Earlier this week I found Sketch-It, a site where one of a group of artists will create a sketch for you for just $1, through Taylor’s gtmcknight.com. Some of the money collected for the drawing goes to charity, some to the artists and some to keep the site going. They’ll draw just about anything and release it under a Creative Commons license (I do so love CC, in case you didn’t know.).
After a few minutes of deliberation, I had decided on what to request. “I’d love to have a sketch of my cat Mithra sitting on my laptop, like this photo.” Today I received a comment letting me know that my sketch had been finished. I followed the link to the site and discovered the delightful “Mithra Wants a Mouse” and the accompanying description:
Was it worth a buck to have holy-evil Mithra immortalized as a sketch? Absolutely. Thanks Artistic Enigma!
If you’d like to get a sketch done, let them know you found out about the site through mine and I might get a free sketch, just as Taylor will because I mentioned him. It’s a great idea and a very fine realized blog, so you can’t go wrong with Sketch-It.
I’ve been thinking of investing in a new laptop bag sometime soon. My current messenger bag is fine, but when I travel this year I want something with style, safety for my laptop and comfort. The messenger bag will likely take on the role of carrying less precious items. I have two candidates for a new bag, a black shuttle bag and the Booq PowerSleeve. The PowerSleeve is the one most appealing to me because it looks compact and comfortable.
When I satisfy my wanderlust, it might be aided by a very cool site by the name of Can I Crash? The concept of the site is to facilitate the sharing of couches (spare rooms, etc.) across the world of blogging. It sure beats staying at a hotel, because it’ll be more likely to foster a genuine friendship while being considerably cheaper, even with my amazing Choice employee rate. I’m thinking of signing up to open up my home, though I know my fouton isn’t the greatest bed.
Speaking of that fouton, I’ve offered it to my dear friend April for when she returns to the city later this month. I’m excited for her to be living here in Halifax again, and it will be nice to have some company for a while. We always have grand times when we hang out, so I only expect more zaniness in the coming weeks.
7 comments on “Mithra and Wandering”
Get ready for bucket loads of zaniness! Thanks again for letting me stay with you, I’ll try not to overstay my welcome. 😀
I have a question for you: do you have wireless internet at your house or just work? It’s not a big deal if you dont, there are plenty of hot spots in Halifax, but I plan on getting (renting) a laptop when I get home and I was wondering about connecting at your place.
I doubt you could ever overstay your welcome. I’ll be thrilled to have you around!
Yep, my apartment is wifi-tastic.
Awww!!! What a cute sketch! ^_^
It sure is.
Hay FT. (Have you ever seen Return of the Killer Tomatoes?)
I need to swap back for Dennett before the weekend if that’s possible, would you consider meeting me sometime at 10,000 Villages on Barington?
I’m feeling a little Wilber burnout, and haven’t looked at SES as much as I’d really like to. If I swap you back GG & TOE for Dennett, could I hang on to SES a few weeks longer?
I don’t think I’ve seen Return of the Killer Tomatoes. Should I?
Yeah, I can meet you sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday if you’d like.
Switching just for Dennett and those two Wilber books would be fine. I haven’t had a chance to get to the other two books you allowed me to borrow, so I wouldn’t mind some extra time with them.
You should, if you’d like to know why I love abbreviating you to FT (Frozen Truth – Fuzzy Tomato! – who knows?)
on the other hand – I haven’t seen the movie since I was, say, eight – and can’t vouch it’s caliber.
Uhm, I’d prefer Wednesday, but might get caught up in some family nonsense that day so – I’ll let you know about my loopy plans just as soon as I do.