tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53475720848629209722024-03-13T01:30:25.959-04:00WE ARE WEDGESWe Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-70517607044735000202009-08-11T14:02:00.004-04:002009-08-28T00:04:31.917-04:00We Are Wedges @ FANEXPO!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://panole8riambos.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/spock1.jpg"><img style="text-align: center;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px; " src="http://panole8riambos.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/spock1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Tomorrow is the first day of Fan Expo 2009! This is a big year for Expo as they celebrate their 15th anniversary. You can check the official website for full details, but as a quick overview, here's some of the guests they've lined up for this year:</span><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Mary McDonnell (are you counting down the days 'til The Plan?)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Bruce Campbell (this is his boom stick!)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Linda Hamilton (T-1000 slayer)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Avery Brooks (I really need to watch DS9 again, in chronological order)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Leonard Nimoy (was in some other scifi series, or something)</span></li></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Plus piles of other guests. A huge gaming tournament. Costumes galore. And a giant retail floor, where we'll be! Come look for us at booth A63 in the Small Press / Artist Alley. We'll have all the Wedges available for sale, as well as a few Fan Expo exclusives: giant Octo and and Squido plushes. They're really, really big, and you can't get them in any store!</span></div></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-800556359123689952009-05-03T09:00:00.002-04:002009-05-03T09:00:07.612-04:00Top 10 for Wedges!!!<div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">The Handicrafter is showing some love for the Wedges!!!!<br />Check out their Top 10 Handcrafted Picks for May 1, 2009:<br /><br /><a href="http://handicrafter.today.com/2009/05/02/top-10-handcrafted-picks-for-may-1-2009/">http://handicrafter.today.com/2009/05/02/top-10-handcrafted-picks-for-may-1-2009/</a></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-19333000900389667762009-04-22T09:00:00.001-04:002009-04-22T09:00:13.400-04:00Wedges Celebrates EARTH DAY in CANADA<div style="text-align: center;">Wedges are Celebrating EARTH DAY in CANADA!!!<br /><br />So What's Happening in Canada??? Check out the Canadian earthday website: <a href="http://www.earthday.ca/">http://www.earthday.ca/</a><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="290" height="100"></object><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="290" height="100"><param name="movie" value="http://www.earthday.ca/widgets/earthday_countdown_horizontal.swf"></object><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="290" height="100"><param name="quality" value="high"></object><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="290" height="100"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></object><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="290" height="100"><embed src="http://www.earthday.ca/widgets/earthday_countdown_horizontal.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="290" height="100"></embed></object><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="290" height="100"></object><br /><br /><br />Tonnes to do from cleaning up our city's parks to have a free cup of Java from Starbucks!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7Redxo4NQNq6xenmiOlxQ5a6g0N_XQg6GbQt3oOBoLAoRM3UP69UcZXrgV_N6rfpfj6WFWfHhnZp-IncqSjt8xF9r-xn7TEuK8Bbo82i0LdywkqEkb1agoANbMjgmkA3YlEPKbxOTKI/s1600-h/waw_family.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7Redxo4NQNq6xenmiOlxQ5a6g0N_XQg6GbQt3oOBoLAoRM3UP69UcZXrgV_N6rfpfj6WFWfHhnZp-IncqSjt8xF9r-xn7TEuK8Bbo82i0LdywkqEkb1agoANbMjgmkA3YlEPKbxOTKI/s400/waw_family.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327369991847170514" border="0" /></a>HAPPY EARTH DAY FROM THE WEDGES FAMILY!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-47683480887223216042009-04-21T09:00:00.000-04:002009-04-21T14:27:46.678-04:00Tokyo Bunny Loves Wedges ;D<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_background_images/7334286/TKB_Tile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 122px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_background_images/7334286/TKB_Tile.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's some love from TokyoBunnie!<br />Check out the blog entry here:<br /><br /><a href="http://tokyobunnie.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-are-wedges.html">http://tokyobunnie.blogspot.com/2009/04/we-are-wedges.html</a>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-89454898237512639782009-04-14T09:00:00.005-04:002009-04-14T09:00:11.597-04:00Etsy Bloggers April Feature: TwoZanyZebras<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MEET THE ZARKLES!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xfhQdj3I6A09CPgbjcK-zsI3TtlnjTX4C8kU2XrvI6etuUBdMFwZNIv0Yj_qTMj65cmK4EGjOlwqbLnRNxmlxW4-JsusHXuwSZ_Ir_8-1giztQt0EgMviVZAOOFpgd4e6su6R1k1sMc/s1600-h/twozanyzebras.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xfhQdj3I6A09CPgbjcK-zsI3TtlnjTX4C8kU2XrvI6etuUBdMFwZNIv0Yj_qTMj65cmK4EGjOlwqbLnRNxmlxW4-JsusHXuwSZ_Ir_8-1giztQt0EgMviVZAOOFpgd4e6su6R1k1sMc/s320/twozanyzebras.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322383940129312962" border="0" /></a>Zarkles are whimsical creatures that are part of the Zarkle family. Each Zarkle has their own unique name, personality, and Zany Pocket Blankie to sleep in. They can also be a comfort at night and help keep all the scary things at bay.<br /><br />Created by TwoZanyZeebras. The Specialist in anything Zany!:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://twozanyzebras.etsy.com/" target="_blank">http://TwoZanyZebras.etsy.com</a></span><br /><br />In order from left to right:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">1) Ingrid Zarkle: She has perfect vision and loves to ride the the basket of a bike. She loves to read books.<br />2) Zeke Zarkle: He loves cheetos and pop rocks. He loves to watch tv and his favorite show is Dexter.<br />3) Socrates Zarkle: His favorite food is olives and he loves to watch I Dream of Jeannie. He can be a comfort at night and helps keep all the scary things at bay.<br />4) Dewey Zarkle: He has perfect vision and loves to do the hokey pokey. He loves to read books about dinosaurs. </div></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://twozanyzebras.etsy.com/" target="_blank"></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Want to know more? Check out her blog!