{"id":220,"date":"2007-10-22T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-22T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=220"},"modified":"2007-10-22T14:57:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-22T21:57:00","slug":"wise-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/wise-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Wise Move?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After <a href=\"http:\/\/wbjewelry.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/delicious.html\">thinking about it <\/a>for a while, I broke down and ordered this little owl face made of rock crystal and onyx. I&#8217;m going to make a necklace out of him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rx02QBfzZ-I\/AAAAAAAABGw\/MnlvHYber24\/s1600-h\/owlface.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rx02QBfzZ-I\/AAAAAAAABGw\/MnlvHYber24\/s200\/owlface.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124311599925127138\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Crystal owl face<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>While I was still wondering whether this was a wise investment, teh Interweb offered me some positive reinforcement. These were the next two things I saw online.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/avenuegeorge.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/brooch-ing-subject.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rx03vhfzaBI\/AAAAAAAABHI\/9I52ouwTvLg\/s200\/topshopowl.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124313240602634258\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;font-size:85%;\" >Topshop owl brooch via <a href=\"http:\/\/avenuegeorge.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/brooch-ing-subject.html\">Avenue George<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsea-girl.com\/acc8.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rx04xxfzaDI\/AAAAAAAABHY\/DpyJQ9l7KLg\/s320\/owlpendant.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124314378768967730\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Gigantic owl pendant from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsea-girl.com\/acc8.html\">Chelsea Girl Vintage<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Now I&#8217;m feeling kind of hungry. But what do I want? Potato chips?<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wisesnacks.com\/products_potato_traditional_all.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rx05yhfzaEI\/AAAAAAAABHg\/z0UMyobH8UU\/s320\/owl_wise2.gif\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124315491165497410\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Or lollipops?<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LZ0epRjfGLw&amp;rel=1\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LZ0epRjfGLw&amp;rel=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Some<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fashionablycute.net\/fashionably-cute\/cute-beat\/bunnies-are-kawaii-bunnies-with-pancakes-on-their-heads-are-super-kawaii\/\">bunny<\/a> help me out!<\/p>\n<p>Oh no! Here come more owls! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/view_listing.php?listing_id=7541422\">Tiny snowy owl<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/view_listing.php?listing_id=7272958\">stripey owl top<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/view_listing.php?listing_id=6851512\">a Mr. Scrooge owl<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/view_listing.php?listing_id=7472718\">lovely owl wall decal<\/a> &#8230; just stick to Etsy and you&#8217;ll see hundreds of owls. But not a beautiful owl face from Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, I just discovered a cool, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notcouture.com\/\">NotCouture<\/a>-like site called <a href=\"http:\/\/ooh-shiny.net\/\">Ooh! Shiny!<\/a> and I thought it was pretty great even before I found my <a href=\"http:\/\/ooh-shiny.net\/?p=2431\">Livia poison ring<\/a> on it. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After thinking about it for a while, I broke down and ordered this little owl face made of rock crystal and onyx. I&#8217;m going to make a necklace out of him. Crystal owl face While I was still wondering whether this was a wise investment, teh Interweb offered me some positive reinforcement. 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