I have been a little too negative lately so I'm going to try and change that.
Today I made waffles, they were delicious, and making them made me happy. I'm watching the deleted scenes for Thor right now, they are awesome. I live in one of the most vibrant cities in the world with my wonderful, supportive boyfriend and two of my very good friends.
Change makes my a little uneasy and I know I can focus on the things that are bad, but I have to remember to see the good as well.
Oh and the waffles turned out REALLY good.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Rare Occurance
As I live in sunny California (Where it's always 72 and sunny) it is rare to have extreme weather.
Granted I live near San Francisco, I put on a sweatshirt to go to the beach, but the unique climate makes it so our winters are generally pretty mild and our summers are warm,but not too hot, and rarely sticky.
That being said, the local weather casters are predicting the possibility of SNOW tonight around the Bay Area. SNOW!!! AT SEA LEVEL!!! This California girl is VERY excited, though, I'm sick so I probably will sleep right through it. (Aided considerably, I'm sure by Ny-Quill)
Don't get me wrong, snow around here is not unheard of, but it usually limits itself to around 2000 feet, the local high elevations get an inch or so generally every year, but the last time it snowed at sea level here was 1978, my mom was in college. This is a BIG DEAL.
However, if it does snow, the snow most likely won't stick, it hasn't been cold enough for that, and it probably will be less than an inch. Still I'm excited. I may have to drag my sad, sick butt out of bed at some unholy hour of the morn,but it will totally be worth it.
Granted I live near San Francisco, I put on a sweatshirt to go to the beach, but the unique climate makes it so our winters are generally pretty mild and our summers are warm,but not too hot, and rarely sticky.
That being said, the local weather casters are predicting the possibility of SNOW tonight around the Bay Area. SNOW!!! AT SEA LEVEL!!! This California girl is VERY excited, though, I'm sick so I probably will sleep right through it. (Aided considerably, I'm sure by Ny-Quill)
Don't get me wrong, snow around here is not unheard of, but it usually limits itself to around 2000 feet, the local high elevations get an inch or so generally every year, but the last time it snowed at sea level here was 1978, my mom was in college. This is a BIG DEAL.
However, if it does snow, the snow most likely won't stick, it hasn't been cold enough for that, and it probably will be less than an inch. Still I'm excited. I may have to drag my sad, sick butt out of bed at some unholy hour of the morn,but it will totally be worth it.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Plans
I have been really bad about posting, even though I told myself that I would post more this year. I am about to change that my friends.
I have not been crafting a lot, but I recently purchased an XBox 360 so I have been playing more video games. I just started playing Dragon Age Origins, and I LOVE IT! It is an incredibly expansive and deep world, and I really can't get enough of it.
I am teaching a friend of mine to knit, and I do have some sewing projects waiting in the wings. There is hope on the crafting front.
In other news, I am officially out of bookshelf space, especially after I hit the store closing sale at the Borders on Union Square this Saturday. For anyone who is not aware, Borders Books has filed for chapter 11, and they are closing a whole bunch of stores. My friend Sam and I hit the sale on Saturday, and made out like bandits, the Sci-fi and graphic novels sections will never be the same. : D
I have come to the realization that although I kindof like my job, and it pays well, I am not particularly happy in an office environment. So today I took my first steps to find a better work environment for me, and I'm, with not too much hope, keeping my fingers crossed. I want this to go well, but I also don't want to get my hopes up. If anything I knew I would kick myself for not trying, so I put my name out there. Sorry if this is cryptic, I just don't want to give too many details.
My plans are in a state of shift, and I don't know what will happen, but I am looking forward to the journey.
I have not been crafting a lot, but I recently purchased an XBox 360 so I have been playing more video games. I just started playing Dragon Age Origins, and I LOVE IT! It is an incredibly expansive and deep world, and I really can't get enough of it.
I am teaching a friend of mine to knit, and I do have some sewing projects waiting in the wings. There is hope on the crafting front.
In other news, I am officially out of bookshelf space, especially after I hit the store closing sale at the Borders on Union Square this Saturday. For anyone who is not aware, Borders Books has filed for chapter 11, and they are closing a whole bunch of stores. My friend Sam and I hit the sale on Saturday, and made out like bandits, the Sci-fi and graphic novels sections will never be the same. : D
I have come to the realization that although I kindof like my job, and it pays well, I am not particularly happy in an office environment. So today I took my first steps to find a better work environment for me, and I'm, with not too much hope, keeping my fingers crossed. I want this to go well, but I also don't want to get my hopes up. If anything I knew I would kick myself for not trying, so I put my name out there. Sorry if this is cryptic, I just don't want to give too many details.
My plans are in a state of shift, and I don't know what will happen, but I am looking forward to the journey.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Blackbird
HUGE points if you get the title, without the help of Google. Crafting has been a bit slow here lately, though I have been playing video games, and watching a ton of Mythbusters on Netflix.
