I'm Busy, But Not Uninterested

Because I don't have a book review or a particularly scintillating article about books to post here today, I thought I'd post this article about the Top 10 Misused English Words. I can only hope that it will ultimately be useful to you -- literally. :)

Mystery Scene Mag Review of 'A Crack in Everything'

I've written a review for Mystery Scene Magazine of A CRACK IN EVERYTHING by Angela Gerst. It's her debut novel and it's a real doozy. Here's the review.

This book features a lawyer as a protagonist. One that my own protagonist, Sam McRae, would probably like quite a bit. :)

Easy Homemade Wall Decor Ideas For Our Family

The first place, people use the national decoration, a living room and kitchen. The kitchen is the hub of a family, should be warm and inviting. Some of the popular home decorating theme kitchen country chicken, chicken, beef, and apple. These projects usually have a complete on their antique, to improve the country's theme.

Inkjet printer is another popular country-made decorative techniques. You can like a border around the room at the top of the mold. You can also design beautiful templates to suit your decorative wooden shelf or wall plaque made​​. This is a great way to decorate your home into your personality and beliefs.

Your canvas, the mural in the same general areas as depicted in the application of color. You actually create your own free-style murals of the small version of modern art. This is great, the paint a little crazy to you, because you really can not make a mistake. Acrylic resin is very easy to use, you will see. If you are not careful of your color mixing, and produce unwanted colors, simply paint dry for several hours, then paint the color of law. Once you are satisfied with the location of the color, your work is complete.

Pictures, artwork, souvenirs, more worthy of presentation really stand out just right. Learning and innovative wall decoration techniques, the basic framework of our favorite works of art you are prompted to front and center, then use our inspiring slides, found a large number of creative ways to showcase your project.

Framework and pre-cut matting always convenient, general size, but when you have a piece of unusual size, purchase a custom cut mats, will make your work to fit almost any frame. Although you must visit framers, custom mats significantly cheaper than full price of the viewfinder.

Peace, Love, Eternity...Singleton Hippie Art

Peace, Love, Eternity is Now...(c) Singleton"The sky above mewas tangled withtwisted little twigs,their boney fingers laced togetheragainst the wind....strumming sweet violin musicjust beforethe storm...a hundred thousanddragonflies paraded by,swirling,tumbling,dancing,laughing....And then, I knew....This was Peace."Words and artwork (c) SingletonPainted on a haunted hippie camp~out, watching

Dublin as Literary Mecca

On Sunday, I stumbled across this article in the Washington Post about Dublin's libraries. These aren't just any old libraries we're talking about. These places are like shrines to books and literature.

Here's some of what the article had to say:

We Dubliners take a lot of pride in our city’s reputation as a literary capital (not least because it lends our loquaciousness a certain gravitas, as if every quip were something more exalted than mere banter). Walk into any genuine pub in town, and you’re bound to see that famous poster of Irish literary heroes on the wall. It’s not idle boastfulness: Dublin can claim four Nobel laureates — George Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney. Moreover, the names Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan, Flann O’Brien and of course James Joyce are synonymous with the town.

Mighty impressive, if you ask me.

So when literary-minded visitors to the Irish capital inquire about suitably bookish activities, there’s plenty to point them toward: literary walking tours, regular poetry and storytelling events, numerous literary festivals and a writers’ museum.

Literary type stuff, in other words. But, of course. :)

However, let's skip down to a rather ... interesting part.

Ascending the staircase to the Long Room requires an adjustment in scale, from the detail of the book to the huge space of the library in a few dozen steps. The Long Room is a breathtaking chamber, and entering it is like stepping into a vast cathedral for the worship of the printed word, with row upon row of book-filled alcoves stretching more than 200 feet before you and high up to the spectacular vaulted ceiling. Along each side stands a row of marble busts of great writers, starting with Shakespeare on one side and Homer on the other.

You see that part in bold with the underscored words? Does this suggest anything?

Could it be that print books have a permanence? Or, dare I say it, a value in and of themselves, related to history? Are print books as worthy of preservation as, say, the building in the above photo?

PS: Check out the photo with the article. Do you see any patrons using computer terminals?

Living Room Wall Decorating and Painting Ideas

Different colors of the color temperature can affect our emotions. Like red, yellow, orange and dark brown can make the place look warm and energetic. This means that these colors are good, and we often socialize with other family members and friends, such as living and dining areas of the wall color. Cool, such as green, blue and gray, can give a room a relaxed, tranquil feeling. Therefore, these colors are good the room, we usually like the bedroom to relax.

Paintings used to decorate almost any room: bedroom and living room, children's room, wine cellar and community halls, cinemas. Decorative wall painting, create your office a unique image, emphasizing the individuality and creativity.

 

Dark living room decoration, living room will become a very cool and interesting art. The concept of the dark living room decoration can be applied to the selection of furniture and paint the walls, dark. The dark living room decor is the right way to make the room look cool, attractive and stylish. For use illegal means to beautify the dark living room decoration. If you give a dark living room decoration, then you will have a living room is cool and interesting, you see in the image of the dark living room decoration.

Try to make the walls of your room color combination of painting and the nature of the earth. These colors often evoke a feeling of security, so make the room feel more comfortable. These are some creative ways you can paint the wall. Do not close your heart in your home the traditional way of painting the walls.

Idea for Living Room Design n Decoration

Art of painting walls and ceilings - is one of the most ancient art form. The cave paintings, paintings of ancient temples, ancient wall murals - all examples of the art of painting. Painting walls and ceilings has not lost its meaning.

50 Greatest Novels for Art Students

While the word "art" can mean different things to different people, those who study art may find it helpful to seek refuge in the world of literature from time to time.

For that reason (presumably), this article entitled 50 Greatest Novels for Art Students was written.

As the article states:



Preparing to enter the often brutally critical art world can be a tough journey. Art students need lots of support, practice and inspiration to make their time in art school the best preparation possible to take on a serious fine art career. While professors, other artists and students offer up a lot of that, books can also be an amazing place to get a little inspiration or insight into what it’s really like to work as an artist. Here are some of the novels we believe will be the best reads for young artists in training. Covering diverse genres like historical fiction and mystery, there’s bound to be something for every aspiring artist to curl up with on a rainy day.

 Hmm ... "brutally critical" ... "tough journey" ...? Can you think of any other pursuit to which those words might apply?

Think hard. :)