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[domesticat.net] Discothèque: the plan becomes clear: http://ping.fm/lcJAL (has colorful quilt photos!)

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I'm far enough along on Discothèque that two photos placed side-by-side give you an idea of what I'm attempting to do. The plan is to have six columns of color, with each column fading from

to

Missing: the red-orange column and the black-and-white column. The bonus? Cutting out the background pieces for a Drunkard's Path pattern means you end up with smaller pie-shaped pieces that can be used for another quilt.  I'm thinking that one will look very different: brightly colored circles floating on a neutral (white?) background.

Discothèque doesn't know it yet, but she's going to have a baby sister. No idea what to name it, though. Ideas, anyone?

Me: TREE! o/ Cats: "Bitch, we know you have a water bottle. But the fake plastic tree is so tasty OM NOM *hurk!*" Me: "I hate you."

I'm definitely back at work. Today's office snicker: http://autocompleteme.com/

I'm starting to wonder if this is pinkeye.

My head is so stuffed up I can't smell anything, and yet I'm still craving chocolate cake and/or chocolate chip cookies.

Dear Macy's Parade coverage: can we actually see some parade? Maybe some balloons? We're starting to rant here.

"Just walk in and say 'Shrink, you can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant' and walk out." (--with love from the Group W bench!)

Love: spouse shutting the laptop & saying, "I'll go to the pharmacy and sign for pseudoephedrine so your cold will stop kicking your butt."

I think I caught Jacob and Evelyn's cold while I was in Minnesota. Hooray for tissues, snuggly cats, and sick time!

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So far, this one's pretty simple. It's just a way for me to play around with a lot of the scraps I have on-hand.  The idea is to use the Drunkard's Path templates that Jeff gave me for my birthday, and play with color.  It's going to be a child's quilt, simple and bright.  I'm turning the wedge pieces inward to create circles.  Should be six columns wide; each column will be its own color scheme.  I'll fade from dark-interior / light-exterior on one side to the opposite (light-interior / dark exterior) on the other.

Colors are based on the scrap I had lying around:  pinky-purply, red, blue, green, brown, and black.

I have an idea of who it might be for, but it's early yet. We'll see.

Oh, the name? The circles and intense colors reminded me of the colored gels used in stage lighting.

The top for the Dragon's Fire quilt is done**. (**Will change only if I decide to appliqué extra dragons. Right now, I don't think I will.)

Major quilt progress. Time to start adding dragons into the black spaces: http://ping.fm/kX0ex

So, did I mention that I'm taking my intensive glassblowing class today? Squeeeeee!

Saturday morning web development work is done to the sounds of two cats and one husband snoring.

Announcement: It's done. Gulp. @amyqmc is my new, shiny, PUBLIC account. Work, libraries, drupal. @domesticat is for my friends. :)

When you think about it, there's little difference between a good project manager and a good dominatrix. Similar skillsets are needed.

[domesticat.net] Today's Drupal story: Do as we say, not as we do: http://ping.fm/x1gBa

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I think every Drupal admin's had this day at least once ... okay, twice ... fine!  Five or six times.  Name changed to protect today's lucky survivor:

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It's getting hard to hear my own thoughts over the din of everyone else. Please forgive me if I'm quiet for a while.