What is this? This!!! This is what the end of nine yards of lace looks like. This is bobbins no longer attached to a project! This is me not having to flip the cat off my lap *again*!  This is the project I was sure I could get done by May. At least I never said what *year* I'd finish in...

I still need to trim ends, but I have to say this is the ( Read more... )

T-70 hours and counting (give or take ( Read more... )

*snrk* today's Two Lumps.
http://www.twolumps.net/d/20090722.html
Explains a bit about our wacky little group, now, don't it? :D

Today's lesson: when creating one's own check tracking spreadsheet, it is wise to a)maintain consistency in how calculations are being made - are subtractions/additions being made in line or in column, are subtractions by function or by number - and b)occasionally *do your own damn math* to make sure that the spreadsheet is behaving as expected, ( Read more... )

Okay, there's gotta be another shoe ( Read more... )

Ugh. What is it about Tuesday mornings that just make me want to chuck it? This one's worse than most, probably as I'm still recovering from a weekend camping trip that involved packing a smaller SUV than we're used to with 2 times the crap that we're used to. Most of which was a pavilion/tent making it's maiden voyage into the great outdoors, ( Read more... )

It’s amazing to me, sometimes, the sheer frustration that being a devil’s advocate brings me. You’d think that knowingly bringing up an unpopular or counter point of view would make me more able to accept my own two-facedness, not to mention the ability to countenance points of view that oppose my own. But still, it’s hard to justify the abstract ( Read more... )