I've only ever used complicated sewing machines. I have no intention of starting to sew my own clothes, but would like to have something fast and solid to do my own basic mending. Maybe put together a drawstring bag or too--strictly lazy people stuff. Is this a good buy? Good feature set, and good price?
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2007 8:16:43 pm PDT #3927 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
libkitty - Apr 22, 2007 10:38:10 pm PDT #3928 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I barely missed Betsy's birthday. Happy belated Birthday Betsy!
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2007 3:20:43 am PDT #3929 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
All I know is that Brother is a big brand for sewing machines.
However, I think this would be better....
brenda m - Apr 23, 2007 3:40:31 am PDT #3930 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Dammit, now I want that.
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2007 3:55:31 am PDT #3931 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Also, it includes this for free! Which if there is a Cute Overload for sewing machines, must surely be featured on it.
sarameg - Apr 23, 2007 4:07:59 am PDT #3932 of 10001
So apparently I am waking up early on Monday mornings. 3 weeks in a row translates as a trend, not a happenstance, right? Doesn't apply to the rest of the week, though.
I went to complain about the lack of a/c. To my shock, they have an Actual Maintenance Manager now. Who was there at 8:15. And his office at least LOOKS organized, with whiteboards and ticket numbers and statuses. And he entered the request on a computer using the same call tracking software I use! Y'all, this is huge. Before, it was a dubious-looking notebook with pages ripped out. Time will tell, of course.
I get weirded out that the security guard on the back stretch of roadway that I maybe take once a week recognizes me. But he's not taking care of my kids.
Stephanie - Apr 23, 2007 4:12:49 am PDT #3933 of 10001
Trust my rage
Okay headed to the hospital. Is it a bad sign when the nurses just see you on the monitor and buzz you in without you having to say anything? Or when the valets recognize you on sight? Or when the other ward nurses, not where your kids are, stop you and ask about your kids?
I listened to a This American Life once that was about hospital politics. These sons had a dad who was sick and they were trying all these different strategies to get the hospital staff to see their dad as a person and not just another patient. I think if the staff knows you and so on, it can only translate into better care for the babies.
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2007 4:27:07 am PDT #3934 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm with Stephanie on this -- not that NICU nurses would ever treat newborns worse but it never hurts to have them think positively of their charges' parents and prod their subconscious instincts to think a little more often about your babies. I'm sure chocolates and other treats for the adult care-providers wouldn't be out of line either.
signed, My Sister-in-Law Is an ICU Nurse
Kat - Apr 23, 2007 4:43:41 am PDT #3935 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm sure that's all true. It's interesting to me that the way staffing works is there is one nurse per two kids or so. Sometimes one nurse per kid. And on big days, like the day of Grace's surgery, there were two nurses just for her. So I'm not sure that they need extra prodding.
I left this morning before they put a new IV in Grace. I hate IVs.
According to the AM news this morning, the average sexual encounter lasts 24 minutes worldwide. I wonder what that means. Like penetrative sex? Very interesting and odd.
Jesse - Apr 23, 2007 4:52:50 am PDT #3936 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's interesting to me that the way staffing works is there is one nurse per two kids or so. Sometimes one nurse per kid. And on big days, like the day of Grace's surgery, there were two nurses just for her.
Wow. That is intensive care.
I am feeling good about my week so far. The weather is gorgeous today, and my Big Boss just came to ask me for something that I already left for her on Friday! Phew.