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lyric of the yesterday 8/7/08

uncagedbird
25 minutes ago
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I love this song...

And over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn yard.
And he tapped with his whip on the shutters,
But all was locked and barred.
He whistled a tune to the window
And who should be waiting there
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter.
Bess, the landlord's daughter
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.

"One kiss my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize tonight,
But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light;
If they press me sharply,
And harry me through the day,
Then look for me by the moonlight,
Watch for me be the moonlight,
I'll come to thee by the moonlight, though hell should bar the way."
- Loreena McKenna, "The Highwayman"

Musky Jamboree!

This Sunday I will be at the MUSKY JAMBOREE in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin! If you are in the area - please check it out! I will be in booth #28 - right across from Coontail Sports and very near the entertainment stage!

I have been knitting up a storm this week to have new shawls, scarves, and even a hat or two. I will also have lots of yarn, as always!

My day

Before I forget--I am enjoying the Shark Steam Mop. The floor expert in the house was less than impressed and would not use it on his hardwood floors. I definitely have to sweep up before I use it in the bathrooms, but it does a good job of cleaning the piss off the floor and that is what I got it for. The swiffer left a sticky residue. The hoover floormate worked well, but was a pain in the ass with the filling and emptying. In an ideal world I will use the Shark weekly and then maybe once a month use the hoover to really suck the dirt up. It works perfectly for what I need it for--piss.

Alrighty then.

At 7:30 when the Princess woke up she had a 100.3 fever. I gave her breakfast and took her temp again and it was 100. I gave her a little motrin mostly because I thought it was her molars and I wanted to nip the fever in the bud. She was acting normally and went down for a nap. We went to the beach and had a great time despite the weather forecast of rain. Yeah, for once it did not rain on my parade. Well, not at the beach. She was a little bipolar... having loads of fun one minute and then whining/crying the next. She felt warm but so did I. When she started shivering I figured it was time to go.

We got home at 2:40ish and I took her temp and it was 103.7. I gave her more motrin (she responds better to that than tylenol) and put her down for a nap. I took a shower to get ready for work and planned to wait and see because that's what I like to do. But my gut kept telling me that I can't wait and see with this kid. So I got out of the shower and called the pediatrician and explained that she had a slight fever this morning and was teething and she was just at the beach desperately hoping that she was just a little overheated. But neither the molars nor the beach would give her a fever so high. So we packed up and headed to the doc.

Just as we got there at 4 p.m. the skies exploded and the rain poured down. That was fun. They poked and prodded her and she cried and screamed. They had to get rid of the was in her ears before they could see anything. Luckily they were indeed red and she just has an ear infection. She has been pulling on her ears so I was hoping that was the cause. If she still has a fever in 48 hours I have to get her back there and cath her for a UTI. But I really do think it's her ears. We got in the car at 5 and I called Vader to make sure he was going to leave work at a reasonable time and to pick up dinner since we had to get the prescription filled. We figured we'd both be home by 6.

There was a crapload of traffic in the good ol' city of Albany but it was going the opposite way that I had to so I thought I would be alright as I left the parking lot. Then when I got down to the end of the street I realized what was going on. It was completely flooded! I managed to turn around and waiting for-freaking-ever and finally had enough of that and managed to turn around one more time so I could cut through a parking lot. I got back out to where I needed to be, in the opposite direction of everyone else and thought things were looking up. This was at 5:30ish. Then I got to where I needed to get on the damn bridge and ha! Another street flooded. This time I had no idea where I had to go. On a whim I followed another car and it actually led me to 787. I wound up going north when I probably wanted to go south. I got stuck in more friggin' traffic. At 6 pm I made it to Wal-Mart in the 'bush. We were all tired and hungry and cranky. Did I mention that the entire time we were stuck in traffic the Princess whined and cried? Yeah. Fun. We had to wait "25 minutes" for her augmentin. So we bought this:

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Because baby girls who get poked and prodded while having high fevers deserve to get their first bicycles.

We left Wal-Mart at 6:45 and made it home for dinner at 7. My poor baby girl was so tired that she pointed to her crib. Sadly, I had to give her a bath, not only because she had been swimming in the lake but also because her fever was still high. She laid down at 8 and immediately put her little heiney up in the air in the classic "I'm going to sleep now so get out here" pose. I have not heard a peep out of her. I did give her some tylenol though.

I've canceled our playdate tomorrow. I think we all need to sleep late and not worry about getting dressed and cleaning the house. I have a feeling she will be a little needy tomorrow and she certainly needs the rest that having boys running around the house will not bring. And Mama needs to not play hostess and to just be Mama.

And that was my day.

self-portrait thursday 8/7/08

still trying to find a good home for the cat

self-portrait thursday 8/7/08

lyric of the yesterday 8/6/08

Came on the disc changer in the car over the weekend & have been listening to the album ever since. I love me some Bobby Cray...

Yeah you can make me a bet,
Give me a ten-point spread.
Give me french brandy that will clear my head.
But when it's all over,
Feeling half-dead,
Only one thing, just like I said:

It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman.
Any time I got a woman
Things can't be too bad.

