Sunday, December 23, 2012

'Merika

6/10

500 pieces

Washington DC

I fucking hate foliage. Started this last night, finished early this evening. Did the sky first for a change, didn't take me too long. The bottom half was harder to do because there are too many pieces that are too dark to make out what's on them. And fucking trees.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

A cabin in the woods

5/10

500 pieces

Country Cabin

I started this one the night before last but didn't work on it at all yesterday so I only finished it tonight. This one actually went pretty quickly, the most difficult part being trying to figure out where all the green pieces went (SO MUCH FOLIAGE).

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

On the beach

4/10

500 pieces

Point No Point Lighthouse

I put all the outside pieces together the night before last, and then spent most of last night putting the lighthouse itself together, and then the rock. The hardest parts were the flowers and grass, and the sky (which I ended up finishing tonight).

Monday, December 17, 2012

Choo choo

3/10

500 pieces.

Steam Train

Started this one last night and only finished it tonight because HOLY SHIT SMOKE AND TREES! The actual train wasn't that hard to put together, but all the pieces for the smoke and foliage look almost identical.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

A puppy

2/10

300 pieces.

Dandie Dinmont Terrier.

Started this one late last night and finished it this evening. I'd say two hours or so worth of time.

Kitty!

1/10

300 pieces.

Kittens at a Window.

Started and finished this last night, took me less than three hours (I'm pretty sure).

... KITTY!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Something to do


Me, my friend Meaghan and my brothers were supposed to go see The Hobbit today, but we didn't end up going because the weather turned shit and the hour-long drive to and from the theatre was probably not a good idea.

So me and Meaghan spent a few hours in town instead.

Anyway, I found this at Wal-Mart and it was 15$ so I got it.

10 whole puzzles for only 15$! Let's see how long it'll take me to do all 10!

Saturday, December 8, 2012

it takes a village

Of course the Christmas season has been going strong since the day after Halloween ended, and for the past few weeks my parents have started decorating our house.

I'd like to think they're done but my mother keeps fucking around with the tree, so probably not.

My mother's pride and joy of Christmas decorations, her village, is up. That thing has been a constant every Christmas. It keeps changing size, place, and pattern but it's always up without fail.

She's got a new piece for it this year, some kind of merry-go-round/maypole thing. Or some kind of ice rink. It turns on and the people on it move around in a circle, and it makes a weird grinding noise as if one of the people got caught in it.

It looks smaller now than it has in recent years, which means that she either didn't put all the pieces out or there's a second village somewhere else in the house. I think it's that she didn't put all the pieces up since the ice rink (another Christmas constant or I complain) is set up downstairs.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Day 2

The snow does not fuck around down here.

Just one day later and the ground is now completely covered.

I'm really not surprised at this. Really the only thing that surprises me about this is that it didn't happen last month.

I'm going into the school on Wednesday to sub and I just know that there will still be snow and all the ski-pants and boots and mittens and shit will be out.

Bugger.