I am officially a paid, professional, wedding singer.
I was asked to sing at a renewal of wedding vows yesterday (I had to learn to sing one song, set the words of a psalm to a melody, and sing a song that I already knew) and they gave me a $20 gift certificate to one of the local restaurants. That was nice, I was expecting to be a volunteer.
But now I'm technically a professional, which is nice :)
Know what's awesome?
Nexcare bandages are really good. They're stretchy, and sticky, and don't hurt when you pull them off, and they are SO much more effective than bandage tape at keeping gauze over my "stitches." I am an addict.
Wool Sweater
[Warning: rambling post]
I finally have one!! I'd been looking for YEARS. Literally. And then LL Bean had a nice looking wool sweater that looked pretty long, so I went to the store and tried one on, and it fit, and I loved it, and I didn't buy it because it was too expensive.
But then I signed up for their e-mail updates, and they sent me something about giving a $10 gift card for purchases of $25 or more, so that helped the decision along, and I found a free shipping code (saving $10), and I don't have to pay tax if I ship stuff to Missouri because LL Bean has no store in Missouri (saving $9) so I bought the sweater.
And it arrived, and it's beautiful, and it's warm. But today it's 70° out and it'll be too warm for my new sweater for about another week. Alas.
I finally have one!! I'd been looking for YEARS. Literally. And then LL Bean had a nice looking wool sweater that looked pretty long, so I went to the store and tried one on, and it fit, and I loved it, and I didn't buy it because it was too expensive.
But then I signed up for their e-mail updates, and they sent me something about giving a $10 gift card for purchases of $25 or more, so that helped the decision along, and I found a free shipping code (saving $10), and I don't have to pay tax if I ship stuff to Missouri because LL Bean has no store in Missouri (saving $9) so I bought the sweater.
And it arrived, and it's beautiful, and it's warm. But today it's 70° out and it'll be too warm for my new sweater for about another week. Alas.
Socks
I wore a pair of clean, new white socks today. Well, they actually have blue toes and a blue heel, but they were mostly white. And it was sort of bittersweet, since I knew that these socks would only be pure white for a few minutes, this morning, before they picked up some stain from my shoes, and from being worn outdoors, and before they eventually get washed and gain a more natural, dusty white color. They just can't be white forever. Alas.
Out of Excuses
I'm out of excuses. My fever's gone, my back doesn't hurt too badly, I've gotten good at not holding things with my left hand. But I'm also out of clean socks, out of pajamas, out of t-shirts, and out of excuses not to do laundry. Sigh.
Stitches
It's a funny expression, "to be in stitches." I'm not laughing, despite having five Steristrips on my left hand, helping a sort-of superglue called Dermabond to hold together the formerly gaping wound. Sort-of artificial stitches. They must not have had these the last time I had to get stitches (when I was about seven). I had never realized how dangerous soup cans can be...
In short, I've had better weekends.
(But on the bright side, an hour into my wait once I'd gotten bored of homework, I went through my wallet because I had nothing better to do, and discovered that I had a $10 Gap reward that was going to expire at midnight on October 31st! So I used it when I got home.)
In short, I've had better weekends.
(But on the bright side, an hour into my wait once I'd gotten bored of homework, I went through my wallet because I had nothing better to do, and discovered that I had a $10 Gap reward that was going to expire at midnight on October 31st! So I used it when I got home.)
Fe
Today is the day before Halloween, which for anyone who goes to school and doesn't mind looking ridiculous in the public sphere, is dress-up day. I went as Iron Man:
I don't think I look ferocious at all, though maybe a little ferrous. Although, as evidenced by the circles under my eyes, I'm not very well-rusted.
Think it's ridiculous that I was a woman dressed as Iron MAN? It's a bit ironic, I admit.
Time for me to steel away-- I have a pressing engagement.
(Steamed at all the puns? Could have been worse-- I didn't even get into Cold War Europe or golf clubs.)
I don't think I look ferocious at all, though maybe a little ferrous. Although, as evidenced by the circles under my eyes, I'm not very well-rusted.
Think it's ridiculous that I was a woman dressed as Iron MAN? It's a bit ironic, I admit.
Time for me to steel away-- I have a pressing engagement.
(Steamed at all the puns? Could have been worse-- I didn't even get into Cold War Europe or golf clubs.)
Rain
It is raining like CRAZY in Kirksville. When I walked to my first class (thankfully wearing weatherproofed boots and carrying a massive umbrella), there was easily 3 inches of water on the ground, flowing downhill quite fast. And the rain hasn't really stopped since then: most of the quad is flooded, the sidewalks are hidden under leaves and water, and it's still overcast.
Piglet's song is running through my head.
Piglet's song is running through my head.
