Awesome of the week: A wedding photographer responds to comments complaining about his support for gay marriage. Funny of the week: Instagram Death Match: Rosé vs. Avocado Toast. I vote for eating avocado toast while drinking rosé personally. 🙂 The most annoying...
A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) by V.E. Schwab. A Darker Shade of Magic is the tale of many Londons. In each of several parallel universes, there exists a version of the city of London. Travel and commerce and magic used to flow between them unhindered. Now Gray London...
Video of the week: This baby bear is an excellent rock climber. Do Animals Laugh? Tickle Experiments Suggest They Do. A Map of Every Game of Thrones Filming Location in Real Life. That would be an epic road trip. Is it still a road trip if you have to fly? Why Scream...
While I was in Ohio, I made these for my mom almost every day. Her chemo diet is pretty restrictive, and finding new tasty ways to get her the nutrients she needs while keeping to the allowed food list was a challenge. Luckily, this was a go! And delicious, to boot....
Cool photo project of the week: 16 animal selfies that capture life in the Serengeti. Magical photo series of the week: Dark fantasy photography draws inspiration from magical books and films. What It’s Like to Be Declared Dead by the Government. This would be...
Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Uprooted is the story of Agnieszka, a seemingly normal girl from a village in a seemingly quiet valley. Except the valley is the frontline in the battle between the evil that lurks in the Wood and the mysterious wizard known only as the...
Meta thing of the week: Old Coffee Grounds Turned Into Mugs (For Drinking More Coffee, Of Course). Comic strip of the week: On a Plate. Mixed Signals: Why People Misunderstand Each Other. Can a Font Make Us Believe Something is True? Difficult Questions From My...
Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. Making: my way through 2 weeks worth of emails. Cooking: something for dinner tonight, no idea what yet as I need to go to the store first. Drinking: my morning cappuccino. Reading:...
Art series of the week: Project Canismo: Sheltered Dogs Create Unique Paintings. Teen girl's awesome letter to school after getting detention for her outfit. Best quote: “If you are truly so concerned that a boy in this school will get distracted by my upper back and...
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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