Sammi the cat was sitting on my desk kneading my chest. So now I've picked her up and held her on my arm while skritching her neck. Now she's kneading my bicep.

I guess she wants something.

An hour and a half to supper, girl.

SA, come back and tell me how to be one, because I think I've got it down, and then I encounter the humans, and I find I'm right back at square one.

Heh. Well, I don't think I've learned anything, but his syllabus--no shit--was sixteen pages long, with an additional six-page back and front assignment sheet. That is the longest syllabus I have ever been given ever, and he proceeded to read it for an hour and a half. To a class full of seniors.

It is super sassy and flattering.

Thank you!

I did this two years ago! And you look fabulous. Very fetching style for you.

Thanks. :)

SA, you look amazing - your hair frames your face beautifully, and the curls look so lush and springy without all that weight pulling them down.

I know! It's so much lighter and I think it looks so much better.

and SA looks very cute - I sent tthe link to the picture to matt so he can see

thanks! Please pass on my hello to matt. I plan to email him soon.

and thanks all of you for the compliments. They certainly help, especially in light of the fact that I got my second rejection letter in a week, informing me I wasn't selected for the Fulbright.

today is the Niles Art Walk - I will be going downtown somewhere between 430 and 5 to drink wine and Socialize. I will also be stopping at my bead shop

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because I have a watch face that I need to make into something that will go with most stuff I own - which means silver and black. but I need to get some more beads ( of course). R - ,the owner of the shop, has a space where people can sit and work on projects . Not sure if I will sit back there tonight, but I might.

P.S. - so sorry SA

Speaking of tiaras, I think I dropped the ball a little bit on the Tiara Exchange. I know I lost the spreadsheet with all the information in one handy place. I should have three copies, but I seem to have no copies. Sooooo, if anyone who participated could drop me a line and say whether they (a) got their tiara and/or (b) sent one, that would really help me out.

I'm totally Skimmpy McSkipperson right now, this job is eating my head starting with my bottom. HUgs, sympathy, congratulations and glitter to any who need it.

Oh, I did catch that Olivia Rose has entered the world. You go girl!

My car...she is still not ready. It's been a month. They are waiting on part that is made in one factory in Japan every other month that contains the letter "O", I think.

Kristin, I don't want to discourage you, so think of this as managing expectations. When I got into an accident with my Subaru Forester, it took 7 weeks for the repairs because of the send away to Japan for parts issue. I think that's fairly standard for Subarus. Even in an area like mine where there are a LOT of Subarus on the road.

Portland, she is a pretty little city.

And with that skip, I am off to wander some more and have dinner.

I'll wing the generic ~ma out for those that need, want, should have but don't want to say anything.

Kisses, bitches!

I just watched "Millions", which was...odd. And cute. And odd.

We were going to see "Something New", but it was sold out. (Edit: Millions being on DVD, Something New being in the theater)

hi meara! Miss you as of late.

I went shoe shopping tonight.

Got these and these

I got the black ones for work shoes. Hopefully they'll be comfy.