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We have to go back, Kate!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Yorkshire
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Oh that's just made my day! Fucking awesome Infi. You totally deserve this break
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still says videotape
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Goon Squad Leader
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Seattle
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Just a quick 'thanks again' to all the well-wishers!
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Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,774
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Been away all week and missed your news, but so glad to hear of it, Infi! And fantastic that your start has gone well and you're enjoying the job ... way to go!
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 13,002
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Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,774
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Not to drift the thread, but ... I am SO happy today after reclaiming my loom, spinning wheel, cutting table, and almost all ancillary equipment, and getting them set up in a spare room in an organized way. The room has north light, so is great for any type of art, and it was originally designed with a fiber studio in mind. There's storage and some bookshelves for my fiber books. I have to get rid of a cat-scratched loveseat to get my sewing machine and serger back in place, but they can wait a week or two.
The important thing is, I have dug out and organized all my fiber arts stuff, reassembled it, oiled it, repaired it etc., and am ready to get all creative again. And I just put in an order for materials to get me going on a couple of projects. I started out weaving all sorts of things, just to try different techniques and materials, and I'm still going to explore that - going to try a new technique in one project. But I found I do love making larger pieces, throws and blankets, with interesting weave patterns and fibers. I can get wool that's produced here in the US, and I can spin silk/wool combination yarn for weft that will let me try some new things ... so I'm stoked. Being the introvert that I am, spending time banging out a new pattern on the loom is centering and satisfying. I suspect it will keep me sane in between weeks of stupidity at work. It was also calming and happy-making to find, organize, and photograph a few of the things I sewed for the kids over the years - costumes and the odd sundress and christening dress. I wish I'd photographed everything I made back then - I sent many homemade dresses/hats/playsuits off to my sister for nieces to wear without recording them. However, I have a few things left. The medieval gown that laces up the back, with lined angel sleeves etc., would almost fit me. Not that I'm into medieval stuff, but it's a pretty dress. All of which is to say that it's probably a wise and helpful thing to occasionally take stock of things you've done/accomplished, and record them in some way. It's good for perspective.
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The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
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Do you think you'll have all of our costumes ready for our maypole dance and virgin sacrifice?
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Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,774
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For Mayday? No problem.
![]() Tigers do best alone ... I roared at husband who returned from a day playing and enjoying himself, only to criticize me ... he is now off licking his wounds. You're right, he does need a sharp reminder at times that he's crossed a boundary. I'm watching the GOT trailer, reading my IME material, sipping a single malt, and giving no further fucks tonight.
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Encroaching on your decrees
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland
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This is excellent news, Ortho! Creating stuff is so important for the soul and one's sanity. X
Sent by thought transference
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barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Back in 10
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,684
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Doin' the Ren and Stimpy Happy Happy Joy Joy song, for you Infi
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 27,717
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My wife just did our taxes (and I'll go back over it myself when I get a chance) and were' getting $1 back from the feds.
For years we have either owed hundreds or have gotten hundreds back, and I made an effort last year to calculate and change my withholdings to get it closer to being on target. I'm pretty pleased with myself that it's within a buck of being accurate. |
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,012
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Nice! It would be funny (well, not for you, but still) if that were a red flag in someone's audit algorithm, that being so balls-on expected with the numbers is like standing a little too nonchalantly near the crime scene.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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