Recent events
* I just got back from a trip to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. It's the first vacation I've been on with my parents in several years. It's kind of strange to go off with your parents when you're an adult. We didn't really do much except wander around. I was going to buy a new pair of Western boots while I was up there. The pair I have now are my mother's from the Urban Cowboy era in the 80s. I just wanted a kind of simple brown pair that I could wear casually with jeans. I could not find a single pair for under $150, most were around $260. I'm known to be a bit extravagant when it comes to things like that but I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for boots I'll only wear occasionally. So it looks like I'll be sticking to my old boots. It was rather chilly up there 50s during the day and the 30s at nice. It seemed even colder to me because it was in the low 70s at home. You get in the car at one temperature and get out at you destination and it's 20 degrees lower. The cold felt nice though. I'm sick of the heat.
* I got sewing machine for my birthday. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was little. I used to make clothes for my dolls and such. I was in Atlanta a couple of months ago and there was a place that had purses made out of vintage kimono material. They were very simple, small purses and charging $50-70 dollars for them. So I've got it in my head that I'm going start making purses using reclaimed kimono, vintage, and just cool fabrics I come across. Hopefully I can end up making some extra money for myself (there never seems to be enough). I have to practice my sewing skills though because I really haven't sewn anything much more than re-attaching a button. We'll see how it works out. Also while I was at the cloth store I bought a book on making beaded jewelry. I love jewelry. So I figure I can save myself some money if I start making my own. I've been feeling so mentally tired lately. I can't seem to work up the energy to write or do anything that requires a lot of thought. Hopefully if I can get my hand working creatively again my brain won't be tto far behind.
* I've been watching a lot of TV lately. Scrubs in in syndication now. I can watch 2 hours of it when I get home from work. It makes me happy. I love Doctor Cox. Don't you just want to stuff him and House in a room together and let them snark it out?
* I've been enjoying Heroes. Unfortunately, I missed this weeks episode, but I'll catch it Friday on SciFi. I was pleasantly surprised to see Jeph Loeb was one of the producers. He was one of my favorite X-Men writers in the 90s. I can't help but be reminded of X-Men in this show anyway. I can't wait to see how it will play out and how all the threads will meet. Hiro's my favorite. I can relate to his fanboyishness. I love how he uses his geek knowledge to figure out things and explain them. He's like the opposite of the stupid people in horror movies who act like they've never seen a horror movie before and go out in the dark by themselves.
* I saw the first ep of The Nine, though I missed it last week. I've had a long standing affection for Tim Daly, which is the primary reason I watched it. I think I'm really going to like this show. The first shot of Mr. Foote had me yelling "Coombs!" in a Felger-esque manner at the screen. I really like that guy. I'm glad to see him in a new show.
* I'm ready for baseball to be over with so I can start watching Bones again. I don't love this season as much as I loved the first. The main reason being the new boss. She seems very slippery and maniplative. The whole nickname thing really annoyed me off the bat. Zacheroony? Please, kill me now. I really don't trust her. It seems like she has to be the center of attention or she gets pissy. I think she's very jealous of Brennan mainly. I understand the need for someone to be administrative head of the department, but I don't see her doing a lot of admin stuff other than seeing if she could get away with firing Bones. Doesn't the FBI have forensic people to do basic autopsies as she's being shown doing all the time? While I am a Booth/Brennan shipper. I don't hate her for getting in the way of them. That would be then end of the show if they got together too quickly. The tension they have between them is just so wonderfully intense and fun. I just really don't like her character. I am disappointed in Booth for being a manwhore and sleeping with two exes in one episode.
The 2nd part of the Project Runway finale is on tonight. I can so not wait. I can obsess over Tim Gunn some more. *grin* I need a Tim Gunn icon. I've been avoiding spoilers though. I think I'm with Laura on Jeffery's collection. He really had to have some outside help. His collection had a lot of time consuming details. The leather pants alone would have been insanely time intensive. Leather is hard to work with especially getting a great fit that a couture piece would demand. He would really have needed someone that specializes in working in leather. Jeffery's a complete ass anyway. I hope he gets thrown off. I've been going back and forth between Laura and Michael with who I want to win. I really like Michael's stuff, but I'm not sure if his collection's going to be strong enough to win. He has produced some really great pieces though his collection isn't strong on a whole. . His floundered a bit toward the end. I'm going to go with Laura as the winner because I thing her collection is strong and she seems to know her niche and her strengths.
