Hey Friday. You make me tired. And overwhelmed. Nothing new there. Looking forward to some free time tomorrow, but who knows if I’ll be panicking about school and desperately planning stuff instead of ironing and stitching. It could go either way. I’m feeling a little constrained these days by the existence…no talking to anyone in person, like one-on-one, or lunches at work. I don’t know what’s going on with anyone except for the basics, because Zoom is always a bunch of people and mostly work-related, except for the desperate late-night texts about this program or that website, and occasionally on Insta or FB, I see what they ate or read or something like that. No deep conversations. No complaining about stupid shit. No venting about the job or the SO or sharing some awesome book or movie we’d love. Well, there’s a little of that in text and email, but not the same. I know, it’s because we’re trying to take care of everyone. I get that, but I dreamed I was sitting in a restaurant last night, at the bar, and I’m thinking it will be a year or two before that’s a thing. I love that so many states are ignoring science. 84,000 dead. And it’s only May 15. San Diego is still ticking up, but reopening some things. Malls opened this week, but not the stores in them. Curbside pickup only. I’m wondering what I really need the mall for anyway. Not much.
I’ve been ironing a little bit every day. I was hoping to be further than this, but work has been long and hard. So I’m about halfway, I think.
I think Wednesday night, after 5 hours of Zooming in the afternoon, only gave me a little ironing. I think I did the bat. He was semi-complicated. And some eyeballs. Pills. Oh yeah. Some Covid-19.
They’re all over the place. OK. There are only four of them. There’s a lot of fabric colors in this thing.
Still have three figures left to iron.
My Wednesday night companion…I get to step over her every time I go choose fabric from over there. I’m OK with that.
Last night, I think I got 30 minutes in…Kitten assistance…
But I also ironed in the afternoon with my quilt group. I’m at 17 1/2 hours. And halfway. It’s not been the most effective time, with only an hour here and an hour there. The work I’m doing during the day sucks up brainwaves and turns them into mush, so that doesn’t help. I’m staring at two browns and trying to decide whether to go darker or lighter, for a really long time.
The coffin is ironed.
Tonight? Tonight I’m hoping to start Figure 3. It might not happen until tomorrow. We’ll see. I kind of want to reorganize all the fabric in color order too…it’s looking really chaotic.
I also started stitching one of the Patreon pieces…they’re not big, but they’re not supposed to be.
I worked on this one during a staff meeting. My boss called it knitting. Whatever.
I’m still caught up on dots…the mushroom to the left of the red ball…
Kinda cute.
And then last night’s…to the left of the brown spool…is a dandelion.
I added a few wandering dandelion seeds…
More than halfway on that.
I wanted to draw the other night, but I was too damn tired. So I just sat on the deck and read while drinking tea.
Speaking of drinking, a Wednesday-night incident drove me to a margarita…I think I mentioned that. Well here it is…
Tasty. Created by girlchild, who also created an amazing dinner…
I feel like if she weren’t here, we’d be living on PopTarts and toast. She takes the artsy photo…
‘Twas good. Homemade pita on my shitty-looking cookie pan from my long-defunct wedding in 1989.
We do know how to cook. She’s just way better at it.
We pretty much cook the same stuff over and over again. This is tastier. I admit to not having the brain power for this.
However, these keep popping into my tiny little brain.
Seriously, she’s making me throw away potential penicillin. It’s OK. Also, I’ve been unfriending people on FB like crazy, all the conspiracy and liberal snowflake haters. I can’t deal with your dumbassery any more. I don’t understand how you like my work if you can’t think. So there. Go the fuck away. Most of you just want me to like your shop and buy stuff anyway. You’re freaking out because the quilt shows and vending opportunities are being canceled. I barely buy anything quilt-related online, y’all. I don’t need your long-arm services and I don’t want your cute fabric bundles and patterns. Friend me if you like my work AND understand my politics. I don’t want to read your crazy. You probably don’t want to read mine either.
Old lady dog asleep on the deck…
During one of my move-it-outside meetings. I wish I lived closer to the beach. Or had the energy to drive there after dinner one night. Not tonight. Don’t want to fight crowds on the weekend either. Maybe that’s a goal for next week.
Kitten playing time. Kitten playing with a kitten.
They’re funny.
Followed by the little boy, snuggling with his favorite tick-removing human…
I’m betting she’s on Pinterest or a recipe site.
OK. It’s 1 PM on a Friday. I have one more class. I need to plan for next week, set up posts, create some shit, make some decisions. I need to stitch on a dot. I need to iron. Gaming is happening tonight, and I want to walk the dogs, but I’ll need help with that. Also, weed-whacking needs to happen, but I don’t think I can fit that into all the shit I just listed. Also I want a long hike, but that’s not happening either. OK. Welcome to my online learning world.
Kathy Nida 