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.twozanyzebras.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://www.TwoZanyZebras.blogspot.com</a></span><br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-65246147113111364652009-04-11T09:00:00.000-04:002009-04-11T09:00:11.319-04:00BHT & BHA KILLS BABY WEDGE JESUS!<div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BHT & BHA KILLS BABY WEDGE JESUS!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDanTRy25J9PjQ8vfGSzZ7lSZl-S27gWV1SJHcSVZK7hqIyzFYazSiPaGPkcQMuRWlmcTMcx8EEYYfTdNFPmKrLBJW-ad10WkopuZe-CD7RYhZ2zk5ysdhfBy7j_8qscRiBzebbCV0yhw/s1600-h/baby_jesus.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDanTRy25J9PjQ8vfGSzZ7lSZl-S27gWV1SJHcSVZK7hqIyzFYazSiPaGPkcQMuRWlmcTMcx8EEYYfTdNFPmKrLBJW-ad10WkopuZe-CD7RYhZ2zk5ysdhfBy7j_8qscRiBzebbCV0yhw/s400/baby_jesus.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322357947269498962" border="0" /></a><br />but no worries...he's coming back next week so no worries!<br /><br />More beans please!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-82618048003474921782009-04-08T09:00:00.001-04:002009-04-08T13:47:33.797-04:00Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival: A little bit of green<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">EARTH DAY CANADA!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" >IS COMING THIS APRIL 22, 2009!</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:130%;" ><a href="http://www.earthday.ca/">http://www.earthday.ca</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">We Are Wedges is celebrating along with all the other Etsy Bloggers!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">So what's green with Wedges? So many things!</span><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">1) There is <a href="http://wearewedges.com/">SLUGGO</a>, he's a green sea wedge.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUdANA_df3MIRHSB9l5GqUUzycbnSBKA_uYpuAq9P1SW96sbQYFiL0cb6MiwsPwedim5WFtRs_gmyY-j8wn5I_kbAA7g6yEPW74_js59-GRnNIDhlBankeA63Or-3qCmS9YQoZG8TvKw/s1600-h/sluggo1_x500.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUdANA_df3MIRHSB9l5GqUUzycbnSBKA_uYpuAq9P1SW96sbQYFiL0cb6MiwsPwedim5WFtRs_gmyY-j8wn5I_kbAA7g6yEPW74_js59-GRnNIDhlBankeA63Or-3qCmS9YQoZG8TvKw/s200/sluggo1_x500.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322376313254674434" border="0" /></a></div>He naturally cleans our oceans waters by feeding on detritus!<br />Thats the dead and waste stuff found in our oceans!<br />You can adopt a sluggo <a href="http://houseofhsueh.com/wedges/bakesale/adopt-sluggo-plush-wedge-p-14.html">here.</a><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">2) There is <a href="http://wearewedges.com/">WALTER</a> the Wedge!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ClhHox38gxolV1bkA51NLncBXb5GBVGKbINeUA_NKpTvEeXpnzVWIppPABGGJg5xhmi0CTkOwpQKvqSXpSOif24yY2IOI1W4uEh6a73_YprP6i_k1PtQ4hfG75_uCfWJtGCa49xXbqo/s1600-h/walter2_x500.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ClhHox38gxolV1bkA51NLncBXb5GBVGKbINeUA_NKpTvEeXpnzVWIppPABGGJg5xhmi0CTkOwpQKvqSXpSOif24yY2IOI1W4uEh6a73_YprP6i_k1PtQ4hfG75_uCfWJtGCa49xXbqo/s200/walter2_x500.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322376607728486738" border="0" /></a></div>He has a green hoodie!<br />To save the earth, he lowers his carbon footprint by riding his bike EVERYWHERE!!!<br />Even to work!!!<br />You can adopt Walter <a href="http://houseofhsueh.com/wedges/bakesale/adopt-walter-plush-wedge-p-4.html">here.</a><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;">3) </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Most of all we'll introduce <a href="http://wearewedges.com/">RASCHERA</a> the Wedge!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OI6hXRaiXnVA6X2YEJqdnDvhJaOuLCfhf3fjl0R1zwHE2LDMXduTSKok6C2qqDh3yUS1w72dxqqde8KHQbtKRo4ihInCu9ibM8CnB2Ss1F-h6_Tnu8_IaPilnFfm0WGEy_BlJ5NKTWw/s1600-h/raschera1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OI6hXRaiXnVA6X2YEJqdnDvhJaOuLCfhf3fjl0R1zwHE2LDMXduTSKok6C2qqDh3yUS1w72dxqqde8KHQbtKRo4ihInCu9ibM8CnB2Ss1F-h6_Tnu8_IaPilnFfm0WGEy_BlJ5NKTWw/s320/raschera1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322378368696897970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">She's a Wedgetarian! What's a wedgetarian? They only eat wedgetables! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">That means she's reducing her human footprint in wedgeland!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Being wedgetarian contributes to solving:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >-World hunger</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(it takes more energy to raise and produce animal meat than the meat itself provides)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >-Deforestation</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(forests and rain forests are being cut down to provide grazing land for animals)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >-Soil erosion</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(grazing animals that eat the grass strip the land and make it vulnerable to wind and soil erosion, thereby destroying prime agricultural land)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >-Disease</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">(vegetarian diets reduce the risk of heart disease, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, cancer...)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">To learn more about Raschera and the other characters, check out the "We Are Wedges" Main Website: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://wearewedges.com/">http://wearewedges.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">To adopt a wedge, visit the adoption centre: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://adopt.wearewedges.com/">http://adopt.wearewedges.com</a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">OR visit our etsy shop: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://wedges.etsy.com/">http://wedges.etsy.com</a><br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-4066345969715313292009-04-06T09:00:00.000-04:002009-04-08T13:35:22.116-04:00Haiku Ode to Snow in Spring<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Just a little ditty...reminiscent of the past few days...<br /><br />cold, confusing me<br />spring has come? or maybe no...<br />clear sky's, warm winds please<br /><br /><br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-52792972678302386732009-03-20T22:20:00.004-04:002009-03-21T00:25:57.292-04:00Walter Talks Global Positioning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wiki.scummvm.org/images/7/7c/Scumm_lowres.png"></a>Walter asked us to post this on his behalf, because he has no hands. He's a wedge after all. Anyway, he bought some satellite laser box or something and is jumping up and down about it. Here y'go.