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Happy Birthday, DFO
I don't know how to do much on Live Journal (which works fairly well, since I basically DON'T do much), but I did want to wish DeepForestOwl a happy birthday. And I know this isn't the traditional LJ way, but hey--I don't really give a rat's ass. So JJ: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! -
SMG strikes again
Yup. Don't know what I'm doing or not doing to attract the Sewing Machine Genie, but it won't let me get the thread up from the bobbin. Which makes it kind of hard to sew. So all I really got done on my project was to cut out the two rectangles for my simple top. Cut one out w/ the rotary cutter but did the second w/ scissors. I seriously ( Read more... ) -
1 of 8 (days of focused anxiety)
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Today at 5 am my spousal unit took off on his Great Adventure, biking from MO2NO. He expects to arrive at his sister's house in Pearl River, LA (near Slidell) next Friday. The next morning he will complete the MO2NO ride by biking to New Orleans proper to the Café du Monde, where he will brunch on many many beignets (starch, sugar & grease--yum ( Read more... ) -
I'm home & I'm sick.
Yes, I'm back, as of yesterday afternoon. Saturday evening began having a sore throat & itchy cough, didn't sleep at all well (had taken 2 Tylenol cold tablets, which gave me a really unpleasant drug buzz & wouldn't let my brain shut down), felt like crap on Sunday, took Nyquil that night and slept like a log...for about 2 hours, then woke up ( Read more... ) -
last post for awhile
Well, I've watched episode 4 of Robin Hood; it's only the second I've seen. It's ok, but not like what we watched in the 80s w/ Michael Whattzits. I'm sure Cabell remembers his name. He was replaced by Jason Connery, who was not overly impressive in the role.
Tomorrow I take a plane to Baltimore. My ex-sister-in-law will meet me and take me back ( Read more... ) -
a productive week
All in all I've had a fairly productive week, although I have not yet contacted the TPRS presenter, which I should have done last Friday. I should also contact our new French teacher, who's apparently very gung ho. I hope she has a more collegial approach to teaching than our previous instructor. Who probably is just shy and/or terminally ( Read more... ) -
The flowers I forgot.
So I realized the other night after posting that I tagged my entry floweres (among other things) and never actually mentioned any. Day lilies were on my mind, as Allen and I drove up to the Ironton area to visit his ol' iris & day lily buddy Elvin Roderick. Allen calls him Al (but you can call him Betty), but I wonder if he doesn't actually go by ( Read more... ) -
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Another look (and other stuff too)
I am now about halfway thorugh Barbara Kingsolver's latest book and I'm thinking that I must have been a bit cranky when I wrote my previous post. I still believe her book would not persuade anyone not already inclined towards her point of view, but I don't think such readers would be interested in the book anyway. She still gets a bit ( Read more... ) -
another post
Yesterday I had my first sewing lesson. That's if you don't count the lessons I had about 40 years ago from my mother, which resulted in my vowing never to use a needle w/ a hole in it. Not only did the thread always get tangled up in the works when I was attempting to sew something, it reached the point that if my mother was sewing and I walked ( Read more... ) -
7 songs
I don't think I have any songs I'm particularly into at the moment, at least as opposed to other moments. There's a lot of stuff I like. But I do find my self listening to ( Read more... )