tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71236980228029191782011-08-22T06:14:25.842-07:00between the years of 1982 and 1983, one thousand three hundred and forty two fletchers were born. this blog belongs to three of them, who are siblings, and they are cool most of the time, and two of them smell good, but they all make stuff. this will chronicle their creative endeavors.fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-81728361257179725882011-02-02T21:20:00.000-08:002011-02-02T21:50:10.540-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cyl0ZuRYzm0/TUo7VXmBuiI/AAAAAAAAATU/Oa9BkDVFlJw/s1600/books%2Bi%2Bread.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cyl0ZuRYzm0/TUo7VXmBuiI/AAAAAAAAATU/Oa9BkDVFlJw/s400/books%2Bi%2Bread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569329127493843490" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Here are the book covers of the books I read from Jan. 2010 to Jan. 2011.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The trends: young adult novels, women authors, women heroines, Alexander McCall Smith, and James Bond. As seven-year-old Bella would say, "That's typical."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Books I reread: <i>Jane Eyre</i>, <i>Persuasion</i>, <i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i>. I read <i>Jane Eyre</i> for the first time in middle school, and it started my love for books written in the 1800s by women authors. <i>Persuasion</i> is my favorite Jane Austen novel. I am currently rereading the whole Harry Potter series, while also rewatching all of the movies and knitting a gryffindor scarf. DORK ALERT!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Most disturbing book I read: Sorry <i>Girl with a Dragon Tattoo</i> and <i>Unlovable</i>, but <i>The Road</i> won by a long shot; it wasn't even close. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Favorite novel couples from this selection: Katniss and Peeta, Jane and Mr. Rochester, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, Molly Gibson and Roger</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Ultimate novel couple: ...this is kind of hard...but not really...but wait it is...my gut tells me it is Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, but my childhood won't let me forget Jane and Mr. Rochester...I'm going with my gut; Anne and Wentworth are the winners. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let me know if you have any book recommendations for the New Year. Did you have a favorite book you read in 2010?</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-8172836125717972588?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10880584563126537828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-4099122530653423732010-11-20T12:36:00.000-08:002010-11-20T12:38:22.372-08:00Fletchers still make stuff... it just takes us a while. Finally, the much-anticipated Lord of the Rings movie!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qIv1Yp0fVtY?hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qIv1Yp0fVtY?hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-409912253065342373?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-20189702881352498772009-06-12T15:28:00.000-07:002009-06-12T15:29:53.200-07:00<span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >Now for the premiere of the Fletcher Movie Review Show...<br />Baz Luhrmann's epic, "Australia"</span><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bBdpKZBFFJ0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bBdpKZBFFJ0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-2018970288135249877?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-27184265496137021962009-06-03T15:48:00.000-07:002009-06-03T17:18:18.249-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/Sib97qLEs0I/AAAAAAAAAB8/DPHWMfmVwYA/s1600-h/alden1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/Sib97qLEs0I/AAAAAAAAAB8/DPHWMfmVwYA/s200/alden1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343237209296515906" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/Sib97Y8LkaI/AAAAAAAAAB0/lzZpdirxQNo/s1600-h/alden2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 153px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/Sib97Y8LkaI/AAAAAAAAAB0/lzZpdirxQNo/s200/alden2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343237204670648738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Alden here.  Above are a couple recent watercolors.  The first painting is from an old photo (the same set Claire was working from).  I suppose she was a family friend.  I don't know who she is, but I love her outfit and pose.  The second painting, obviously, is a grapefruit.  One of my favorite subjects (to talk about, to think about, and to paint) is food.     </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-2718426549613702196?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-34680676776972735372009-06-02T17:02:00.000-07:002009-06-02T17:16:39.924-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiXAFYAynXI/AAAAAAAAABs/OmSr9yRCGiE/s1600-h/grandmanandjul,small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 175px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiXAFYAynXI/AAAAAAAAABs/OmSr9yRCGiE/s200/grandmanandjul,small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342887731522608498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiXAE6TMzHI/AAAAAAAAABk/9Dx8LY7TWzY/s1600-h/dadandmaxsmall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiXAE6TMzHI/AAAAAAAAABk/9Dx8LY7TWzY/s200/dadandmaxsmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342887723546758258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;">claire here. here are watercolor portraits of members of my family. The top is of my grandmother and aunt. The bottom is my father holding my brother. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-3468067677697273537?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-12730760921895776862009-06-01T21:37:00.000-07:002009-06-01T21:49:23.720-07:00<span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >max he</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">re. so there are two things i like: receiving postcards, and unique interactions with strangers. how shall i combine the two? by leaving postcards addressed to myself in random locations for strangers to find and write on and send to me, of course. This started in september of 2007, and so far I have left about 20 postcards in various locations across the united states and received 5. here is the most recent...<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiSu6ENMpAI/AAAAAAAAABU/BwB2QgnOI3I/s1600-h/scan_961212112_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiSu6ENMpAI/AAAAAAAAABU/BwB2QgnOI3I/s200/scan_961212112_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342587370552992770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiSvF_Z3GYI/AAAAAAAAABc/OnrZDVhbmGs/s1600-h/scan_96121230_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiSvF_Z3GYI/AAAAAAAAABc/OnrZDVhbmGs/s200/scan_96121230_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342587575422359938" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-1273076092189577686?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123698022802919178.post-60703077881311453102009-05-31T17:50:00.000-07:002009-05-31T17:53:04.428-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiMmFgKfifI/AAAAAAAAAAc/l9ApHsItM1c/s1600-h/a1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Imk6rOfm3AQ/SiMmFgKfifI/AAAAAAAAAAc/l9ApHsItM1c/s320/a1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342155458966686194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;font-size:85%;" >you tell me who the cool kids are...<br />pictures don't lie</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7123698022802919178-6070307788131145310?l=fletchersmakestuff.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>fletchersmakestuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00440446978273652575noreply@blogger.com0