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Zee tumblr, it is ALIVE!

Knowing me, I won't make a post every single day, but I'm going to try my damnedest to try to post as often as I can.

FWA, while I do hurt from it and my body doesn't enjoy that sort of thing, was a total SUCCESS when it came to my Imps (15 went, only 2 came home), my 'Impfo' book (people loved that I had all sorts of information on them), & buttons. Next year, all I am bringing to the con is Imps, Printed Imp books (people expressed they would have bought a book had I had any to sell), buttons, and yarn tails (did better than I had the previous two years when I offered badge commissions at the con). I'm interested to see if people contact me regarding custom Imps, and in the mean time, I'll be building up stock since they do take a while to make.

And would you believe that I was asked for an interview randomly by a group called 'Conman Broadcasting Productions' regarding my Imps? I was freaking surprised and thrilled all at the same time! Once they put up the video, I'll totally link it :3

So yeah, FWA is still never ceased to amaze me, and I will be attending next year for sure!



And as a side note: Anyone know anything about trademark stuff? I tried to do some research on it, and I think I figured out two classes that what I want to do will fit in (Class 28 - Playthings & Class 16 - Paper goods), but other than that, it's dang confusing!

Yeah...... my grandmother failed to mention that the baby gate used for the dogs was not in place when myself and my mother came back from visiting Commerce, GA. Well, not wanting to let the dogs off of the deck, I thought I was doing the smart thing by stepping over the gate from the lower steps so no one would escape out into the woods; but instead the gate lurched forward and my left knee gave out at the same time, resulting in me slamming with my FULL WEIGHT onto the wooden deck.

Normally for most this would just suck, for me, it means that I may have done some damage because I already have a ton of knee issues as it is (which in turn caused all of my back issues). Well thankfully I already have therapy at the VA on Tuesday, so I can just see if they can make sure everything is alright and I didn't do any lasting damage.

But never fear, I do have an ice pack strapped to my leg, and I am trying not to bear too much weight on it

Since there was some interest, I figured I'd do a trial run with about 17 buttons and see what people thought/if there was any interest for more (I have 3 Japanese graphic novels, so lots of chances to snag all sorts of characters).

These run $1.25 per button, or 6 for $6 (add $.50 for shipping in the US). And once a particular button is gone, it's gone (cause I don't have extra copies of the manga laying around unless someone wants to provide pages for me to take images from)

RABBIT RABBIT WHITE RABBIT

I have decided to try and improve my health by cutting OUT things that either do make me sick, or trying to cut out things that are known to possibly cause issues; I've decided to try the Paleo Diet (do not confuse this with a weight loss diet, I am not after weight-loss, I am after a better, overall health and well being). My mom is going to join me in this little 31 day experiment since she has issues with dairy (lactose intolerant), and I'm hoping that by doing this, I'll actually start to feel better and my general health will improve.

Now I know this won't heal my back, the damage has already been done there, but maybe it'll keep it from further problems because I am putting a much more healthier diet into my body, and cutting out problem foods in order to let my body heal itself from the damage over the years.

Pretty much I am giving it 31 days so that I can hopefully see some sort of helpful results from cutting out things I know are bad for me (gluten is a huge one, I have lots of tummy problems with it). This ALSO ties in with Samhain, which falls on the very last day of the 31 day plan, which means I'll be starting the new year with a more healthy outlook on things :3.

If you know nothing about the Paleo Diet, here's a basic rundown:

- Eat real food – grass-fed, pasture raised meat, eggs, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fruit, oils (like EVOO or coconut). Eat foods with very few ingredients, all pronounceable ingredients, or better yet, no ingredients listed at all because they’re fresh and natural.
- Do not consume pasteurized dairy products (you lose all of the good enzymes apparently when goes through pasteurization). I had read that you were not supposed to consume any dairy at all, but it seems that you lack the vitamin K2 when you do that, so I'll try my hand at some *Real Milk products in an attempt to eat a healthier form of dairy since I don't have lactose issues. Thankfully it is legal in SC to sell Raw Milk, so I can get it locally from local farmers
- Do not eat grains. This includes bread, rice, pasta, corn (I count corn as a grain), oatmeal, and all of those gluten-free pseudo-grains.
- Do not eat legumes. This includes beans of all kinds, lentils, soy, and peanuts. (Soybeans will be coming back in 30 days, which sucks, but I'll stick it out)
- Do not eat sugars of any kind, real or artificial. No maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, Splenda, Truvia, Stevia, etc. (after the 30 days, I can have small amounts of real, unprocessed sugar)
- Do not eat processed foods. This includes protein shakes, processed bars (like Zone bars), dairy-free creamers, etc.
- Do not drink alcohol, in any form. (luls, not a problem on my end)

Once the 30 days is up, I'll be slowly introducing some of the foods I have to take out (like my soybeans. Those I'm going to miss). Gluten-based products will be out, my body already doesn't tolerate them very well, and I've been weaning myself off gluten for months now.


So, wish me luck! I'm going to make a public blog to track my everyday progress as I work through the 31 days, and hopefully I come out on top :3.


So yeah,

Well it looks like it was a false positive on the labs part regarding my platelet count. My count is NOT 59, it's 184 (still kinda on the low end, but NOTHING like what they said), but they still are waiting on some other tests to come back from being sent out before they give me a complete answer. So as of this moment, it looks like my platelet count went UP from what it was 3 months ago, but it sill doesn't explain why I'm as tired as I have been (and just like everything else, I have some days where I'm not as tired, and I have some days where I'm whipped and want nothing more to do than to go back to sleep).


Here's to hoping they come up with some sort of explanation behind this because I would very much like to get back to having something in my life not compounded by medical troubles that I have no control over

Yes, that IS a spinning wheel, and yes, I only paid $10 for it (you bet your bottom dollar I snapped that bad boy up). Next thing is trying to figure out what kind of spinning wheel it is, and figure out what parts might be missing.


Anyone want to be my Spinning Wheel Guru and help me track down what kinda of wheel this is (besides most likely a Great Wheel, but I could be wrong)?


Well damn, apparently it's a plant stand and not an actual Spinning wheel :<. Maybe I can mod it or something to make it useable?

As promised, here is the downloadable rar file filled with 36 pages/72 recipes worth of scanned stuff (to include a few bread recipes).


Let me know if you download it :3