| Some have asked if we're registered anywhere. Indeed we are! We're at Bed Bath & Beyond and our number is 4865936, you can also simply click this hand dandy link right here. If you're interested in any other information about the wedding it'll all be posted under the wedding tag.
EDIT: Originally posted April 14th, 2009, backdated so as to sit at the top of my journal until the wedding. | |
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| Happiest of days to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mobobocita! May today be delightful for you and bring you a year full of joy! | |
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| apisanthrop filed for unemployment, was told he was approved ... then not approved because he hadn't worked in the past year or more. He called them and they said that was wrong, he was approved. Flash forward to today and still no check and claim online has once more acquired conflicting information about approval.
Somehow bank stuff didn't clear as it should have so the rent check bounced. How do I know this? We have an eviction notice on our door to vacate by Saturday .... as in the day after tomorrow. Thanks to every penny in the bank and a loan from a friend we should be able to pay them and stay where we're at ... if they'll take that.
Apis is requesting his 401K to tide us over but that will take time to clear and be available.
If you know of a job opening for an electronic technician in Houston leads on it would be 'very' appreciated. Purchases from the store would also be 'very' appreciated.
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| The latest creation from me:  Photo links to shop listing. Not a lot else going on around here. Wedding planning and job hunting is the name of the game. *shrug* | |
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| Happiest of days to wilddyingsunset! May today be bright and full of joy and bring you a year full of love and light! | |
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| Weekend: Friday was a super busy day because we did a lot of running around. We went out to the wedding location and discussed a few details with them and made various notes and lists of what to take with us on which day. We stopped at Texas Art Supply and picked up purple and blue paper and a silver pen. When we passed by Michael's we stopped in and picked up candles and ribbon for me to make the unity candles. Plus there was a stop at the post office and the grocery store. Saturday we lazed around until noonish and then I packed up the backpack to take with us. We went to Oyster Creek Park and spread a blanket to sit on. We had books to read and dreamcatcher stuff to work on while we were there. The fireworks weren't as awesome as last year but they were still pretty good. Plus it was really nice to just relax in the shade and be with each other. Sunday was fairly non-existent. I was fairly wiped out from all the activity of the previous two days so it was a quiet day. Catch A Dream I managed to finish 3 new designs at the park and started a 4th that I wrapped up yesterday. All four plus one that I finished up Friday night are behind the cut. ( New Dreamcatchers )Job Hunt: Still nothing for either of us but we're keeping our hopes up and looking everywhere we can. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. Description: A silver and grey plush robot with gears stitched to his stomach. Tragic Stitches has many new designs up at the shop and all of them are adorable in their own way. You should stop by and check them out, see which new friend you want to bring into your life. If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Happiest of days to theferrett! May your day be bright and full of friends and laughter and the coming year triple the joy and happiness of the past. | |
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| Mental Stability: I try to keep a positive outlook on things because it's much easier to deal with life then. When life kicks me I look for the lesson and move on. I don't like to dwell on the bad. I certainly acknowledge it but I don't like to sit and think about it other than how to deal with it in my life and continue on past it. But as we are all human here sometimes the roadblocks in our lives can simply become too much for us to deal with, the pain of living too much to bear on our own. And I'm very thankful and touched that I have friends and loved ones in my life that are willing to extend a hand or a shoulder. I'm grateful for the people in my life. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. Description: This lovely steampunk piece is fashioned from a reclaimed watch movement embellished with copper and silver finish accents, and attached to an old-fashioned bicycle pendant and chain of an antiqued brass finish. Fortunate Sky is the perfect place for all your steampunk fashions! There's a couple of things that I'd dearly love to bring home with me. Stop by and see what you can find a home for! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| I've been holding on to sanity with tightly griped fists, scared to unclench, even to check if it's still there. Sunday night in bed I simply lay there and cried. Lynn held me and kissed me and promised me that I was safe.
But I don't feel safe. I feel unhinged and cut loose from my moorings.
When I went out with my boyfriend last month I was fine. Yeah, things were tough but I still had my confidence, my shine. He ran off and left me so that we could both get some work done where we were at and I was fine with that. It didn't faze me in the least. He got the beaming smiles when I next saw him but I didn't fret about being alone. I laughed with others around me and relaxed into my surroundings.
When Lynn and I went to the movies this past Sunday I was a basket case. I was stressed, nervous, terrified of mis-stepping. I plastered a smile on my face, just like old times, and trembled on the inside. When Lynn left me a couple times I withdrew into myself and quaked with fear. I felt like I was jumping at every little noise. This, in a crowded, lit movie theater before the previews even started, is not like the me of the past year. This is like the 17 year old me. I don't like this me.
Things got harder when the previews started. Normally I watch them and look forward to watching the movies when they come out. During the preview for 2012 I had to fight back tears on various occasions. Typically I love end of the world movies. I recognize that it's a movie, that it's for entertainment. This time though, watching people lose everything they had, it hit far too close to home. This wasn't entertainment. This was a very real possibility of my future. With Lynn without a job I'm terrified of losing everything. Last year I was looking at being out of a home and living out of my car. Now I'm worried that we're at the same place. I worry about what I'll do about Nox. I have to provide food for her and I can't just leave her somewhere because she's so damn neurotic as it is about me being away from her. I can't add to that.
During the movie I watched soldiers in combat conditions. Again, that's not entertainment to me right now. I fight very hard to keep from losing it there again. I know too many people who have served or are serving. Every single one of my loves was in the service. The state of world affairs lately scares me. But more, I think about the people those who serve are leaving behind. Yeah, it's a movie, but it's a real situation and it happens every single day. This also plays into my fears of losing Lynn, for whatever reason. I don't want that and yet I recognize that he's older than I am and it's a very real possibility.
We're in the middle of planning the wedding. Lynn says we should be okay with that. I don't know the point of going ahead and doing it all if we don't have a place to live. I've been putting off working on the bouquets because I just can't. I'm scared that I will get things together and it will all fall apart at the last minute. I'm worried that my dreams are going to drift away like so much smoke in the wind. I don't want another house of cards. I've had far too many of them already.
