So here's the Simpsons kipa that I finished on Thursday night, for the wedding of a dear family friend.

That's fantastic!

After 10 days off, I work Monday and Tuesday this week, and then off again for 5 days. It doesn't seem worth going in for 2 days, but there's a lot of shit that needs to get done, so I'm going for the impress-the-boss effect.

Did the entire pull apparatus come off the zipper teeth or did the tab come off the pull.

For the former, you just sort of patiently wrestle it on evenly (you'll have to remove the stops at either the top or bottom of the zipper) . For the latter, a safety pin should do the trick.

There was no stop at the end, which is why it came clean off, the whole apparatus! And I can't figure out which way it should go back on. the end it came off of is uneven.

Hmm. I wish I was there, quester, because I can usually get them back on. Is the zipper zipped?

Yup. All the way.

All I can think of is to loosen the apparatus a little with pliers, put it on, and tighten it up. Sometimes I unzip the zipper, cut the bottom, and try and thread it on from there, but the potential for disaster is high, so I don't advise it unless you are committed to live without the zipper if it doesn't work!

The real problem is that I am trying to sell it! I tried getting it back on, but as the end was uneven, only succeeded in getting half on. But, maybe your suggestion about cutting it even might work. Thanks, Sophia! I'll let you know if it works!

RE: the Edward Cullen body shimmer, I was with Alibelle when she bought some as a gift for someone.

I am almost done with my secret santa gift. OR I should say, I'm done with half of it.

Nilly, that is amazing. I wonder if Jon B has seen it?

I have now! (thanks, Hec) -- AWESOME!

(x-posted with Bitches)

Ginger, I hope you're home and safe by now.

IsraGaza updates (for Natter is too far away, for now): More bombings, more attacks, more despair. Be'er Sheva been told to get its shelters ready. It's kindda beyond me at the moment. And today's xkcd really sums it up: link.

So hoping my sis can get out of this hell for 48 hours. She really needs it.

And thank you guys, again. You've been wonderful through the whole way. I have people avoiding my online presence at the moment, and I'm not sure if that's because they don't know what to say or because they think my country is the only evil on this.

I'm going to uni soon, so I'm not sure I'll update much today. If you want me to repost my recommended links for keeping update in English, let me know.

Edit: also, Israel will let 100 trucks with humanitarian equipment to enter the Strip. Gaza claims Gilad Shalit was wounded during one of the attacks.

Thanks for the updates, but don't worry on our behalf about keeping us current, Shir. You take care of yourself, and we're continuously thinking of you, and your family, and those around you.

Glad to hear the humanitarian stuff was permitted in.