Thursday, 26 February 2009

The best thing that happened today was the eureka-moment when I worked out that you can separate two pieces of paper that have been glued together using "power pritt" if you steam them over a kettle!
Power pritt (made by pritt stick, but comes in a silver tube and is much stronger than regular pritt stick) is my glue of choice for papercraft and zine making, as it is super strong so the pieces you have glued never fall apart. But this does mean that if you make a mistake, or want to change the positioning, you can't. As soon as you try to pull them apart, however gently, the paper tears and there are tears... But not anymore! Now I can just boil the kettle, hold the paper over the steam, very gently peel apart the two pieces of paper and start again.
The best thing that happened today (and is still happening at this late hour) was making an impressive dent in my to-do list despite thinking I didn't have the motivation to do anything at all this evening. Goes to show what willpower and giving oneself a stern talking to can do!

Tuesday, 24 February 2009

The best thing that happened today was probably the pancake that I managed to make all by myself, after two failed attempts.
The best thing that happened today may seem trivial, but today is the first time that I managed to fix a hellish photocopier breakdown at work without having to go and get help from the secreatries, who must by now think I'm an incompetant nitwit.
One small step for Melaniekind...

Monday, 23 February 2009

The best thing that happened today was my decision to pursue a late night papercraft project whilst listening to my favourite Hefner album: "The Fidelity Wars". I have sticky fingers and scraps of paper everywhere but I am happy.

Sunday, 22 February 2009

The best thing that happened today was buying some miniature daffodils potted in a purple plant pot, about to bloom, from a shop in Todmorden on the way home to Leeds. They inspired me to tidy my desk in my room so I had somewhere to put them, so now I have a tidy desk AND will soon have flowers too!

(Anyone who is currently as obsessed with wine-making as I am should note that you *must not* make wine from daffodil flowers as it would be toxic.)

Thursday, 19 February 2009

The best thing that happened today was sleeping in til 9pm(!!) after a super special night before spent rockin' out to my friends bands of wonder. I'm feeling all emotional about the amazing friends I have and all that they make/create/perform/and are. Though my new years resolution of spending less time doing things in order to spend time with those who I love means that I'm falling sooooo far behind with all my own making/creativity/projects. I think last night has reinspired me to get my act together somewhat though. There's nothing like seeing friends doing amazing things to kick ones ass into doing stuff youself. Reading the mini-zine that the bands last night put together has reinspired my flagging head.