soooo i'm an english major and i kind of want to dress as a writer... but i don't know who! any suggestions? i really want it to be specific; someone with a particular look or a interesting way they died. i'd like it if it was kind of pretty, but it's not that necessary, and i definitely don't want sexy/slutty (not my style). also, i have access to lots of vintage clothes at my work. help me out guys!!!

if you're looking for something a bit hipper, try hitting up salem more often, especially the FANTASTIC feed your head books.  they're a zine/independent bookstore that also sells some crafty stuff [books, embroidery patterns, kits, handspun yarn, etc].  they've also started having events there, like open mikes, basement punk shows, and readings from local authors.  i <3 feed your head!!!  seriously, my most favorite place on the north shore.

[i really hope this hasn't been mentioned before, i searched for it just to be sure!] 

i LOVE theme parties.  the weirder the theme the better.  so what if we had a challenge for the best theme party?  submissions would be judged on originality of the theme itself and execution of decorations, costumes, food, whatever!  can you imagine a more fun challenge to participate in?

this challenge may not be for now [with so many holiday obligations], but it would be great in, say, january or march... two of the most boring months, as far as i'm concerned!

ok- first and foremost, really impressive tutorial.  the very idea of rigging up a gutted-out boombox so you can play music from your laptop through the speakers is REALLY intimidating, but your tutorial makes it seem so doable.  so doable, in fact, that i want to do it.  my only concern is the amplifier.  where, besides online, could i find the multibox?  what type of store would sell them?  or, where could i locate a similar amplifier?  i'm dying to give this a shot.  thanks for being a total genius.  <3

i am in love with this!!  i was really into the american girls books as a kid, and i always longed for one of the dolls with their many MANY accessories, but damn those things were expensive!  i wish i'd been crafty enough then to create my own... it's so much cooler when you've done it yourself.  you are my hero!

i am soooo excited about this!! i was just browsing for interesting swaps and i am a HUGE flb fan, so this is perfect!!  i'm so psyched!

this has totally inspired me to have a whole monster-themed party with my theme-party-crazy friends. we'll all have to dress like monsters.  i, of course, will bring the house down if i can fashion myself a pair of these beauties.  really spectacular work!

i am in love with this.  totally brilliant.

any nice hotels in the area?  maybe you could get a hotel suite for a night, take the limo to the hotel, get all dolled up in your room, then go out to dinner at the hotel's restaurant.  after dinner you could go swimming or get a spa treatment or whatever else the hotel has to offer.

what about a themed collage challenge?  the size could be specified [as in "completely cover a one square foot surface"] or it could be left up to us, and the theme should definitely be left up to us.  collages are so cheap and fun to make!  this is something i think everyone could easily join in.