Hmmm

~_~

2008-06-06T20:49:00.001-07:00

I’m so tired. I work around 70 hours a week, everyday. Today was my first day off in about 2 months. I’ve got 2 jobs. I no craft no more. I no write. Me zombie.Money good.Baby mucho toys. Yey!Baby formula mucho expensive. Booo

Whoa

2008-04-17T23:02:00.000-07:00

It has been 6 and a half months since my last post. Hehehe. Yes. Quite a while. My little girl is not so little anymore. She was born 6 months ago and it's been pretty great since then.She's a good baby; fussy only when she is hungry and even then she is patient enough to wait a few minutes for me to prepare her bottle. Fatima was born 7 lbs 4 oz and like 17 inches. Now she's 18 lbs and 23

Gifts for Baby

2007-09-30T19:30:00.000-07:00

I started working part-time 2 weeks ago and it feels good. I find myself falling asleep in a chair after a while so I really need the extra rest… Well, when I actually get it. Leaving the museum by 1 pm doesn’t mean I do any less. There is always something to be done; the advantage is how and where I can do it and what I am wearing while doing so. My legs area starting to feel heavy (no cankles

It's a girl!

2007-07-04T11:33:00.000-07:00

Had a sonogram yesterday morning. It all points to a girl. Hubby and I are very happy, that's what he wanted the baby to be. He took the day off yesterday (though he works today the 4th) but I had to work. Did quite a bit of work at the museum and we're getting ready for a new exhibition. After work we all went to a city meeting to support a petition by our new mayor to give more funds for the

Dun Dun Dunnnn

2007-07-04T11:32:00.000-07:00

Crappy

2007-05-06T14:40:00.000-07:00

Okay this sucks. I came down with something, probably the common cold, and I can’t take anything for it except Tylenol. Tylenol helps with the headaches but I am getting fevers coming and going, my body feels broken and tired, and my throat itches uncomfortably... and the runny nose of course.Actually, I had been feeling bad on Thursday night, then Friday it worsened but I figured I could take

Happy

2007-05-04T03:36:00.000-07:00

It has been a while, what with work, exhibitions, the summer approaching and writing curriculum and helping with program coordinating and tours when I get home I just want to do nothing. I watch some TV during dinner time which I call ‘bonding time’ with the husband and then he goes off to watch cricket and other feeds from his country over the internet and I get on my own pc to just browse stuff

STAR TREK VII: REALLY LAST VOYAGE

2007-04-04T20:53:00.001-07:00

:p

2007-02-22T18:24:00.000-08:00

Fine, fine.Well I've been super busy.We've had eight exhibitions (and numerous lectures, workshops, tours, and public events) since the last time I wrote. All have been quite successful and took many hours of work. We are currently working for our upcoming exhibition, the 36th International Art Show (March 7) which we hope will be a blast!I am actively working with student events as well and

In Texas

2006-12-10T17:15:00.000-08:00

...people’s schedules are set according to The Cowboys.We had Open House at the museum on Thursday. It was a great show, we had about 120 people recorded and I know the docents missed quite a few because people were piling up to get in to the museum. During the evening I advertised two other events we were having – the photography lecture for Friday noon, and the holiday concert for today, Sunday

Holiday Concert at Brownsville Museum of Fine Art

2006-12-07T19:46:00.000-08:00

Brownsville Museum of Fine Art660 Ringgold, Brownsville, Texasinfo [at] brownsvillemfa.org(956) 542-0941 – NEWSRELEASEHOLIDAY CONCERT AT THE BROWNSVILLE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTThe public is invited to enjoy a Holiday Concert at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, 660 E Ringgold, Brownsville, Texas, 1:30 p.m., Sunday, December 10, 2006, when the UTB/TSC music program presents the Scorpio Consort and

Photography Lecture at Brownsville Museum of Fine Art

2006-12-07T19:41:00.000-08:00

Brownsville Museum of Fine Art660 E. RinggoldBrownsville, Texas 78520info [at] brownsvillemfa.orgTel: (956) 542-0941 x 304Fax: (956) 542-6931Brown Bag Lecture Series: Artistic PhotographyFriday, December 8, 2006, 12:00 noon, The Museum's Brown Bag Lecture Series will present professional photographers Teresa and Eugene Allen. The Allens will discuss techniques of professional photography.

