Friday Woes

Let's start with this. We live in the county just southwest of Austin. This does not bode well for anyone in Texas:



Ariel has the flu and is still home, but she's feeling much better today. I've got a jury summons shortly, and I've got a ton of work to do here in a very short time. I also spent most of yesterday taking my mom to the oncology clinic, where they were running half an hour late. *sigh* On top of it all, I spent most of the week in a drug induced fog! If it's not one thing, it's another.

Beady/artsy/work question for the day: What are you working on/creating/sorting/doing? For instance, I know that when Cat has not typing her fingers to the bone this week, she has been going through her UFOs and clearing them out one way or another. So share, we're nosy, we want to know what's going on over there. Hold it up so I can see better please. There ya go. Looks good.

We Made History

We have a new president today. That means lots of changes. Ariel told me that she's not interested in politics at the tender age of 11. I explained to her how important those politics are to her way of life. She might have digested that tidbit. One can never be totally sure with a tween.

Well, I fought with the computer until 7:30 last night and I WON!! Apparently I have not yet killed it, but I've got many things to type, so we'll see. Would you like a peek at some of the new things? Well, okay. This is the Retro series of bracelets:Aqua and peach, how atomic can you get? If I can find some good avocado green combos you better look out.
This is Sunset on the Beach:


This is Tropical Blend:


This is the biz card sleeve I carry. It's called Elegance:


Hmm, lots of spirals there. Would you call that a recurring theme? Well, that's just a taste of what I'm sending off to Tracey and what I'm keeping here. And as soon as I have a computer that I don't have to wrestle, they will go on my website! Yes to those of you who have asked, the website will be selling patterns and kits as soon as I get a new computer.

I'm off. Beads are calling. Enjoy the day.

It's Dolly Parton's Birthday!

I have always admired Dolly Parton. I love her songs, and I love her acting. I also love that she has always followed her dreams and that she has always been upfront about her looks (no pun intended). An honest, open person is truly admirable.

Today I plan to push this computer to its limits. I have lots of photos to crop and save, and documents to put together and save, and then I must be able to send them all through cyberspace. Send up a little prayer to the goddess of electronic things for me. And on top of all the computer woes, my back is spasming like you wouldn't believe. That means (cue the funky music) working with muscle relaxants and pain killers! On a side note, I'm beading a rather psychedelic, retro looking piece right now so I guess beading with pharmaceuticals is rather apropos.

It's time for lunch, and I've also got a full plate of work. Until tomorrow, my beadlings!

Guess What Happened?

I fell. Yep, Thursday afternoon I, for some unknown reason, decided it was the perfect time to do the splits in the hallway. One foot went straight out in front and the other didn't. Then I decided that twisting to avoid the splits would be in order. Boy, was I wrong. Then Bella decided that maybe I needed help in the way of circling me and licking my face. Go ahead and laugh. I know it made a funny picture. In homage to Kath, I used a few choice words on my way down, a couple of prayers when I hit, and a few more choice words when I tried to get up. I hurt myself badly enough that I had to call T-man to leave work and take me to the friendly South Austin ER, where I was given a lovely parting gift in my butt cheek and told there was no need for x-rays, just rest and happy pills. And "what didn't you hurt" is a much shorter list, believe me. When I am a bit more lucid (you have a very small window right here before the pills kick in), I will spend more time in front of the keyboard. For now, I'm going to go put my feet up and go through some instructions and patterns for Tracey. I hope you have a great weekend. With the aid of modern pharmaceuticals, I know I will! HAH!

Thursday? What Happened To Tuesday?

Crikey! It's already near the end of the week and I feel like I missed the first half! I did not get much beading done yesterday. The shaded piece is being done in colors I really don't like (personally) so I'm almost having to force myself to play with it. It's gorgeous, it's just not the color for me. It is, however, the asbolutely best color for a lot of you ou there. Then my cedar allergies kicked my butt yesterday and I ended up taking a *gasp* nap! Oh my stars, I feel so middle-aged.

Don't laugh, but I'm trying to get some sort of daily schedule going here, at home, where I work. It's part of my ORGANIZATION intention for 2009. It's been a while since I adhered to any type of schedule. For the past many years I've just been flying by the seat of my pants on a daily basis. Well, no more! I'm a changing woman!

I leave you this morning with a wonderful thought: destress with chocolate. Mmmmm. Works for me!

Walk Please?

I got the computer to actually see the photos! And then it actually uploaded one! Will wonders never cease? I cannot believe the marvels of modern technology. *snort* In looking at terriers on the web, I'm thinking she's not a Yorkie or a Poo. I believe she is a Norfolk/Norwich terrier. The biggest difference between the two is that one has ears that flop down and the other has ears that stand up. Bella has one of each. Besides, she is WAY too big to be a Yorkie.



I'll try to take a picture of the necklace later.

Much To Do

So I deleted some unused applications and things are the teensiest bit faster today. I'll do some more tomorrow. I tried posting some more pictures from the diskette, but the computer still wants to format it. *sigh*

I'm working on a teaching proposal sample that has a lot of shading (as in very subtle shading) and I have discovered that I cannot work on it at night. Even with the spectrum bulbs in the over-shoulder-lamp I have a very difficult time seeing which shade is which. Damn, I hate getting older. But it sure beats the alternative.

It was bitterly cold last night, as in 21 degrees or so. It's a gorgeous, sunny day but it's still pretty cold out so I built a nice, big fire in the fireplace. I'm going to open the blinds and work on the shading while Bella and I try to stay warm. Maybe I'll fix a cup of tea. I'd love to leave you with profound words of wisdom or a thought-provoking topic, but I just can't come up with anything today. So bead it! That's right, beadlings. I said it. Just bead it!!