The cameo tea cups from Plasticland inspired me to do this Cameo Mix Bag. There’s something very versatile about the style of cameos that can meld with Victorian, steampunk, punk or modern sensibilities.

Healthcare talk is all the rage today and I’ve just started combing through it all myself but here are some places you can get started.

Three years ago, I suffered a severe allergic reaction to the birth control shot. Because the shot is given once every three months, I essentially had to wait it out while the allergen worked out of my body. During that time I had numerous health problems but the most bothersome- more so than near organ failure- was sleep deprivation. I went 6 days in a row without entering REM sleep and it was a truly bizarre experience. I was suffering hallucinations (conversations that hadn’t happened, a talking duck) and memory lapses. I still only have snippets of memories from that period of time because the lack of sleep was so mind altering.

A group of doctors in England are about to perform a stem cell procedure that seems like a better alternative to facial transplants. Stem cells are placed into a bone shaped mould to grow the part that the patient needs. The part (jaw, skull or cheek bones) is then implanted into the patient’s back, beneath their shoulder, where it can “grow”.