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Clumsy Girl
Jul. 22nd, 2005 09:21 amYesterday I ALMOST got my third-ever self-inflicted black eye. That's right, third. That's right, ALMOST.
I was at home for lunch, ripping seams in a pair of jeans to make a skirt, and I socked myself right in the eyeball with my fist. I saw a giant starburst in that eye. Didn't take time to think or holler or cry, I just ran as fast as I could to the freezer and threw a bag of frozen peas on my eye. I could feel that although most of the strength of the hit got my actual eyeball, there was significant tenderness on the bones just above and below it too, and I was hoping to prevent as much swelling and bruising as possible.
I did a pretty good job. The swelling under the eye was SO minimal I could not really even see it myself, and no bruising ever happened! I was 5-10 minutes later getting back to the office than I wanted to be, but I think this was a good excuse.
( My other black eyes )
I was at home for lunch, ripping seams in a pair of jeans to make a skirt, and I socked myself right in the eyeball with my fist. I saw a giant starburst in that eye. Didn't take time to think or holler or cry, I just ran as fast as I could to the freezer and threw a bag of frozen peas on my eye. I could feel that although most of the strength of the hit got my actual eyeball, there was significant tenderness on the bones just above and below it too, and I was hoping to prevent as much swelling and bruising as possible.
I did a pretty good job. The swelling under the eye was SO minimal I could not really even see it myself, and no bruising ever happened! I was 5-10 minutes later getting back to the office than I wanted to be, but I think this was a good excuse.
( My other black eyes )
I need a good tip
Jul. 22nd, 2005 09:18 amDoes anyone know where one can find non-religious pre-marriage counseling in the Twin Cities?
News roundup
Jul. 20th, 2005 09:56 pmA few news stories I want to make note of here:
Daylight Saving might gain 2 more months starting THIS FALL. Don't believe me? Ask the joing Senate-House committee pushing it into a new energy package! I don't know what to think about this... I THINK I like it... I'm always more depressed when we set the clocks back for fall... this will delay it by a month and make it end a month earlier too. Hmmmm......
Next up, I should shop at Costco more! It seems that unlike WalMart/Sam's Club, Costco does NOT abuse their employees and pass the savings on to the customer, and the profits on to the stockholder. This sounds like a highly reasonable and very nice business model. How dare Wall Street insult Jim Sinegal (the chief executive of Costco Wholesale)?!?
This is not really "news," but just some nice stuff about sex from our friends, the Russians.
And finally, PROOF that I'm not the only one!!! (Well, Jamie does it at work too... but since we work in the same building, I figured it was just a building problem.) It seems that women running space heaters in the middle of summer while trapped in freezing air-conditioned offices is a very common phenomenon! And the guy in this story is complaining that running a heater like that is like running a microwave for 8 hours straight. Huh. If you're THAT interested in conserving energy, I would suggest turning the air conditioning down. It's either women freezing or men sweltering, and apparently productivity and work quality actually goes up with the temperature! (Hey, it's in the news story, I'm not just pulling this out of thin air, I promise.)
So yeah, that's Amber's little news roundup for today. Gads, I can't believe it's only Wednesday... I was ready for a weekend by Monday afternoon! Yeah... OK.
Daylight Saving might gain 2 more months starting THIS FALL. Don't believe me? Ask the joing Senate-House committee pushing it into a new energy package! I don't know what to think about this... I THINK I like it... I'm always more depressed when we set the clocks back for fall... this will delay it by a month and make it end a month earlier too. Hmmmm......
Next up, I should shop at Costco more! It seems that unlike WalMart/Sam's Club, Costco does NOT abuse their employees and pass the savings on to the customer, and the profits on to the stockholder. This sounds like a highly reasonable and very nice business model. How dare Wall Street insult Jim Sinegal (the chief executive of Costco Wholesale)?!?
This is not really "news," but just some nice stuff about sex from our friends, the Russians.
