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About me - Carrie Schutrick

I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a man, two cats, and no children as yet. I'm on Helium because my current job, while it pays the bills, has a salary rather less than my yearly tuition was for the university at which I got my degree in writing, and

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Hobbies & Games > Yarn & Needle Crafts Sewing projects: Adding a ruffle to a hem: 2 of 2
Ruffles are a feminine touch for any hem, and, since they're basically just strips of fabric, easy to do. If your commercial pattern doesn't include a ruffle pattern piece, it's simple to add one on your own. First, decide just how ruffled you want your ruffle to be. For a gentle ruffle, a strip about ten percent longer than... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson: 2 of 2
The thing you have to understand about Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash is that it's a tall tale. It's a wild romp through a world that's just a little extrapolated from our own, complete with dead languages, extreme skateboarding, bioengineering, virtual reality, the greatest swordsman in the world and a man who is his own pers... More..