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Just Something Off Topic
Author: wickedpam
Date: 02/27/2009 13:22:30
There are probably a lot more relevant things I could blog on. Congress Critters “twittering” before, during and after the Presidents speech, was it rude or not. The awesomeness of the speech that happened Tuesday night and the dull as dishwater respond from Piyush “The Exorcist” Jindal. The shovel ready projects that started yesterday giving people jobs and starting to move around money. There are so many worthwhile topics. It is however a Friday, and my brain is not in the mood to tackle anything big and important. Sorry.
Instead I’d like mention Crafting. I want to know what people do to keep themselves busy and that creates something new. It could be simple or something detailed and elaborate.
I’ve been finding that being able to create something has lightened some of the stress that’s been pressing down for all sorts of reasons. I’ve gone from crocheting hats and scarves to just now learning to decorate cakes. In between I’ve picked up all sorts of new skills, like making melt and pour soap, creating tile mosaics for table tops and the best thing is that I’ve been repurposing odds and ends to extend the use of something and save some money.
So what have you been up to?
Instead I’d like mention Crafting. I want to know what people do to keep themselves busy and that creates something new. It could be simple or something detailed and elaborate.
I’ve been finding that being able to create something has lightened some of the stress that’s been pressing down for all sorts of reasons. I’ve gone from crocheting hats and scarves to just now learning to decorate cakes. In between I’ve picked up all sorts of new skills, like making melt and pour soap, creating tile mosaics for table tops and the best thing is that I’ve been repurposing odds and ends to extend the use of something and save some money.
So what have you been up to?
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Comment by 
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 13:43:25
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 13:43:25
Morning & Happy Fridee all! 
:party:
Don't let today's musical selection fool you by it's title..
:party:Don't let today's musical selection fool you by it's title..
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 13:51:37
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 13:51:37
:foil:
Comment by 
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 14:27:44
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 14:27:44
Morning 
Sorry for the lateness and the odd topic -my brain is just mush right now and I couldn't think of anything that I didn't have to do some heavy research for....
Sorry for the lateness and the odd topic -my brain is just mush right now and I couldn't think of anything that I didn't have to do some heavy research for....
Comment by AuntAzalea on 02/27/2009 14:47:08
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 14:58:56
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 14:58:56
I saw this the other day.. funny stuff.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 14:59:24
I love stories like that
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 14:59:24
Quote by AuntAzalea:
Interesting crafty subject- here is a cute feel good story.
Mickey Rourke's dog collar
I love stories like that
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 15:34:54
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 15:34:54
ANyone know what the family emergency is? I know one of the dogs wasn't doing well at one point :(
Comment by 
m-hadley on 02/27/2009 15:37:23
m-hadley on 02/27/2009 15:37:23
Morning Mala (& other 4Fers),
I like your post this morning, but if you like, I added a new post to my blog this morning that you are free to use. Don't feel obliged, but please know that I am more than willing to take a stab at trying to fill the shoes of the great vacationing Raine & BobR. When will our fearless leaders be back from their travels?
Cheers,
mfaye
:hug: & :peace:
I like your post this morning, but if you like, I added a new post to my blog this morning that you are free to use. Don't feel obliged, but please know that I am more than willing to take a stab at trying to fill the shoes of the great vacationing Raine & BobR. When will our fearless leaders be back from their travels?
Cheers,
mfaye
:hug: & :peace:
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 15:43:51
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 15:43:51
I think they'll be back Monday but I'm not positive :)
Comment by 
velveeta jones on 02/27/2009 16:18:57
velveeta jones on 02/27/2009 16:18:57
Morning all :stumbles into blog:
EW! Crafts!! Velveeta does so love her crafts!!
Needlepoint, Knitting, Quilting, Taxidermy.
:P
EW! Crafts!! Velveeta does so love her crafts!!
Needlepoint, Knitting, Quilting, Taxidermy.
:P
Comment by 
livingonli on 02/27/2009 16:19:20
livingonli on 02/27/2009 16:19:20
A belated good morning to everyone.
With Bob and Raine away and Tri job hunting the blog is really quiet today.
With Bob and Raine away and Tri job hunting the blog is really quiet today.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 16:37:31
Taxidermy?
really? man I don't even like to touch raw ground beef to make hamburger
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 16:37:31
Quote by velveeta jones:
Morning all :stumbles into blog:
EW! Crafts!! Velveeta does so love her crafts!!
Needlepoint, Knitting, Quilting, Taxidermy.
