Photo series of the week: Auto Mechanics Hilariously Recreate Renaissance Paintings. Love it. Funny and sad because it's true: Famous quotes, the way a woman would have to say them during a meeting. Feeling better about my adult coloring book: According To...
As promised yesterday, here is my new list of goals that I hope to accomplish before my next birthday. On a sidenote, I might be getting old enough that I need to do like a half-age before age kind of list (i.e. 16 before 32). Or else fill it up with really easy...
It's that time of year again. No, not pumpkin spice season. Today is my birthday! I turned 31 in the wee hours of this morning. We are kind of Event'd out, though, so not doing anything big. Ian has something small planned for tonight, and then tomorrow we're doing...
Comic of the week: Advice From the Creator of Calvin and Hobbes. The "Sharing Economy" Is Dead, And We Killed It. Digital dependence is 'eroding human memory'. End of the world plan: scientists to nudge asteroid off course as practice for protecting the Earth. When...
Well this is the best news I've had all week: A Scientific Breakthrough Could Make Your Wine into Hangover-Free Magic. Followed immediately by not-good news: A giant ancient virus was just uncovered in melting ice — and it won’t be the last. And some...
Why salad is so overrated. I have been saying this for years!!! Now science backs me up. “As the world population grows, we have a pressing need to eat better and farm better, and those of us trying to figure out how to do those things have pointed at lots of...
Fun/silly thing of the week: What was the #1 movie on your birthday? Mine was The Terminator. 🙂 Living Without A Sense Of Smell. “Losing your sense of smell takes away more than scents and flavors — it can fundamentally change the way you relate to other people.”...
Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. Making: myself take deep breaths and consciously relax my tense muscles. Cooking: nothing. No energy for cooking. We are living in a frozen food or fast food land right now. Drinking: My usual...
Uber's Phantom Cabs. I wondered about this, when I used Uber for the first time. It showed a lot of cars near me in Round Rock, which didn't seem right. Scientists have synthesized a new compound that ‘mimics’ exercise. Sign me up. 7 Muslim-American Actors on...
Exploding The Nuclear Family. “Artificially conceived children do absolutely fine; the absence of a father or a mother doesn’t spell disaster for the children; the kids of gay and lesbian parents do no worse than those from more traditional families.” These...
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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