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  • DIY Screen Printing!!

    Tara and I needed white elephant gifts for my work Christmas party, and I thought what better than a couple of home made nerd shirts? First, create your design.  I used inkscape. Then, find a work area:   Next, trace your design onto pantyhose stretched into an embroidery hoop, and paint a viscous glue everywhere…

  • Blog Dares 2011!!

    Evidently National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO) has a forum page in which writers dare other writers to include things in their novels.  I thought this would be a good idea for bloggers as well.  Therefore, to kick off 2011, I have drafted up some dares for everybody on my blogroll. Gavin’s Stuff:  Do a post…

  • AbsolutelyAndrew Turns 1!

    This sight launched 1 year ago today.  Happy birthday to me.  In honor of the occasion, I compiled a list of my top 5 most popular posts by number of views.  As if that wasn’t self-absorbed enough, I also did my top 5 favorite. Thank you so much for reading.  You guys all rock.  Listen to me…

  • Merry Christmas 2010!!

    Yesterday marked the 1st December 25th of my life that I did not spend with my biological family.  I spent the holiday in Yankton with the Somers.  As Tara discovered last year when we spent Christmas with my family, this can be an emotional transition.  I couldn’t help but reminisce about the Christmases of my childhood…

  • Shakespeare

    “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stage,And then is heard no more. It is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing.” -Shakespeare’s Macbeth I really need to read some more Shakespeare.  Thanks for sharing this incredible quote, Garin!

  • How I Got Fired

    NOTE: NOT MY CURRENT JOB!!!  I AM STILL HAPPILLY EMPLOYED!! December 7th marked the anniversary of my termination from a past job.  After much deliberation, I have decided to share the culmination of circumstances that led up to this major event in my life as I learned so much from it. When Tara and I…

  • Our Favorite Snowshoeing Places

    Tara and I love snowshoeing probably as much as we love hiking.  Since it is basically the winter version of hiking, this statement seems quite obvious.  Being in the midst of a snow-covered forest is so peaceful, and the smell of wet pine is unbeatable.  This is our list of favorites.  All of these trails…

  • So, my wife caught me light painting…

    I recently purchased a new tripod.  This is very exciting because it was a long process of deliberating back and forth between something that is light and something that is functional.  In the end, I opted for functional, and have been happy with it. The other night, I was down in the basement with the…

  • Distracted

    Today is Saturday, but I have to go to work.  This is the very first time in my career that I have had to mandatorily go in on a weekend, so I won’t complain too much.  I don’t have to be in until 1, so I had grand intentions of churning out a quality post…

  • Photo of the Whatever

    With more and more snow blanketing the mountains each week, soon Tara and I will be dawning our snowshoes for our Sunday afternoon hikes.  This early November stroll was likely our last snowless hike of the season.   50mm  F11  1/250 sec  ISO-100

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