Melissa Rambles On

For Paul

2009-03-26T20:27:48Z

Paul:
As suggested, I'm posting part of my request here to verify my ownership of the blog. If you could remove the cache of the page link I provided, I would greatly appreciate it!

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Blocked!

2008-09-11T11:35:03Z

LJ is now blocked at work. I wish sites would stop tagging themselves as "social networking"!

Chainmaille Links?

2008-09-03T18:09:24Z

Anyone reading this into making chainmaille (still -- I know some of you were at some point)? I need a handful of smallish links for a necklace; I don't think commercial jump rings are strong enough for my comfort. I'm a fidgeter and don't want to lose the cool new pendants I just ordered. A heavy gauge wire, with the loop about the size of a thicker ball-point pen would be perfect. I can pay, and reimburse for shipping.

Experiment

2008-08-05T13:09:26Z

I've set the new blog feed to "full," which means that you can see the entire entries right in your Flist (if you add melissarambles to it). I've kept it at "short" in the past because of the possibility of someone lifting my entries out and using them as their own, but there's a chance that won't happen. As long as that's the case, I'll leave it at full.

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IH Contest

2008-06-24T15:04:31Z

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Snag

2008-06-16T14:11:14Z

Woot! Please read the first comment, which solves all the problems. naiad_kitty rules!

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Crafty Fun Friday

2008-06-13T11:49:30Z

This picture goes with the first project in the list: a knitted strawberry. I made this for a swap I did some time back.

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Moving (Kind of)

2008-06-12T23:18:52Z

Starting tomorrow, I'll be blogging at http://crazycatladymel.blogspot.com. I plan on finding a way to keep my posts appearing here -- if I have to, I can copy/paste, but there are other options. LJ just can't do some things I want (like have a comment validation option). I'll be keeping this, for locked posts, and to read my friends list, etc.

This & That

2008-06-12T15:14:15Z

My mind has been on an unpleasant topic this week: hate. Why people feel a need to enter a discussion between people of both genders, many religions, races and sexual orientations and spout hateful BS. (Then go back to their little religious group and brag about witnessing to the heathens or complain about being "persecuted.") I've been so angry that I haven't been able to formulate fun or interesting posts for this space. Things have died down and I feel like petting pretty yarn and going to parties (real or virtual) again. In the meantime, I got to meet some pretty fantastic people (this was all on Ravelry): for every hate-mongering jackass dragging my God's name through the mud, there were a couple dozen amazing people to chat with.

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Happy Birthday, John

2008-06-12T14:28:56Z

My love
Originally uploaded by crazycatladymel.

Today is John's birthday (#34, if it's relevant to you). Sadly, he's recovering from dental surgery and is still in a lot of pain, so I'm not sure that we'll be celebrating, except that I've promised to watch a few episodes of Sanford & Son with him tonight. (I got him all six seasons on DVD for his birthday).

Weekend Recap

2008-06-09T13:56:35Z

We survived the "squall" yesterday pretty much unscathed. We lost power, and had a small branch come down, but that was it. I took a picture of one of the candles with both cameras: my regular one (above) and my phone's camera, here. Quite a difference, huh? I'm not sure how long the power was out, because we left about an hour into it for John & SIL C's birthday dinner.

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Cool Find!

2008-06-06T19:15:48Z

Today is my work-at-home day. Good thing, because I'm all back-achy and head-achy and perfectly content to stay home with bare feet and comfy clothes. Around lunchtime, SIL C called. She was at a JoAnn Fabrics just down the street and had spotted something she thought I could use for the craft show. Woot! I was able to drive over and meet her for a few minutes, see that she was absolutely right, buy every package (of the item (see below)) in stock, see the kids, hand over her birthday present, and get back home. (Her birthday was Wednesday, but she's been really busy this week with cake and cookie orders. John's birthday is next week (the 12th), so we'll probably celebrate theirs together sometime this weekend.) Edited to add: The verdict? She loved it!

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Crafty Fun Friday

2008-06-06T11:48:47Z

Look what I made! This is for the craft show -- not to sell, but to simply show off one of the cupcake flags in action. It's entry #1 in this week's list. Mine turned out a little ripply, but personally, I like that much frosting, so it's okay.

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Great fun

2008-06-05T17:25:24Z

more graph humor and song chart memes

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Coming events

2008-06-05T14:21:42Z

Mark your calendars!