I see Lynn looking for a job during the day but it's a slow process. I want to support him but I also know that there's not much I can do to help. Meanwhile my brain is running circles in worries like horses on lunges. I'm feeling more like the young me and less like the happy me that is sure of things working out. I want the new me back. I want things to be better again. I'm tired of feeling like my world is spinning apart. | |
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| Birthday: Happiest of days to figmentj! I hope today makes you laugh with delight and the coming year brings you much happiness, love, and knowledge. Welcome: Hi there to alouqua0! Life is an open book around here so feel free to read and comment as you like. Weekend: Sometime last week apisanthrop asked if I would make a cake for him, (one of the coupons he got from me at Christmas). Once we figured out what kind of cake he wanted I decided that I didn't want to just do a cake for him to show him he was special. So Thursday I started a roast in the crock pot with some various things I found in the cabinet and fridge and let it cook for two days, I think it came out very nicely. I added some mashed potatoes to the meal and it all tasted delicious. The cake ended up being a white cake with white buttercream icing and mint chocolate pudding filling. Lynn says it's wonderful too, we even had extra pudding left over. Saturday we were going to go to a cookout with a friend but they decided to go elsewhere and money's tight so we stayed home instead. We tossed Dark Alliance into the PS2 and tried that out. We spent most of the day playing that together. Sunday was another special day. Apis had purchased tickets to a special seating at the Alamo before he was laid off so we dressed up a bit and went off to enjoy that. We settled in for some pizza, salad, and popcorn while watching Transformers. I didn't like the 5 minutes of the last one I saw and I wasn't a fan of the cartoon as a kid so I wasn't sure how this would go. It's a good movie though possibly a better watch when I'm not so concerned about various real life issues. At least it was a good time out with my sweetie. Love is: Love is spending 5 hours playing PS2 with your girl because she can't sleep and crawling into bed with her at 5am. I was having a rough night but he didn't mind and and cleared out a fairly large section of sewer on the game. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. Description: Head band of peacock feathers with a flirty plume of delicate black feathers. SweetGrassMill carries feather accessories that are absolutely delightful. I would love to bring several of these home. Stop by and see what you find to fall in love with.
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| Happiest of days to bodhifox! May today bring you many smiles and begin a year in which you find all you can possibly dream of. | |
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| Happiest of days to texasmeercat! I hope today is delightful for you and begins a year of joy and laughter for you! | |
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| Birthdays: Happiest of days to chevvate and nigthshadewolf! May today be nothing but joy and begin a year of delight and laughter for you both. Job Search: apisanthrop was going to contact the unemployment office and deal with them today as they are saying that he hasn't held a job in the past year (news to both of us!) but he was just called for an interview with a placement agency later this afternoon. So we'll try calling the unemployment office either after that or on Monday. Hopefully this interview will pan out with a good job though. *crosses fingers* Wedding: I tried on the dress again and it's obvious I've lost a bit of weight. But the main reason I tried it on was to see how much it would need to be hemmed after the addition of a few inches to my height thanks to the new shoes. It will still need to be hemmed but not as much as before. And looking in the mirror I saw it, the picture of how I want to look on my wedding day, how everything will come together .... I look good! *blush* Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. Description: 2" x 1 3/4" deep sapphire, glittering blue rose pendant of polymer clay hangs on a necklace of wood beads and pale glass beads. Sirenum Scopuli has some of the most gorgeous and delicate looking necklaces and pendants that I've seen. Stop by and check out this lovely shop! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Beauty of Togetherness:
I know this enforced togetherness is because of a bad thing (that whole lack of job thing) but I'm still loving it. I'm loving waking up slowly in the morning and turning in his arms to kiss him. I'm loving him sitting beside me at the computers. I'm loving sharing our time together. Now if only we could win the lottery then this would never have to end.
Beauty of Pearls:
Let me turn all the tears
That you have cried into pearls
Hand them over to me
I'm gonna keep, keep them for you
- Experience Pearls by Ace of Base
This has been one of my favorite songs for years. It's always wrapped me in soft dreams of hope, elegance, and beauty and now my brain has brought forth this gorgeous bit of song and turned it into a dreamcatcher.
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| Tagged by edith_jonesRespond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your invention & add one more question of your own. Tag eight others: bodhifox, zhent, the_elfster, puppetmaker40, cerubus, darkprism, elionwyr, and glowy_loversWhat is your current obsession? The dreamcatchers. I'm constantly thinking of the next design and how I'll make it come true. What’s for dinner? Veggie wraps What’s the last thing you bought? Butterflies, flowers, feathers and pearls What are you listening to right now? I'm a Celebrity Night 12 If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? Anywhere I could be surrounded by my loves and enjoy their company. Which language do you want to learn? I want to learn a little bit of everything just so I could tour the world and always feel comfortable enough to find what I need. What do you love most about where you currently live? Lynn is here and it's close to another love. What is your favourite colour? Purple, black, blue. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? My contacts ... seriously. I hate wearing clothes and wear them as seldom as possible. Describe your personal style? Naked. If you had $300 now, what would you spend it on? Rent. What are you going to do after this? Work on the newest double dreamcatcher. What are your favourite websites? Livejournal, Facebook, Etsy. Your favourite smell? Lynn, chocolate, vanilla. Do you collect anything? Books and music. What makes you follow a blog? People who are interesting, intelligent, fun, and especially if they're good, kind people. Do you like to comment on blogs or just lurk? I read but I seem to stink at commenting, I like to add to the conversation but I'm the Shadow Girl, I'm usually back in the corner just listening. What’s one thing you dream of doing? Traveling and reading everything. What is your biggest regret? NA, I'm thankful for everything because I love the person I am today. What is your favourite thing to do on a rainy day? Read and snuggle. Do you have a tattoo? Not yet. If you could be anyone who would it be? Me. Are you left handed, right handed, ambidextrous, or a little of both? It depends on what I'm doing, normally my right is lead but there are some things that my left is just better at. What is the single most defining moment of your life thus far? Realizing that I don't have to conform in every way. How do you show somebody you care about them? I do little things for them, a massage, a cold drink, little notes where they'll find them. I want my loves to know that they are loved. | |