The Xmas Questionnaire

2006-12-06T21:32:00.000-08:00

Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paperReal tree or artificial? ArtificialWhen do you put up the tree? Ummm. When I used to do it like a week before the 24.When do you take the tree down? March. :D Ever made a Valentines and Spring Tree?Do you like eggnog? YesFavorite gift received as a child? Barbie’s Kitchen… it needed batteries, then I’d add water into one of the pots and after a few

Rolling

2006-11-30T20:40:00.000-08:00

The new museum opened on October 20 and barely I am beginning to get some sleep. The weeks prior to opening I was at the site from 7am til about 10pm and on about 4 or 5 days I was actually on call to be able to receive all the paintings for the main show. I remember one day I was receiving calls all throughout the night and morning (1am, 3:30am, and 5am) because I was overseeing the arrival of

I'm sad

2006-10-05T18:02:00.000-07:00

We were driving back here and on the road, at the yard of one of the new houses there was this dog just laying there.I told my husband that it looked dead and we turned around after a block and stopped in front of the dog. Cards were passing by but the dog was just laying there. Finally i started calling it and it moved an ear and it opened up its eyes. but it looked so tired and it is all skin

Endless Skies

2006-09-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

A buddy of mine made this photovideo. I thought it was neat and I liked the music. All pictures were taken by her except those at the end. I think she collected those from around the web.

I lie

2006-09-07T21:34:00.000-07:00

I lie so much. So so so so much.I haven’t been able to update as much as I want to. Acks! It is 11:11pm and I am still working on things for the museum.There are just so many things to do for our projects, our grants, our community services, the new building, and all the research, and the time at the office just doesn’t seem enough. Brownsville Museum of Fine Art is building a new 17,000 sq ft

It's 8:41 pm

2006-07-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

... I just got home like 35 minutes ago. This assistant director work sure is keeping me at the office! I got two more projects to work with, great projects by the way, and deadlines are August 1st for one and August 11 for the other. They are art and education related and I need to come up with budgets and curriculums. One is a grant another is an in-office project. These should be fun and I

Five Things

2006-07-11T20:47:00.000-07:00

From Karnov's5 things in my refrigerator:Nestle waterSoy milkTofuStrawberriesCottage cheese5 things in my closet:ClothesShoesBeltsOld scannersGym bags5 things in my purse:TX DLCashCredit cardPeoples' business cardsMagnet clasps, for a just in case I ever break a necklace thing5 things in my car:Music CDsInsuranceSketching PaperPastelsCharcoals5 people to get tagged:As Karnov, I will leave this

Wowsers!

2006-07-11T20:32:00.000-07:00

I should try to update more often. At least once a week sounds good. :DOkay so here are the latest news. I am happy. Have had recent busy weeks but things have worked out pretty well. I got a promotion and a raise today. :D Of course with the new title I also get double the responsibilities, but I can do it. Oh yeah... when we move to the new museum I get my own, private office with a view and

Best show ever

2006-06-19T20:57:00.000-07:00

I've watched it sooooo many times. Husband kept asking why I liked it so much and one day, about 3 months ago (before I started consulting for the museum) he was home on a day off and he watched one episode with me and he was all into it asking me questions so that he could better understand what the characters were talking about (DS9 episodes are sequential, as opposed to stand-alone as with

Busy busy

2006-06-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

It has been a very busy past few weeks. I was changed from grant writer to being a compliance officer for the museum. I make sure that all documentation is up to date and accurate on all the programs for which we get funded. I am also now overseeing budget for a few of the children programs, so I have to keep track of what is spent, how much we have left, and then I tell them to go ahead and

New Job!

2006-05-04T19:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I’m pretty close at finishing the 2nd week at my new job. ^_^ I am working as... what is it that they call me? Hmm... well my role is to give Instructional Support. :D Not all sure what that means, but I am doing lots of research. We’re trying to set up a distance learning system and once that is underway I will be making sure to help everyone learn to use it, although I don’t see the

OMIGOSH

2006-04-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

You guys hafta see this!Oh yeah... and I'm alive, just swamped with work. Tee-hee

Pastels: Rafael

2006-04-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

I did this one a couple of weeks back and was waiting to get the picture of the model, Rafael, but when I have taken my camera I haven't seen him, then when I do I forget the camera. :pHopefully I'll add the photograph of him at some point.Rafael^_~ Came out pretty handsome. I like it! He has very definite features and was very enjoyable to draw. Plus he's the nicest of guys! I remember when my

Ninia...

