It's been so Oregon-y in the weather department. Rain, f-ing bone chilling in the morning, stupid stupid stupid. It's making the commute (which will be a considerable pain this week) rather miserable. But I just checked the forecast and apparently it's supposed to be 68º next Saturday - that might give me a chance, however slim, of turning a profit ( Read more... )

WELL. Yes, it's been an awfully long time since I've posted. There's been so much and so little to talk about. The day-to-day of my job is probably not something that would make particularly riveting blog fodder, but suffice to say it's very creatively demanding. In fact, there's a ton on my plate right now. But I'm getting paid, and the folks I ( Read more... )

My transition to a long-haul commuter, and back to the working world in general, is off to a confused start. I have to get used to a five-hour commute and all that it entails, and be ready to essentially spend all of my free time on public transit ( Read more... )

As of this afternoon, I am now the official Garment Designer for KnitPicks! I did it. somehow, some way. I don't think it's fully hit me yet ( Read more... )

So whilst combing my hair this morning, I saw this rogue white flash. I've always had an albino hair somewhere on the back of my head, and it's hard to find, so I figured I'd found it again. But this was different. It was soft and thin and just as wavy as my other hair. So, I followed it... to my temple. Where it was joined by three others. I ( Read more... )

Why is it that you're more tired after oversleeping than if you've gotten slightly too little sleep? I'll never understand that one. I'm fighting the head-nodding at the moment, even though I got about 10 hours of sleep last night ( Read more... )

am I supposed to write a salary history, anyway? It's bad enough that I hate writing cover letters (to the point where I won't apply to a job that requires one) because they're always disingenuous. I can't really go on for three paragraphs about how great I'd be for their company and how great i think they are, because, to be honest, I'm applying ( Read more... )

Finally got my first unemployment check today... phew. I'm still apparently not done correcting my info, though - there was some sort of address mismatch between my unemployment and employment addresses. I think it's because one has my middle name in it. But I still have to call and verify ( Read more... )

My shoulder hurts from the injury over the weekend... so I took one ibuprofen. One. The candy coating dissolves, you begin to digest the pill, it hits your bloodstream, your muscles begin to relax and....

BOOM, your equilibrium is gone. totally gone. Lost control of eyes - not the eyes! Legs shaking uncontrollably, unable to speak, hands numb, ( Read more... )

It's funny being involved in a business where a good deal of your raw materials are heavily traded and highly valued. Such is the life of a jeweler ( Read more... )