4 day workweek!

I'm not very good at sharing, but I am happy to share my birthday with a free food holiday, and I would be doing a disservice to society if I did not inform you of chicken giveaways on July 11th (thanks Mom, for the link!). Thanks also to Mom for the early bday delivery of the Betsey fragrance gift set -- I smell DELICIOUS.

I will be 27 this year, something I had to think about earlier today when my DM asked me how old I was. This would be a good segway into the latest work debacle/career plateau, but let me cut it off there, and instead make a desperate plea for any leads on fabulous, well-paying jobs where one is appreciated for their creative talent and not criticized for their "inability" to "develop" someone who never should have been hired in the first place. Until a newer, better opportunity emerges, I will continue to take cleansing breaths to the mantra, "Do the absolute minimum required and get out of here on time at the end of the day". But enough on that.

Anakin's blankie is coming along so very nicely, and I promise to post pictures this week. Once I got through the first 20 rows (during which I wanted to quit about 78 times), the pattern was established and now I am trucking at an average of 8 minutes per 156-stitch row. This pace was discovered during a shameless watching of DVR'ed VH1 documentaries this weekend, during which I realized I could knock out a row per segment (unless Michael Ian Black was commentating, then I spent extra time laughing).

I won't go into the running details. Let's just say that every day, I think I have sweat more than humanly possible; the next day, I sweat a little more. Florida is beyond tropical, it's downright hell to exercise in. Snaps to Linds for the Bondi, at least my sweaty hair is out of my face instead of sticking to it.

Pics of WIPs will be posted soon. Look for lots of blog activity in July... I'm only working 15 days this month. :)