This is what my summer looks like so far ( Read more... )

Buzzy's eyebrow has apparently improved, kein ayin horah!

Lately my life is so amazing(ly busy). I swear it reminds me of college. Yesterday Steph and I were going to go to the farmer's market when I got off from work, but then it rained, so we went back to her apartment instead. We sat and talked and ate cookies and then Taylor came home and we talked some more and cooked and ate Enchilada Pie. Then ( Read more... )

Time to pimp B's plushies again!

This one is my personal favorite (and, not to brag, but I came up with the idea): The Toasty Li'l Devil!


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The first of B's creations is up on her new Etsy site: buzzybodkins.etsy.com! Everyone should go check out the Gumdrop Ghosts! You know you want your very own bevy of tiny ghost friends.


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So, um, that bilingual call center job I was so enjoying? It is no longer. We all got let go today. We just weren't getting very many calls. The volume was expected to pick up Tuesday or Wednesday, but it never did, and it quickly became apparent they were not going to continue paying us to do nothing ( Read more... )

Being able to sleep later means I remember my dreams more often. Last night I dreamed that Sister Wendy gave me the secret of surviving the recession and perhaps life: get a huge house and live with a lot of people you care about, all of whom will bring their unique gift which they were fated to share. Then I was in Dacie's, where I admired a ( Read more... )

What a great day! It looked to me like the weather was going to be too icky to walk downtown for Buzzy's volunteer orientation, but it turned out to be quite mild and a nice day for a walk. I dropped Buzzy off at the art museum and went down the street to the library for three hours. Her orientation went very well - the people were friendly, and ( Read more... )

Woke up this morning to snow! Big fat flakes coming down past our window. That was a nice bit of childish wonder to balance out the fact that I woke up and checked my email to find not a reply from the Carleton alum I was hoping to talk to about journalism this week, but my first student loan bill. Boo ( Read more... )

Back in Portland, getting things together with my girl. She is working on her own line of plushies, hoping to build up a business starting with Etsy and eventually progressing to her own site. While she made a new prototype today, I did some research on pricing, marketing, etc., which I actually enjoyed. I am pleased to be able to support her as ( Read more... )