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Whew! What a busy weekend. Lots of domesticity occurring around here. I've been working on little projects around the house all weekend and things are really shaping up around here. It feels good!
Not much else to say. Just wanted to pop in and say hello. So, I'll turn it over to you. How was your weekend? What did you end up doing?
This is one of those nights when I really just shouldn't blog because I'm feeling sorry for myself and wallowing in regret. So, I will keep it short.
My big news is that Bear got her vaccinations today and had another bad reaction (same as last year). Her cute little face got all swollen and she was itchy all over. She started whining and crying and it just broke my heart. So, we trucked on over to the emergency vet and got her a steroid shot (I had already given her loads of Benedryl and it wasn't working). She's doing just fine now. The shot below is after most of the swelling went down. She's such a doll.
The dog bite bruise on my arm is looking quite lovely today. It was so hideous, I actually wore a long sleeve sweater all day. See the shot from tonight here and compare to the first day. Yuck!
Okay, I'm ending this before I start waxing poetic about my pathetic life. I just know my weekend is going to get better. It has to.
Anyone have any fun plans for the weekend?
Live: Well, my arm hasn't fallen off yet. That's a good thing. The dogs are all back to their normal chaos. I had an odd day - woke up late because my alarm didn't go off, got to work in time to respond to a few emails and go to lunch, got back to respond to a few more emails and then left early to go buy a fabulously exciting carpet cleaner. Yes. I said carpet cleaner. I had a Guinness for dinner and then spent most of the evening committed to completely finishing that afghan. I lead such an enthralling life. Yawnnnnnnn....
Love: I wanted to say that I love you all and I'm so sorry I haven't been visiting your blogs this week. I promise to catch up this weekend. I certainly miss you! You see, I've been all wrapped up with a few things, including working diligently on that afghan each evening when I normally blog read. See near finished product below. I only have one skein of yarn left and I will be done tonight! It's going to be 7 feet by 6 feet - huge and warm and cuddly!
Laugh: You know, you'd think people would learn lessons about taking photographs with mirrors in the room. Nope. Not this guy. (NSFW) And for some reason this and this cracked me up too. (Totally SFW)
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Gratus: I've said it before and I'll say it again and again: I'm so grateful for good friends. They make life worth living. Thank you!
Live: Oh, lots of drama this morning on Grey Street. My dogs Daisy and Amanda got in a big scuffle on the front lawn. I had no other option than to break it up with my bare hands. It was a calculated risk and my arm is lovely and colorful in two places now. The good news is they are unharmed and back to being best buddies. I have no idea what set them off. I think they might have been watching Fox News again and gotten into a heated debate about Obama's foreign policy. Yeah, I think that must have been it.
Love: I'm a HUGE fan of Jane Austen's books. Pride & Prejudice???? Oh, how I love thee. I can read it over and over. Now, it's a little known fact that I also love zombies. Yes, I said zombies. And, you can only imagine the joy and excitement I experienced when a package arrived from my lovely friend and cousin and it was none other than the book Pride and Prejudice AND Zombies!!!! I'm going to have so much fun taking this on the plane to Oklahoma next month and scaring all the passengers.
Laugh: Your daily laugh is on me today. Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of your dog bitten arm without it being a complete bewb shot? It's hard. Take my word for it. I now have about 30 pictures of my cleavage on my laptop all failed attempts at trying to capture my stupid dog bite on camera. Delete delete delete.
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Gratus: I'm so grateful that neither of the dogs were hurt in the scuffle today and it turned out to be an okay day for me despite the early harbingers. So, how was your Wednesday? Hope your week is going well!
Here's a random typewriter shot from today... sans my boobs.
Live: Okay, raise your hand if you ran around all day thinking it was Monday.... I thought so. Me too! But, on the upside, it's a short week. So, the weekend will be here before we know it. Unfortunately, I have to work this weekend. Booooooo.
Love: Okay, hear me out on this one. You know I love TED videos and this one on ten things you didn't know about the orgasm is no exception. It's funny and quirky and #10 is especially interesting in that frightening way, on the off chance that I might get catapulted across the room one day. As you can imagine, listening to this is probably not safe for work unless you work somewhere really cool and then you need to let me know where you work so I can send in my resume.
Laugh: If you're not reading Dooce, what is wrong with you? Kidding. I kid. But seriously, she's really funny and insightful. These pictures she posted today are no exception. This woman really makes me laugh.
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Gratus: Today, I posted a tweet that said, "Sanity. Is there an app for that?" Someone graciously responded that sanity is highly overrated. Thank God. I was worried there for a second that losing mine was going to be an issue.
I don't have picture of the entire afghan tonight because I'm lazy and only made about 10 inches of progress today. Here's a close-up though. Totally phoning in this picture for my 365. I really need to get back to taking real pictures.
I know y'all are just dying for an update on the afghan. Oh yeah.
Well, regardless, you're getting one. It's now 7 feet by 30 inches and growing. So, I'm about half done.
Hope you all had a nice relaxing weekend. This is how my day went. Kidding. I was totally wearing a bra (although my bewbs are not that big. He's got a nice rack).
Oh, we were talking about the crocheting.... Here it is:
The holidays have been especially hard for me the past two years. Even rather unassuming holidays such as Memorial Day have apparently proven difficult for me. Today I just woke up pissy and bitter about spending the long weekend without big plans with family and friends.
But, I'm powering through it with yarn. A mountain of yarn. Never underestimate the power of yarn and an entire weekend of nothing to do but crochet. Cathartic.
So, I went out today in the rain and searched every Michael's and Joann's in the greater Nashville Metropolitan area for all the Lion's Brand Thick & Quick in oatmeal shade I could put my paws on. I came up with 15 skeins of oatmeal and couldn't turn away from 3 skeins of barley that were just scrumptious. I'm using the oatmeal to make an afghan and I'm using the barley to make a hat and scarf. And, it will not only keep me busy through the holiday weekend, but into the coming weeks too.
Although, I'm already 1/5th of the way through the afghan. I may need a lot more freaking yarn to get through life in general....
So, what do you do to power through tough times? What do you do to keep yourself busy when you're restless? Hopefully, you don't suffer from a yarn addiction like me. I learned this weekend that it's rather expensive.
Here's my mountain, soon to be afghan....
This what I'm spending my Saturday night with....
And, this is me... the Jesus Christ Superstar of Hat Making....
Oh, yeah baby! I'm a crazy loom knitting woman. Don't try to stop me. You'll probably see me next on one of those $9.99 videos called Knitters Gone Wild. I'm the girl your mother warned you about.... Be afraid... be very very afraid....
Cuz you're getting a knit hat for Christmas.
Update!!!! The finished product:
I ain't got nothin' but love for you, baby!
Woo hoo!
What are your plans? I have a task list a mile long, but I do plan on having some fun, like watching some Monty Python, hitting the dog park if it doesn't rain, getting a pedicure and doing a photo shoot at a historic school here in Nashvegas. Well, whatever your plans, I hope you have a safe and wonderful weekend!
I wasn't going to post a blog tonight. My computer is supposed to be OFF because I am supposed to be cleaning house, but I came across this picture today that made me laugh so hard that I had to share the joy.
You see, I have a bit of an obsession with mullets...mullets and skullets and femullets and fromullets and camaromullets.... There's even a rating system - the more angry the mullet, the higher the mulletude. It's awesome.
Now, I used to get my mullet fix from this website called Mullets Galore, but it shut down. Tonight, while trying to explain to a friend what a skullet was, I stumbled across Mullet Junky, which is the new and improved information mullet super store.
Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to go get my mullet on....
Here's a picture that really has absolutely nothing to do with this post.