<br /><br /><h2>WALTER TALKS GPS MODDING</h2><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://www.houseofhsueh.com/wedges//img/download/download.php?getfile=walter_avatar.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 96px; " /></span>A week or two ago I was in the local Wedgeland Canadian Tire (yes, they have Canadian Tire in Wedgeland) and saw a <a href="http://www.curtisint.com/web/browser.asp?productID=GPD359&catName=GLOBAL%20POSITIONING%20SYSTEM">GPS</a> for $49.99. I thought this was neat, because I like shiny things with buttons. Turns out several other people like cheap neat things, too, as evidenced in this <a href="http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=707504">thread</a> on <a href="http://redflagdeals.com/">Red Flag Deals</a>. The GPS has old map data and a clumsy interface, but isn't too shabby as far as hardware is concerned: 372MHz ARM processor, 64MB ram, 2GB built-in flash with an SD-slot. Not bad for $49!<br /><br />Very quickly, some smart kids found that this GPS was very easy to hack. Within minutes, by changing a single line in a text Editor, you can get to a Windows CE (Core 5.0, bleh) shell and start installing other stuff. Neat!<br /><br />I won't go into detail on how to hack the unit, it's been covered in the aforementioned thread, and summarized in a recently created <a href="http://gpd359.wikidot.com/">wiki</a>. Stick to the Wiki, at 2700+ posts, the Red Flag Deals thread's signal to noise ratio is a bit low.<br /><br />The first thing I did was to install BBMenu, an alternative menu system to replace the clunky Curtis software. It comes with a bunch of stuff like:<br /><br />- Core Player, for playing divx and other video formats<br />- An EBook Reader<br />- An MP3 Player<br />- A bunch of games (Sudoku, guys, SUDOKU)<br />- Shortcuts to the Windows CE command/line<br /><br />Also, it kind of makes the UI look like an iPhone. Is that still cool? I'm new, it's still cool to me. And for those who want to try out alternative GPS software, it has icons ready to be pointed at Tomtom, Garmin, and iGo navigation software, all of which reportedly work on the GPD359. Just remember to buy legitimate copies, kids! BBMenu installation help is on the wiki as well.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wiki.scummvm.org/images/7/7c/Scumm_lowres.png"><img src="http://wiki.scummvm.org/images/7/7c/Scumm_lowres.png" border="0" alt="" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 176px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.houseofhsueh.com/wedges//img/download/download.php?getfile=walter_avatar.jpg"></a><div>What I'm working on right now is getting some more intense gaming action out of this thing. I'd like to get a NES or SNES emulator running, ultimately. My old first generation Compaq iPaq (Pocket PC) could run a NES emulator, and this has twice as much RAM as it did. But, I thought, before trying that out I should go for something a little less intensive. I thought ScummVM would be a good choice as it's been ported to EVERYTHING. Here's a brief walkthrough on the steps to get it running on your GPD359:<br /><br /><br /></div><div>0) "Unlock" your GPD359 following the instructions on the aforementioned wiki.<br /><br />1) Download ScummVM for Windows CE: <a href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/scummvm/scummvm-0.13.0-WinCE.zip?download">http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/scummvm/scummvm-0.13.0-WinCE.zip?download</a><br /><br />2) Unpack and copy the ScummVM folder to somewhere on the GPS (/ResidentFlash/ScummVM/ or /SDMMC/ScummVM/) are good bets. ScummVM will fit in the resident flash memory but you may max it out if you install more than a couple games. You must have Windows Mobile Device Center installed to copy to your device, but you already installed it as part of the instructions to unlock your device, right? If you have a separate SD card reader, by all means use it instead. ActiveSync is dog slow (assuming a relatively slow dog, where a dedicated card reader would be a middle-of-the-road Greyhound).<br /><br />3) Download GAPI. GAPIS is the "Game API" library, written by Microsoft and subsequently abandoned. Some nice, probably European people have written a free clone (Save this somewhere on your PC): <a href="http://www.wincesoft.de/GAPI_for_HPCs_v403_with_Apps.CAB">http://www.wincesoft.de/GAPI_for_HPCs_v403_with_Apps.CAB</a><br /><br />4) .CAB files are the Windows CE equivalent of .MSI installer files on Windows XP/Vista. Using Windows Mobile Device Center (aka. ActiveSync), copy the file anywhere your devices (ResidentFlash/ or SDMMC/, perhaps).<br /><br />5) Load Windows Explorer on the GPS (if using BBMenu, there is an icon to load Windows in the apps subscreen). Find the .CAB file on your device and double-click it. It will install GAPI and the .CAB file will magically disappear. Don't despair!<br /><br />6) With GAPI installed, you need set it to emulation mode. Unfortunately, no native GAPI configuration [yet] exists for the GPD359. In Windows Explorer on the GPS, click your way to \Windows\ and find the GAPI executable. Double-click it to load the options dialog.<br /><br />7) Select the 'Emulator' tab, check "Use GAPI emulator'. Ensure Emulated Display size set to 320 x 240 (Native).<br /><br />8) Go back to the ScummVM folder you copied over to the GPS earlier and click ScummVM1 or ScummVM2 (older games use ScummVM1, newer ones ScummVM2). You may need to go through the GAPI dialog once more, after which, you're presented with the ScummVM main menu!<br /><br />So here's the rub. I can't yet figure out how to make the GAPI installation "stick". Every time the device is shut off, everything non-stock (including GAPI) is purged from the \Windows\ folder on the internal flash memory. Anyone gotten around that? Please post in the comments!<br /><br />Other than that hitch, it's Scumm time! I'm off to play some Maniac Mansion. Or Monkey Island. Ooh, or Kings Quest 5! Did you know all the old Sierra games run on ScummVM? Amazing!!<br /><br />Next task: Get PocketNES or similar running and beat Final Fantasy with 4 white mages. It has happened before and it will happen again!<br /><br />PS: RIP Battlestar. My sadness is tempered only by GPS fiddling.<br /><br /><br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-89653717711662020302009-03-07T09:00:00.004-05:002009-03-17T11:10:41.866-04:00Where and How to adopt a wedge!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spring is coming! Maybe it's here already for some of you!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">So its time again to think about stopping wedgelessness and adopt a wedge!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div face="arial" style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPdJn_1yYfN7lTcSCcSjTcDdDjKXr_bIIRgfTp0kGLVTDj5Ovx5jCcLUIz7iL7GtdVnnJUj50i2GicTUfrfb6pCNh_aUZIoRgQH63D3uG1RSQJIespx3kVlaoWxFCNeatlAT7sqXY2z0/s1600-h/WAW_adoption_s.