I came into work today to discover a dead fish in the fish tank and a non-functioning network.

I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about the rest of the day now.

October is definitely my favorite month of the year - the weather is wonderful, and a fantastic change from the oppression of the summer heat and humidity. This weekend particularly is going to be incredible weather-wise, and I'm a little too excited about my plans for Saturday ( Read more... )

My mom handed me a Victorian Trading Co. catalog yesterday, and I found this inside:

Alice Dress

It's pricey - but the details look pretty nice for a commercially available costume.

That I can walk into the fabric store with an idea for an experiment in mind, and walk out of the store with the supplies for a seriously complicated project ( Read more... )

So...I'm not on facebook OR twitter. That said, after reading what everyone's saying about the new cross-posting feature, I'm going to have to side with not sharing my private posts/comments with the whole freaking internet.

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/merit-badges

These are no where near as fun as the recent pink drink commando badges posted, but I find it somewhat amusing that Martha Stewart felt the need to have this on her show.

I went fabric browsing this weekend, and came home with some fun finds!

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Like many of you, sewing does not comprise the limit of my crafting interests. I do a little dabbling in many areas, and while I'm not terribly talented in any particular craft, I'm still game to try just about art, save one. I've always drawn the line when it comes to scrap-booking. I don't know why, I just knew that I couldn't cross into the ( Read more... )

My fabric obsession is clearly seeping into my professional life; today I came into the office and found two yards of printed cotton on my desk. The note attached reads: "Do you have any use for this fabric?" No signature. Very Mysterious.

Apparently, every single order for stuff I've placed in the last 2 weeks (which is a surprising amount of stuff) is scheduled to arrive at my house this afternoon.

It's going to be like Christmas morning this evening after work. I'm so excited!