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Here are some things on the internet that have interested or amused me recently:

1. A 1980s special on 60 Minutes about MAD magazine, with lots of interview time with the great man himself, Bill Gaines.
See it, via The Beat, here.

2. Handsome stripey knee socks. I especially like the charcoal.
See them, at Sock Dreams, here.

3. A horse and a bunny sharing a meal.
See it, at Cute Overload, here.

4. A recipe for home-made tostadas.
See it here. (Thanks, Dirtbagg!)

5. An essay about whether publishers are selling ideas, or pieces of paper.
Read it here. (Thanks, Perry!)

6. Adorable stuffy bats, which I like to gaze on for inspiration in my own sewing projects.
Snuggle them here.

7. Emergency yodel button
Save the day here.

8. Cashew-based vegan alfredo sauce.
Eat virtuously here.

9. Magnetic duct tape
Repair your entire life here.

10. A really, really great photo of a cow
Admire it here.

Come to the Brooklyn Book Festival!

I'm moderating a panel with three of my favorite cartoonists of all time!

The topic is adapting text-based works into graphic novels. Stop by the Youth Stoop at 3pm this Sunday to hear Danica Novgorodoff (Refresh, Refresh), George O'Connor (Journey into Mohawk Country), and Raina Telgemeier (The Babysitters Club) talk about their craft and craftiness.

More info at the BBF website.

Fitzwilliam, Butch, Gregorio, Dallas...

Today I was walking down the street with a very talented and kind cartoonist, who was gallantly not wondering aloud when/if I was going to manage to locate the restaurant I wanted us to eat at, when I received a text message from an unfamiliar number. It said:

Boy names: Logan, Darian, Marion, Luke, Lukas, Matthew, Mathis, Deon, Zack, Zackery, Zane, Zanus, Conner, RONAN, ROMAN, MONTY.

Spelling and capitalization is preserved faithfully from the original text.

We finally found the restaurant, and I forgot about the name text in a haze of blackberry sorbet.

Flash forward to about ten minutes ago, when I received a phone call from that same mysterious number.

"Hello?"

"Hi, it's Gidgit." (GIDGIT?)

"Who are you trying to reach, Gidgit?"

"Is Anastasia there?" (ANASTASIA!)

Sorry, wrong number, amicable hang-up, etc. Happens every day, brief contact with a mysterious stranger, ships passing in the night, no harm no foul.

But let's take a minute, here.

Logan, Darian, Marion, Luke, Lukas, Matthew, Mathis, Deon, Zack, Zackery, Zane, Zanus, Conner, RONAN, ROMAN, MONTY.

GIDGIT.

ANASTASIA.

I feel like I'm in the middle of a conspiracy of goofy names!

Pink elephant!

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Originally uploaded by Unifactor

Sans bubbles, unfortunately.

This little guy lives with Nisha now. I made him out of some ribbed cotton and fleece. Another creation from last fall. Slowly catching up...

Click through the photo to see more shots of him!

Finally, an update!

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Originally uploaded by Unifactor

I made this bear a while back, but as anyone who's still listening knows, this blog has been defunct for a long time! I'm going to start trying to catching up, but no guarantees...

Anyway, this bear belongs to my niece Juno, and was a birthday present for her last fall. It's pictured here posing with our household coterie of aminals. From left to right: prototype six-legged bunny, Juno's bear, Maurice, and Annabell.

Click through on the photo to see more shots of the bear in my flickr photostream.

Actual content forthcoming...

I have been turning out cute animals all over the place, and will be posting about them soon. In the meantime, have a baby armadillo!

Little white kitty!

At last, the little white kitty has been delivered to her new home, where she was greeted with many a loving smoosh, and where she will live with a HUGE ASS TOTORO DOLL. What a lucky kitty.