:P
Taxidermy?
really? man I don't even like to touch raw ground beef to make hamburger
Comment by velveeta jones on 02/27/2009 16:51:03
I kid. I don't do much crafty stuff..... at least not in the artsy craft way. :D
velveeta jones on 02/27/2009 16:51:03
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by velveeta jones:
Morning all :stumbles into blog:
EW! Crafts!! Velveeta does so love her crafts!!
Needlepoint, Knitting, Quilting, Taxidermy.
:P
Taxidermy?
I kid. I don't do much crafty stuff..... at least not in the artsy craft way. :D
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 16:52:38
everyone needs a break sometimes :hug:
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 16:52:38
Quote by livingonli:
A belated good morning to everyone.
With Bob and Raine away and Tri job hunting the blog is really quiet today.
everyone needs a break sometimes :hug:
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 16:54:20
ooohhhhhh
from all you do it sounds like DIY is more your catagory of crafty :)
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 16:54:20
Quote by velveeta jones:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by velveeta jones:
Morning all :stumbles into blog:
EW! Crafts!! Velveeta does so love her crafts!!
Needlepoint, Knitting, Quilting, Taxidermy.
:P
Taxidermy?
I kid. I don't do much crafty stuff..... at least not in the artsy craft way. :D
ooohhhhhh
from all you do it sounds like DIY is more your catagory of crafty :)
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 17:08:22
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 17:08:22
Speaking of crafty.. fishing season starts soon. I think it's about time to tie some new flies.
Comment by livingonli on 02/27/2009 17:20:32
I'm still waiting for my break. I just seem to be hitting a lot of bad luck and most of it's money related.
livingonli on 02/27/2009 17:20:32
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:
A belated good morning to everyone.
With Bob and Raine away and Tri job hunting the blog is really quiet today.
everyone needs a break sometimes :hug:
I'm still waiting for my break. I just seem to be hitting a lot of bad luck and most of it's money related.
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 17:50:29
sweetie - I don't believe in bad luck - if I pinned that term on everything unpleasant that happened to me I would be so depressed I wounldn't be able to function.
Its all in what you make of it. :hug:
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 17:50:29
Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:
A belated good morning to everyone.
With Bob and Raine away and Tri job hunting the blog is really quiet today.
everyone needs a break sometimes :hug:
I'm still waiting for my break. I just seem to be hitting a lot of bad luck and most of it's money related.
sweetie - I don't believe in bad luck - if I pinned that term on everything unpleasant that happened to me I would be so depressed I wounldn't be able to function.
Its all in what you make of it. :hug:
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 02/27/2009 17:51:33
trojanrabbit on 02/27/2009 17:51:33
Hello all.
Looks like I'll be spending the weekend here at work, I'll have to make sure I bring something I can listen to loud so I don't doze off.
I've been trying to get myself back into the "electronics as a hobby" thing. Back in my youth I would build projects such as a darkroom timer or some piece of test equipment from a kit, or fiddle with the color TV I had sitting in the cellar that I rescued from a church auction. The electronics industry has changed so much; there's no place for hand assembled kits - except for niche stuff like the AM transmitter I built recently. My recent repair experience stunned me as to how my skills (requiring any type of dexterity) have pretty much disappeared, though I can still troubleshoot things. Plus, unless I can devote a good chunk of time in one sitting it doesn't make that much sense - I come home now and all I want to do is sleep. My "next" project is sitting on the bench waiting for me...though I now have until June before I won't have anything to watch on it. Just need that little nudge to get started again.
Looks like I'll be spending the weekend here at work, I'll have to make sure I bring something I can listen to loud so I don't doze off.
I've been trying to get myself back into the "electronics as a hobby" thing. Back in my youth I would build projects such as a darkroom timer or some piece of test equipment from a kit, or fiddle with the color TV I had sitting in the cellar that I rescued from a church auction. The electronics industry has changed so much; there's no place for hand assembled kits - except for niche stuff like the AM transmitter I built recently. My recent repair experience stunned me as to how my skills (requiring any type of dexterity) have pretty much disappeared, though I can still troubleshoot things. Plus, unless I can devote a good chunk of time in one sitting it doesn't make that much sense - I come home now and all I want to do is sleep. My "next" project is sitting on the bench waiting for me...though I now have until June before I won't have anything to watch on it. Just need that little nudge to get started again.
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 18:08:22
Damn right. Bad luck doesn't exist. Life throws challenges your way and the only thing you can do is deal with them as best you can figure. And when things turn around, the rewards are that much sweeter.