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| Birthday: Happiest of days to alladinsane! May today be a delightful day for you and bring you a year full of happiness and joy! Welcome: Hi there to blogula! It's free swim around here so feel free to jump in where you like. Fastest Sale Ever: I posted the Capt. Jack dreamcatcher yesterday morning and by dinner time it was sold and left at the post office to start winging it's way to it's new home! Good thing we made a Michael's run Sunday and I have many more ideas to play with! I uploaded a 4th of July dreamcatcher this morning and have a new double already started and at ideas for at least 8 more 5-inch rings. Ft. Worth Friends: Anybody up there have room for a friend? lackland is out and has been staying with his girlfriend in San Antonio but her family read the biased news reports and convinced themselves that he is guilty until proven innocent, which is bullshit considering that he's been very circumspect in all his actions. The family has decided that he's a threat to the girlfriend's 16 year old son who's just as big as Lackland so rather than standing up for Lackland she's kicking him out. I'm rather disgusted with her actions as she's been complaining about her family and wanting to break away from them since I met her but either way that doesn't help Lackland. He needs a place to stay in Ft. Worth as he needs to report to a parole officer twice a month and doesn't want to beg for rides to that. So if you know of somewhere he can stay please drop me a line and I can call him. Question: We told Lynn's Ex that if she knew of activities that were going on while we had Miss Kid we'd like to know about them and we would consider how they would work with whatever plans that we had already scheduled for that month. She then signed Miss Kid up for a class and informed us that we'd have to have Miss Kid at $place at $time and pick her up at $time during our month of visitation. We told her to cancel it because we had other plans and that wasn't letting us know that certain activities were available and letting us decide with Miss Kid if it was something she wanted to do. The Ex acted affronted and said that she was giving us a month and a half to make arrangements so that should be plenty of time. My response is that we had agreed that plans for our month of visitation were ours to make, not hers, and she wasn't letting us know that $activity existed but demanding that we take Miss Kid to it and give up our time with Miss Kid. Is there a way to explain the reasoning behind this to the Ex so that she can wrap her mind around it? For the record Miss Kid (age 8) understood it completely when we explained it to the Ex the first time and agreed with us about telling vs asking. She also didn't seem all that upset about not going to the activity and did seem rather happy about staying with us instead which was funny since I think the Ex was hoping we'd feel guilty about keeping Miss Kid from something she really wanted to do. This was also after the Ex had made plans for a Friday that Miss Kidd should have been here with us for and we allowed it because we were under the impression that she was going to be playing with other children and we found out later that she was spending the day with a former dance teacher, no other kids. My issue here is explaining things to the Ex without misunderstandings and her trying to play her little power games which we're all sick of. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. Description: A small painting of the Morrigan; 2.5 x 3.5 inches, she wears a red dress and holds a sword, point down. Kitsune Creations has art, crochet, and the odd bit of sewing, mostly along the lines of fantasy or Pagan themes. They are open for requests and commissions; will crochet bags and dragons in whatever colors you like, duplicate any of the sold ACEOs for you, or work with you to create a painting just for you. Stop by and check them out! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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Happiest of days to mspurrmeow! I hope today is everything you could hope for and it brings you a year full of love, happiness, and comfort.
Welcome:
Hi there to softlywhispered and re-hi to figmentj! Strap in and enjoy the ride!
Wow:
You guys are fantastic. I've been completely overwhemed with the love and support you all have shown us. Lynn is starting his job search today and we have mailed out all the lovely dreamcatchers that sold. I'll go back through and leave feedback for everybody in just a bit. I'll keep loading more to the shop as they're finished. But thank you so much for all the sales and the messages of support.
Weekend:
Friday we spent most of the day at home but ventured out for a quick trip back to Lynn's former employer to pick up the last of his things. Saturday there was a Physic & Metaphysical Fair that I had hoped would be interesting and possibly a new venue. It wasn't but now we know. Sunday was Miss Kid's dance class so we walked over to Michael's while she was there. I have feathers, butterflies, and flowers for more dreamcatchers.
Words:
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you. These words by morlith.
Familiar - My familiar is Nox, my little shadow who follows me around all the time. She's been beside me through all sorts of trials and happy times too. I always know that she'll be there to share life with me and greet me with a smile and kisses when I come home.
Weaver - I've woven words for many years and recently I've moved to weaving dreams and hopes.
Wild - I do sometimes feel as though I'm something wild that is just barely contained to live in the world I've been shoved into, as though I'm having to conform to those around me. I see things in a different light than others.
Connections - I like finding different connections, be they in various books or simply how people interconnect and create interwoven circles of knowledge.
Handmade - I love using my hands and creating things. It's always fun seeing things come together and how they change as they are brought into existence.
From justkimu
Books - Reading is like breathing. I'm absolutely in love with our wall of books and love adding more to it. I don't know that I'll ever have enough books. Books have been my escape, salvation and inspiration in so many ways.
Dreams - I believe that we only stop dreaming when we die, either physically or spiritually. So long as we have hope we will have dreams to lead us.
Creativity - I write, design, decorate, and create dreamcatchers. I can't help but look at things with a creative slant and play around with it.
Pagan - I was raised Christian but it never felt right. I've always been drawn to natural things and the energy around us.
Wedding
Capt. Jack Dreamcatcher:
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| apisanthrop lost his job. He's on his way home now. This means no income at all at the moment. On the plus side I've been crazy about stocking up on food and freezing things. So we have food. That's the good news. Now would be a fantastic time to purchase a dreamcatcher or help spread the word about them. I'm off to drag him to bed when he walks in the door, cool sheets and a warm embrace will hopefully make him feel a bit better about this. | |
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| Birthday: Happiest of days to happypete! May you have a delightful day and a year full of all you can hope for. Wedding: We made a lot of purchases last night; the favors, the shoes, and another pen have all been ordered. Huge thank you for the link for the pen. Everything should be here in the next week or two. At some point next week we'll stop and get the paper and pen that we need to finish off the favors. I'm so thrilled that all the planning for this has gone so smoothly. This gives me even higher hopes for our future as we've been able to work everything out with minimum hurt feelings. Words: Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you. My words given to my by bodhifox. Fairy - Must be an evil fairy. *wink* I've always been in love with the fey and things pertaining to them though I do typically prefer the darker versions. Playful - I love a good laugh and I try to bring a smile to everything I do. I've been told by a couple of my loves that they love my laugh, why not indulge that by having a good time. Artist - The first time I saw this in relation to myself I had a hard time following that. Writer? Yeah, I've done that for years. But I'm finally getting to understand that my dreamcatchers are a form of art. I've always been creative but I'm just now embracing the artist part of my self. Honor - I try to do the 'right' thing. I want to be treated a certain way by people and so I try to give that out. I don't understand people that have no honor because this has always been a part of me. Dedication - If I do something I put forth effort to do it correctly. I don't like giving up on things so I often hold on as long as I can. I've called it being stubborn before but dedication sounds better. *wink* | |