2006-04-03T21:01:00.000-07:00

My husband keeps telling me that it had to be done and I agree; however, I cannot take away the sense of culpability from me. Ninia was put to sleep in the morning. I signed the documents allowing the veterinarian to do it. The poor baby tried so much, she tried so much to make it. She was diagnosed with the parvo virus about 5 days after she was with us and suffered from low blood count,

Pastels: Irma

2006-03-21T17:30:00.000-08:00

Portrait drawing is difficult. Just knowing the right proportions and positioning of face features is not enough. There are just so many details that need to be noticed. I am ‘sort of’ getting it, trying to pay close attention to shape of eyes, noses, recognizable marks, etc, etc. I do not have my first portraits ‘cause I gave them to the models without taking pictures, and those were done in

Jewelry: Bibi

2006-03-15T13:47:00.000-08:00

Another one with pearls. ^_^ Yesh, I went to my local bead store and went pearl crazy. Got several sizes of classic white, then also bought those nice hot pink ones, peach, green, baby blue, black, and a gorgeous gorgeous deep forest green that are tear shaped - still don't know what I am going to do with them but it was the last strand so I couldn't leave it.BibiDone in 8mm pink, 7mm blue, 6mm

Jewelry: Teresa

2006-03-13T14:16:00.000-08:00

This is what I accomplished in 2 bead meetings with my beading buddies. The necklace I did 2 weeks ago, and the earrings yesterday (Sunday). Yes, I only got to make a pair of earrings because when we all gather to bead on the weekend, we end up looking at everyone else’s projects and asking questions or making suggestions (as well as taking notes on some specific patterns) Before we actually

In The Clouds

2006-03-06T13:37:00.000-08:00

Well the Art Show is over now, I believe only the category winners and people’s favorites will continue to be displayed until about the end of the month. So yesterday, Sunday, I went at 5pm to pick up my works and leave free room for other events that the museum may be having. My husband went with me to help me pull down my works from the walls and pack them, etc. So I am counting and one is

How Open Minded Are You?

2006-03-03T11:19:00.000-08:00

Saw this at Lore's.You Are 60% Open MindedYou are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded.Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints.But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line.You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself.How Open Minded Are You?

Busy, busy!

2006-03-02T20:30:00.000-08:00

Well today was quite a busy day for me. Got up at 5:30 am to go to the gym. Played raquetball until 7:15 and then hurried and prettied up so that I could catch breakfast at the museum in honor of exhibiting artists (continental, so juice and cookies). My mom came with me so after mingling about and going around checking out artists’ works again, we stayed for an oils on canvas workshop by artist

Ninia

2006-03-02T20:08:00.000-08:00

Meet the new addition to our family!Meet Ninia, DOB Jan 01 2006? MaybeNinia at play!Tushi and Ninia... they are almost the same size!Chico checking out the competitionWe adopted Ninia from the Animal Shelter this Tuesday and she was given to us today at 2:30. She is a Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, approximately 2 months old, and is just adorable... and super hyper! and I think she's getting teeth '

The 35th International Art Show

2006-03-01T21:47:00.000-08:00

...at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art started today. As I mentioned before, I submitted several works of the ones printed about a month ago and guess what?Next year I get to charge more for my pieces because... I have a name now.I’m a third place winner for the Digital Art category with my piece: The Suitor. This makes me quite happy but also adds on the pressure. I have to keep working and

Feeling Good

2006-02-08T18:14:00.000-08:00

I submitted several of my posters to an art show... well sort of. They still haven’t been submitted but the museum is expecting them. I am still working on wiring them to hang on their wall displays. Hopefully I will turn them all in on Friday.Oh! I am taking drawing classes. Can’t be making cool 3D art and not know a single thing about real life figure drawing eh? This takes me to the next

Devil Beside You

2006-02-01T19:32:00.000-08:00

Taiwanese teen love series. Awww. It’s really cute and you may enjoy it if you’re into... teen love stories. I love all that silly, mushy stuff, plus the kids are really, really cute. ^_^The series spans 14 episodes... I haven’t found links to all translated episodes :( but something is something.Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9Episode 11

3D - Bam! Girls With Guns 1

2006-01-28T17:25:00.000-08:00

Yes, I have been busy.The first for my 'Girls With Guns' series. ^_^Bam! Girls With Guns 1

3D - Pao In Pink

2006-01-27T17:42:00.000-08:00

Remember the Arcadian Lt. Commander?See it in a frilly, pink dress. hehehe.Killer Looks

Senior Citizens Dance

2006-01-27T17:36:00.000-08:00

My gradma invited me to a dance that was taking place at the adult day care center she attends. She does not live there, but she does go daily from 8am til 3pm and there she gets breakfast, lunch, a snack, as well as does diverse crafts. There are all type of senior citizens in there, some that need special care because they are ill, others that go for the company of others. Overall a very

OH MY OH MY OH MY!

