Work is kicking my ass right now. My feet hurt. My neck hurts. We are in the pilot plant making a run and I am on my feet for the entire time on a hard concrete floor. I do have shoe inserts for my feets but they still hurt at the end of the day. All in all, though, the hard work this week will give us enough sample to do work for the next 3-4 weeks.

The boss showed up during a time where we were having difficulty in one of the runs and I got the impression that he didn't approve of my leadership style. The guys (all older, more experienced than me, 4 of them) were standing around discussing what adjustment should be made to get the run to work. I let them have their say as I stood a little apart so as not to be involved in their discussions directly. It took about ten minutes for them to each come up with their own and conflicting suggestions (heat it up, cool it down, stop completely and 1) try something different or 2) reformulate). Then I stepped in since the final decision was mine and I suggested the fifth option which they agreed to and it worked. We completed the run within the allotted time. I think boss would have stepped in at the very beginning and issued a decree: this is what we are doing. It may work for him, but if I had done that, I would have been embroiled in a big argument as each person would want to register his opinion (and, I add cynically, not be blamed for any failure) that would have lasted more than the 10 minutes it took to let the guys offer suggestions without me adding my two cents worth. If I had suggested my solution at the beginning, the guys would have argued with me and amoung themselves then I would have had to justify my solution or get snitty (oops, I mean assertive) and say 'just do it.' Boss is always telling me to be more assertive. I think I am without being overbearing. I also think that I (sometimes, not always) am a good people reader. I try to understand where others are coming from and meet their needs at work so we can all be productive and happy for the most part. I recognize that sometimes this is not possible but this particular situation worked fine. Time was not critical. Maybe I'll go talk to da boss today after the final run. Or maybe I'm reading too much into his presence. He didn't actually say or do anything. So maybe it's just me reconciling my own actions with my perception of wwdbd? (what would da boss do?). There are no negatives here. My suggestion worked; we were able to complete the job on time. 'nough said.

Tonight I sewed together his entire lining. Next, I need to add gores into his bliaut and the sleeves. That will get the bliauts to the same degree of done-ness. Next is to sew the linings in at the neck to get a crisp edge to add the trim to. Once all the trim is on, I will sew the sleeve linings to the sleeves at the cuff/sleeve edge, then sew the sleeve lining into the body lining at the armscye. The final step to let them hang together and finish the hem.

I see lots of sewing and green thread in my immediate future...

I drug Sean out today for the first time this summer to play some tennis. I love tennis. I am not good. But I love the energy used to play. We played for about an hour straight. Very good time. :)

It helped.

Remy is back. My Dad found her laying in the driveway this afternoon. She came up to him and he put her on her lead as if nothing happened. (sigh) She must have been busy because she slept the whole afternoon. God only knows who (or what) she terrorized.

Doggy school...definitely...

Note to self:

useing standard bits in a metric drill...sorta kinda not works.. the bit falling out all the time makes it a bit hard... ~_~ rawr..

Since i havnt posted about what happend on friday.. here it is.. This is a copy/past from the fertilityfriend.com forums, Im trying to go through it and take out the cryptic female lingo but i will prolly miss somthing.. so if there is some lingo or abriviation you dont get, just ask..



Weeble is pretty well developed enough that we can go at any point, its all up to Weeble.. AHH!!!

Spreading the word ... do you find yourself missing some fencing equipment?  Were you at the newcomers meeting?  Contact Nancy and she might possibly have your stuff! :-)

Remy ran off...she got out just as the garage door was closing. She triggered the sensor and the door went back up (sigh) She could be in California by now at the rate she goes. I don't think she ever walks. It's storming, too...

I HATE when she runs off. I worry.

We were about to enroll her in doggy school...I suppose we'll wait 'til she gets back.

I got a spam email this morning extolling the virtues of a brand new porn movie, entitled “sperms of endearment.” It made me chuckle.

 

 

Well.. paroozing the internet is entertaining tonight.. :D


see famous look-a-like faces


see famous look-a-like faces


see famous look-a-like faces

Yesterday, we put the bliaut on Tessa to check for length and it was perfect. It just need to be turned under. No cutting required. Sweet. Now that I know it fits, I can finish it. The bliauts are going to be delivered at Pennsic. Other than that, I have Steve's doublet (he opted for no sleeves for Pennsic) and my jackets. I don't know if I can finish the green gown without some fitting help. It's just too big all over and I can't wear it and fit at the same time. It's certainly enough to keep me busy until we leave.

