It’s been a quiet week over here since I started my first week of actually working at the Temp Job from Hades. Not much to discuss but the hideous nature of my job (call center shudder shudder), how happy I am to have next weekend off so I can go to Crafty Wonderland, how excited [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Boring update for those interested in such things
Posted in blather on May 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My new favorite
Posted in blather on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just randomly clicked on this video on YouTube and now I have a new favorite song. Send Laura Peek and the Winning Hearts some love, yo!
If you have the strength….
Posted in blather, tagged blogging on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
this makes some interesting reading. Please, go ahead. I’ll wait. (A long time. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.)
I feel the need to preface this with a comment that I rarely create social commentary, or write about anything that strays from my personal experiences and try to keep my friends and family off the blog [...]
Portland Saturday
Posted in blather, tagged PDX on May 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After the insane heat of last weekend (well, relatively insane), there were four days of rain and today was sunny and warm. The Oregonians were pleased and did what Oregonians do on such weekends:
They went to play outside.
And I joined them. I’m an indoor girl, if you can’t tell by all the crafting and other [...]
Lentil Soup for Four Days of Rain
Posted in cooking, tagged lentil soup on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
16 oz lentils, any kind you like. I like green.
1 sweet onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, cut into chunks
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 large russet potato, or your favorite spud
2 tbls. canola oil
1 bay leaf
handful of tarragon
handful of oregano
salt to taste
Chop carrots, onion, celery and potato while the four year old nephew begs for a carrot. Peel [...]
Knitting for Defense
Posted in knitting, tagged gloves for service men on May 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My brother is a reenactor. There, I said it, he is. He has uniforms from WWI and WWII for Americans, Germans and Russians. He has uniforms for the American Civil War, both sides, and the American Revolution. It’s how he met his wife, whom I love, so don’t hate! That’s how I got my nephews. [...]
Who doesn’t love a pinup girl?
Posted in blather on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last Saturday my sister in law and I went down to the Mill End Store in Milwaukie, this huge fabric store that sells some yarn, and the antique mall not far away from the house. Pretty general in the way on antiques, total crap mixed in with real finds, but there were two floors and [...]
I have been knitting…
Posted in blather on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
but I’m not going to show you. So nah!
I have been going to job training for the Temp Job from Hell for the past two days, which might not be so bad since most of the people there are my age and the management knows that no one wants to make a career out of [...]
Pasta Salad for F***ing Hot Days
Posted in cooking, tagged pasta salad on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
big bag of corkscrew pasta
2 medium carrots
2 stalks of celery
1 12 oz can black olives
1 12 oz jar artichoke hearts, drained
4 stalks green onions
1/2 16 oz bag frozen peas, cooked then cooled
1/2 bottle Italian dressing
cheddar cheese, as much as your heart desires
1/2 bag precut broccoli florets
Boil the pasta while you sweat bullets in the non-air [...]
Lifelines… use ‘em
Posted in blather, knitting on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a steamy day here, in the high 80’s and God knows the humidity, but it’s hot here in an old house with no air conditioning. I know most of the country gets by without it, I did in San Diego, but in Las Vegas AC is an absolute necessity. So today was spent [...]
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