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No Wonder My Back Hurts

2008-06-05T13:48:16Z

But first
Every morning, the radio station I listen do does a little "brain buster" contest, where they give a percentage and a segment of the population, then listeners have to guess what it is they do/don't do/believe in/find hot, etc. This morning, it was "98% of working adults think what is wrong?" The what: stealing other people's lunches.

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Such a Card!

2008-06-04T15:25:47Z

I forgot how much I like Hallmark. When I was in college, they started the Shoebox line, and my dorm room door was covered in cards. At one point, I had a "Gold Crown Card" (frequent shopper card) and spent lots of money in various Hallmark stores. I like the ones where the buyers branch out and carry non-Hallmark products as well. But mostly, I like the cards. Having said that, I don't buy that many. People that get gifts from me are lucky if there's a tag of some kind; usually, I wait until they reach for it and say "that's from us." Yesterday, I felt the need to stop and look for a couple of cards, and had to resurrect my old rule of "if it makes me laugh out loud, I have to buy it." Their Fresh Ink line has some pretty hysterical cards.

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Enough about me. What do you think about me?

2008-06-03T15:14:49Z

I haven't done a meme/quiz thingy in ages. This one looks interesting, and took some thinking.

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Happy Monday

2008-06-02T15:14:26Z

moocards4
Originally uploaded by crazycatladymel.

My new box of Moo Mini Cards arrived over the weekend. I realized while I was ordering that I had not been uploading pictures like I used to, so I had to go back in time to find images I like. Four are repeats, 'cuz I like them, and the rest are new. I'm not doing swaps very often (read: hardly ever), but I really like having these on hand. I only pass them out to people that I don't mind knowing about my blog (so no one at work has ever seen one). This time around, I added my Halloween links site as well as the blog and the currently-empty Etsy shop.

I'm deep into craft show prep. saltnlt552 has rented the space, and we've paid extra (ooo, $5) for a canopy. I've knit eight bowls and partially felted seven of them (dropped one on the way to the laundry room).

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Colorful Bubbles of Fibery Goodness

2008-06-01T17:14:16Z

Craft Show (& Christmas) Prep

John & I went to Canterbury Village yesterday so I could get some clear glass ornaments; then I spent the evening with my scrap yarn bowl, making tiny skeins (then some medium-sized ones).

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girls early evening out

2008-06-01T17:06:25Z

girls early evening out
Originally uploaded by crazycatladymel.

On Friday, I met up with old friend jennifred (from waaay back at summer camp) and a mutual friend, Leslie, that Jen works with and I met on Ravelry. Neither Leslie nor I were in the mood to be photographed, so I took a picture of the table.

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Crafty Fun Friday

2008-05-30T12:12:31Z

Picture from Christmas, of niece K with her new shawl. I'm quite a fan of this pattern -- I've made two of them and even contemplated making one for myself to have around for cold days. (Not so much for out in public, though; I subscribe to SIL T's axiom that I don't wear things that point at my butt.)

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Ghost from my past

2008-05-29T14:31:30Z

First, have some candy. It's back! I've missed it, but have not yet made it to a Bed, Bath & Beyond (which are rumored to carry it) to get a dozen or so boxes. John has missed it too; whenever we saw Good & Plenty in the store, he would wish for some Good & Fruity and I always had to remind him that it had been discontinued. I wanted to start out with some sweet before we got to the bitter.

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I may need an intervention

2008-05-28T14:49:44Z

I have, roughly 2.5 feet of a 10-foot table for this craft show. I have enough ideas to fill at least half the table, if not more.

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So many women... they buried him somewhere else

2008-05-28T14:40:22Z

Subtitled: Wow, I suck at photography

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Melissa Rambles On

For Paul

Blocked!

Chainmaille Links?

Experiment

IH Contest

Snag

Crafty Fun Friday

Moving (Kind of)

This & That

Happy Birthday, John

Weekend Recap

Cool Find!

Crafty Fun Friday

Great fun

Coming events

No Wonder My Back Hurts

Such a Card!

Enough about me. What do *you* think about me?

Happy Monday

Colorful Bubbles of Fibery Goodness

girls early evening out

Crafty Fun Friday

Ghost from my past

I may need an intervention

So many women... they buried him somewhere else

Enough about me. What do you think about me?