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July 16th, 2009
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July 11th, 2009
| 08:38 pm
I really need to get hand sewing together for the bus - I'm getting through about 100 pages a day, and I've run out of books. Again. Now if only I could be productive instead. (Mostly, I've gone so very far my book budget for the month already, and I cannot find any of the books I want to re-read because I've already reread most of my books over the last few months.)
Also, I dropped my bike off at the shop near work today for a general tune-up that includes fixing whatever is wrong with the gears. And the brakes. I keep thinking I'll learn to do this stuff myself, but the brakes have gotten to be enough of an issue not to wait anymore. I've had it for a year and a half, and haven't been too careful about storing it out of the weather, so it may have been overdue. I've found a route from the mall to home that's just under 6 miles, and I think I may be able to get it to not include 751.
I'm not thinking about Pennsic. My therapist asked me why I'm going, and I still don't have really have an answer. At some point it sounded like fun? I guess? Whatever. We've already talked about alternating Pennsic with music festivals and mini-vacations in the future.
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July 7th, 2009
| 03:51 pm
I'm learning to use Quicken and try to track my finances (and budget) a bit better. It's entertaining. I mean, I track finances for a living, and am completely miserable with my own. Though I don't have several other people approving mine before and after they happen, or laws requiring several years worth of documentation kept in files, either.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about a CPA, or possibly another degree. The requirements for a CPA would mean more school, even if I weren't of a mind to do it for the learning, as opposed to studying independently for the tests. Since there's not much chance of me getting into Kenan-Flagler, nor any desire to enter their programs, I've been looking around at what other places offer. I can pick up MAc courses through State, or MBA classes through NCCU. But this would mean doing school again - I already have a substantial monthly student loan payment, and I'm still not in a good place mentally to do more school. I feel like I barely made it out last time.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) spyderbug let me play with a camera at Eno on Saturday. I've decided I kinda like taking pictures, and might see if she can give me something to load them on my computer with. She has a handful of jobs she's editing, and a few more coming up fairly soon, so no time to do things for me. I suppose this means I have to learn to edit my own pictures. It's interesting - because of looking through photos with her, I have a much better idea of what makes a "good" picture. I think a few of mine might qualify as "okay," and that's good enough for me.
I am making mashed potatoes and gravy tonight. I am so excited. Also, chicken-fried tofu. In the electric skillet, which I remember cursing the girl for having when I tried to find a place for it to live. I rescind all prior grumbling.
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July 5th, 2009
| 07:53 pm
Uuugh... I'm trying to go through and clean out people I don't want on my friendslist anymore, and leave communities I don't want to be in (and seriously wonder why I ever joined, for a few of them). Why is there no easy way to leave a large amount of communities at once? So far, I think I've left close to 20 so far, and I know I have at least that many more. This is what joining a snark community does, I think. And when did I find that much time to spend reading stupid things on the internet?
I'm also waiting for the new Shadow Unit to show up, which I think happens at 8.
I spent the fourth at the Eno Festival, which was great fun. Got to see and meet Ellis, who is fabulous. Lots of music, lots of random food, and far too much money spent. I only came home with a CD and a tie-dye dress (and the dress was a gift from the girl, who spent far far more than I did). spyderbug came home with two cds, an absolutely gorgeous maple and mosaic jewelry holder, a large purple metal garden butterfly, a frisbee, and probably some other things I can't remember. We both ran into a ton of people, including one of my coworkers whose husband is a potter, and a large scattering of scadians. It was a lot of fun, and we're talking about maybe doing more than one day next year. Next year I will have a hat - I'm really tired of sunburning the top of my head.
I have gotten nothing done today. I wouldn't feel so bad except I also got nothing done Friday, when I had the sister over. I send her home with 7 books (guys guys I don't want her to read Twilight, ugh... but I can't tell her not to, aside from that making her want to read it more anyway). I've been trying to find her fantasy books with strong heroines, so if anyone has any ideas that are in the 12 year old/sixth grade reading level or slightly higher, please let me know. She's had reading tutors for awhile, so I try and be careful not to go below her reading level in order to encourage her to work at it. She's really gotten into the Alanna series by Tamorra Pierce, and I've been tracking down her books anyway because I want them all. I have no problem reading her books multiple times - I think I've re-read the first quartet three or four times by now.
laundry laundry laundry
we have laundry machines now and it makes me so happy, except that means I really have no excuse for not having clean clothes
-- I feel like I should add that I read anything I give to my sister, first. I'm wary of giving books that I haven't read, anyway, because I feel like the gift is a recommendation of sorts. Thanks everyone for the suggestions! (And that has nothing to do, at all, with the fact that I've run out of things to read. Again.)
