Monthly Archives June 2008

It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here

The air-conditioning at our place bit the bullet earlier this week. Since Jon is on vacation, he’s been able to see a parade of contractors and sales people come in to make estimates for repair and replacement. Our landlords will be the ones to review and decide on a plan of action, but we’ll be [...]

Gettin’ Etsy

So, after talking about it for months, I finally listed one of my cards on Etsy. For those of you unfamiliar, Etsy is an online crafts marketplace. It’s like the most awesome virtual craft fair ever, providing artists and crafters with the tools and interface to sell their creations. There are so many inspiring things [...]

Hot Town

Hot town, summer in the city Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn’t it a pity Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half dead Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head It is absolutely disgusting today. The air-conditioning in our part of [...]

Lunch Break

Today’s lunch break was the best, most relaxing break I’ve taken in ages. I waited until almost 1 to head down to the cafeteria with The Great Gatsby, which we’ll be covering in book club this weekend. It’s pretty gray and drizzly outside, so I grabbed a table next to the windows and sat down [...]

Add Some Elastic!

I’m wearing a pair of over-sized linen pants today and they won’t stay where I want them to. The built-in drawstring would be a logical fix, but not as effectively as it should. My torso is fairly squishy and constantly changes shape, so drawstrings make lousy belts. Heck, belts make lousy belts, unless they’re stretchy. [...]