project update

I've taken most of the summer "off" of my various projects. But with Labor Day being the unofficial end of summer, I decided to jump back in and this project was as good a place as any to start. what you see here is the pile of rubble that is currently my sofa. what you don't see is the exciting plans I have in store for this thing, and the plans I have for its little green friend. Stay tuned...

New Feature: Around the Interwebz

I've been catching a bit of flak lately about how infrequently I update this blog (ahem, Colleen, Bri, Rob...etc.), but the reality is, I am just not doing much that is interesting these days. Scratch that. What I am mostly doing is interesting to ME and would be insufferably boring to you, my beloved readers. So, I've created a new feature to get us through this slow time. I will be featuring things I have found or which have been brought to my attention that are Internet gems of all sorts. I had been putting these kinds of things as updates on my Facebook, but to be honest, I am seriously considering quitting theFacebook. That's right, you read that right, and it should be the subject of a whole nother post. But for now, here are two lovely things I found on the Interwebz today. Much like my own self, one is creative and crafty and the other is silly and funny. And in case you are ever wondering how I find the things I find on the Interwebz, it is always as a result of something I googled, so I will include the google search term that (eventually) led me to each link:

Link 1: crafty creative chick who salvages items (we all know how I love to curb-surf!) and repurposes them into cool stuff: greencricketsalvage.com found on page 15 of a google image search for "window plant shelf"

Link 2: funny guy who is presumably high school or college-aged: http://myauntishot.com/about/who-is-my-aunt-why-is-she-hot found in a google search for "how to buy a corsage." More on the corsage fiasco later. I don't know about this guy's entire blog, but the story of why the blog is called "my aunt is hot" is actually awesomely funny. Also, his summary of going to the flower shop to get a corsage is outstanding: http://myauntishot.com/2004/funny/wristlet-or-corsage

how

could it have gone so wrong, in so short a time?

sun-dried cotton

these are happy swatches of fabric for baby blocks and other sweet things. i suppoze these cotton swatches are technically not sun dried as they are still drying, and there is some shade. but i'm workong on being less of a perfectionist, so this will have to do.

tuesday night project

I've been having some problems with both Stella and Magnus up to their old tricks of inappropriate elimination. I think they are in a literal pissing contest. This is upsetting, frustrating, and actually a little costly as I spend a lot of time and a few US dollars on cleanup supplies which don't always seem to get the stains out. Not to mention countless evenings trolling around my house with a blacklight trying to find any spot that would explain the lingering odors. Sigh.

It was suggested to me that perhaps Stella's problem is that she is anxious, and that actually makes sense to me. But before we head off to the vet for another $300 visit just to find out that vet won't give me an anti-anxiety medicine for her, I decided to revamp her living arrangements. I'm moving her food out of the basement and back upstairs. Now, the reason I had it in the basement in the first place is that Magnus can and will get to it in every other location I've tried so far. But this time, I've decided to foil him by installing a gate to block his access to the upstairs. I hope this works. I think we all know that he can jump this thing. I'm just hoping he chooses not to. The other thing is, he's been slinking off up the stairs himself even though there isn't food up there anymore, and leaving little puddles that I sometimes only find out about from the smell. So hopefully this little gate will kill two birds with one stone so I don't have to kill two pets with my bare hands.

In the Pond.

ewew ew. what more to say?

why? part 2

this really makes me think they've been swimming in it. why??? the scum is right there! people, can't you see it?? augh.