And finally, PROOF that I'm not the only one!!! (Well, Jamie does it at work too... but since we work in the same building, I figured it was just a building problem.) It seems that women running space heaters in the middle of summer while trapped in freezing air-conditioned offices is a very common phenomenon! And the guy in this story is complaining that running a heater like that is like running a microwave for 8 hours straight. Huh. If you're THAT interested in conserving energy, I would suggest turning the air conditioning down. It's either women freezing or men sweltering, and apparently productivity and work quality actually goes up with the temperature! (Hey, it's in the news story, I'm not just pulling this out of thin air, I promise.)
So yeah, that's Amber's little news roundup for today. Gads, I can't believe it's only Wednesday... I was ready for a weekend by Monday afternoon! Yeah... OK.
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OMG, I am now a TOPFREEDOM CRUSADER!!!
The more I look at this site, the more I love it!! ^_^
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Oh, and these ones are great too: Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) & Topfree!
The more I look at this site, the more I love it!! ^_^
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Oh, and these ones are great too: Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) & Topfree!
Even MORE about breasts!!
Jul. 14th, 2005 11:04 pmThis is from 007b.com, a great website about breasts:
(The above paragraph was pulled from this particular page.)
Well, we do have a peculiar obsession with breasts in this culture. A lot of people think it's just the human nature to be fascinated with breasts but in many cultures, breasts aren't sexual at all. I interviewed a young anthropologist working with women in Mali, in a country in Africa where women go around with bare breasts. They're always feeding their babies. And when she told them that in our culture men are fascinated with breasts there was an instant of shock. The women burst out laughing. They laughed so hard, they fell on the floor. They said, "You mean, men act like babies?"
Carolyn Latteier, the author of Breasts, The Women's
Perspective on an American Obsession, in a TV program
"All about breasts". (see transcript)
(The above paragraph was pulled from this particular page.)
Oh, and speaking of breasts...
Jul. 14th, 2005 06:47 pmBra sizes seem to be all over the place lately - Oprah did something about them recently, and then the news said that most women wear the wrong size, and then ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
frino mentioned that she'd been wearing the wrong size! So, I got curious. Just now, I took my trusty little tape measure out of my sewing kit, and here's what I did:
And ya know WHAT? I wear 34B anyway! So that means I am one of the lucky few who actually was wearing the correct bra size all along! It's been estimated that up to 70% of women wear the wrong size, so I feel pretty good about this. Now the truly ironic thing is that I HATE HATE HATE wearing bras. I HATE 'em, got that? Frankly, I don't even like wearing shirts that much either. It's not a sex thing or a show-off thing, I just prefer to let The Girls BREATHE!
frino mentioned that she'd been wearing the wrong size! So, I got curious. Just now, I took my trusty little tape measure out of my sewing kit, and here's what I did:
1) I measured around my trunk just below my breasts. I got 30.5 inches.
2) I added 3 inches to that measurement (33.5) and rounded up to the next even number (34). This is the bra size.
3) I took another measurement around the fullest area of my bust. This was about 36 inches.
4) Now, I subtract the bra size from the breast size, and get the number 2.(Anything between 1 and 2.5 inches for this number is a B cup size.)
And ya know WHAT? I wear 34B anyway! So that means I am one of the lucky few who actually was wearing the correct bra size all along! It's been estimated that up to 70% of women wear the wrong size, so I feel pretty good about this. Now the truly ironic thing is that I HATE HATE HATE wearing bras. I HATE 'em, got that? Frankly, I don't even like wearing shirts that much either. It's not a sex thing or a show-off thing, I just prefer to let The Girls BREATHE!
Jerome Mason is a 23-year-old man. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds, and apparently his breasts are too large, in the opinion of at least one Cincinnati police officer. Here's the story from the Cincinnati Post.
That's right, Mason was ARRESTED for incedent exposure while he was shirtless in public. If he loses this case in court, does this mean that men should check their cup size before going topless in public again?? I really don't think the good men of Cincinnati have anything to worry about though... It would be ridiculous to start making rules about men's breast sizes allowed to be bared.