Back in October I was working for In and Out, when a professional friend of my father's, to whom he had sent my resume, said "hey I have this job opening, would Jessamy be interested? " I said yes I was, and was promptly interviewed. And I got the job, on a temp to hire basis as I didn't have three or more years of administrative work. About three weeks ago I became a "real" employee, with benefits and a salary and a 401K. I should be immensely proud of myself, having landed a grown-up job fresh out of college.
However, I can't seem to shake the feeling that I'm making a really big mistake not exploring a bit more. I have almost stopped crafting, I work 8 hours a day and my commute is roughly an hour and a half round trip. I come home exhausted, with no energy and feeling like I don't recognize the person staring back from the mirror. I really like the people I am working with, which makes it all a little better, but I feel like I have no time for myself, or a life anymore. Crafting, and sewing have fallen by the wayside, and theatre seems like a distant dream. I come home every day sit on the couch for a few hours, fall asleep, get up early the next day and repeat. This is not what I wanted for myself at 25, I didn't move home to work constantly and not have any time for anything else. I am saving up money, but I feel worn down and irritable.
I need some way to recapture that spark, so I don't get stuck in a rut doing something that is not fulfilling. I envy those friends who though broke, are figuring out ways to have adventures, while I go to work. Please help me think of ways I can live this life, and still be me, still explore and learn, still be creative, still dream and create. These are the things other than the basic necessities that I truly NEED to thrive. Help me find my way
Back in October I was working for In and Out, when a professional friend of my father's, to whom he had sent my resume, said "hey I have this job opening, would Jessamy be interested? " I said yes I was, and was promptly interviewed. And I got the job, on a temp to hire basis as I didn't have three or more years of administrative work. About three weeks ago I became a "real" employee, with benefits and a salary and a 401K. I should be immensely proud of myself, having landed a grown-up job fresh out of college.
However, I can't seem to shake the feeling that I'm making a really big mistake not exploring a bit more. I have almost stopped crafting, I work 8 hours a day and my commute is roughly an hour and a half round trip. I come home exhausted, with no energy and feeling like I don't recognize the person staring back from the mirror. I really like the people I am working with, which makes it all a little better, but I feel like I have no time for myself, or a life anymore. Crafting, and sewing have fallen by the wayside, and theatre seems like a distant dream. I come home every day sit on the couch for a few hours, fall asleep, get up early the next day and repeat. This is not what I wanted for myself at 25, I didn't move home to work constantly and not have any time for anything else. I am saving up money, but I feel worn down and irritable.
I need some way to recapture that spark, so I don't get stuck in a rut doing something that is not fulfilling. I envy those friends who though broke, are figuring out ways to have adventures, while I go to work. Please help me think of ways I can live this life, and still be me, still explore and learn, still be creative, still dream and create. These are the things other than the basic necessities that I truly NEED to thrive. Help me find my way
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
And in my spare time...
Good evening, today's lesson is... oh whoops, I was channeling Bullwinkle there for a second. Herm, lets try that again. Hello my gentle readers. Life has been rather busy for me lately, leaving little time to craft, sew unpack and organize . I have started my new job, and it is challenging to say the least. I thought that theatre could get hectic, but it's a breeze compared with fast food. Today I literally sat for a whole TEN MINUTES during my shift. It was nuts.
Adding to this sense DOOOM was the fact that my parents were out of town all weekend in Ashland Oregon (which is lovely by the way, you should all go) and I was left to care for my brother, who is fifteen, and would walk out the door without his head were it not attached to his shoulders, but I digress.
I, being a fully capable adult, had no issue with making sure my brother did not burn the house down, but my schedule became much more hectic. Teenagers who do not yet drive are a very demanding bunch. Also without a source of income, as the state of California says he's still too young to hold a job (or is that a federal law, I am not sure) he needed someone (ie: me) with a credit card to make sure he could go see that movie with his friends.....Hurumph!
So I've been busy, which brings us to the actual subject of this post, shocking I know. While in Ashland, my mother found me a lovely skein of yarn that is silk and lambswool and is just divine. Only problem being that I don't really know what to do with it. I was thinking glove-type armwarmer things, as it's quite a bit of yarn as well.
I think I may have to just sart knitting and see what comes off my needles in this lovely purple yarn.
P.S. Did I mention it's a GORGEOUS shade of purple, one that is my favorite-ist of my favorite color?
I am excited.
Adding to this sense DOOOM was the fact that my parents were out of town all weekend in Ashland Oregon (which is lovely by the way, you should all go) and I was left to care for my brother, who is fifteen, and would walk out the door without his head were it not attached to his shoulders, but I digress.
I, being a fully capable adult, had no issue with making sure my brother did not burn the house down, but my schedule became much more hectic. Teenagers who do not yet drive are a very demanding bunch. Also without a source of income, as the state of California says he's still too young to hold a job (or is that a federal law, I am not sure) he needed someone (ie: me) with a credit card to make sure he could go see that movie with his friends.....Hurumph!
