I went to a bridal shower last year where the hostess had bought cheapie tutus to use as lampshade covers -- it was actually kind of cute.

I would be tempted to do this, but tutus (and anything else made of gathered netting or tulle) attract cat hair like crazy.

And the Sea Wasp's venom can kill you in 30 seconds.

I still half expect to someday read news about an obscure Australian creature whose bite, sting, or cross glance can make a victim spontaneously combust in an instant.

The early-60s Heloise book I've been obsessed with all my life suggests using nylon net for cheap curtains in your kitchen and/or bathroom -- easy to make! cheap to replace when you're bored! -- so I immediately thought that if you did that, when you swapped them out, you could totally use the old ones for tutus.

Not only have I read this book, I made the curtains!

You are my hero. Seriously.

So, I was just sitting here wondering why I'm so cold, when it's fairly warm outside. One thing is that I was just wearing a t-shirt, so now I have a fleece over it. But possibly the more germane thing is that I'm tryng to stretch out some too-small shoes, so I soaked them in water and put them on with socks on. So basically I've been sitting here in damp socks for two hours. No wonder!

actually Heloise inspired me to make many costumes out of tulle,too. It is very cheap!

She seemed to go on about t pant- stretchers though and I did not understand what she was talking about.

I just discovered that my phone read my hand writing, which is both fun and easier than typing on a phone !

She seemed to go on about t pant- stretchers though and I did not understand what she was talking about.

Yeah, she's obsessed with the pants stretchers -- no more long days ironing those blue jeans!!!

I'm sitting here wondering why I'm so sweaty, and gee, it is because even with the windows open, it is 74 and I spend most of the winter keeping the apt between 65 and 68, and wearing socks and a fleece. It takes me a while to get used to my summer resting temps of between 70 (night) and 78. Plus I'm on an anomalous prolonged high-internal-temp phase, which isn't helping (not a fever, my normal temp just varies 1-2 degrees and I don't like the higher one much.)

I wish it were 74 here!!

Hey, what ever happened with that drug screen?

I emailed them, and they wrote back and were like "Well, let us know if they contact you, and we'll let you know if they tell us it didn't work"...and I've heard nothing from either one. So I'm hoping that means the lab got it and didn't care. But I should really call the lab tomorrow and double check, since the HR lady never emailed back other than "I'll let you know if they call me"

I went to the thrift store today, and got a shirt, a pair of basic black shoes, a pair of doc-esque shoes with FLAMES on them, and a ginormous (like 4'X3') framed poster that goes perfect in my living room. OK, so the poster frame is kinda falling apart, and while the colors are great, it's a fugly modern painting thing...but it's the right size, is light enough to be hung on one nail, and was $5! It'll do til I find somethign I like better! So that's exciting!

meara, I wanted to thank you for your response to my friend with MS. I don't yet know what she's decided, but your perspective, I doubt she was getting elsewhere (I don't think anyone in her circle works in the med profession.)