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| Recovery: I'm a little caught up on my sleep. I wanted to nap yesterday but also wanted to catch up on net stuff and make sure I didn't miss a message from my friend letting me know he'd gotten home. I'm actually a bit surprised because I'm not in a ton of pain after a weekend of work. I was a bit sore Sunday night and exhausted yesterday but the soreness seems to have worked itself out (that is quite possibly in large part to the wrestling play last night). I think being tired is simply how I am. Wedding: This is supposed to be a week full of stuff. I should have started the bouquets last night but since I'm sill rather fuzzy headed I put it off. I I think so long as I start them this week we'll be doing good. The favors need to be ordered tonight so they get here in time. We need to get in touch with the Best Man and let him know we're going with a black suit instead of blue like he was hoping and we need to know what size shirt to get him when we buy them so his matches Lynn's. We found some gorgeous ties that we'll be picking up of for Lynn, the best man, and my dad so they tangentially match without being over the top. We can't get any word back on the feather pen that we ordered a month ago and we're starting to get a bit antsy. Does anybody have any suggestions on where to order a purple quill pen that I can have in time for the wedding? I'm rather annoyed that this has been so difficult. There needs to be a call and appointment made to set up the fitting of my dress and a stop made to Michael's to get the things for the unity candles so I can put that together. This all is scheduled to happen this week. I realize that I'm making things harder on myself and could easily go for the generic all white stuff that you can purchase everywhere but ... I'm not a huge fan of white and I'm not typical anyhow. Though if I have one more person give me attitude about me wearing a purple dress I may just beat them with their own arm. Either way only 83 days left! Car: The transmission has been replaced and Quicksilver is back to running correctly. I love, love, love that Lynn was willing to tackle replacing it. He and a friend from work did it this weekend while I was off admiring other cars. The previously feared high cost was much lower. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: 10" hand painted goatskin tambourine with the depiction of cranes forming heart shaped knots.) Fiddle Dragon's Horde is the place to go for gorgeous hand painted playable tambourines. So far there are mostly Celtic designs but you can request custom designs as well. I'd dearly love to snag one or two of these. Stop by and see what gorgeousness you can find a home for! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Welcome: Hi there to razzle! Feel free to jump in where you like! Car Show: Some 'really' nice cars, some WTF cars, and everything in between. I took a lot of pictures and when Lynn gets home tonight I'll move them over to the computer and see how they turned out, that way I can share the time with him. I loved working with some of the people and begged to beat some of the others which is fairly typical with any job. I helped with the data entry and got time to walk around and see the sights so I was productive and helpful and still was able to have fun and be with a friend. Sounds like a win to me. Catching Up: I started to catch up on LJ Saturday night after we finished up some of the data entry but after reading two posts I realized I had no clue what I'd read. It was nearing midnight and I'd been up and fairly busy since 6:30 after all. So I've gone back to skip 500 before finding posts that I know I read before I left here Friday night. I'll try to get caught up but we'll see what happens. I may need a nap or two... I'm also working on catching up on my Nox time too as she missed me more than she will admit. Lynn told me that she spent most of the weekend hiding under the bed or sitting at the front window looking for me. She's being very particular about having me in sight at all times now. Also, it was fantastic to come home and be swept up in a huge hug and kiss! I was missed and it's wonderful to know that. I love that I have loves that aren't afraid to show affection in little 'and' big ways. This weekend has been amazing in many ways. Today's Find  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Light weight silver dolphins dangle from a handmade double loop chain.) Scorpion Ice 362 is handmade jewelry and gifts. Plus any proceeds from sold baby items in the shop go into a bank account to gain interest and the money will be given to Children's Hospital on her deceased daughter's birthday, December 10, to honor her and to thank them for their help. That's an awesome deal. I found many things to really want. Stop by and see what you find to fall in love with. If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Birthday! Happiest of days to jeremysbrain! I hope you have a delightful day and it brings you a year of happiness, joy, and success. Welcome Hi there to my newest readers az_starshine, ravenrain, and eriksangel15! Life around here is an open book so feel free to read and comment as you like. Policy I've said it before and I'll say it again as a reminder: If you have a problem with me or have a question ... Ask! I can't know that something is wrong if nothing is said. I have various talents but mind reading is not one of them. It's pretty hard to offend me so don't be so worried about that. Chances are pretty good that if you don't approach me in a nasty way I'll be more than happy to answer your question. (This reminder brought to you by somebody being unnecessarily upset because they didn't want to ruin my weekend. Piffle. Ask and get on with it.) Car The radiator needs to be replaced on Quicksilver. She's being very disagreeable until it's done, as can be expected. Naturally, we are looking for ways to make ends meet as money is tight thanks to the wedding and expecting to move afterward. If you've been considering purchasing or commissioning a dreamcatcher, now would be a wonderful time to do so. On the plus side Lynn has a friend that will help him replace the radiator as soon as it comes in, hopefully it will be in tonight. Electronic Sheep Bonus points for those that get the reference. Either way, that is the name of the newest creation:  Photo links to shop listing. - Wolf Den::Houston - Brigid
- We're Feeling::cheerful
 - Wolf Song::Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
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| I feel like I got nothing done yesterday. I slept hard and didn't wake up until nearly 10am and then I put off working out until 11:30. I did manage to find and download the software for the palmOne Zire 72 that we were given as well as the wi-fi card that came with it, and documents to go, though that one is only a 30 day trial. I still need to see if I can find a full copy. I did find the software for the little keyboard that came with it but that didn't work correctly so maybe it's the wrong file. I should go down and work out, and I will, I just really don't want to. Yes, the Wii is fun(ish). But to me working out is not. It's a lot of work and effort and very little payout. Plus I hate sweating, unless it's for a really good reason. Intimate activities with another person are good reasons. Push-ups and playing with hulu hoops is not. And at this point I have no problem maxing out the sit ups and none of the other exercises really interest me. It doesn't help when I lose a pound and then the next day I've regained that pound. I'm eating less and constantly hungry. I wake up with my stomach grumbling and it's a low white noise type of thing all day. It's just frustrating over all. I've been working out every day for 3 months and eating less but healthier and I've managed to lose about 5 pounds total. My motivation is low. Today will have to be better though because I have things I need to get done today and (mostly) tomorrow since I'm going to be away from home for the weekend and walking around pretty cars. I'll be taking pictures but since I've maxed out my flickr account (free) I don't know how many will be uploaded for viewing. Speaking of pictures.... Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Curved silver-tone bar with two layers of beautiful multi-colored seed bead fringe; double strand seed bead necklace with metal barrel beads and magnetic clasp.) IzoraleeDesigns is unique handcrafted beaded jewelry. You can see more of her work on the gallery page. There are some gorgeous pieces here. Stop by and see what you can find to fall in love with! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| “The problem with Livejournal is that we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. Hence, I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don’t know about you.”
