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[Apr. 4th, 2008|05:05 pm] |
My cat is a lot more of a vocal guy since he's been turned indoor kitty. Not BAD vocal, just uses his words more. :)
Just now, I'm sitting here looking at houses with the music really loud, and he puts his paws on my chair, smacks the skin showing between my asscrack and shirt, and meows. I get up and he runs to the porch door.
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[Sep. 18th, 2007|11:05 am] |
AHHHHHHHHHHH!
Rivier College called me and for some reason, the lady they wanted to hire DIDN'T end up taking the job (this is that Interlibrary Loan Position I was really interested in) so they want to do a face to face interview with me.
AHHHHHHHHHHH! What luck!
And don't worry ![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) chriskalen I won't be mooning anyone so I'm not too worried. Haha! Any other crazy stories you know of that I should know about them?
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[Sep. 16th, 2007|06:00 pm] |
You know my friend who drove with me to Mass? The one that popped my tire when we were almost home? Had to buy a new tire, down $37, was upset she blew it off like it was no big deal. She actually said "Well my tires would be really expensive on my Audi, so this is not a big deal really."
Guess who emailed me today, saying she popped her own car's tire in her driveway on a screw? How instantly karmactic is that? Will thinking its hilarious in turn give me bad karma back?
Oh well, THAT is funny. |
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[May. 20th, 2007|08:46 am] |
I an effort to make this journal more private, I am making it friends only from now on.
I have also erased my all my friends in order to weed out people who do not read this blog or never post on their own.
If you would like keep reading this blog/stay on my friends list, please comment here and I will add you back!
If not, I will not feel offended, and feel free to remove me from yours!
thank you! |
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[Apr. 9th, 2007|10:46 pm] |
Could it? Could it really? Could it really be true?! That I have a little bit of money in both accounts, and I wont have to struggle to pay my bills this week? Is that really true?
Methinks it is! Man o war, I cannot wait to get my tax refund! |
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[Apr. 3rd, 2007|11:19 pm] |
I was looking through an old journal tonight, it kind of popped out of my bookshelf at me when I was looking for heavy books to pile on top of a bunch of paper I just folded.
I thought you might enjoy this, maybe not enjoy, but maybe relate.
Date: June 12, 2000
What: My bf of over two years dumped me. I thought he was the love of my life, but he dropped me, pretty much for another woman. It pretty much came out of nowhere and it SUCKED. I thought I would marry him.
Anyhow here is what I wrote, it was a very angry entry, but it does have a nice poop reference:
"...It fucking sucks, asshole. You make me want to be sick. To watch you laughing with her. I feel crazy. Thanks for dropping me like a fucking turd. A worthless turd in a moldy toilet, watching you grimace with your hand on the flusher. Just waiting. No real hope, but watching in fear until you flush me and just walk away, another goddamn shit down the toilet"
See, life was not always fun and roses for little old holly. It makes me a little sad to reread these entries, like I want to hug this poor girl and tell her she'll be ok, and she'll find someone else who is so much better. That was a hard summer. |
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[Mar. 6th, 2007|05:01 pm] |
I just walked into the living room and Picky was on the bed, on his back, legs spread apart, and Kodha was laying down next to him with her face near his butt...as soon as I entered the room Kodha's head shot up...are my animals have oral sex when I am not in the room?! Gross!!
I feel like I have not done anything today so I will make a list so I feel at least slightly productive:
*dyed about 2 pounds wool (solids)
*carded up batts for felting kits
*made label for felting kit and printed some out
*redid them and printed them again
*took some pictures
*went downtown in the three degree weather and got stuff for care package
*wrapped it up and its all ready for shipping
*finished cotton yarn
Um, ate some sour gummies? Ate a burrito?
Back to work it is. I didn't vote. Oh well. What do I care about city councilmen when I'm moving anyhow, right? Its not like we were voting for the major. And one tried to butter me up (a potential city councilman) at the library the other day, it was weird. |
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[Jan. 30th, 2007|07:21 pm] |
I am so tired lately. I come home and all I can think about is bed.
Here is my dinner from last night. It was tasty but man, after 3 and a half years of eating with someone, it really sucks to eat alone. I realize lots of people eat alone but I hate it! Cooking dinner together is my favorite time of day. I made a salad and garlic bread tonight. I should just cook a lot on days we are home together so I can eat that all week. Nate works till about 9 now so when he works I must eat alone. I'm not quite used to it. I thought it would be nice b/c I could eat hippie food but the novelty has already worn off!
I can't wait till winter is over. |
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[Jan. 12th, 2007|09:47 am] |
sweet!
