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february has arrived...

... and with it, i've already crossed off one of the things i wanted to do. a bit of perspective here, that never happens. i'm still contemplating my new year's resolution from 2007. maybe i should tie everything i do into folding paper, a lot more would get done.

so one of the things i wanted to do was design, build, and share with the world a toy of my very own. and after two days of sketching, cutting, failing, learning, staring at the monitor in a zombie like trance, and pounding my head against the wall, i did it. and i have to say, i'm pretty damn stoked. now, the louvre isn't calling, and i didn't re-invent the wheel, but it's mine dammit, and i love the little creature. so do my children and from where i stand, that's all that really counts.

but i'd be lying if i didn't acknowledge what kind of thrill it'd be seeing it on someone's shelf, so in the spirit of this site and all the amazing people here, i'll gladly send the template to anyone who asks. [as long as i get a picture in return].

it's name is fiendly, a monster from the species leechosomus cyclopticus. we commonly know it as a leechoso. for those of you unfamiliar with the leechoso, they're extremely social but for obvious reasons are rarely engaged in conversation by others. they prefer punk rock [and not the lame teeny-bopper sh*t that passes for it these days]. they collect 2 things passionately, old handbills from CBGB's and outdated paper currency from countries using the EU. it's favorite being the koruna. it has a voracious appetite, eating any kind of berry and as much spinach as it can find, though it loves chocolate-coated espresso beans and cartoons from playboy magazine.

one last thing, it can change it's height on a whim, usually shrinking when mad or depressed. conversely it'll grow to it's full height [23.5 cm] when it's happy. some have reported seeing it reach almost 27 cm., but that was during a 1980 bauhaus concert in berlin.