2006-01-25T14:16:00.000-08:00

My prints have arrived!I had mentioned some time ago to Lore that I wanted to purchase my prints but was saving enough money to buy the best of them all at once and perhaps save a bit on shipping. Well, deal done and set!I purchased 9 prints: 2-20x30s, 2-17x20s, 1-10x15, 1-8x10, and 3-4x6s. The 4x6s are postcard size, and are advertised as postcards, but they really aren’t. The paper is not

Tagged by Karnov

2006-01-22T21:03:00.000-08:00

Four Jobs You’ve Had In Your LifeHost for Children’s Parties; I was the one with the mic.ESL Teacher for Adults at the San Benito Literacy CenterWeb Programmer at Graduate Student Services, TAMIUNetwork Technician Assistant at La Encantada ElementaryFour Places You’ve LivedMexico DF, MexTampico Tamaulipas, MexDallas TX, USALaredo TX, USAFour TV Shows You Love To WatchStar Trek DS9AlboradaMaximum

Resolution 2006

2006-01-22T19:16:00.000-08:00

Yeah, yeah. So I am late with this... *shrug* But I've been busy!Anyway, a new year. Another, yey! Two-thousand and five went fine with just its minor aches and headaches. I met new people, gained new friends, strengthen bonds with the ones I had. All that was great! Health-wise we were all fine, just perhaps my grandma and my husband’s mom both got a little worse in their mobility; my

Jewelry: Male Leather Chokers

2005-12-21T21:16:00.000-08:00

I’ve had these bone beads for quite some time and simply had not liked how they looked in plain hemp. I thought they would look better in black and even purchased black hemp but never got around to making anything. Then last Thursday my sister asked if I could make a guy necklace for a little gift exchange she had at work. I bought some 1mm leather cord and got to work.They came out pretty

Mmmmmmheheheheheheheeee

2005-12-21T17:55:00.000-08:00

This just about drove Lore mad! :D I just thought I'd share.Lady Ciera played by Lore. Prince Jericho played by yours truly.Jericho raised a brow... what had his father said? Oh yes yes... that she was so very 'innocent' "mmmmmmmheheheheheeee..." Innocent... of course.He giggled and took her hand, placing it carefully in the crook of his arm, his other hand remained on hers for some time as

Arcadians

2005-12-14T23:29:00.000-08:00

*mumbles*This was tough...Arcadian Embassador(source: memory-alpha.org)Lt. Commander Xchl PaoAt the holosuite. :D

Lt. Commander Xchl Pao

2005-12-13T19:30:00.000-08:00

Name: Xchl PaoAge: 60Gender: AndrogynousSpecies: ArcadianPosition/Rank/Job: Lt. Commander, 2nd Officer of the FenrirShip/Station: Fenrir Personality: Quiet and reserved, not very sociable with lesser species. Extremely controlled in pressing situations. Can handle stress quite well.Physical Description: Large head with two stripes of hair on each side of the prominent craneum. Small noses that

4th Meeting

2005-12-04T22:33:00.000-08:00

Such little writing lately... I’m so bad. :DHad another beading session with the ladies! I am Almost done with my needle case too. I just need to do the base and the cover. It’s got no particular pattern, though... I chickened out and went freehand, but I think it is coming out pretty good. Pictures shall be posted when I’m done with it ‘cause I am feeling too lazy to take a picture of it right

Chico’s home, Chico’s home!

2005-11-28T21:10:00.000-08:00

Picked him up from the vet’s at 10am. His lab results were fine, no kidney or liver problems. Epilepsy wasn’t completely discarded; however, there are other variables that could have caused the problem. I’ve been using an anti-flea product to which Chico may be allergic. It is the Hertz anti-flea capsule for cats up to 10 lbs (lime green little bottles). In the back it described some symptoms

Worried

2005-11-26T19:36:00.000-08:00

I've ha da lot of stuff going on... Thanksgiving, cooking, etc, etc... I will post about that later.Right now I am just so worried about my Chico. I was preparing food at about 2pm, baking some stuff for the Hubby while he watched tv. Tushi was playing and Chico was just sleeping on the arm of the sofa, letting the sun warm him. Suddenly I hear all this ruckus coming from the living room. I

3rd Meeting

2005-11-20T20:27:00.000-08:00

We had our 3rd meeting of our small jewelers’ group. I am not sure if I had mentioned it before, but by chance I got to meet one lady that is a local beader and as we talked via e-mail she introduced me to another lady from my same town. When we all met for the first time we decided to hold meetings about every 2-3 weeks at someone’s house and in those meetings we would help each other with

5K

2005-11-19T21:57:00.000-08:00

My first 5K in an actual race and I am proud to say I did not come in last place. I beat my Hubby. hehehe. I did not run, though, I walked. My Mom, however, finished 1st in her division, which is no surprise as she usually gets that place in these races. She has a bookcase full with medals and trophies. ^_^ We're so proud of her and I can safely say that she's the city champ - she has finished

