The Traveling Blogger Journal

Leah's Pages

2007-02-18T13:42:00.000-08:00

It's been finished for over a week, but I'm a little swamped here (evidence the 85 emails I'm working my way through in my Inbox) so I'm just getting around to posting this:

Leah has finished with the book~

Thank you, Leah! She has sent it off, and I hear it's has arrived, in the Snowy Midwest at Bec's house.

Have fun, Bec!

(Other Paige, you're on deck!)

The House of Betty.

2006-11-15T22:45:00.000-08:00

Yay! I'm finally done! That shit kicked my ass! Seriously, who's idea what this anyway?

Obligatory full layout shot. We all know it's the perfectionists who are the procrastinators, right? Because they're afraid of not being able to do it PERFECTLY so they delay beginning things? Let's say that's what I am although this is far from perfect. It sounds better than Professional Slacker.

And the first half... all legible and shit (I think) if you so do choose...

And my second half, note the DNA, a bit of hair from when I got my Betty Page/Emily Strange bangs. Hey, I think I did pretty good considering I was going to put in whatever I could from a tattoo I was going to get. Talk about DNA THEN!

And on with the show...

Slacker. I Know.

2006-11-03T13:03:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I kinda sorta received The Journal a couple weekends ago. But I have a really good reason for putting it off! I swear!

I have a major event coming up this weekend (I though it would be sooner but I'm also a broke slacker) that I wanted to use for my personal scrap so it WILL be done this weekend.

Or at least... a serious attempt will be made.

No! It will be done!

Do I get special slacker privileges for being a founding member?

Blog Spawn Update

2006-09-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

Annie has finished up her pages despite a sick baby, a sore throat, and a (super-sorry-to-have-missed-it) backyard BBQ.

And I got word yesterday that Brooke has the Traveling Journal!

Brooke, you and the Beanie take your time and have fun! Just do your thing.

The California Tour Continues

2006-08-29T20:58:00.000-07:00

I realize I'm over my time limit. I apologize. I am claiming a sick toddler who began waking up 7 times a night again for a week. But I'm finally done and here they are:

I also made a page for the meeting between Betty and I. Hey Betty, I left you space to write too! Now you need to do two and a half pages! Muaahahaha!!

I had a wonderful time working on this. My pages aren't really as pretty as the others, but I'm fairly happy with them. Next time, I'm going to do my pages at Brenda's house and make her help me. Tomorrow, the book is off to Brooke and the Beanie!

Blog Spawn Update

2006-08-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

New Friends
Everyone, I'd like you to meet Gary and Ericka. You may have noticed Gary loitering for the last month or so over there in the List of Linkety Goodness. He is a Real Life Friend of Betty, thereby making him guilty by association of Crazy (but in a good way).

Ericka stumbled upon Cartwheels this week while clicking that super fun/scary "Next Blog" button in the top righthand corner. She is the Mom of a super-beautious couple of girlies and though her Blog is bare-baby-butt-new, I can already tell she's a fun one to have around.

Welcome Fellow Spawn!

And in Journal Location News
The Journal has reached the abode of Annie, our resident Evil Queen, today. Now she's wondering what the hell to do with it... :)

Seriously. Good luck with that.

Blog Spawn Leaving Japan...

2006-08-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

I'm finished. Wow, that was hard! I feel very comfortable on the keyboard, but I felt like a kindergartener with the journal! Go ahead and snicker at my pitiful printing...hard to believe I'm a designer for a living, isn't it?

Paige, I had to cut a page out. I did a watercolor, and it bled through. So I tried to replicate it with colored pencils. No bleed through, but oh-my-God-get-that-girl-an-art-class! (Click on the images for bigger pictures, and you'll see what I mean. Aaaaah!)

