I'm doing 24 things
OK, next year
2 years ago
My father has two conferences abroad – Kobe, Japan, and Quebec City, Quebec.
Hopefully B. and I can get it together to tag along on one.
Inkie's Life List
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1. stop worrying and learn to love the bomb
17 entries . 13 cheers1 person -
2. make my home a beautiful, welcoming place
9 entries . 34 cheers6 people -
3. List 43 reasons my man's the ginchiest
4 entries . 3 cheers1 person -
4. see the Northern Lights
1 entry . 10 cheers16,854 people -
5. be a better cat mama
12 entries . 6 cheers1 person -
6. Buy a bike and ride it!
9 entries . 19 cheers23 people -
7. Learn what makes me happy, and do it
7 entries . 18 cheers1 person -
8. carve beautiful objects in soapstone
5 entries . 12 cheers2 people -
9. USE my passport
5 entries . 22 cheers60 people -
10. Do the right thing (keep general good-health habits)
3 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
11. manage my health with minimal disruption to my life
15 entries . 6 cheers2 people -
12. write haiku on fridays
11 entries . 4 cheers170 people -
13. share my favourite poems
1 entry . 6 cheers11 people -
14. list 43 of my favorite song lyrics
15 entries . 3 cheers82 people -
15. be reincarnated as a sea otter
2 entries . 13 cheers2 people -
16. Start a book of quotes that inspire me
6 entries . 16 cheers140 people -
17. keep in touch with old friends
6 entries . 8 cheers1,557 people -
18. have a poem published in the New Yorker (or anywhere, really; or actually, just write with some frequency)
5 entries . 12 cheers1 person -
19. find two-word combinations (without quotes) that produce no search results on Google and post them here for Google to find them
3 entries . 2 cheers5 people -
20. learn more about renewable energy!
1 entry . 4 cheers2 people -
21. circumnavigate the world by sea
4 entries . 5 cheers1 person -
22. learn the 42 logical fallacies
1 entry27 people -
23. Go to the opera more
2 entries . 4 cheers12 people -
24. rise to Buddha ... when it's time
6 entries . 6 cheers1 person
Recent entries
I've decided
2 years ago
Somehow in my memory, the block became huge, but it’s actually not very big at all. Strange. :)
Looking at the size, shape, and color of the block, I’ve decided to make a water dragon.
The overall inspiration is Haku from Spirited Away:
The body will be curved and arched. (As portrayed in pictures that unfortunately won’t display properly.)
And the base will be in ocean waves, like this Babylonian Naga:
I bought soapstone and tools
2 years ago
I got a kit with soapstone, file, sandpaper, and a mask. The stone is a pretty, very light blue-green, almost icy looking. It’s soft enough that I can carve it with the file.
The block is much larger than I had anticipated, though. I might get a hacksaw and cut it in half.
Still not sure what to do with it. The color makes me think of arctic ocean waters, so I’m thinking something marine and cold. Maybe a mermaid-y Sedna, but I can’t envision it. I don’t know.
