SECONDED!!!
nice! a little too early in the day for me for blues, but real nice!
FIRDAY! (blurf)
Break time! I knew my studio was a mess, but I didn’t realize it was a MESS!!! I’ve got maybe a third of it organized, and I’ve been ruthless about tossing stuff. I’ve also got a big bag full of recycling - mostly plastic bags, but also plastic thingies I was saving because they *might *be useful.
I discovered we have a metric butt-ton of towels - some left by the former owners of this place, some from my grandmother and my mom, some are old bath towels and hand towels that were too ratty for the bathroom but still good as rags. They’re all sorted, folded, and put on a shelf, ready to be used.
I’ve also got 8 or 9 containers with old clay being reconstituted. I dumped water into the containers and sealed them. Next step will be kneading it till it’s smooth and uniform, then I’ll wrap it well in plastic till I need it. It’ll be tedious, but it beats losing clay that’s dried out.
Next task will be cleaning my tools - I wasn’t particularly diligent the last few times I played in clay, plus they were spread all over the place - I need to get them organized and laid out so I can find what I need when I need it. Like a surgeon! 
But first, I think I’ll have some lunch. And maybe a nap…
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[li]I’m slowly taking on more responsibility at work AND being given access to the tools with which to do those tasks.[/li][li]My competent team member is showing increasingly more competence with each passing day, and my incompetent team lead appears to be barrelling towards a demotion or perhaps outright firing.[/li][li]I brought homemade stuffing and homemade kale chips for omnom snacking. I put a huge amount of carrot/celery/onion/garlic in the stuffing, so I’m sneaking more veggies into my diet in double the ways today … and while those health benefits may be negated by the copious amounts of olive oil I use to bake the kale, and least that’ll keep my coat shiny![/li][li]I have plans to volunteer tomorrow with a good friend at a cat rescue adoption event, so I get to spend time with someone whose company this unabashed introvert enjoys and also, there will be kittehs![/li][li]Oh, and it’s payday. [/li][/ul]
This is me today —> 
That is a lot of reasons to be happy in one post. Congrats! And a day playing with kittehs sounds just awesome.
We had two showings on the house yesterday, at least two more already scheduled for today, and it’s not even the first weekend on the market yet. I’m hoping all these lookyloos translates into an offer soon, but for the very selfish reasons of a) wanting to get all the moving stuff settled quickly and b) possible weekend showings means Saturday Afternoon Naps are canceled for the foreseeable future, and that makes me sad.
I’m really really really hungry, I think because I ate dinner too early last night. I don’t eat breakfast (aside from a latte), so my tummy is cavernously empty right now. And there’s ten more minutes until my lunch break. I may waste away.
But I am extremely happy it is almost the weekend. Tomorrow I’m getting my hair did and then we’ve got a night at some friends’ house playing Cards Against Humanity. Sunday we have a brunch to attend. But tonight is thus far blissfully empty, and I think I’m going to continue my newfound habit of going to bed at 8:30 on a Friday night because I can, dammit.
Playing with kitties is always good. So is payday.
Congrats!
I’m off to work, and it’s OT. 
After drying and laying out my tools, it occurred to me that to the untrained eye, they might resemble instruments of torture… Especially the pointy ones that poked my delicate fingers while I was fishing around in the pan of ucky water. Good thing I’m not an evil mastermind… 
And for those curious about FCD’s motorcycle decorating, here’s an action shot taken a few minutes ago!
I’m done in my studio for the day. I think it’s time to maybe make some more pretzels. The dough cycle takes a couple of hours - perfect for crocheting with Netflix.
you forgot one thing: it’s firday!!!
I’m joining **swampy **in the allergic club. I came home from irk early due to my sinuses making me sick and I’m :eek: not going to the grocery store today. :eek: I’ll have to do my shopping on :eek::eek:Saturday!:eek::eek: I just don’t trust me on the road right now. As soon as my neti pot cools off, I’ll be Taking Care of Business (but not workin’ overtime. Work is done for the day.)
Back from erranding - I deposited my last paycheck, got some milk and some caramel (for the pretzels) bought a book of stamps, and got some red slime killer for FCD’s aquarium. The pretzel dough will be ready in about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, I’ve got the whole internet to amuse me!
I’m enjoying a very colorful lunch from the chinese place that lets you select your ingredients. I got green beans, baby corns, carrots, and tomatoes, with beef, in a brown sauce. <happy tummy>
Howdy from da cave! Irk is over and 'tis officially the weekend! YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!
Hey, I play on da Dope in the orifice too, so it’s just not a telecommutin’ thing.
I’m feelin’ amazingly good right now. Seriously, no sinus ache at all. Spaz hope you’re feelin’ better soon. Matter of fact Ima go mow OYKW’s yahd in a bit. The weather is nice and his yahd is small so it takes all of half an hour to mow front and back with a push mower. Yeah, temptin’ fate what with allergies and all, but I feel like doin’ it, so do it I shall.
Hotdawgs and fries for dindin cause that’s what I want.
Laterz!
Pizza for dinner, I don’t feel like shopping today.
I took a nap and still have things to do. I really really needed the nap since I haven’t been getting much sleep.
I thought both the HFH were gone, they both left this am but sometime during the day he came back but without his vehicle. I thought I heard Sah-son up and moving about but it must have been him.
I hate that, I’ve been running around talking on the phone freely thinking I was here alone and now i find out he was here. Usually if I have things to keep personal I go sit in my truck to talk on the phone.
Waiting to hear from the realtor and then I am on my way.
I got an email early today before I said anything but I haven’t heard anything back. I should go check my emails again, sometimes when I hit send it goes to drafts. I’m not sure what the problem is with gmail but it’s been doing that.
Thanks for not posting the pic of me with a white speck of dust under my nose FCM.
Been feeling kinda bummed lately. I still miss my theatre group friends. Wish I could get to gether with some of them. And I will, in a few weeks, but tickets will only be available at certain times, and I worry that some of them may not be able to get tickets, and I worry about…
… I’m rambling, aren’t I? Or whining. Or doing something annoying.
Im not drunk…
Don’t worry about it.
From experience I can tell you that as long as you don’t do it in front of people or will driving, it isn’t so bad.
=)
Nah, I haven’t been drunk since December.
I’m classy that way!
Rising pretzels.
Salted pretzels.
Brown sugar and cinnamon pretzels.
Pizza being delivered for supper. Life is good!
Woowhee! It’s been a week alright! I even went in and worked on my RDO today. I only did six hours, but that’s because I couldn’t go any further with the business plan.
Nice pic of the Mumper meet-up. It’s nice to put a couple more faces to the names. I’ve already had the pleasure of meeting FCM, and a couple of former Mumpers who don’t post here anymore. Good times were had, even though they called me a lush because I ordered an adult beverage (or maybe two). 
May I borrow those sometime?
I promise to wash the blo…clay off before I return them.
Mowage has occured. Showerage has occured. Dindin has been et. OYKW cooked. A couple beerverages have been consumed. Life is good. That is all.