Avant Garland

Everything is a Remix – 4 Part Web Video Series

Garland — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:52:25 +0000

Kirby Ferguson takes us on a journey of intellectual property. After watching his Protect IP Act Breaks the Internet when he was speaking out about SOPA/PIPA, I discovered this series… which he has recently completed. His compelling 4 part series will help you understand where we’ve been and the future of creativity by explaining why intellectual [...]

Challenge Twenty One

Garland — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:48:49 +0000

Since the beginning of January I have been participating in a yoga challenge to do 21 classes in 30 days. I’ve been actively spending time on the mat 3 or more times a week in a studio with varied home practices. Sometimes up to 5 days a week! The yoga crept into my writing here [...]

My Vintage Valentine’s

Garland — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:41:33 +0000

These sweet pooches wished my coworkers a Happy Valentine’s day without the calories….these photos are from my Flickr account. This project is from 2010…but still just as adorable! I used these two scans from my mother’s collection of vintage playing cards to make Valentine’s for my coworkers. We worked at a dog company! Be Mine I printed out the [...]

Bottling the ‘Booch with Nikki

Garland — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:26:41 +0000

It had been too long since I had seen Nikki and knowing she was into Kombucha I initiated hang out session planning with the pretense of ‘booch things. She was at the point where it was time to bottle her second batch and the first batch was ready to taste so we decided that a [...]

Thoughts while at the Grocery Store this Super Sunday at Lunchtime

Garland — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:46:32 +0000

While at the grocery store Sunday when church let out I was surrounded by hurried people buying as much crap as they can to shove in their mouths while watching overpaid, overgrown kids smash each other up and a terrible example of “entertainment” as presented by the halftime show. I do enjoy the commercials but [...]

My Lasercut Collection

Garland — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:03:30 +0000

If you haven’t already checked out my lasercut collection, I recommend that you do! It was an exciting project and I hope to have access to a machine in the future to continue refining the process. The project made such an impact on me that I got the skulligree icon tattooed on my wrist [...]

Kombucha Brewing Adventures

Garland — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:48:53 +0000

While perusing my yoga blogs today I came across a Valentine’s special that made me think about brewing my own Kombucha again. As the wife of a brewer, of beer, and a DIY-er, one who loves Kombucha, I think the time has come for me to learn how to brew this vinegary concoction. The special [...]

Avoiding Burn Out

Garland — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:07:19 +0000

Volunteering can be a blessing and a curse. I spend a lot of time volunteering. This is a tricky position because people don’t value your skills as much when they aren’t paying for them. Another problem I find is that they don’t devote the time it takes to accomplish important goals because they are busy [...]

YogaWoman

Garland — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:20:16 +0000

This week I got the opportunity to see the new film YogaWoman. It was really fun. A few friends from my yoga studio, NC Yoga, went out for fish tacos and then popped on over to see the film put on by NoDa Yoga and the Women Centered Art Co-Op. The margaritas were yummy and I [...]

When I say Om you say Shanti

Garland — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:14:29 +0000

That is all. Via Yogadork