Happy Canada Day!

In honor of Canada Day I would like to recommend a short novel, "Mrs.Mike: The Story Of Katherine Mary Flannigan." "Mrs.Mike..." is a coming of age novel where a young woman moves up north and falls in love with a mounty named Mike. Together they help aid a small province of Canada. The book takes place circa 1907.


Have a happy Canada Day but keep in mind: "Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind." (Einstein)

In defense of 'funny internet videos'

Evidently the other day (see this post) Ashley seemed to decry the fact that all I have posted, other than my introductory post, has been an extremely hilarious Internet video. She felt that the reason I had done this was because this blog didn't really have 'direction'. But this is not so. This blog does have a direction, much like any other blog, it is a living breathing organism that will be defined as time goes on. I think one of the biggest attractors to blogs, as a medium, is that they offer both the reader and the poster to dictate the content as time goes on. If, for example, we wish to show off funny Internet videos, we can. And that's ok, because really this blog is ultimately about Ashley and I having a journal of sorts of our relationship. And really I can't think of a better example of our relationship than random art stuff, with just a little bit of funny videos thrown in for good measure.

Speaking of which:

Until next time, stay classy Internet!

Can you tell me what's wrong with this photo?

One of these things is not like the other.

Coming Soon...

I realize that our blog ranges on a variety of topics but coming soon (hopefully by tomorrow) I'll be posting a blog on how to create your own collage frame. You've probably seen collage frames before while window shopping.

While creating your own is probably comparable to purchasing one, customizing your own is more beneficial (to the orientation of your photos/art and your brain). If you have a collection of photos that you want to hang together it would be difficult to find a collage frame at a store that would match your specific needs-creating your own would be to your benefit (especially if you like this kind of DIY crap like I do). So tune in tomorrow.


Also, for your viewing pleasure, check out this link that I found particularly entertaining today.

http://listverse.com/2009/07/20/top-10-gruesome-medieval-torture-devices/

I Dream of Framing

I'm having nightmares about messing up at work now. Nightmares. Of all the things that I want to dream about my mind has chosen for me to worry that I will go into work only to discover that I have messed up a framing order. I told Tony about this and he was not pleased. He reminded me that if anything this job was just a hobby so I should feel free to quit but that's not how I roll.
On a brighter note, a few nights ago I did have a dream where I was driving a flying car. The steering wheel (yes, this flying car had a steering wheel, doubtful) was very sensitive so it took some getting used to. I would rather go back to dreaming about that-or zombies. I love a good zombie dream.

Such Great Heights

To those of you who do not know (which should be everyone being as only Tony and my Aunt know) I have a strange fascination with heights. I love them. I also have a mild obsession with hot air balloons. I have done some research as to how I can ride in a hot air balloon and one day, assuming I survive the hot air balloon ride, pilot one. For the mere cost of two hundred dollars (basically two weeks worth of pay) I can drive two hours away and ride in a hour long hot air balloon ride with five strangers and the pilot. Two. Hundred. Dollars. Give me a break.

AND while I love heights, Tony on the other hand, does not. The man wants to be freaking Spider Man but he's afraid of a little tiny roller-coaster or a hot air balloon ride. I guess when they say opposites attract it's true. Tony luckily gets out of me dragging him onto roller-coaster rides and such as he's had spinal fusion surgery and cannot: go skydiving, go bungee jumping, or go on roller-coasters. What a bum.

Tony is making it happen.

Last night Tony called to inform me that he was given a shout-out by Paul Kimball. Awesome! Tony has been blogging every day now for about two months and I am very proud of his networking skills, his dedication, etc. I'm also beginning to find his open-mindedness to be one of his most attractive qualities that for the past three years I have somehow overlooked. To commemorate Tony's awesome day I took a screen shot of the shout-out to save.

Within the shout-out Tony was compared to none other than the late Mac Tonnies (that's a huge compliment). Mac Tonnies was creative, very intelligent, as well as handsome. I unfortunately missed the Mac Tonnies train but am catching up by rereading his blog over and over again (Posthuman Blues), listening to any podcast/youtube video I can get my hands on, and slowly reading one of his books that my boyfriend ingeniously ordered. One day I would like to get my hands on a hard-copy of his short stories but I can't fork up a hundred dollars yet (it's out of print which is why it costs so much). I have been finding myself thinking and speculating about Mac Tonnies a lot lately and I'm not sure why-the catalyst was a blurb from the memorial podcast where Kimball talked about Mac Tonnies sleeping in the nude.

Anyways, Tony is awesome for:
-his dedication
-his networking skills
-his humor and wide range of topics within his blog posts
-AND his rising skill with grammar.

SO you should most definitely hit up http://forteania.blogspot.com/