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Positive Changes at The Alt Bazaar

8 October 2008 By Leave a Comment

As you know, we’re still finding out feet here over at The Alt Bazaar. Thank you for bearing with us while we do so!

Yesterday I had a tiny quirk come up with how some of our settings were, well, set. Up until now you had to pay for your transaction when you made it (so you were paying site fees at the time of listing, etc..). This morning we’re switched over to “account mode” which operates more like eBay where you run a tab for the month and pay at the end.

Right now we have a 20$USD limit for your tab, but we are willing to raise it if the low limit causes problems. The minimum invoice value is 5$USD, so you don’t have to pay your tab until it is at least 5$. Good deal!

If anyone has any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. If I can’t answer right away, I’ll ask someone who can.

Thanks for supporting Punky Moms and The Alt Bazaar! Don’t forget to advertise your shop or your auctions, and don’t forget to list away! We can’t grow without you.

We are currently offering a 1$USD site credit for new signups! That’s half a small shop!

Jenn
http://AltBazaar.com
http://PunkyMoms.com

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That post I promised myself

10 July 2007 By Leave a Comment

Wrote this yesterday afternoon:

So lately I have been on edge. Massively on edge. The kids are driving me bonkers. Michael is driving me bonkers. My brother and sister and dad are driving me bonkers. See a trend?

It’s a combination of having zero time to myself (or what *feels* like zero time, and I am well aware there is a difference… right now I am alone, but it’s far from *restful* quiet) and not really having time alone with Michael. We’re going out to dinner tonight (I know, I know, we were *just* out for his birthday, but it wasn’t a nice romantic-ish dinner) kind of last minute. I ordered in for everyone else (I busted my ass cooking yesterday, fish and chicken and corn and spinach… it was delish) and we’re going to Melting Pot (sadly it’s pricey but it’s also fairly intimate).

We went out this morning, took Malachai to the dentist and that was a nightmare (I’ll post about that elsewhere) and the day just went to pot from there. We went to brunch, then we went to B&N, and then AT&T and then home. Dorian had a complete break down in the car over his seat belt (he is in a booster, but one that belts in, not a 5 point harness and he is 99.9% of the time fantastic about wearing the belt and wearing it properly). Malachai fell asleep in the car because of his melt down at the dentist, so he was all riled up.

I don’t know. I’ve just been so tense. My back is killing me. Michael said I feel like I have steel cable in my shoulders again.

I got all bent today because the owner of the shop is waffling on doing the convention, and I feel like he doesn’t have Michael’s best interest in mind. He is content to run a shop where middle aged moms come in with their sorority daughters and get matching dolphins on their ankles. He doesn’t want the hardcore, lifestyle type folk (you know, LIKE WE ARE & OUR FRIENDS ARE! *sigh*) so I am so angry he doesn’t do anything to advertise or whatnot. It’s not a new complaint, but it really pisses me off. I also don’t want Michael going to another shop b/c he really has it good there, other than the owner not pushing the name more, not doing conventions, etc..

I know this is all over the place. I am kind of doing a mental dump.

The house is a sty. All I do is wash clothes, put them away and I swear I am rewashing clean, folded shit b/c they pull it out. I just emptied my armoire and put all the kids clothes in it (so they can’t just pull it out and strew it everywhere).

The kitchen flooded the other day because my dad pulled the filter from the fridge to take with him to get a new one (we had no clue this would happen) and that was a mess and a half to clean up.

*sigh* I don’t know.

I know it will get better. I just need a break. I am going to Friday to get my hair done for the first time since Oct 05. I’m thrilled about that. I’m knitting some at night now.

Malachai is baffling me. I want to just ignore that he got this dx, b/c he isn’t so bad off I have to plan 100% of my day around him. I can’t explain it better than that. I grew up planning around a special needs child. I know that lifestyle. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but I understand it. I do not understand this. He goes along his day, normal normal normal normal COMPLETE FUCKING MELT DOWN normal normal normal.

