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Day 30 of Project 365

cass — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:44:12 +0000

Grrrr. I took two this day, with the cam on my cellphone. Both were of That One getting his suit altered for the ball, and both have been eaten by my phone. Darn Technology.

But anyway, black suit, worn by That One, being pinned by tailor, looking mighty fine. But I really, really wanted that picture!

Self Portrait Sunday 1/31/2010 and Day 26 of Project 365

cass — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:36:32 +0000

Here is a photo I took on Tuesday. Any guesses as to why I might have been, say, downtown, and, umm, say, in an office building on Tuesday?

Leave your guesses in the comments, and use Simply Linked to let us know where your own self portrait is!

Purge Update

cass — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:00:19 +0000

Let’s take a break from the memory game for a bit and talk about stuff. If you follow my twitter, you know that I finished sorting my books on Monday. I didn’t realize it then, but I was practically through with the living room at that point. Guitar Guy claimed a rocker, That One is coming for the recliner and display cabinets this weekend, and I need to see if my tv stand will actually hold my tv so I can ge rid of the broken down dresser that it currently resides on, and then the living room will be finished. Finished. And that will leave only the kitchen. Do you know how exciting that is? Let me tell you, these words may be all lined up in a row, but their writer is bouncing up and down as she types!!!!

I’ve only been meaning to purge my house for the past three or four years, and this year….I think I am gonna make it! WOOHOO! Go me! And also those of my friends who kept applying shoe leather to my backside when I slowed down. You know who you are

Happy Birthday, America

cass — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:19:49 +0000

The Catered To Generation

cass — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:44:14 +0000

Welcome, Children of the Eighties, you are now the catered to generation.

I realized at work the other day that my generation is now the one that marketers are looking at and trying to woo. The cutting edge folks are looking at 20smothings with plenty of disposable income, but the mainstream stores are all about us 40something-with kids folks. And how do I know this? Because the store where I work has it’s own soundtrack, and they play the music of my teens. All day, every day. Of course, I sing along, and then I have to come home and download some songs. And soon, I’ll be having to shop Mp3 players because my old one is totally full.

Do you think I could call a new 8GB player a business expense? No? It made sense in my mind, people.

Too Full

cass — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:22:25 +0000

That’s what my MP3 player told me last night. See, I finally tried to transfer all those nifty new downloads to it, and so I just selected them all and tried to pull them over. Un-uh. No way. I had to ick and choose, but in the end, I did manage to get most of them on it. Might be time for me to invest in one of those memory stick players. I like the small size, but it’s gonna have to be bigger than 2GB, which I guess is not so much after all, but it sure seemed like a gracious plenty when I bought the thing.

Gracious plenty. My Grandmother used to say that. I miss her.

In other news, I slept for crap last night and I’m really tired. It’s a great thing to be so close to people that you pick up their emotions. Really, it is. But it’s better when they are having a good day. Or at least when not all of them are having a bad day. Night. Whatever.

And also, if I am worried about you and you even mention you may call me back after you deal with the current bitter business on your plate??????? Please know that I will be on alert all night until I hear from you and that the kindest possible thing you could do for me would be to call no matter how late the hour. Because then I could actually go to sleep. Just sayin’.

Even if in the past “I’ll be waiting here” has meant “I’ll find some way to screw you over.” That wasn’t me.

A funny for you

cass — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:50:37 +0000

So, do you remember my posts whining about how my feet hurt? Yeah, so you might think that on my day off, when I was pretty sure I’d be on my feet for quite a bit of time anyway, I would wear nice, flat, sensible shoes, right? LIke maybe MBT shoes, or something?? Umm, no. I wore high heeled platform Mary Janes, the ones I showed you several months ago. And I rocked those shoes today. I also took them off several times, LOL! Interestingly enough, I wore them while I was actually working on the Seder stuff because I kept ramming stuff into my poor little uncovered toes! Not fun. Not fun at all.

My feet hurt

cass — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:52:51 +0000

Seriously. You people know that I am a sit on my butt kinda gal. Or at least I used to be. Not anymore. Oh no, I am a stand up woman now. I stand up all day. In fact, I stand up so much now, that I have learned a new thing. I have learned that shoes I shop for and buy after two days off do not fit my feet after a day of work. That’s right. My feet swell, and stay swollen!

And wearing heels? Not so much. I’ve traded in my every day heels for wedges, and I am seriously considering going to sneakers, like all my co-workers. I need the extra height, but….yeah, maybe not as much as I need to be able to stand up all day without crying, yk?

So, you’d think I would give up the high heels, yes? No. I still wear them, and I still shop for them. And window shop for them, too. Although, I’ve ended up buying a few windows that way, LOL! Speaking of windows, look at these Alessandro Dell’Acqua sandals. See those clear pieces that run up the top of the foot? I missed those at first. I thought the shoes was held on by the straps, kinda like the old whalebone corsets. How cool would that be, if I’d been right? Shoes that just hang there on your foot, looking for all the world like they are held on by magic. I mean, those shoes look pretty magical anyway, if you ask me, and I guess that if I missed the clear pieces, others might, too, but my idea was still way cool. Someone should make a shoe like that.

February 19th Hot Ride

cass — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:35:43 +0000

I took this picture to torment my friend who is in the market and loves a fast car. Yes, I am cruel like that.

February 4

cass — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:03:20 +0000

We had a hard freeze the night of the third. If you look closely, you can see icicles on this fountain. It was predicted to stay bitterly cold and the owner assured me that the icicles would be even larger the next day.

I sure am glad I sleep with a heating pad, but I’m thinking on nights like that, an electric blanket could keep my feet AND my hands warm, instead of me having to choose like I do now!