After the Harry Potter franchise was not nominated for Best Picture this year, Huffington Post writer Linda Kenney Baden suggested that fans of the boy wizard consider boycotting the Academy Awards.
Here’s an excerpt: “Enough already Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences– start nominating movies that are terrific — no matter the genre. Some of the nominated movies are boring, unwatchable, obtuse or totally uninteresting to moviegoers and not just the youth audience that makes up 80 percent of the cinema going public … Is it time for the movie public — the viewers — to engage in a national TV boycott?”
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 received three nominations for this year’s Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.
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As you can see, this post comes with “some” delay; I was waiting for the last package to get here, I had the feeling it wasn’t lost, and that was true! Now, I’m happy to show you the “Christmas Trade” goodies, both sent and received. For you to enjoy! Como pueden ver, este post llega con un poco de retraso; pero estaba esperando recibir el último de los paquetes, presentía que no estaba perdido, y tenia razón! Ahora si que puedo mostrarles todas las cositas lindas del intercambio navideño, las recibidas al igual que las enviadas. Espero sean de su agrado!
From me: Minu, Quesi and Lori were in all my xmas goodies; notebooks, bookmarks, atcs, sleeves, and greeting cards.
From
JC: a lovely felt ATC, mini photo stickers from Gauidi’s Sagrada Familia –one of my favorite architects and buildings-, a reindeer pin, Botticelli’s sticker booklet, and some sweet…love them all, thank you JC!
From
Valerie Walsh: a set of wonderful xmas cards, a bookmark, mini cards and stickers. So colorful and wonderful…thank you Valerie!
From Georgina: cute stamped cards with matching envelopes, along with a wonderful paper tree; “Arbol de Miradas”. The tree is her blog’s anniversary souvenir; the leaves are made from photographs of the eyes of everyone that visited her blog during that month, it’s such an original idea! Thank you Georgina!
This was such a great trade....thanks x 1000
In the past couple of weeks I received wonderful stuff by mail…which I had not posted before simply because my camera was agonizing, now I got a new camera and I’m ready to post these beauties:
From Jannie Ho, better known as
Chickengirl, “
The Mixed-Up Alphabet”, a wonderful and funny book illustrated by Jannie, written by Steve Metzger, and published by Scholastic, out October 2007. I’ve been turning its pages of since I got it… its absolutely great! Thanks you so much Chickengirl!
A lovely ATC from my friend
Pati, look at cute girl on the envelope and hiding little guy between the card’s colored strips…they are so cute! Mil gracias Pati!
From Sapporo, Japan, a funny holiday card by
PaintMonster, this is not only wonderful but also ecological…as she did a set of cards out of office waste paper. Thanks Marty!
This week I was so glad to find more wonderful surprises in the mailbox…
“Where is Woodstock” by Jeff Brame Thanks you so much for these wonderful atcs, I just love them all and can’t wait to trade again soon!
Some days ago I received a little envelope full of great mini art pieces...yes, some new ATCs!.. this time corresponding to the duck theme exchange hosted by my friend Mike R Baker, and these are the wonderful duck cards I got:
“All the Ducks in a Row” by Mike R Baker
“Duck Dip” by Mariana MusaI just have to say that these scans don’t do the pieces justice, they are really professional and lovely…a very stunning work! Thank you so much for these great cards!...(you can see my duck atcs here)
I'm jumping of joy because i received my first ATCs..from Mike, Pati, Maryam and Bearuh...I'm soooooooo happy...not only because the cards are extremly wonderful...but because you guys are soooo great!...i'm so glad i met you!
The image is a postcard i just did...the girl is me...this is my jump of joy!
this is my first attemp of self portrait...i know it needs improvemt...but i think she really looks like me...and my mom and brother agree..haha (original colors are much more vivid...but this is the best i could get after scan)
Yay! Zappy and Godo spent some days together across the World. This image belongs to their visit to Montreal Botanical Garden ;)
It was so much fun! Zappy is the best!
Here are more ATC's....anyone that still want to exchange?...simply leave a comment or send an email to
[email protected]the 1st 3 arethe "eaten up series"; the cat eats lori , the dog eats the cat, and zappy/inky/byn eats the blueberry muffin...mmm.....the other 3 are the "tristeza" series....
This is in my etsy shop. I'll "exchange" it with someone...
for some cold hard cash. :)
Sorry. I just hadn't posted in so long that I felt I needed to show something.
I hope to get back into the swing of things once the kids go back to school next week.
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On this day in 1792 the New York Stock Exchange was formed. We turned to Oxford Scholarship Online(OSO) to find out more about the NYSE. OSO helped us find Wall Street: A History by Charles R. Geisst. Below is an excerpt from Geisst’s introduction.
Like the society it reflects, Wall Street has grown extraordinarily complicated over the last two
centuries. New markets have sprung up, functions have been divided, and the sheer size of trading volume has expanded dramatically. But the core of the Street’s business would still be recognized by a nineteenth-century trader. (more…)
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Awwww..! I love it!
Te ves preciosa, Zari :D
What a cool self-portrait! And so awesome how you incorporated the cards into the picture!
Hooray! I'm glad you liked my ATCs! Great illo by the way!
I still haven't recieved any ATCs, hope they're safe. :(
I still haven't got yours either, Maryam! I sent yours the same day I sent Zari's. I just got Zari's today!
Yay, Zari! I'm so happy your happy! And I'm so happy with the cards you sent me!!! :)
Check it at My ATC site!
Very wonderful illo!! Congrats on being the monthly winner too!
thanks a lot everyone!
Maria...still haven't received mine either?!