tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42940764091503858502024-02-19T03:11:56.367+00:00Never Use AbsolutesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294076409150385850.post-60984085572631296202011-01-15T19:07:00.004+00:002011-01-15T19:15:56.421+00:00Naughty me...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>S</i></span>o I was very naughty and annoyed my lovely wife today and so, in an attempt to assuage her wrath ( in all honestly she wasn't really that wrathful ), I made her this little cut-out picture thing. Those who know me well know that I am no expert with a scalpel; certainly not when compared with my wife ( see <a href="http://joannalucyillustrates.blogspot.com/2011/01/christmas-card-for-james.html">this</a> and <a href="http://joannalucyillustrates.blogspot.com/2010/12/anniversary-present-for-james-part-3.html">this</a> as examples ) and knowing that I cheated.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>M</i></span>y present to Jo this Christmas was a Silhouette Digital Cutting Tool that does exactly as it suggests ( it's effectively a printer with a blade instead of ink ) and makes my cutting-by-hand days all but over.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>H</i></span>ere are the photos, hopefully it went some way towards making Jo completely wrathless.</span><br />
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</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294076409150385850.post-14277410267436913702010-10-29T16:55:00.000+01:002015-06-30T14:24:09.790+01:00Hyperbole and a Half<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></i>his is in my Awesome Links list, but I thought I'd share it again, since it is so very cool:<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></i>he style of the work is incredibly simple and childlike, and that's half the charm, but it's <i><span style="font-size: large;">A</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">llie's</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>amaaaaaazing</i> sense of humour that has me in fits of incredibly manly giggles whenever she posts something new.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294076409150385850.post-39264134095024492182010-10-29T16:33:00.000+01:002010-10-29T16:53:09.770+01:00Moooooooooo<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span></i>y boss put me in charge of designing an office t-shirt based on something a small Cornish boy said when presented with a barbecue; quite obviously stocked with the items in question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></i>'ll post an update once the exciting t-shirts have been printed. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4294076409150385850.post-155738575627086032010-10-29T14:28:00.001+01:002010-10-29T15:34:09.492+01:00The start of a new era<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">S</span>o my lovely lady wife has recently started a blog to display her <a href="http://joannalucyillustrates.blogger.com/">beautiful illustration work</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">I</span>t's not in my nature to copy, but as they say:</div><blockquote style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">"</span><span style="font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">I</span><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">mitation</span></span> is the highest form of flattery"</i></blockquote><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and to that end I decided it would be fun to start a blog myself; a combination of graphic design, web development geekery and grammar Nazi-ism.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">I</span> have yet to decide what format this is going to take or even if it's possible, but I'll give it a shot.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 180%; font-style: italic;">P.S.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-style: italic;"> It's totally in my nature to give things up prematurely, so this may be an incredibly short-lived endeavour.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0