alternative to all of my goals is to attempt to at least make things from materials that would otherwise fill up a landfill more. in the end, my grand scheme is to take these items to local distributors and sell them there. i figure we could easily get people in the community that are crafty (and i must scream crafty, since people lately that i don't know ask when i'll be doing a craft night...its kind of weird and creepy, but delightful nonetheless) to put their skills to use and come up with various things to do with such items. i am quite sure places like lux and projectionist would eat up the concept and roll with it. if they don't sell, we're out no money...and we could just take those items to various thrift stores and drop them off there. it keeps the possibilities open, at least.
Also! Jasmina Tešanović has come out with another book, which is exciting. here is the link: Nefertiti
as for me, well..last night was great. i'm excited to sleep in this weekend, have time to see wonderful faces, take in nature, or whatever else may come about. i guess i missed my cousin's wedding last night and didn't know about it, but i hopefully did not miss the reception. the message my mom left me yesterday (that i just listened to) sounded worried about me not being there. i'm sort of disappointed in myself. i think i forgot something that will probably be one of those "well, don't you remember that time..." sort of stories. i honestly don't mind myself, seeing as there is no way i could go to her wedding because it was at the temple in ogden. you have to get a recommend from a bishop to be able to go, and i pretty much at this point don't even know who that would be, whether they'd let me (since i am pretty much almost excommunicated at this point), and also not wanting to give any false hope to my family. it makes me feel terrible that i have to continue doing these things to them, but i know that everytime i support their beliefs, they begin to have this false relief that maybe they can hold on to that dream. the easiest thing to do is just not go, maybe make it to the reception, but to not give anymore than that. i know i probably missed it all though. i'm pretty sure i'll be hearing about this later. crap. i guess i'll call and send my apology.
anyways, this is the end of this. peace out.
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