Check out this bit of awesome!

I just wanted to point out the awesome that I just saw at the Whole Addiction site.

I had one of these, that I did myself, about 14 years ago (*gasp!*) and I was so proud of my new idea and how awesome it was (I was 15, everything was my idea and awesome, but that’s beside the point).

It was no where near as awesome as this. Mine was only two holes, and it was kind of a pain in the ass to set up. I pierced it myself, they weren’t even and were a little crooked on top of not being evenly spaced. This bit of love? Amazing. Great job John!

Nutter

I’ve edited the crap out of my friends list over at FaceBook today. I am trying to figure out how to delete my MySpace all together. I signed up for Twitter, but only to find something else that I never did manage to find (I thought maybe it was friends only?).

Whoot, I found out how to delete my MySpace. The deed is done.

Michael gave me an idea for a new tattoo earlier today. I need to think on it. I am in literary lust with Heinlein and his characters. I have a couple of small pieces planned, a TANSTAAFL and a GROK on the insides of my wrists. He mentioned today I could stand to do them more justice and do a big thigh piece revolving around my favourite Heinlein stories/characters. I agree, but I am still getting the smaller ones inside of my wrists. They just belong there. the TANSTAAFL is going to be an a stylized kind of Russian writing and the GROK is the GROK off of Stranger in a Strange Land. The piece would have to include Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Enough for Love, Cat Who Walks Through Walls, Moon is a Hard Mistress, Job: A Comedy of Justice, To Sail Beyond the Sunset, Methuselah’s Children… Oh, this list goes on. I may have to go with a main “cast” of characters. I’ve been thinking on it all afternoon though. Not a bad idea you had there, Fish, not a bad idea at all.

Malachai has his IEP meeting at the end of the month. He has been recommended for second grade. We’ll see what kind of services he’ll get next year.

My half birthday was yesterday. My dreads are about five months old. If December first rolls around and I want to cut them off… off they go! I’ll give them a year :-) I have one in the back, twice as long as the others. The roots are dreaded, and the tip is dreaded, but I could brush everything in between. The rest are all in good shape. I need to get in to see Chrissy to be dyed again, and I need to go see Strawberry for some maintenance. I don’t really want to do either, mainly because I am dandruffy and the dreads just trap it. I’m not so much embarrassed as… ew.

Mothers Day is coming up. I think we should thank the people that mean the most to us everyday (actually, I think we should be happy and pleasant and say please and thank you to everyone every day, and I try to) so I’m not so much looking for breakfast in bed or lavish gifts or anything. I have a picnic in the park planned for the afternoon with (I hope) some other families we like, and then I am going to see if Sara and/or Michael will keep the kids so we can go into the shop for a little bit.

We set up the sewing machine. It may have a permanent home. Maybe we’ll use it more. What a novel idea.

I have a rotting melon in the fridge. Michael brought home/in the tattoo equipment. I just suck. That melon has been in the fridge a month at least. I wonder if I am avoiding it because I feel like I suck, or if I just don’t care as much as I thought I did. Interesting question to ask myself, no? I wanted it so bad… I’d hate to find out I suck. Not that every beginner sucks kind of suck, but really and truly suck at something I love so much. Something that is so important to my life and my well being and the well being of my family. Think I am being overly dramatic? I don’t. Tattoos feed and clothe us. I’d hate to find out that I stink at giving them. There is a total connection in my head.

We bought a new composter at BJs yesterday. As soon as the fence is up we’re going to dump the old compost into the new bin. I think we’ll just use the old compost bin as a trashcan. Speaking of the fence! The permits were denied because we need to add onto the paperwork that if the fence is black we don’t have to landscape (I want to anyway, but at least we wont be on a deadline) and we need to fax the approval from the HOA because we’re fencing in the easement. We’ll take care of that tomorrow.

Oh, I made him sad :(

Michael and I went to a newish restaurant for dinner tonight. We got home and the boys asked where we went, so I told them. Malachai starts crying. I had no idea he wanted to go there so badly :( It turned into a full on melt down and he cried for an hour. Michael brought him into our bed and I just cuddled with him. I know, I should ignore this, but when he gets like this, seriously, it’s not going to end until it’s over and he’d be a mess whether I paid attention or not. So I hauled Atos up on the bed, who proceeded to lick Mal’s face, and Mal was giggle-crying, and I cuddled up behind him and we spooned.

Times like this I wish he was still addicted to the boob, because the boob was instant-calm for him. Nothing has ever been instant-calm for him like a good cuddle and boob.

I feel just awful. I had no idea. It’s not like this place really has anything that he’d want anyway. Maybe we’ll go tomorrow night and let him see the menu.

talk to me about cards

I was thinking about getting into greeting cards this year. Are they something you buy? Are they something you would buy if you saw them and they were just that awesome?

Not handmade – I think I’d be printing through snapfish, mainly because they do a good print job and I can usually find 20% off coupons for them.

They would be designed and photography, blank on the inside (I think… I guess if it was just begging for a “caption” I might print some with a line or two inside).

I don’t have a price in mind, but I don’t want to invest money in printing either, if it’s going to be a waste.

I buy cards all the time, and send them when I have the time.

26 November 2004

Fish and I made dinner yesterday. Mom had a 20-some pound turkey, and we had green beans almandine, saut?ed asparagus, cranberry-apple-potato dumplings, tofurkey gravy (and I’ll mention why we didn’t have the tofurkey in a minute), the best potatoes ever, sweet potato casserole, homemade apple-cranberry pie and another apple thing I made that had a crust on top but none underneath. Oh, and store-bought pumpkin pie and ice cream.

The tofurkey I forgot had to be thawed to bake in the oven, so Fish tried to steam it, the water steamed off super quick, and the plastic around the tofurkey melted into the steamer. The bottom of the pot warped and I think cracked when we added water to cool it down (I knew this would happen, the bottom of the pot was orange, but there was no other way, and it wasn’t a great loss). No tofurkey for me :(

My apple pie didn’t turn out fantastic. I’ve never made my own crust, and the recipe I used wasn’t quite ideal, so we basically wound up with some awesome baked apples lol The other apple thing I made was fantastic. I never want to peel another apple ever again.

Went shopping this morning, I need to pay back my mom when Fish gets paid, but I think everyone but the boys and my mom got something from someone. I have some stuff in mind for the boys, and I have no clue about mom, but I’ll find something.

How was everyone else’s holiday?