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPdJn_1yYfN7lTcSCcSjTcDdDjKXr_bIIRgfTp0kGLVTDj5Ovx5jCcLUIz7iL7GtdVnnJUj50i2GicTUfrfb6pCNh_aUZIoRgQH63D3uG1RSQJIespx3kVlaoWxFCNeatlAT7sqXY2z0/s400/WAW_adoption_s.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314173778753898642" border="0" /></a><br />Simply visit the Wedge adoption centre:<br /> <a href="http://adopt.wearewedges.com/" target="_blank">http://adopt.wearewedges.com</a><br /><br />Or maybe you have an etsy account, then you can adopt your wedge here:<br /> <a href="http://wedges.etsy.com/" target="_blank">http://wedges.etsy.com</a><br /><br /><br />Don't like the online thing?<br />Then why not stop by Kensington Market in Toronto and check out Kid Icarus!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://kidicarus.ca/home/wp-content/themes/forever-blue/images/aboutkidicarus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 133px;" src="http://kidicarus.ca/home/wp-content/themes/forever-blue/images/aboutkidicarus.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>75 Nassau Street<br />Toronto Ontario<br />M5T 1M6<br />T: 416-977-7236<br /><br /><a href="http://kidicarus.ca/" target="_blank">http://kidicarus.ca/</a><br /><br />Or maybe you're in Barrie, Ontario!<br />The visit <a href="http://www.myspace.com/awkwardstage" target="_blank">Awkward Stage</a>!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/m_5dc33e4ae90b43e39f876e3e42a870c9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 226px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/m_5dc33e4ae90b43e39f876e3e42a870c9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Awkward Stage can be found beside Le Petit Chapeau on Lakeshore Mews<br />a(Mulcaster and Simcoe), Barrie Ontario.<br /></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-9645610865267884382009-02-08T09:00:00.018-05:002009-02-08T14:25:39.573-05:00Blog Carnival: Be My Valentine<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Love is in the air in Wedgeland, seeing as Valentine's Day is coming up soon and all.</span><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">So what mating rituals do Wedges follow? How does a wedge choose its valentine?<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEsE6rjYhlkEJadJz0omSkW-k_XifYcufjxMiirKzlLiXFLOT-X3KoKMhflCqlFYNNTCgI8RMwPPxVzIqC0sKvWiNozmQ7LzqspM-sqhWTQtaxsL9f7VZwYL8Xi_yvlMAGlvjr4LzvAk/s1600-h/walter1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEsE6rjYhlkEJadJz0omSkW-k_XifYcufjxMiirKzlLiXFLOT-X3KoKMhflCqlFYNNTCgI8RMwPPxVzIqC0sKvWiNozmQ7LzqspM-sqhWTQtaxsL9f7VZwYL8Xi_yvlMAGlvjr4LzvAk/s400/walter1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300496067035024930" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Here we have Walter, a Wedge person, he likes to eat cereal, make music, and build things.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vR79PlK8MQCIHkfdRzLDqZXx329QKwGeXibDQ0rE78aSmApiLBGudZjCBzEmAa1y3mP4Yy3xaByNdq0qNQzbuZQQqP4IjthGqs29NRz5jDyDB2gQm8SafpZ9FkbMmCLMtKiNOdWdF4o/s1600-h/brie1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vR79PlK8MQCIHkfdRzLDqZXx329QKwGeXibDQ0rE78aSmApiLBGudZjCBzEmAa1y3mP4Yy3xaByNdq0qNQzbuZQQqP4IjthGqs29NRz5jDyDB2gQm8SafpZ9FkbMmCLMtKiNOdWdF4o/s400/brie1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300496064145137026" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">This is Brie, another wedge person. She likes to shop, paint circles on everything, frogs, and forts!<br /><br />Some would say they are polar opposites, especially since Walter is very, very, tall, and Brie is very, very petite!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">So how did Walter and Brie become sweethearts?<br />Was it her keen sense of style? Her no nonsense intellect?<br />Or was it his sense of humor and crooked smile?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lets interview Walter:</span><br />Me - Walter, when you first saw Brie, what made you look her way?<br />Walter - I liked her red colour.<br />Me - What did you think of her?<br />Walter - Pretty...<br />Me - Is that it?<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Walter - Pretty...<br />Me - mmm...ok...why did you ask her out?<br />Walter - she smells like diverse gene pool...<br />Me - What did you do last Valentine's Day?<br />Walter - Took her to a park and gave her some cherries...<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lets interview Brie:</span><br />Me - Brie, what was your first take on Walter?<br />Brie - I thought he was very tall and very thin, other than that, I didn't think much about him.<br />Me - So how did you two start dating then?<br />Brie - he asked me out, and I said why not.<br />Me - So did things pick up from there?<br />Brie - I got lots of free dinners...oh and some cherries...<br />Me - What took it to the next level?<br />Brie - sparklies.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Me - You doing anything special this Valentine's Day?<br />Brie - Oh, we're going adventuring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRv90yler8vYg8Vwrki2gCQsVEkxnhceVtc-Hf3Qz1eVKRKBXxrytMTaSYSzhEKgtL0vLZw9EX1-vhLDCgG2nRItcfFAqr2mbLft4QV5c1xHD5YjKV_pEMfYMLc20hUi-aXnLxBGgcSrM/s1600-h/WalterBrieShute_splash6.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRv90yler8vYg8Vwrki2gCQsVEkxnhceVtc-Hf3Qz1eVKRKBXxrytMTaSYSzhEKgtL0vLZw9EX1-vhLDCgG2nRItcfFAqr2mbLft4QV5c1xHD5YjKV_pEMfYMLc20hUi-aXnLxBGgcSrM/s400/WalterBrieShute_splash6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300508920165389330" border="0" /></a></span></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-5149553486641114572009-02-06T09:00:00.001-05:002009-02-08T12:50:02.433-05:00Etsy Bloggers February Feature: Donna Pool<a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://donnapool.etsy.com/">Donna Pool's Etsy Shop</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> has a lot to offer. From cards, to buttons, mirrors, photos and handmade plush toys. As a plush toy maker, I have to really admire her toys, completely handmade (no sewing machine used!!!)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13648511">Cuddly teddy bears!!! </a>Great for Valentine's Day!<br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V2YXeThjUlv9c0-7XIc_1vhtwwqJTOf2szRo3CT3xChnVLvC2WvP8pzoZl5iju3rj8nskhXpMXXyZ8NaDzngipfjwfpb_bm2yWsPGPmU49XbBw9ZgS-F5_UXSlMXTnqpyAulYsr6N_M/s1600-h/donnapool_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V2YXeThjUlv9c0-7XIc_1vhtwwqJTOf2szRo3CT3xChnVLvC2WvP8pzoZl5iju3rj8nskhXpMXXyZ8NaDzngipfjwfpb_bm2yWsPGPmU49XbBw9ZgS-F5_UXSlMXTnqpyAulYsr6N_M/s400/donnapool_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300476145454859314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">...and how about some brain working </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=6223847">puzzle balls</a><span style="font-family:arial;">!!!I am amazed at these! Nicely intricate, beautifully handsewn!