I have been wanting to try this list widget… to see if it will help me move things from here to there… from the void to the blog. There used to be segments in the podcast (way back in the beginning) that were random assortments… maybe not quite this random though! Anyway, a few things on my mind to share. If you think this is chaotic… you should see me in person!

• A Kiss Before You Go: An Illustrated Memoir of Love and Loss (Started it in the car today. Danny will always be one of the most inspiring voices for me. This is a hard book to read… but already it is beautiful….)

• Danny Gregory on Chronicle Books Blog

• Geometric/origami

• Phonebook art

• Rainbow igloo (LOVE this so much; Science Buddies post coming!)

• LED lights (Magical; and ties to a memory of a very special and cool room at the hospital last December — the All-Star Room, with its absolutely amazing ceiling of blinking lights… a starfield of sorts)

• A glimpse of “Ode to Joy” on the design wall (shared at Facebook)

• A glimpse (literally) of my “daily” project for this year (shared at Facebook)

• Fitbit Zip Wireless Activity Tracker (Saw these in the Apple store. Pretty cool gadgetry!)

• Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics (In my stack. I was given a new stack of memoirs and graphic novels for inspiration. Thank you!)

• Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, and Inspiration (Bright and colorful designs!)

• Intuitive Color & Design: Adventures in Art Quilting (Inspired! And inspiring!)

• Lamy Safari Apple Green (Lovin’ the color of this Safari. Thanks, Mom!)

• Jetpens  (Enough said. This was my best discovery of the holiday shopping season! I could spend forever browsing there!)

• Pentel Tradio Energel, Green (Gave these in various colors as gifts. LOVE them. Tradio Stylio body with a gel inner. Woohoo! Smooth. Seriously.)

• Uni Alpha-gel Shaker Mechanical Pencil (We had never heard or used “shaker” pencils before; very cool concept! And the gel grip on this model is nice. Look at Jetpens for easy ordering.)

• OtterBox Defender Series (Probably really need an Otterbox. In my haste and scrambling today to detach from work and get to a pickup, I dropped my phone as I got in the car. Yikes.)

• Green Mountain Coffee, Dark Magic (Current favorite!)

• Filexec 4 x 6 Inch Index Case (Helping me keep stuff together!)

• Oxford Poly Index Card Guides (Seems like I need these.)

• The Truth About Love (Gotta love P!nk.)