I've added a new fall skin to jesser to celebrate the changing season. Matt has promised to make a skin for Halloween.
Check out the new fall look for Jesser.org.
Bird Flu
Don't get me wrong. I'm not in a Bird Flu panic. I'm sure there's the possibility for danger (there's always the possibility for danger), but until the thing mutates and start spreading between humans, I won't panic.
They say the thing's responding to Tamiflu, which reduces the symptoms and lengths of the disease. So demand for Tamiflu has sky-rocketed. Roche, the pharmaceutical company who manufactures the drug has thus far been unwilling to release their patent on the drug to allow companies to make a generic version and up until recently, hadn't been allowing licensing of the drug to other manufacturers to keep up withthe demand. I laughed hard when I learned the CEO of Roche is named (William) M. Burns.
Shattered
Well my morning has gotten off to an interesting start. I got to my desk this morning and I noticed that I hadn't put my water glass in the dishwasher before I left yesterday. So I filled my bowl with my oatmeal packet and took it and the glass into the kitchen. I set the bowl on the counter and went to put the glass in the dishwasher. I turned it upside down and started to set it in the rack. Before it had touched anything (I think) it SHATTERED in my hand. Not 5 pieces. Not 20 pieces. Hundreds of pieces. In the dishwasher, all over the floor …. Luckily though, nothing really hurt my hand. A guy I work with showed up just after it happened and helped me get it all cleaned up … and now I'm left with a good story and a bandaid.
I told one of my co-workers … I'm not trying sky-diving today, but I might buy a lottery ticket.
Overflow
Well my cup certainly hath been running over. This isn't a bitch and moan post since pretty much everything in my life is wonderful. Who can complain about that??
But my life is certainly overflowing. I started up working on a website outside of work, which is taking a good bit of time and my mom and sister recently joined my gym, so there are a lot of group workout sessions which lead to a bit more wait time or time spent at the gym. Plus, now that the holiday season is upon us, I have loads of holiday projects to work on.
Ooh … that reminds me. I really should make a fall theme for the site. And a Christmas one. And a Winter one…
Protected: The Journey Begins
Christmas is Coming …
Well, we haven't started trimming the tree or decking the halls or anything (and I certainly ain't running around in a santa outfit), but Christmas preparations have started at our house. They're mostly of the crafty variety.
I'm making an advent calendar to hang up in our dining room on our display line. I have days 1-6 done, so that's not too shabby. I've also got lots of other little crafty projects I'm working on, though I cannot divulge their nature as some of their intended recipients read this very blog. Continue reading “Christmas is Coming …”
Tagged
Ok, jess tagged me for her 7 things tag. So here are my responses.
7 things to do before I die
1. Travel to Australia
2. Get really good at making furniture
3. Build a custom house
4. Buy a boat
5. Have kids
6. Learn to ski better
7. Travel more
Continue reading “Tagged”
Pasta Making
On Saturday morning, we were cleaning up around the house. I was watching Martha (Martha Stewart's new show) like a good little minion and Jamie Oliver was on (I had it recorded, obviously) and he and Martha made an EXCELLENT looking pasta dish (listed below). Matt and I had already planned a meal for that evening, but we quickly stuck the chicken in the freezer and said, “We're making that.” Matt ran by the store on his way home from Home Depot and we invited some good friends over who wouldn't care if we messed up a new recipe and had to order pizza.
Matt and I made up the pasta dough as suggested by Jamie, but it didn't come out very well, so I suggested we call my dad and get the recipe he uses for homemade pasta. So we did and it turned out beautifully. We used the pasta roller attachment to our kitchenaid mixer to make lovely homemade pasta. It was really really easy and I know we'll be doing it again soon. Continue reading “Pasta Making”
Scrapbooking Case … Done!
I mentioned last week that I bought some sort of army case at the flea market I went to. Well, after a bit of work, it is my new handy-dandy scrapbooking case.
I started by painting all of the metal bits with some spray paint. I had to mask off the cloth parts using painters tape and target bags (they are a bit more heavy duty than grocery bags). Then I made up a bunch of graphics and printed them up on my office's color laser (I paid for the copies, thank you very much … hehe) and then I cut them out and decoupaged them on the outside and sprayed a coat of clear polyurethane to protect. I can add more if I want … sort of making my scrapbooking case look like a scrapbook itself. I like that idea.
More photos here.
7 Tag Game
Ani tagged me to play this game a couple days ago, and as I'm waiting on a phone call before I can leave, I've got time now!! 
7 things to do before I die
1. travel …. to lotsa places
2. have kids!
3. buy something totally impractical, like a fun car or something
4. learn a difficult skill (like welding or something)
5. travel s'more
6. live in a big city or a small town for a few months or a year
7. learn how to cook really well Continue reading “7 Tag Game”