Category Archives: General stuff

I AM BACK

Posted on September 14, 2018 by HappyGoth

So I accidentally shut myself out of this blog for, like four years, because I’m not great at the internet. I just now figured out how to get back in! Posting shall resume soon! Stay tuned!

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First illumination ever!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by HappyGoth

I can talk about this now, because the recipient of this piece has received it, and it’s no longer a secret. It is not, however, a secret that I bind Islamic-style books. One of the sad things about this is … Continue reading →

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Making things!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by HappyGoth

Okay, the making isn’t the big thing. The blogging is. ANYWAY. I’ve been working on learning book embellishment techniques outside of the simple blind tooling I’ve been using on the Egyptian Mamluk books I’ve made, and up until now I’ve … Continue reading →

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Not superstitious.

Posted on July 26, 2013 by HappyGoth

But if I was, this would creep me out:   Heh. Now we’re at 667, so if you’re one of those people who are weirded out by three sixes, you can breathe easy. (Though I like to see it as … Continue reading →

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And then (more music)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by HappyGoth

After an intense period of insomniac self-reflection last night, I came to the following realization: I just really, really like music. With the exception of a lot of ballady R&B, most rap, and the harder end of metal (my tastes … Continue reading →

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Boy Bands, a little late

Posted on January 30, 2013 by HappyGoth

  O hai Big Bang. But I have to ask, Taeyang – what’s up with that turtleneck? Sneeeeaky. (Apologies in advance for the folks for whom this post is entirely irrelevant. When I asked my husband if he was into … Continue reading →

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Random kindnesses

Posted on June 11, 2012 by HappyGoth

If you plan them in advance, are they really random? Does that even matter? A friend of mine clued me in on a terrific nonprofit (full disclosure: she told me about it last DragonCon, and then I was my usual … Continue reading →

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Bad at estimating

Posted on May 29, 2012 by HappyGoth

I am terrible at estimating the time it takes to do things. Last time I bound a complex book, it took me a full day to do the tooling. And then another to do the gilding. So when I set … Continue reading →

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Back from Gulf Wars

Posted on March 20, 2012 by HappyGoth

The past two weeks have been all Gulf Wars, all the time. Between prep and travel and going there, I’ve been doing not much else. So now that I’m back I can take a breather and slow down a bit. … Continue reading →

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Wow.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by HappyGoth

Today has ended wonderfully in two ways: 1. I am composing this while sitting on a plane en route to LA, watching FX on the little screen in the seat, reading Tweets as they post. I indulged a little and … Continue reading →

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