I'm avoiding work. Can you tell?
* I got sewing machine for my birthday. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was little. I used to make clothes for my dolls and such. I was in Atlanta a couple of months ago and there was a place that had purses made out of vintage kimono material. They were very simple, small purses and charging $50-70 dollars for them. So I've got it in my head that I'm going start making purses using reclaimed kimono, vintage, and just cool fabrics I come across. Hopefully I can end up making some extra money for myself (there never seems to be enough). I have to practice my sewing skills though because I really haven't sewn anything much more than re-attaching a button. We'll see how it works out. Also while I was at the cloth store I bought a book on making beaded jewelry. I love jewelry. So I figure I can save myself some money if I start making my own. I've been feeling so mentally tired lately. I can't seem to work up the energy to write or do anything that requires a lot of thought. Hopefully if I can get my hand working creatively again my brain won't be tto far behind.
* I've been watching a lot of TV lately. Scrubs in in syndication now. I can watch 2 hours of it when I get home from work. It makes me happy. I love Doctor Cox. Don't you just want to stuff him and House in a room together and let them snark it out?
* I've been enjoying Heroes. Unfortunately, I missed this weeks episode, but I'll catch it Friday on SciFi. I was pleasantly surprised to see Jeph Loeb was one of the producers. He was one of my favorite X-Men writers in the 90s. I can't help but be reminded of X-Men in this show anyway. I can't wait to see how it will play out and how all the threads will meet. Hiro's my favorite. I can relate to his fanboyishness. I love how he uses his geek knowledge to figure out things and explain them. He's like the opposite of the stupid people in horror movies who act like they've never seen a horror movie before and go out in the dark by themselves.
* I saw the first ep of The Nine, though I missed it last week. I've had a long standing affection for Tim Daly, which is the primary reason I watched it. I think I'm really going to like this show. The first shot of Mr. Foote had me yelling "Coombs!" in a Felger-esque manner at the screen. I really like that guy. I'm glad to see him in a new show.
* I'm ready for baseball to be over with so I can start watching Bones again. I don't love this season as much as I loved the first. The main reason being the new boss. She seems very slippery and maniplative. The whole nickname thing really annoyed me off the bat. Zacheroony? Please, kill me now. I really don't trust her. It seems like she has to be the center of attention or she gets pissy. I think she's very jealous of Brennan mainly. I understand the need for someone to be administrative head of the department, but I don't see her doing a lot of admin stuff other than seeing if she could get away with firing Bones. Doesn't the FBI have forensic people to do basic autopsies as she's being shown doing all the time? While I am a Booth/Brennan shipper. I don't hate her for getting in the way of them. That would be then end of the show if they got together too quickly. The tension they have between them is just so wonderfully intense and fun. I just really don't like her character. I am disappointed in Booth for being a manwhore and sleeping with two exes in one episode.
The 2nd part of the Project Runway finale is on tonight. I can so not wait. I can obsess over Tim Gunn some more. *grin* I need a Tim Gunn icon. I've been avoiding spoilers though. I think I'm with Laura on Jeffery's collection. He really had to have some outside help. His collection had a lot of time consuming details. The leather pants alone would have been insanely time intensive. Leather is hard to work with especially getting a great fit that a couture piece would demand. He would really have needed someone that specializes in working in leather. Jeffery's a complete ass anyway. I hope he gets thrown off. I've been going back and forth between Laura and Michael with who I want to win. I really like Michael's stuff, but I'm not sure if his collection's going to be strong enough to win. He has produced some really great pieces though his collection isn't strong on a whole. . His floundered a bit toward the end. I'm going to go with Laura as the winner because I thing her collection is strong and she seems to know her niche and her strengths.
I'm avoiding work. Can you tell?