Ever seen a small-breasted woman??? They're out there, and plenty of muscle-bound men (or even just portly men!) have bigger boobs than our smaller-breasted sisters... and yet, those men are allowed to bare theirs, while the women have to cover for the sake of "decency"! What a joke. Just last weekend, I was talking to my mom about how womens' breasts are discriminated against in our society. This just drives that point home even more.
I really hope that this opens up the issue for more debate and/or awareness... All breasts are different; men's breasts, women's breasts - they come in all shapes and sizes. They are not sexual organs. Our society is far more prudish about them than most other western nations. There is no reason that women (or large-breasted men) should be prohibited from baring them if they want to. The definition of "Indecent Exposure" is different all over the world, and it has even changed drastically over time in our own society! Check out this article for details. Nothing would make me happier than equal rights for ALL breasts. Of course, it would probably go slowly, on a city-by-city basis, and women are so brainwashed they would probably be too scared to exercise their rights.... And so many men are so brainwashed (sorry, socialized) into seeing breasts as sexual objects, I'm sure there would be a lot of assaults in the beginning... but this COULD happen, and we COULD get over our Puritan modesty as a nation!!!
What really bugs me is the fact that this big boob Mason (pun intended) has made TWO appointments with his would-be lawyer, and then blew him off both times!! What an ass. And yes, I can call him an ass, not just because he stood up his lawyer, but because he stole library books! (See the end of the news story.) What an ASS!!
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More good stuff about boobies.
The Battle for Boob Rights Rages on in Florida.
That's right, Mason was ARRESTED for incedent exposure while he was shirtless in public. If he loses this case in court, does this mean that men should check their cup size before going topless in public again?? I really don't think the good men of Cincinnati have anything to worry about though... It would be ridiculous to start making rules about men's breast sizes allowed to be bared.
Ever seen a small-breasted woman??? They're out there, and plenty of muscle-bound men (or even just portly men!) have bigger boobs than our smaller-breasted sisters... and yet, those men are allowed to bare theirs, while the women have to cover for the sake of "decency"! What a joke. Just last weekend, I was talking to my mom about how womens' breasts are discriminated against in our society. This just drives that point home even more.
I really hope that this opens up the issue for more debate and/or awareness... All breasts are different; men's breasts, women's breasts - they come in all shapes and sizes. They are not sexual organs. Our society is far more prudish about them than most other western nations. There is no reason that women (or large-breasted men) should be prohibited from baring them if they want to. The definition of "Indecent Exposure" is different all over the world, and it has even changed drastically over time in our own society! Check out this article for details. Nothing would make me happier than equal rights for ALL breasts. Of course, it would probably go slowly, on a city-by-city basis, and women are so brainwashed they would probably be too scared to exercise their rights.... And so many men are so brainwashed (sorry, socialized) into seeing breasts as sexual objects, I'm sure there would be a lot of assaults in the beginning... but this COULD happen, and we COULD get over our Puritan modesty as a nation!!!
What really bugs me is the fact that this big boob Mason (pun intended) has made TWO appointments with his would-be lawyer, and then blew him off both times!! What an ass. And yes, I can call him an ass, not just because he stood up his lawyer, but because he stole library books! (See the end of the news story.) What an ASS!!
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More good stuff about boobies.
The Battle for Boob Rights Rages on in Florida.
Dream last night
Jul. 14th, 2005 04:34 pmI had a dream that I remembered when I was driving to work and then forgot all day, and now I just remembered it again.
In my dream, I went to a Saturn dealership and looked at a new car and decided I'd like to buy it. The saleslady saw me and had me sign a few forms and the car was mine! She helped me get all my things out of my car and into the new one. But then I realized she never even asked if I had a trade-in, and I chased after her and said, "Wait! Don't I get to trade in my old car towards the purchase of the new car?" and she said No, because I had never mentioned it when I came in, and too bad. Then she started to drive off in my old car!!! I had been ripped off!