I noticed on pluckyfluff's site that she was writing another book and was in need of some yarn for it b/c she didn't have much time to spin herself. I emailed her yesterday and I just got an email this morning saying that she needed some blue, and blue collar (that is on my site now) was perfect.
awesome! a $31 yarn in exchange for national exposure? I'll take it!
lynn are you donating yarn as well? |
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[Jan. 6th, 2007|10:55 am] |
So, Nate put his resume up on some NH job site and I think emailed a few people too. I can't really think about leaving till we are actually packing boxes and stuff.
To be perfectly honest I am ready to leave Vermont but I am completely unprepared for leaving my library job...yikes! Looking around at jobs, I have it made there. The pay is great for what I do(I make probably $3 more an hour then when I started b/c I've been there awhile and there were some good changes to pay rates since then too), my bosses are great, my job generally is great. I do what I want, pretty much, as long as I get my job done. The staff is great. Its not cliquey or anything like that, and its a nice stable union job. Paid time off, holidays off, etc. And to work around books!!
Of course ideally I would love to be completely self employed but I am nowhere near that point.
I also am scared b/c if we move to NH, I will be more dependent (if we move to a small town) on Nate to cart me around. Most likely we will rent for awhile in Concord, Manchester or Nashua, but I hate the idea of being dependent on someone for a car. All my life I have not driven and I rarely have had to do that...the short times I had to be dependent it SUCKED and was really hard on my ego as well.
Ironically this lady just called about getting together a driving class so I'm going to try to do it. Unfortunately, its all the way in Milton, which is like 20 minutes away, and it'll be mornings, so I dont know if I will be able to do it. A cab EACH WAY is $30, and it would be 2x a week for 6 weeks. Anyhow, I really really want to take this course. One day is class, then the next is actual driving, and you can take your test there, with your teacher you have been working with. AND VSAC (this nonprofit loan place) will PAY FOR IT!!! with this non-degree grant program they have, it you are income elgible, and I'm sure I am. how cool is that!? Its a $650 class! So I have the app and I'm going to apply and hope for the best.
Anyhow, this is rambly and I have not written in this blog in a long time!
So I'm excited about change but also nervous about the potential BIG changes, though I guess that is normal. I never thought I was opposed to change but when the possibility shows its face, its kind of unnerving! Esp about changing jobs.
One thing I am really, really looking forward to is having a larger place. Dude, this place is so small. We are almost literally tripping over each other with all our stuff, and we have a lot of stuff, but for two people and stuff, I dont think its insane. I want to have a workspace where the computer is NOT in the same room!! I am totally internet addicted (duh) and I want the computer to be AWAY from me so I'm not tempted to just leave it on with my gmail up all day. Its so hard to get stuff done here b/c everything is just so distracting! I think part of it is self discipline but part of it is space away from other things.
ok that is enough. I appreciate you listening if you got this far! I just realized I have dye all over my hands and I have been touching my face, so I probably should see what kind of damage I have done! |
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[Dec. 23rd, 2006|10:40 am] |
Nate called and made it to NH safely. I just got back from grocery shopping! Man, if I had lots of money, I would buy fancy foods all the time! I spent $45 which is kind of a lot for one trip but I bought all this fun stuff:
*veg sausages for xmas morning
*some clementines
*apple
*lime
*baby spinach
*2 yellow tomatoes
*red pepper
*fresh rosemary
*fancy cheeses for xmas morning: local maple smoked gouda, local cherry smoked fresh mozz and brie
*fancy beer for nate's stocking
*bag of local potatoes
*really pretty wooden spoon (hand carved I think) that is kind of a cross b/t a spoon and a ladel
mmm! I will have to control myself so I don't eat it all up right now!
I did squeeze all the clementines then put it into a fancy bottle and add vodka...that will be tasty with some lime and selter later!!
Also I got an email from my mom, who is at my grandma's now. She told me I should call her b/c she "misses" me. That is fine, I will call her. Its just irritating b/c my grandma is SO passive aggressive. I did get an xmas card and money from her so I was planning to write her a thank you this weekend.
I love the strongness of my grandma but she often is just plain mean. Mom my is driving home on xmas morning b/c my grandma hates my mom's husband so much, he does not feel welcome at any family things. So she is at grandma's now and will drive 4 hours on Monday just to get back home to her husband and dog. I also have a problem with my grandma b/c she LOVES to gossip. When my mom was kinda depressed last year, she started rumors that my mom's husband was BEATING HER!! Who does that kind of shit? And she wonders why I don't call or come home, sheesh. |
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[Dec. 23rd, 2006|08:13 am] |
Nate just left for NH and will be back sometime tommorrow. So that I dont waste my day away, I will write a list of what I need to do. Also, I seriously have not left the house in like 2 days, except to go out to dinner last night. Crazy! All I have been doing is spinning yarn and dyeing. Its really awesome but I should probably get out today just to make sure I can still talk to people.
ok!
