If you're thinking you'd like to knit one of my designs, these are the ones available through Ravelry + the Skull Cone Hat (original pictures seem to have disappeared on Flickr & files were lost in the 2008 great computer disaster).
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Ravery Pattern Shop
I finally took the plunge this morning and opened a Ravelry Pattern Shop , I'd been hesitant because , I'd already paid for a direct sales set up on my website when Ravelry came out with this feature and I didn't want to pay again or delete what I had but they don't ask for exclusivity (is that a word?) and their sales cut can't be beat so I took a leap and it was completely painless! I had it up and active in less than 5 minutes. Who knows if it will bring sales but it costs nothing to have it just sit there, so I was foolish not to do it earlier.
If you're thinking you'd like to knit one of my designs, these are the ones available through Ravelry + the Skull Cone Hat (original pictures seem to have disappeared on Flickr & files were lost in the 2008 great computer disaster).
If you're thinking you'd like to knit one of my designs, these are the ones available through Ravelry + the Skull Cone Hat (original pictures seem to have disappeared on Flickr & files were lost in the 2008 great computer disaster).
Friday, July 17, 2009
tick...tick...BOOM! Review
We all want our kids to do well, to be well thought of and involved in activites the interest them (and I admit it keep them busy & out of trouble).
Dan has spent the past few months stage managing tick...tick...BOOM!
He's had a lot of fun, a lot of late nights (until 4am building the set) & so have I.
He's down at the Spriet now getting ready for the 7:30 show.
With the whole family interested, I read the Theatre in London website quite often, to find show we'd be intersted in seeing & auditions for myself & the boys, so I dropped him at the theatre & sat down to catch up.
I found not only a possible show the little guys might be interested in going out for but a fabulous review of tick...tick...BOOM!
That's my boy's (& Michael, Leigh, Erica, Cassidy, Trevor, Nickie, Rachel & Chris's) baby & I couldn't be more proud of them!
Dan has spent the past few months stage managing tick...tick...BOOM!
He's had a lot of fun, a lot of late nights (until 4am building the set) & so have I.
He's down at the Spriet now getting ready for the 7:30 show.
With the whole family interested, I read the Theatre in London website quite often, to find show we'd be intersted in seeing & auditions for myself & the boys, so I dropped him at the theatre & sat down to catch up.
I found not only a possible show the little guys might be interested in going out for but a fabulous review of tick...tick...BOOM!
That's my boy's (& Michael, Leigh, Erica, Cassidy, Trevor, Nickie, Rachel & Chris's) baby & I couldn't be more proud of them!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
I don't win things.
Under winner in the dictionary is a picture of my lovely SIL Kathy, she wins all kinds of things, she's one of those people that when she takes the most expensive dress in the shop to the counter it turns out it's 50% off.
So imagine my surprise when I was cruising the etsy forums during my lunch break & I found out I'd won rikrak's latest giveaway. Go look, I'll stay here & wait, isn't that fun, well maybe not as fun as that Lotto 649 ticket could have been last night but still pretty cool.
I'll take pictures & post when my treat arrives.
The etsy shop has taken off lately as well, I'm thinking the Google Base finally uploading has a lot to do with it, well that & I have more time of late to promote on & off etsy and strangely enough I'm getting a fair amount of traffic from facebook. Now I just need to figure out twitter.
Under winner in the dictionary is a picture of my lovely SIL Kathy, she wins all kinds of things, she's one of those people that when she takes the most expensive dress in the shop to the counter it turns out it's 50% off.
So imagine my surprise when I was cruising the etsy forums during my lunch break & I found out I'd won rikrak's latest giveaway. Go look, I'll stay here & wait, isn't that fun, well maybe not as fun as that Lotto 649 ticket could have been last night but still pretty cool.
I'll take pictures & post when my treat arrives.
The etsy shop has taken off lately as well, I'm thinking the Google Base finally uploading has a lot to do with it, well that & I have more time of late to promote on & off etsy and strangely enough I'm getting a fair amount of traffic from facebook. Now I just need to figure out twitter.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Another Opening, Another Show
tick...tick...BOOM! opens tonight.
