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Mar. 1st, 2016
When did that happen?
Mar. 1st, 2016 09:40 amSpray starch is out and bleach beads are in. I am madly behind in my laundry knowledge.
I got to the pool even earlier than my lately early time. Still no fucking lane line fix BUT the pool population was such that it was pretty much a non issue today. And my swim was very good.
The trip home, however, was a bear. With no traffic, I can get home in 15 mins. With the usual morning traffic, it takes me usually 20/25. Today it took 45. I did get a heads up. There's a traffic sign just outside the gym that updates with bridge traffic. Usually it says 4/5/6 minutes to 1st Ave exit (my exit). Today it said 20. OOOPs. So I went to Safeway.
I needed bleach, spray starch and tortillas. Safeway had no starch at all. None. Not a hint. Zip. WTF???? And no small bottles of bleach. I do not need a jug. Just a small bottle. But they had something called bleach beads that you add to water. Ok. Fine.
I walked across the parking lot to Bartell's where - hallelujah! - they had spray starch - 2 kinds - regular and heavy duty. Seems like last I looked - a decade or so ago - there were all sorts of different kinds of starch - spray and otherwise! How do people stiffen their crocheted doilies these days???? When did we give up on starch and why didn't I get the memo??
And... people who shop at Safeway before 8 am are generally pissed off people. The two people in front of me gave the cashier a really bad time. I was afraid she was going to ask me if I found everything all right and I was going to join the pity parade but by the time she got to me, she was just ring 'em up and get 'em gone.
Finally I am home and all is cool.
I need to interrupt doll production this morning to make a new pair of Crocs socks. My current ones are quickly coming to end of life. I think one more pair will get me through to warm weather.
And, speaking of weather, we're supposed to get some today. High winds starting about noon. I'll be watching from my windless condo, thank you.
I got to the pool even earlier than my lately early time. Still no fucking lane line fix BUT the pool population was such that it was pretty much a non issue today. And my swim was very good.
The trip home, however, was a bear. With no traffic, I can get home in 15 mins. With the usual morning traffic, it takes me usually 20/25. Today it took 45. I did get a heads up. There's a traffic sign just outside the gym that updates with bridge traffic. Usually it says 4/5/6 minutes to 1st Ave exit (my exit). Today it said 20. OOOPs. So I went to Safeway.
I needed bleach, spray starch and tortillas. Safeway had no starch at all. None. Not a hint. Zip. WTF???? And no small bottles of bleach. I do not need a jug. Just a small bottle. But they had something called bleach beads that you add to water. Ok. Fine.
I walked across the parking lot to Bartell's where - hallelujah! - they had spray starch - 2 kinds - regular and heavy duty. Seems like last I looked - a decade or so ago - there were all sorts of different kinds of starch - spray and otherwise! How do people stiffen their crocheted doilies these days???? When did we give up on starch and why didn't I get the memo??
And... people who shop at Safeway before 8 am are generally pissed off people. The two people in front of me gave the cashier a really bad time. I was afraid she was going to ask me if I found everything all right and I was going to join the pity parade but by the time she got to me, she was just ring 'em up and get 'em gone.
Finally I am home and all is cool.
I need to interrupt doll production this morning to make a new pair of Crocs socks. My current ones are quickly coming to end of life. I think one more pair will get me through to warm weather.
And, speaking of weather, we're supposed to get some today. High winds starting about noon. I'll be watching from my windless condo, thank you.
Socks made:
They are not for style (obviously?) but for comfort and warmth. It's impossible to make Crocs look stylish. I wouldn't even try. But, to be able to slip my bare feet into warm and soft shoes quickly and head out the door... that's a thing. The button on the top of the toe is attached to the sock and is to keep it in the shoe when I pull my foot out. I bought some Etsy socks once that had that and I thought it was very clever. So, when I redesigned the socks so they last longer, feel warmer and have a nice padding, I kept the button.
I am so tired of itching. I'm fairly convinced that most of it is winter dry skin itching and some of it is some kind of skin virus/bug bite patches that are healing but slowly. I no longer care what's causing it, I just want it to go away.
This year, there are a whole wad of Mariners spring training games on TV. Last year there were some and the year before there were a few. It used to be that there were only a handful of games available on the radio. Now, this year, 20 games (2/3rds) will be televised. Also I like the TV announcers a little better than the radio ones. So yeah. BUT...they are all afternoon games and I like to sew in the afternoons and the sewing room has no TV.
So... I just bought myself a month of MLB.TV. $25. I will cancel at the end of the month because 1. all the games switch to night and I don't sew at night and 2. the home games are all blacked out on the app anyway so it's basically useless for me. But now, for March, on my phone or tablet, there will be much baseballing and sewing to go with it.
I also just paid $20 for a $15 thread organizer. I toyed with the idea of going to JoAnn's to get it. I bought one there a while back for $15 and I want a second one now. BUT I knew that a trip to JoAnn's would cost me way more than $15 and that's not even counting time and gas. There would be at least double that and probably triple the cost of stuff I would find and 'need'. So, I did the smart thing. I ordered the same thing on Amazon for $20 and consider it good money saved.
They are not for style (obviously?) but for comfort and warmth. It's impossible to make Crocs look stylish. I wouldn't even try. But, to be able to slip my bare feet into warm and soft shoes quickly and head out the door... that's a thing. The button on the top of the toe is attached to the sock and is to keep it in the shoe when I pull my foot out. I bought some Etsy socks once that had that and I thought it was very clever. So, when I redesigned the socks so they last longer, feel warmer and have a nice padding, I kept the button.
I am so tired of itching. I'm fairly convinced that most of it is winter dry skin itching and some of it is some kind of skin virus/bug bite patches that are healing but slowly. I no longer care what's causing it, I just want it to go away.
This year, there are a whole wad of Mariners spring training games on TV. Last year there were some and the year before there were a few. It used to be that there were only a handful of games available on the radio. Now, this year, 20 games (2/3rds) will be televised. Also I like the TV announcers a little better than the radio ones. So yeah. BUT...they are all afternoon games and I like to sew in the afternoons and the sewing room has no TV.
So... I just bought myself a month of MLB.TV. $25. I will cancel at the end of the month because 1. all the games switch to night and I don't sew at night and 2. the home games are all blacked out on the app anyway so it's basically useless for me. But now, for March, on my phone or tablet, there will be much baseballing and sewing to go with it.
I also just paid $20 for a $15 thread organizer. I toyed with the idea of going to JoAnn's to get it. I bought one there a while back for $15 and I want a second one now. BUT I knew that a trip to JoAnn's would cost me way more than $15 and that's not even counting time and gas. There would be at least double that and probably triple the cost of stuff I would find and 'need'. So, I did the smart thing. I ordered the same thing on Amazon for $20 and consider it good money saved.