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Things I've done today:
1) Worn my fabulous new silver mules to brunch. Had some guy in a pick-up truck honk at me and then holler: "Wow! <*smooch*> I love you!" at me, which made me smile.
(Yeah, I know. I'm ambivallent about that particular power. I love that I've got it. I love that my strut comes out when I wear high heels and a dress that shows off my legs, I love that my self-confidence switches into high gear when I do Girl. I hate that it's pretty much the only power available to me as a woman that won't result in (A) my being labled an Evil Ball-Busting Bitch (not such a bad thing) or (B) have me constantly critiqued for not being feminine enough while, at the same time, have me absolutely not taken seriously because, despite being not feminine *enough*, I'm also *too* feminine to actually weild X type of power. Which is a hell of a piss-off, let me tell you, PLUS it's also a power that exists qua power-over (I think?) - that being the kind that works in the wider society - only in-so-far as I can/do/will conform to certain types of self-presentation).
2) Listened to a bunch of Sixpence None the Richer -- a band that I've decided I like, sound-wise. Have decided to find out more about them. :-)
3) Finished the bitch-and-a-half pair of (very heavy... hrm...) shell/pearl and moss-agate chandalierings for my sister. Am considering making (despite the damn finikiness of making them) a pair for Sara and/or another for Shelley -- Shelley's being made with turquoise chips instead of moss-agate. They look really cool! :-D (And, were I to sell them, I could potentially charge about $40/pair, they're that big and fancy looking - at least that's my theory).
4) Made candy! :-D You know crispy-crunch bars? Well I took a peanut brittle recipe and, rather than using whole peanuts, I used peanut butter (one third the amount), and then mixed the resulting "sandy-goo" into already-melted chocolate (about 4C) It's been chilling in my fridge for the past two hours or so, and it's quite tastey. :-D I'm going to make a sellection of this stuff as part of my family's DIY Xmas this year. :-D Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!! :-D (I totally didn't even use a thermometer! It's a thermometer-free recipe! Woohoo!!! :-D)
5) Downloaded the software for my scanner/printer/copier machine and got the damn thing hooked up to my laptop! YES! :-D
6) Scanned abougt half of my "Everyday Angels" pictures (you know, the ones where I'm wearing a big set of wings and wandering around the MacKenzie King Ruins?) -- the other half are on the walls, so they can wait, but my scanner works!!! I can print stuff again!!! This is WONDERFUL!!!
I've decided that, once I get the pictures from Ludwig what's-his-name (the guy from MTL who took pictures of me last Monday), I shall have them scanned (they are going to be very, very big) so that I can put them in a computer-file portfolio. I will frame one (or, possibly, two), and hang them in the living room (er... somewhere...), and I'll have to find some sort of large book-like thing to put the rest in. Possibly the kind that zips up... Hrm... Any suggestions?)
7) I used what is possibly a record number of exclamation marks in a single LJ post. ;-)
8) I made waffles, using my spiffy!fantastic new (to me) waffle iron -- also from Shelley. (It used to be her mom's). So I am now waffle-enabled! :-D I have enough left to have for toaster waffles tomorrow and, perhaps, another day (or two?). So I am breakfast enabled, as well! :-D
9) Washed a counter-and-sink full of dishes. (Of course, having done a bunch of cooking, my sink is full of dirty dishes again, but still. I have clean bowls and stuff! :-)
10) Attempted to subscribe to $pread magazine. It didn't work (for some reason, it doesn't recognize my address. And, yes, I made sure I said I was in Canada. So I've written to the magazine, and we'll sort something out in terms of paying by cheque or something). Subscribed to Shameless (Canadian feminist - no *actually* feminist - magazine aimed at creative teen girls. It's run out of Toronto) a few weeks ago.
Anyway. This has, basically, been a really productive and, as such, awesome day. :-D
I RULE. :-D
- TTFN,
- Amazon.
1) Worn my fabulous new silver mules to brunch. Had some guy in a pick-up truck honk at me and then holler: "Wow! <*smooch*> I love you!" at me, which made me smile.
(Yeah, I know. I'm ambivallent about that particular power. I love that I've got it. I love that my strut comes out when I wear high heels and a dress that shows off my legs, I love that my self-confidence switches into high gear when I do Girl. I hate that it's pretty much the only power available to me as a woman that won't result in (A) my being labled an Evil Ball-Busting Bitch (not such a bad thing) or (B) have me constantly critiqued for not being feminine enough while, at the same time, have me absolutely not taken seriously because, despite being not feminine *enough*, I'm also *too* feminine to actually weild X type of power. Which is a hell of a piss-off, let me tell you, PLUS it's also a power that exists qua power-over (I think?) - that being the kind that works in the wider society - only in-so-far as I can/do/will conform to certain types of self-presentation).
2) Listened to a bunch of Sixpence None the Richer -- a band that I've decided I like, sound-wise. Have decided to find out more about them. :-)
3) Finished the bitch-and-a-half pair of (very heavy... hrm...) shell/pearl and moss-agate chandalierings for my sister. Am considering making (despite the damn finikiness of making them) a pair for Sara and/or another for Shelley -- Shelley's being made with turquoise chips instead of moss-agate. They look really cool! :-D (And, were I to sell them, I could potentially charge about $40/pair, they're that big and fancy looking - at least that's my theory).
4) Made candy! :-D You know crispy-crunch bars? Well I took a peanut brittle recipe and, rather than using whole peanuts, I used peanut butter (one third the amount), and then mixed the resulting "sandy-goo" into already-melted chocolate (about 4C) It's been chilling in my fridge for the past two hours or so, and it's quite tastey. :-D I'm going to make a sellection of this stuff as part of my family's DIY Xmas this year. :-D Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!! :-D (I totally didn't even use a thermometer! It's a thermometer-free recipe! Woohoo!!! :-D)
5) Downloaded the software for my scanner/printer/copier machine and got the damn thing hooked up to my laptop! YES! :-D
6) Scanned abougt half of my "Everyday Angels" pictures (you know, the ones where I'm wearing a big set of wings and wandering around the MacKenzie King Ruins?) -- the other half are on the walls, so they can wait, but my scanner works!!! I can print stuff again!!! This is WONDERFUL!!!
I've decided that, once I get the pictures from Ludwig what's-his-name (the guy from MTL who took pictures of me last Monday), I shall have them scanned (they are going to be very, very big) so that I can put them in a computer-file portfolio. I will frame one (or, possibly, two), and hang them in the living room (er... somewhere...), and I'll have to find some sort of large book-like thing to put the rest in. Possibly the kind that zips up... Hrm... Any suggestions?)
7) I used what is possibly a record number of exclamation marks in a single LJ post. ;-)
8) I made waffles, using my spiffy!fantastic new (to me) waffle iron -- also from Shelley. (It used to be her mom's). So I am now waffle-enabled! :-D I have enough left to have for toaster waffles tomorrow and, perhaps, another day (or two?). So I am breakfast enabled, as well! :-D
9) Washed a counter-and-sink full of dishes. (Of course, having done a bunch of cooking, my sink is full of dirty dishes again, but still. I have clean bowls and stuff! :-)
10) Attempted to subscribe to $pread magazine. It didn't work (for some reason, it doesn't recognize my address. And, yes, I made sure I said I was in Canada. So I've written to the magazine, and we'll sort something out in terms of paying by cheque or something). Subscribed to Shameless (Canadian feminist - no *actually* feminist - magazine aimed at creative teen girls. It's run out of Toronto) a few weeks ago.
Anyway. This has, basically, been a really productive and, as such, awesome day. :-D
I RULE. :-D
- TTFN,
- Amazon.