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 18:08:22
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:Quote by wickedpam:Quote by livingonli:
A belated good morning to everyone.
With Bob and Raine away and Tri job hunting the blog is really quiet today.
everyone needs a break sometimes :hug:
I'm still waiting for my break. I just seem to be hitting a lot of bad luck and most of it's money related.
sweetie - I don't believe in bad luck - if I pinned that term on everything unpleasant that happened to me I would be so depressed I wounldn't be able to function.
Its all in what you make of it. :hug:
Damn right. Bad luck doesn't exist. Life throws challenges your way and the only thing you can do is deal with them as best you can figure. And when things turn around, the rewards are that much sweeter.
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 18:42:25
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 18:42:25
I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you here.
For getting me addicted to Facebook.
For getting me addicted to Facebook.
Comment by livingonli on 02/27/2009 18:55:46
livingonli on 02/27/2009 18:55:46
Facebook has become my crack.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 02/27/2009 19:02:29
trojanrabbit on 02/27/2009 19:02:29
Raine does call it Facecrack. 
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 19:03:48
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 19:03:48
If we can't share are addictions with friends then who can we share them with :D
Comment by wickedpam on 02/27/2009 19:10:01
more cpac
wickedpam on 02/27/2009 19:10:01
more cpac
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:00:09
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:00:09
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:09:11
: scans blog : Ohh mushy mush! Lay of the Hulu Mala! You don't want Alec Baldwin eating your brain with a mellon baller do you????
I slay myself!
Speaking of crafts, I Mondo was at one point a pretty damn good cross stitcher. It's a medieval thing, you wouldn't understand.
Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:09:11
Quote by wickedpam:
Morning
Sorry for the lateness and the odd topic -my brain is just mush right now and I couldn't think of anything that I didn't have to do some heavy research for....
: scans blog : Ohh mushy mush! Lay of the Hulu Mala! You don't want Alec Baldwin eating your brain with a mellon baller do you????
I slay myself!
Speaking of crafts, I Mondo was at one point a pretty damn good cross stitcher. It's a medieval thing, you wouldn't understand.
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:13:13
Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:13:13
MGM is a mad genius:
In honor of conservative bloggers, basement-dwelling sci-fi aficionados, and Dungeons & Dragons players everywhere, I bring you: The fabled Horn of Mom Summoning.
The Horn of Mom Summoning
When the user sounds this horn, it first emits a coughing bellow, like that of an enraged asthmatic. Following that, the horn's call changes to a strident, piercing "MAAAAAAAAM!" Within minutes of sounding the Horn, a Mom will appear (usually the user's own). There is a 10% chance that the summoned Mom will be bearing sandwiches and juice boxes, and a further 5% chance she will be carrying Cheetos.
The Horn can only be used once per day. Additional uses result in the summoned Mom being angry, frazzled, and vengeful. Furthermore, each additional use of the Horn requires the user to roll a saving throw versus death to avoid permanently losing one point of charisma.
In honor of conservative bloggers, basement-dwelling sci-fi aficionados, and Dungeons & Dragons players everywhere, I bring you: The fabled Horn of Mom Summoning.
The Horn of Mom Summoning
When the user sounds this horn, it first emits a coughing bellow, like that of an enraged asthmatic. Following that, the horn's call changes to a strident, piercing "MAAAAAAAAM!" Within minutes of sounding the Horn, a Mom will appear (usually the user's own). There is a 10% chance that the summoned Mom will be bearing sandwiches and juice boxes, and a further 5% chance she will be carrying Cheetos.
The Horn can only be used once per day. Additional uses result in the summoned Mom being angry, frazzled, and vengeful. Furthermore, each additional use of the Horn requires the user to roll a saving throw versus death to avoid permanently losing one point of charisma.
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:15:36
:rofl:
Oh my that is truly the delight of any combination D&D fan & neocon debaser..
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:15:36
Quote by Mondobubba:
MGM is a mad genius:
In honor of conservative bloggers, basement-dwelling sci-fi aficionados, and Dungeons & Dragons players everywhere, I bring you: The fabled Horn of Mom Summoning.
The Horn of Mom Summoning
When the user sounds this horn, it first emits a coughing bellow, like that of an enraged asthmatic. Following that, the horn's call changes to a strident, piercing "MAAAAAAAAM!" Within minutes of sounding the Horn, a Mom will appear (usually the user's own). There is a 10% chance that the summoned Mom will be bearing sandwiches and juice boxes, and a further 5% chance she will be carrying Cheetos.
