Come my little friends as we all sing a little la de dum dum dum   
01:02am 10/06/2009
  I have a cough, a headache, a runny nose, my whole body itches and aches, I can't sleep, and I have The Happy Working Song stuck in my head.

Clearly I'm being punished for something.

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01:28am 10/06/2009
  Still awake, due to Unseasonable Hell Cold From Hell.

Therefore, a dumb meme.

Answer only YES or NO
Do not explain anything unless specifically asked in the comments.

Been arrested? — No
Kissed someone you didn't like? — Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? — Yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? — Yes
Held a snake? — Yes
Ran a red light? — Yes
Been suspended from school? — Yes
Experienced love at first sight? — No
Totaled your car in an accident? — No
Been fired from a job? — Yes
Fired somebody? — No
Sung karaoke? — Yes
Pointed a gun at someone? — No
Did something you told yourself you wouldn't? — Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? — Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? — Yes
Kissed in the rain? — No
Had a close brush with death (your own)? — Yes
Saw someone die? — Yes
Played Spin-the-Bottle? — Yes
Smoked a cigar? — No
Sat on a rooftop? — Yes
Smuggled something into another country? — Yes
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? — Yes
Broken a bone? — No
Skipped school? — Yes
Eaten a bug? — Yes
Sleepwalked? — No
Walked on a moonlit beach? — Yes
Ridden a motorcycle? — No
Dumped someone? — Yes
Forgotten your anniversary? — No
Lied to avoid a ticket? — No
Ridden in a helicopter? — No
Shaved your head? — No
Blacked out from drinking? — No
Played a prank on someone? — Yes
Hit a home run? — No
Felt like killing someone? — Yes
Cross-dressed? — Yes
Been falling-down drunk? — No
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? — Yes
Eaten snake? — No
Marched/Protested? — Yes
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? — No
Puked on an amusement ride? — No
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? — No
Knitted? — Yes
Been on TV? — No
Shot a gun? — No
Skinny-dipped? — No
Given someone stitches? — No
Eaten a whole habenero pepper? — No
Ridden a surfboard? — No
Drunk straight from a liquor bottle? — No
Had surgery? — Yes
Streaked? — No
Been taken by ambulance to a hospital? — Yes
Tripped on mushrooms? — No
Passed out when NOT drinking? — Yes
Peed on a bush? — Yes
Donated Blood? — Yes
Grabbed electric fence? — Yes
Eaten alligator meat? — No
Eaten cheesecake? — Yes
Killed an animal when not hunting? — No
Peed your pants in public? — No
Snuck into a movie without paying? — No
Written graffiti? — Yes
Still love someone you shouldn't? — No
Think about the future? — Yes
Been in handcuffs? — No
Believe in love? — Yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? — No

...well, that was boring. On to the next diversion...

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01:29am 10/06/2009
  From an article on Yahoo! Titled Eight tips for how money CAN buy you happiness:

2. End marital conflict. If you’re constantly arguing about the unkempt lawn, or the moldering laundry, see if you can throw some money at the problem. Can you hire the teenager down the street to clean out the garage?

Newsflash, people who have the spare change to pay teenagers to clean their house: if you and your spouse are 'constantly' arguing over something as dumb as the lawn or the garage, 'throwing money at the problem' isn't going to fix the underlying issue. Pay for marriage counseling instead. Or a hooker.

Also: Governator to Ditch Textbooks for E-Books

Putting aside my opinion on the matter (I haven't used an actual text textbook in years-- my teachers rarely assign them), I would like to point out that our Governor would lose in a speech contest to a nine-year-old. I don't know if he writes his own speeches, or if someone does it for him and he fucks them up, but he just sounds like a 9th grade English paper every time he opens his mouth.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Will you Please Go Now!

Next time, Hats.

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Sing Along!   
01:49am 10/06/2009
  Sunday Mom and I went out to eat, and ended up at the Sewing and Vacuum shop where, after much squeeing and getting my learn on, I got a real sewing machine for my birthday. It's an old Singer, which is fine with me because my two criteria for machines were a) works and b) doesn't cost $400. According to Anonymous People on Sewing Forums, though, the older machines are better, since they're heavier, last longer and are more dependable.

So far, my machine (whose name is Suzie) has proven herself quite worthy, and will put a neat little zig-zag stitch through just about anything I throw at her with nary a complaint.

Anyway, Hats.


I actually made this one for Skittle with the Handi-Stitch, then took a seam ripper to it and re-did it with Suzie the night I got her. I was still getting used to the machine, though, so Skittle's poor hat looks pretty ghetto. I'm going to just get some more fleece and re-do the whole thing, now that I have a few more hats under my belt.


Simple, using what I had left from my trip to the fabric store. It's a very solid hat, but the ears are off-kilter and I couldn't fix them no matter how hard I tried, and I feel like anyone who so much as glances at the hat will see the glaring problem with it right away even though probably no one will notice but me. Anyway.


Using more of the airline blanket and a weird-looking scarf I found in my drawer, I took my first crack at ear-flaps. I think I'm going to need a couple more tries until I'm comfortable with them, but at least I have the concept down. Also practicing shapes for when I have to re-applique that moon on Skittle's hat ;_; so hard (also the flaps looked plain and needed hearts).

I'm running out of fabric and random garments to mangle, so I'm gonna need to go back to the fabric store sometime soon. Hopefully fleece is still on sale.

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FJAKFEJAKFERACA!   
04:49pm 10/06/2009
  Alberta man, 77, charges attacking bear, swearing in Cree, and rams branch down animal's throat

I want this man as my husband.

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