First on 7! WOOHOO!
goodnight all
eta: yes I did stay up until post # 300 appeared, why do you ask? 
Why does Attacks Husband’s wife live in Hawaii and he doesn’t?
I am very confused.
I just spent 3 hours of my life (that I’ll never get back, mind you) attempting to catalog a made-up book by my Cataloging professor. She delights in the abstruse, the obscure and the exceptions to the rule. That can all be fun and good, BUT NOT WHEN IT’S AN INTRO COURSE AND SHE HAS YET TO TEACH US ANYTHING.
I hate this class so much–but I don’t hate cataloging. I haven’t learned enough about cat. to KNOW if I hate it. She truly sucks as a teacher.
breakfast date with gf in am. Yay! And Ima gonna ride my bike there, so’s I’ll be a trimmer rigs. The cool weather had me try on my jeans–and they are tighter than they were last spring (at least I can still get into them…)
I’m sick of being a size 12. Time was, I was an 8 and then I had 3 kids and stuff happened. I figure the time to do it is now, before I get more old and decrepit. Problem: I love chocolate. Another problem: I hate formalized exercise programs.
Have a great weekend, folks.
Lunch, may your name be sealed. And try to be good this year. 
Hey kai!! I’m glad to see you’ve made some good decisions about your “friend” that contacted you. It sounds like she needs a lot more professional help than anyone can provide right now. Her message indicates she’s still not in the best frame of mind.
Mork, nothing beats the aroma that permeates the house of something freshly baked from the oven. That adds to the taste as well.
Yeah, that’s the only thing about geocaching. Unless you have a gps for something else, it takes a hefty upfront investment that you might not use later. It’s like $100-$200 for a low-end gps, so that’s why I might not do it. But maybe one day.
McUNE, working at a scrapbook store sounds so fun! Do you get a discount while working there? You might lose your whole paycheck there. 
But I guess it’s better than the minus one normally walks out of a store like that with.
Thanks. I read this over several times and I’m not exactly sure what you mean, but I’m taking a guess. Silk has that sticky feel to it even when it’s charmeuse since they have to take off the gummy part that holds the cocoon together. So maybe that’s what you meant by not that soft to use. Polyester/cotton doesn’t have that sticky feel but it’s not as drapeable because there’s the synthetic fiber in it which dulls machine needles easily and causes skipped stitches and which doesn’t bend all that easily. So I’m guessing that bamboo is more drapeable because of the lack of synthetic in it, but is softer than silk because of the lack of stickiness. Am I guessing right?
I’m not sure what this is telling me except that I shouldn’t get any dogs or cats if I decide to get the bamboo fabric. 
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Mamatigs**, sorry to hear about your friend’s health.
Sage advice. Just curious. Does this come from some first-hand knowledge or just observation?
Hugs to everyone with parents and double hugs to those that don’t understand theirs.
SCL, I’ll do a ::snoopy dance:: for you. I’m glad that chiropractor worked for you.
It’s been quite the day today. I waited all afternoon for a plumber that forgot to show up. :rolleyes: But he’s a nice guy and was really apologetic, so I couldn’t be too mad. But now I’m tired from all that waiting, so I’m off to bed.
But before I go, here’s my song to you Dotty. I have a feeling you already do this though.
I Hope You Dance
[Lee Ann Womack]I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they’re worth taking
Lovin’ might be a mistake
But it’s worth making
Don’t let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance[/Lee Ann Womack]
I hope you dance, y’all!!
Good night and good morning everyone!
Yes. Bamboo fabric seems to just run through your fingers–I have no idea how easy/hard it would be to sew by hand or machine. I’m guessing that it’s alot like jersey(?)–sort of stretchy (but with a memory), and malleable. Linen and cotton* sort of stand up by themselves (not starched)–but the fibers have a stiffness. Bamboo does not. That’s what I’m getting at. Silk bends and folds, and its folds are stiff–it holds a crease. That’s what I meant by not being “soft”. You can crease bamboo, but it would need pressing. Does that help?
- I realize this could be laughable and depends mightily on the thread count and blend and weave, but work with me here! A simple cotton T shirt has body to it. A bamboo shirt does not.
buy some and try it–and let us know!
(and how do you know so much about fabric? I’m impressed. I’ve always wanted to know more about it, but never could figure out how to learn).
yawn
Anyone else still up?
Yeah. I seem to be unable to fall asleep despite that bottle of cider I consumed. Maybe I’ll work on some writing or something.
Thanks, I think I know what you mean, but it could also depend on the weave as well. If it’s a jersey knit, it would be more stretchy and malleable and if it’s a woven, it might be less so. I’m just guessing again.
And thanks for the kind words. I learned about fabric because I love them. I learn about them by going to fabric stores and reading about them. But most importantly by sewing on them because they often don’t sew up the way they look or feel.