The Horn can only be used once per day. Additional uses result in the summoned Mom being angry, frazzled, and vengeful. Furthermore, each additional use of the Horn requires the user to roll a saving throw versus death to avoid permanently losing one point of charisma.
:rofl:
Oh my that is truly the delight of any combination D&D fan & neocon debaser..
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:16:31
Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:16:31
Comment by Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:18:38
Totally brilliant. The man is a genius! Had I not been at the lye-berry, there would be a fluid clean up from snarfing a beverage.
Mondobubba on 02/27/2009 20:18:38
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Mondobubba:
MGM is a mad genius:
In honor of conservative bloggers, basement-dwelling sci-fi aficionados, and Dungeons & Dragons players everywhere, I bring you: The fabled Horn of Mom Summoning.
The Horn of Mom Summoning
When the user sounds this horn, it first emits a coughing bellow, like that of an enraged asthmatic. Following that, the horn's call changes to a strident, piercing "MAAAAAAAAM!" Within minutes of sounding the Horn, a Mom will appear (usually the user's own). There is a 10% chance that the summoned Mom will be bearing sandwiches and juice boxes, and a further 5% chance she will be carrying Cheetos.
The Horn can only be used once per day. Additional uses result in the summoned Mom being angry, frazzled, and vengeful. Furthermore, each additional use of the Horn requires the user to roll a saving throw versus death to avoid permanently losing one point of charisma.
:rofl:
Totally brilliant. The man is a genius! Had I not been at the lye-berry, there would be a fluid clean up from snarfing a beverage.
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:20:28
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:20:28
Comment by livingonli on 02/27/2009 20:40:22
livingonli on 02/27/2009 20:40:22
Time to go head off to the salt mine. I spent nearly an hour on the phone with the IRS since I had not received my refund and it looks like when I did my turbotax it sent the wrong information out and according to what was sent I would owe the IRS $15,000 instead of getting a refund. Now I have to file an amended return which means I won't see my money back until sometime this summer.
My life seems to just continue to go downhill.
My life seems to just continue to go downhill.
Comment by Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:41:32
Scoopster on 02/27/2009 20:41:32
It's worse than you think - you'll probably get audited too.
Comment by 
TriSec on 02/27/2009 21:11:37
TriSec on 02/27/2009 21:11:37
Afternoon, folks!
Good news today....we got approved for our UI benefits, so we won't be moving out to the streets after all, we qualify for more in food stamps than I had been spending on groceries anyway, so we can fatten up...and AFLAC! has scheduled a round-2 interview with me for next week.
I've also got a ton of leads this week....nothing concrete, but good leads nonetheless.
And as for TriSec's crafting....you could probably guess without trying.
Good news today....we got approved for our UI benefits, so we won't be moving out to the streets after all, we qualify for more in food stamps than I had been spending on groceries anyway, so we can fatten up...and AFLAC! has scheduled a round-2 interview with me for next week.
I've also got a ton of leads this week....nothing concrete, but good leads nonetheless.
And as for TriSec's crafting....you could probably guess without trying.
Comment by livingonli on 02/27/2009 23:36:59
livingonli on 02/27/2009 23:36:59
I wish I could go back and do over my life. Then I could fix the mistakes I made and maybe I would be in a better situation.
Comment by livingonli on 02/28/2009 02:27:36
livingonli on 02/28/2009 02:27:36
Friday night and the blog is dead. 
And boom goes Mr. Thud.
And boom goes Mr. Thud.
Comment by TriSec on 02/28/2009 02:36:20
TriSec on 02/28/2009 02:36:20
Hey, Liv. I'm back from my Cub Scout meeting. Had a martini and stuff. Check out facebook; my week has been updated. I should probably tag you in that note...
Comment by Scoopster on 02/28/2009 02:51:03
Scoopster on 02/28/2009 02:51:03
You know I've been spending too much time on Facebook when I start digging up old flames.
Like that one girl from high school who was in the one academic club you really took seriously and you never told her or anyone else anything.. and now you find out she's still single, and ten times more beautiful than she was then.
This could be trouble. This could mean a trip to New Haven.
Like that one girl from high school who was in the one academic club you really took seriously and you never told her or anyone else anything.. and now you find out she's still single, and ten times more beautiful than she was then.
This could be trouble. This could mean a trip to New Haven.
Comment by livingonli on 02/28/2009 03:14:19
livingonli on 02/28/2009 03:14:19
I'll probably check it out when I get home or before I leave tonight. Can't spend as much time on facebook at work.