I ran back into the dealership and tried to find a sales manager to try to explain what happened, but I woke up before I could talk to anyone.
OPEN TO INTERPRETATION, cuz I sure don't get it!
In my dream, I went to a Saturn dealership and looked at a new car and decided I'd like to buy it. The saleslady saw me and had me sign a few forms and the car was mine! She helped me get all my things out of my car and into the new one. But then I realized she never even asked if I had a trade-in, and I chased after her and said, "Wait! Don't I get to trade in my old car towards the purchase of the new car?" and she said No, because I had never mentioned it when I came in, and too bad. Then she started to drive off in my old car!!! I had been ripped off!
I ran back into the dealership and tried to find a sales manager to try to explain what happened, but I woke up before I could talk to anyone.
OPEN TO INTERPRETATION, cuz I sure don't get it!
Zip-POI-di-doo-dah!
Jul. 13th, 2005 08:18 pmHoly cow, I just surprised myself so much that I found myself standing here with a big toothy grin!! I was just whacking myself in the head and back with my poi, as I am wont to do most days, and suddenly I just got it and I was doing a 3-beat weave!! I have gotten too lazy about always doing a 2-beat weave with my right arm under my left, and I thought it would be a good idea to push myself to switch it up, so once I got left-under-right going smoothly enough, I tried the 3-beat weave again and instead of tying my arms up in cord and whacking myself in the hip, it just started to flow! I was so surprised at how smoothly it just happened that I accidentally whacked myself in the hip! lol
So now once I get that smooth enough, I'm going to try a 5-beat weave. I can also do a butterfly, a mexican wave, a windmill, a reverse wave (2- and 3-beat) and a corkscrew... Not a lot yet, but I'm pleased with the progress. It's going better than I even expected! I feel like I'm getting more accustomed to the way the poi move in relation to the way I move my hands, arms, and wrists. And I feel like I'm getting a little better control of said body parts, which is a HUGE accomplishment for a clumsy girl like me.
Hooray!
(Oh, andfrino babe, here are a couple more sites you can look at if you are still curious (and damn my memory if I already gave you these): Do More Poi and Home of Poi (click on "Lessons" on each one and you can kinda see a breakdown of what's going on)
So now once I get that smooth enough, I'm going to try a 5-beat weave. I can also do a butterfly, a mexican wave, a windmill, a reverse wave (2- and 3-beat) and a corkscrew... Not a lot yet, but I'm pleased with the progress. It's going better than I even expected! I feel like I'm getting more accustomed to the way the poi move in relation to the way I move my hands, arms, and wrists. And I feel like I'm getting a little better control of said body parts, which is a HUGE accomplishment for a clumsy girl like me.
Hooray!
(Oh, and
frino babe, here are a couple more sites you can look at if you are still curious (and damn my memory if I already gave you these): Do More Poi and Home of Poi (click on "Lessons" on each one and you can kinda see a breakdown of what's going on)Mug shot goodness
Jul. 12th, 2005 10:53 pmThis dumb kid got arrested for underage drinking and The Smoking Gun posted his lame-ass mug shot. Check it out!!
Two aerial photos
Jul. 12th, 2005 11:36 amPretty sure I posted this before, but I wanted to post with some statistics.
Black Rock City, 2003
In the image, you can see that the semi-circular city is enclosed by a 7.5-mile pentagononal fence. Each side of that pentagon is 1.5 miles long, and the area inside the fence is about 4.5 square miles. At the very center of the area is where The Man will be. Further out, where the circle would complete itself, is the Temple site. If you follow a straight line from the Temple to the Man and then into that inner edge of the semi-circle, you will see a smaller, crowded circular area. That's Center Camp.
