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Saponifier

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About Me


Shop Handmade! Houston Craft Mafia
My photos on flickr
Chicago. The view from the 96th floor of the John Hancock Building's Woman's Restroom. Yes, I was taking pictures in the loo. What a view!
I'm impatient. Loving. Affectionate. Distrustful. Easy. Easily excitable. Very stream of consiousness. Dorky . Wildy Conservative. Forgetful. Mildy Creative . Reckless. Controlled. Abrupt. Dry. Occasionally funny . Sarcastic . Extremely gullible. Incredibly naive.
I like to make stuff. I do the Lindy Hop . These are the two things that I'm the most passionate about. I'm the owner of a small business, feto soap - bath/body products and soap novelties. I love what I do but wish I had more time to do more of both. Hell, I wish I had more time to do more of everything!
not the best example of me dancing , but the best I have. It's old (maybe 2 - 3 years?). I haven't pulled out my video camera in a while. The thing must be a dinosaur by now.
Ok, this isn't about me, but it's the most useful piece of software I've ever laid eyes on.
By default it's a google search.
you can also type web addresses in it, straight from the taskbar
77006* pulls up accuweather
spellchecker: | word plus :
it's a calculator
msk "query" searches the ms knowledgebase
ost searches overstock
amaz searches amazon
ebay searches ebay .

My Interests

Gadgets, Soap Making, Lindy Hopping , Yoga, Knitting , developing/fostering the crafty community, Food - gawd I love food, NPR , This American Life , Get Crafty! Craftster

I'd like to meet:

almost anyone. You. People that are fascinating. People that are serious. People that are seriously funny.

Music:

*Takes a deep breath* In no particular order other than what I'm feeling at the moment: Bjork, Ani Difranco, Mates of State, The Postal Service, Stevie Wonder, Tab Smith, Arnett Cobb, Ray Bryant, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Harris, Ray Brown, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Buster Smith, Aretha Franklin, Carmen McRae, Ernestine Anderson, DJ Spooky, Lou Rawls, Kurt Elling, Nina Simone, Binger the Voyager, 311, Bobby McFerrin, Weezer, Erykah Badu, Beck, Lauryn Hill, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, Earth, Wind & Fire, Norah Jones, Tom Jones, the Cardigans, Jack McDuff, Oscar Peterson, Beck, Barbara Morrison, Count Basie, Nirvana, I-45, The Xenos from Xenocosom, Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, Usher, Squarepusher, Tori Amos, Sam Cooke. Bhangra, pop music, disco, jazz, bebop & blues, r&b, hip hop, trip hop, ambient electronica.

I was in the car with my coworker and he was helping me run an errand. I switched the station to KTRU and they happened to be playing music made solely from the sound of balloons... he turned to me and asked me if that was some kind of a test, to see how long he could/would listen to balloon music.

Movies:

Slam, Go, Boiler Room, Basquiat, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Little Mermaid, Margaret Cho's - I'm the One that I Want, Amélie

Television:

Carnivale, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Dexter, Weeds, House, Lost, Project Runway, Top Chef, The Office, My Name is Earl, CSI, Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, The Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Bones, So You Think You Can Dance, Miami Ink, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, Scrubs, Smallville, What About Brian, Boston Legal... so yeah, I watch lots and lots of brain rotting television while I craft.

Books:

Currently reading: Don't Eat This Book, The Martha Rules, Soap and Cosmetic Labeling, The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy

Heroes:

Catherine Failor, Marie Gale

My Blog

Connecticut Lindy Exchange

That's right. I'm going! http://ctlx.org
Posted by Saponifier on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:28:00 PST

unplanned & accidental experiences + PB&J

"There's value in being exposed to things you didn't know you want. When you walk down the street, you have experiences that are unplanned and accidental that may expose you to new ideas, new things.....
Posted by Saponifier on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

intoxicating sounds

I used to think I was the only one who found the sound of cars crashing intoxicating, but I think I saw it on someone's myspace under their music section, and I felt less unique. I do like the sound o...
Posted by Saponifier on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST