Tuesday, February 26, 2013

seaweed!

seaweed! by Rakka
seaweed!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

see weed? EAT WEED! * chompy chomp chomp chomp*

Sunday, February 24, 2013

this weekend

this weekend by Rakka
this weekend, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

this weekend has been one of the weirdest i have ever lived through.

let's let this picture in all of its oddballness sum things up and i will continue to try and forget about what happened.

denial can be a good thing. drinking half a bottle of gin in less than four hours can be another.

Monday, February 18, 2013

criterion weekend

criterion weekend by Rakka
criterion weekend, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

did you get your fill of criterion movies on hulu over the weekend?if not, you've still got part of today to watch some.

so far, i've seen "...and god created woman", "soft skin" and "the fire within". i will probably watch about three more today, well, if i can stop watching brian cox videos on youtube. *sheepish*

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Friday, February 15, 2013

CRYSTAL GAVE ME AN OWL!!

CRYSTAL GAVE ME AN OWL!! by Rakka
CRYSTAL GAVE ME AN OWL!!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO USE SILLY STRING HE JUST ARRIVED BY MAIL!!

THANK YOU CRYSTL!!! YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

rock out with your cox out

rock out with your cox out by Rakka
rock out with your cox out, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

happy valentine's day, physics nerds!

i don't want to jinx things...

punky replacement by Rakka
punky replacement, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.
...by mentioning how much i love the new coffee pot but FUCK I LOVE THE NEW COFFEE POT.

we have been without a drip/filter option for about a month and, while i do like the french press and the espresso maker penis pump thing we have, i DESPERATELY missed having a coffee pot with a timer. COFFEE READY WHEN I WAKE UP YES THANK YOU

here's hoping this one doesn't break my heart like punky brewster, the previous coffee maker did. (i cannot recommend zojirushi coffee pots. their rice makers are ACE but that brand of coffee pot broke within three months. scandalous.)

Monday, February 11, 2013

CHICKEN POP

CHICKEN POP by Rakka
CHICKEN POP, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

i am having CHICKEN POP for lunch and you can't stop me because i love korean fried chicken snack puffs more than i ever dreamed that i would!

THANK YOU CHOTDA!!!

MY PHONE HAS A CAT WITH A MUSTACHE!!!

PHONE CAT HAS A MUSTACHE!!! by Rakka
PHONE CAT HAS A MUSTACHE!!!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

i might just collapse from the kawaii now!

THANK YOU CHOTDA!!!

SERIOUSLY YOU GUYS!!

THANK YOU CHOTDA!!!!! by Rakka
THANK YOU CHOTDA!!!!!, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

it's not even funny! I DO NOT DESERVE THIS KIND OF PACKAGE!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU CHOTDA!!!!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

none of these

none of these by Rakka
none of these, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

now available at my red bubble!

working

working by Rakka
working, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

there will be EVEN MORE stuff in my red bubble shop by this afternoon!

basic trauma life support

basic trauma life support by Rakka
basic trauma life support, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

so far, today is resembling this shirt.

HAHA I MEANT THAT IT WAS GREY OUTSIDE HAHAH god, you're so maudlin lately.

yay panda! now available at red bubble!

snag a poster, print, etc of this little guy from my shop! yay!

Saturday, February 09, 2013

tonight i made cheese scones

cheese scones by Rakka
cheese scones, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

because baking is a nice thing to do on saturday nights when the weather is shit.

where i eats the sweets

cadbury mini eggs by Rakka
cadbury mini eggs, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.
leff and i have been enjoying the package of sweets that gareth sent. IMMENSELY. it has been difficult to not consume the entire parcel in one big binge.

today i had a few of the cadbury mini eggs. they are delicious. and, unlike their american cousins, they are solid chocolate and dyed lovely colors with vegetable dyes.

i'm not exactly sure what makes me happiest, looking at them or eating them.

hah. of course the answer is eating them.

Friday, February 08, 2013

my gloria steinem autograph "story"

gloria steinem autograph by Rakka
gloria steinem autograph, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.
a long time ago when i was still an undergrad, i went to a lecture that gloria steinem was giving. i hung around afterward to tell her how awesome she was and also to get her autograph if possible.

for some reason, i had a picture of some chromosomes in my bag. i asked her to sign the female ones and she very kindly obliged.

don't ask me why i had a picture of chromosomes in my bag but no black pen.

fine! i will make my OWN scones!

scone mess by Rakka
scone mess, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

since no one came by with a scone for me yesterday, i made my own. i also made lemon curd and some honey butter.

here is the mess of a lemon scone with lemon curd. it was delicious. so, so delicious.

Thursday, February 07, 2013

i have plans this afternoon

wee britain by Rakka
wee britain, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

don't interrupt me unless you come bearing tea/crumpets, k?

i mean, seriously!

THIS IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME THIS YEAR!!

THANKS AGAIN G!!

sometimes you wonder why life is so good to you.

because sometimes you get a BOX OF INCREDIBLENESS in the post!!

THANK YOU G!!!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!

having a whale of a time

gluten free whale cookies by Rakka
gluten free whale cookies, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

wish i was there.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

last day of new collage posts!

lg5 by Rakka
lg5, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

be sure to check out the shop to see all new work that is available!

Sunday, February 03, 2013

new items for sale at my red bubble!

all of my new red bubble listings are now up! click over and buy something nice for you or someone you think is awesome.

light boxing

home photo studio by Rakka
home photo studio, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.
today leff helped me take pictures that will be turned into prints at my red bubble.

items should be listed by the end of the day!

new collages still in the shop!

sm19 by Rakka
sm19, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

and here is the link again!

Saturday, February 02, 2013

and there are even more collages

sm1 by Rakka
sm1, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

go on! buy something!

little known fact: collages make a handy weapon because of the threat of papercuts. THEY ARE MULTIPURPOSE

Friday, February 01, 2013

what did you read in jan?

some books i read in jan by Rakka
some books i read in jan, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.
i completed six books (and started a billion others) in the first month of 2013. how about you?

i finished:
1) the age of miracles-- karen thomas walker
2) marianna-- monica dickens
3) tokyo on foot-- flourent chavouet
4) the dud avocado-- elaine dundy
5) back story-- david mitchell
6) look back in hunger -- jo brand

i can highly recommend the first four,  the age of miracles, in particular.

the other two are enjoyable, as you would expect british comedians' autobiographies to be, but they don't really stick with you. in other words, they're great reading for right before drifting off to sleep.

(books not in photograph were either on my kindle or borrowed from the library.)

reminder!

lg3 by Rakka
lg3, a photo by Rakka on Flickr.

collage sale starts today! head to my etsy shop to pick up one or two or a bunch!