Leave That Kid Alone

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348133.post-20311676198676183632007-01-15T01:17:00.000-05:002008-01-22T16:17:15.683-05:002008-01-22T16:17:15.683-05:00Leave That Kid Alone<div style="text-align: center;">Today is <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Day">Martin Luther King Day</a> here in the States, and that means there's no school for kids. For the rest of you who actually have school today, I hope you remembered to do your homework. Whether you like it or not, homework is a very important part of getting a proper education. </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RasqaSzFsdI/AAAAAAAAAWg/gsG4c_9VnWw/s1600-h/proper+education.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RasqaSzFsdI/AAAAAAAAAWg/gsG4c_9VnWw/s400/proper+education.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020152840845636050" border="0" /></a> <center></center><center></center> <center><object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/UGxzfXpRKl/aus=false/"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/UGxzfXpRKl/aus=false/" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="80" wmode="transparent"></embed></object></object> Last night, I was listening to the <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml">UK Top 40</a> on <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/">BBC Radio 1</a>, and I fell in love with the #2 track of the week. <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.ministryofsound.com/music/singles/ProperEducation">'Proper Education' by Eric Prydz vs. Floyd</a>. This dance hit features <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour">David </a><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour">Gilmour'</a>s vocal track from the 1979 <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd">Pink Floyd</a> song <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Brick_in_the_Wall">'Another Brick in the Wall'</a>. This is the first time Pink Floyd has ever allowed one of their records to be sampled in this manner. I think this track is brilliant (as is the <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTL_QSCpZGs">VIDEO</a>), and it should provide a much-needed break from all of that studying=:) During the radio show, I made the tiny book for <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/2661/3216/1600/767114/Tawny-%26-Julie.jpg">Julie</a>. Opened, it measures approx. 1" x 2" wide, and it has about 16 pages. Then, I printed out two <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html">Shel Silverstein</a> poems in the smallest font that I could find. <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein">Shel Silverstein</a> was an American poet, illustrator, and author of children's books. I remember that we had the book <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://www.harperchildrens.com/coverimages/large/0060256680.jpg">Where the Sidewalk Ends</a> when we were growing up. I chose the poem entitled 'Come Skating' because Julie & I used to roller-skate 3 times a week when we were young. But, for some reason, we never really went ice-skating... I chose 'Batty' because of its length, and also because it's so cute:) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RasqaizFseI/AAAAAAAAAWo/v1jfoASiFnk/s1600-h/DSC01016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RasqaizFseI/AAAAAAAAAWo/v1jfoASiFnk/s400/DSC01016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020152845140603362" border="0" /></a> I cut out the poems and glued them in place. Then, I punched two holes through the spine of the book. Next, I sewed through Julie's hands and the book. I also added some bugle beads onto the wooden portion of the couch. They might be tough to see in this photo, but they do add sparkle. Next, I must attach <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://thelonebeader.blogspot.com/2006/11/tawny-bear.html">Julie & Tawny</a> to the beaded sofa... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RasqayzFsfI/AAAAAAAAAWw/sTH7k8n7Mrw/s1600-h/julie+%26+book.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_BI5Tt24-Omc/RasqayzFsfI/AAAAAAAAAWw/sTH7k8n7Mrw/s400/julie+%26+book.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020152849435570674" border="0" /></a> </center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script expr:src='"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/TheLoneBeader?i=" + data:post.url' type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Lone Beaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.com17