The Paper Porcupine

Alice has ventured into the big bad world of etsy with her

mad paper-embossin'-card-creatin' skillz.

You should visit her little shop,

The Paper Porcupine.

And, if you like what she's created, maybe purchase a little hello note for someone you think deserves a cheery howdy-do.

(Oh, and keep coming back.

She has plenty of brilliant creations she hasn't posted just yet.)

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Sometimes it isn't fair to be 30 and single. It isn't fair to have crushes like you're still 13, armpits sweating in said crush's presence. It isn't fair to still be in a singles' ward with people who: A. graduated this year and, B. will probably marry before you will--maybe even this year (2011 has to be big for somebody).

Sometimes it feels impossible to remember how blessed you really are. Or that, were you to have married the same year you graduated, your life wouldn't be as beautiful as it currently is. Still, sometimes it doesn't feel fair.

Sometimes, however, the thing that can make your pity-party kind of day much better is a little Sound of Music action.


I double dare you to watch it and not feel even just a little bit better.

Mwahahahaha!