We had the ususal last minute issues last night, changes to lighting cues, blocking adjustments, etc and a few unusual cut hand, jammed thumb and possible cracked ribs & he wasn't even on the ramp (this was what I thought would be dangerous) seems the enemy is exhaustion & I won't get a more graphic lesson on not moving in a black out for a while. On the good/better side it was the director that went flying, not one of the actors and he'll be fine.
I'm heading out for a walk to the Valumart (Mark & I took the truck & car in for tune-ups this morning) to pick up twinkies - they're a prop but somehow the first box of 8 (we need 2) got eaten.
Going in to work early today, it is Felix's last week and we're going out for lunch.
Yesterday at work Liz brought in a drumstick cake for my birthday (I've never been this spoilt), very delicious, I'm getting the recipe to make for the boys.
Left the knitting at work which was very frustrating last night, because I could have knit through the cue to cue easily. Dan felt bad for calling me down too early but it was a good thing I was there to help when Michael decided to throw himself over the boxes on stage.
We had the ususal last minute issues last night, changes to lighting cues, blocking adjustments, etc and a few unusual cut hand, jammed thumb and possible cracked ribs & he wasn't even on the ramp (this was what I thought would be dangerous) seems the enemy is exhaustion & I won't get a more graphic lesson on not moving in a black out for a while. On the good/better side it was the director that went flying, not one of the actors and he'll be fine.
I'm heading out for a walk to the Valumart (Mark & I took the truck & car in for tune-ups this morning) to pick up twinkies - they're a prop but somehow the first box of 8 (we need 2) got eaten.
Going in to work early today, it is Felix's last week and we're going out for lunch.
Yesterday at work Liz brought in a drumstick cake for my birthday (I've never been this spoilt), very delicious, I'm getting the recipe to make for the boys.
Left the knitting at work which was very frustrating last night, because I could have knit through the cue to cue easily. Dan felt bad for calling me down too early but it was a good thing I was there to help when Michael decided to throw himself over the boxes on stage.
Monday, July 13, 2009
tick..tick..BOOM!
Yesterday afternoon (my birthday) we saw Moonlight and Magnolias and had a great time, looking forward to seeing tick...tick..BOOM! this weekend. Dan is the stage manager on this one and has been working very hard. Even Mark and I have been lending a hand with finding costumes and props and delivering items (a hint for you directors out there, always have someone working on the show with access to a truck).
I've gotten a few of those 29 years comments over the past couple days and I can proudly say I'm 43! I earned those years, I like where I am in life right now and am wanting to go forward not back. Of course it helps that at 29 I was pregnant & had two little guys (in diapers) at home with me, so the relative freedom of 43 stands out as a positive.
tick, tick... BOOM! is a musical written by American composer Jonathan Larson, best known for creating the musical, RENT. It tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts. The story is autobiographical, as stated by Larson's father in the liner notes of the cast recording – Larson had been trying to establish himself in theatre since the early 1980s.
A significant result of the original production, when Larson performed the show as a solo piece, was that it attracted the attention of a young producer named Jeffrey Seller, who became a fan of Larson's work. In 1995, he saw the NYTW production of Larson's musical Rent and convinced his fellow producers to bring it to Broadway.
In this production, the role of Jon will be played by Trevor Horman, Susan will be played by Erica Laine, and Michael will be played by Chris Timmermans.
We also have an incredible 4 piece band working with us on this one!
Piano - Timothy Cheung
Drums - Dereyk Goodwin
Lead Guitar - Jeff Lupker
Bass Guitar - Colin Anderson
Tickets are available for purchase and reservation right now! Call or email for tickets! $12 general admission, $10 for current and former Original Kids!
