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May. 31st, 2018 06:17 pmMickey Mouse, a vampire and steam trains
Mar. 11th, 2018 12:41 pmLast night I had a really cool dream, one of those “where the heck did it come from?”
It was all animated, black and white, with Disney characters. The animation was like in those early Mickey Mouse cartoons, with cartoon logic played completely straight. The story was set in the 20′s and showed a city in a tense stalemate between the police and mafia.
Mickey works as a cop in a precinct that suddenly becomes a frontline of the quiet war. All because of one shop - one tailor store whose owner refuses to pay protection money and who’s surprisingly healthy and alive in spite of having gone through many “accidents”. His store also can’t be destroyed or burnt down, or damaged in any way. Someone discovers the owner is a vampire and asks the police for help. Meanwhile, the mafia bosses, also fed up with the unruly store owner, threaten the city with bloodshed if the “problem” don’t get fixed.
Here’s the catch: there’s an old law that obliges the police to deal with the “unholy threat”. The law is still on the books, but is hardly ever enforced if the person (vampire, shapeshifter, elf etc) doesn’t commit any crime. The police also has a weapon that can destroy non-human creatures. But no one in the police force really wants to use it because 1) the times have changed 2) no one wants to start an interspecies conflict.
The gangsters however have their spy at the station and the weapon gets stolen. Mickey learns about it from Goofy (who’s some sort of administrative assistant) and has to spring to action. The weapon is really powerful and could kill off almost every non-human citizen. And if the vampire turns out to be strong enough to deflect it, its power would ricochet killing countless other, less powerful non-human beings.
Mickey gets to the store before all the gangsters and police officers appear. He pleads with the vampire owner and tries to get him to run away - but it’s too late. The vampire decides to sacrifice his life by not deflecting the hit and absorbing the power of the weapon and suspects his store will be “mysteriously” destroyed by flames once his protective spells stop working. There’s really no time to do anything else so he only asks Mickey to save one of his works (earlier on it’s shown the vampire’s hobby is making miniature steam trains).
Mickey takes the bag with the train model and retreats in time to save himself from being killed with the vampire (weapon works mostly on non-humans; but will kill a human… well, a mouse too if they’re too close). The shootout between the police and gangsters hangs on a thin line but eventually the officers choose saving others hurt by the weapon over chasing the mafia goons.
In the evening Mickey and Goofy return home, saddened by the whole ever. Mickey takes the model and places it on the fireplace. Suddenly, he notices something and looks closely. Then grins.
It’s night and everyone’s asleep. The train gleams in the flames — until it’s not there anymore. We see the empty space on the fireplace and then a full-size, almost empty train speeding up the railroads, with one only passenger who draws something in a notebook filled with sewing patterns.
——- THE END ——-Almost fairy-talish
Jul. 31st, 2017 07:02 amAnyway, the frog has been humanely removed from the premises and hopped away into the summer night. I am just struck by the utter ridiculousness of that whole event: one minute you're brushing your teeth and another you're staring at a frog dashing through your room.
Harvesting Paper
Jun. 6th, 2017 04:54 pm+
Shannon's En Masse Collection Journal (playlist)
Effin haystack
May. 27th, 2017 02:17 pmSo I’ve just found a needle hidden in my bedroom carpet and I’m staring at it with a mix of relief and trepidation. How did it get there? How long has it been there? How many times have I almost-stepped on it with my bare foot? >__>
I’m so glad I noticed it and so relieved I didn’t get hurt by it. Wow O___oBut few weeks ago I watched a tutorial by Ali Brown and noticed she's been using something similar:
It turns out the stamp wasn't really a stamp but an acrylic block you need to use stamps like these:
There was one stamp on it (the one with the hearts) but I was able to peel it off and now I can use it in my scrapbooking/journaling endeavours.
TL;DR: Five years ago I accidentally bought something I need right now.
Art & Life Lessons #2
May. 20th, 2017 10:19 pm2) Ever wanted to cut through a phone book? Use a wallpaper cutting knife!
3) Whoever invented a double-sided tape is a saint
4) WASHI FORGIVES EVERYTHING
5) At one point in your life you'll find the reason you bought some random crap years ago
6) Once you start
7) Adhesive tape can be used to clean tiny things (little scraps of paper, bits of washi, string, etc) off the floor
8) You can work on your craft project for 5 hours in a row and not notice that until you stop seeing your carpet properly
9) SAVE THE CARPET!*
10) *unless it's ugly
Project for today: Doormat journal cover
May. 15th, 2017 07:18 pmUpdate 1: Checking if the doormat can be cut with a wallpaper cutter.
Update 2: Success!
Update 3: Having overabundance of success - the cutter also managed to pierce through the notepad underneath & chipped off some of the ruler. Fingers are safe
Update 4: Rounding the corners with scissors
Update 5: Using a bit of French skipping rope to make a notebook-holding thingy. Drilling the holes through the doormat turned out to be super annoying (thank God for the huge needle I bought few days ago)
Update 6: More. Drilling.
Update 7: It look surprisingly good. I've added a metal claw pendant (acquired months and months ago) as a decorative charm
Update 8: YAY FINISHED. Not sure if the doormat won't start to unravel after some time; in that case I'll put some felt on the edges (I guess).
Update 9: The inner side of the doormat is fluffy and soft so I don't think so I'll be attaching a pocket or anything like this
Update 10: That was NOT what I meant to do this evening (yay deadlines). But at least I have a sense of achievement.
I feel this post is just me gushing about journal things but whatever. As the famous quote says, "You should do more of what makes you happy".
And here are videos of my two new favourite journaling people, Jumpy Jess and Ali Brown: