tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:08:26 +0000sculpturedragonflypcirritationpoemmeatscrapbookbookssmallpurposevintagedeathlosspootersdaisytotesshabbychichellinspirationcomapink penguinfabricuntrained housewifeCFIDSdollar storebuddhanursing homepillowsewingdecoupagewindlaptopsharingchauvanismchildrengertiekatydidohiocouponsfeminismfeltingiciclesrapethievescampingbucket of chickenpigsdiedBuddhismRight Livelihoodcraftsapronrainsidingcathy of californiadreamsdonna dewberryCriminal Mindsfear of deathkey rackmothers daydrug dealersfeelingsPoem A Day Challengepoetryfarmersvillehatred of weddingsquitting smokingalphasmarttoteprison breaksundayslovecleaninghttp://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)Blogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-8107565648974355046Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:36:00 +00002011-04-03T20:42:48.760-04:00Poem A Day ChallengeRemember the merry-go-round? It was old ,the paint peeling away to reveal other colors. It was cantankerous sounding but it was ours, our freedom,if only for an hour or two. Remember the feeling of the mud sucking at our shoes as we ran, pushed and jumped on? Our stomachs dropping and we'd all dissolve into giggles, letting the dizziness wash over us. Our parents voices somewhere in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/XAwPX5_z4lM/poem-3-merry-go-round.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/XAwPX5_z4lM" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/04/poem-3-merry-go-round.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-6154777265274067290Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:49:00 +00002011-04-02T18:50:03.960-04:00Poem A Day ChallengeMy first attempt at a war poem ever-forgive me ;) After every war when the smoke has cleared you'll see the bodies of a mothers daughter a fathers son dead un-named and unclaimed their bones lie bleaching in the sun skeletons left to serve as a warning- one always to be repeatedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/oz8-x86CB8w/poem-2-lesson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/oz8-x86CB8w" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/04/poem-2-lesson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-224465430224278214Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:40:00 +00002011-03-31T10:40:46.367-04:00Heres a poem for your pocket, you might want to keep it warm and safe, away from sunlight like a delicate lace, but don't, pass it along to others because poetry still mattershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/kJXe9YZPJEY/poem-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/kJXe9YZPJEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/03/poem-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-8097692385908198730Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:55:00 +00002011-03-13T14:55:18.161-04:00Pain and Spirituality by Carol  Marsh. Do check it out. She is reading a book called now it's on my How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers and giving her thoughts as she reads along. I want this book.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/LwvlKBlq_Dc/carol-marshes-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/LwvlKBlq_Dc" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/03/carol-marshes-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-6665342043817727845Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:49:00 +00002011-02-22T02:49:27.584-05:00I was going through my files, and found a poem that was published at the Bees Knees blog. I totally forgot about it.  I can't seem to find my written copy either/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/ViH7tJxNmAg/an-old-poem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/ViH7tJxNmAg" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/an-old-poem.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-2571071736035460417Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:16:00 +00002011-02-21T23:16:35.440-05:00Now I have asked said author to leave me alone but she can't. She has to keep kicking a dead dog and mentioning my name. Yet I'm harassing her.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/Bre4eSswPJM/cyberbullying-apparently-women-do-it_2479.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/Bre4eSswPJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/cyberbullying-apparently-women-do-it_2479.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-3202684796384635700Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:07:00 +00002011-02-21T22:58:51.941-05:00revved has left a new comment on your post "How cute, you really do hate me.": copyrighted, posted without permission, content of post modified- defined as plagiarism. Words put in my mouth unsaid. Harassment, vitriol, immaturity....you posted this to bait me, succeeded, and claim that I won't leave you alone. As long as you have my content on your site, you are actively harassing me.And you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/zo7oUvfuwPg/beg-to-differ-ive-got-copies-and-screen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/zo7oUvfuwPg" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/beg-to-differ-ive-got-copies-and-screen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-2573021098356718255Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:57:00 +00002011-02-21T22:57:03.167-05:00I have not and have never altered anything that has been said about me. I let the words speak for themselves. I have not and never will copy someones work and say it's my own. I have asked the author to leave me alone,yet my name continues to be dragged through mud and accusations made against me. This is my way of making sure the ENTIRE story is told. I have a much better imaginatin than to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/TdPEe37fK8c/just-defending-myself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/TdPEe37fK8c" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/just-defending-myself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-452363998182522878Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:40:00 +00002011-02-17T13:20:46.110-05:00poetryas your knuckles meet bone and her glasses clatter to the floor she can already taste pennies in her throat but she won't say a word it's her fault and she's already sorry anyways.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/zDeFgh-752o/poem-in-progress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/zDeFgh-752o" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/poem-in-progress.