I am an avid Gmail user. Not only do I have a regular old Gmail account, but I run both my professional and blog email addresses through Gmail as well. (In other words, even though I send and receive mail as , I'm doing it all through...
Right now, I am... doing laundry. Glamourous life over here. 🙂 happy that some paychecks came in today. wondering why I no longer receive text notifications about stuff being in my PO box. looking forward to the comedy show we're going to tonight, and a friend's...
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...
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...
Right now, I am... finishing up the last coat of wood stain on a cool project. drinking cream soda. feeling productive as I've cleaned the 1st floor of the house and gotten groceries for crepe brunch tomorrow. thankful that Ian took Sienna to her vet appointment so...
Exciting news, folks! I've been taking part in the annual NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge for a few years now. If you're not familiar with it, it's a writing contest that consists of 3 rounds: the first round you have a week to write a short story, the 2nd round...
Right now, I am... trying to finish up two big work projects this week. The kind where they've dragged on for weeks/months because all the information/bits haven't been provided, and suddenly everything needs to be done immediately OMG CRISIS! It's a bit stressful....
I had a crafty post all planned for today, but then life happened and I just didn't get around to the project this weekend. I'm still nursing my tiredness from the socializing marathon and loss of an hour (curse you, DST!), so 'real' posts will resume tomorrow. 🙂 In...
Video of the week: Lessons in Trust from a Dog and a Cat. Watch the whole thing. Amie brought up an ongoing issue last week: Get Real: Graphic Design, Trademark Infringement & Art Prints. Some other reads on this subject: lawyers chime in, and Copyright vs. Trademark...
Right now, I am... doing laundry while catching up on replying to blog comments and also working on my dining passport. thinking that I'll use said dining passport to pick somewhere new for us to go on date night this week. really happy to have gotten a big ol'...
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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