Monday, May 13, 2013

Another Bracelet That I Made

I didn't take very good pictures of it however. But that's OK because I'm wearing it, not selling it. This one is purple.


 
 



You may have noticed that I kinked this one. That is because I had problems with one crimp cover and had to take it off and put another one on. I hate the damn things. The bracelet looks OK on though so I can live with it.

This time I also used these little horseshoe shaped things which I forget the name of and which I took a very blurry picture of. It has a hole on either side of it and you loop your string through it and it makes it stronger. I marked one to show how you thread it through.


And here is where it is used:


It isn't perfect but it's still a pretty bracelet IMHO.

PD

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Stuff I Have Bought Recently

Stuff that I have bought recently. Mostly on Zibbet.

I found this Zibbet shop named HaHa Bracelets and More (username is smillercpa) where two little girls are making bracelets for kids in Honduras.
http://www.zibbet.com/smillercpa
You can either buy a bracelet with part of the proceeds being donated to their mission trip or you can sponsor a bracelet that will be given to a child in Honduras. I chose to sponsor a bracelet and I hope people who read this will choose to help these girls out with the good deed they are doing. So far they have sold 24 even though they only have feedback for 3.

Sponsor a bracelet - $3
http://www.zibbet.com/smillercpa/artwork?artworkId=1168683

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Cards for my BFF's wedding by APenny4UrThoughts

Groom
http://www.zibbet.com/APenny4UrThoughts/artwork?artworkId=614082

Bride
http://www.zibbet.com/APenny4UrThoughts/artwork?artworkId=1048238

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Some soap from a very nice seller named ScentsableSoap on Zibbet

Orange Spiced Coffee
http://www.zibbet.com/ScentsableSoap/artwork?artworkId=1145372

Sunflower (can't wait to try this one)
http://www.zibbet.com/ScentsableSoap/artwork?artworkId=1100639

Sage Mint
http://www.zibbet.com/ScentsableSoap/artwork?artworkId=1145370

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A Primitive Wood Sign- Heal The Past, Live The Present, Dream The Future by scaredycatprimitives
http://www.zibbet.com/scaredycatprimitives/artwork?artworkId=206577

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Some vintage red buttons from KnitsYoursKnotMine
http://www.zibbet.com/KnitsYoursKnotMine/artwork?artworkId=1136263

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Cute cat cards by CardsbyLazzie

cat support or encouragement card
http://www.zibbet.com/CardsbyLazzie/artwork?artworkId=740977

cat religious sympathy card
http://www.zibbet.com/CardsbyLazzie/artwork?artworkId=740978

cat birthday card
http://www.zibbet.com/CardsbyLazzie/artwork?artworkId=740987

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 I bought this cute owl pendant on ArtFire

Owl Spiral Ammonite Fossil Pendant Charm by evezbeadz. I got the green owl on the brown fossil bead on the lower right.
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/evezbeadz/6487422/owl_and_spiral_ammonite_fossil_pendant_charm_you_pick/handmade/jewelry/pendants

And wow, hey thanks ArtFire for that atrociously humongous fucking link there! Way to eat up bandwidth!

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 I also got a little house necklace like this one by Etsy seller the littlereddoor
http://www.etsy.com/listing/126480373/sterling-necklace-red-aqua-white-heart?ref=shop_home_active

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And last, but not least, I got these heart shaped teacups and plates from Etsy seller ThisOldCottage
http://www.etsy.com/listing/119023209/set-of-2-heart-shaped-cup-and-saucer-by

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I used to blog about everything I bought but I stopped doing it for a long time. I decided to start doing it again though because people need the exposure. I don't buy as much as I used to so I have to save them up for a while now to make it worth making a blog post about.

PD

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

I Love This California Cow Commercial


This one is for you mizdarlin. I know you are going to like it.





Here is the original song by Cher Lloyd. I think I like the cow's version better.