</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jf1JqUqO4b5dt6eS-zLK3a0D9AU7dQI5I-12rmJzwc8GlrcTMo2mRRwKkx5nD8eZrKkWoYXDz4U_cn2VUhY7j0v2c5_mjWJf4wZxsz37XFTuYrOFvxoGaVkAlf1_oTJ9riOniQmURvE/s1600-h/donnapool_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jf1JqUqO4b5dt6eS-zLK3a0D9AU7dQI5I-12rmJzwc8GlrcTMo2mRRwKkx5nD8eZrKkWoYXDz4U_cn2VUhY7j0v2c5_mjWJf4wZxsz37XFTuYrOFvxoGaVkAlf1_oTJ9riOniQmURvE/s400/donnapool_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300482641237004274" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOdLu6WKBUiOILMXsFpQUCl2jAP35bwSslEcypuxMnx7S1B2dnMXP4eFrmlfB5KFHLdmaRX650-Xil1I-z0tiC5CXukh6kxoXkVtNmx-cfXN3gPkdLkYBO79fyecLq8NaN74D-1wN54w/s1600-h/donnapool_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOdLu6WKBUiOILMXsFpQUCl2jAP35bwSslEcypuxMnx7S1B2dnMXP4eFrmlfB5KFHLdmaRX650-Xil1I-z0tiC5CXukh6kxoXkVtNmx-cfXN3gPkdLkYBO79fyecLq8NaN74D-1wN54w/s400/donnapool_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300478490053933874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Want to get to know this crafty artist??? Check out her blog: </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://ddpool.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a target="_blank">http://ddpool.blogspot.com</a></span>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-16583407414871647852009-01-31T09:07:00.003-05:002009-02-04T10:26:56.228-05:00Why spend money on a loved one? Buy a Wedge instead.<span style="font-family:arial;">I want to start by saying that in typing my subject heading I was reminded of a guy who told me that he wasn’t that into his girl and that he planned to dump her before Vday so that he wouldn’t have to give her anything… Hmmm actually come to think of it maybe he did give her something after all.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Valentines Day. I think my best valentine was my mom who would sneak little cinnamon hearts into my lunch as a kid. The fiery red that burned at my throat and stained my tongue was like a warm hug.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Now because I don’t have a particularly bad V-day to write about, which kind of feels like a lost pastime, or a particularly amazing one… I will tell the tale of two wedges in LOOOVE. The added o’s are meant to indicate the icky-ness level.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As you maybe know Rochero owns both gwen and beck. One morning she went to Gwen’s cage in hopes of getting her out and BLAMO she was gone!!! Rochero went to becks cage…she peeled back the blanket to reveal two very guilty looking wedges. 35 days later and BABIES!!!!! I guess this is maybe about love cause Gwen loved the whole ordeal enough to pull the same stunt 1 ye</span><span style="font-family:arial;">ar later.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAp7y7IS0LRdfypQ0PWryXsfd_lQgZoNVwekVj8RkX8qcsId55KFbUOjWGO7vWTgdZofrtzpZqxVBWW0RDh8mzOsAUvRQIMsc6Ossq2tb9bCN7JzryI7RykF_D9QY91BuRxwsPYIK8M0/s1600-h/gwen_comic2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAp7y7IS0LRdfypQ0PWryXsfd_lQgZoNVwekVj8RkX8qcsId55KFbUOjWGO7vWTgdZofrtzpZqxVBWW0RDh8mzOsAUvRQIMsc6Ossq2tb9bCN7JzryI7RykF_D9QY91BuRxwsPYIK8M0/s200/gwen_comic2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298960547366367890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjFP38dgXtWFQoiYVA7SPABY1D46DgEkJSQJZZsLM1hjipPv3EmH6JhpsFarIqMJEz5lQ1BACAvDVGygBbVbSPF5hUYekFr8RLLnY0z6C36ZqGDidR67RkTgRr6kE8pLdk-cavFUPDk8/s1600-h/gwen_comic4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjFP38dgXtWFQoiYVA7SPABY1D46DgEkJSQJZZsLM1hjipPv3EmH6JhpsFarIqMJEz5lQ1BACAvDVGygBbVbSPF5hUYekFr8RLLnY0z6C36ZqGDidR67RkTgRr6kE8pLdk-cavFUPDk8/s200/gwen_comic4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298963696997742178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">‘Love is blind,’ and it’s a good thing too.</span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-91774651384131874452009-01-29T08:06:00.002-05:002009-02-04T10:03:01.385-05:00Let’s get romanitcal.So it is almost February…which I am deeming the month of love. After which you can go back to resenting your significant other, or to being extremely alone and cynical. Anyway this blog is going to have a theme…can you guess it… if you thought ‘superior intelligence’ and ‘witty charming goodness’ you were right by default but no. Anyway I am going to throw a wrench in the system by saying that Feb 14 is no longer Valentines day…and because of the “witty charming goodness’ bit you buy it.<br /><br />So it’s what Jan 29… and I say bring on the love!<br /><br />First on the theme of Looooove you can go here <a href="http://myspace.com/thetinamarlinincident">myspace.com/thetinamarlinincident</a> and read the blog called ‘First kisses- swap some spit’ OMG!!! Did I just name drop myself…indeed I did.<br /><br />Next.<br /><br />The thing on everyone’s mind I’m sure…is what wedge would make the best mate. And by mate I mean other half…significant other…etc. etc. What I don’t mean is the verb form of mate… everyone knows that wedges don’t have reproductive organs –cringe. ANYWAY I digress. Okay best mate award, for me, would have to go to Octo who can both hold your hand and hold the door at the same time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxyW8ZyYQFwJXh8FQ9Fz-9J2vc3h0u7cjM7gE25imvNYX_hu1Dl4HQNAueGjQERquVyAjrjZzU9Ws0r0vBrxTPiOWO61jJrxyb3dUilwlRmpUikldkM1uNUm3H76vVSgsrrORYL9Rqog/s1600-h/Octo2_nobackx1000.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxyW8ZyYQFwJXh8FQ9Fz-9J2vc3h0u7cjM7gE25imvNYX_hu1Dl4HQNAueGjQERquVyAjrjZzU9Ws0r0vBrxTPiOWO61jJrxyb3dUilwlRmpUikldkM1uNUm3H76vVSgsrrORYL9Rqog/s200/Octo2_nobackx1000.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298957707406485058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Come back for more love. We’ll be here all month. [note: the ‘we’ is 50% me and 50% my ‘LOVE’ at the end of the month I am the part of the 50% that isn’t going anywhere…}Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-42648440854063042942009-01-17T08:14:00.007-05:002009-01-20T10:21:37.567-05:00Roll Call - Featuring Rose Works Jewelry<span style="font-family:georgia;">So this month’s featured blogger is Rose Works Jewelry. Her shop features an array of bejeweled goodness. And despite what I initially thought, no snakes were actually harmed in the making of the snake tail bracelet. </span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Uz1vKYIz4eEt6ad3Y5ahrjpWsUwXCCbdJoz_LeN24YU87pQ8Dz_Nw0eH8oLOHuLHuWbjqicINxDkmkA9N7PgrcTzW7aeVNLsn0-fg9s81js_g5S5riTm1G8qfw4hr8BQRHbCK5QmJE/s1600-h/Roll+call.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Uz1vKYIz4eEt6ad3Y5ahrjpWsUwXCCbdJoz_LeN24YU87pQ8Dz_Nw0eH8oLOHuLHuWbjqicINxDkmkA9N7PgrcTzW7aeVNLsn0-fg9s81js_g5S5riTm1G8qfw4hr8BQRHbCK5QmJE/s320/Roll+call.