De-myelination – noun [dee-mahy-uh-luh-ney-shuhn] The loss of myelin from the nerve sheaths, as in multiple sclerosis. July 4, 2009, when the neurologist told me that it was most likely Multiple Sclerosis that had made my face go numb down one side I was, weirdly enough, numb.
See what happens when you give me a box of pretty pencils that turn into magical waterpaints when you add water? Staring Girl!
The Tim Burton tribute continues with a fever for drawing I haven’t had in years. Yesterday I picked up a gorgeous set of Derwent Watercolour pencils and have continued to try copy the amazing drawings of Tim Burton from a his book ‘ The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories’.
A collection of sketches I completed using Staedtler graphite pencils 2B, 4B & 6B plus Sharpie permanent markers from Costco. I couldn’t believe Costco had packets of 24 Sharpies and they were only $20! I had to use them on something so I started a tribute in pencil and sharpie to Tim Burton and his [...]
This is the first I’ve ever added a menu to my blog but this mornings poached eggs were so dam good that I have to share. The secret to the poached egg is a tip from MasterChef so sadly I can’t claim credit for this recipe, but here is what you need; some glad wrap [...]
I was awakened by the phone ringing. I reached over to grab the headset which was making a god awful noise combined with a awful blipping red light. When I finally scrabbled my way to the other side of the bed and reached up to get the handset I somehow managed to bring the glass half [...]
I have pined over it for all this time, but now I have had enough time to realise that I don’t actually want one. At least not the first generation one… I think many people, myself included, have been wondering where the hell this device fits into your life. How will it fit? Will it [...]
Just one of those days. The day you plan and plan and plan and don’t really think much about or get that excited about and then BAM!
I went to the markets for some fresh Ochra, inspired by spending a week with my Dad and his amazing cooking. There was a Chinese lady at the markets, 4 foot tall and quite non descript. She wasn’t very animated, well dressed, wearing any make up or very excited about living. In fact she looked [...]
I was at the CS5 Adobe launch recently and the one session that took my interest most was the Flash content creation. And as amazing as some of the new features that were shown are, the real thing everyone packed into that hall to see was the much talked about yet little known about Flash [...]
