Ellie must be feeling better if she's in the dining room in a sunbeam! maybe i won't get rid of bully cat after all. also: rainbow monkey socks.
14.10.10
315/365
stupid bully cat thinks she can make up for her bad behavior by lap sitting. i don't think so. I like ellie best now. shape up or it's the farm for you!
314/365
what an idea!
that was supposed to be the idea since i can't do a facesleeve. this was my birthday gift from charles and i love it so much. i put it on immediately at my birthday party and it was perfect. I took a less goofy version to post of justine's wall and make her jealous because that was her favorite album of last year.
that was supposed to be the idea since i can't do a facesleeve. this was my birthday gift from charles and i love it so much. i put it on immediately at my birthday party and it was perfect. I took a less goofy version to post of justine's wall and make her jealous because that was her favorite album of last year.
313/365
I told my dad the leaves weren't turning here yet, then i leave work and THIS has happened. hmm. I also, to match, have a very fallicious hand knit sweater i have finished that is perfect for the weather.
312/365
lisa and i disagree about deodorant. she believes in antiperspirant, and i think heavy metals don't belong so close to my lymph nodes. She replies i stink and she'd rather have armpit cancer than smell. etc. We haven't gotten into the marketing hoopla of women's vs mens deoderant but can i just say WHAT IS UP WITH THAT? do people really believe we sweat differently? I'm guessing degree for men is extra responsive when playing sports. but women don't play sports so when do they sweat? fucking emotional moments? give me a break!
311/365
our junk mail, like most people's, usally sucks. there's no way anyone could use that many credit cards. but occasionally, we'll get a gem like this. an RCN ad. in arabic.
i bet my grandma doesn't get any junk mail in arabic on the farm.
i bet my grandma doesn't get any junk mail in arabic on the farm.
310/365
troll's done! yesterday was tram's day of indoor shooting, and today is my day of outdoor shooting- on the soccer field and in the car. i usually finish up these projects and send them on their way, so it was really fun to have a commercial shoot and get to see the finished project in action.
11.10.10
5.10.10
306/365
grey. and monday. i can't believe i still have to work the rest of this week. i need a weekend to recover from my weekend.
305/365
Last year when i first started the 365 day project, i have a great picture of me at the newberry. but now the saturday of my birthday party and the banned books readout was too busy for me to remember to take a photo. Plus working so much. put in another 8 hr day sunday after my birthday. I was a bit sad that despite all my facebook messages, only amy and my grandma called me. But lisa was so charming with how excited she was for me to turn 30 it made it more fun for me. she gave me 30 gifts and this necklace is one of them.
303/365
Guess what? fall hit chicago the first day of fall. this is the first colored leaf i saw, and while it was no longer beach weather after labor day, the 23rd of september was definately a different kind of cool weather. i never get to have a summer birthday. it's always so close, but i never quite make it.
304/365
I came into work today and cookie said, "it's your birthday today? well for your birthday you get to make a troll hairpiece."
it actually was a great thing to do on my birthday, if i have to be at work. it was very zen like and it turned out so nice. doesn't it look like real hair? wait till you see it on the troll!
it actually was a great thing to do on my birthday, if i have to be at work. it was very zen like and it turned out so nice. doesn't it look like real hair? wait till you see it on the troll!
302/365
Sooo tired. this photo every day thing is hard work. We've been working overtime trying to get the troll done for the commercial- first day of shooting is a week from yesterday. birthday girl shouldn't have to work so much!
300/365
oh what a picture 300 is. ch was trying to make a crazy bridesmaid's hat for Lady Blangenue to wear in his play (which is running NOW you should see it!) and this is what he created. sadly, it was usrped by the real thing, but this hat lives on as someone's fabulous lady gaga halloween costume.
299/365
all dressed up. I got all ready to go to ch's roommate's birthday party- but i really didn't feel like travelling, so when lynne texted me that dalice malice was playing in Rogers Park i decided since i could WALK there to do that instead. i took off these shoes, first, obviously. when i came home i felt like i'd made the right choice.
298/365
making really good progress on my sweater! i had to buy more yarn on ebay to finish the collar, but i like it so much better in this pattern than the previous one. hopefully i'll finish before it gets cold!
297/365
went downtown to the library to hear Audrey Nieffeneger read from her new book. it's pretty creepy, but i like the idea of the afterlife being a bookmobile driver. I like the thought of my mom driving around some bookmobile and keeping track of some reader's selections.
296/365
Getting excited about our upcoming trip to ISTANBUL! i started to make a google map for the tourist places. reading rick steve's istanbul again and starting to plan my itinerary!
28.9.10
cat in box
the bag lady has started to put legs on her bags and make end tables out of them that you can store stuff in. Mitzi is curious about this new phenomenon and has to investigate. she must judge whether or not she fits in every bag brought into the house.
294/365
Check out my flanged pillow! i bought this fabric for a dress but the sizing didn't wash out and it's too stiff. so home decorating instead! it matches our dining room very well so i made chair pads for our dining room chairs. one day in the cats have already ripped one off its ties and spilled coffee on the other. but besides that they look good!
293/365
In the spray booth at work. I was working inside the troll head and i had to wear the gas mask, which i absolutely hate. it smells bad, like other peoples spit. and i cant stand having something over my face like that. i don't even like having my face buried in lisa. or wearing turtlenecks. I had to keep convincing myself to keep breathing and not panic, because hyperventilating would only make the problem worse, obviously!