Ask away! - Wolf Den::Houston - Brigid
- We're Feeling::awake
 - Wolf Song::Antigone Riing - Open Hearts and Doors
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| Happiest of days to wolfshaman! May it be a lovely day for you and bring you a year filled with love, laughter, and happiness! | |
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Hi there to new reader scorpionice362! Welcome to the insanity. *smile*
Contacting me:
Since I've had several new people add me lately I figured I should put this out there once more. I can be found on gmail (ShadowWolf13), Yahoo (Shadows.Wolf), AIM (ShdWlf6), MSN (spryng13 @ hotmail dot com), ICQ (48522585), LJ Jabber, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Etsy. I'm on the computer nearly all day. If the status says away or idle feel free to send me a message, I'll answer when I get back to the computer, or when my hands are free since I might have them full of a dreamcatcher. I use Facebook and Twitter as my link dumping ground so not everybody will be interested in that. Also, if you add me, please let me know who you are as I don't always match up the names. I also updated the Cast of Characters page on Sunday, it was a bit out dated, so feel free to check that out.
Weekend Report:
Friday Miss Kid hung out here at the apartment with me since she was out of school. After I got my online stuffs caught up we hit the pool and spent two hours playing around out there. We did some running around on Saturday for a couple of grocery store things and some dive rings for play at the pool. Once back home it was time for the three of us to troop back out to the pool. I now have a very nice tan going that for once looks to actually be fairly even, if a little darker on my shoulders. Sunday was basically a resting day. I cut out the coupons from the Sunday paper and we'll add them to the coupon spreadsheet I tossed together on Saturday. We're getting so many that it's hard to keep track of what expires when and what we have, this way I'm alerted about expiring coupons and I can easily check things before we do a grocery run. I'm checking on freecycle to see if anybody has a PDA they want to get rid of so we can take the spreadsheet with us and double check while at the store rather than searching through all of the coupons. It'd also be nice to be able to check the multiple libraries we have and avoid duplicates. I'll need something that can handle Excel and Vista so hopefully somebody will have something.
Wedding Update:
The painting of the flower girl basket is complete. All that's left is measuring and cutting the fabric for the inside. I 'still' need to finish printing out part of the invitations so we can put them together. I haven't a clue what my mental hang up on this is as the other bits were easy as can be. Though speaking of invitations I need to start contacting people that I don't have addresses for and get their addresses. This week we need to order the favors and make a call to see where my purple feather pen is. It's been paid for for two months now and I still don't have it.
Planning:
I need to clean out the fridge. We're running out of room, yet again. I really, really wish we had room and money for a large freezer. I need to see what I can set aside for Lynn to use next weekend while I'm gone. Not that I really think it will matter terribly but I know that some things are frozen in pairs and some are not depending on what I use the cuts of meat for and what size they are. I also need to work on a couple of surprises I have in mind for him to find while I'm off drooling over cars. Speaking of planning, I pulled up the calendar to check if we'd be able to make a birthday party for a friend's daughter and .... Holy Carp! We have a social life! At least we do this month. I don't know how we managed it but we have various things planned with other people. It's actually kind of awesome! *laugh*
Today's Find:
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(Description: Small pillow with purple swirls and a skull, has a pink fuzzy tail, and is filled with catnip.)
Freyas Fire has beaded jewelry, wearable art from polymer clay, glass mosaic pieces, natural items. There are also adorable little gifts for our four footed friends of the cat variety. I don't have a kitty but these little pillows are just amazing and at a great price! Stop by and check out the wares, see what you find and fall in love with!
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| Happiest of days to chiara607! May today be wonderful to you and bring you a year full of love and bliss! | |
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| Birthdays: Happiest of days to aurora_lamour and zeppo! May you have bright days and the coming year full of delight and joy! Question Seen Everywhere: Why do you read my LJ? (There is no guilt trip, I'm just curious.) Is there anything you'd like to see more of here? What are your favorite posts? Friending Frenzy: shadesong is having a friending frenzy so stop by and find some new people to read. Glee: I had a sale! Thank you mac_arthur_park! I'm half way to those perfect wedding shoes! In Progress: I'm working on a pirate dreamcatcher and one inspired by circuit boards. I'm thinking of ways to make one with Dr Who bits and another with Star Wars things. And something in my brain keeps tapping on a Cthulhu themed one.... You know, I'd wonder about my brain but I think exploring the idea would be too scary. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Antique bronze Cthulhu pendant) Enlyl's Realm is a world of Gothic Fantasies and Steampunk Inventions. Enlyl’s creations marry lustrous silks, rich velvets and delicate lace to shimmering antique gold, silver and bronze handcrafted jewellery. Each creation combines touches of romanticism, sophisticated elegance, and gothic phantasies. It was a view of Cthulhu that drew me in but there's so many other lovely creations. Stop by and see what you can find to bring home! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Birthdays! Happiest of days to elionwyr!!!! I hope today is full of happiness and joy and kicks off a year of you finding 'home' and being surrounded by love more days than not. *hugs* Also!! Happy birthday to bzero and ellyssian!! May today be overflowing with laughter and may the coming year bring you easy solutions to any problem you may come up against. Calendar: I keep looking at the calendar and holy crap! There's a car show coming up that I get to go to, we're going to a cookout with a friend, we have Miss Kid for a couple weekends, there's a D&D game set up. I need to finish printing out the invitations and put them together since we need to start addressing them by the end of the month. The flower girl basket needs the silver paint put on it and a couple places touched up, plus I need to dig into the material tote and pull out black material to line it. And we're supposed to check our favor choice and see if we can still do what we wanted to and either order the bits for them or go with something else. And then there's the bouquets ... I have the silk flowers now I just need to take this awesome looking mental image I have of them and wave a magic wand. Wait, there's no magic wand? Drat. Guess I'll have to do it myself then. And ... yeah, that's all 'this' month. Shoes: I have found the perfect shoes but alas, they are $30. Anybody want to buy a dreamcatcher to fund the purchase of gorgeous wedding shoes? *hopeful smile* Or tell me where I can find ( these ) in a size 8? Blogathon: I need to start considering a charity for Blogathon (July 25). As always I'm looking for an underdog, one that needs a little bit more love and seems to get passed over, but it's got to be something I can get behind and really support too. If you have one would you mind dropping me a line to suggest it? Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Pendant features an antique key decorated with swirls and spirals of tarnish-resistant enameled silver plated copper wire, swarovski crystals in shades of pale lavender and pink, and a shimmering pale purple glass leaf.) Silver Owl Creations has unusual wire wrapped and sculpted wire jewelry, particularly focusing on antique keys decorated with wired in watch gears (clockwork keys), crystals, and leaf beads as well as silk kumihimo braids and beadweaving. I would be lying if I said I didn't want to grab this and bring it home with me. I have a crazy love for awesome pendants and this store has many awesome pendants and earrings and .. oh I could 'easily' go broke there. Stop by and see what you fall in love with! