Earthling

unconsumption:

I never expected to link to a video from Vice, but:

Materials: How to Make Yarn Out of Dog Hair - Core77

I realize this video might gross many of you out, but I am fascinated by people who view waste as a raw material. As the owner of two dogs I’m constantly dealing with shedding, and the thought that their cast-off fur could actually be turned into something useful is alluring.

A Connecticut-based needleworker named Kendall Crolius, author of Knitting With Dog Hair, shows how she can turn dog fur into hypoallergenic yarn.

FWIW, I don’t think there’s anything here to be “grossed out” about. 

And I’d love to see someone do something with this for the Uncollection!

Awesome win-win solution to the problem of dog hair all over the house, no doubt. Now, just where do I get the machine to spin the yarn?! I really want to do this! :)

Infographic:When Dogs and Cats Go Beyond Being Pets

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Like Lolo Like Apo :) (Taken with instagram)

@sassamendoza thanks for the best birthday cake ever! Love love! <3 (Taken with instagram)

(via thethankfullist)

Every so often I let Capu take me for walks. His nose leads the way and we follow. It’s very zen…except when he sees birds :p (Taken with instagram)

Aw, I’m a firework :p (Taken with instagram)

Bird watching with neighbors and experienced birders yesterday :) (Taken with Instagram at Taytay)

3 of what help keep me sane (Taken with instagram)

unconsumption:

This is just plain awesome. It’s a doghouse, made of reclaimed wood scavenged from Dumpsters with a garden on top.

It’s a doghouse with a rooftop garden.

“Garden House,” by Kirstin M., was the “Creative Prize Winner” at an event in Savannah, GA, benefiting the local Humane Society and Emergent Structures, which was a rather Unconsumption-y effort based in Savannah and connected to SCAD. (More on the event here.)

There was a live/silent auction, and you can see the other entrants here. I can’t believe somebody snagged this for a mere $75! Lucky dog…

More: Creative Prize Winner – Dog. « Material Realizations

I want to make three of these someday :)

I always start the day eating healthy things but end up eating something I shouldn’t have too much of. Learning to balance :) (Taken with instagram)

Trying to get fit with a little help from technology :) (Taken with instagram)

Lazy Sunday with Tatay (Taken with Instagram at Starbucks SM Taytay)

Day 001…again

I am thankful that…
1. I have the day to catch up on work.
2. I get to work in the presence of my sleeping dogs.
3. I work with the most supportive co-workers ever!
4. I’m looking forward to so many things.
5. I know what doesn’t kill me will only make me stronger.
6. I will finally learn how to ride a bike in the not-so-distant future.
7. I was reminded that I have what it takes to be great at my job.
8. I found a book journal that I can use for my class.
9. I have Pinterest and I get lots of ideas from insanely creative people from different parts of the world.
10. I have a subscription to the iPad versions of Reader’s Digest and Oprah Magazine.
11. I know the next book I will read after I meet all my deadlines: The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore.
12. I started using, again, the planner I bought quite some time ago.
13. Joanne, a friendly National Bookstore employee, helped me find loads of maps that I needed for work.
14. After I post this, I will get back to work.

Stress, stress, stress, galore…but I am thankful that in Math class today, I had a few students having epiphanies about telling time with an analog clock. It’s the little things that count. Also, I am thankful for my juju :) And my bed at the end of a very long and tiring day. As well as relatively short lines for the train. Plus typing up and sending out work-related email on my 2-hour way home. Thankful for unlimited internet, too. Gtalk, too! And also, not being late for work despite being forced to take a taxi because Plan A didn’t work.