theresat mentions doing fun things, or at least what there's money for. Money is a big huge bugaboo! Have been wrestling HARD with ( Read more... )

Yes, people really have them. Don't laugh, I'm trying to figure out HOW to have one. Standard stuff is funky car and trophy wife, right? I already have the sexy (slightly) younger guy. Had the funky car, had to get rid of it because of a bad back. Already been to Martinique, Bermuda, Mexiaco, Canada, France, Germany, and took the cross-country ( Read more... )

...the sinkful of dirty dishes disappears much quicker when you first print out the words to "Just a Spoonful of Sugar." It's kinda like singing in the shower - the water's running, no one else can hear you, it's all good 8-)

...how therapeudic it is to scrub the kitchen and pantry when things are feeling discouraging. (Went on an interview downtown, only to discover they had lost funding for the rec before I arrived, grrr...). Really loud Adam Ant and a sparkling stovetop turned out to be good medicine.

...but no takers. Yesterday they acknowledged during the interview that they had lost the rec. I was interviewing for a nonexistant job. This week I caught a recruiter (who had me re-write resume and cover letter FOUR times) lie several times, and then get threatening ( Read more... )

You can only work on one project at a time. Worrying about the project you're not doing spoils your ability to focus on what you ARE working on. Rushing through a project avails you nothing (and can lead to melted holes in your new gown ( Read more... )

...to go see VNV Nation. They are remarkable craftsmen (can you call a musian a craftperson?), and they are comfortable being close to their audience, which was a surprise. Smaller venues make for a more rewarding experience. I saw Tears for Fears in the Worcester Centrum. Yuck. Saw the Ramones up close and personal in a tiny gym - much better ( Read more... )

promised myself *no more SCA projects* after Pennsic, so I could get back to other things like Eastern Star and the job hunt, and fine arts, etc., and then I was asked to make two houppelandes for coronation. softie! ah, well - they looked so nice on the couple, they were so cute playing angel wing sleeve wars with each other 8 ( Read more... )

My father has developed some serious curiousity about his father's parents, about whom his father refused to speak during his lifetime, so he bought me a subscription to ancestry.com so I could do some in-depth hunting. He believes that his grandfather was a sort of turn-of-the-century railroad robber-baron, and now we are both curious 8 ( Read more... )

It took something like a half-dozen entries before I, too, had commenced to whine. Why do so many LJ entries sound whiny? Better yet, why did mine ( Read more... )