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Welcome: Thanks to yesterday's post I seem to have found several new readers. Welcome to speedingslug, dragonmyst, nyxalinth, and reannon! Life's an open book around here so feel free to poke around where you like. Birthday: Happiest of days to naamah_darling! May today be wonderful to you and it bring you a year of happiness and joy! Decisions: Thanks to all the wonderful opinions yesterday we had quite a bit to discuss last night. I think what we've gone with is to be a bit less concerned about what Miss Kid reads. We'll still take her to the library to give her some exposure to YA books. If she prefers to choose off the bookshelves here that's fine but we'll have one rule, she has to let one of us read it first so that we can discuss it with her and answer any questions she may have. A bit of the problem is that I can't just ignore the issues we have with Parent A as we have to deal with Miss Kid's mother on a regular basis. And because Parent A doesn't answer questions when asked we have to deal with the questions. The Kid doesn't have a good basis in reality and sometimes gets confused on what's fantasy and what's not. I don't know how to deal with that but maybe after enough discussions about the books she'll start understanding that better. I don't know that she'll ever get definitive answers from her mother but we can do what we can to make sure she has the truth from us. Maybe things would be different if she were really willing to work with us and not come across as any questions or attempts to work with her are infringing on her freedom but we'll never know. It's doubtful that she'll ever realize that we simply want Miss Kid to be happy and we really don't care what the mother does with her life so long as it doesn't negatively affect the Kid. Productive: Yesterday I relisted the freecycle things that haven't had any interest so hopefully those will be gone soon. I redid the journal colors and uploaded a new default picture. I figured it was time for some time in the rain forest so new background and banner. Plus I finished up both of my dreamctchers last night. Both have now been listed on Etsy. ( Picures behind the cut )Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing (Description: Celtic Star chainmaille pendant made from black and purple rubber rings along with light purple anodized aluminum rings.) Liacorp has creative chainmaille jewelry. I happened to see some of her creations on Facebook and instantly loved them because they're so creative and such a wonderful use of color. I keep seeing so many that I'd love to bring home with me. Stop by and check out the awesome things she has up for sale and see what you fall in love with! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Last week there was a conversation about what's appropriate for a child, age 8, to read.
Parent A is feeding the child Issac Asimov and Piers Anthony's Xanth series.
Parent B would prefer that the child be introduced to books more for her age with fewer adult topics.
My feelings, which I share with Parent B, is that the issues and the meanings in Asimov are simply too advanced to make a lot of sense to the child. While I love the Xanth series, Anthony is a lover of puns and word play and when you're learning the English language puns will either not make a lot of sense and you don't get the joke or they teach you that is the correct way of using the word. I don't think that's really the best way for a child, or anybody trying to learn the English language, to be introduced to the words and concepts. Another stumbling block is that the child wants to use all these new words and then gets argumentative when you try to explain that she's using them incorrectly. In her view, if she read it then it must be correct. I feel that the child would be better served by books for her age range, or slightly older since she is fairly smart.
Parent A feels that any sort of guiding or suggesting is censoring and is absolutely against that. But she's the one that hands the books to the child and says "read this". She feels that it's perfectly acceptable for the child to read Stephen King or anything else the child would like to read. While I love King, I don't think he's really appropriate for an 8 year old to read. I wouldn't hand over the romances I occasionally enjoy but Parent A says that the child can read those too.
Am I crazy for thinking that a child should have some sort of guiding hand in their reading choices? Am I wrong for feeling that guiding is not censorship but handing a book to somebody who does not have a lot of exposure to variety in books and telling them to read it is a form of censorship? What are your thoughts on what's appropriate for children, 8-12 age range, to read? How would you handle this as Parent A acted like even discussing this was abhorrent to her and how dare we ever consider limiting what the child can read? I don't want to limit the child but I do feel that she has a bit of a disconnect between reality and the things she reads, she doesn't always understand story vs reality. This is also the child that freaks out when watching movies because they're too scary. We plan on getting a library card and borrowing books for her to read since we don't have a ton of books for her age but is there a way to discuss this with Parent A and explain to her that it's not censoring? Or is it censoring? And if it is censoring, is it necessarily wrong at this age?
Please direct your friends to this post as I'd be interested in many views and input from many.
ETA: I think the biggest problem is that the child is not handling the information well and Parent A's answer is either "I'm not comfortable discussing that" or she over explains to the point that the child doesn't want to ask questions because she knows she's not going to understand it any better after the question is answered. And Parent A is too involved with recreating what she believes would have been 'her' perfect childhood ... not seeing what the child is actually interested in. | |
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| Weekend:
Friday was Miss Kid's graduation so we did that. I don't see the point of a huge to-do about any graduation other than high school or beyond but *shrug* we went, pictures were taken and cake was eaten.
After breakfast on Saturday we hit the pool and spent an hour playing there. Eventually we headed back to the apartment for lunch and getting settled before a marathon of Task Forces started up. We flew through the Imperious Task Force despite it not being a speed run. I face planted a couple of times simply because I need to remember to let the bots attack before I go shooting at the big bad boss. I had an hour break before the Ice Mistral Strike Force and that was super fast too. I've never done that one before but the team was again fantastic and kept together really well. I toyed with the idea of waiting around afterward for a Rikti Mothership Raid but the Rikti raid on the Hero side seemed to be taking a long time and it was nearing midnight. Now that Professor Confidence is kissing distance to 40 I'm a bit less worried about it though. I'm sure I'll get there soon enough though I'm thinking the Vanguard armor would be a fantastic final costume for her.
Sunday was Miss Kid's dance class so we dropped her off there before visiting Michael's across the street. I have new beading needles so I can finish up my Sun Double Dreamcatcher and the Beach Dreamcatcher I've been working on. After dinner there was a bit of Lego Star Wars on the Wii.
Now I'm alone again for the first time in a week since apisanthrop's vacation is done and .... I miss him. He was concerned I'd be sick of him by the end of the week but no, I still want more. Less than 100 days and we'll be married! *beam*
Today's Find:
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(Description: Blue choker with cream lace and a gold button centerpiece.)
ViolentBelle is custom accessories in the vein of a Japanese, vintage, crazy, New Wave way. ViolentBelle is the home of awesome hair barrettes, horns, mini top hats, and adorable earrings. Stop by and take a look, see what you find to fall in love with!
