crossing my fingers

It's Friday and I am excited.

I have been getting shit for work since before Christmas. I have been assured by LLS that all is well and that it is just a slow time for the ICs. So, I've been patient with all this, but I started to watch the various opportunities on the MT sites. I found one yesterday that may just be the one. It would fill in nicely with what I have going with LLS.
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We have some people coming over on Sunday afternoon for cocktails, munchies and gambling. I think it will be some poker and some LCR (my personal favorite). I am not too hip on the entertaining thing, but I think they are low-maintenance and maybe will want to lose some $$$ to me :^)
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I think the monthly tag sale at the airport is this weekend. I will be heading out there as soon as the malemate gets back from the gym. Maybe I'll find some unbelievable bargains.
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I finished the rug. I am so disappointed and unhappy with it. I had a mohair wool blanket that I had to use so that I could get rid of it - because I simply cannot and will not throw away wool! Well, it was a bit too thick to work with.



It's called roses are not red.
But, I started two new ones, in colors I am happy about. I am hoping they will turn out to be a matched set to use in the living room. It's a matter of having enough fabric to complete 2 rugs.
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It's the weekend and it's supposed to be up to 60 degrees on Sunday.
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life in the blah lane

This week I cried. Emotions came crashing down when I realized how much I hate being away from good friends. I have never referred to the malemate as my best friend. I have loved him, but he has never been a best friend. I don't share any in depth things with him anymore. I have no desire to, because early in the relationship, I realized he does not give it back.

In depth shares are a tit for tat thing for me. It's a trust builder. I'll gladly reveal, but I would hope that you trust me enough to also feel safe enough to do the same. I don't have that kind of feeling with him -- and obviously he does not with me either, as he has given up so very little over the years.

I just miss having a good friend within 10-15 minutes away. I am guilty of not orchestrating anything to change that in this town, which is really kind of strange for me. Making new acquaintances, some of them which turned to best friends, has never been that hard for me. I think it's because I have been 'out there' and open. None of that is true any more. I'm caged within my own anger. I wonder what will change that and when/if it will change.
I sure hope I'm not too old when it does.


I went and saw the movie "the bucket list".
I laughed.
I cried.
I was entertained.
I would rate it 8.5 out of 10

to me from me

After switching to the Dvorak method of typing, I treated myself to a Typematrix 2030 Dvorak keyboard. Then about a year later, I decided I should probably have another as backup. I called the company only to be told that they did not have any of the Dvorak keyboards in stock and did not know when they would be. They suggested I order a different one. Since I did not have much choice, I did just that. It's now about a year later after ordering the 2nd keyboard and I really want another one like my first. I emailed the company again whining about them not having the Dvorak nor did they even have the qwerty 2030s available any longer and how desperate I was to get another one. I even asked if they were going out of business as I have watched as their inventory depleted on the website.

Surprise, I received a response within minutes. NO! they are not going out of business! They placed an order over 20 months ago and still have not received the shipment as they are a 'little fish in a big sea'. However, she was in the warehouse last week and found a couple of the Dvoraks that she could sell .

The invoice was included in the email, the order was placed and only the waiting is left. Happy is me.

God, I want a cigarette.

The 70plus-year-old neighbor received a computer from her son for Christmas. It has the dreaded Vista on it. She called today and asked if I could take a looksee as she was having issues with it. I have never played with Vista, so we clicked, tapped and moused our way through a couple of the issues.

Poor ol' gal made the jump to Vista from Windows 98.
I think she wanted a cigarette too.
I want a Macintosh.

rugging me

I finally started a rug! I kept telling myself that I would get started on one when the weather turned cold -- because after all, wool is just too hot to work with in the summer.

Well, the cool weather started and it got colder and colder and I kept buying more and more wool coats, blankets, etc. at the thrift stores and storing it all away in bins in the garage, and still I did not start a rug.

So, here I am with a garage full of plastic bins which are full of wool and mothballs, thinking I should probably buy more bins because I am running out of space in the bins that I have to put my wool bargains, which I will be making rugs out of and absolutely no plan to actually start one.

The realization set in, once again, that simply put, I am addicted to a bargain - doesn't matter what it is -- if it's a good deal, I want it.

Oh, and before I forget, happy new year and happy blogging anniversary Jock. I thought about you on the 31st, but I was too busy bowling for bux to stop by your blog and acknowledge it.
Maybe I should go do that now.