Bike

I bought a vintage 3 speed for forty dollars today at the thrift shop. Best forty dollars I ever spent. It needs a paint job, a new seat and a cute basket, but I think that once it's spiffied up, it will be amazing! And it will keep me busy... probably. Painting the bike alone sounds difficult, with all the sanding, stripping, disassembling and curing. Luck for me, Will's dad used to work at a bike shop back in the day so he can help me fix the breaks and alignment and stuff. Yippie! Now if only the weather would permit me to ride it to work once it's done.

It's been so gray lately. The sun finally decided to come out to play at 6pm this evening, meaning we got a full 4 hours of sunlight. Yes, the sun sets at 10 o'clock here. So as we were driving down Commercial to Blockbuster, enjoying the weather for once, a cop pulls us over for having a headlight out. Seriously guy? It looks like midday out!!! Who cares if our headlight is out!!! I guess I am mostly upset because this is the second time we've been pulled over for it AND we've ordered the parts to fix it already... and because we've gotten 3 flat tires over the course of three days. BAH! Worst luck ever. Cars and me do not mix well, which is why I bought the bike.

Obsessive Victory

I was supposed to spend the better part of today, cleaning, doing laundry, making brownies, etc because tomorrow at 11am, I am picking up my daddy and uncle from the airport. I am so excited and I had such high hopes for this afternoon... I woke up at 7 this morning and started disinfecting the bathroom, freshening up the couches and washing linens... I was on a roll. Then Kim went to bed for the day... she works the night shift, which means, no vacuuming. grrrr. Vacuuming us a huge part cleaning a house with 4 dogs and a cat. Everything needs to be vacuumed. And now everything had to be put on hold until she woke up for work. at 9 :/ Now what?

I had stopped my mad sewing project for a few days because the thought of all that measuring and cutting gave me stomach ulcers. Especially when my first 2 attempts led me to believe I would have to make a million prototypes before I could make anything good. But today... well it still made me woozy to think about but I told myself that if I took it slow enough and really thought it through, then I could make a real one. Plus, I was out of scrap fabric :/ So all day, I sewed and cut and measured and sewed. I even forgot to eat. And by the time Kim got up for work, I was so engrossed with my project that I couldn't break away. I mean, I wanted to, but... I just wanted this damned thing to be finished!! I was so close!! I think I was at it from 2 until 11... blech. But I finished. And I think it's wearable, even.

Hallelujah! All those nights I lost sleep over this stupid thing were worth it! I mean, there are still a lot of bad stitches and uneven hems, but I feel pretty good about it :)

Now that I've finished obsessing over that tool belt, it's time to face reality and realize that my dad is STILL coming to visit tomorrow and I have accomplished very little in regards to his arrival. Not to mention, it is now 12:30am and I have to be up at 7 and have to spend a whole day in Seattle, then attend a Mariners game at 8pm... I am going to be so tired. And I still have to make brownies.