Video of the week: The Moment A Colorblind Guy Sees Purple For The First Time. His friends gave him glasses that correct color blindness, but didn't tell him what they were/did. The Myth of the Ethical Shopper. A really good, in-depth read. “In the past 25 years, the...
Video of the week: What It’s Like to Face a 150 M.P.H. Tennis Serve. I would just be a giant bruise. Pens Are Making a High-Tech Comeback. How Did the Practice of Women Jumping Out of Giant Cakes Start? The Unfollow Cleanse. “I made a rule for myself: If I didn’t want...
Cool thing of the week: Rethinking the Way Storage Furniture Opens and Closes. The Startup That Designed Its Office to Confuse Workers. Interesting, but seems like unnecessary anxiety. The best sales advice I ever got was from a surfer dude. Why Advertising Is so...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Photo series of the week: When Star Wars Villains and Shelter Animals Come Together. Our Secret Identity Crisis: “We’re more into alter egos than ever - just not, strangely enough, in our superhero stories.” The internet is running out of room – but we can save it....
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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