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Stark raving rabbid crochet

Melleny — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:10:06 +0000

This is just the most adorable thing. It almost makes me want to get back into crocheting. Of course, I’ve never done anything more elaborate than a blanket. Well, I did try that monkey doll once, but it didn’t turn out well. I think he’s still in a box somewhere without arms.

This is a crochet pattern for sale on an eBay listing, which may or may not still be there by the time you read this.

Thank you to Beebs for bringing this to my attention. =)

Life’s too short to wear boring socks

Melleny — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:20:20 +0000

Why would anyone wear plain white socks, or plain black socks, or plain any-color socks when there are so many fun socks out there just begging to be put on your feet?

Just walking through the Trouser Socks aisle of JC Penney makes me itchy and nervous. If I ever have a job that requires not only trousers but a special kind of boring sock to accompany them, that will be the day I weep for my lost youth.

Although I’m partial to the sock art of Happy Bunny, it’s not an exclusive deal.

The genius who brought us Happy Bunny also has some other favorites of mine: Meany Doodles, Dog of Glee, and Sweety Puss are good ones, but he has a bunch of others too. Of course, these aren’t all available in sock form, but it’s my blog and I can digress if I want to.

This isn’t really a post about socks anymore, but about my mission to incorporate nasty little bits of humor into my life in a defiant stance against stale and musty adulthood.

So, back to my commercial. If you like Jim Benton’s snarky cartoon characters, here are a few others worth checking out:

David & Goliath
Angry Little Girls
ULB

Oh, and back to the sock thing. Here’s a sampling of some of my own sock drawer favorites:

Boys are strong. Bury them deep.
Like I need your approval.
Hooray for guys with money.
I’m a nice person. Come closer.
Pyscho-licious (and yes, the socks really are spelled that way)

The cutest darn thing I’ve seen so far today

Melleny — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:11:47 +0000

Okay, so it’s only 9:11 in the morning (on 9/11 — weird), but this is still cute. You just send a photo of a kid (yours or otherwise) and they put it into a pretty little story.

So far, they only offer the one story with fairies, but this month a pirate story is coming out! And the price seems reasonable for what you get. If only my nephews hadn’t grown up so fast.

Found via Photojojo.