Illustration: Pretty In Pink

2005-11-06T16:18:00.000-08:00

We are happy to inform you that your submission titled "Pretty In Pink" has been accepted and is now available for sale on deviantART.com at the following address: http://www.deviantart.com/print/227914/-- deviantART Prints Customer CareTee-hee!!! *skips off happily*

Eid Mubarak

2005-11-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

I like Eid. Husband came home early today and surprised me with an iPod Shuffle ^_^ Cute little thing that can hold an average of 240 songs. I don’t think I’ll ever fill it up ‘cause I am the type of person that listens to a select few songs over-and-over-and-over-and-over-and-so-on. Just last week I was working on a photo edit and my husband walked into my room and said, “You’ve been

3D - Naja

2005-11-01T20:42:00.000-08:00

NajaI can’t do cool shadows like Lore yet, but close enough!I’ve been playing around quite a bit with this lady. The name is HER by Sixus1 Media (sixus1.com) and she also happens to be free at PoserFreebies.com!!! I really like this model, she is not realistic like the many other Poser models out there and fits well in Sci-Fi (and probably gothic) renders because of her strong cut features.

blllllllah

2005-10-27T13:58:00.000-07:00

I’ve had sort of a rough week health-wise. Since last week I’ve been waking up with a lot of acidity and nothing seems to calm it down quickly enough. Maybe I need a larger dose of the medicine for my acid reflux (I take a daily pill of Nexium 40, ‘the purple pill‘). Tuesday was the worse, though. Spent it purging nothing but clear, yucky liquid all day and I simply couldn’t keep anything

Satryian In The Making

2005-10-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

I’ve been working on an image for Empy’s character Satryian. He wrote a post at DBZ:TNL2 that warmed my heart and I just HAD to portray it in an image. So I asked to show me a picture of what he had in mind for Satry and he pointed me towards his photo folder.I began to work and came up with a lovely, lovely boy. I showed it to him and he said that it wasn’t exactly what he had in mind. He

Jewelry, White MOK & Turban Choker

2005-10-16T14:13:00.000-07:00

MOK has turned out to be a very useful knot. Here is this other piece in my white practice thread. This one’s for me. ^_^ Oh check it, I also created a new knot! Well I wish to think I created it since so far all the knotting books and sites I’ve seen, I haven’t seen this particular design. :D I call it a Turban Knot because if you look closely it looks like.... a turban. Anyway it descends

Jewelry, Black MOK Choker

2005-10-15T20:26:00.000-07:00

Finished a couple of chokers using the multiple overhand knot technique. I used black silky thread and finished the piece with a copper wrapped pendant with stones that were given to me by my Grandma. The one on the left fits me a little tight at around 14", the one on the right is approx., 16-16.5 inches and fits more like a collar. I think I am going to make more of these and try to sell

Multiple Overhand Knot

2005-10-14T17:16:00.000-07:00

So I learned a new little lanyard knot called a Multiple Overhand Knot. These knots are good for securing items such as keychains, whistles, etc, to thread in a way that the knot will look ‘pretty.’ It is easy to follow; Make a loop and do an overhand knot, followed by another (within the same loop), and so on. The ones shown in this image are 4 consecutive knots and you can see at the end of

Tagged

2005-10-10T17:33:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Lore:Here are the rules:Go into your archives.Find your 23rd post.Post the fifth sentence or close to it.Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.Tag 5 other people to do the same."Kawaii! ^_^"... and that was counting my title! My 23rd entry happened to be one of those 'What type of Anime are you?' so the entry really didn't have many sentences.

Jewelry, Sugar

2005-10-07T21:43:00.000-07:00

The town’s local bead store had a sell for being 3 years in business. They had what seemed pretty good prices in pearls and I got lots of those and a couple of strands of semi-precious stones. I spent 80 bucks at the store <_> and I still need to order my silver clasps and some Swarovski. *gulp*Well Hubby came home telling me that a co-worker was changing plants and that he needed my help to

White Series 1

2005-10-06T21:53:00.000-07:00

See all the dangling thread? Heheh. Yeah, still a long way to go.Okay, so here’s what I’ve been working on. The top one is the peyote stitch choker. It is 10 inches in length and unfinished. About 15 hours of work so far. It is going to be very classy. ^_^The second I did today. It is not finished yet since I need to add clasps and some strands to make this one a necklace. As it stands it is 10

2005-10-04T11:02:00.000-07:00

The Advantages of Delicas

2005-10-04T10:55:00.000-07:00

I’ve been wanting to do nice beaded projects for a long time; however, the price and availability in my area of the tools has put me off for a while. I’ve done loom work before and while my designs come out cute, the end product always seems to be slightly off, with little gaps in between beads or uneven edges. Well last week I found out that there was a Hobby Lobby in the next city, about 30