That picture was from 2003, several weeks before the week of Burning Man, so things are still being set up. When everyone arrives, it's super crowded. Here is a picture from last year: Clicky for aerial photo. Looks like it's VERY early in the week, because The Man isn't even up yet, and I remember it getting way more crowded. In 2004, there were 35,664 participants living in Black Rock City. It's kind of hard to capture the scope of the whole thing in just these aerial images, but I hope it gives some of you a better idea of what it looks like, as far as size and numbers.
It's really different... When you are in the streets, among the camps, it's crowded like any other city. But then you can go out into the open desert, and it's just barren, except every now and then you will notice some crazy sculpture or something out in the middle of nowhere. Really different. Last year, my first year, there didn't seem to be a lot of really GOOD art, and according to my friends who had gone in years past, this was true. I really hope that this year is better... it sounds like there are some amazing projects being prepared, but last year apparently a lot of the cool ones were cancelled for one reason or another. I wouldn't be surprised if the bad weather was a big part of it... those winds.... *shudder* ... ugh. Well, I guess we'll see!
Black Rock City, 2003
In the image, you can see that the semi-circular city is enclosed by a 7.5-mile pentagononal fence. Each side of that pentagon is 1.5 miles long, and the area inside the fence is about 4.5 square miles. At the very center of the area is where The Man will be. Further out, where the circle would complete itself, is the Temple site. If you follow a straight line from the Temple to the Man and then into that inner edge of the semi-circle, you will see a smaller, crowded circular area. That's Center Camp.
That picture was from 2003, several weeks before the week of Burning Man, so things are still being set up. When everyone arrives, it's super crowded. Here is a picture from last year: Clicky for aerial photo. Looks like it's VERY early in the week, because The Man isn't even up yet, and I remember it getting way more crowded. In 2004, there were 35,664 participants living in Black Rock City. It's kind of hard to capture the scope of the whole thing in just these aerial images, but I hope it gives some of you a better idea of what it looks like, as far as size and numbers.
It's really different... When you are in the streets, among the camps, it's crowded like any other city. But then you can go out into the open desert, and it's just barren, except every now and then you will notice some crazy sculpture or something out in the middle of nowhere. Really different. Last year, my first year, there didn't seem to be a lot of really GOOD art, and according to my friends who had gone in years past, this was true. I really hope that this year is better... it sounds like there are some amazing projects being prepared, but last year apparently a lot of the cool ones were cancelled for one reason or another. I wouldn't be surprised if the bad weather was a big part of it... those winds.... *shudder* ... ugh. Well, I guess we'll see!
This site is unnerving and amazing and touching and creepy and makes me want to laugh and cry and scream... it makes me feel both trapped and free, simultaneously. Looks like it was only started in January, but it's been mentioned in national media, and of course you can see for yourself how many submissions there are.
Some of it is pretty heavy stuff. Take your time.
PostSecret
Some of it is pretty heavy stuff. Take your time.
PostSecret
Sew much fun!
Jul. 12th, 2005 09:57 amWell, I inherited a sewing machine over the weekend. My mom's friend had gotten it in high school years back, and was getting rid of it, so my mom took it in from her friend, tested it out, and deemed it ME-worthy! Not that I know how to sew. Oh no. But apparently I should learn. I had a lot of trouble focusing when my mom was trying to show me how to use it when I was still in Fargo, but then last night, I decided to get it out on the kitchen table and try to figure it out again.
Well! Let me just tell you RIGHT NOW that I am SUPER proud, becuase I finally figured out how to make a blind (invisible) hem!! Sure, it took probably about an hour and a half from the time I started searching online to the point where I actually found the manual for my machine (it was a $7 download of a pdf file - normally I'd complain, but hey, I got a free sewing machine), and then figured out how to get all the switches and dials and the right presser foot all set up on the machine, and then I had to figure out how to get the bobbin threaded back to the OUTSIDE from the INSIDE, but THEN I did it! It took me probably 10 minutes just to figure out all the weird folds and stuff that you have to do to the fabric, but I DID it! An invisible hem!
