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Curated By Princess Vic

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 It didn't start as a curation. It started as a way to sell some of the landscape and animal photographs I had taken. It blossomed. Over the years I would sell t-shirts, socks, tote bags, and even pajama sets. However, it was a hodgepodge of items.  To make things easier, I decided to put my items in order. I made a curation. Then, I put my curation into a pop up shop.  Curated by PrincessVic The pop up shop has several curations. My favourite is the 70s themed Curation . It started as a doodle I would write on the board in my classroom. Then I found myself doodling this all over the place. My mum mentioned it looked like the wallpaper I had in my bedroom when I was 6 (in 1976). A lightbulb went off in my head. If it is something nostalgic that brings back happy memories for me, maybe it is for other people as well.    70s Style  by  Princess Vic's Bits and Bobs      So I put this groovy 70s themed flower design on pillows, bathroom towels and wash cloths, bathmats, blank

Pluto starting new All Godzilla Channel

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  Squeeeeee The universe has heard my prayers and those of every diehard kaiju fan. Pluto announces an all Godzilla channel - all the time! Slated to launch July 1, 2023, here is a list of what will broadcast on the channel: All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge) Godzilla 1999 Godzilla 2000 Godzilla (1954) Godzilla Raids Again Godzilla: King of the Monsters (1956) Mothra Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster Mothra vs. Godzilla Invasion of the Astro-Monster Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster) Son of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Godzilla vs. Hedorah Godzilla vs. Gigan Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Terror of Mechagodzilla The Return of Godzilla / Godzilla 1985  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Biollante  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Mothra  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla  (Exclusive) Godzilla vs. Destroyah  (Exclusive) Rebirth of Mothra Rebirth

Ishi: The Last Yahi

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   Ishi (c1861 – March 25, 1916) was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the present-day state of California in the United States. The rest of the Yahi (as well as many members of their parent tribe, the Yana) were killed in the California genocide in the 19th century. Ishi, who was widely acclaimed as the "last wild Indian" in the United States, lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture. In 1911, aged 50, he emerged at a barn and corral, 2 mi (3.2 km) from downtown Oroville, California. Ishi, which means "man" in the Yana language, is an adopted name. The anthropologist Alfred Kroeber gave him this name because, in the Yahi culture, tradition demanded that he not speak his own name until formally introduced by another Yahi. When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to name me," meaning that there was no other Yahi to speak his name on his behalf. Ishi was taken in by anthrop

Saga of No Hot Water pt.2

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 I'm working in Vegas and mum calls me. No hot water. She calls SRP gas company to come out. They shout off gas and water to hot water heater. Says heater is busted and there is a leak.  So apparently warranty companies tell the plumber what they can and can't do. So Summit Plumbing is only going to do what the warranty company and insurance tells them they can do and nothing more. The insurance company is waiting on some third party to come out and assess the damage so they can get another quote. The adjusters are calling and talking to the plumbers, the water remediation company, and the water damage fixer company. None of them can do anything thing until one of them does something as long as the adjusters say it's ok.  Meanwhile.... I haven't had hot water in a month. It's now raining. Everything is sopping wet.  20th Feb SRP came out and turned off pilot light. Water poured out of something. They did not say what. They shut off the water.  20th Feb 1920 hours ca

Saga of a Water Heater and American Home Shield pt. 1

 I lost hot water on 19 February, 2023. Originally, the local gas company was called. They came out, shut off the gas to the hot water heater, heard a leak and told us that our hot water heater was busted. I go online to American Home Shield to submit a claim. I also contact Progressive Homeowners Insurance. On the 20th, I pay the $125 to AMS to get this sorted. They put me with Summit Plumbing. The plumbers couldn't come until the water closet was dried out, the old water heater removed, and new flooring put in. I look on the AMS portal and see nothing can move forward until I pay the plumbers $885 for uncovered costs. But that just lists standard water heater.  On 2/23 at 0949 I called and spoke with Obed and he said he would send me an invoice. I called Summit Plumbing at 1055 (I was at work trying to do this) and she gave me a list of things that AMS didn't cover: gas line shut off valve, ball valve, water line, sediment trap, vent, TNP line, and a pipe pan.  At 1329 hours,

Floating Floor: Tongue and Groove

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So, I ended up having to move into an apartment. After weeks of searching, I choose one. It isn't perfect but it'll do. The one major drawback was the carpeting in the bedrooms. I have no bloody idea why anyone would want carpeting. It's manky, smells funky, hard to keep clean, and if you are like me, full of allergens. Can you tell I flat out HATE carpeting.  So what to do? I had an idea about vinyl flooring, the tongue and groove style. I watch WAY too many HGTV shows. But I had wondered if it was something that could be put over carpet. So I google it. Sure enough, how to go about it depends on the pile, the thickness and depth of the carpet. I thought I had a high pile carpet, so I was looking at getting wood planks as the subfloor and then laying the vinyl tongue and groove planks over it. My mum looked at the carpet and told me it was low pile. That was great as I didn't have to buy huge 8 feet by 4 feet wood planks (and figure out how to get them to the flat). Af

Coulter Buick on Camelback in Phoenix

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It's hard to find a good mechanic now a days. Back in the day, you had a guy that you knew and trusted and never had to go anywhere else. One avoided dealerships like the plague. They were wicked over priced, the workers were condescending patronizing cockwaffles, and it was not a place you wanted to spend all day in. Gladly, that changed for me when my car started doing things I could not fix nor my Buck guy, Mr. Harry.  2019: I owned a 2002 Buick Century, Betsy, the best car in the world. Drove her all over tarnation, I did. She's good for hauling camping equipment, fire wood, and dogs. I even drove her thru the King Range in Norcal to get to Shelter Cover. I loved her with all my heart. But she was old. Many parts had to be replaced. Hell, I replaced one of the shocks myself (with the help of my Buick guy Mr. Harry). I had replaced the motors on the windows multiple times. I was really learning a lot from Mr. Harry about maintenance, and taking apart and putting together Bet