The first post in a long time... I suppose I don't have much to do these days, being unemployed, so I'll start up this again, this time as a whining/knitting blog. Might as well, eh?

I need a job. I need one badly. At least something to get me out of the house a few days of the week. Sitting, watching tv, and knitting can only take someone so far before they get horrifically bored. The only problem? There's very little to do with an MA in Middle Eastern Studies in Durham, NC. If anyone has any brilliant ideas, or knows someone who knows someone... I'm now that desperate. Time to go visit the local bookstores and beg for work.

A good side effect of the no working is all the knitting I've been doing. Since moving down to NC, I've made myself a new sweater, Scott got new socks, I donated a purse to a charity auction, and I'm making 4 more to try to sell at a craft fair. I'm also making a baby sweater for Kei, my cousin's new baby. I have a one pound bag of purple, grey, and white 100% cotton that will soon become a (or several) new market bags because the Harris Teeter ones just aren't pretty to look at like the ones from whole foods, but I feel weird toting around bags for rival grocery stores. Besides, everyone can use more lovely tote bags.

Also, my house seems to have become infested with flies. I'm not unclean. We take the trash out daily, we don't leave food out. SIGH. Any thoughts on getting rid of common houseflies? It's getting annoying, and poor half-blind Kit can only kill so many. Layla just plays with them until they get away again.

never thought I'd say it, but i miss DC. i miss having friends, and there's nowhere for me to find any, here. it gets pretty old sitting at home and staring at the walls for most of the day until scott gets home, and then we watch tv and go to bed. guess i'm starting to understand why so many 50's housewives were heavily medicated. and, thanks to the economy, it doesn't look like there's a whole lot of work for me. do I give in and go work for scott's parents? I don't know. all i know is that i'm going nuts here, bored out of my mind and lonely.

Been a while since I posted, as parisienne reminded me, so I'll just give a brief update...

30 Days until the wedding. What does this mean? CRAZY. Luckily it's very very small, so it shouldn't end up too much of a thing.

... ew, wet cat just walked on me. ew ew ew. she will not stop :(

So the feral kitten we adopted a few months ago has turned out to be THE loviest cat I've ever seen. When I sit down she HAS to be on me. This wasn't a prblem when she was 3lbs and 4 months. But see, now she is 6 months. And more lbs, and bigger. Makes typing hard.

Anyway, job's fine... the 1 bedroom apartment is getting a little small, so i'm hoping we'll move up soon. Family is good as well. Boring as far as updates go, but that's the state of the union.

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what else can be said!?

High school history teacher or college archaeology/history professor?

Discuss.




... please?

So, I'm taking the car to the garage tomorrow to get it looked at. I'm hoping things won't be waaaay too expensive, as the boy's car is out too. (worst week EVAR)

I'm debating the future use of this space. I'm not writing fanfic anymore, i don't want to post original bits on the unlikely offchance I'd ever try to publish, and job updates are right out.

Now that my computer is back from repairs, maybe I'll try some more iconing?

Hurray for the House AND Senate!

Boo for my writers block!

So, the time comes once again:

National Novel Writing Month

As last year, this journal will become a place to rant about falling short or exceeding the word count. Beware.