Apparently I was feeling floral yesterday. With the jeans, obviously, but also on the shrug which has a subtle burn-out floral pattern. Add the leaf necklace in, and I'm a walking garden. 🙂 Though, I think, a not-in-your-face-with-my-pattern-choices one. I hope....
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So this past weekend was the boy's birthday, and one of my surprises for him was a visit to Austin's indoor skydiving place, Austin iFly. Yup. Skydiving without parachutes, aka. floating on 165mph winds in a wind tunnel, aka. the closest to actual free flight we'll...
I'm linking up with Jenni today as part of the May blogging challenge. Today's topic is "Things that make you uncomfortable." So here are some things that make me squirm or tense. Dark outside, lights on inside, blinds not closed. In my house, they always get closed...
Blogger Book Club time! I'm stepping into Alyx's shoes for a bit as an organizer, since her little girl arrives any day now. And it's time to vote for what we're going to be reading this month. The chosen genre is Classics, and the nominations are: The Great Gatsby,...
I've been getting more and more into patterns and prints. A few years ago, if you had looked in my closet, you would've seen mostly an unbroken line of solid colors. Now you'd find all sorts of stuff: polka dots, stripes, florals, geometrics (but not really any animal...
Feel-good video of the week: this will make your day. Funny video of the week: Siri vs. Google Voice Experiment: What Happens When Siri And Google Voice Talk To Each Other? Cool photo series of the week: Woman Photoshops Herself and Her Cell Phone Camera into...
This past weekend was a good weekend. 🙂 I got to meet these lovely ladies at the Austin bloggers meetup on Saturday: Sarah, Beth, Jamie, Jenn, me, Shelley and Lani - and I promise we're not all evil, despite the glowing eyes. 🙂 I also went to see this movie with the...
Legend (Legend #1) by Marie Lu This was the April pick for the Blogger Book Club. It takes place far enough in the future that the United States of America has become nothing more than a legend, and the western part of this continent is under the very strict...
I've recently stumbled into Grooveshark, and thought today I'd share some of my favorite songs. This will probably be an ever-changing and constantly updated list. But right now it has some long-time favorites, and some current obsessions. I actually get to see one of...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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