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-1467440789796096543Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:34:00 +00002011-02-11T15:34:03.718-05:00Actually no I haven't  forgotten the blog, I've been ill on and off since last August. So I'll fill my one reader, that I know of, my mom, in on everything thats happened. I got sick, we got a pit bull and I got a 1960 4 door Ford Falcon for Christmas and birthday. I personally didn't do any work on it but I tried my best to keep up with pictures. So while it's not my craft, and I do consider http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/rQtV_pp0JUU/i-almost-forgot-i-had-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/rQtV_pp0JUU" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-almost-forgot-i-had-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-8790026936509325761Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:34:00 +00002010-08-09T19:34:54.996-04:00katydidcathy of californiaYeah I went there and tried to make a funny on the name Katydid, it isn't as funny as I thought it was. And some wholesome kick ass craftiness, I suggest anyone reading this check out Cathy of California. She is a crafter and collector of cool stuff. I love her posts of modern embroidery from the 70's. Awesomeness.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/twj90c6MFvs/oh-no-katydidnt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/twj90c6MFvs" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/08/oh-no-katydidnt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-3960534140418096697Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:06:00 +00002010-08-09T19:35:21.839-04:00dragonflyThis past summer I have discovered that I'm not as scared of bugs as I used to be. Except spiders, I will still move away when I see them and piss myself with fear if they touch me. I have held a katydid and two cicadas this past week, I also touched a dragonflys behind,if you want to call it that.  They aren't all that freaky. I did kind of want to pee when the cicada made a screcchy noise.  I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/ebZl0PFgcaE/bugs-i-kinda-like-em.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/ebZl0PFgcaE" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/08/bugs-i-kinda-like-em.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-747986435775231512Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:46:00 +00002010-08-09T19:35:35.940-04:00hatred of weddings I hate being invited to weddings of friends of friends who I don't know all that well, which is what this is all about. I have met the bride once and the guy has been one of my boyfriends friends since elementary school, but I don't know him all that well. And by default of being the girlfriend, I have to go.  I hate getting dressed up, shaving my legs,plucking my eyebrows, and picking out and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/dE8EahXKtrE/wedding-tirade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/dE8EahXKtrE" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/wedding-tirade.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-683454471476018783Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:36:00 +00002010-06-11T23:36:54.459-04:00Imagine he's a romantic poet and sports a hot ride,you could be tooling down the highway with him, your clay hair flopping in the wind. What you're not made of clay?Well thats okay because he's not clay either and that's not really his sweet ride but you should check his work over at Ampersand Review anyway.  His Book We Are Never As Beautiful As We Are Now is out now!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/ItmsI7JSFW4/last-but-not-least-post-romantic-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/ItmsI7JSFW4" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/last-but-not-least-post-romantic-man.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-2467568956206947678Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:08:00 +00002010-06-01T22:08:22.315-04:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/qtChAatb520/introducing-gefilte-fisherwoman-aka.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/qtChAatb520" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/introducing-gefilte-fisherwoman-aka.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-3560086915238608426Sat, 29 May 2010 21:10:00 +00002010-05-29T17:10:30.212-04:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/nzBiO-NkqMI/meet-bradley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/nzBiO-NkqMI" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/05/meet-bradley.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-6737288859815842329Wed, 26 May 2010 00:26:00 +00002010-05-25T20:42:11.484-04:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/x19DRvcmnQY/who-are-these-mysterious-poets-more-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/x19DRvcmnQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/05/who-are-these-mysterious-poets-more-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-4742156592725834047Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:59:00 +00002010-04-27T21:59:37.429-04:00i reviewed a book over at UTH. I'm not very impressed with my verbal skills anymore and I don't think I'll be writing publicly anymore.I feel like a frigging idiot because I feel my writing style has become foreign to me and really stilted.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/-foquppF1C4/i-reviewed-book-over-at-uth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/-foquppF1C4" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-reviewed-book-over-at-uth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-16962476286405061Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:32:00 +00002010-03-18T20:32:56.606-04:00341.9 - Demyelinating disease of central nervous system, unspecified after 4 years of doctors appointments and testing this is what they come up with.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/GeL3HS9bjcc/partial-diagnosis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/GeL3HS9bjcc" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/03/partial-diagnosis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-3474660517965526524Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:07:00 +00002010-08-09T19:36:16.587-04:00irritationis irritating you I suggest the following: Step 1- Use their name and rhyme it with whatever words that come to mind. Step 2- Sing the song over and over in the lowest monotonous voice possible, until they leave you alone. *It helps immensely if you have an awful singing voice,I sound like a foghorn when singing. My song for the day was - "Dan you're the man, who sleeps in a van and you smell http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/teOu5OWccnk/if-loved-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/teOu5OWccnk" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/03/if-loved-one.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133332016764222948.post-1725853765372225652Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:13:00 +00002010-02-19T14:13:55.872-05:00I have been crafting and writing. I finished my second and third experiments with decoupaging and all was well until I put a coating of gloss on it and it turned the red to orange. I would post it but my batteries died due a certain child messing with the camera constantly. It is truly hideous and unfortunatley a gift for my mom. I wish she was a little color blind at this point.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~3/JlAwfLD_JC8/crafting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kelli Swearingen)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/CLYp/~4/JlAwfLD_JC8" height="1" width="1"/>http://craftygeekmama.blogspot.com/2010/01/crafting.html