Jan. 22nd, 2016

Friday

Jan. 22nd, 2016 10:36 am
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All of a sudden, it seems, I keep bumping into earthquakes. Some national news story about the NW on TV and how, around here, we are building against the next tsunami which is about 100 years overdue. (nums could be off but that's the gist.) And the novel I'm listening to while I swim uses earthquakes in St. Louis as a plot pivot. And just now I saw 3 unrelated tweets about earthquake reporting, planning and happening. WTF? I vote no.

I went back to the dollar store this morning after my swim and scored some cool elastics for my dolls. I went back to get some more gummy bear/worms that I got last time but they had run out. Oh and waxed paper. They have the best waxed paper for sewing (I use it for adding hair and keeping certain bits together or easing them through... you sew over it and then it's very easy to tear away. Good waxed paper doesn't work as well.)

When my doctor insisted on proscribing a new rescue inhaler, I pshawed him (not out loud) and very nearly didn't get the prescription filled. I didn't even take it out of the box and put it in the drawer with the rest of the Drug Stash.

It kind of started while I was swimming and then built up after - this cough/breathing attack that wasn't horrible but felt like it could get to horrible pretty fast. I sat in the car and breathed and drank water in small sips and it got way better. But, that fucking rescue inhaler is moving into my pocketbook to live today.

I have nothing on the calendar until next Tuesday. It looks like they might be starting up the new trolley ... finally. Two years ago, the track installation fucked with my drive to the pool every day. But, they finished the track eons ago. Then the actual trolleys were delayed and then the testing took forever. Then earlier this week they announced the details for the opening ceremonies but no date for same. Today they announced they would start allowing passengers on Saturday.

I love this city but the number of times it trips over itself never fails to astound and amuse me.

Anyway, maybe this weekend even - I will likely go take a trolley ride. The end of it is two blocks from here and it goes through Capital Hill which has all kinds of restaurants and fun shopping but no parking. I'm thinking it will be a fun thing to use for grocery/lunch/brunch runs.

But, now, I think I'll go make a doll.
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My parents bent over backwards to never ever ever favor one of their children over the other. If one child got something, we all three did. No favorites allowed. It was a big freakin' deal.

My brother had two kids and my sister had three. When they hit 18, each grandchild received a financial gift from my parents every year for four years - $5,000. They could spend it any way they chose (the hope was for college).

After he died, my Mom told me that my father had agonized for a really really long time - nearly scuttling the whole program - over the fact that I had no children and so would not benefit in any way from this largess. Until she told me, the idea didn't even occur to me but the fact that he was so stressed over it came as no surprise.

Anyway, it seems very wrong to have a favorite of these dolls, so I try not to but, don't tell the rest, if I did, I think it might be this one.



I made another swimsuit today so only one doll. Back to normal production volumes, maybe, tomorrow.

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Jan. 22nd, 2016 04:18 pm
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Hunter, next door, just brought me STILL WARM chocolate chip cookies!!!

And he allowed as how they are unleaded - good to know cause I plan to make several disappear right this minute.

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