Light-skinned-ed Girl

Small Pleasures & Obsessions: Your Own Font

I created my own font from my handwriting today.  It's so easy and so cool (and free).  When I print out documents, it looks hand-written.  Yourfonts.com

Your Lubency to Read This Will Save a Word

Today, I adopted a word: lubency.  It means willingness or pleasure.  You can help Save the Words too by visiting this awesome website--and maybe get a great laugh out of the experience too!  And it's free.

Naps: Small Pleasures & Obsessions

They're good for you.  I took three so far this weekend--I may take another now and end this post here . . .

How to Make Aebleskiver

What are aebleskiver?, you ask.  Well, one: they are delicious.  They are not low-cal.  I enjoy them once a year on Christmas day.  You can too.  I've made a little how-to video.  Enjoy!

How to Make Aebleskiver from Heidi Durrow on Vimeo.

More on Ethnic Legos

Cloudscome at Sandy Cove has got me obsessing about ethnic Legos again.  She's posted a great photo of a brown Lego minifig who is NOT a basketball player.  With a little digging Ifound a couple more today which I hope I'll be able to add to my collection soon.
Meet these two ethnic Lego minifigs from the Star Wars set: a Bespin Guard and Lando Calrissian.  Pretty cool, eh?  Hat tip to Minifigs.net.
 

Flip Camera and 12seconds.tv: New Internet Obsession

I just got a HD Flip Camera--the tiny little video camera that's about the size of a credit card and plugs in to the computer with a built-in USB connection.  It's so easy to use and easy to upload the video.  Then my buddy Fanshen hipped me to 12seconds.tv; it's like twitter on video.  So I made a film today.  I think I'll make one of me dancing around the Christmas tree next.
A Chilly L.A. Morning Routine on 12seconds.tv

Small Pleasure & Obsession: Disposable Fountain Pen

I love writing with my fountain pens--alas, on the plane, it's not possible to use them because the air pressure makes them leak.  BUT I found this delicious alternative a couple years ago: the Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pen.  It's so smooth on the page--Moleskine and otherwise.  And the medium nib is still pretty fine.  I buy the pens with blue, purple, black and sometimes turquoise (I think you can also get pink ink).  At abut $3.50 a piece, they are kind of pricey, but they last a good long while --and you can also order them in discounted variety packs.

Be Obama for Halloween!

 

Here's a step-by-step guide on how you too can be Obama for Halloween this year.  Nicole's transformation is amazing and the photos are so much fun.  This is most definitely the best mixed chick costume ever!

 

My Numbers: Personal Stat Obsession

I wasn't a popular kid, and really, I was okay with that.  I had a very certain idea about what I wanted for my life--being popular had nothing to do with it.  But now, I find myself slightly obsessed with what could only be described as a desire for popularity.  Let me explain: I am obsessed with checking my stats.  Several times a day, I check the stats on this blog, my website, and the number of downloads for Mixed Chicks Chat.  I also check the stats for the photos on my SmugMug gallery and Flickr too.  When and why did this become so important?  Knowing the numbers?  Has this happened to you? Photo by MissyLKS8 via Flickr

Vintage Letter Etiquette: It's in the Soup

I'm very fond of correspondence, and so loved this vintage ad with correspondence tips.  Thanks Millie via Flickr.