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I decided to run a marathon as a 30th birthday present to myself. This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I have ever done. Like, colossally mind-numbingly stupid. And, having told practically everyone in my life about it and paid the registration fee, it is too late to back out ( Read more... ) -
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I made a scrap quilt. In person it is closer to "bright and cheery" than "loud and obnoxious", but I am not good with colors on my camera.
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Do you know about sandwich loafMy mother's go-to cookbooks when I was growing up were late sixties editions of betty crocker and better homes and gardens. Both had strange pictures of party food that, as best as I could tell, was cake with ham and sardines and olives. I think I gathered that one would layer the ham and olive spread on bread ( Read more... ) -
I now have a doppelganger
Arts and crafts day success!
fabmadamj came over yesterday, wrapped me up in saran wrap and duct tape, and now I have a dress form made to my measurements. Her name is Sally. Her name could have been "Imitation Lucy", but Jetta didn't like that, and since she did all the work we changed it ( Read more... ) -
Quarterly update
I am on vacation! Which I am currently using to sit in bed with my laptop. And somehow this feels joyful! and exciting! and indulgent! in a way that sitting in bed with my laptop on a normally scheduled day off does not.
I'm off to Minnesota for five days to watch the world cup of gay rugby. It is shaping up to be a good summer. I've got trips ( Read more... ) -
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I tore my MCL up in Seattle two weeks ago. It wasn't till this afternoon that I did the math - I get one month of rugby this year. I broke my arm in late march, got cleared for contact September 1st, and fucked up my knee September 27th.
Two weeks in, and I have been too busy smiling and saying "no, really, I'm fine, I'm just so happy I don't ( Read more... ) -
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I love the New Vintage Wardrobe Flickr pool. After spending six months gazing longingly at other people's projects, I bit the bullet, bought a old shirtdress pattern off etsy (copyright1969) and drove out to my mom's house to spend my entire day off hunched over a sewing machine ( Read more... )
