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I had to work late again last Friday--it was around 8 when I finally left. Totally brain-fried. I did not make it to D's event at the Crowe (but I had called her to let her know--being an unexplained no-show is a big no-no with her (and me, too)). I think I fell asleep not long after getting home. I'm not sure, the evening is a bit of a blur to me. I found out later that the event was so well attended that they had to restrict the number of people out of fear of a Wrathful Fire Marshal. Saturday, Teh Momster and I went to a small scrapbooking convention in Grapevine. It was mostly stamps and stamp-related schtuffus. I came home with 2 unmounted stamps (a repro of one of the Le Chat Noir posters, and teeny tiny bat) and 3 books (one on ATCs with new-to-me techniques and a bazillion examples, one on creating cards with vintage stuff, and one on altered art objects). The books were quite the steal--$70 worth of books for $15. It was fun, but very small. While there I got a text from D with a picture of a black cat with red bow pitcher that had a price tag of $18.50. Teh Momster collects cat pitchers and creamers and tea pots, and black cats with red bows are her favorites. They are also the most difficult to find and invariably cost much, much more than $18.50. So we jumped on the opportunity and went by the shop on the way home (a tad out of our way, but it was so worth it). The shop is in Lakewood Shopping Center and is called Curiosities. Oh Em Gee. This place is amazing. It's (literally) packed to the rafters with vintage, art, "art", arts-n-crafts, and some honest-to-Bob- antiques. They have, like, everything. Seriously. Taxidermied beasties, Victorian pornography (displayed out in the open, so you may want to go without the littleuns the first time), vintage clothing, robots, typesetting letter blocks, maps, bottles, weapons, etc, etc. Some of it is, shall we say, optimistic in it's pricing, but a lot was priced in the "do they not know what they have here?" range. I saw many things I wanted, but I tried to control myself. I will definitely be going back. The pitcher turned out to be a bottle, but Mom loved it so much she got it, and she found an old handkerchief box to hold her mother's and grandmother's handkerchiefs. I bought a petticoat, probably post-1900 but pre-1910s, in lovely black cotton, with rows and layers of pleats and tucks, in wearable condition, for $20. It's been altered a bit from it's original state--the length has been taken up by a massive tuck above the decorative tucks (like, they took out at least 6 inches with it), the waist was taken in by a series of pleats held with a few hand stitches (and if I take those out, I think it will fit me!), and ties were inexpertly attached where hook 'n eyes should have been--but the original can be seen quite easily in it. Oh, it's a beauty! The original stitching looks like it was done on a chain stitch machine, and some of it has started to come out (will need to stabilize that if I do decide to wear it). I'm guessing it was a mass-produced petticoat that was altered at home at a later date. LOL! Can you tell I really love this thing? Tags: 42, acquisitions, costuming
Right now the Diva is:  hungry
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Or in this case, Dudette. What part of "no, I don't want it toasted" do you not get. No, the flat bread does not have to be toasted. Unless you're pulling out raw bread, in which case a few seconds in a toaster oven are not going to help. If I want a toasted sandwich, I'll go to Quiznos because, frankly, they're much better at it. Seriously, don't argue with me over it, just slop on the chicken salad. Tags: food, rant
Right now the Diva is:  annoyed
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Last night I pulled out my " America Land That We Love" sampler to work on. I was looking forward to finishing another state (Idaho--woo...potatoes). I was working on the backstitching when I realized I had a big ol' knot on the back that happened way back at the beginning. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! So I had to frog all that backstitching, which included some French knots that had to be cut out. And yes, I had to do it all because this knot left a loooooong loop of loose floss on the back. Frogging x's is annoying--frogging backstitch from between the x's on 18 ct fabric is a whole 'nother realm of frustration. I had to put it away after that. I think I will start another pattern on 22ct (Yes, another one--don't judge me! :P ). It's from a blog called Sylvia's that is in German. She's having a year-long SAL that is just so darn cute! It's called "My Little Heart" (I think) and it's a monthly square themed around, well, the months and hearts. It will be a tad under 7" square on 22ct. Tiny, I know, but I like stitching tiny. Once I'm caught up it looks like it would be one or two evenings a month, and at the end I'll have a charming little sampler. Note to self: stop and get some white 22ct on the way home. Tags: cross stitch, wip, woe is me
Right now the Diva is:  working
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Went out to my car this morning, pleased that I would actually be early for once (and on a Monday!). I look over as I'm unlocking the door and see water(?!) in the passenger seat. No, that's not water....DAMMIT!!!! My car got broken into this weekend, probably last night. The nice police officer who came to take the report was as confused as I, as the only items taken were my phone charger (which doesn't work so Ha! on them) and my floor mats. Yes, you read that correctly--they took floor mats. I have come to the conclusion that the perpetrators were either a) rank amateurs, b) idiots, or c) all of the above. I'm betting on c. So now I'm at home waiting for the glass company to come replace the glass and to spend money I don't have to do it. Seriously, who looks at a beat up old Corolla with a crooked hood, factory original Toyota radio, and missing hub cap and thinks "Ooo, let's break into that one!"
A Corolla. Honestly. What's the crime world coming to?Tags: badness, car
Right now the Diva is:  aggravated
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