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July 1st, 2009
| 08:39 pm
I'm debating whether to eat dinner by myself, or chance everything being cold while the girl plays in the front yard. Hrm. I think hot food might win.
Dinner is whole wheat couscous, barbecue chickpeas, steamed green beans, and squash that I breaded with flour/panko/nutritional yeast and fried.
We joined one of the CSAs that deliver to your doorstep, which I find completely awesome. They deliver on Tuesdays, and we're still getting used to having the produce - we need to finish off the corn from last week still, and today was the end of last week's squash. I figure I can justify frying one small squash.
The problem with not waiting to start dinner is the temptation to eat all the squash.
Yesterday was spyderbug's birthday. I actually managed to surprise her, and the confused look was fabulous.
Know what else is fabulous? The squash. Which I am totally not eating any more of and will share. I will share the squash. I will.
Anyway, birthday: It was a lot of fun, but meant being up far too late for the second night in a row. Once my food settles I am going to bed. Though I suppose I should consider clearing up some of last night's dishes first.
I was a little disappointed in the flourless chocolate cakes. They came out a lot fudgier than they did the last time I made them - which while nice, was not what I wanted. I undercooked the last cakes I made, and I think this means I need to get an oven thermometer.
I do want to thank/apologize to the people who dealt with the first few emails I sent out about the surprise party. I fret. It's not good, but it's what I do. I will never be an event planner because every little thing stresses me out way too much. So thank you for putting up with me, and thank you for coming.
I am in tired rambly mode, and the post is already tl;dr, even if it totally manages to not be an actual update really.
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June 3rd, 2009
| 10:35 am
Anyone able to give me a ride to University Saturday? I'm able to meet people within approx 3 miles of my house, or if you're on the DATA route 7 (I think it runs early enough, anyway)
please?
Also, work = seriously unhappy
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May 29th, 2009
| 07:35 pm
According to the mapping program I used, my bike ride today was about 4.75 miles. I was expecting something closer to 3 when I set out, but it was worth it. A good chunk of the ride was on the American Tobacco Trail - for the locals, it was the section from Fayetteville right near the first of the crazy huge churches to Scott King Rd, by the park where fighter practice was held. It's very very pretty (and shaded!)
I have so much to do this weekend, and I really have to wonder why I thought it would be a good idea to teach a class at University next weekend.
For some reason, I have the urge to go make homemade noodles, despite knowing I am going to sushi tonight. The homemade ravioli came out well, but a little too lemony.
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May 23rd, 2009
| 04:26 pm
I feel mildly accomplished.
I got up this morning and biked/bussed to the Carrboro farmer's market. My left shoulder is aching pretty badly, I assume because of a fall (I'm not so much with the trail riding, and just because my bike is a hybrid does not mean it's a good idea). I'm mostly glad that it was a pretty easy fall onto plant matter, and that I didn't manage to hurt my bike.
I hung out a bit with skippyclese: we went hunting a particular sandwich. Cheddar and mango chutney, and while it was seriously yumm, I don't know about the $8 price tag. It also looked a lot prettier in the magazine, but I suppose it would be stupid to expect otherwise. :D
Currently, I have a lump of dough in the fridge with which to make ravioli. Haven't quite decided on the particulars, aside from ricotta, but I have tasty peas and carrots from the market. Plus, asparagus is seriously on sale at the teeter.
I figure in addition to our entree, we'll bring asparagus for the grill to share, caramelized onions to go on various things, and sangria. It's been awhile (like 3 years?) since I've attempted sangria, and I don't even remember if it came out well last time... so wish me luck.
Back to the kitchen to see if I can find enough counter to roll out the ravioli... and maybe some plates? Are those still in boxes? I'm so tired of boxes.
Goal A: Acquire foodstuffs. Current status: Successfully completed.
Goal B: Empty the rest of the kitchen boxes, it's been like two weeks, seriously. Current status: well, I have pasta dough, and I've updated lj, and uh... I'm just gonna go back to the kitchen now.
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May 21st, 2009
| 04:47 pm
So what are people bringing to the Memorial Day cookout? I'm trying to decide.
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May 2nd, 2009
| 01:23 am
Happy Birthday to me :D
(yes, I know is no longer my birfday, but I is just now getting chance to type on 'puter)
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April 28th, 2009
| 03:22 pm - Party! Join Us!
Moving!
Sunday, May 3rd
10am, meeting at the apartment
We'll provide lunch. Sandwiches worked well last time, so we thought we'd repeat that.
3pm-7pm - Open house/House warming + unpacking + Birthday cake.
At least, there should be birthday cake. I haven't actually made the plans to procure said cake, but will be MOST INCREDIBLY sad if there is no birthday cake. Also, potlucky and such if people want to bring chairs and foods and hang out, that would be awesome. (We really don't have many chairs, and the main areas are not carpeted.)
