I don't want anyone listening to the podcast to think that I am obsessed with Nathan Fillion. I am not. I just think he is really cute and charming AS AN ACTOR. I don't know if he is that way in person, because I don't know him. I have to say that, if I found myself in a room with him, I would not even know what to say to him. "I like your work." That's about it. Because after that, it sort of devolves into either asking him about stuff I have already read in interviews (which would be creepy for me if I was a celebrity, to know that someone is reading all this stuff about me), or treating him like one of the characters he plays (creepy in its own right). And I imagine he (and all the other actors who have been in shows that develop such obsessed fans) is really, really tired of being asked about "what happened between Mal and Shepard Book that ended with Book on a planet in the movie."
I am doing little bits of crafting here and there. I saw a tutorial on the Craftzine blog a while back about weaving baskets out of maps. I have a bunch of old National Geographic insert maps that I decided to use for this.
Pictured is a map woven using two lengths of said map, each cut in half (so four strands woven). I was just playing around, but then thought of another posting from Craftzine, which was about making yo-yo flowers. I have tons of yo-yos made with the Clover yo-yo makers, and decided to give this a try. I think it turned out pretty cute, for a craft I made with things lying around!
In the background, you can see my front door. I am not having a party. The streamers are to keep birds from nesting on the ledge over the door. I like watching birds, but I hate when they build a nest over my door and swoop down to peck out my eyes. Okay, that's probably an exaggeration, but I saw The Birds at a very young age.
I have been working a lot more lately. Teachers tend to take off more as the spring progresses. Today I am in an 8th grade Math class, which I really love. Algebra and Pre-Algebra really are my favorites. But, as it is tornado season, it is time for tornado drills, which I hate. I hate fire drills too.