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| Happiest of days to gem_handler and bluesgirly! May you each have a delightful day and it bring you a year full of creativity and happiness! | |
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| Yesterday was a busy day. We stopped by a couple different Spec's stores and picked up boxes to pack books into. There was a stop by the post to mail out a dreamcatcher and the rent check. We popped into a thrift store and snagged a nice suit jacket for apisanthrop for the wedding; we'll pair it with a nice pair of slacks and a light blue dress shirt, and either a black or a snazzy blue tie. We also found a pair of shoes for me that may very well work for the wedding. I'll wear them later this evening when we head to Miss Kid's 2nd grade graduation. She'll start 4th next year at a new school since she's been doing 3rd grade work. The plans for the rest of the day is finishing up a couple dreamcatchers and getting them ready to post. I still need to figure out what I'm going to do with my dice box. I have a wooden box that we purchased with the intent to paint it and make it "mine". However, I don't think I have the skill to do with it what I want. I'd love to have various D&D creatures all over the box but I don't know how I'm going to manage that just yet. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Polymer clay pendant that is shaped like a chocolate candy filled with a pink cream and stripes of pink across the top.) Faerie Garden Fancies features whimsical jewelry, art, and other fancies out of polymer clay, papercraft, and found objects to help everyone find the magic! I found this awesome shop via another friend pimping out their creative friends and there are several great pieces here that I'd love to bring home with me. Stop by and see what you can find a home for! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Happiest of days to mac_arthur_park! I hope today is bright and happy for you and the coming year brings you an abundance of love and delight! | |
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| Welcome: Hi there to jaeliyah! It's cool when facebook links you to people you actually liked "back in the day". :) Weekend: Friday was a quiet night with a bit of play in City while watching Friday Night Smackdowns from April and early May. I wanted to check my enhancements on Sidhe because I'd signed her up for a Citadel Task Force on Monday and wanted to make sure she was up today and would be able to hold and heal to the best of her ability. Saturday was a early day and we hit up the Houston Flea Market for a bit of wondering around. It was ... not what I was expecting, looking for, or wanting. So there was a bit of disappointment there. After a stop back at the house to have a bite to eat and check directions we tripped out to Trader's Villiage. A little close to what I was looking for but I still don't think it's the right place. I think I'll be better off at craft fairs and small conventions. Though by the time we got back home we'd walked for a total of five hours! Sunday was Miss Kid's recital so we got ourselves together and armed with a rose and a camera we went to the center. She did pretty good, still a bit distracted by waving and playing to the audience rather than dancing but still better than she was last time. Progress is progress and it's good. Dinner that night was various cheeses, crackers, and wine which was consumed while watching old episodes of The Tick, the live action version. Monday ... the day of more, at least around here it was. More City of Heroes, more cheese and crackers, more cuddling on the couch and watching more episodes of The Tick. That's the way to spend holidays. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: A charm bracelet inspired by the one and only Hero of Canton, Jayne Cobb. Silver charms, counter-clockwise from top, include an ear, a gun, rack of billiard balls, a money bag, an apple, and a guitar. It is accented with red cubes and rough turquoise.) SpaceHappy is original TransFan geek jewelry. Customs and non fan based designs are also available though. I happened to fall in love with this one because I have mad love for Jayne Cobb. Stop by and see what you can find to fall in love with! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Happiest of days to dydan and silicondragon! May today be full of delight and bring you a year full of love, joy, and wonderment! | |
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| I'm watching the episode of Smackdown from April 11th on Hulu and I can not convey just how much glee this fills me with.
As a little girl I would sneak into the living room after Grandad had gone to bed to watch the Von Erichs rush the ring. I saw bits of the Rowdy Roddy Pipper and Hulk feud. I remember The Iron Sheik coming to the ring with his flags waving. I remember Nanny yelling at the refs when an illegal move was made.
Later, as a teen, I got back into watching. Twice weekly the abusive D would come by and we'd sprawl in the floor after he'd helped with my homework and watch as Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, and HHH took the ring. Nanny and I both called out the McMahon's as they pulled the strings of the story lines. I bounced as Mankind or Kane's music played. I collected the cd's of the ring music so I could hear them at any time. Mankind's start up of a car wreck was particularly amusing when my car windows were down.
Shortly after we were married my car was broken into and the discs were stolen. I found my interest waning as the husband was far more interested in gaming and computers. It may have even been because it was a happy memory from my ex that I slowly put it away as a sign of my childhood that I needed to pack away so that I could grow up.
Watching clips from the Hall of Fame inductees, seeing the Big Show in action again, hearing Vince McMahon introduce Stone Cold ... I am filled with out and out glee. This is a connection to happy moments, to laughs with Nanny, to my sweet testosterone fueled soap opera. It might have once been a guilty pleasure, but now it's pure pleasure. | |
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| Welcome to new readers fire_my_spirit and shinryou! Happy birthday to big_ringer and platinumdragon2! May you both have a amazing day and the coming year is full of love, light, and delight! I'm really looking forward to tomorrow because not only does apisanthrop have Monday off but he has the whole week off! Yeah, it's a forced vacation but at least one of the forced vacation weeks is the week of the wedding. We've lived together for a year now and I still look forward to spending time with him. It's wonderful! We're possibly going to the flea market this weekend. I've been looking for places to sell my dreamcatchers. I remember craft fairs being held fairly often through the year up in DFW. I haven't had as much luck looking down here. Does anybody happen to know of craft fairs in the Houston area, mostly southwest Houston? Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Silver spider pendant with a drop chain to attach it to a necklace.) Jewelis Designs is handmade, one-of-kind jewelry using PMC, sterling silver wire, bronze clay, semi-precious stones, enamel and dichroic glass. There are some really amazing and wonderful items here. I could easily fall in love with the whole shop. Stop by and see what you can find to fall in love with. If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Happy birthday to laurajacobs27 and tryslora! I hope you both have a fantastic day and it brings you each a year of joy, happiness, and laughter! | |
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| Today is lackland's birthday ... and I miss him. That's fairly normal considering he's been in my life for the last 8 years. I miss him here and there on other days too, this isn't just a one day a year type of thing. I miss hitting him up on chat now and again. I miss talking to somebody who gets me. Lynn is learning how to understand me but with Lackland there was nearly no time of learning ... he simply understood how to finish my thoughts when I was having trouble. I hope he gets things sorted out soon and can more closer soon.