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292250606127096210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://roseworksjewelry.etsy.com/" target="_blank">http://RoseWorksJewelry.etsy.com</a></span><br />Be sure to check out her other store and blog:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://kstreasures.etsy.com/" target="_blank">http://kstreasures.etsy.com</a><br /><a href="http://roseworksjewelry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://RoseWorksJewelry.blogspot.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Now it is time for making promises and commitments that I am already scheming ways of backing out of. Like in terms of goals for the blog… I will try to post more regularly (actually that one I mean…for real), maybe add some more eye bling like pictures, and videos, and my beautiful hand crafted goodness…yay adobe. Maybe take the wedges on the streets to the ppl and document it for the blog, or finally make my short film which I can’t tell you about but which includes some indecent exposure, wedges, an old suitcase, and random strangers…could be my big break.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">And now for your pleasure, the worst joke on the internet:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Q: What do you get when you cross Star Wars and road construction?</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">A: R2Detour</span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-7475275018976659642009-01-08T21:11:00.006-05:002009-01-12T10:32:34.747-05:00ANIMAL OF THE WEEK!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh4yS0eygqajGpllGXApSis7rtHQxkS-z1n3ZzSGQHMqgz4_3lmz56jXUlJr5EUsIhzKCtcGV2RqtR5C0pGcFNWGQQmto6GNhf-LUDL-zOTciEGcQSdkSyJccL_F3UvE1oUw_EQW7rIU/s1600-h/P1020359.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVh4yS0eygqajGpllGXApSis7rtHQxkS-z1n3ZzSGQHMqgz4_3lmz56jXUlJr5EUsIhzKCtcGV2RqtR5C0pGcFNWGQQmto6GNhf-LUDL-zOTciEGcQSdkSyJccL_F3UvE1oUw_EQW7rIU/s320/P1020359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289114493956022338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNjwE8ZxeVjQU9tAxYVyMsrQbvDf8jSC20d6F7YVMrrA_AfjBFT1MyKVgHz_r7CXUnxpi6b0hyphenhyphenrzU7Mi2ZxIq2kgnTwBI6zv2t-LsM5nCL2ER3IY_pz6N2NU_ErrU6dGjRFi5OWouMqc/s1600-h/animal+of+the+week+hedge.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNjwE8ZxeVjQU9tAxYVyMsrQbvDf8jSC20d6F7YVMrrA_AfjBFT1MyKVgHz_r7CXUnxpi6b0hyphenhyphenrzU7Mi2ZxIq2kgnTwBI6zv2t-LsM5nCL2ER3IY_pz6N2NU_ErrU6dGjRFi5OWouMqc/s320/animal+of+the+week+hedge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289114160363503538" border="0" /></a><br />it is time for what I like to call ‘ANIMAL of THE WEEK’. Actually I don’t much like calling it that. Seriously typing it out was like torture.<br /><br /><br />Okay so this weeks’ featured animal is the hedgehog. Or, in Wedgeland, the wedgehog. By the way just because this segment is called animal of the week doesn’t mean that I will necessarily commit to the idea. This may just be animal of the hour. A scientific fling as it were, with the topic of one animal in particular on one particular day. Who knows I might never blog about another darn animal again.<br /><br /><br />Animal of the Week: African Pygmy Hedgehog<br /><br />Common name: hedgehog<br /><br />Pronunciation in Wedgelish: Wej-hog<br /><br />Translation/Origin of the Name:<br />HEDGE: because in cartoons and children’s books that is where they hang out.<br />OR<br />WEDGE: because of their shape,<br />HOG: when translated means one who uses too much of something. Both wedge and hedgehogs alike have been known to use excessive amounts of cuteness in order to get their way. Sneaky buggers!<br /><br />Likes:<br />A) Wheeling- In the great plains of Africa and perhaps in parts of England bucket wheels grow in the wild. Hedge and wedgehogs use these exotic plants for daily exercise, which explains why the domesticated hedge or wedgehog is so keen on running on these things.<br /><br />B) Food. Mealworms, crickets, turkey, chicken, veggies, baby food, high quality cat foods, 3 course gourmet meals – these are all things native to the hedge and wedgehog and so they must be included in the diet of a domesticated hedge/wedgehog too.<br />C) The Moon- Hedgehogs are nocturnal for the simple fact that they are also Pagans. They worship the moon as their god.<br /><br />Dislikes: The cold- therefore domesticated hedge/wedgehogs hate Canada for ¾ of the year . Then again so do most Canadians. They like their homes to be at least 72 degrees which for you Americans is a fairly big number in Fahrenheit.<br /><br />Myths: that they can collect coins and defeat evil doer mad scientist doctor types. Also if they are in a ball and rolling down a hill etc. it is probably because they tripped. This is not how they get around.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-69620866146660041242009-01-06T09:00:00.000-05:002009-01-06T13:26:35.622-05:00Octo and Squido Spotted!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.snapbeaches.com/Files/View/349743/9TNFJ1/376"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 251px;" src="http://www.snapbeaches.com/Files/View/349743/9TNFJ1/376" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;">Normally it is Miko and Mantari getting in to mischief...but Octo and Squido have been spotted at a Designer Trunk Show on the Danforth, who knew they were into fashion!!!<br /><br />Checkout ou the article online at SNAP Beaches Magazine: <a href="http://www.snapbeaches.com/display/68526/504/">http://www.snapbeaches.com/display/68526/504/</a></div>We Are Wedgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12812203061981634661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-53484020128038985162009-01-01T19:10:00.001-05:002009-01-02T12:39:37.821-05:00Etsy Bloggers Blog Carnival: New Years ResolutionsSo I wanted to help by giving you all a list of new years resolutions but then I figured that for a girl who can’t even take the energy to come up with one resolution coming up with a list would just be a whole lot of effort. So I did the next best thing and googled new years resolutions and didn’t I come up with the top ten. Besides it is so much better to break someone elses resolution than it is to break your own. So here we go:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Spend More Time with Family</span> (Yes this includes your Wedges Family members too!)<br />Unless of course you already spend too much time with family. Like if your mom still folds your laundry and your dad cuts your sandwiches into triangles for you, then perhaps your should resolve to spend less time with family and I don’t care if your 5!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Fit in Fitness</span> (Stay tuned for future Wedges workout video!)