doggies

i am currently working on a thank you card for my friend julie, who will be watching the doggies for a week while we are in wdw. mind you, watching my guys, guinness & jic jac, is not an easy feat. they are two nutty dogs who demand attention. in working on julie's card, i thought it would be appropriate to use a photo of my guys, but decided that a plain old photo would be too boring. so, i doctored it up in photoshop elements with filters and thought they would look most appropriate with hats, which i drew with my pen tablet. i just love the effect.

a follow up on my first steampunk necklace - i had to remove the clasp that i originally put on it as it just wouldn't stay latched. i really hate it when you buy a clasp that does not work. the toggle isn't large enough to stay in the loop for more than a minute. now i know better! i worried about this one not working and i was right. i had to put another toggle clasp on the necklace and now it's working fine.

i've been assembling items for the trip periodically all day. whenever i see something i need to bring, i throw it in my bag. my new suitcase will arrive monday. can't wait to try it out. my calendar is all updated in iCal, so i'll have everything in my iPod nano along with me. that ipod is so handy. i don't know how i did without it. i updated my what's on my ipod list on the blog to reflect links, so if you don't know of a particular band, you can go to their website or myspace and hear them for yourself. i know i have a weird taste in music - from alternative, to mild blues, to new age, to new wave, to techno/electronica, to punk, to - of all things - dean martin! i must admit, most of what i have by deano is christmas music. least i forget world music! i don't have a lot of that listed yet, as i've got so much by various artists. a particular favorite right now is silversun pickups. i'm waiting for a new cd by them. also the black rebel motorcycle club. someday i'll get around to writing up all of the bands i've seen in concert and those i've met. there's quite a few.