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Monday, August 14, 2006
BizarreToday I was sitting at my desk at work, trying not to fall into an allergy-medicine-induced coma, when something loudly hit the window to my left. I looked over and saw a huge flying thing. When it landed and got still on one of the stone columns on our 20th floor, I still had no idea what it was.
Obviously, it was some kind of insect, but not one I had ever seen. It looked like the head of an alligator gar, shrunk down to an inch and a half and tapered at the end. Then, attach translucent fairy wings to the fish head, and that would be the bug I saw. It was scary.
I made my coworkers come look. Gloria got the bright idea of looking at it with the binoculars Eric gave me. "Ew!" she cried. I tried to look but couldn't. It was just too scary.
Eventually the thing flew away. I guess. Maybe it evaporated. I didn't actually see what happened to it. Maybe it fell down a stairway into the hell from whence it came.
Tile Time
If I had known then what I know now about buying tile, I wouldn't be as stressed out as I am about my kitchen counter tile right at this moment. Because we have none. And I wanted it installed by the weekend's end. But I didn't preorder tile, and no one stocks the tile, so I'm still looking for tile so the tile will be done in time for the big party.
If it isn't, it's okay. My friends and family will understand, I'm sure. But still. I wanted my tile to be in place, in time. I wish now that I had known to order it weeks and weeks ago.
Flexible. Flexible Mode. Let's all stay in Flexible Mode shh...
(Go to my Flickr page to see the absence of the tile. If you're into that sort of thing.)
Tired Enough to Cry
I'm very tired, tired enough to cry, but it's good because I'm getting stuff done.
I really, really, really, REALLY want to open my bead boxes and make some things with beads, but I won't allow myself until more of the unpacking (and tile!) is done. So... Delayed Bead Gratification is the name of my game for now.
I'm glad my kids are back because I missed those brats. School starts very soon. I'm hoping for the best for their school years. Right, when school starts, it makes you think Christmas is right around the corner, even though it's still a third of a year away? 9:07 PM #
Comments:
Gwen, your living room is so pretty. I love that color and the way it contrasts against the red fireplace.# posted by
kate : 5:46 AM
LOVE the color you chose Gwen, very very nice.
Ewwww on that bug, never heard of that kind, kind of like a deformed prhistoric dragonfly? ewwww. Someone should have taken a picture with their phone. Maybe it WAS rare!!!
Buying any supply for the home is stressful. You have entered the twilight zone of home supplies..... yeeks. Hope it all works out!!!
And........about the kids. Lordy. My boy started school yesterday. I miss him terribly. I pouted all day yesterday. Time goes by too fast. He was all sprayin' the deoderant, and the hair products were flyin and the shower was a going and I was just awe struck by how old he was. I just couldnt believe it!!! It really got to me yesterday. Hug and hug and hug those varmits some more!!! I did. I squeezed my own personal love brat til he ran away in terror last night. heh.
# posted by
pixielyn : 10:03 AM
Will Mario come to SC?
# posted by
jam : 10:30 AM
Kate: Thank you!
Pixie L: I did take a pic of it with my phone, but I don't yet know how to make my phone pics go to my email or whatever. Soon. It was pretty blurry, though.
More news on the tile soon...
Jam: He will, but only on Saturday and Sunday.
# posted by
Gwen : 12:45 PM
Gwen you should be able to go into the phone address book and hit 'new entry' and then it gives you a choice of phone number or email and then type email address of your choice. Send to your home then save to your file of choice then upload to flicker. Then we can EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWww all over it it too.
I send pics home all the time to my email.
# posted by
pixielyn : 12:53 PM
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