Today:
*make grocery list
*poke around downtown if I'm "feeling it"
*go to co-op for food shopping
*dust apartment
*clean bathroom
*clean kitchen
*vacuum everything
*change sheets
*do a few dyepots
*laundry?
*spin, etc.
I'm trying to figure out what kind of hippie food I can make tonight. When Nate is away I make myself some hippie food that I love but know he wouldn't enjoy. Maybe I'll make miso soup and have with it an avacado and grilled cheese/tomato sandwich. We'll see.
I really wanted to take pictures and update my site but that will be impossible b/c it is so dark and dreary out. I also need to do laundry but I might wait and do that in the morning. Carrying a bag of laundry 6 blocks in the rain is not fun.
Tommorrow:
*laundry
*work 12-3 (which is pretty stupid. I mean its fine, I'm happy to work, but it'll be boring. Shat kid goes to the library on xmas eve? There will be kids in to get movies and to pee and that is is, I guarantee it. Plus we are only open 3 hours instead of the usual 6 on Sundays)
*make seitan with nate for xmas
*go to the pub if its open?
On another note, I cannot believe this company called reckon worldwide! The one that there is a thread about on glitter, craftster and getcrafty. what terrible businesspeople! You can tell they are pompus art assholes. I just can't belive how they treat their customers. I hope they get a lot of hate mail just to get back at them for all the hate mail they send to the people giving them MONEY for their shirts. |
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[Dec. 20th, 2006|12:21 pm] |
Heather (modforpretend) and Katherine (cutiebearkatie) bought Nate a beer at the BB and then forced a picture upon him. I guess they talked about jobs, how work sucks, food and beer...you know, all the important things.
Then they came back to my booth and we took this one:
yay! so fun! I need to hang out with lj people in real life more! |
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[Dec. 19th, 2006|05:14 pm] |
My craft friend M and I have not seen each other in over a MONTH. We planned to do dinner on Friday. Well, apparently her husband wants to come b/c he's jealous we are going out and having dinner. She asked if it was ok, and maybe I could bring Nate.
I said "no, I really want some girl time."
I like her husband a lot! He is a great guy. But I was friends with M first, you know? I like her husband, I'm glad they are happy, etc, but you know, if they got divorced, I'd always be on M's side no matter what.
Its funny. Even though I'm part of a "couple" I have no real desire to do "couple-y" things. Ick. Maybe b/c I don't have kids or something? Or I see Nate enough, its nice when we go off and do our own thing, which honestly isn't that often!
Tonight Nate is out to a heavy metal show with his tattoo guy, and the other night he went to the Vermont Pub and Brewery xmas party (staff/staff spouses and regulars, so its kinda cool) and even though I was invited, I had NO desire to go and make small talk with people, plus I was tired from the BB. Anyhow, Friday I'll be with M and its nice to have one on one girly time.
I told her "anyway, girl time is for talking ABOUT our boys if needed, not having them there!"
What is funny is that her husband is super tightwad, and granted they just bought a house, but he can't understand why you would go out when you have food at home. He doesn't get the whole "fun and social" thing or something.
Anyhow, I really hope its just us. I probably won't see her for another month b/c our schedules just don't match very well.
Does anyone else who is part of a "couple" sometimes feel pressure to do coupley things or like to do them? And does any single folks ever feel like they don't have "access" to their friends who are coupled unless the bf/gf tags along? |
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[Dec. 12th, 2006|12:15 am] |
list for my own purposes, to be added to as I finish things.
YARN: 27
FIBER BRAIDS: 12
TATTOO BOOKS: 5
REGULAR JOURNALS: 5
SQUARE AND CIRCLE FIBER ORNAMENTS: 29
POM POM ORNAMENTS: 4
STAINED GLASS ORNAMENTS: 12
COLLAGE KITS: 30
DIY NOVELTY YARN KITS: 3
SPINNING BATTS: 16
CRAFTY PINS: lots! |
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[Nov. 17th, 2006|08:02 pm] |
Tonight I bought and consumed a $4 beer. I bought it b/c the shape of the bottle is cool, and I probably would have bought it if it was $6. It took me at least two hours to drink it b/c I rarely drink beer. I will save the bottle for something, but I'm not sure what.
Yesterday I bought some cool glass bottles at the recycle store to clean out and etch, then fill with stuff for xmas gifts. Like flavored vodkas and vinegars and such.
Tommorrow I need to go to michael's to get more sticker paper and finish the collage books. I really do not want to work on Sunday, but this next week is short b/c I took my bday off, yay!
I also need to spin more yarn and I fought with my wheel for a half hour tonight and ended up with a waste of a skein of yarn, bummer.
Kodha is sleeping but her eyes are open and glazed over. Its really creepy so I think I'll wake her up.
That is all. |
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