Tuesday, November 23, 2010

no such luck

This last weekend was pretty decent. Thursday morning I woke early to accompany SweetD on her apartment search. She's moving out. I don't think I mentioned that, but yes...
She has decided that she just can't handle roomates. Says she likes my sister and her boyfriend, but just can't handle living with anyone anymore. At the same time...she'd love it if I moved in with her.
Right.
And I'm just not sure how I feel about it. I'm waiting until she's gone...to see if I'm relieved and happy for the space or if I miss her terribly and just want to spend all of my time with her. If I'm honest, and I usually am...painfully so, I think I'll be more on the side of relief than disappointment and sadness. We'll see.

Anyway, so yes...apartment shopping. Then a quiet day at home brewing cider and whatnot. Friday night we went to see Harry Potter. Good stuff, go see it, worth the money, yada yada. I may review it...but eh...yeah...I guess I should. I'm hoping to make that a regular feature of the blog so it's gotta be there.
Sorry, look for a review soon.
Then on Saturday SweetD and I headed to Magnolia Texas to enjoy the Texas Renaissance Festival. She'd never been to a Renfest that she could remember so it was a new experience for her. We were there about 5 hours, walked around...saw Dead Bob, and the Mud Show. It was fun, plus I got to wear my horns so that's always a bonus. heh

Then sunday...back to work. I'd say yay...but not.

Oh...almost forgot...there was some drama revolving my personal feelings towards matrimony and her persistance regarding the desire to be betrothed. Mild drama really. Like I pissed her off a smidge and politely told her she'd have to deal.
meh.
I don't want her to be unhappy. I thought she was okay with the idea of not getting married...but the more we talk about it, the more it seems she was hoping that she could change my mind.
I don't even know what to say to that. I keep starting sentences and then stopping. Meh.
Other than that, life is most excellent. Hope yours is too.


- i gotta be me

Sunday, November 21, 2010

things completed

I've been watching Victorian Farm on Youtube for the past few days. Good stuff. I had caught an episode on one of my visits to the boy, but didn't realize someone had been kind enough to post the whole series online.
The lovely Jenna at Cold Antler Farm mentioned it in one of her posts though and I had to check it out.
Between that and a new show on History...Apocolypse PA, it dawned on me that we don't make much ourselves anymore. I mean honestly...vegetables, meat, honey, butter, cheese. Heat, light...hell even many of our meals are prepared by others. Everyone is so specialized that if there were suddenly a crazy apocolypse and all modern machines ceased working, I'd be willing to bet that most 3rd world nations would be fine but 90% of the modern world would be shit out of luck.
Look, I get that in our current society, with the lives we lead, most of us just don't have time to make bread or butter or cheese. Hell...I love some Jarlsberg or smoked Gouda and I'm not gonna lie...I'm not nearly as talented as the people who do this for a living. Still, I know how, so I can provide for myself and my family and friends.
Also, we're all so busy...watching tv and generally being lazy bastards. If we spent just an hour less on the tv every night we'd have time for most of these projects. If nothing else...at least we'd know how.

As for yours truly, my soap is decent, but it needs more lather. I'll write the entry and show the pictures shortly. The rocket is ready to go with a nice new launch rod and I think we'll be doing that at the Woodlands' Football Stadium parking lot this next weekend. Actually, now that I think about it, Thanksgiving might be an appropriate time for launching rockets and whatnot. Hmm...
Anyway, I'll write something on that too sometime in the next few weeks.
Then there's the Cider that I started two days ago. Two one gallon carboys are currently bubbling away in my garage. I'll buy two more next week.
Oh, and I need to work on a new soap recipe because because I have plenty of bacon fat sitting in the fridge waiting to be used.
Projects galore.
Still, I'm looking forward to more. What would you kids like to see me make? Any suggestions?


-a force for good

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

a weird sort of kindness

"Some people are kind enough to spend their lives making sure no one will be sad at their funeral by alienating those who might love and cry for them."

Love that line.
Not because I want to do it, but because it's just the sort of dark humor that I get.
Also, loving someone is sometimes painful. It's probably safe to say that loving someone is always painful at one point or another. Some people are more painful than others.

Right, happy thoughts yes?

Oh, and if you'd like to see that line in its original context...clicky clicky.


-keepin' it real

Monday, November 15, 2010

call me jack

This!

Man, I read that and it just...yeah...it so matches the path I've been on for the past few years. I mean...her blog in general matches much of what I'd like to do, but that post specifically grabs hold of the idea that we should just get out and DO things. Looking in the comments I found another GEM as well. Go ahead and click it, it's about the cult of DONE. I like it, you should too.
There's a book too...but it's at home and I don't have the title...I'll come back and edit this to add that info.

That's all I've got. I really need to write up the cheese and the rocket and the papercraft, as well as make more cheese and get on the cider and beer kick now that it's cooling down. Also...possibly mushrooms. I'd like to grow them too, we'll see.


-jack of all trades

Thursday, November 04, 2010

heebie jeebies

I hit work on Halloween day wearing a pair of horns. The jokes were plenty. But hey...I like my horns.
Also...I wasn't about to get all crazy dolled up for work. Not happening.
Though....funny enough, outside of work I would have loved to play dress up. Go figure.

Anyway, the next day was no bueno. I didn't sleep at all due to a headache so I called out.
I've been out all week. Also...I apparently have vacation next week.
Hew knew?
Not I.

Oh, and if my typing is poor I apologize, I'm doing this at 4am without a pair of glasses, so I'm pretty much doing it by feel and then just hoping that it comes out correctly because I can't actually see the words unless I squint my eyes and get right up on top of the computer screen.
Heh, right up on top of...you're dirty.
Me too.

But yes, so typos galore, now you know.

Also, I saw Paranormal Activity 2 last week with Rooms and her husband. Let me tell you...creepy mccreeperson. Holy crap. No lying.
A week later and I still get a little bit of the heeby jeebies when the lights go out. No joke.

So yes...4am and I'm awake with a cough wishing that I felt better and that I wasn't afraid of the dark. While I type this without glasses in a adark bedroom.
Right.
At least I won't actually be able to see the evil demon when he comes to get me.
blblblblbl....heebie jeebies I tell you.

Hope you're all doing well. I'm out.


-midnight writer