EDIT: I got the gores inserted into the lining (of her bliaut) and ironed them all. The next step is to add the trim so I can then put in the lining. My next step is to add in the gores on his outer fabric and completely sew up the lining.

Just got back from Dark Knight with Sean. ( This is rambly. Some spoiler type things too )

Time to mow the lawn. It is only 90° out.

This week will be challenging. I will be supervising an additional department starting this week, plus I learned that I'll be putting on a training session for different groups on a portion of Medicare. Other presenters want to do a PowerPoint, so I suppose that will be the format I use. I just have to get something together by Monday to run it by the others and make sure there's a flow to our session. So, loooooong hours at the office...I got a nice raise but I'm still not sure if it's worth it. Beginning tomorrow...here we go!

Aside from that, married life rocks. So far, it's everything I expected and then some! We're slowly settling in. There are some thank-you cards that I'm trying to hunt down addresses for; my computer crash before the wedding put a crimp in my plans.

My week is jut not going well. Kev brought us Sonic today. Halfway thru my hotdog I taste something and see mold all over my bun. Disgusting! We now have free dessert at Sonic waiting for us. Don't think I'll be having anything with bread from there for a while.  Took off my brace for a little while tonight.  Itches!!!

So, while norfacoflandra is enjoying some R&R in Colorado, I am learning once again that I never want to be a single parent - ever. Not that I had forgotten that since the last time I had the kids by myself.

I did get a respite though. Friday night, leeduck came over to sit on the kids and watch too many videos with young Mister J. I put Miss R to bed and then birchduck and I went out for dinner and adult conversation. Oooooh, that was nice. A whole meal without having to say, "put you cup down!" or "Don't hit your brother with your fork!" birchduck had spent a large part of this week with a sick Baby W, so she was ready for an adult break, too.

Today we all went to the UU Church rummage sale and scored good stuff. J wanted to take his own money and picked out a good stack of toys - he got quite a haul for $6.00. After we finished shopping, it was lunch time so we all went to Avanti's. Three adults and three children can completely trash a table for 9, did you know that? We left an extra big "child clean-up" tip.

I was hoping for afternoon nappies to work in my favor so I could get out to the garden to pick green beans, since norfacoflandra is gone and the beans are ready. I picked some before dinner, but the kids let me know they were hungry NOW and this gardening stuff could wait.

( Miss R had the spaghetti left over from lunch )

And J wanted to help cook, which is normal, but he got impatient for me to get back to making mashed potatoes, so he just did it himself.

( my little cook )

After dinner and baths, I put Miss R to bed and J and I went back outside for bean picking. He helped a little bit and I picked from 7:30 until dark and only got about 1/4 of the beans done. I'm not really looking forward to tomorrow...

Here's today's take, though

( big pile o' beans )

"simplify your work life"

( Tigger the Cat shows the way. )
Kittehs always know the right way to do something. Instinctively. Srsly.

As the white butterflies dance above the cabbage greens, so goes my life.

<50 miles (farmer's market):
zucchini
yellow squash
cucumbers
queso fresca
potatoes
onions
parmesan (walnut cheese)

my backyard:
plums (!!!)
basil, parsley, oregano, thyme
cabbages
kale
green beans (!!)

The tomatoes are fruiting! The cantelope is still making its way across the landscaping; I'm content to let it free range. The carrots are about the size of my thumb. The peppers have nubbins.

Vegetable bliss.

sigh i wish they would make up their damn mind!

went 2 c ortho doc today and he pretty much said the elbow was broken but they couldn't do anything bout it but sling it and physical therapy.

but he didn't like the way my wrist looked at all. said it shouldn't turn black and blue if all it was was sprained. so HE has taken me completely off  work until i cn get mri on tue. lik i said, make up ur damn minds doc-peoples!

typing better tho probably shouldn't be typing at all but still little punctuation n spelling n gets sore after while

While Dark Knight started this weekend the best limited series comic ever, The Watchmen, had this trailer come out.

It looks like it could be good. But Watchmen is all about the characters. I am hoping it can be great. Anything else will be sad.