No Pain, No Gain

2005-10-03T11:11:00.000-07:00

But I don’t think my pain is actually giving me any gain. Had a nice Saturday, did step aerobics and then Yoga while Husband took part in a racquetball tourny with work buddies. He did pretty well and won all his matches. Did some shopping and ate out the remainder of the day.Sunday, though, Dad called us at like 7 am asking us to go with him to a new trail that has been built in a recreation

Photo Restoration

2005-09-30T22:23:00.000-07:00

I have a huge project in my hands. I have to digitally restore a very old photograph which of course happens to be in very bad conditions. The photograph is slightly larger than a 11x17 so I had to scan it in pieces, losing the edges.Left sideRight sideI have already started working after joining both images. So far I am only getting rid of scratches. I am working on a scan of 600dpi and it

Sing, Sing, Sing

2005-09-30T11:33:00.000-07:00

... The name of a Chorale and Jazz ensemble concert that I attended yesterday evening, performed by the South Texas Chorale and the South Texas Jazz Ensemble. My Dad sings in the chorale ^_^ as a tenor. We heard several medleys and other romantic songs arranged to fit the chorale, some purely instrumental such as In The Mood and Little Brown Jug, and then some with soloists. I guess the

Scrapbooking

2005-09-28T12:35:00.000-07:00

Just a little thing that my grandma asked me to fix for her. It is the invitation to the baby shower for one of the little grandchildren. The other Grandma made the shower but sadly months later the lady was murdered. Grandma has kept this one as remembrance of when she was still here and yesterday she got it from within her boxes with all sort of memories. Had to cut the Invitation to show

Jewelry, Denver

2005-09-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

Something that looked much better on paper when I first came up with it. I had this design collecting dust in my notebook for a very long time, since last October, actually. Bought all the things I needed, but I simply didn't get into making it until today.The draftDenverWell, at least it matches a couple of blouses that I have. May look better with clothes.

Everything hurts

2005-09-25T08:10:00.000-07:00

I've been doing a little bit of biking with Hubby and then the typical gym workout. On Friday evening we rode about 10 miles and it wasn't as bad as I feared. I always thought I'd be dying with more than 3 miles. You don't feel it if you ride with someone else. The next day I went to a step-aerobics class and then stayed for some Yoga. I think that did it. It was like 6 exercises with 3

Friends' Wedding

2005-09-21T19:38:00.000-07:00

I went to a wedding this weekend. Two of our friends were marrying, finally! It was a very cozy, very nice wedding, and this first Muslim wedding I have seen. Hubby says there a whole lot more things involved not just with Muslim weddings but with Bangla Muslim weddings. The groom is Bangladeshi and the bride Greek. It was quite nice. She looked gorgeous with her long white dress and cute

Where is the Ball?

2005-09-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

Owwwww.Being a Saturday, we decided to try a different area of the gym. We called my Dad and told him we wanted to try out the racquet ball courts. Dad was all excited about it and we met at 11, got a court and started playing. Well, they started playing while I watched from the outside (glass wall, pretty neato) as I used one of the stationary bikes. Then they told me to try the court by

Labor Day 2005

2005-09-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I spent the entire day sleeping!Woke up at 10, sat around in bed staring at the wall and then lay back down. At around noon, Hubby woke me up with breakfast. That was good. I ate in bed a full plate of egg, onions and potatoes with some flour tortillas and juice. That was nice. He ate on the chair next to me and then took the plates and washed them. Wow.Finally got up, took a shower,

Rains and Others

2005-09-02T19:22:00.000-07:00

We finally saw some rain yesterday. We are having a serious drought down here and any rain we can get is awesome. Emily didn’t bring in enough and Katrina’s rains missed us totally. Bad for everyone I suppose. We could have used a bit more water and Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi could have used a lot less too.Poor people. They really got hit bad. We’re still not sure how we’re gonna

The Real Cancun

2005-08-31T17:02:00.000-07:00

I wanted to watch a movie and we remembered that Sahara was gonna be out on the 30. Every time we saw my Dad he’d asked if we had seen it. So we decided to rent it now. We went to Hollywood Video, got a copy and went to pay. It was 4.95 or something like that and Husband asked if he didn’t have a credit of a buck or something. The girl at the computer shook her head and said that he didn’t.“

Shirts for Babies

2005-08-24T01:09:00.000-07:00

Babies got shirts!Chico: Jogging (him? yeah riiight)Tushi: Caution: Dog At Leasure

Questionnaire

2005-08-23T00:51:00.000-07:00

Lifted it at Lore's.1. When you look at yourself in the mirror, what’s the first thing you look at?My dark circles under my eyes and my wrinkles. >_<2. How much cash do you have on you right now?Nothing, I'm on my PJs3. What’s a word that rhymes with “TEST”?"Best"4. Favourite plant?I don't have any favorite plant.5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?Beats me. I

Itches!

