tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26348133.post-48999330329239496212008-07-04T00:15:00.009-04:002008-07-04T09:48:03.649-04:002008-07-04T09:48:03.649-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/iatse11/AnimatedFlag.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 80px;" src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s38/iatse11/AnimatedFlag.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Thanks for all your comments on my last post! It probably seemed like it took forever for me to complete the </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/">Gasoline District</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">, but it actually didn't. I started working on it 14 weeks ago, but remember, I took 3 weeks off in April to </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelonebeader/collections/72157605033073676/">visit Prague</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">, as well as one week off to go to </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelonebeader/sets/72157605284873643/">Bead International</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">. So, the largest piece I have ever created only took 10 weeks to bead! I guess I'm still working at the same </span><strike style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">slow &amp;</strike><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"> steady rate... ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Anyways, today is </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/">Independence Day</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">, the day which we celebrate the birth of </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.usa.gov/visitors/about.shtml">our great nation</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">. I figured that everyone else is probably writing about how they are having picnics with family, </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/07/04/for_the_classic_american_meal_chefs_keep_it_simple/">cooking burgers</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"> on the grill, </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.july4th.org/">watching fireworks</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">, or setting off </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYh27WtEJA">bottle rockets</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"> on their front lawn while drinking beer. So, I decided that this year, I'm not going to mention it. Instead, I think I think I'll head to the beach with a good book, and contemplate what my next piece should be...<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Independence_Day.shtml">Have a Safe &amp; Happy 4th of July! :D</a></span><br /></div><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.com11