For those of you who don't know what this is, I'll try to explain it. Look at the bottom of a pair of jeans. You can see that the fabric was folded up towards the inside of the leg and then stitched all the way around. You can see the line of stitching on the outside of the pant leg. That's the hem. (duh! hee hee)
An invisible hem is used on nicer slacks and/or finer fabrics... stuff like that. The fabric is still folded up to the inside of the pant leg, but then it is only attached to the inside of the fabric with teeny tiny little stitches, about an inch apart, and you can't even see them. What happens is that the very edge of the fabric, the part you folded inside, gets all nice and sealed up all by itself with stitches, and then every 5 stitches or so, the needle goes thru the OUTSIDE of the fabric to attach that folded inside piece.... Gosh I don't think I'm describing it very well... ( Here are some helpful pictures! )
Well! Let me just tell you RIGHT NOW that I am SUPER proud, becuase I finally figured out how to make a blind (invisible) hem!! Sure, it took probably about an hour and a half from the time I started searching online to the point where I actually found the manual for my machine (it was a $7 download of a pdf file - normally I'd complain, but hey, I got a free sewing machine), and then figured out how to get all the switches and dials and the right presser foot all set up on the machine, and then I had to figure out how to get the bobbin threaded back to the OUTSIDE from the INSIDE, but THEN I did it! It took me probably 10 minutes just to figure out all the weird folds and stuff that you have to do to the fabric, but I DID it! An invisible hem!
For those of you who don't know what this is, I'll try to explain it. Look at the bottom of a pair of jeans. You can see that the fabric was folded up towards the inside of the leg and then stitched all the way around. You can see the line of stitching on the outside of the pant leg. That's the hem. (duh! hee hee)
An invisible hem is used on nicer slacks and/or finer fabrics... stuff like that. The fabric is still folded up to the inside of the pant leg, but then it is only attached to the inside of the fabric with teeny tiny little stitches, about an inch apart, and you can't even see them. What happens is that the very edge of the fabric, the part you folded inside, gets all nice and sealed up all by itself with stitches, and then every 5 stitches or so, the needle goes thru the OUTSIDE of the fabric to attach that folded inside piece.... Gosh I don't think I'm describing it very well... ( Here are some helpful pictures! )
Weekend in Fargo
Jul. 11th, 2005 03:38 pmWell, here it is Monday, and I'm back at work. I had a nice weekend in Fargo, even though zebracar couldn't make the trip with me as originally planned. I DID get to see frino and lazysoftrain though, and we spent 2.5 hours hanging out and talking and talking and talking! It was SOOOO nice. I bet we could have spent the whole dang weekend talking, but I had to attend the whole family reunion thing too. However, the 3 of us HAVE to figure out a plan for getting some time together that is JUST for us, and not on the side of other activities. (Besides me having a family reunion, frino also had a bunch of obligations that she had to attend to while she was in town, too.)
The family stuff was pretty nice. It was a gathering of all the cousin's in my dad's generation (well, all who could make the trip), and I don't think they had had that many of them together in one place in at least 40 years. Wow. It seemed like everyone had a really good time though, and that was nice to see. Me, I was just exhausted by it all. I don't do well with large groups, and although this was only a couple dozen at the time I was there, it was still kind of stressful. Nice, but tiring! And I was only there for part of it! I guess some people rolled into town on Thursday and then left on Sunday. I got there late Friday night, so I missed the BBQ that evening, and really only participated in the banquet that was on Saturday. I didn't even get to see everyone that attended! Apparently some relatives were at the BBQ on Friday night but not the banquet on Saturday night, so I didn't even get to meet 'n greet them all. Oh well.