PD

Sunday, April 28, 2013

An Update On hedgehogandrabbit's Son (warning: contains link to graphic pic)

I just wanted to update you guy's on hedgehogandrabbit's son. He has had his surgery and is doing quite well.  His mom says they used glue this time instead of tape for his cut. I have to link to it because instagram won't let me right click and take it:

http://instagram.com/p/YrWm1pvV6d/#

The pacemaker is the low horizontal cut. They cut his chest about 2-3 inches longer than the old scar. And the pacemaker is low due to the valve repair. So the pacemaker is in his stomach area instead of his shoulder because they didn't want it crossing his tricuspid valve.

Holy cow, poor kid! What a trooper! But his Mom says he is going great with no regurgitation and  the pacemaker is working perfectly. He's up, eating real food, and his tubes are all out. He's starting Oxford Academy in the fall and now he can play soccer like he's always wanted without getting exhausted.

She has also tweeted some more pictures if you want to take a peek-him up walking for the first time and some family pics. I decided to just leave a link to her twitter rather than copy and paste them:

https://twitter.com/hedgehognrabbit

So thanks everyone who donated. I told you it was going for a good cause :-)
I told her not to worry about updating here or anything until they get home which should be in a matter of days. She has other things to worry about right now. She does send everyone a big thank you though.

PD 

Friday, April 26, 2013

Etsy Seems Bound And Determined to Disclose Your Real Name One Way Or Another

Once again Etsy has disclosed a batch of seller's real names.

The first time real names were disclosed in treasuries.

Issue with names in Treasury lists this afternoon
http://www.etsy.com/teams/7716/announcements/discuss/6632595/

And this time they disclosed real names in an Etsy email titled "Fresh Offerings From Your Favorite Shops" that they sent to Etsy users who had favorited shops and subscribed to the email list “What's new at Etsy". Anyone who had an item featured in the email had their real name disclosed as well. Evidently what's new at Etsy is the disclosure of seller's real names.

Why is Etsy disclosing my full name...
http://www.etsy.com/teams/7718/site-help/discuss/12200482/

The treasury mishap was addressed in the forum by Chad Dickerson (and others) and was blamed on a "human coding error".  Rokali himself also addressed the situation saying "We're very sorry that this happened. We've devoted our day -- and will continue to devote days -- to making sure this won't happen again."

However the disclosure of real names DID happen again. And this time it is being blamed on a " bug ............in an experimental marketing email".
http://www.etsy.com/teams/7716/announcements/discuss/12199461/

Like the song goes "despite all your rage you are still just rats in a cage".  Evidently it's something you inadvertently signed up for when you signed up on Etsy-to be at the mercy of the wacky experiments of their inept engineers. Why they just set up these experiments then never take a look at the end result before mailing shit out I'll never know. Doesn't that make sense-if you fuck with a code or whatever then take time to check and see if it is doing what it is supposed to. If you start an experiment like this one then send a fucking email to yourself and see what the hell it looks like before mailing it out to everyone. I'm no fucking rocket scientist but this seems to make sense to me. Why isn't there any quality assurance or whatever to double check this shit?

There are lots of reasons people might not want to have their names disclosed-stalking, being at the mercy of someone who hates them for some reason, not wanting to be found for some reason, etc. However I really don't think a person should have to supply a reason for not wanting it disclosed. If you sign up on a site and it's apparent that real names are used then one should assume you have to use your real name. However as far as I can tell Etsy gives you the option of using it or not so in that case they shouldn't be sending it out in emails and letting it be posted in treasuries and shit. Etsy needs a quality assurance or a double check somehow instead of haphazardly doing shit and hoping for the best.  Once they disclose a real name though it's pretty hard to unring a bell.

So far I haven't seen Chad Dickerson put his two cents worth into this one.

PD

Thursday, April 25, 2013

I No Longer Support The Etsy Exposed Blog Because They Act Like Jealous Assholes

Well the Etsy Exposed Blog started out pretty well-exposing resellers, pointing out stupid shit that admin did, pointing out reseller shit on the Etsy Front Page.

