so sorry for the delay, again. there's been so much going on, and i've had no time for updates, so here we go with a quickie, in list form, because if you've not noticed, i love making lists:
1. amazing michael surprised me one day, telling me that he discovered the art academy had introduced a wednesday night class in letterpress printing, and that he signed us both up to take it. thrilled would be an understatement to describe how i felt. until recently, they only offered the class on monday nights, which is a bartending night for me, therefore, the wednesday class was perfect. plus i get to take it with my sweetie. we were supposed to start this week, however, due to the white death that pummeled cincinnati with several inches of snow and ice, the class was sadly cancelled. business as usual next week, i hope.
2. we busted out the print gocco today due to aforementioned white death, with graham, and had a blast. we made a few test prints of the recently finished logo that i did for the business, and of course, a few prints of "cheese boy", the creative genius character of my 9-year old boy. as soon as they are dry, i will scan in our masterpieces for the checking out.
3. the same day i found out about the class, michael also dropped big news of a surprise vacation on me. [isn't he awesome?!] he sent me a google map link to my email, which outlined driving directions from cincinnati, to nashville, to atlanta [timed perfectly that i could spend easter with my only sister, who lives there], to savannah, to ashville, then back home. i cannot wait for this trip. i've never been to any of these cities, actually, and with the winter we've had here, i'm more than ready to take a little visit to the south. i'm decidedly packing light - a few changes of clothes, some toiletries, my binoculars for birding, my holga and my canon for memories, and that's about it. this trip is timed so well that we leave one week after our letterpress class ends. spring feels so good to me, and it's just the last day of january. soon.
ok, that's is all. gotta get ready for work and kid transferring.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
"...we'll take a cup of kindness yet..."
so unbelievably glad the holidays are over. first post of the new year, and one of my resolutions is to make a little more time to do things like this. another one is to find a new job, since there's really not a great one between the current two that i have: one is cutting hours left and right and the other is threatening a stripper pole install... i think it's officially time to blow the dust off the ol' resume.
yeah, so about these goals i mentioned in my first post...
running: i have to renew my membership to the local rec center, which i plan to do tomorrow before work, so i can get back on the ball and start to learn to run. i also decided that i need to lose 10 pounds. no more, no less. whiskey is making me a little squishy in the belly, and it reminds me of when i was pregnant, and that's never a good thing. you know what i mean if you've been pregnant. in fact, the last time i weighed as much as i do at this moment, i was pregnant. none of this is good. so yeah, mckie, here i come. i'm also vowing to myself to jump rope at least 3x a week, so i'm currently trying to find the best spot in my house to do this. so far, it's looking like my bedroom is the front runner, since it's carpeted. it's easier to jump without the falsie [since i'm a transfemoral sort, the 'why' is explained best here], and carpet will allow me to jump without shoes [shoes are hard to hop in], all while not eff-ing up my only good leg.
debt: the identity theft thing is at a bit of a stop at the moment, mostly due to having a child and amazing boyfriend to buy christmas gifts for and the fact that both jobs were a little light on hours in the month of december. i'd like to find a new job before the spring so i can get back to this and start paying things off liberally. i'm so over it. not being able to replace my car or buy my house is really starting to take its toll on me.
printing: not a letterpress, per se, but amazing michael got me a print gocco [as well as some other fantastic things] for christmas. i can't wait to get this thing crackin'! i have been researching, and people have done some really amazing things with it - i can't wait to try my first piece with the gocco and the letterpress together. i think it'll be stunning. i just got a sweet metal robin's-egg-blue recipe box, so i think for now, the first [no letterpress] project we're going to do might be some recipe cards, as the ones i've seen around are lametown. as soon as they are printed, i will post them for you to see. :)
ok, sleepy time. gotta get up at a decent hour to renew at the mckie, get some coffee, track down one of my bosses to have a come to jesus about the stripper pole and get to work by 3. sweet dreams to you all - i know i'll be nice and cozy next to amazing michael here in about 3 minutes.
happy new year.
yeah, so about these goals i mentioned in my first post...
running: i have to renew my membership to the local rec center, which i plan to do tomorrow before work, so i can get back on the ball and start to learn to run. i also decided that i need to lose 10 pounds. no more, no less. whiskey is making me a little squishy in the belly, and it reminds me of when i was pregnant, and that's never a good thing. you know what i mean if you've been pregnant. in fact, the last time i weighed as much as i do at this moment, i was pregnant. none of this is good. so yeah, mckie, here i come. i'm also vowing to myself to jump rope at least 3x a week, so i'm currently trying to find the best spot in my house to do this. so far, it's looking like my bedroom is the front runner, since it's carpeted. it's easier to jump without the falsie [since i'm a transfemoral sort, the 'why' is explained best here], and carpet will allow me to jump without shoes [shoes are hard to hop in], all while not eff-ing up my only good leg.
debt: the identity theft thing is at a bit of a stop at the moment, mostly due to having a child and amazing boyfriend to buy christmas gifts for and the fact that both jobs were a little light on hours in the month of december. i'd like to find a new job before the spring so i can get back to this and start paying things off liberally. i'm so over it. not being able to replace my car or buy my house is really starting to take its toll on me.
printing: not a letterpress, per se, but amazing michael got me a print gocco [as well as some other fantastic things] for christmas. i can't wait to get this thing crackin'! i have been researching, and people have done some really amazing things with it - i can't wait to try my first piece with the gocco and the letterpress together. i think it'll be stunning. i just got a sweet metal robin's-egg-blue recipe box, so i think for now, the first [no letterpress] project we're going to do might be some recipe cards, as the ones i've seen around are lametown. as soon as they are printed, i will post them for you to see. :)
ok, sleepy time. gotta get up at a decent hour to renew at the mckie, get some coffee, track down one of my bosses to have a come to jesus about the stripper pole and get to work by 3. sweet dreams to you all - i know i'll be nice and cozy next to amazing michael here in about 3 minutes.
happy new year.
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