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i think i might be getting The Cold?
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i think i might be getting The Cold?
to the person who seems to be unable to find the perfect haircut and keeps landing on my blog: go here or get off your as* and find a decent stylist and tell them you want a short, fashionable, timely haircut.
was pretty productive. as i'm sure you can imagine, i knitted like a fiend. didn't get much else done, though. the ferrets got to play with charlotte* on saturday night as we were getting our butts kicked during a friendly game of euchre. charlotte's mom is just too good! *the neighborhood corgy.
(img tag removed) soopercute.
it's almost too cold to knit! i went around the house and closed all the storm windows and joe helped me take the air conditioner out. sam is spending the afternoon up here cuz he keeps barking at nothing downstairs. i'm working on making my yarn stash smaller.. i started a scarf for a friend and finished the jester hat yesterday. it's dang cute.
i think it's seasonal affective disorder setting in.
the day could go slower, i'd be 50 by the time it's over.
too much fat for the phat
i guess even the unabridged version gets too big every once in a while.
sometimes, if i need to even come to work. when 5 hours has past and i've spent most of it "hurry up and wait"ing, it doesn't make me feel very special.
why is it when i'm the 5th car back at a red light, the 6th car back thinks it's the first car when the light turns green? more people should try to understand momentum.
The Willy St Fair indicates the end of summer every year, in my eyes.. and that indication came yesterday. I had my first falafel and kicked myself for not having one sooner. Now I'm hopping on the fried chickpea bandwagon. Yum.
so busy at work, i forgot to do the fridayfive! good thing, too, because it's lame. for me anyhow. i got my dreamed-about-hat yarn today and still havn't opened the box. hold on... damn. i can't load the pics because my usb is freaking out. nevermind.
i'm always amused by these. here are a few that have gotten people to my site in the last month. fortunately, the references are coming mostly from other people's comments on my blog. david's jamaican madison best friend wife skinny dip highest selling sunday paper in january "blowjob advice" -porn yoga mat maroon doo rag juice container superlol girl having lollipop
dinner last night was delectible! i had a seared tuna steak and kurt had the crab legs. we went home over-full. i just couldn't leave food that good on the plate. then we went to opus to have an after-dinner drink. it was almost empty and the bartender was very nice. then we came home and played mancala, jenga, and boggle. fun!
i had a weird-o dream last night that i was yarn shopping and found a hat that i just have to make (in real life). the shop owner called it her "willie nelson hat". the only thing that made it vaguely willie nelson-ish was the two long straps on the side that look like his braids. the rest of the hat was striped. i now need to order yarn to make it.
but, the new knitty is up. mostly coats and sweaters, things that take me too long; being a child of the instant gratification age.. but i might try that scarf. it looks fancy.
i'm in excellent spirits today knowing that i don't have to come into work tomorrow. kurt and i have planned a delicious meal at the blue marlin this evening. their oysters rockefeller are scrumptious.
it's the 258th day of the year. my calendar at work tells me that and it also tells me how many days until the last day of the year. 107. kinda depressing. i got much knitting done over the weekend. i finished the jester hat yesterday morning and went back to working on the produce bag. the steering wheel cover hasn't kept my interest for more than 5 minutes, so it's still sitting 12% done on the coffeetable. oh! wednesday is my 1 year wedding anniversary. i should give kurt a blank piece of paper.* :) *edited to add: kurt is a hard person to gift. he's very decided and spontaneous; which means, when he comes across something he wants, he buys it, leaving me with no chance to keep a backlog of items that he might want. maybe i should encourage him to start an amazon wish list.
i started to embrace it last year; now i'm just all for it. we had people over last Sunday to watch "the game" and i made a snack-ey treat for everyone. it was well received and i didn't have any leftover. i will share it with you now:
Taco Sundae
Ingredients: 1 bag Morningstar Farms Grillers (equiv. 1lb. browned ground beef)
1 packet La Preferida taco seasoning (or brand of your choice)
1 8oz can vegetarian refried beans
3/4 cup shredded lettuce
3 husky Roma tomatoes (seeded and diced)
1/2 cup diced onion
1/4 cup lite sour cream
10 sliced black olives
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Prepare Grillers as directed, adding taco seasoning when heated. Remove and cool. Layer a 1.5 qt dish in this order: beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. When Grillers are cool, spoon on top and refrigerate over night. Before serving, spread sour cream on top and sprinkle with olives and shredded cheese. Present with a serving spoon and serve with tortilla chips.
