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Not that memes, phone posts and the like aren't great ways of communicating with my LJ friends, here, but I know other people read my posts (family, friends) and are probably thinking "We don't care what kind of file extention you are. What's going on in your life?"
The powder room addition has ground to a halt not because we lack the funds, the tools or the time to continue but because we lack(ed) the motivation. MrBug plans to use Saturday to dive back in and get some more accomplished. I didn't update that he'd put up all but one piece of drywall (he did) or post a picture (I will) to show the newest phase.
When Hurricane Dennis' rain made its way up to us, recently, MrBug and I happened to glance into the addition to see rain dripping out of the ceiling onto the unfinished floor. We knew the roof over the porch needed to be replaced but, until that moment, we didn't realize just how bad it was. Who notices (or even looks for) ceiling leaks in an open porch. Obviously, when it rained, before, and we saw water on the concrete floor it was no surprise (not that we paid that close attention to the side porch, to tell you the truth).
I've been spending very little time in bookcrossing, lately. I know it's me and my changeful moods but all the threads feel the same - vanilla and uninteresting. Not that I'm 'into' heavy, deeply intellectual or politically contentious threads; I'm not. As most people know, I'm looking for a good time or a laugh; unfortunately, those seem thin on the ground, lately, in Chit-Chat. Again, probably me and a mood. I expect my interest will rekindle when my bookplate is launched (early to mid-August, I think) - I'm enough of an egoist to want to read the general reaction.
I'm reading The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble. I bought that and The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham at the same time (Saturday, the day HP #6 arrived). I think I 'timed' the books, poorly. Anything following HP #6 would seem heavy, I suppose. Perhaps that's why The Seven Sisters character is annoying me so much. What a depressing, neurotic, whiny woman she is. If something doesn't change, soon, and it continues on with the main character picking every aspect of her life apart and declaring it crap, I won't continue reading. The last thing I need, while approaching maxiumum hormonal instability, is to empathise with a woman who feels life is pointless. Blech.
I knew, when reading the synopsis I should have read in this order:
The Seven Sisters
The Romance Reader
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As I said, in an earlier post, I've been calligraphizing, recently. I made two more "Poem in Your Pocket" books (like the one I made for ottawabill). The first one was thrown together, quickly, to refamiliarize myself with the steps and will probably never leave my home (it's crude and the color scheme isn't very pretty) but this one is slated for a friend:
As is usually the case, this one was borne with a lot less frustration. Practice does make perfect...or, in this case, less imperfect.
I restarted a scarf I've torn apart twice, now, made from the ladder yarn you see in the "Poem in Your Pocket" book. It's a beautiful yarn (variegated sunset colors) but it's very smooth and keeps slipping off the needles. I'm just not accomplished enough, at this point, to fix a piece that has fallen off the needle and had stitches pull out. I can't figure out what loops need to be fed back on the needle and, impatient being that I am, I prefer to rip out and start over then spend time trying to work it out. Yes, a very bad pairing of personality traits - laziness and impatience.
Speaking of bad personality traits... Procrastination is a huge hurdle for me. I should have exercised before I did this journal entry. In fact, I should have exercised, showered, ate breakfast and gone to the post office before taking the time to post but if I can put something off, I do. If I were really motivated, I'd have transferred the stuff out of my downstairs refrigerator/freezer, defrosted it and jackhammered away the spills that have collected inside. Maybe I'll do that, later. What I'd rather do: sit down and read a good book, doodle with my calligraphy pens, surf the 'net. *SIGH* Off to obey The Shoulds
The powder room addition has ground to a halt not because we lack the funds, the tools or the time to continue but because we lack(ed) the motivation. MrBug plans to use Saturday to dive back in and get some more accomplished. I didn't update that he'd put up all but one piece of drywall (he did) or post a picture (I will) to show the newest phase.
When Hurricane Dennis' rain made its way up to us, recently, MrBug and I happened to glance into the addition to see rain dripping out of the ceiling onto the unfinished floor. We knew the roof over the porch needed to be replaced but, until that moment, we didn't realize just how bad it was. Who notices (or even looks for) ceiling leaks in an open porch. Obviously, when it rained, before, and we saw water on the concrete floor it was no surprise (not that we paid that close attention to the side porch, to tell you the truth).
I've been spending very little time in bookcrossing, lately. I know it's me and my changeful moods but all the threads feel the same - vanilla and uninteresting. Not that I'm 'into' heavy, deeply intellectual or politically contentious threads; I'm not. As most people know, I'm looking for a good time or a laugh; unfortunately, those seem thin on the ground, lately, in Chit-Chat. Again, probably me and a mood. I expect my interest will rekindle when my bookplate is launched (early to mid-August, I think) - I'm enough of an egoist to want to read the general reaction.
I'm reading The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble. I bought that and The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham at the same time (Saturday, the day HP #6 arrived). I think I 'timed' the books, poorly. Anything following HP #6 would seem heavy, I suppose. Perhaps that's why The Seven Sisters character is annoying me so much. What a depressing, neurotic, whiny woman she is. If something doesn't change, soon, and it continues on with the main character picking every aspect of her life apart and declaring it crap, I won't continue reading. The last thing I need, while approaching maxiumum hormonal instability, is to empathise with a woman who feels life is pointless. Blech.
I knew, when reading the synopsis I should have read in this order:
The Seven Sisters
The Romance Reader
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As I said, in an earlier post, I've been calligraphizing, recently. I made two more "Poem in Your Pocket" books (like the one I made for ottawabill). The first one was thrown together, quickly, to refamiliarize myself with the steps and will probably never leave my home (it's crude and the color scheme isn't very pretty) but this one is slated for a friend:
As is usually the case, this one was borne with a lot less frustration. Practice does make perfect...or, in this case, less imperfect.
I restarted a scarf I've torn apart twice, now, made from the ladder yarn you see in the "Poem in Your Pocket" book. It's a beautiful yarn (variegated sunset colors) but it's very smooth and keeps slipping off the needles. I'm just not accomplished enough, at this point, to fix a piece that has fallen off the needle and had stitches pull out. I can't figure out what loops need to be fed back on the needle and, impatient being that I am, I prefer to rip out and start over then spend time trying to work it out. Yes, a very bad pairing of personality traits - laziness and impatience.
Speaking of bad personality traits... Procrastination is a huge hurdle for me. I should have exercised before I did this journal entry. In fact, I should have exercised, showered, ate breakfast and gone to the post office before taking the time to post but if I can put something off, I do. If I were really motivated, I'd have transferred the stuff out of my downstairs refrigerator/freezer, defrosted it and jackhammered away the spills that have collected inside. Maybe I'll do that, later. What I'd rather do: sit down and read a good book, doodle with my calligraphy pens, surf the 'net. *SIGH* Off to obey The Shoulds
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The nice thing about 'floofy' romances is
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It has been a long time coming
[keeping my fingers crossed]
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I've got HP6 humming quietly in my house too. I read the first three pages last night and then quit. Too many interruptions. We're heading to the lake for three weeks this weekend so I plan on reading it there while Reggie is golfing.
I told him I don't want too many visitors so don't be inviting a bunch of people to come up. I want some quiet me time while we're there. I didn't rent a cottage to be a hostess for three weeks. He said he understands and I hope he does. He's more of a Sociable Person than I could ever hope to be.
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I stress myself out for days thinking about it until I get there, then I make it through the thing and feel like sleeping for 24 hours after it's over.
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Entertaining others is no vacation for this girl, either
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Hi, anonymous...care to share who you are?