zebracar couldn't make the trip with me as originally planned. I DID get to see frino and lazysoftrain though, and we spent 2.5 hours hanging out and talking and talking and talking! It was SOOOO nice. I bet we could have spent the whole dang weekend talking, but I had to attend the whole family reunion thing too. However, the 3 of us HAVE to figure out a plan for getting some time together that is JUST for us, and not on the side of other activities. (Besides me having a family reunion, frino also had a bunch of obligations that she had to attend to while she was in town, too.)The family stuff was pretty nice. It was a gathering of all the cousin's in my dad's generation (well, all who could make the trip), and I don't think they had had that many of them together in one place in at least 40 years. Wow. It seemed like everyone had a really good time though, and that was nice to see. Me, I was just exhausted by it all. I don't do well with large groups, and although this was only a couple dozen at the time I was there, it was still kind of stressful. Nice, but tiring! And I was only there for part of it! I guess some people rolled into town on Thursday and then left on Sunday. I got there late Friday night, so I missed the BBQ that evening, and really only participated in the banquet that was on Saturday. I didn't even get to see everyone that attended! Apparently some relatives were at the BBQ on Friday night but not the banquet on Saturday night, so I didn't even get to meet 'n greet them all. Oh well.
Log in, Friends!
Jul. 8th, 2005 02:29 pmI just noticed that 7 of my last 10 entries were posted as "Friends only" or otherwise protected by more specific group lists. So that means, if you are one of my friends and aren't seeing a lot of posting from me here, remember to log in BEFORE you look at your Friends Page or my journal.
Better yet, after you log in, click the box that allows you to STAY logged in (on this machine) if you feel safe doing that...
Have a great weekend! I'll be in Fargo... not necessarily the top place to be on my list, but I guess I'll make the best of it! See you there,frino!
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I'm feeling kind of jumpy. I don't want to sit here anymore. Ack. And then I have at least a 3.5 hour drive AFTER work. ACK!
Better yet, after you log in, click the box that allows you to STAY logged in (on this machine) if you feel safe doing that...
Have a great weekend! I'll be in Fargo... not necessarily the top place to be on my list, but I guess I'll make the best of it! See you there,
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I'm feeling kind of jumpy. I don't want to sit here anymore. Ack. And then I have at least a 3.5 hour drive AFTER work. ACK!
Minor unfounded shipping panic
Jun. 30th, 2005 01:10 pmToday when I went home for lunch, I noticed that DHL had left an "attempted delivery" notice on the door of the building. "Oh boy!" I thought. "This could be the crochet hooks from Ebay!" Upon closer inspection, I realized the DHL note said they were attempting to deliver to an apartment number that was one digit differnt than mine. OH NO!! I assumed that the seller from Ebay had mistakenly put the wrong address on the package! And they would not deliver to the Rental Office because this particular note required the signature of the ACTUAL person getting the package! And I didn't know how to fix the situation! ACK!!! Panic time! Panic time!!! Dive, dive!!!
Well, then I grabbed a pencil and wrote down the tracking number from the note, plugged it into DHL-usa.com, and realized that it was from Gateway and REALLY WAS supposed to go to another apartment in my building, with a number that was one digit different than mine.
WHEW.
So there, I started to panic for no reason. That should really teach me a lesson, but somehow I don't think I'll ever FULLY learn. I think it's just part of who I am to kind of start freaking out immediately... Although I've gotten better at taking steps to get more information and stop the freakout.. I used to just spiral out of control, and that was AWFUL.
Ah well. Baby steps...
Well, then I grabbed a pencil and wrote down the tracking number from the note, plugged it into DHL-usa.com, and realized that it was from Gateway and REALLY WAS supposed to go to another apartment in my building, with a number that was one digit different than mine.
WHEW.
So there, I started to panic for no reason. That should really teach me a lesson, but somehow I don't think I'll ever FULLY learn. I think it's just part of who I am to kind of start freaking out immediately... Although I've gotten better at taking steps to get more information and stop the freakout.. I used to just spiral out of control, and that was AWFUL.
Ah well. Baby steps...