Really truly, if you're not helping us move you should still come over in the afternoon if you're free. The house is totally pretty, and there's been a lot of work in general, so even people who have seen it once should come ogle the floors.
Gimme a call or an email for the address.
Poll #1391405
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: AllOn May 3rd, I will help with:
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April 23rd, 2009
| 03:14 pm - PSA
NB:
I have a handful of email addresses which all go two places: my gmail or my work email.
@gmail.com
@email.unc.edu - this is my main unc address, and goes to both my work and my gmail
@unc.edu - alias, forwards to @email.unc.edu
@alumni.unc.edu - alias, forwards... somewhere. I think.
@dev.unc.edu - work. I only get this one at work. work work work
The *best* method to get up with me is to send it to my @email.unc.edu address.
Oh, and my cell phone is broken. I dropped it and messed up the earpiece - sometimes I can hear you, often I cannot. And then I have to use speakerphone, which makes me grumpy. Eventually, I will find time to replace it.
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April 16th, 2009
| 09:27 am - State Budget
A memo dated April 15th and retroactively effective from April 9th is
sincerely not cool
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April 14th, 2009
| 02:21 pm
I am sooo done with painting. However, if anyone has a clever idea of a color to paint a sewing room, I am happy to entertain it. I'm currently considering a blue, since it will also be a guest bedroom (ideally) and I don't suppose most people would like to sleep in a bright orange room.
We are going to need help moving (we're girls, we don't have a truck, and we promise we'll feed you). Currently, we still need to put down part of a sub floor and then the actual floor (and by we, I totally mean spyderbug and her father), as well as refinishing a wood floor. As we're planning on going to the Tournoi and the finish has to dry for three days, it's looking like our original move day of the 26th won't work so well. However, Crown is the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd, and is at the beach...
Poll #1383544
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: AllI am available and willing to help:
pst, also, if you are going to be in town on May 2nd, check our spyderbug's journal for information on the NAMI walk that day. If you are going to be out of town, you can still donate. For more information, you can also look at her team page: http://www.nami.org/namiwalks09/RAL/Will
For some reason, Gmail is letting the Mary Rose overflow into my inbox instead of it's specially hidden little folder. I do not approve. I also think people need to CALM DOWN before emailing a VERY LARGE listserv with stupid opinions and whining. That is all.
Re: amazon ranking/amazonfail - Please support your local bookstore. Thank you.
National Organization for Marriage - I read through their webpage. I started reading a book assigned for a sociology class I ended up dropping - "The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier, and Better-Off Financially." It was a little interesting, but the tone seemed 'off,' and I wasn't sure why (aside from it not really reading like an academic source). Turns out it was written by NOM's President. They use a few of her arguments in their pdf info things (which have special Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish formats!). I'm mostly amused by the fear they will be called bigots by saying children require a mother and a father (and actually, there was a Hawaiian court case in the early 90s? that had expert witnesses saying same sex marriage would not harm children) and a quote from a gay couple married in Provincetown who have an open marriage (funny for two reasons: a) Ptown. b) I know *how* many married couples who are non-monogamous?).
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March 4th, 2009
| 11:27 am
Does anyone in the area have a recommendation for a GP? I haven't seen anyone (other than my therapist, and for girly things) since I had access to campus health, and then I only saw someone if I felt like I was going to die (that's why they're there, right?). I basically need the standard making sure nothing is horribly wrong, and somewhere to go if I get sick.
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February 4th, 2009
| 09:12 am
Does anyone know if it is possible to get medical records from the late 80s? I have already contacted the hospital, and they've purged records since then, so I am doubtful.
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January 4th, 2009
| 10:28 pm - I post only for the bolded line. It made me giggle.
In 2009,  syaldia resolves to... Drink four glasses of lily-of-the-valley every day.
Go sewing three times a week.
Spend more time with my statements memes.
Tell my family about giving gifts.
Eat more socks.
Overcome my secret fear of rubber duckies.
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December 26th, 2008
| 05:53 pm
Best. Christmas. Ever.
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November 7th, 2008
| 09:28 am
Thank you everyone for the congratulations. So far, I like the job. Granted, I haven't had a chance to do the job, thanks to some wonderful issues with the system. It only took four days for them to give me back the ability to log in to my time sheet, but I have a staff id card and a bus pass, which only took three days.
Anyone in the area up for lunch today? My plan is to walk up to Med Deli sometime reasonable, or when I'm hungry, whichever ends up making more sense.
I will hopefully be coming back out from under my rock soon. Hopefully, I will be insanely busy here. Once I can do anything, anyway.
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October 31st, 2008
| 03:07 pm - SCA
Is anyone going to be at Crown? They found my goblet that spyderbug lost at WoW, and they'll have the lost and found there.
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