quadorphenia

quadrophenia was one of my favorites when I was very young

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moo cards

Moo cards are like business cards only smaller. Moo card dimensions are 28mm by 70mm, which is very roughly 1" x 2 3/4" just to give some idea.

Cards are purchased 100 at a time and you can use up to 100 different images. Info is on the back, so you get full use of the front of the card. They are fun and new enough so that people take notice when you share them. Moo cards may be purchased from MOO.com.

Here are my past and present cards:

another baby bunny picture

Baby bunnies are so cute that I can hardly stand it.

ebay woes

Lately, approximately 10% of my sales to new customers on ebay are not paid for. These sales are usually to new ebay accounts with less than 10 transactions. 'Buyers remorse', I suppose. I hope this trend doesn't continue for long or increase. It is time consuming to keep track of when to file for non-paying bidder so I can get my final value fees refunded.

Ironman

Gary and I went to see Ironman last night. It was great! If you like the whole superhero / comicbook sort of thing, you'll like this.

baby bunny

baby bunny
Originally uploaded by sandy - spartasoap

I love baby bunnies!

black tea leaf soap

I posted this image on my flickr account and it immediately received quite a few views. Here it is complete with description.

Black Tea Leaf - Our Black Tea Leaf is scented with Clary Sage & Cardamom. It reminds us of a strong cup of black tea. This bar is loaded with black and orange pekoe tea leaves to give it quite a bit of scrub.

Ingredients: olive oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, water, sodium hydroxide, rice bran oil, essential oils of clary sage & cardamom, black & orange pekoe tea

-> Please note that our exfoliating soap has quite a bit of texture. If you have a more delicate skin, you may want to avoid this soap or limit it's use to feet and hands.

Black Tea Leaf can be purchased at spartasoap.com

Gingered Spice - New spice soap for summer

We've reformulated our All Spice soap for summer. Gingered Spice has a more subtle scent and is lightly warm & spicy. The predominant scent is ginger.

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Rice Bran Oil, Essential Oils of Cinnamon Leaf, Benzoin, Clove bud, Ginger, Nutmeg, & Allspice, Allspice, Paprika Extract

Note: People with sensitive skin should avoid spice essential oils and spices in soap.

Gingered Spice can be purchased @ spartasoap.com.

Go Pens!

The title says it all!

"Cimmeria"

A very nice film:


Here are scans from The Savage Sword of Conan Vol 1 No. 24 November 1977
Featuring "Tower of the Elephant"

Poem by Robert E Howard
Art: Barry Smith & Tim Conrad







Cimmeria
by Robert E Howard

I remember
The dark woods, masking slopes of sombre hills;
The grey clouds' leaden everlasting arch;
The dusky streams that flowed without a sound,
And the lone winds that whispered down the passes.

Vista upon vista marching, hills on hills,
Slope beyond slope, each dark with sullen trees,
Our gaunt land lay. So when a man climbed up
A rugged peak and gazed, his shaded eye
Saw but the endless vista--hill on hill,
Slope beyond slope, each hooded like its brothers.

It was gloomy land that seemed to hold
All winds and clouds and dreams that shun the sun,
With bare boughs rattling in the lonesome winds,
And the dark woodlands brooding over all,
Not even lightened by the rare dim sun
Which made squat shadows out of men; they called it
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and deep Night.

It was so long ago and far away
I have forgotten the very name men called me.
The axe and flint-tipped spear are like a dream,
And hunts and wars are like shadows. I recall
Only the stillness of that sombre land;
The clouds that piled forever on the hills,
The dimness of the everlasting woods.
Cimmeria, land of Darkness and the Night.

a blog in a blog . . .

things that make you wonder

Hitler Action Figure Doll

I wonder if I should buy one for my nephew???? (j/k) But then again, I think 99% of all action figures copied after people are creepy.


edited because i keep making error after error

DNA

I've been waiting for this to be necessary...

Senate votes to ban insurers from discriminating based on DNA

Hubble telescope captures images of colliding galaxies

Fascinating x10:

Hubble & Spitzer Space Telescopes

Elephant's Memory - Old Man Willow (Midnight Cowboy 1969)

I was about 10 when Midnight Cowboy came out. I've not seen it yet.