Shameless self-promotion....

I'm so not the type to whore myself out and try to get folks to buy my work, but I am posting here that I have a new etsy store to sell my handmade cards.  It's not fancy and I don't have much stuff up there, but it's good quality crafty goodness, so check it out if you have some time to kill.

To the right of this post, you can click under "buy my stuff".

Give me some feedback if you don't mind.  I have no idea how to do this type of thing.  I usually just sell my stuff through word of mouth.

Friday night:

Here's Jen, myself and two of the Toadies at the end of their set at Hawthorne Theater.  Those are not cigarettes in their hands... they are sharpies.  People wanted stuff signed.  We got nothing signed.

One is for envy and one just for spite....

Even though I'm posting a blog, I shouldn't.
I should be reading my business 101 textbook or doing my Accounting homework. I had an all right weekend, but wasn't as productive as I could have been.

I did finish this page for my friend Mandi. I am going to put it into a frame so she can put it up in her hairdressing station at the salon she works at. There is enough space for a 5x7 photo and my hope is that Mandi will find a cute one of her little family (hubby and toddler daughter). Mandi really likes the color yellow, daisies and ladybugs, so I tried to incorporate those elements into the layout. I really like the result:

Survival instinct dwells in a past that is inhabitable....

For those playing the at-home version, Mr. Random texted me tonight. Like usual, out of the blue. Nothing significant to report from the back and forth. I did learn that I could talk on my phone and text at the same time. It was weird.

The weather was fan-freakin'-tastic this past weekend. I managed to walk after work on Friday and Jen and I wandered downtown and walked all the way around the esplanade Saturday afternoon. We people-watched and snapped a ton of photos. I'm sharing some here:

I've always liked how people name their boats...

These fluffy cotton candy-like blossoms are soooo beautiful:

Even though there are those amazing blossoms blooming, there are still some bare trees down by the waterfront... we'll call these late bloomers. Check out the sky.... it was sooooo amazing in real life:

This is a Portland landmark:

This guy was flying a kite right down by the Willamette, who knew it was windy enough to fly a kite?:

Miss Jenni ate one of these, she got the last one and for only a buck!! Lucky girl. I watched her eat it..... and even photographed it so I'd be able to live vicariously through her. Mmmm... elephant ears.... cinnamon, sugary, doughy, fried goodness.:

I kick the dirt, for what it's worth, listening to birds chirp

Okay, okay.... the ladies are calling me out on my sh**. Yeah, yeah.... I hear you. I really did want to blog last week, but I took on a project consisting of two 12x12 scrapbooks. I knew I wouldn't have time to work on them after spring break (I work full time and take a full time course load at junior college during the regular school year: September - June), so I was trying to work on them each night. Much to my dismay, I wasn't able to complete them. I will continue working on them in any spare time I can find this term.

I did make some cards around the Valentine's day "holiday".

Jose's little girl had a birthday in February, so I made her this:

I also made a card for my friend, Jose's birthday.

At some point, I will be scanning and posting the scrapbooks I've completed over the year. I may not get around to posting until the summertime. It is a time consuming project and I'll have the summer off from school which will free up some time to get caught up on everything.

On the romance front, there's nothing really new to report. Here's a rundown of the past few years: 2006 - reconnected with a dude from high school [oh, his birthday is today, happy birthday _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _] , at one point he just started calling me his girlfriend (never once ASKED me to be his girlfriend, just referred to me as such), by the beginning of 2007 he said goodbye and vanished from my life. December '07 much younger dude who I'd been dating for six months or so busted my heart in half, handed it back to me and walked out of my life [all the while claiming to be my friend]. This episode spun me into a shame spiral, filled with depression and hate. 2008 - I had a friend tell me that he was "crushin' on me" (literally, that's what he said, word for word). When I asked him what that means, he said "I don't know." I simply let it go and told him to let me know when he figured it out. I mean, I can't figure this sh** out for him. Six months ago, I had a man tell me he was going to marry me. Not ASK me, TELL me. Oh, he also said I was going to have his children!?!? Oh and if anyone knows me, they've probably heard me talk about my Mr. Random story. This guy has randomly texted me over the course of 5 years (!) (I've seen him a few times over that period) and about a month ago, out of the blue, he asked me to be his girlfriend VIA TEXT MESSAGE. Seriously?!?! I'm sorry, but as a grown up, I really can't take that sh** seriously.

I've been a wreck when it comes to dudes since I left and divorced my husband and if I really look back on my experiences, I can see why.

Last week, I had a nice interaction with a guy friend. It kind of gives a girl hope, but part of me (the cynical) is like "mmhmm.... he's just like the rest." riiight....

I've been listening to Adam Carolla's podcasts and I can't recommend these to everyone enough. I am a big fan of his and have been since the Loveline days.

I also have a new morning show obsession. Rick Emerson moved to FM radio (101.1 here in Portland) from the AM dial. I have listened to his talk radio show(s) since 2000. I'm a huge fan and of course, can't recommend his show enough.

I really love my roomie's kitties, but have been missing this one lately:

Anyway, I'm rambling on now and should get this published before the clock strikes midnight and I turn into a pumpkin (and it stops being that one guy's birthday).