<br />Or just start calling the every day things that you do fitness. Like instead of getting food from the fridge, you are now going on a walk that just coincidentally ends at the fridge and with you stuffing your face with twinkies and a sandwich that your dad cut into triangles for you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Tame the Bulge</span><br />Not really sure why this is separate from the fitness one unless this one involves like a cape and whip maybe. Like my stomach rolls use to be ferocious now they are only passive aggressive. I don’t get it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Quit Smoking</span><br />If you don’t smoke, start, then next year you can resolve to stop.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Enjoy Life More</span><br />Or have less expectations for what enjoyment is. Like say enjoyment is now about getting a parking ticket because your car went 5 minutes over the meter which might have had something to do with the man in line in front of you at the supermarket who apparently hadn’t been told that debit cards and dollar bills have been invented and insisted on paying for his purchases with pennies and nickels. Now look how happy you are to find that you owe the city another 30 dollars. Yay!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Quit Drinking</span><br />Remember there is no point in quitting drinking if you don’t make a good go of doing it in the first place. Binge for a while, then quit. People will be much more impressed that way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Get Out of Debt</span> (So you can <a href="http://adopt.wearewedges.com/">adop</a>t more wedges!)<br />Rob a bank. Be sure to wear one of the black outfits that your mom has pressed and folded for you. Next year resolve not to steal.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Learn Something New</span><br />OR find a new way of looking at something old that you already knew.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Help Others</span><br />Especially if helping others will benefit you. Don’t be a sucker about it. And doing something out of the goodness of your heart is just a way to make the rest of us feel bad.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Get Organized</span><br />Or at least become really skilled and defending your disorganization.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-79216509897225370912008-12-19T20:22:00.004-05:002008-12-22T11:37:06.442-05:00Spotted- The Spotted Cow as Decembers Featured BloggerThis warrants... like exclamation point cubed… !!! <br /><img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.45229516.jpg" width="300"><br /><img src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.48609878.jpg" width="300"><br /><br />Ever seen a guy or girl or guy/girl and thought “damn that person is so delicious I just want to eat them up!”??? Assuming of course that you meant that metaphorically –we don’t really warrant cannibalism there’s just too much legal red tape , though we hear that ppl taste like chicken…who knew? Anyway the point is that chances are the person who warranted your metaphorical cannibalistic tendencies was quite possibly a user of Spotted Cows products. Delicious soaps, and bath fizzes –make good hygiene a tasteful affair. I mean there’s even a whipped gingerbread scrub! So head over to the spotted cow and order some products for your loved ones. Heck get some for yourself. I mean should the situation arise where you do in fact need to be eaten wouldn’t you want to at least taste good. Would you rather be remembered as the person who tasted like sweet sweet gingerbread or raw chicken flesh?<br /><br />GO HERE <a href="http://spottedcowsoaps.etsy.com/">spottedcowsoaps.etsy.com</a> COME ON YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!!!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-17341199751062317412008-12-18T14:45:00.000-05:002008-12-18T14:46:54.184-05:00Things to Do…With Your Wedge1. Go to prom. Because wedges don’t have hands you wont have to worry about being groped on the dance floor. Nice! Note this doesn’t apply to Squido or Octo!<br />2. Fill the wedge shaped void of loneliness in your life.<br />3. For non sea creature wedges- challenge them to an arm wrestle. You’ll win every time I promise.<br />4. Use them to role play scenarios in your life that you wish would happen. Then imagine that they actually have. <br />5. Photo shoot! Wedges are very photogenic and rarely –by which I mean never- get caught with their eyes closed. <br />6. Fulfill your maternal or paternal instincts with something that wont require a trust fund and wont continually put the clearly empty carton of milk back in the fridge!<br />7. Fashion yourself a new identity as the crazy lady with the cats except you may or may not be a lady and instead of cats you will have lots and lots of wedges. Work your new identity. Shout at small children, and the elderly and reek havoc on anyone who comes near you and your wedge haven!<br />8. Nothing. Hear me out- nothing done without your wedge is literally nothing. Nothing done with your wedge is something. Which is better than nothing.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-79833888330004259702008-12-17T18:56:00.002-05:002008-12-17T19:25:00.921-05:00How to stay trim over the holidays tip #1<br />Instead of eating dessert think about it. There are 385 calories in a slice of cheesecake. There are 0 calories in thinking about cheesecake. <br />Tip #2<br />Skip your first helping of food and go straight to your second. Calling it your second will trick your body into thinking that it is full. <br /><br /><br />Tip #3 Play Over-Under the game that keeps you slim!<br />Either over or under prepare each dish. Nothing stops up a craving like frozen turkey and melted ice-cream. Make it fun where guests compete in a round robin style tournament where they guess at whether the dish is under-and likely to give them salmonella poisoning etc. or over- and likely to cook their insides, prepared. Winner takes all!<br /><br />Whatever. The only thing that needs to be trim this holiday is the tree. Now grab yourself a box of chocolate, a jug of eggnog, and some ornaments and get trimming!<br /><br /><br />Holiday Recipe- Protein Alternative for the Vegetarian <br /><br />Festive Tabouli<br /><br />1 box of Tabouli<br />1cup mushrooms cremini (can also mix in Shiitake) <br />½ cup cranberries (either dried or canned)<br />1cup sliced almonds (and or pecans)<br />1tbl spoon oil<br /><br />Prepare one box of Tabouli as per directions and set aside.<br />In a frying pan over medium heat combine oil, mushrooms, and nuts. Cook until nuts are golden and mushrooms are tender. Then stir ingredients along with cranberries into the Tabouli. You may also wish to use the above as ingredients to stuff peppers with. In which case cut your pepper in half length ways. Scoop out any seeds. Fill with the mixture. Top with grated cheese. Or sprinkle with parmesan. Then bake in the oven at 350 degrees until the pepper is tender and the cheese melted.