There’s more, but I can’t think right now.

and to add to it today:

I cleaned up a ton of clothes and misc. fabric things from our bedroom yesterday. Michael did help me. I sorted most of it before he even came up, but he helped me sort the rest, put his stuff away, and helped me put the kids stuff away. We had something like five overflowing baskets of clean laundry and a ton of empty drawers.

I have two garbage bags full of clothes to donate. The stuff with stains or holes I threw out, but stuff in good, usable condition I always donate. I think I’ll take it to the school instead of someplace that is going to resell it.

I threw out a garbage bag full of clothes and stuff from downstairs. It’s been there for long enough that no one remember it was there, therefore it won’t be missed. I’ve got to finish cleaning off the couch and decide if it is destined for the garbage or just needs a slip cover.

See, I just don’t want it, but it is a sleep-sofa, so it’s nice to have the extra bed, even if it is uncomfortable. For a night or two, it’s better than over-paying at a local hotel for guests. I am leaning towards bad ass slip cover. I am also leaning towards having my uncle make it instead of trying to do it myself.

I want to pave and enclose the backyard. I want to be able to hang out, out there without worrying about red ants (they love sand and Fl is practically a sandbar) and without worrying about Sample Rd and the kids wandering into the canal or anything. Plus we could BBQ out there… it’ll be nice. It’s gonna put us into hock, but I want it done. We’ll find a way.

So yah, I am astronomically over extended, I need a break, and my dad just says I can have one in 20 years. I get where he is coming from, but he didn’t have three kids under 6. He had two kdis under 6, and one of them he didn’t have to really worry about. By the time he ever had more than one to worry over, one was old enough to help corral the other two. I know he understands. They all help out *a lot*, more than I give them credit for I bet, but the stuff I really want done… it doesn’t get done. Yah, I can leave the kids in one room downstairs and not worry if I can’t hear them b/c someone is in the vicinity (most of the time), but I am still doing the bulk of the cooking, cleaning, bussing, etc..

Last night was a dream. We had lovlies at Melting Pot, came home and dozed for a little before Michael came upstairs, watched Count Duckula with the kids, and then molested my husband. Had a fantastic night.

I am still frazzled. I need more than a few hours worth of break. I wish we had enough  money for a real vacation, without the kids, that we could enjoy because I know they are well taken care of.

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links for 2007-06-18

17 June 2007 By Leave a Comment
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update on soaker

11 September 2005 By Leave a Comment

well, I was thinking I’d be done today (and I might afterall, but I haven’t touched it yet) but one of my children lost one of my needles. Now, I have others in that size, but I hate working with two different ones, and I broke one of them from a set when I switched over last night. Don’t ask. So I have one broken ancient plastic one, one matching non broken, one bamboo, one missing bamboo, and I think I have one aluminum, no mate. How did I wind up with this motley crew of needles you ask? My mother in law, bless her heart, gave me an entire bag of knitting needles and crochet hooks when we were up in April. Some were old, some not, some paired, some not. So add to that the cheap ones I bought at Target the other day (a buck a pair, even if they don’t last, you can’t beat it!) and the ones I ordered are on their way, but I don’t have a full set of 10′s at the moment. I will overcome! I need to ply the children for information as to the whereabouts of the missing needle is all.

On another note, Ad Buttons are soon to be available on PunkyMoms, if you aren’t a member, well, you should be, but if not, here is some info.

Yep! You read it right! Punkymoms redhead technology has catapulted us into a whole new advertisemousphere!

Heres how it’s gonna work. There will be a series of buttons of your ads across the bottom of the forum that people can click on, to go to your websites. You send Jen your button advertisement to azxure@punkymomsforum.com, along with the url for your site.

I’ll post a pricelist later…it will be cheap don’t worry. All ad proceeds will go to Jessica Punkymama, as she needs a computer!

We thought this would be cool will the holidays coming up and we want our talented small business runnin Punkymoms to make some clams!