So I've been busy, which brings us to the actual subject of this post, shocking I know. While in Ashland, my mother found me a lovely skein of yarn that is silk and lambswool and is just divine. Only problem being that I don't really know what to do with it. I was thinking glove-type armwarmer things, as it's quite a bit of yarn as well.
I think I may have to just sart knitting and see what comes off my needles in this lovely purple yarn.
P.S. Did I mention it's a GORGEOUS shade of purple, one that is my favorite-ist of my favorite color?
I am excited.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Good news everyone!
I have not had much time to craft, sew, cook, or sleep lately because of life getting kinda crazy lately.
I have a job, well, actually I have two. I am splitting a nanny position for two school aged kids with my mom, which is pretty cool, because I only pick them up sometimes. I will eventually be transitioning to picking them up from school every day, but for right now I'm only there half the time. The other job is at the In and Out Burger that just opened here in Redwood City (insert drooling here) I am a little apprehensive because I am a college graduate working at a fast food place, but I hear they are a pretty good company to work for, and the starting pay is decent. So that's all that.
The movie I am in is done filming, it's currently being edited, and you can read all about it here. I had a great time filming it and was really happy to get back into scripted acting. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.
In other news I am back living with my parents so I can save money. It's nice to be back around my critters all the time, and I had really missed my family. My parents are remodeling the kitchen and you can read about that here which is my dad's blog. (Seriously check it out)
My wonderful boyfriend draws a webcomic, and he and his writer (a friend of ours) will be at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco in October. I could not be prouder of him.
A whole bunch of my friends are getting married or having babies, one is even in labor RIGHT NOW. I want to wish all of them the most heartfelt congratulations.
I went to Comic-con in July and even participated in the Bioware Brawl. I had a blast and am already planning for next year...
Here is a picture of me in my element, geekiness.
Yes that is me dressed as a character from Firefly, next to Buzz and Woody statues made out of Legos.
I am such a nerd.
After the convention, ther was the aforementioned moving, my birthday, my mom's birthday, my brother's birthday and a wrist issue which has resolved itself. I'm still trying to figure out where all my stuff is. Though I now can say I know how to drive a 14 foot moving truck.
I am also in the market for a new sewing machine, any suggestions? It NEEDS to have a one step buttonhole, because I currently avoid buttons so I don't have to do buttonholes. It's a sickness.
Oh and I cut my hair, pictures when I get them, it's still pretty new, so the only pictures I have of the haircut were at a wedding so my hair was up and curled and stuff, so they don't count.
If I've missed anything please let me know.
I have a job, well, actually I have two. I am splitting a nanny position for two school aged kids with my mom, which is pretty cool, because I only pick them up sometimes. I will eventually be transitioning to picking them up from school every day, but for right now I'm only there half the time. The other job is at the In and Out Burger that just opened here in Redwood City (insert drooling here) I am a little apprehensive because I am a college graduate working at a fast food place, but I hear they are a pretty good company to work for, and the starting pay is decent. So that's all that.
The movie I am in is done filming, it's currently being edited, and you can read all about it here. I had a great time filming it and was really happy to get back into scripted acting. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.
In other news I am back living with my parents so I can save money. It's nice to be back around my critters all the time, and I had really missed my family. My parents are remodeling the kitchen and you can read about that here which is my dad's blog. (Seriously check it out)
My wonderful boyfriend draws a webcomic, and he and his writer (a friend of ours) will be at the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco in October. I could not be prouder of him.
A whole bunch of my friends are getting married or having babies, one is even in labor RIGHT NOW. I want to wish all of them the most heartfelt congratulations.
I went to Comic-con in July and even participated in the Bioware Brawl. I had a blast and am already planning for next year...
Here is a picture of me in my element, geekiness.
Yes that is me dressed as a character from Firefly, next to Buzz and Woody statues made out of Legos.
I am such a nerd.
After the convention, ther was the aforementioned moving, my birthday, my mom's birthday, my brother's birthday and a wrist issue which has resolved itself. I'm still trying to figure out where all my stuff is. Though I now can say I know how to drive a 14 foot moving truck.
I am also in the market for a new sewing machine, any suggestions? It NEEDS to have a one step buttonhole, because I currently avoid buttons so I don't have to do buttonholes. It's a sickness.
Oh and I cut my hair, pictures when I get them, it's still pretty new, so the only pictures I have of the haircut were at a wedding so my hair was up and curled and stuff, so they don't count.
If I've missed anything please let me know.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Blatently ignoring my Dr.'s advice for my tendonitis
I get cold easily, and Living in San Francisco that can be an issue. So I've been trying to find a pattern for fingerless gloves. I found these and I think I'm going to make them, probably shorter than the ones pictured. I will post pictures when they are done.
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