If you’re interested, there are some great books by Sandra Betzina called Fabric Savvy and More Fabric Savvy that has some good info. on fabrics. I found those at my local library. And while I’ve never actually seen these except in ads, they look good too. . . All About Cotton, All About Wool and All About Silk because they’re supposed to have swatches of the fabrics that you can feel.
Yes, LOUNE and Haze, I’m still up. Did you have anything in mind? LOUNE, I still can’t figure out why people park so close to me. Since you’re up anyway, could you solve that puzzle for me? Yesterday, I parked in an empty parking lot, so there were about 50 empty parking spaces all around me. I stopped in a store for less than 10 minutes and when I got back, there was a car parked right next to me. And that wasn’t the most baffling part. I was so tempted to go and ask the guy why he chose that one spot in the whole lot next to me that I looked over to see what he looked like and he was pulling out a tupperware container to eat his dinner. Why would he park right next to someone if he was going to eat his dinner? Baffling. Solve, please.
I drive a 1988 Mercury Tracer. I like to find the person that has the nice car and parks away from everyone else and park right next to them. There’s a guy in my building that has a black Ferrari 430. I park by him every time I see his car (usually taking up three spaces, too).
Then again, I’m an asshole.
It’s because you are a weird person magnet, Roo.
My friends and I always joke about how we seems to be loser magnets when it comes to guys, because every time we get involved with a guy it just ends up badly. I don’t know if the same theory can be applied to parking cars, though.
It’s funny…guys seem to get hit with the “loser” label more than women do…
I’m up too, for a bit. Woke up and felt like working on meeting notes. That’ll mean I can get up a little later than originally planned.
I think the magnet analogy could apply to cars. After all, they’re mostly made of metal.
As for the fabric discussion: I, too, was impressed by your knowledge of fabric and fibers, Roo. My bamboo sheets feel kind of like cotton sateen sheets but, as rigs describes, with less body. They’re very nice, in any case.
Back to my notes.
GT
Well, my car is nondescript and kinda dirty at the moment, so this doesn’t apply.
Yes, but what about my car issue?
Well, here I am, late at night chatting with the both of you, so maybe that’s QED.
Just sayin’.
Please remember that I’m not in the car when this happens so they don’t actually see me until after they decide to park there. But I guess you’re saying that I leave some sort of weird magnetism even after I leave?
And what conclusion can you draw about that?
And another vote for the weird magnetism theory.
gt, welcome to the late night crew.
Thanks. So maybe it wasn’t the type of weave that I surmised earlier.
It does seem to be somewhat gender specific. My girlfriends will describe a bad date as one with a loser, but I’ve rarely heard my guyfriends do that. Not sure why it’s like that though.
ETA: The loser-magnet theory has nothing to do with looks, Roo. It’s just an … aura. Sorry, there’s nothing you can do about it. You just have to sigh and live with it.
Roo, maybe your car is an asshole? Were you a proctologist in a previous life?
I think it all goes back to certain gender roles. If a guy doesn’t live up to it, he’s essentially a “loser”. Because females have a large degree of say when it comes to a relationship and can be/are picky, they can also affix labels. To the victors go the spoils, I suppose.
sigh
Well, I’m pretty sure my car wasn’t a proctologist in a former life. And if my previous lives rub off on the car, did I have to be a proctologist to be an asshole? :dubious:
Yes, but men have different criteria and are just as picky. If they come back from a bad date, they call the woman a dog. Now that’s not very nice, is it? :mad:
LOUNE: I suppose, although the losers my friend and I talk about are not merely ones who do not live up to their “gender roles,” but like, seriously weird people. Like guys who cyberstalk you while lying about the fact that they’re still seeing their “ex”-girlfriend, or guys that buy you expensive bracelets on the first date and say things like “you are my woman now” as they put it around your wrist, or guys that think it’s perfectly okay to stick their tongue down your throat in front of a bunch of co-workers. :dubious:
I mean, neither of us are outstandingly hot or scorchingly witty, but I would say we are pretty decent girls. I don’t think it’s “picky” of us to say no to the above.
Well, I do!
…Okay, so I don’t. That’s just plain creepy. Some of the things that people do…like they’re normal things…
Ha! You know what, I agree - guys can be just as picky when it comes to expectations of girls. Maybe it’s just my circle of friends, but my guyfriends seem more unforgiving when it comes to looks. Girls that I would describe as fairly pretty get a “meh” from most of them. :dubious:
I suppose your car could have had a proctologist’s soul shoved into it. shrug
No…it’s not very nice…
OK, so far I’m getting that my car is an asshole.
And that the dating world is seriously messed up.
Yack! I’d better get to sleep before I hear any more bad news and don’t want to wake up tomorrow morning.
So smooches to you both and you too, gt.
Good night y’all!