AUGUST 2007 ARCHIVE
Monday,
August 27
This is my new owl necklace, purchased at the antique mall and
that's me wearing it and taking a picture of it in the car. I LOVE
IT!
I am filling out "We Moved!" postcards tonight but
I'm tempted to go throw them all in the trash. I think I've filled
out about 15/20 of them. For one thing, we moved 3 months ago, so,
it seems a little untimely.
Part of the reason it took me so long to buy them was cause I was
going to make them myself.... I quickly realized that all "we're
moving" metaphors have all been used up and there's nothing
clever or funny to be done in the time I have to do it. Then, I
was looking around town for "New Address" cards and they
are all pretty sad --either ugly or with a phrase like, "We're
living out of cardboard boxes."
I finally found some that are plain and the colors aren't awful
and I bought those. The only problem is that they have 'new phone'
on there too under 'new address' and well, it seems odd to have
your phone number floating out there in the free postal service
world. And, most of the people I'm sending these cards to are people
that I don't talk to that often, like distant aunts and such. Why
do they need my phone number all of sudden when they didn't have
it yesterday?
And then I think, couldn't I be emailing some of these people instead
of writing them? And then I think I'm stuck in 1994 and I'm the
only person that still mails anything. ugh.
I'm embarassed!
Friday,
August 24
This
bed is elegant and beautiful. It's the most perfect bed I have
seen. And, well, most of the beds I've been looking are all sorta
boring and similar. I'm not usually into dark furniture, but look
at this bed!! It's awesome!! It's undeniable.
This
is my vintage snakey belt buckle.
This Owl? Yes. I can totally see why you're in love with this owl.
Thursday,
August 16
Friday 8/10
9:00am, House warranty guy and electrician comes to fix wiring
issues. Electrician accidentally bumps front doors and scratches
hole in front door frost film.
9:45am, Handywoman comes to install new light fixture.
6:30pm, Husband's car breaks down at the mexican roasted
chicken place [3 feet from chicken ordering walk-up window] It has
to be towed.
Saturday 8/11
9:30am, Husband calls auto repair shop and they don't have
his car. Husband calls tow company who says they couldn't find the
repair shop [repair shop had changed their name.] Car gets towed
to shop.
noon, The a/c in our house partially breaks and can only
keep our house at 80 degrees.
Sunday 8/12
2:00pm, A/c guy comes to temporarily fix our a/c until the
house warranty people can get there.
Monday 8/13
3:00pm, The landscaper guy comes out to pitch his ideas.
4:00pm, The plumbers come out to fix the hot water pressure
in our kitchen and laundry room (clean the line out from rocks and
sand during construction). They can't finish and they leave.
6:30pm, The front bathroom floods. It's an 8 bath towel flood.
[whew! glad we didn't go out for dinner]
Tuesday 8/14
11:30am, Husband's car is fixed and he picks it up.
12:30pm, Husband calls from 7-11 gas pump with car that won't
start. Auto shop picks up car.
2:00ish, Husband goes out to the house to meet plumbers,
mold remediation people, a/c repairman.
Wednesday 8/15
Mold remediation people come to pick up fans.
Thursday 8/16
8:15am, No gas for our stove-top
coffee maker..... Call house warranty guy on his cell phone
and leave a message. Moments later, husband: "Wife, have we
ever gotten a gas bill?" Wife:"Umm.. now that you mention
it, I don't believe so."
Wife calls gas company to set up account. Gas company says they
will be out next wednesday to turn
on gas. Husband gives wife dirty look.
noon: Cabinet guy comes to talk about some changes to our
kitchen (initiated by us).
After I finish posting: I take a cold shower.
Tomorrow 8/17
Cabinet guy comes back to measure for new cabinets.
Sometime next week
House people come back to replace damaged baseboards and drywall/paint
plumbing repair behind washing machine.
Monday,
August 13
Wonderful vases at Anthropologie... though everything at Anthropologie
is wonderful, so there's probably no point posting about them...
anyhooo.....These designs (below) from By
Hanna Werning are fantastic. (via design-sponge)
Wednesday,
August 8
I can't for the life of me remember how I stumbled upon the Zingerman's,
but as soon as I did, I ordered their catalog. It came in the mail
yesterday and I LOVE IT! It's the neatest, most interesting, readable
catalog ever and I have no doubt that Adam and I will be ordering
specialty bacons (pictured above) and sauces and spices in no time.
Mmm... olive
oil gift box....
[i'm suddenly having de ja vu about blogging about
this before... egads.]
Sunday,
August 5
I am almost done reading THE
GOLDEN COMPASS, which will be released in theaters this christmas.
It's a good book (the first of a series of 3) - along the lines
of Harry Potter with the main character innocently trying to figure
her way through a newly discovered world of magical curiousities.
Unfortunately, I must also tell you that Nicole Kidman is playing
one of the main characters. Is it possible in this lifetime to get
away from Nicole Kidman? Please.
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