The Haunted Palace

The creepiest depiction of Jesus ever. [Flickr]

Carla216 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:43:43 PDT

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UVA Cemetery: Viewed from the Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery [Flickr]

Carla216 — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:23 PDT

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UVA Cemetery: Viewed from the Confederate Soldiers' Cemetery [Flickr]

Carla216 — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:41:25 PDT

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If trapped, kick. [Flickr]

Carla216 — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:01:51 PDT

Carla216 posted a photo:

Seen inside the automatic car wash stall.

I like the extra clarification of what it might mean if the door will not open: "stuck". Also, the exact point at which to kick...nice touch.

Sock in progress [Flickr]

Carla216 — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:21:20 PDT

Carla216 posted a photo:

the Gentleman's Sock in Railway Stitch from Knitting Vintage Socks * Nancy Bush

www.ravelry.com/projects/CarlaYarn/gentlemans-sock-in-rai...

Sock cuffs make me irrationally impatient. Let's goooo, get to the good stuff. If the socks are knit toe-to-cuff, then it's I wanna finnnish. I have issues. I am an odd bird. I own this.

Family as question on Jeopardy!

Carla — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:49:46 +0000

My father-in-law’s cousin was the subject of a Jeopardy question on tonight’s show! She was the first United States Secretary of Education. “If you play it safe in life, you’ve decided that you don’t want to grow anymore.” –Shirley Mount Hufstedler bio at her law firm (extended version) bio @ national federal judges’ directory *waves to Mrs. Hufstedler from the [...]

Books read: December, 2008

Carla — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:02 +0000

The Missing Girls: A Shocking True Story of Abduction and Murder *

Books read: November, 2008

Carla — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:55:11 +0000

(NF) When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? * George Carlin (NF/true crime) While They Slept: An Inquiry Into the Murder of a Family * Kathryn Harrison (NF/criminology) Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children * Jonathan Kellerman (NF/criminology) School Shootings: What Every Parent and Educator Needs to Know to Protect Our Children * Joseph A. Lieberman (NF/serial killers) [...]

Yarn used in forensics

Carla — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:28:22 +0000

Caylee Anthony: Casey Anthony’s diary

Carla — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:51:52 +0000

Five days after Florida toddler Caylee Anthony was last seen alive, her mother, Casey Anthony, made a mysterious entry in her journal, according to documents released Wednesday by the Florida State’s Attorney office. I have no regrets, just a bit worried …I completely trust my own judgment I know that I made the right decision. I [...]

Shannon Matthews update

Carla — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:09:26 +0000

Words cannot express. Good God. The mother of Shannon Matthews has been jailed for kidnapping her own daughter in an attempt to claim reward money. Karen Matthews, 33, and her co-accused Michael Donovan, 40, were earlier found guilty of kidnap, false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. Both were jailed for eight years by a judge at [...]

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Carla — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:52:36 +0000

An open letter to Ella Travolta

Carla — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:39:39 +0000

As sent via travolta.com: This message will hopefully, at least indirectly, reach Ella Travolta. Ella, I too lost my brother and only sibling as a child myself. I was nine years old and he was seven when he died. This time is going to be more than confusing, more than painful. Don’t be afraid to ask [...]

fun with retail

Carla — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:13:12 +0000

Resources: Truman Capote

Carla — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:20:44 +0000

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences * Truman Capote In Cold Blood: Salon article by Amy Standen: Just over 40 years ago, a dandified New York reporter named Truman Capote traveled to Kansas to investigate the shotgun murder of a farm family. The result changed journalism forever. Findagrave: Truman Capote Truman Capote, [...]