519.281.8284
mpaylor@noisymime.net
Showtimes -
Show Wednesday July 15 @7:30
Show Thursday July 16 @7:30
Show Friday July 17 @7:30
Show Saturday July 18 @2:00
Show Saturday July 18 @7:30
Show Sunday July 19 @2:00
Show Sunday July 19 @7:30
I've gotten a few of those 29 years comments over the past couple days and I can proudly say I'm 43! I earned those years, I like where I am in life right now and am wanting to go forward not back. Of course it helps that at 29 I was pregnant & had two little guys (in diapers) at home with me, so the relative freedom of 43 stands out as a positive.
tick, tick... BOOM! is a musical written by American composer Jonathan Larson, best known for creating the musical, RENT. It tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts. The story is autobiographical, as stated by Larson's father in the liner notes of the cast recording – Larson had been trying to establish himself in theatre since the early 1980s.
A significant result of the original production, when Larson performed the show as a solo piece, was that it attracted the attention of a young producer named Jeffrey Seller, who became a fan of Larson's work. In 1995, he saw the NYTW production of Larson's musical Rent and convinced his fellow producers to bring it to Broadway.
In this production, the role of Jon will be played by Trevor Horman, Susan will be played by Erica Laine, and Michael will be played by Chris Timmermans.
We also have an incredible 4 piece band working with us on this one!
Piano - Timothy Cheung
Drums - Dereyk Goodwin
Lead Guitar - Jeff Lupker
Bass Guitar - Colin Anderson
Tickets are available for purchase and reservation right now! Call or email for tickets! $12 general admission, $10 for current and former Original Kids!
519.281.8284
mpaylor@noisymime.net
Showtimes -
Show Wednesday July 15 @7:30
Show Thursday July 16 @7:30
Show Friday July 17 @7:30
Show Saturday July 18 @2:00
Show Saturday July 18 @7:30
Show Sunday July 19 @2:00
Show Sunday July 19 @7:30
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sick?
I've got a summer cold or flu, it's day 1 and I have no idea how bad it's going to get, I should stay home.
I've got a sore throat & I'm exhausted.
Good thing I'm off work tomorrow.
If I'm not too tired (not coughing) and the boys are up to it, we/they will be here tonight.
Moonlight and Magnolias
Moonlight & Magnolias is a hilarious play taking you through the true story of how producer David O. Selznick locked writer Ben Hecht and director Victor Flemming in his office for five days to write the screenplay for “Gone with the Wind”. Watch as Selznick and Flemming attempt to act out all the characters of this epic movie and all while Hecht types!
General Admission $12Former/Current Original Kids $10Available via cast members, by e-mailing tickets@sprietsummersizzler.ca, or by calling 519-670-543
www.sprietsummersizzler.ca
4 Show subscriptions also available:General Admission $35 and Current/Former Original Kids $30
I've got a sore throat & I'm exhausted.
Good thing I'm off work tomorrow.
If I'm not too tired (not coughing) and the boys are up to it, we/they will be here tonight.
Moonlight and Magnolias
Moonlight & Magnolias is a hilarious play taking you through the true story of how producer David O. Selznick locked writer Ben Hecht and director Victor Flemming in his office for five days to write the screenplay for “Gone with the Wind”. Watch as Selznick and Flemming attempt to act out all the characters of this epic movie and all while Hecht types!
General Admission $12Former/Current Original Kids $10Available via cast members, by e-mailing tickets@sprietsummersizzler.ca, or by calling 519-670-543
www.sprietsummersizzler.ca
4 Show subscriptions also available:General Admission $35 and Current/Former Original Kids $30
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Getting By
Seems this is much of what my life is made up of, getting things done in order to just get by, so far this morning I've.
I'm really looking forward to having a week off in August.
Wrap grows but only on the bus it seems.
- Picked up props for Dan.
- Picked up food for dinner.
- Made lunches for campers.
- Took campers to camp.
- Mailed a pattern booklet I sold in the etsy shop
- Took pictures of 2 new booklets.
- Listed them on etsy.
- Facebooked
- Twittered
- Blogged
I'm really looking forward to having a week off in August.
Wrap grows but only on the bus it seems.
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