2005-08-23T00:13:00.000-07:00

Gah! I can’t sleep. I have this horrible itching all over my body that I feel it’s going to make me mad and I shall scratch until my skin bleeds.It started this afternoon at around five-ish. I kept scratching my neck and then my head and then I started feeling it around my thighs and then my tummy and it just kept going. I was busy fixing the drawers and closets so I didn’t bother to even go

Wacom Tablet

2005-08-21T21:42:00.000-07:00

Hubby gave me a tablet! It is 6x8 (actual working area), the stylus comes with an eraser on back (so it’s got the point to draw with and then if I turn it around it automatically uses it as an eraser, no need to change tools in my design program), and a wireless mouse for the tablet.At first it felt funny since the pen doesn’t work like the mouse too much. The working area is quite different.

Damita

2005-08-05T22:28:00.000-07:00

Okay, well here is the 2nd wire-work set. Thsi one took me a lot less to make and it is also a lot less intricate than the other. It is simple, but I really like it. I guess the whole set took me about 2 hours in a range of two days. Oh! also check the wire-wrapping on one of the stones! ^_^ Me so proud.My Jig is pictured at the end. I used it for this project (except the stone, that one was

My first Wirework Set

2005-08-03T00:12:00.001-07:00

Done! Took me many hours but it's finally finished. The bracelet took me around 5.5 hours to make in a span of two days. Earrings an hour-and-a-half. The necklace about another 4.5 hours - I had already gotten the hang of it but I originally set the beads and springs in more wire and it made it look too stiff, so I changed it so that it would go on regular beadalong. It has a much better

Past Due Images of Gazebo

2005-08-02T00:15:00.000-07:00

I fianlly took the last picture of the painted gazebo/arbor, so here they are! First we make 4 holes, 3 feet deep with theseThe holeThen we put these erm tubes to pour cement intoThat is how it looksWe start placing the beams for the frameAs you can see it is not too big, 8x8The tube lever, the lever, shovel, the erm... mixing thing, and the trowelOkay so we poured the cement into the tube and

New Toy

2005-07-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

I got lots of toys to experiment and play with. First, my Abue brought me a bag full of semi-precious and other pretty stones from Mex. These have been polished naturally and have all sort of different forms. They range from half-an-inch to an inch and are of all sorts. I noticed Tiger Eye, Amethyst, Hemathite, and diverse Quartz colors among others (whose names I don’t know). So many that

Lazy Day

2005-07-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

Today has been a very lazy day. I guess it’s alright. I deserve it, sort of.Sunday my parents called us because they needed us to go purchase some concrete for them. Dad has started a brick grill project that he had told me about a couple of weeks ago. I got him several books and my Mom decided on a design. So Sunday they began. We went over to their house and they had already begun with

Emily Is Totally Gone

2005-07-22T16:28:00.000-07:00

Emily arrived later than expected. Weather people had predicted Emily to hit the coast at around 1 am but 1 came and went and we still didn’t have Emily anywhere near land. Husband and I went to bed and woke up at 6:30am after his alarm went on.Hubby shook my shoulder and told me, “There’s no light.” I got up right away and noticed that my sheets were on the floor and that I was covered in a

Preparing for Emily 4

2005-07-19T18:17:00.000-07:00

Didn’t do all that much today. Basic stuff in the morning and then went over to Wal-Mart ‘cause I ran out of fruit. I cleaned the fruit and veggies, peeled and packed them - all stuff that doesn’t require cooking in case of electricity going out. I made sandwiches and egg soup with rice and then checked the yard to make sure I hadn’t missed anything that could be sent out as projectiles in

Preparing for Emily 3

2005-07-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Husband went to work a little earlier than usual. He wanted to stop by Home Depot to see if he could find some more of those clips that our neighbor gave us. They are neat! That way we wouldn’t have to use the 2x4s. He called in and he was told that a shipment came at night and that the bag of 20 sells for 29.97. I did house cleaning and then my Mom came over because I had an appt with one

Preparing for Emily 2

2005-07-17T21:27:00.000-07:00

Saturday we took it easy. I mostly did laundry and arranged a bag with important documents in case we needed to leave the house. Emily’s trajectory changed and it seemed to be going further south into Tampico Tamps, Mexico. It gets ugly down there with torrential showers. I lived there during hurricane Gilbert back in 80-something. We had a river a few yards from our backyard, a little

Preparing for Emily

2005-07-15T17:43:00.000-07:00

Well, I woke up rather late today at around 8:45. Did my basic cleaning got cleaned up myself and then checked Star Trek: Deep Space 9 at around eleven-ish when Hubby gave me a call. He was updating me on Hurricane Emily, said that it was going to fall on us. I knew it was going towards Yucatan but was sort of hoping it would slow back down to like category 1 when the showers would reach us.

