surprise, surprise...the Governor is taking a nap, something we'd thought he'd given up for the time being. we'd not considered putting him down for a nap on the weekends, however we are all getting over a cold and/or flu and/or infection that makes one's mucus full of blood (in Conan's case), and so a nap was a good idea.
so, for a change, i have a little "me" time--some quiet time. i used about an hour of it to take care of some work, but for the past hour or so, i completed a couple of sewing projects. one was hemming a pair of new work pants, and the other was fixing a long sleeve t-shirt with a Buddha design, courtesy of the McIntosh family (go visit!).
i'd forgotten how relaxing sewing can be. i've not sewn a purse in a while, due to lack of inspiration. i'm not finding any shapes or fabrics for fall or winter that i love enough to design around. i suppose a holiday collection might work, but that would result in my breaking my back to get accomplished. i see all of these talented crafters launching sites and i'm terribly envious. i wish i had the time to sew and make jewelry and cute pocket journals and reconstruct t-shirts, take pictures, find an e-commerce provider and launch, but i don't. i'm considering selling my jewelry inventory with a certain amount of proceeds to go to Q's school as a fundraiser, but the selfish part of me wants not to start from scratch. isn't it awful?
Q has decided on being a pirate for Halloween, and i'm going to sew his costume. the pants i've figured out: take a pair of navy blue sweatpants and shorten them, by cutting them, shortening the legs, and resewing them using a shorter band of fun fabric. for the shirt part, i'm thinking there has to be some sort of stripe element to it. then there's the hat (to buy) and possibly a sword (but not plastic), and an eyepatch (to sew). i've thought about the fluffy shirt, but since the itch risk is so high, i'm thinking it's a no-go.
Maria Kakoulas recently wrote an article on non-compete agreements for BME, and it is a worthwhile read for anyone who is asked to sign or is contemplating an NCA.
However for me, the read is a good one because it lays out some of the fundamental principles of the rule of reason, one of the fundamental cornerstone concepts of antitrust law. Frankly, to make that concept accessible for a wide audience isn't the easiest of tasks. She does it effectively and in a straightforward fashion.
I have been working off my disappointment from not getting a job that I was one of 2 final candidates for by working on jewelry. However, I've been wearing my inventory. Is that bad? Is it?
Let me make up for it by sharing with you this amazing picture of a temple in Kyoto.
Quirky things that Conan does:
a) Reads text online by highlighting it and clicking the mouse constantly so it highlights/doesn't highlight in rapid succession.
b) Paces while talking on the phone, to the extent that The Governor paces when pretending to take calls on friends' defunct cell phones.
c) Laughs like a hyena. Seriously, sounds like some sort of wild animal.
d) Puts his finger in his bellybutton and then smells it.
e) Orders drive-thru with very. long. pauses between individual orders. This is after he ruminates on the question of 2 12-packs of Chicken Nuggets vs. 3 8-packs of the same.
my entry yesterday was made in a fit of sadness. i cried last night after The Governor was tucked in his bed, and then i woke up this morning and just sort of went on with the rest of my life, and that's just what i'm doing right now...because i have that luxury.
my shipment from Fire Mountain Gems came in this morning while The Governor and i were at the mall, and i haven't yet experimented with my spoils. my newest obsession is amazonite because of its beautiful, natural aqua blue color. although it's a light pastel, i think that this is going to be a very popular stone this fall. and if not, that's okay because it means more spoils for me! i'm finding that it goes beautifully with that orangey caramel shade sometimes found in carnelian.
don't you think that waiting is hard? you have a pre-set expectation that something is going to happen, and that interstital time when it doesn't happen is a time where you can't do anything to alter the consequences, for the most part. so you have to wait. and think. and go through endless variations on the outcome. i'm currently waiting right now to hear on a potential j0b offer, and i have no idea when it will manifest itself...or if it will at all. i have to mentally prepare myself for not getting it because up to this point, i'd operated under the assumption that i was a perfect fit, as that was what almost everyone was telling me. however, there is the possibility that they have found an even more perfect fit, and i hadn't really had time to consider that. i know it sounds a bit pompous of me, but i'd been so busy with the multiple interviews and references and getting everything together.
but this "waiting" stage has brought out for me that possibility in my conscience and now i'd begun to realize that it is a possibility. and inside, i think i would be fine in the long run, but in the short term would be disappointed and would just need some time and support.
why anyone wants to use children as pawns and hold their lives as expendable is beyond me. but it makes me so upset and angry that i want to cry.
my prayers and thoughts go out to the parents and family members of the little ones whose lives are being unnecessarily sacrificed. there isn't anything else to write except that i am so very, very sorry.
