I went to Portland to see my sister. Ostensibly, I was to help her decide on a paint color -- I did, by helping her and Mike decide the creamy yellow already on the walls was just right.


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Yesterday my PA diagnosed me with TMJ. It was kind of a relief, because it was a long time coming, and not something much more vague and much worse--you know, "just" random migraines or "just stress" or something like that. The last year has been all about coming into my own as an adult in good ways and in bad--all this stress turning my body ( Read more... )

Stitch & Pitch is tomorrow night and not only do I get to attend, but I get to take the afternoon off this here day job to go help set up. I hope the weather continues to cool a bit. This weekend we Seattlites were pretty pathetic, going to movies for the A/C and just sitting as still as possible in hot houses ( Read more... )

Seth just messaged me from Centralia, WA. That means that in less than 6 hours, he rode about this far. Sheesh. In that time, I finished a mystery novel, went back to sleep, got up, fought with the washing machine, delivered a key to a friend to take care of Max, came in to work and wrote the FYI, and now am updating this. So I'd better get going; ( Read more... )

It's a darn good thing I've been whittling away the to-do list because if there were anything seriously daunting on for this afternoon, I might DIE. Today was four hours of panel interviews for My New Boss (TM). I wish I had some knitting to show you, but heck, all I've got going on is a nearly-finished Clapotis and it's not here. Yes, yes, I'm ( Read more... )

Usually 90% of my Monday is writing a weekly newsletter. I won't belabor how wonderfully I write it and blahdidiblahblahblah but suffice it to say I work hard at it and try to make it entertaining and fun and people say they like it. So that's good. It's probably also good that I have a deadline or I'd just mess around all the time. Sometimes it's ( Read more... )

1. Debbie Stoller on Saturday at Hilltop went great, and was fun. I knew whining was worthless ( Read more... )

Tell me how we are going to deal with today's craptastic attitude, which includes: Hating work. Feeling cranky. Wanting to walk out. Total lack of motivation. Like anti-motivation. But on the other hand, not minding too much the actual doing of the work, but at the same time wanting to spew nails toward the work/creators of the work ( Read more... )

I'm so, so happy that Jill Carroll was releasedNot thrilled about six fillings that need replacing (two with decay under them!) but that's life for you ( Read more... )

There was this baby sweater and there was this cat; add in cameraphones and the whole world finds out how nerdy you are. Only it turns out that someone at the bar last night where we showed off these pics borrowed his friends' cat's -- damn, I can't remember, maybe Frankenstein costume? to put on their cat. Considering this is actually a baby ( Read more... )