What a week this has been! I got my poi in the mail yesterday, and today I got my white lift-off bike basket (and OH is it super cute!!!) and my dingy little bike bell. It's not the kind that goes Brrrrrring, but the kind that has a little hammer on a spring and has a really loud, clear DINGGGGG! I fell in love with these things when Jon took me to Lake Calhoun to rent a recumbant bike to ride around the lake while he rollerbladed. The bike I rented had a dingy bell and I just went nuts for the thing. Love that bright little "Dingggggg!" noise! (Of course, it annoyed the HELL out of Jon when I kept DINGing at him, and he threatened to just leave me there alone if I kept doing it.) but now I have one of my own and I can DING to my heart's content!
The basket is SUPER cute, too! I ran down to the garage with it right away to make sure it fit my bike, even though it SAID it should fit most bikes anyway. It fit, of course, but I think I was really just excited to see it on there and be happy about that. It is a nice little rig - no "installation" is really necessary. It has 2 hooks that go over the front middle part of my handlebars, and then a little rounded brace kind of thing that rests against the part where my handlebars go into... what's that thing called? It's the vertical piece that splits off into a Y shape so that it can attach to the front wheel..... ANYway, the basket has a hinged handle on it, so I can just lift it on and off the handlebar really easily, even when it's full of crap. I'm SUPER excited about it!
The poi are really nice - they are just basic tennis-ball ones with kind of nicer loop handles and really long nylon streamers that are orange with little yellow "flame" bits on the sides of the streamers. I like the streamers a lot - they really do give me a much better idea of how straight my spinning is, and whether my poi are traveling in the correct directions. I'm quite pleased. (^_^) I still think this will be a very good way for me to develop my large motor skills, which we all know are really not that good, since I am a clumsy girl.
On an unrelated note, I won a set of 6 crochet hooks on Ebay for a really good price 2 nights ago, but still haven't gotten any shipping information from the seller. She has not sold much yet, so maybe she doesn't know that people appreciate that, but I did email her tonight asking for a tracking number and/or an ETA. Hopefully I'll get those hooks by Thursday so I can go to "Stitch 'N Bitch" withonewomanshow at Crafty Planet, and maybe get some help getting started on the cute top i found a pattern for...
*edit* Oops! I just noticed that Stitch 'N Bitch is every 2nd and 4th TUESDAY, not Tuesday and Thursday. I guess I'll have to wait.
The basket is SUPER cute, too! I ran down to the garage with it right away to make sure it fit my bike, even though it SAID it should fit most bikes anyway. It fit, of course, but I think I was really just excited to see it on there and be happy about that. It is a nice little rig - no "installation" is really necessary. It has 2 hooks that go over the front middle part of my handlebars, and then a little rounded brace kind of thing that rests against the part where my handlebars go into... what's that thing called? It's the vertical piece that splits off into a Y shape so that it can attach to the front wheel..... ANYway, the basket has a hinged handle on it, so I can just lift it on and off the handlebar really easily, even when it's full of crap. I'm SUPER excited about it!
The poi are really nice - they are just basic tennis-ball ones with kind of nicer loop handles and really long nylon streamers that are orange with little yellow "flame" bits on the sides of the streamers. I like the streamers a lot - they really do give me a much better idea of how straight my spinning is, and whether my poi are traveling in the correct directions. I'm quite pleased. (^_^) I still think this will be a very good way for me to develop my large motor skills, which we all know are really not that good, since I am a clumsy girl.
On an unrelated note, I won a set of 6 crochet hooks on Ebay for a really good price 2 nights ago, but still haven't gotten any shipping information from the seller. She has not sold much yet, so maybe she doesn't know that people appreciate that, but I did email her tonight asking for a tracking number and/or an ETA. Hopefully I'll get those hooks by Thursday so I can go to "Stitch 'N Bitch" with
onewomanshow at Crafty Planet, and maybe get some help getting started on the cute top i found a pattern for...*edit* Oops! I just noticed that Stitch 'N Bitch is every 2nd and 4th TUESDAY, not Tuesday and Thursday. I guess I'll have to wait.
