EscapismErin Kelley's journal2012-02-10T11:00:58Zhttp://erinkelley.net/journal/feed/atom/WordPressErinhttp://www.erinkelley.net/journal<![CDATA[Six Red-Haired Couples]]>http://erinkelley.net/journal/?p=32042012-02-04T02:25:25Z2012-02-10T11:00:58ZY’know it’s surprisingly difficult to find couples where both the participants are redheads! In no particular order: You can’t really tell it in this picture, but both Link and Zelda have a tendency toward orange hair in the original NES game. I’ve read that this was due to the system’s limited color palette, but [...]]]>0Erinhttp://www.erinkelley.net/journal<![CDATA[Helicopter in Lego Duplos]]>http://erinkelley.net/journal/?p=32452012-02-07T17:28:13Z2012-02-07T17:30:53ZI remember this one being particular fun for Lana because of the spinning rotor on top – placing the block on top gave a handle for spinning the blades. Several different Lego Duplo sets have some kind of spinning piece which could work for this, I think this one used here (a red square) came [...]]]>0Erinhttp://www.erinkelley.net/journal<![CDATA[Six Red-Haired Wives]]>http://erinkelley.net/journal/?p=32062012-02-04T03:53:29Z2012-02-04T02:00:54ZI tried to limit this particular list to tv and movies (fictitious characters), and to characters who are married when we meet them (many love stories end in marriage, or the expectation of same, so this way there’s less chance of spoilers). So without further ado, and in no particular order, here are six red-haired [...]]]>0Erinhttp://www.erinkelley.net/journal<![CDATA[Hearts in Lego Duplos]]>http://erinkelley.net/journal/?p=31662012-02-01T13:21:58Z2012-02-01T11:00:01ZMaybe you want to give your love a unique valentine, or maybe you just need to pump a lot of blood out of your basement* – hey, I won’t judge. Whatever the reason, you’ve decided a Lego Duplo heart is for you. However, you can’t quite figure how to massage those chunky bricks into a [...]]]>0Erinhttp://www.erinkelley.net/journal<![CDATA[Painting Piggies]]>http://erinkelley.net/journal/?p=31272012-01-30T14:55:04Z2012-01-28T02:00:35ZI see make-up as an accessory. It’s not an accessory I wear all the time, but I want to have make-up that looks nice and is fun. Part of the “fun” part for me involves the support of small, innovative, or eco-minded companies. When Lana was about a year and a half old I realized [...]]]>0
Y’know it’s surprisingly difficult to find couples where both the participants are redheads! In no particular order: You can’t really tell it in this picture, but both Link and Zelda have a tendency toward orange hair in the original NES game. I’ve read that this was due to the system’s limited color palette, but [...]]]>
I remember this one being particular fun for Lana because of the spinning rotor on top – placing the block on top gave a handle for spinning the blades. Several different Lego Duplo sets have some kind of spinning piece which could work for this, I think this one used here (a red square) came [...]]]>
I tried to limit this particular list to tv and movies (fictitious characters), and to characters who are married when we meet them (many love stories end in marriage, or the expectation of same, so this way there’s less chance of spoilers). So without further ado, and in no particular order, here are six red-haired [...]]]>
Maybe you want to give your love a unique valentine, or maybe you just need to pump a lot of blood out of your basement* – hey, I won’t judge. Whatever the reason, you’ve decided a Lego Duplo heart is for you. However, you can’t quite figure how to massage those chunky bricks into a [...]]]>
I see make-up as an accessory. It’s not an accessory I wear all the time, but I want to have make-up that looks nice and is fun. Part of the “fun” part for me involves the support of small, innovative, or eco-minded companies. When Lana was about a year and a half old I realized [...]]]>