^_~

2005-07-08T21:29:00.000-07:00

Husband had a tough day at work, so when he got home I received him with a nice little rub and hot stress-reducing lovin'He took me out to eat and then bought me these. *GRIN*Nice!Sweet!Cute!Comfy!Chic!Sporty!Definitely the babies' favorites. Must be the shoe laces.

Tushi In Diapers

2005-07-06T18:41:00.000-07:00

The day was much more relaxed today. Spent part of the morning doing household chores and then finally making that diaper for Tushi. After fumbling around with her because she wouldn't let me measure her correctly, I managed to draw a sketch of how I wanted the pamper to be and then finally sat down to scale it to her size over felt.I thought felt would be the easiest thing to work with at the

Old To New

2005-07-06T18:30:00.000-07:00

My Grandma asked me to fix a necklace for her. It is old and was falling apart. I also changed the clasp style to a magnetic one so that it may be easier for her to put it on - she has had a little trouble controlling her hands after a stroke. I also added a few new wooden beads to give the necklace a little contrast. The older beads seem to be polished stone of some sort.The old versionThe

Drove All Day

2005-07-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

So busy.5:30 - 7:00, woke up, showered, got ready, got husband ready, fed babies.7:00 - 8:45, drove to the doctor's office to get lab work done. Excellent pressure, not pregnant, got acid reflux and my sugar level is a little over the border line.... heh.9:00 - 9:30, breakfast9:30 - 11:30, errands around town, bill payments, got car checked (it’s making some noise when the AC is at level 1 and 2

3D, Amused

2005-07-01T23:33:00.000-07:00

AmusedA lady so beautiful that to look upon her is a sentence to never again be satisfied by any beauty but hers.... or so she wishes to think so. This is my idea of what my evil lady Kay looks like. Kay is one of my main characters for the DBZ - The New Level 2 RPG (see link at side). She rocks.Model: Daz V3 SAEMats: Idun by Vanadisa; Props: Armchair by Sue88Software: Daz|Studio; Adobe

Who's Your Daddy

2005-07-01T21:50:00.000-07:00

Your Daddy Is Darth VaderWhat You Call Him: PapiWhy You Love Him: He's the Mack DaddyWho's Your Daddy?Hey, that's what I call my papi!

Sun, Fried Rice, and Cheese

2005-06-28T12:48:00.000-07:00

... A bad combination.Finished my Mom’s Gazebon on Sunday afternoon. It came out pretty nice and now it just needs to be painted. I shall post images soon, hopefully.We went to eat something outside and everyone wanted Mexican, so we headed over to Taco Palenque (all fajita meals). I just had a bit of quesadilla and Mexican rice and beans that came with my family’s orders. After husband and I

Gazebo for Mom

2005-06-24T21:29:00.000-07:00

I’ve slacked off with mah blog. Okay, vehicle was fixed by Thursday the 17. The entire bumper was replaced and it looks great. They even washed the car for me. Yey! Of course, by now, it’s all dirty again. :pOver the last weekend Hubby and I helped my parents with a project they have started. Mom wants a little gazebo of sorts for her back yard and we’ve begun construction.It will be a fairly

Quick and Dirty IQ Test

2005-06-14T12:40:00.000-07:00

Took the link off Karnov's.Your IQ Is 140Your Logical Intelligence is GeniusYour Verbal Intelligence is GeniusYour Mathematical Intelligence is GeniusYour General Knowledge is GeniusA Quick and Dirty IQ TestThere is obviously something wrong with this test...It has been proven that I am an idiot!

DSL

2005-06-14T12:02:00.000-07:00

Oh gawI’m such an idiot.Well, SBC is offering this nice 14.95/month deal on new DSL accounts and Husband checked our number and our subdivision can finally get DSL. We have had RoadRunner since we moved here and it’s been fine, but 14.95 beats 29.95... We get 1 year for the price of 6 months if we stayed on RR!So we went online and got everything scheduled and we got our DSL activation day for

Update

2005-06-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, I went to my appointment with the Adjustor. Everything was alright and he placed an order for my bumper and as soon as it gets to the shop it will be painted, then I just have to go and get it changed (as opposed to leaving my car until they get the bumper and they paint it and all that). I will get a check for a rental anyway, even though I have my car. ^_^ So extra dough for me! I