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-30367739936114287582008-12-16T18:28:00.000-05:002008-12-16T18:30:29.764-05:00The Geometric Wedge Owns.So it is a little known fact that geometry is pretty much the devil, but without all the fire, and perish and toil bit. Still there is one geometric shape that dominates them all. Can you guess it? If you said wedge well congratulations you get a symbolic and otherwise meaningless gold star. Enjoy. If you said something else you will read the following entry over and over again until you have adopted my opinion, which in this instance is the right one. If you are in disagreement with me that is because of the simple fact that you are wrong. <br /><br />Ok so…. <br />Most roofs are what… wedge shaped. Because circle roofs would be pools, and octagon roofs would look dumb. Round one to wedges. <br /><br />Take a circle or cylinder cake… what do you do with it. You cut it…into wedges. So circles are just wedges waiting to happen. Round two to wedges.<br /><br />Wedges look cuter with eyeballs and smiley faces than say rectangles, or spheres, or pretty much every other shape. It’s just science. Round three to wedges and to shapes with faces!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-54172907817561285882008-12-15T16:37:00.002-05:002008-12-15T16:41:35.863-05:00Other really really good wedge related things.1.The wedge of cheese</span>. So good on crackers. So good on sandwiches. So good on other cheese. **If you are vegan, lactose intolerant or suffer from an ailment that makes you deathly afraid or adverse to eating cheese (cheese-a-phobic?) then read as “the wedge of soy cheese”. Because cheese made from beans is far less frightening. Seriously though Soy Cheese Rules! Time to find out if there really is such thing as a cheese phobia. There is it is called Turophobia. To categorize all your fears or to like play phobia bingo or something go here: http://www.liverpoolhypnotherapy.co.uk/listofphobias.php. <br /><br />Proof that there is something wrong with all of us! Wow apparently Sophophobia is a fear of learning. Why did I not know of this when I was in school! I can just see it now:<br /><br />Prof- Walter you didn’t come to my class this morning!<br />Walter- sorry sir I’m ummm…Sophophobic<br />Prof- You sure you’re not just hung over. Cause you look hung over. <br /><br />According to this thing I have: Apeirophobia, Carnophobia, Gerascophobia, Necrophobia, Politicophobia, and other.<br /><br />Okay final comment on phobias. The word for the phobia of long words is : Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Seriously! So ppl with this phobia can’t get help for it because they wouldn't be able to tell ppl about it. <br /><br />2. Wedge shoes. Thank you 1930’s now we youthful petite femme can look like gangly legged children on stilts. Yes that is a really really good thing. <br /><br /><br />3. The wedgie. The wedgie is like a board game without the board or pieces. The wedgie is like a sport without the expensive equipment and camaraderie. The wedgie is like a high five without the jovial shared intimacy. I mean it’s intimate alright. The wedgie crosses economic barriers. Because all you need is one other person weaker than yourself who happens to be clad in, at the very least, a pair of knickers and you’ve got yourself at least a few minutes of fun! Not to mention an opportunity for social dominance and countless future memories to look back on with nostalgia. Nothing like the first time you hear the cracking rip of a seam of underwear pulled to its’ limit. {Warning: in no way is wearewedges.com responsible for any botched wedgie attempts. When trying to execute wedgies it is key to be sure that the target is in fact wearing underwear. Failure to know this with any certainty can result in awkward encounters, and heightened embarrassment.}<br /><br />4. The atomic wedgie. See #3 but up the anti, add an extra does of dominance, and a whole new layer of humiliation. Oh and fun. <br /><br /><br />5. The wedge. Because doors wont hold themselves open.<br /><br />6. The wedge Transformer. Formers in disguise! <br /><br />7. Geometric Wedge: actually never mind that’s not a good one. Curse you geometric wedge and your ½ base times height equation that paved the way for sunny days spent in summer school.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-13353298876827298542008-12-14T19:14:00.000-05:002008-12-14T19:17:18.044-05:00A Compelling Interview with my Plush Wedgehog BeckRachel- Welcome Beck! I would offer you a drink or food but you look stuffed.<br />Beck-<br />Rachel- Alright let’s get started. I mean we have started. Let’s get more started. <br />Beck-<br />Rachel- Right. So your tryst with Gwen, lets talk about that. Is it true that you were just minding your own when she practically fell form the sky and landed on you?<br />Beck-<br />Rachel- ummm…uh.. okay how did it feel to see her there and to smell her scent of oysters and dark chocolate. <br />Beck-<br />Rachel- Not literal oysters and dark chocolate. <br />Beck-<br />Rachel -That probably would have killed her. <br />Beck-<br />Rachel- and 7! 7 hoglets! That’s a lot! You were a busy guy<br />Beck-<br />Rachel- I mean not that you made each one separately. It’s not like when you’re the male making babies is like building sculptures out of mash potatoes or anything. <br />Beck-<br />Rachel- 7 is just a lot of kids.<br />Beck-<br />Rachel- Beck ladies and gentlemen!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5347572084862920972.post-86083541955799563222008-12-13T23:00:00.001-05:002008-12-13T23:20:09.638-05:00Let’s Play a Few Rounds of ‘Would you Rather’The game where everyone is a winner! Well maybe not everyone –I mean if you’re already a loser the game can’t really change that. Although you are here which means there is hope for you yet! <br /><br />Would you rather be punched in the trachea or buy a wedge? [not sure what a trachea is go here: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-trachea.htm] –And SPEAKING OF… -the speaking of refers to the wedges purchasing not tracheas- thanks to those who came out to City of Craft!!!<br /><br />Would you rather be paper cut by a 1000 envelops licked by some guy who holds the record for the longest days without brushing his teeth OR read this blog right now?<br /><br />Would you rather learn jujitsu from Octo OR Chuck Norris? Okay no wait that’s not fair. Ummm….would you rather cuddle with a plush Octo OR Chuck Norris? (I just want to make it clear to everyone that the answer shouldn’t be Chuck Norris. Not sure who Chuck Norris is- check your pulse. Then go here: http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/ finding it hard to answer this question? Then go here: http://web4health.info/)<br /><br />Anyway if you promise to come back and visit I promise to love you unconditionally like a mom does a small child. Only with the awkwardness of knowing that we are neither related nor in all likelihood are you actually a small child. <br /><br />xoRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531358663188832069noreply@blogger.com0