But even though I'm embarrassed by my journal post, I had fun doing it, too. (Yes, where it says "Take One!" those are Hello Kitty post-it notes!) I can't wait to see what's next! Paige, where am I sending it, please?

p.s.--I have no small photo of me, and my printer is on the fritz! If I can get one printed, I will send it to BrandiPaige to stick somewhere on my post.

It's Arrived in the South of Japan!

2006-08-01T04:18:00.000-07:00

I got the Blog Spawn! Thank you, Jess--that was quick! I'm so impressed with what's already here. Thanks for "letting me play, too"!

I will get to work on it, and hope I won't take all ten days. Will post photos ASAP.

Yippee!

High Fives Brenda, Passes to Carolie

2006-07-27T05:55:00.000-07:00

I have the journal!

I just like knowing that our beloved journal is in someone's hands, and not in the care of our US Postal Service - not that I have anything against the USPS, but I would just rather have the book in our hands.
Watch, now all my mail is going to get displaced.

Anyway, here are pics!

Photographic proof that the Blog has arrived.

Look! There's my graffiti (spelled with 2 F's BTW)

My page is on the right, please disregard the page that Brenda so rudely hired a professional scrapbooker to do for her and then lied to say it was her own work.
The nerve.

My second page. Note the large blob in the middle of the page. That would be my footprint. Muwahahaha! Yikes! Evil Laughter and all! I like how we clearly stated no DNA, yet somehow, so far, we have all managed to put a little piece of ourselves into the Blog.
No, I didn't put my foot on the page. I put my foot on the paper, then cut out the paper, so my nasty, huge pedi was never in the Blog.

The girls with the Blog.
Note: There was no PB or J present at the time of the picture.

Patrick with the Blog. He clearly did not appreciate my excitement.

So with that, I am putting the blog in the mail tomorrow on it's way to Carolie! I, of all bloggers, have no drunken blogging to report, sadly. I got the Blow Spawn at about 3pm, and started immediately, and could not find it in my heart to drink alone at 3pm on a Thursday. I know, I am losing my edge.

OH CAROLIEEEE..... THE BLOG IS COMING!!!!

The book in on it's way to Jes!!!

2006-07-17T15:37:00.000-07:00

*waving frantically*
HI JES! I put the book in the mail today..... (see proof below)

I took the pictures with my cell phone... so they aren't real good.

Brenda's pages

2006-07-15T18:16:00.000-07:00

Yes... my table was covered... with supplies! See the supplies... they're right there... front and center! The most important supply.... CHOCOLATE!

Page One

Page Two - with DNA

Page Three

I probably would of only used two pages... but I kept finding things to put on the regular pages... so... I took an extra. And... it backs up to me.

The Journal will be out the door on Monday. Off to Jes! HI JES! *franticly waving*

The book has arrived at Brenda's

2006-07-13T18:39:00.000-07:00

Brandi's Pages

2006-07-11T21:40:00.000-07:00

OK! No pressure in going first! That sucked a little bit, but now you all know where the low bar has been set. I chose a kiss for my something personal because I have a habit of surprising friends by kissing them hello or goodbye (Hi Cara!). Also, I added some Sparkles. Because they make me happy.

And, yes, that's the only picture I have. Someone around here should take a picture of me.

Photographic Evidence of an Idea Gone Wild

2006-07-10T19:45:00.000-07:00

I have finished my pages and will send it off to Brenda tomorrow. After leaving her mark, she'll send it out to Japan before it makes it's way back to the Southern California Girls (give them time to organize a get-together) and then bounces it's way back and forth across this country and that.

Bon Voyage!

The Rules

2006-07-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

Cartwheels At Midnight: The Rules

The Plan

2006-07-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

Cartwheels At Midnight: And ON With the Show!

The Escalation

2006-07-01T14:59:00.000-07:00

Cartwheels At Midnight: Brainchild ala Betty and Brenda

How it all got started......

2006-06-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

Cartwheels At Midnight: Because Everything Is Fair Game. Just ask Dillon and Mackenzie.