NYT Sunday crossword clue: "The X-Files" grp ( Read more... )

Creepy Cute Crochet. You can crochet Cthulhu! And zombies! Must have! I'm not much for needlework but I'm tempted to learn. Best for me to do so while Mom's still around to teach me. Or to do it for me. MWAHAHAHA!

Really. I am. I just replaced my kitchen faucet.

Pearls:

1) When they tell you that getting the old faucet out is the hardest part, they mean it!. Eventually, a file, a hacksaw, elbow grease, and advice from my husband's late grandfather, who I've never met and who died about the time I was born, got it done. Seriously. I could hear his grandpa ( Read more... )

Preferably female between 30 and 55 although gay male same age range will be considered. Heterosexual males need not apply.
Must like shopping and be experienced window-shopper.
Must be able to say "No!"
Must have own leash. Handcuffs might be helpful.
Previous experience training dogs shoppers would be helpful ( Read more... )

So, yeah. I bought the pretty new sewing machine on Wednesday. It's a Viking and it doesn't skip or whine or grind or spark. This is an unusual sewing experience for me. ;) It self threads! This is the coolest thing ever as it seems I get more presbyopic by the hour. It has an automatic buttonhole device which it took me several tries to figure out ( Read more... )

I really should not be allowed to roam at will in Joann's. I need a keeper. A week ago, polymer clay and bead-making kits were on sale. I contemplated mightily for far too long. Several times. But in the end I managed to walk away without adding another hobby to the long list of half-finished projects ( Read more... )

But the day is yet young ( Read more... )

Only this time it was a glass of pinot grigio rather than a red.

Also, she's getting more adept at getting it out of the glass. She didn't splash nearly as much and managed to drink the whole frelling glass. I swear, I'm going to own the only dog in the world on Antabuse. Or the only dog in the world with alcoholic cirrhosis. kixxa and cretkid, stop laughing ( Read more... )

This is the most amazing thing I've seen in ages. I ran across a link on Boing Boing and found it sent me back to LJ. Apparently, she posted these pictures over a year ago but it is a beautifully detailed model of Bag End. I've always loved miniatures and feel quite deprived (as opposed to my usual 'depraved' ;) ) that I never had a doll house as a ( Read more... )