Cooler than You: Stupid Things I Say and Do

My minds ponders again, instead of letting me sleep. Why? Financial downturns and underemployment. All of my student loans are in economic hardship deferments except the one from Chase. Chase refuses, says I must make a payment before I am eligible, and says that I can only get a deferment once a year. Today, after three lovely chats with them I was left feeling miserable. More so, I ask, how can I make a payment when A) there is nothing to squeeze and B) need economic hardship? They asked me why my parents can't give me money. Um . . .if that were true I wouldn't have needed Chase's loan in the first place, and besides the 'rents are retired. Chase calls, I try to stay calm, but when their operators tell me to have a yard sale and pawn whatever I own I loose patience. I have nothing to sell or pawn. I've been there and done that already. I live at home, adjunct at a nearby community college, and spend my days trying to find full time employment. I woul...

While I watch the Yanks take bat against the Nats I have been banished to the back of the house. Apparently, I sound like a moron rooting for the boys of summer, but.. Here's what I have to say. I might be the only baseball fan in the house, but at least I have respectable ways of destressing. I love to yell and the TV and act like a twelve year old from time to time. Not to mention, blogging from the Crackberry while seeing my team (which I don't get every game because I'm out of network). And...it all makes me forget about the new layer of hell I've found. Heh, Dante didn't get them all. I could just go to the bar, but that action would require having one in town. Yellin' at my TV is cheaper anyway.

About two weeks ago, or so, I ran a half marathon. I haven’t written about it until now because I haven’t known what I should make out of it. Was it fun? Yes. Was it worth it? Yes. Did I have an epiphany? No. Hence . . . Not having a runner’s epiphany shouldn’t be a big surprise, especially on a long, public run. The half marathon started at 8:00am, in the rain, and the rain stayed for the better part of the course. I still finished in less than four hours, heard my name called, and a handful of people came in after me. I didn’t have a great finish time, but I did have a finishing time. That is all that matters in my book. I chalk this one up to good times. For the record, if you don't use gel you may or may not end up with blisters on various parts of your body. It's all good. Even with my iPod a long run can still get lonely, and you are still left to your own thoughts (even if they aren’t necessarily good ones). Like I said, nothing profound, but a few key...

Okay, so most of these...oh, hell all but one...are Amy Butler patterns and I love them all. Two I made in December, and the rest have been since February. My favs are the orange weekender, train bag, and make up bags on the right. I've used them for a weekend jaunt, and they were the bomb. Really, they will hold everything and the kitchen sink! I've got a couple of skirts and tops, but I'll post those later. The pink wallet is the same pattern as the dark purple one mentioned in another post. The light purple one is a coupon holder, and the big purple tote...that is Amy Butler's Birdie Bag. I made it before it was cool, and it was wicked easy, so worth it. It kinda got buried in the bunch here...Finally, that small bag upfront it a business card holder. How cool am I? Yea, this makes me look like a bag whore, eh?

This pattern, which I wish I could take credit for, came from the blog Confessions of a Fabricaholic. So simple, so easy. I love the zipper inside and the pocket on the back (see the money sticking out). And yes, it is well used--as you can see.

Momma fell in love with this pink fabric when I made a skirt from it a few years ago. So, when I found some more of it I made her a Bow Tucks bag for Mother's Day.

Front of Quilt Back of Quilt Sometimes I sew. Sometimes. Really, when my friends have babies I make them quilts because I know nothing about babies. Pregnant women have been known to laugh at my stupidity. Hell, an old friend's mom was buying stuff for her upcoming grandchild and she asked me to go get a breast pump for her to compare. I asked if it was a baby bong. I shit you not. So, I make baby quilts. This one I started when I took a Curve Master class at the Hampton Quilt show in February. I even bought the fabric there--it's vintage 30 themed--because the class was last minute for me. I think the odd sized circles are cute. The back, with the Jack and Jill, is too awesome for words. And, on this one I did curves for the first time and I used the double needle for the first time to quilt it. Very cool. Oh...this one is for Mellie Bellie, a college roommate. She awed so much over a Winnie the Pooh rail fence I made for Maddox I just had to make a "good" one for ba...