escapism2012-05-08T19:18:17Zhttp://erinkelley.net/feed/atom/WordPressErin<![CDATA[Duplo Compared to Traditional Lego]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=34222012-05-08T18:52:45Z2012-05-08T19:00:32ZSome of you may be wondering about the compatibility between Lego Duplo blocks and traditional Lego blocks. You’ve probably already heard they are compatible, but you’d like to know how compatible. I’ve collected a few images of our own blocks to help show you. Lego Duplo blocks are twice the length, twice the width, and [...]]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Bees!]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=34152012-04-26T01:00:46Z2012-04-26T01:00:46ZAwesome, though a little eerie. Very quiet for so many bees… From reading stuff online, I believe this is pre-swarm behavior. My neighbor has a hive that is splitting, and this is the old queen gathering her loyal workers to go start a new home (a new queen is in the old hive). I read [...]]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Whither Wetter Weather]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=34072012-04-23T11:26:32Z2012-04-23T11:30:03ZThe weather is erratic. So is the spelling. Thank you, weather.com: It’s my #1 this morning, too. The site added some levity to my morning winter woes.]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Digital Comics Love]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33932012-04-18T12:26:48Z2012-04-18T07:00:07ZThis past Friday, I finally made the dive into digital comics. I purchased two titles: the first issue of Smallville: Season 11 for 99 cents, and the first Owly graphic novel for 99 cents. Smallville: Season 11 (Bryan Miller, Pere Perez, Chris Beckett) is being released as a “digital first” comic book. This means the [...]]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Turtle in Lego Duplo]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33822012-05-08T18:57:40Z2012-04-16T10:00:37ZWe’ve made several Duplo turtles over the last couple years, but this one is the most recent, and fairly representative of the way the others were built except maybe a layer smaller. You can also put the head on a swivel block, but it’s a little weird. Now if we had some sort of slide-out [...]]]>2Erin<![CDATA[Redheads: Blinky]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33742012-04-14T01:20:41Z2012-04-14T01:30:24ZA ghost for Friday the 13th! I wonder how many Friday the 13ths there are this year? Blinky is the red ghost (or monster) from the Pacman game. It’s the one that speeds up after Pacman eats a certain number of pellets. I tried to get a version of Pacman for the DS for the [...]]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Zoo: Elephants!]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33622012-04-26T01:13:44Z2012-04-11T10:00:17ZClick the thumbnails to embiggen. The baby elephant was swishing his hay in the water before eating it.]]>0Erin<![CDATA[My Morning Commute]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33502012-04-09T03:46:44Z2012-04-09T10:00:30ZIntended to be read clockwise from the top. My morning commute varies from 25 to 30 minutes, because if I’m lucky all of these things won’t happen in the same morning…but on occasion I am not lucky. Everyone will likely have different asterisk and star lists. Here are some examples for mine: * includes but [...]]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Redheads: Leetah]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33432012-03-29T20:54:01Z2012-03-30T10:00:47ZLeetah is a character from the comic series Elfquest, which you can now read online. Leetah is the healer of the Sun Villagers, who winds up in a relationship with Cutter, chief of the Wolfriders (whose story it is you follow for most of the series). She has dark toned skin and auburn hair. Leetah [...]]]>0Erin<![CDATA[Ce n’est pas un chat]]>http://erinkelley.net/?p=33332012-03-26T02:53:56Z2012-03-26T10:00:12ZI <3 robots. Shortlink: http://ekiss.us/2]]>0
Some of you may be wondering about the compatibility between Lego Duplo blocks and traditional Lego blocks. You’ve probably already heard they are compatible, but you’d like to know how compatible. I’ve collected a few images of our own blocks to help show you. Lego Duplo blocks are twice the length, twice the width, and [...]]]>
Awesome, though a little eerie. Very quiet for so many bees… From reading stuff online, I believe this is pre-swarm behavior. My neighbor has a hive that is splitting, and this is the old queen gathering her loyal workers to go start a new home (a new queen is in the old hive). I read [...]]]>
The weather is erratic. So is the spelling. Thank you, weather.com: It’s my #1 this morning, too. The site added some levity to my morning winter woes.]]>
This past Friday, I finally made the dive into digital comics. I purchased two titles: the first issue of Smallville: Season 11 for 99 cents, and the first Owly graphic novel for 99 cents. Smallville: Season 11 (Bryan Miller, Pere Perez, Chris Beckett) is being released as a “digital first” comic book. This means the [...]]]>
We’ve made several Duplo turtles over the last couple years, but this one is the most recent, and fairly representative of the way the others were built except maybe a layer smaller. You can also put the head on a swivel block, but it’s a little weird. Now if we had some sort of slide-out [...]]]>
A ghost for Friday the 13th! I wonder how many Friday the 13ths there are this year? Blinky is the red ghost (or monster) from the Pacman game. It’s the one that speeds up after Pacman eats a certain number of pellets. I tried to get a version of Pacman for the DS for the [...]]]>
Click the thumbnails to embiggen. The baby elephant was swishing his hay in the water before eating it.]]>
Intended to be read clockwise from the top. My morning commute varies from 25 to 30 minutes, because if I’m lucky all of these things won’t happen in the same morning…but on occasion I am not lucky. Everyone will likely have different asterisk and star lists. Here are some examples for mine: * includes but [...]]]>
Leetah is a character from the comic series Elfquest, which you can now read online. Leetah is the healer of the Sun Villagers, who winds up in a relationship with Cutter, chief of the Wolfriders (whose story it is you follow for most of the series). She has dark toned skin and auburn hair. Leetah [...]]]>
I <3 robots. Shortlink: http://ekiss.us/2]]>