still unemployed, tho. *sigh*

Many thanks to everyone who's sent me tips and links and positions they've heard of. It really does help.

Sorry i missed everyone at opening weekend, but *gasp* *shock* *G* I was at a Threads LARP that weekend.

My Geek, let me show you it. *G*

This is the first year in er...16 years that i havent bought fairever pass.
( I bought my first season pass in ...er 1994, I think.) Feels weird as hell, but i just couldn't justify the expense. :(

I will be showing up a bit, I have plans to be at faire on this saturday, and hope to catch up with folks.

5 foot rule in full effect, y'all. *smooch*

Still alive, still have power and internet!

Today we try and free the cars.

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...'cause otherwise we're going to have to look for Tauntaun rentals to get to work this week.

Speaking of Work, My job appears to be slowly going the way of the dodo. *sigh* We're on a bizzare sort of "week to week" basis. As in i Think we can afford to pay you for next week..."

So if you know anyone who needs a graphic designer/art director, you can find me on linked-in under my real name, and my first stab at a professional website Here Again with the Luck wishing, please :)

Really, I do plan to post in this blog more often. In the mean time, an illustrated update:

Snow. SNOMG! I had pooh-pooh'd the oncoming predicted storm with some statement about "I don't get worried until the word 'feet' enters the discussion." So the snowpocolypse is totally my fault.

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Foot and a half, really. There were some 3 foot drifts in the backyard. Friday nite dinner guests became *weekend* house guests. Good thing i cooked a big dinner with plenty of leftovers.

Cars and guests were duly rescued in time for the BIG Drive west to Illinois. #RR & I got up at Zero Dark on Tuesday and drove Aprox. 13 HOURS to Just east of St. Louis.

Spent plenty of Family time with Sis, BiL, Adorable Nephew, Mom, Dad & the Dog. The Boy was more or less buried in toys again this year. (he's got the better part of 10 adults getting him things. LOL)

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We made the 13 hour drive back home sunday. I am recovering today, and putting stuff from the trip away. And getting annoyed by a cold. possibly the same one bugging everyone on my Flist, it seems. LOL

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday and best wishes for the new year!

I *am* going down to Invasion this weekend, but circumstances have arranged themselves in such a manner that I'm driving down alone.

I'm not staying at the invasion hotel, but I'm am willing to drop off/pick up from there or any of the ones nearby. I'm driving down early on friday am, and driving back early on monday am!

Company makes these sorts of drives, so much better.... *G*

So drop me a reply or a call, and let me know if you'd like a ride!

I know I've been letting this journal lapse shamefully....

So i thought I's check in with a general update. *G*

Today was my first attempt to get back on the yoga horse after falling off it about this time last year. the Instructor is still a kind, gentle, supportive *sadist*. LOL But at least she encourages you to listen to your body, and *don't* try to put your ankle behind your ear if your body doesn't want to *do* that. *chuckle*

That and I recently started a TaiChi class with the nice folks at PeaceableDragon, and that seems to be going well. Tho i've reached a point where i'll really *need* to start practicing the poses *right after* class to reinforce them. (What was "ward off left" again?) *sigh*

Been hitting faire occasionally, possibly planning on being there perhaps this sunday (as my photo shoot appointment moved *again*) if i"m sufficiently productive with house stuff on saturday.
Then probably one day next weekend, and hopefully both Days Closing weekend. (tho I'll be *late* on saturday.)

Yah, after almost 8 years of "all day, every day at faire" , I have definitely moved into a less compulsive place regarding faire attendance. *G* Which is fine, really...

Even after choosing to Not take on my usual raft of pro bono projects this year, I still find myself still prone to massive bouts of overscheduling. *sigh* I appear to be attracted to the *busy*, eh?

But, yeah, still here, still keepin' on keepin' on... *G*

It's a 350mhz blue & white G3, with 640mb ram, a 6GB Hard Drive, A DVD ROM, and OS 10.4.11 installed.

It as two 400 Mbps FireWire ports (not bootable from FireWire), two 12 Mbps USB 1.1 ports , one ADB port
& a 10/100Base-T ethernet connector on back of computer.

plus it has a SCSI card, so if you have any old SCSI peripherals you were dying to use... this is your baby. :D

Comes with a keyboard, a monitor (there's a Mac 17" CRT studio display of uncertain future longevity and a perfectly good NEC 17" CRT to choose from. Or take Both!)

I just installed the DVD ROM drive and Tiger OS today, so I can say that it definitely works fine.

I will also throw in a SCSI Zip Drive & what might be the last working 44MB SyQuest Drive on earth! With a bunch of disks!

All this can be yours for a mere $100 smackers! *G*

I'll be honest here, this isn't a heavy lifting Mac, but if all you need is to do is Blog, word process, email and surf the web, it can do all these things admirably, or serve as a kid's first computer, that you dont have to worry about losing a big investment if they spill grape soda on it.


I'm terribly keen to get it out of my house! *G*

(unrelated to this mac- because it wont play nice with it,and believe me i tried to make it, is and el cheapo Dell printer - was a promotional freebie. It's free to the first person who asks for it)

to all the folks who turned out for my birthday party! yay!
(If you didn't show up, we missed you, but hope to see you another time :P)

*G* The weather messed with us a bit at the beginning, slowing down set-up and such, but it did eventually clear up to a nice sunny/breezy day. And the Armageddon Tstorm they kept predicting, never showed, thank goodness. (tho i did keep checking live doppler on the intarwebs every couple of hours to make sure.)

So it was a little smaller that parties we've had in years past, but that was a not at all a bad thing!
There was Bacon theme! la_penguinita made a Bacon Explosion. It was marvelously yummy, and no one keeled over from cardiac arrest.

(tell me again, which arm hurts when you're having a heart attack? :P)

There was food a-plenty, people spinning poi, kiddie pools with kids in them, lots of good conversations, adorable babies, men in matching Akubras & Fabulous desserts! museclio made key lime pie. Twice. And there was that totally yummy chocolate cake, that easy_living keeps trying to kill me with. *G*

And a truly epic "apples to apples" game. And tasty accidental butter.

Yay!!! This morning, we got all the overnight guests fed & caffinated and packed off to enjoy some tubing. (I was temepted to go, but my spoon levels/task list made not going the wise choice.)

Thank you all so much. I'm a very lucky person to know such peoples! **hugs*

As far as I can tell from looking at doppler radar, the worst of today's weather is happening *right now*, (now being 11:15 AM) and should be cleared out in an hour or so.

So, Game on. *G*

(we will be putting up the pavillion after the thundercell passes, so in the event of more rain later, we'll have lots more *covered area* to hang out in)

some doofus physically *cut* our Fios Cable.

no phone, no intertubez, no TV until..... Tuesday.

cell phones still work. (tho the signal at the house sucks.

feh.

Linky to invite and RSVP catcher

Next Saturday! The 20th! be there or be rhomboid! (or parallelogram!) *G*

and yes, you may spin fire!