292/365
I took a month off for the summer but i'm going to try and get back in the hang of 365. i am closer now than i was last time, so even though it will take me much longer than a year, i want to hit that magic number.
It's september now and my birthday is coming up! Nicole of my knitting group and i are loving the hunger games trilogy. I was angry and sarah in philly for recomending such an engaging series when the third one hadn't even been written yet! and nicole said she had it on special order for the day it comes out. I asked to borrow it after she gets it... but she's getting it for her kindle! Not a help. I had it on hold for the library, number 264. if everyone has it for 3 weeks, well, that means it'll be months before i read it. BUT! my co-worker Tram gave it to me for an early birthday gift! isn't that wonderful! thank you so much tram! I am so glad I got to read it! i'm going to have to buy the first two now so i'll have a set!
It's september now and my birthday is coming up! Nicole of my knitting group and i are loving the hunger games trilogy. I was angry and sarah in philly for recomending such an engaging series when the third one hadn't even been written yet! and nicole said she had it on special order for the day it comes out. I asked to borrow it after she gets it... but she's getting it for her kindle! Not a help. I had it on hold for the library, number 264. if everyone has it for 3 weeks, well, that means it'll be months before i read it. BUT! my co-worker Tram gave it to me for an early birthday gift! isn't that wonderful! thank you so much tram! I am so glad I got to read it! i'm going to have to buy the first two now so i'll have a set!
Grasshopper
isn't this a huge grasshopper for city life? i kept thinking it would hop away but it let me get really close. i would much prefer things like grasshoppers in the garden to those filthy filthy pigeons.
For grandma
so i'm obviously behind on posting pictures because this one was this summer. i had fresh corn and purple coleslaw on tomatoes and it was food they eat on the farm. the couscous chickpea curry, not so much.
Canning
LIsa made beautiful delicious spagetti sauce. and i bought big mason jars and was going to can it. then i realized my pot is not big enoug for us to completely submerge them. i called my grandma and she said, after all that work don't mess with it, just freeze it. so that's what we did. maybe next time...
masonry work
The wierd thing about the tuckpointing being done is people being RIGHT outside our windows. since we're on the third floor, people don't look in our windows very often. it is very unnerving.
19.9.10
291/365
what a goofy smile! my sweater is getting bigger and bigger! it's almost like a bolero now. the sleeves are past short sleeve length and getting close to 3/4s. i'm very excited about it. i am usually so close the pattern it's good for me to see photos of it from far away for the whole effect! I try it on too frequently now that the sleeves are on different needles!
"managing risk is an art in itself"
Lisa has a new position at work. She's in the risk department now and it sounds very exciting. i am so happy for her that she seems to be with a good company that values her and gives her fulfilling work to do.
16.9.10
body talk pt 2
I love that this wall is finally advertising an album i want! i'm so in love with Robyn.
290/365
I love m.henry but am not really a breakfast person. so while i was sad standees was closing at my old el stop, i was so excited to hear it'll be a nother place by the m.henry people. and it's true! i can't wait!
14.9.10
lisa jr just fits
this is my other new sewing project. I bought this cute fabric to make a sundress out of, but after i tried to wash the sizing out of it it was still oh so stiff. so instead i made a wallet and these chair pads for our dining room. look at my piping. whee!
lisa jr just fits
this is my other new sewing project. I bought this cute fabric to make a sundress out of, but after i tried to wash the sizing out of it it was still oh so stiff. so instead i made a wallet and these chair pads for our dining room. look at my piping. whee!
new quilt
I told lisa if she cleaned out her cupbords i'd make her a quilt from all her old tshirts. it's finally finished and it's wonderful- oh so soft, and not as thick as the duvet for the summer.
7.9.10
289/365
proving to CH while he's on vacation that not only can i run the flowershop without him, I too can rock out while doing it.
288/365
at the beach again! this time in chicago with lexie and lisa. sorry lisa you didn't make the picture!
gotham city
chicago was so creepy looking driving to the airport on the way to the beach. this was right before all the thunderstorms and flooding happened.
286/365
unpacking from the beach i found a tube of my mom's lipstick. I cried a little and made toffee colored kissy faces.
5.8.10
21.7.10
wierd.
haven't been taking pictures- sorry. yesterday was lisa and my 2nd anniversary. i sent her an orchid plant at work and she took me out to dinner. it was very nice. it's also been 7 months since lisa quit smoking. it's so wierd to me that she can't ask my mom for advice, that the whole time my mom knew her, lisa was a smoker. of course, i've also been doing the flylady thing, and it's weird my mom doesn't know that the timer's your best friend for 2010. or even about the oil spill in the gulf. it all happened after she was dead.
15.7.10
283/365
feast! saturday i finally started cooking all those things i'd been planning on all week. clockwise from left, cauliflower and carrots antipasti, caprese salad, beets with parsley and goat cheese, and lisa's grilled cheese with tomatoes. not pictured is grandma's peach tart. the peaches were only 50 c a pound. i put off making them for so long, though i was sure they'd be rotten when i returned from the farm. lucky me! they were perfectly ripe. yum!
282/365
waiting for the bus on the way home from my new job. i love the sign that warns parents. i can't remember what else it says- there's a big cemetary on the other side of the wall, and it's basically the damages caused by minors their parents have to pay for.
281/365
too hot to move. it's so gross here. a terrible time to be unemployed. luckily, not for long. i am starting soon at a curtain place, and then next week a few days with the mascot maker. they better be air conditioned.
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