But as usual it didn't take it too long to degrade into a jealousy-driven bash-fest of other successful sellers. Remember the Etsy Bingo Card a couple of years ago? (Of course none of the links now work in the below blog post):

http://pussdaddyblogs.blogspot.com/2009/01/liberteas-hopes-her-etsy-bingo-card.html

Well now The Etsy Exposed Blog has come out with a Bajingo card.



Bajingo is played by making a treasury with some Etsy items that are suggested on the Bajingo card and if your treasury makes the front page you win.  To help you they have suggested some successful sellers that they hate because they are successful, have good pictures, and make the front page a lot.

Same old bitches with the second verse as same as the first. Haters gotta hate.

Now I am all for outing resellers, pointing out reseller shit that makes the Etsy Front Page and resellers who make Reseller Asshole of the Month as Etsy's Featured Seller, along with pointing out security concerns and stupid shit that a site does. I am also for bashing a bunch of sellers who think they are Queen Head Bitch Of The Forums and bitch non-stop all day and fucking night in an orgiastic bitch fest as if it is not only better than sex but also their primary job and reason for existing. (Where are these bitches now and what are they doing for fun now? They probably had to be hospitalized with withdrawal symptoms, medicated, and given hormone shots and shit to bring them back to normal.)

Many of these chronic bitchers are no longer doing their thing on the forum and I must say that Etsy looks a hell of a lot more business-like for having booted their asses right the hell out (and in some cases off of Etsy itself). Now I am not saying Etsy is perfect because I know it is far from it. However some people have no problem there, want to be there, want to sell and buy there, and I don't see why their good time has to be ruined by a bunch of bitter, narcissistic, antagonistic, non-stop bitching crones. And evidently Etsy didn't see why people had to be subjected to this nonsense day after day and have their shops effected by it either because as I said the people are no longer there and should have been gone a helluva lot sooner if Etsy had any balls. Since these people and the ETC. section are gone Etsy no longer looks like a handmade yeast-infected sex orgy bitch fest and looks more like a place a new buyer or seller wouldn't be appalled at when hitting the forum for the first time.

Anywho, once again I digress. As I was saying I am all for the call outs I mentioned previously above. However I am not for bashing other sellers just because they are successful and you are jealous of them. For one thing the whole fucking goal is to sell shit and be successful at it-so why blame someone for doing just that? Also, sellers don't pick the front page. Sellers make treasuries and Etsy admin pick what goes on the front page. None of these people have one fucking thing to say about it. What do people expect-for them to contact Etsy and plead to be taken off the front page because some jealous asshole has a stick up her ass about it? I say "Fuck 'em!". Let them simmer in their own juices while being basted with rivers of jealousy. If anyone is to blame it should be the admin who choose the front page treasuries and not the people in the treasuries.

I follow some of these people on twitter, and have for a while, and I haven't seen them act hoity-toity in any way. They just seem like normal people who like to make stuff and sell it to me. I haven't see one of them tweeting "I am on the front page again, nani-nani boo-boo!" and "I bet you wish your girlfriend was hot like me!" or any such shit. Because like I said they don't have a fucking thing to do with whether they make the front page or not. And I know people are tired of hearing about how they need to take good pictures but some of these people do have good pictures. I know I can't take a picture worth a shit and that taking good ones requires some learning how to do it and work. And why the fuck anyone should be faulted for taking the time to learn how and work at it is beyond me.

So no, unless someone is obnoxiously in your face about how successful they are and how great they are that they make the front page all the time then they should be left the hell alone IMHO. Because you may not want to hear it but a bunch of crappy-looking, blurred, out-of-focus pictures on the front page don't do a helluva lot to attract buyers. So, in essence, people with good pictures on the front page actually help to attract buyers to the site. And when the buyers are there they probably look around and in the process may see other stuff too. They are helpful more than a hindrance, IMHO, so leave these people the hell alone. Yes it would be nice if every single person could make the front page, and even I wish that could happen, but I doubt it ever does.

