Personal Metaphors - Monday Mondays

July 27th, 2009

09:58 am - Monday Mondays
As I said much more briefly in my latest Facebook update, I have a huge cup of hot coffee and classical Minnesota Public Radio -- in time for Performance Today, no less. Contentment abounds.

I'd link you to my coffee too, but alas, no one is actually selling Spark Roast yet and that's what I'd prefer to be drinking (who wouldn't?). As yet another hat tip to Girl Genius Online, Agatha finally decked Princess Pinkie, who's been manipulating Gil (the perpetual rescuer) for all he's worth. :) I'm rooting for you, Agatha! What did you do with your Death Ray, anyway??

I don't have much to say here today. It was a quiet weekend. I survived "Death by Inlaws" on Saturday in pretty good spirits -- my younger son (TiggerKid) called me with a "Get Out of Jail Free" card (his words!) that allowed me not to have to stay for very long after the meal itself was over. He so rocks -- I have found I like my sons much better now that they're grown men. :) I always loved them, but actually liking them wasn't much of an option when they were boys and teens, I'm afraid. I still can't take more than a few hours of their company without getting restless, but hell, that's true of most people I know.

Except for

little_wren82! Who's coming to visit in September! For OVER A WEEK!! YAY! *flailing muppet arms* I'm so stoked. And because we know each other so well I will build some private time into the visit for both of us. :-D In addition to a Medford road trip... and I think a picnic in the redwoods someplace where we can relax in the warmth (not heat!), stitch, and just enjoy each other's company. Also a few hours to pick out the woods she wants her floorstand built from. Not sure what else yet, I'm sure we'll come up with lots of somethings.

Sunday... was TiggerKid's 21st birthday, though he's coming down for dinner tonight to celebrate. He always wants my fried chicken for his birthday. *shrug* At least he's easy to please that way. The rest of yesterday was spent tending the roses and herbs out front and playing with my new software, KXStitch, which allows me to create cross stitch patterns from scratch, or convert images into same. I started with that Spark Roast panel (did you click on the link?) and got a preliminary version I really like. I intend to play with it a bit before I actually try stitching it -- just the utter JOY of having some Girl Genius stuff to stitch gave me giddy shivers all day yesterday. :)

My body clock is confused. Either that or I'm moving into that "older people don't need much sleep" stage of my life already. I'm wide awake at my formerly usual bedtime, staying up 'til after midnight, and really not sleeping in all that much later (like 9am or so, usually). *shrug* If it continues I will start putting the time to good use -- probably stitching. ;)

This week? I'll schedule that interview with Elaine from the McKinleyville Press and see what else I can do to contact some stitchers in the local area. :) I still have inventory to finish cataloging and I'd like to get more progress on the BoINK before August 1st and the sixth block is released. Other than that? :) Who knows? One think I enjoy about my life is its occasional spontaneity -- lots of room for God to move!
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