You can buy me a house,
Turn over the deed
Bring six pounds of California weed
But my weakness ain't drugs, whiskey, or greed
Only one thing that a young boy needs!

It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman
Yeah, you right
Ain't nothin' but a woman
To get me through the night.
- Robert Cray, "Nothin' But A Woman"

Addiction

I am truly addicted.

I can't even fight it.

I joined Facebook. A bunch of my friends have been on it for quite some time now and I kept hesitating. I don't do anything with Myspace, why the hell do I need Facebook? But I couldn't hold out. The lure was too strong.

Baaa. Baaa. I am sheep. Baaa.

I joined Friendster years ago because of them. Then Myspace. The Livejournal. Then Vox. Now Facebook. I repeat, Baaa. If you're on Facebook and you know my real name, friend me bitches. If you don't know my name it's because I don't want you to.

In other news. The fancy drugs arrived at the house at 9:30ish. As I was in bed having taken an Imitrex to avoid yet another migraine. Naturally I did not need fancy drugs today since I am now on day #3. And for those of you who think I should just suck it up and deal for 2 days of excruciating pain, please keep in mind that 2 days with 2 children is like an eternity. So bite me.

I might get pregnant sooner than "planned" (hahahahaha, we all know it's going to take another 7 months) because this crap is suckalicious. I can't even speak english anymore.

While I'm wrapping up old threads--the dreading was for naught. It was difficult, as it should be, but nothing like the last time. SkyWalker and I have found new friends and new support and they came through for us. Our neighbor-friend, henceforth known simply as K, and a new friend Jen, were beyond wonderful. Jen opened up her home to us on the day of the big leaving and we could have stayed there all day! The tears came in the shower later, but not nearly so many.

The Princess takes many steps (while holding books no less!) but still prefers to crawl. She is a stubborn one. I don't know why she wants to crawl. The floors are yucky. But I got a Shark Steam Mop so that should be all better now!

Let's hope for some sunshine tomorrow because Mama needs a beach day!

time flies

Sorry Loyal Reader, I kind of had the feeling it'd been a while since I posted, and lo, it's been two weeks!

I'm still knitting bike hats - I cast the fourth one on last night. I realized that the first one is pretty skimpy. If I have time, yarn, and motivation after finishing all six, I'll revisit # 1 and rip off the top and add some more sky to it. Otherwise... I'll just give it to whichever biking buddy has the most cro-magnon-like short head (i.e. not me... I have enormous brains & therefore an enormous forehead and skull).

I've been biking in preparation for said trip, but I spend a lot of time thinking about it, then procrastinating, then finishing earlier than I ought, then castigating myself. At least I get a vocabulary workout, but it gets pretty annoying being in my head. I'll be glad when vacation gets here (three more weeks!) if only so I can stop fretting about training, and lack thereof, and get on with the vacating.

I'm getting caught up on Culture (of a sort): watching BSG season 4 (what episodes are currently available), and have also picked up the 2nd season of Doctor Who at the library. It's taking me a while to warm up to # 10, but I have hopes that I will.. soon. Please? I really liked # 9 and didn't expect him to be swapped out so soon.. and was very sad when it happened.

My birthday is approaching! There will be a very fun co-gathering on the 16th (yet another day of minimal biking) to celebrate my day (the 25th) and neighbor-T's (the 12th). I am going to be .. older, and still in debt. *sigh* I know I'm making strides and all, but when does the day come when money feels positively abundant?? Don't tell me never.. please don't say never.

Well, I feel whiny about my busy-ness, and broke, but I suppose all in all things are great. I've got 750 miles under my belt so far this year, and plans to get more in. I'm going to have TWO! weeks! off! and it'll be here sooner than I know it. Before then I've got lots of fun things to distract me. So, I'll try not to let it get me down. I realized that the last time I had a day off was 2 months ago, when I did my NYC/Boston/college/RI/NYC tour - so it hasn't been so long that I can justify being this whiny! Therefore: back to it.

QotD: You Know What Happens When You Assume, Right?

uncagedbird
2 days ago
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What is the quickest false assumption people make about you?
Submitted by JJ.

That I'm as innocent as the girl next door.

lyric of the yesterday 8/5/08

I thought about posting Tool or A Perfect Circle or any other raging band, but, really, anger does me no good.

Up and down my back,
My spine,
In my brain.
It injures me, babe.
Anger can make you old
Yes it can.
I said anger
Can make you sick, children
Anger destroys your soul.

Rage, there's no room for rage in there.
There's no room for rage in here.
Line up some place to go to be mad.
It's a sin to treat your body bad.
- Marvin Gaye, "Anger"

Technology: Dreaming of an iPhone Nano

Brian
2 days ago
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Rumor has it that Apple plans to release a new iPhone Nano just in time for the holiday shopping season. If this is true, will you buy the smaller, cheaper iPhone for yourself or as a present?
So many things wrong with that Question.
1) Who says I'm buying one at all?
2) Maybe they won't release it after all.
3) There is no three. I just wanted my irascible argument to look a little more fully-articulated.