So because they act like jealous, vindictive assholes I can't support The Etsy Exposed Blog and their jealous, cunty Bajingo card bashing a bunch of sellers by name. They should have named the damn thing the Vagingo card IMHO because whoever made it needs to take some Midol or something and stop being such a cunt. It ain't cute and it ain't classy but it's very easy to do when you don't use your own name like a coward. So I am taking my blog post with the link to these bitch's Etsy Exposed bullshit off my own blog. Goodbye, get the hell out, don't let the door hit you in the ass!

So go ahead and play Front Page Bajingo with these bitches. While you do that just make sure you don't get too successful yourself unless you want to see your name on one of their cards. Keep that in mind.

PD

Highlights Of The Wedding (*snort*)

So-some highlights from my BFF's wedding:

The usual drunks all got drunk and did stupid drunk shit that included creating a bunch of family drama then crying or making someone else cry about it.

The bride's mother spent most of the night sitting in the middle of the bar (yes on the bar, not at the bar) like some kind of freakish drunken midget human centerpiece. She later got down then fell ass first into a barrel full of iced drinks (we had taken some big plastic barrels and cut them in half and filled them with ice and sodas) and sat there for a good while with her arms and legs flapping around and her ass getting soaked while all of us almost pissed our pants laughing.

The same women then ran across the floor in front of the bar where the barrels were leaking (some of the water from her impromptu drunken ass soaking flopping around trying to get out) and slipped and busted her ass. Every time I see the woman she falls at least once-even on dry fucking land with nothing to trip on). Anyway I helped her up.

 Later after every one was good and drunk and she thought no one was looking I saw her holding a potted plant and trying to inconspicuously tiptoe the damn thing out of the building like some kind of drunken plant cat-burglar. I turned her into the bride who stopped her dead in her tracks and made her put the damn plant back where she got it as it belonged to the reception hall. The klepto fucking maniac then spent the rest of the night rounding up anything not nailed down and stuffing it into her purse and left with a purse full of table napkins, half the little containers of bubbles that were supposed to be blown at the bride and groom, and for all I know most of the rolls of toilet paper out of the women's bathroom. She also took half the food, an unopened bottle of Coke, and at least one unopened bag of chips, and whatever else would fit in a plastic bag despite not having contributed one red fucking cent to her own daughter's wedding.

The bride never opened her presents, they didn't cut the cake until most of the people had left, and the entire time the bride's family sat on one side of the room and the groom's on the other with just a little interaction between them. We never even got to the point where the best man and I toasted the couple. Before the wedding was over the bride was outside smoking a cigarette in tears over family drama created by her niece and I was out there with her assuring her that tomorrow no one will remember a fucking thing including her while I tug at the strapless bodice of her wedding dress so it covers her boobs that are hanging out all the while I gasp for air in a cloud of cigarette smoke. Strangest fucking wedding I have ever been to and I am glad it's over. The bride, however, never looked lovelier and a good time was had by all.

In the meantime I go back and look at some of the pictures we took and am horrified to find that I look like a great big giant fucking Jet-Puffed Marshmallow in my ivory colored dress.
:-(

PD

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The Wank Pouts Of A Laptop Thief

OMG this is too funny. Evidently this guy had his laptop stolen.  However he had installed some laptop tracking software called Hidden that periodically snaps a picture, takes a screenshot,  and tracks web sites that are visited (along with network location) about every 10 minute). So what this guy now has is a bunch of pictures of this guy jacking off to porn. He has made a Tumblr page and posted pics of what he calls the thief's "wank pouts".  He refers to the thief as Plump and has named the Tumblr page Plumpergeddon due to the guy's penchant for watching fat and chubby porn. He has put all the pictures together to make a video. Hilarious.

http://plumpergeddon.tumblr.com/

PD

Apparently Poetsummer/Summerpoet Has Died

Here is her obituary.

http://www.tributes.com/show/Carolyn-M.-Baskall-95512635

Here is another obituary as well.

http://www.sheehyfh.com/visitations/View.php?id=2884

PD

Wednesday, April 17, 2013