it's been a while since i've even been able to sleep past 8 on a weekend. i stayed out pretty late last night though... my friday night pool date was able to come down to the tavern for the first time in almost 3 months! he and i ran the table for about 2 hours. actually, he did, i was just shooting and scratching every time. i started knitting a jester hat for a co-worker's niece yesterday and am already 25% finished. i get to go to the east side wisconsin craft market (dare i check out michael's? even though it's a chain? then i'll probably get sidetracked in target? even though it's a chain) because my upstairs neighbor put in a request for 3 hat/scarf sets for holiday gifts.
let's have a moment of silence for johnny cash and john ritter.
crazy thing seen on the way to work: some lady with an "earth" sticker (which looked much like the "IRL" stickers that people put on their cars) tossing her cigarette butt out the window.
and now for the fridayfive:
1. Is the name you have now the same name that's on your birth certificate? If not, what's changed?
same.. still rebecca g. gibson on paper.
2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
i got married a year ago and didn't change it. i like my name just the way it is.
3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
i can't remember, right now, who picked my first name, but my middle name is that of my aunt on my dad's side.
4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
i'm not fond of gertrude or beatrice.
5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn't it?
wow, reaching for question number 5... here's what kabalarians says about me: "Your name of Bekee has created a practical, responsible, stable nature, and you desire to direct the efforts of others rather than to take order or ask permission. You have a determined, self-reliant, capable nature and resent any interference, although in your desire to help you are inclined to become involved in the lives and decisions of other people. You like to make your own decisions and to be the master of your domain. You feel a limitation in your own expression when it is necessary to reach another through tact and understanding. Although you are honest and fair, a directness in speech is a source of much consternation to you, and you often regret what you say. You also have a tendency to worry. It causes you to be too serious, and interferes with happiness and relaxation that comes with naturalness of expression." i don't know that i resent anything. i do worry, but i'm not serious about it.
though not over yet, has gone exceptionally better than recent weeks. it could be that the two new people helping us out are men, therefore balancing the estrogen explosion that seems to happen every once in a while; or it could be that it's just because i've reserved myself to the fact that i can't make changes outside of my immediate surroundings. i'd like to think it's both.
article about color on the web. you don't really need to read it, this is just a reminder to myself to add this to my links page.
as soon as i say that, there are two web jobs in the isthmus.
ever since i made that statement on monday, outloud, to several people, my attitude has gotten 100% better. the power of persuasion is my friend. kurt and i had an awesome evening in last night. we rented /about schmidt/ and /punch drunk love/. i've been a fan of jack for years and years, and his character (mr. schmidt) was excellent. punch drunk was pretty good, too. it wasn't at all what i expected; mostly because i don't pay attention to previews or commercials and didn't know what to expect. i know i said i wouldn't get any more yarn until i had knitted away my stash, but i think i'm gunna end up going to get yarn at lunch. i think.
sold a hat, got orders for christmas gifts (speaking of which... i have to start on that child-sized jester hat for co-worker's neice), got busy days at work which make them go fastfast.
i've decided, that since my job isn't really that terrible, i'm going to try to identify the smaller things that are irritating me and try to affect them in a positive and professional matter.
*too busy knitting to blog*
check out the boutique for all the new knitted items for sale. you'll see some of the old ones in there too. feel free to support my habit. :)
FIVE!
1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most?
dusting the miniblinds.
2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing?
i don't really mind doing the dishes.. as long as there isn't more than a sinkful.
3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it's needed?
no real routine, though kurt would like to institute one.
4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules?
i don't think so..
5. What was the last thing you cleaned?
the bathroom floor; immediately after cleaning the ferrets.
my old boss just told me about a design place that's hiring. *updating resume*
you were all on the edge of your seats; but amy and i *both* have dsl at the same time... it's good for both of us, but bad in the long run. it woulda been cool to tell tds what was /really/ wrong. >:) anyhow, i'm back up and running at home. spam, welcome back.
it's fixed. Sam called back and left a message saying that the problem should be fixed.. but Kurt's still in bed so I can't have him make sure of it before I call to get a week and a days' worth of credit. *waits for someone to wake up at home*
someone from TDS called me back! "Sam" said that they found a "problem with the port" on Metrocom's end and are "working to resolve the issue".
i need to learn how to waitress... or deliver post. anyhow, still no dsl at home. so don't expect to hear from me until tomorrow morning.
being without dsl sure helped me get some knitting done... i have 34 unread emails at my home account.. who wants to wager a guess as to how many are spam? only 16.