Buttons must be 88x31.

I’ll update as more info is made known, like the cost.

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Ain’t that some shit.

17 June 2005 By Leave a Comment

The goodyear blimp crashed down the street and took out our power for almost 12 hours.


Goodyear blimp crash-lands in Coral Springs during thunderstorm

By Jon Burstein, Akilah Johnson, Kevin Smith & Brian Haas
Sun-Sentinel
Posted June 17 2005

The Goodyear blimp Stars & Stripes crashed Thursday night during a spectacular summer lightning storm, slamming into a Coral Springs storage building after struggling to stay afloat as fierce rain whipped around it.

The blimp’s two pilots walked away from the crash unharmed, with no injuries reported on the ground and minimal structural damage to Coral Springs Mini Storage, 12001 NW 35th St., authorities said. The downed blimp hit a concrete utility pole during its descent, causing about 1,400 homes near Sample Road and Coral Ridge Drive to lose electricity.

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Thousands of west Broward County residents heard or saw the ill-fated flight of the Stars & Stripes, a fixture at major Florida sporting events, as the pilots fought to keep it airborne. Flabbergasted witnesses said they watched as the blimp labored to gain altitude, flying just a few hundred feet above their homes.

“It looked like the wind had got it and he was trying to get it to climb — and it wasn’t climbing,” said Fred Turner III, who saw the blimp from his house. “It looked like the nose was pointing up at a 50-degree angle.”

As of late Thursday night, authorities had released no information on what caused the blimp to have problems or whether the pilots decided they had to bring it down at 6:52 p.m. The pilots’ identities had not been released.

The pilots had to stay aboard the blimp briefly after it crashed as rescue crews and Florida Power & Light workers shut off nearby power lines, said Coral Springs Fire-Rescue spokesman Mike Moser. He said the way the blimp came down “might have been intentional.”

“They may have had the choice of fighting it [the weather] and landing on homes or putting it down where it’s OK,” Moser said. He said the blimp could have easily ended up on Sample Road or the Sawgrass Expressway.

“In my 28 years in South Florida, I’ve never seen anything like this,” Moser said. He said he saw the blimp in the air about 30 minutes before it came down, and it appeared to be at a normal altitude.

Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were called to the scene. Police had to cordon off the area in every direction to keep onlookers away. The blimp’s nose, still full of gases, could be seen poking over the top of the one-story storage building.

The blimp is based at the Pompano Beach Air Park. The 192-foot-long blimp is 50 feet wide and 59.5 feet tall. It is one of three blimps owned by Goodyear.

Goodyear company spokesman Jerry Jenkins said in a brief statement Thursday: “We’re grateful there were no injuries onboard or on the ground. Following an investigation, more information will be released.”

Blimp crashes are rare, with only 23 reported since 1962, according to the National Transportation Safety Board crash database. The database shows Goodyear blimps have crashed on four occasions, the most recent in California in 2003 when a blimp slammed into a fence and lumber pile while trying to land.

Of the 1,400 homes that lost power because of the crash, 600 had their electricity quickly restored by rerouting the power, said Kathy Scott, spokeswoman for Florida Power & Light. She cautioned that the others might not be as fortunate.

“There may be some people who have an extended outage,” Scott said, though she didn’t have a timeline for repairs. “The pole is down.”

Even hours after the blimp crash, witnesses were still amazed at what they saw.

Line cook Todd Ragin was in the kitchen of the Red Lobster at 2000 University Drive when he heard a boom he knew wasn’t just thunder. He and his restaurant’s general manager rushed outside and saw the descending blimp.

“I said, `Look the blimp is falling!’
It was coming down real fast,” Ragin said. “It was scary. I called 911 and told them a blimp was falling out of the sky and told them it was just behind the Red Lobster. I really thought there was going to be an explosion.”

Staff Researcher William Lucey contributed to this report.

Jon Burstein can be reached at jburstein@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4491.

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