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Dec. 7th, 2015
Itching in brain and body
Dec. 7th, 2015 10:20 amYesterday afternoon I came across a sewing tip and thought 'hmmm, I should post that on the Tuesday Tip thread in the sewing sub reddit' and then it promptly disappeared from my brain, maybe never to be seen again.
It's a brain itch and it's bugging me. Plus my skin it is bugging me. Well, not right now but last night...ouch. This morning, in the shower, I scrubbed down everything and rinsed for a long time and the applied spray lotion to my back. So far, so good. Oh and took an allergy pill.
My swim was good. I left here at 7:25 and it was pitch black out. I got out of the pool at 8:45 and it was still pretty night out. It is raining hard but still, so dark. So much better than the sun's glare. I need a world where night time falls during the day and daylight is at night.
I totally get that that only make sense in my head.
I stopped at the detailing places - there are two right near each other about a mile and a half from here. The first one was locked up tight with only the OPEN! sign blinking. What.Ev.Er.
The second one was delighted to see me. $107 for the full interior detail and a complementary wash on the outside. I expected it to be more. The guy seemed nice and the place was swanky. We made a date for a week from Thursday. I'll drop it off after my swim and it will be ready at end of day. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to get home from there or back to get my car but I figure I'll worry about that next week, Scarlet.
The minute I decided to get my car detailed, the level of visible crud inside the card rose a million percent. It's just disgusting in there. Dust and grit in every crevice. I can't wait to get it spiffed.
While swimming today, I designed a gizmo to get lotion on my back. I thought I'd make it out of oil cloth... Then I realized I could sew plastic, maybe plastic wrap onto stretchy fabric and then I realized cut up plastic bags would work better and then I remembered a very large plastic bag that I have no other use for... So, about 10 lanes of swimming and that problem was solved.
Then I designed a dining room ensemble - chair toppers, place mats and napkins from my current stash of cotton fabric. Then I noodled on how to best finish the edges of my new shirt. Then I tried to remember all the things I wanted at TRader Joes.
It was a very very busy swim and a good one.
Today, besides all the sewing projects, I need to wander up to the post office.
It's a brain itch and it's bugging me. Plus my skin it is bugging me. Well, not right now but last night...ouch. This morning, in the shower, I scrubbed down everything and rinsed for a long time and the applied spray lotion to my back. So far, so good. Oh and took an allergy pill.
My swim was good. I left here at 7:25 and it was pitch black out. I got out of the pool at 8:45 and it was still pretty night out. It is raining hard but still, so dark. So much better than the sun's glare. I need a world where night time falls during the day and daylight is at night.
I totally get that that only make sense in my head.
I stopped at the detailing places - there are two right near each other about a mile and a half from here. The first one was locked up tight with only the OPEN! sign blinking. What.Ev.Er.
The second one was delighted to see me. $107 for the full interior detail and a complementary wash on the outside. I expected it to be more. The guy seemed nice and the place was swanky. We made a date for a week from Thursday. I'll drop it off after my swim and it will be ready at end of day. I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to get home from there or back to get my car but I figure I'll worry about that next week, Scarlet.
The minute I decided to get my car detailed, the level of visible crud inside the card rose a million percent. It's just disgusting in there. Dust and grit in every crevice. I can't wait to get it spiffed.
While swimming today, I designed a gizmo to get lotion on my back. I thought I'd make it out of oil cloth... Then I realized I could sew plastic, maybe plastic wrap onto stretchy fabric and then I realized cut up plastic bags would work better and then I remembered a very large plastic bag that I have no other use for... So, about 10 lanes of swimming and that problem was solved.
Then I designed a dining room ensemble - chair toppers, place mats and napkins from my current stash of cotton fabric. Then I noodled on how to best finish the edges of my new shirt. Then I tried to remember all the things I wanted at TRader Joes.
It was a very very busy swim and a good one.
Today, besides all the sewing projects, I need to wander up to the post office.
happy birthday plans
Dec. 7th, 2015 02:10 pmMy brother moved his visit back a week because one of his techs is actually going to CES (the tech's father is taking him which I think is so cool). So now he's coming in on Saturday, January 10 and staying until Sunday, January 17. That's almost too long EXCEPT it gives us plenty of time for down time. For me to swim and for him to go explore on his own. So it's actually perfect.
And... right in the middle... on Tuesday, August 12, is his birthday. His 61st. I need to figure out something a little special. Having a party with 61 of his friends is not going to be too practical but maybe I can come up with something creative.
At the sewing table today I made a pouch with handles so that I can easily rest an ice pack on my upper back. My freezer has 3 shelves and 2 baskets. One of the shelves is nothing but ice packs of various sizes and types. It's the old lady shelf.
Then my next project was to sew plastic sheeting onto one side of a japanese wash cloth strip. Now I can smear lotion all over the plastic and lather it all over my back. (I have a sponge on a wand but I think this will work better and, if it does, I can take it to the gym to use after my shower. NFW am I taking that gynormous sponge on a stick.)
Then I squared off all my fabric bits. And folded them in an organized fashion onto hangers. The pile of what was left over is actually the start of my new project. I'm going to piece it all together for starters.
I just remembered there's a home owners association meeting tonight. It's probably the last one with the really great board president. I just set a reminder so I don't forget to go.
And... right in the middle... on Tuesday, August 12, is his birthday. His 61st. I need to figure out something a little special. Having a party with 61 of his friends is not going to be too practical but maybe I can come up with something creative.
At the sewing table today I made a pouch with handles so that I can easily rest an ice pack on my upper back. My freezer has 3 shelves and 2 baskets. One of the shelves is nothing but ice packs of various sizes and types. It's the old lady shelf.
Then my next project was to sew plastic sheeting onto one side of a japanese wash cloth strip. Now I can smear lotion all over the plastic and lather it all over my back. (I have a sponge on a wand but I think this will work better and, if it does, I can take it to the gym to use after my shower. NFW am I taking that gynormous sponge on a stick.)
Then I squared off all my fabric bits. And folded them in an organized fashion onto hangers. The pile of what was left over is actually the start of my new project. I'm going to piece it all together for starters.
I just remembered there's a home owners association meeting tonight. It's probably the last one with the really great board president. I just set a reminder so I don't forget to go.
Mark Twain... again
Dec. 7th, 2015 03:24 pmThat man said it all. "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."
My brother's birthday is August 12. I have no clue what made me think it was January or what triggered the reality.
My brother's birthday is August 12. I have no clue what made me think it was January or what triggered the reality.
Me at my worst
Dec. 7th, 2015 07:18 pmHome owner associations meetings just bring out the worst me that there is. I don't know why and I try to fight it but it happens every time. The meetings are really the only way to find out what's happening in the building short of actually being on the board (which would be rancid for everyone involved). I go. 1 hour a month. And then hate myself for 4 hours after. Makes no sense.