If ya dig a hole....

If you dig a whole in the back yard of 4400 Lockwood way, Sacramento CA, you in fact do NOT get to China but end up approximately 1000 miles South East of Madagascar in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

Quote of the Day

Today is Love Thursday. Whatever the hell that means. I did run across a fabulous quote however,
"Ah, the second marriage! The triumph of hope over experience!”

Inconceivable!

Remember Wallace Shawn in the Princess Bride? He is the short fellow above. Well...people and I mean lots of people, keep asking things of me in regards to my current predicament. And I keep saying that it is inconceivable that X or Y would happen, and then the next day it does. It didn't work out very well for Mr Shawn when he kept saying inconceivable, so perhaps I need to change my tune. Apparently people are capable of inconceivable acts of misguided harmful evil, far more so than I ever imagined.

Handy Skills

The Shirt

As with all these designs, try to start with a relatively clean, crisp bill. It will make it much easier. All folds should be sharply creased. It helps to go over the fold with a fingernail on a flat, hard surface.

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Start by folding the bill precisely in half lengthwise. (I prefer to fold in toward the front of the bill. I think it produces a nicer design on the end product. For your first attempt, it will be easier to follow exactly the same orientation on the bill as shown in the photos.) Unfold the bill, leaving the crease produced by the fold for the next step.

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Fold the bill one quarter of the way in from each side lengthwise. The edge of the bill should just meet the crease made by the fold in the previous step. Do this for both sides as shown.

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Turn the bill over. Fold the white of one end over as shown. This will become the collar in the next step. (If the bill is printed unevenly, use the wider edge.)

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Turn the bill over again. From this side, angle-in the two corners from the end you folded in the last step. The two points should meet precisely at the centerline. The angle is not terribly important, but should be about the same as shown in the photo.

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Fold a little less than one third of the bill lengthwise from the opposite end as shown. If you're following in the same orientation as the photos, use the markings on the bill for a fold point. (Notice that the edge of the bill just meets the word "OF" on the reverse printing.) If you fold too little, the shirt will appear too long in the end. If you fold too much, the next step will not work. See below.

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Now you will fold inward in the same direction, tucking the previous fold under the "collar" created in step 4. So far it looks kinda 'nifty, and if you know it is supposed to look like a shirt, you get the collar concept. But wait, there's more...

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Gently unfold the previous two folds, keeping the creases. On the lateral fold furthest from the collar, refold it strait across as shown. (On the flatbed scanner, this made a bit of a mess of it, but it is fairly easy in 3D.)

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(This step is hard to describe, but it is actually fairly easy.) You are going to introduce two new folds on each "sleeve". I do this by holding each side of the previous fold between thumb and forefinger in the orientation shown, just on either side of the vertical fold as shown. Just force the angle to close slightly, and force the extra paper inside the vertical folds. Once you've got it looking right, force the insides to crease by pressing on a hard surface. (Try looking at the next photo - like I said, it is hard to describe!)

(This is a close-up of what the fold should look like when complete.) Do this for both sides.

(This is what it should look like after both sides are complete.)

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When you re-tuck the fold you've been working on back under the collar, you're done! It should look about like this. With the basic shape, the collar and the sleeves, it should be recognizable. Once you've done a few, you can try folding the whole thing into the reverse side, leaving the obverse side out. (Like I said, I think this looks better. This is especially true with 1 dollar bills where the edge seal on the reverse under the collar looks a little bit like a necklace.)

How to make a German Binky

s_30_a, originally uploaded by sasadler.

Those Crazy Germans

Those Crazy Germans, originally uploaded by sasadler.

The Final Product

The Final Product, originally uploaded by sasadler.

Christmas Gifts for Next Year

Christmas Gifts for Next Year, originally uploaded by sasadler.

albino peacefully resting comfortably on train

albino peacefully resting comfortably on train, originally uploaded by sasadler.

Now I admit my German isn't exactly fluent, but I think that is what the caption reads...

time passing

Big Five Word Test Results

Extroversion (72%) high which suggests you are overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense too often of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity. Accommodation (68%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly kind natured, trusting, and helpful at the expense of your own individual development (martyr complex). Orderliness (36%) moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, random, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of structure, reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment. Emotional Stability (48%) medium which suggests you are moderately relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic. Inquisitiveness (66%) moderately high which suggests you are intellectual, curious, imaginative but possibly not very practical.

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Two things to catch both of you up

Happy New Year!

First of all, Phoenix brags often about how at his dad's house he gets to play video games, watch pg and occasionally r rated moves and stay up late...We were playing Clue, (By the way, it was Mrs Peacock in the billiard room with the wrench) when Phoenix was going on about staying up late watching something or another....so I said,

ME:
I know, I know...at your Dad's you can stay up til two watching porn while drinking Scotch.

Phoenix: I do NOT drink scotch.


The second thing is a purse that Gavin made Kimmy for her birthday. I'll post a photo post-haste.


Third of two...Ellie road a horse for the first time at Carrie's house in Kingston.