great day in the morning

I figured out how to keep the title box clear of tabs. Enlarge the screen before arrival. Don't know why it works, but it nicely does and that's the point. Isn't it?

What a great morning. I slept till 7. Dog and cat overly anxious for potty break and breakfast. Don't know why. Just because I'm usually up well before 6 and business taken care of much earlier most days. You'd think they'd enjoy the sleep-in. But no. They don't.

I started another pair of shorts last night and got them finished to the hem/waistband point already with NO big mistakes. Only a little wrong stich length which really doesn't matter - to me. We'll find out if it matters to the shorts.

I've got the new fabric for a skirt in the dryer, dry. Should take it out, shouldn't I. And I will. Eventually.

As soon as I got home, I looked for the old skirt pattern just one more time not able to believe I'd thrown it out and guess what? I found it.

Also found a skirt almost done. I'd added elastic then removed it. Have no idea why. Don't remember making it. Will add elastic again, try it on and see what, if anything, the problem is. Bad fit? Too short? Time and effort will tell. Maybe. May have just decided to never wear skirts again the rest of my life and almost made it.

No way to do the Hyatt today. Bummer. I'd want to take about $100 cash for the stop. Next time. Maybe. Doing for the sake of the experience is only so fulfilling. I mostly want to show off my new outfit to Donna and hit up the Capital for some Mission history. I love a splurge, though, and will keep the Hyatt in mind. Staying there wouldn't be such a mystery since I've lived in that area several times over the years. But the bar and food? Always an expectation to be desirously fulfilled. Or something.

Maybe I'll send Barbara some money instead. Whether she likes it or not. She wasn't best pleased with the check last month. She could quit being a brat and just let me be nice. But no. She has to get all consumed with guilt or something. I'll never figure it out. I just told her to let me do something for her and do something fun with the cash. Haven't heard from her as usual so don't know if she did or not. Newly seperated and scared. Who wouldn't be. 2 kids, middle of nursing school and no job. She'll be ok, people mostly are, but it's hard and I know it. I've know her since almost the minute she was born. I can't quit adoring her. Somewhere in there. Gets hard sometimes, doesn't it.

Giffords won

Family Feud. Fifty thousand for their charity. Good enough. They came from behind to sweep the place. Good going. I really though they didn't have a chance, but they pulled it off.

Got Talent's on now. I like this show better than the other ones, that's for sure. Still in the aditions, though. Lots of sad acts.

Guess what's on

America's Got Talent. At least something's one. First, it's Celebrity Family Feud. Al Rocher's hosting with Hefner's girls and a Soprano character. Then Kathy Lee Gifford with Dog the Bounty Hunter. I'm glad to see him back. Always did like him and this is a real different light than his usual serious stuff. Wonder if the son will be there. What a deal that was. ALWAYS glad to see Kathy Lee. ALWAYS liked her and still do. It'll be a fun segment for me.

Such a day

Shop, shop, shop. My new mantra. Went to a fabric outlet, couldn't find, a restaurant, not lunchtime yet and i want lunch food there, soul food place I saw in the paper. Tomorrow if I work it in in time.

Then the dreaded WalMarts. Got one piece of fabric and a skirt pattern to try. Where the heck are we supposed to get patterns these days? They have a few, out of lots of them. Not great fabric. Internet shopping? Not good for things like fabric. Have to check around at craft stores, etc. No fabric stores listed anymore - all combined businesses - one is in a grocery store. That's the one I didn't find.

Life changes in not so good ways sometimes. Most of the time, in fact. The lady at Walmart's was an idiot, too. She kept answering the question she thought I was asking, not letting me finish the question I had. I winged it and got out under the wire of the $20 I had in hand. $20 in the tank and I'm busted till day after tomorrow. (that's easier to type than trying to find the three)

I just gotta shop suddenly. Spring fever? Got an underwear order filled out, bras and panties. Not a big total, bras on sale and pants in a 6 pack. If I had a deposit or credit card, I'd call it in. There's tee shirts on sale, too. Think I found the right company anyway. The catalogue I used to used to get stuff, unders and tees and sweats. Hope so. Haven't been able to find sweat pants the last few times I tried on line. Or in stores. Wonder what my problem is. Should set asside a clothes fund and watch for sales. Could get stuff as I see it available that way. Will I? Of course not.

I bounced a check. The second one in forever. Have to shop, don't I. Bad arithmatic, or no arithmatic. Probably none at all. Only the second one I've ever bounced. Do I keep mentioning this? Really shocked me. Guess I can be just like everybody else afterall.

And the unpaid bill

for Comcast. I'd die without the tv. Probably.

And I wouldn't get to see Kelly's dress today. It's the best. Really pretty, nice colors.

And Regis is back. About time. Missed the show for almost 2 weeks. Thank god for reruns is all I have to say. He and Kelly are the best and my life isn't right without them somehow.

My life isn't right if I have to leave the house even when I want to.

My life is exactly when sewing and messing everything up and starting over. And over and over and over. That's me. And baking in strange, wonderful and creative ways like banana bread my style.

Putting off the enivitable, aren't I.

and did I mention

That I bounced a check? It's been 400 years since I bounced a check and only did it once and only because someone didn't pass on the message. Life grips me. Constantly, continually, everlastingly.

But I shall recover. Got the fabric ironed and it's all drying. Do I want to sew and how much do I want to sew. Should do laundry and see how much room I have, check the phone book for fabric stores. There's nothing in this area of town anymore. The wallmart has some, lots really, but may not be the kind of thing I'm thinking of for a skirt. Hate shopping there anyway...their business practices AND the fucking long lines ALL THE TIME. I could get glasses there, I believe. Surely do need a lense up grade. Internet/computer talk creeps in everywhere. And comercials. Occasionally I could swear they look a lot like game backgrounds I've seen. Probably are the same.

I juggle

then I punt. Bills, of course, what else?

I knew I was having too much fun shopping. Was possitive I'd paid all the bills and apparently I hadn't. So now I've a huge list of bills to pay and maybe the second half of the car insurance as well as the liscense.

So I'll juggle and punt once again. Good thing I cancelled SF. Still no credit card either. I could have used that for my big trip downtown tomorrow. Oh, that means I have to shave my legs. And put off downtown till the third if the card isn't here by tomorrow when I leave.

Plans gone amouk. And awry. And not working out at all. Good thing I'm flexable and don't like going out anyway. I can still dress up for Donna just to show off and mark it a special occassion. Wonder how many years it's been now. Less than 10, I think, since I've seen her. Maybe she'll remember.

And I've got 2 more pieces of fabric ironed and ready to cut, with one more to iron and dry off a bit before cutting.

Now all I wanna do is play Animal Crossings. And I didn't want to at all 30 minutes ago. Just don't want to do anything and have nothing to do so I'll iron. Then sew. For awhile.

Made a banana bread last night. Only had half the bananas I needed, used the wrong measuring cup and got too much sugar by 1/4 cup, kinda overbaked it. Tastes good. Would I make it again? I'd try it out the right way to see if it's better, but it's not bad at all this way. Very forgiving.

Off to the ironing board! Wish me luch, or something