Some Valentine's Love

I'm a celebrater. I celebrate anything. But I really, really like to celebrate Valentine's Day. I think it's nice to do nice things for the people you love! So here's what I did:

I got cardstock from Michaels (keep an eye out for 40% off coupons on the website!) and the rest I had on hand.

I took a finished-off toilet paper roll, folded it into a heart shape, and used the shape as a stamp in acrylic red paint.

I let that dry overnight, then used Crafty glue to add on ribbon trim. I used three sweet flavors of ribbon:

But most important, I think, are the nice written inside. :)

Gettin' Some Dirt Under My Nails

Sometimes I get frustrated that my course requirements do not permit me to spend all my time learning about media.

Then there are days like today which make me grateful that I am given the opportunity to explore different perspectives.

I'm in a sustainability course that synthesizes geology with social sciences. We're required to do some kind of service project during the term.

I went out to the Organic Growers Club farm, a 2-acre lot just outside of the Corvallis city limits.

There were about 15 of us helping out today.

We spent 4 hours turning up soil and digging up roots.

That's about 60 man hours.

There was a little friendly competition for who could dig up the longest quackgrass root.

My new friend Jess found a lot of REALLY long ones.

There were also TONS of earthworms. As I came across them, I named them after presidents.

Meet Taft.

We also came across a bunch of these little grubs. The manager of the grounds said that they're safe to eat, so a few of us tried some.

Challenge accepted.

I was promised that they would taste a little nutty, like almonds, but really it just tasted like bug.

What a great day to get my hands dirty!

Bonus: Dobie the Doberman.