Well, yesterday was a very productive day, and we packed up almost our entire kitchen, as well as clearing out nearly all of the storage closet, so today was a day to rest for me. 
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What to do when you're stressed out about the amount of packing and cleaning lft to do in the next two weeks? Give up and go get a haircut, of course! Seriously, though, I'm not sure why I tend to postpone that. It feels SO much better. I cut off a few inches in length, loads more in creating layers again, and then she thinned the whole back. I can ( Read more... )

In other news, I'm getting quite into this whole crafty thing again. I finally finished my first project completelt (including blocking it) - a basic lace scarf/wrap in a greeny-bluish-grey colorway. It actually looks really cool. Apparently this brand of yarn is know for leeching color on blocking, which I wasn't aware of, but it ended up looking ( Read more... )

Well, it's official - I'm off until Thanksgiving, and then back to school until April... I should try to find work for August and September, but what's the likelihood of getting a job when you know it's just for 2 months? I might try the temp agencies downtown, or see if my old company has a translation contract that needs to be filled. Otherwise, ( Read more... )

I'm moving out of downtown!!! JD saw a place for rent in their area, and we went to see it, and we took it and I'm so freakin excited to be moving out of downtown!!!

Well, it's been a tough couple of weeks, but I finally made it into school yesterday, and spoke to my prof and program coordinator. Both were very supportive, and I think things may work out ok in the end ( Read more... )

I finally watched last week's Doctor Who. Creepiest one yet ,bar none. So good!

Woo! I finally finished my first knitting project! Well, I finished the knitting. It's lace, so I have to wash it and block it still, but I finished knitting my first project... it's amazing how much faster it went once I stopped ripping it out!

just realized i hadn't posted in a long time... i'm still alive. this friday was the half-way point in my program, and it was really cool to get there, and I either have an A+ or an A average up to then. but now i've hit the point where i'm finding it difficult to even get to class; i'm so bored with it, and sick of it, and i'm not sure i can go ( Read more... )

heh. i think it's the first time in a long time that i've seen a tv episode before 
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