I'm having a compromising day. I really didn't feel like working out this morning so I made a deal with myself. I only had to do 10 minutes (the absolute minimum I allow myself) but I could only have yogurt for lunch. I've been existing in a low grade depression for a few days I think. I believe part of it is from gaining 2lbs over night and not eating all that differently from how I ate when I lost the weight. I'm just always exhausted and have little interest in doing much of anything. I keep moving forward by sheer force of will. I know that if I keep plodding along I'll come out the other end of it. And I do have a lot to look forward to ... but when it's so many days away time has a way of bending and blurring, of seeming further away. Though I do know that as the wedding gets closer time will change on me and speed up. I'm really looking forward to the big day.
Today's Find:
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(Description: Silver multi chain necklace with a clear glass and white beaded strand. Crystal fleur de lis and flower charm with a vintage flower pendant.)
My Sassy Strands has handmade jewelry in all the latest styles for every occasion, from formal to informal and everything in between. All items can be made special ordered for a tailored fit just for you. Their motto is "Accessorize with Attitude!". I popped in to the shop when I saw this lovely piece and I found many other gorgeous bits that I'd love as well. Stop by and check them out!
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| Because I want to make sure I'm creating designs that people are interested in I have some questions.
What would make you more interested in purchasing a dreamcatcher from me?
Is there a certain color you're looking for?
Would you like to see a particular theme?
Gemstones, beads, or charms?
If you have facebook all the pictures are uploaded here, otherwise please take a look at the flickr stream for customs, the shop, and the sold items and let me know your thoughts.
Please point friends here so I can get as much input as possible.
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| Welcome: Welcome to new readers jewelisdesigns and enlyyl! Weekend: Friday apisanthrop and Miss Kid came home early since she wasn't feeling well, though she was feeling better after some time in a cool environment and a bit of a rest. I suspect that because they had field day that day she'd just had a bit too much time in the sun and got a bit overheated. We ran off to Wal-mart for few things, including the first new pair of shorts I've had in 3 years! The new ones are a 'little' shorter than the last pair but more contoured so I don't look like a box anymore. I'm ... actually pretty happy with the way my legs and hips look in them. Win! Saturday we tripped down toward downtown to a Farmer's Market I'd heard about. I wanted to check them out because there'd been talk of them having room for crafters as well. There was none but we found some fantastic local produce, cheese, and meats! I did locate somebody there that had more information about crafter's and what days they have a crafter fair. After a quick stop back at the house to drop things into the fridge we ran off to the park to wonder around. The squirrels were particularly brave but the ducks were also fairly friendly too. I got some really close shots of the squirrels before the batteries died. As a note, if you do go check out the pictures, I use a Sony Cyber-shot so not a huge zoom function. I actually had to zoom out for the squirrels at one point because I was 'that' close. Sunday was Miss Kid's dance class so it was another early day. After that we came back home and had a relaxing afternoon and evening to wrap up the weekend. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: An original art card of a brown horse in acrylics) Art2Cee2 is an adorable little shop that has fantastic art pieces. I was actually drawn in by some origami earrings but then I saw all the original art. If you're looking for Art Cards this would be the perfect place to look. Stop by and check them out! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| It's a gorgeous Friday! My good mood is explained by this tidbit: According to the Wii my weight and BMI are at an all time low since we started working out 67 days ago!!! And it says that I'm 25 today. *wink*
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| The longer the job search goes on the more I find myself more willing to consider some postings and I'm finding an even stronger distaste toward particular postings. I am often frustrated by postings that simply state that they are in Houston. Houston is a 'big' city and I don't want to waste their time or mine by applying to a job on the other side of Houston that, were I to get the job, it would take more than an hour of driving to get there. I still apply for them since you have no way of knowing if they're around the corner or not. I like the ones that have at least a zip code and love the ones that have an actual address. Yes, I can google the company name but not if it's through a staffing company and on the ones that do have company names? There are a 'lot' of similar named companies in the Houston area. I do find myself nearly running away from very poorly written or confusing job postings. A job posting is often the first view of the company that an application has. If the posting is a grammatical mess and confusing nightmare then what kind of company is it? Would I really want to work there? What would the inner organizational structure turn out to be? If I do want to work for a company that looks that bad on paper what kind of employee does that say I am? I don't want to work for a company that looks like it's going to disappear in a month or two; I want a company that looks well put together and stable. Does anybody else in the job searching arena find themselves doing the same things? Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Pendant is purple jade with a treble clef sandblasted onto it and filled with silver paint.) Creative Art and Soul is a fantastic shop that I stumbled across the other day, they have unique & colorful sandcarved gemstone &glass jewelry pendants.. I instantly fell in love with several items, including this gorgeous pendant that's my favorite color 'and' shows my love of music. I can easily see making many purchases from here after I land a job. Stop by and see what lovelies you can find for yourself! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| Only 117 days until we marry!! *glee* Yeah, I'm a wee bit happy about this. *grin* And we have a hotel room for the night of! Whee! We settled on one place but Lynn made one more phone call and found an even better deal. He's so good. We have company tonight so a brisket has been in the crock pot since yesterday at low temp. The marinade is a mango habanero sauce and it tastes so good. I can't wait for Lynn to carve it up for dinner tonight. That plus scalloped potatoes in a cheese sauce and personal salads should make for a wonderful dinner. LJ Idol: For people who may have left the LJ Idol community, there will be a book published of LJ Idol entries (look here for information about the book and how it is happening and how items will be selected, permissions, etc.). My entries for Season 4 are here and Season 5 are here. I can't think of any off the top of my head but I may take a look through later. Can you think of any entries of mine that were really great? Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Earrings are dangly disks with Cthulhu on them and are accented with jade and sage colored glass beads) Purple Mercury Cat Studios is a lovely shop with some gorgeous rosaries, mandalas, and jewelery. Plus, they have a few things on sale! Stop by and check out the lovelies! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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| We've started looking for a hotel room for the night of ... and apparently it's harder than one would think. Even calling and asking about room rates is not clear cut as several of the places we called either couldn't or wouldn't tell us what the cost of a room for one or two nights is. This and the search for a flight down here for elionwyr has been the two more difficult things of this whole wedding planning thing. It seems that there are flights from and to anywhere and everywhere for around $49 except for flights from her to here. Woo! The joys of wedding planning! Although, I must confess, I think I've had it pretty easy on the planning aspect for most of this stuff. Today's Find:  Photo links to shop listing. (Description: Pendant is a small cage with a captured dragon inside it.) I stumbled across Star Creations, Woodland and Feather Nature Jewelery last week and fell in love with many of their listings. They list nature themed jewelry with a whimsical twist and sometimes the unexpected. The captured dragon various fairy items have really captured my interest. Stop by and check out their shop! If you know of a handmade artist that needs a little bit of love please drop me a line here and let me know so I can feature them. | |
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