Wonderling

Little Things

This corner of my desk is making me very happy today (sorry phone picture = poo)

Random, Rambling Post.

This is my first week working 10 hour days. It also happens to be one of the most stressful weeks at work. I haven't had time to sleep or look at all of my favorite blogs. I wonder if that's what hell is.....not being able to do those little things that keep you from going insane. I guess it's fitting that I start a psychology class on friday. 

The picture above is Paper Brain. Our friend Jade Harris took some lovely pictures and was kind enough to give all of them to us on a cd the other day. If you live in Portland you should come hang out at a show with us. 

I'm really hoping that the Blazers win a game soon. They built my hopes up when they beat the Celtics, but the last 3 games have just been tragic. It would really make my night if they beat the Pistons. It might even make my week. 

No more school and the chicks are outside!

So after 5 weeks of peeping, molting and stinky poo the day has finally come to put the chicks outside permanently. Yesterday was sunny and warm so off they went into the coop and there they stayed. It was kind of hard though...when it got dark they all ran to the corner of the coop and cry-peeped cause they wanted to go "home" (AKA the tiny wire cage they've been living in). I shut them inside the coop and they seemed to quiet down. When I went to let them out this morning they were fine and came outside to peck at the ground. Hopefully it will start acting like June here, I do NOT want to have to bring them back inside.

the coop in all it's glory

all nestled in. Mel Gibson/Miss Sophia, Cheeky and Pinto. so cute!

I also finished my final paper for school this year. I'm really excited to have the summer off, especially because when I go back I will have to work 10 hour days to make up for missing fridays for 8 hours of school :(

super something....?

I've been pretty lax about posting lately, but I feel like I have a good excuse(s).

(1)The chickens now have a coop! well almost. Adam and I spent the last two days/evenings working on the 8x4ft wonder of a coop. All that's left is chicken wire on the door and chickens!

(2)Paper Brain is in the recording studio. That means that thursdays and fridays I am away from the house from 7am - 11:30pm. I have been leaving work early to go home and feed the cat between, but I'm not counting that as real "home" time.

(3)I have no internet at home. The router is controlled by the girl who lives above me. She has a mac and apparently the password doesn't work for PCs. Ultimately, the issue is out of my control...so I have to wait at this point.

(4)School. I have an essay every monday. I like school, I love the class I'm taking. I just wish I could really enjoy it more instead of rushing through it.

so, those are good excuses right?

Noodles and Cords

I've been swamped at work and the internet at my house has decided that it will work with all the computers except for mine, which is why there was no post yesterday and why today's post is rather lame-ish.

One project I'm itching to get started on is cooking Ramen. Yes, Ramen. At the Ramen home page you will find all sorts of recipes that feature Ramen. I was skeptical at first, but they all sound really good!(thanks Adam)

So in the 10 seconds that I've had to look at my favorite blogs I found this. I've seen the whole "toilet paper roll/cord organizer" before, but what a wonderful idea to cover it with pretty paper/fabric! via CRAFT

Office Ediquette

The office I work in is fairly spacious, but we are all in the same, moderately sized room with those fabric covered dividers. One of my officemates watches movies on her lunch break on her computer. She spends most of the hour laughing very loudly while the rest of us are working. I can't say it's bothered me that much, but I could see it becoming an irritation and think that it is probably very annoying to the woman who sits next to her and has to answer phones.

So what does one do? I'm going to do nothing. I have a fabric divider between us, but if it did bother me would I go to my boss? would I just tell her myself? Is it even appropriate for me to say something? hum.

I'm back!

So my computer crisis at work is, hopefully, over. I've got MS Office 2007 installed and linked up with the latest version of adobe. I am a happy girl. I've spent the bulk of my day making new flyer designs for our seminar speakers and running around making sure today's seminar speaker has everything she needs.

sleep at work

ok, so this is really really creepy looking, but super fantastic as well. Makes me think of Indiana Jones when the girl writes "love" on her eye lids. I think the eye lids are a highly underused part of the body

so you stick these stickers on your eye lids and sleep away! think anyone would notice??? ha! via bits and pieces

time to transplant

I think it's time to give this peanut a dirt home! I can't believe how quickly it sprouted and grew. This weekend I finally found some raw spanish peanuts and made my own version of the pnut-bush. I'm hoping that they sprout....not sure if you need a special kind of spanish peanut. we'll see!

weekend ho!

Since it's (FINALLY!) Friday and everything I've posted this week was a picture with a link I will recap my 'crazy' weekday adventures. In list form.

(1)Monday I had band practice and a quiz.
(2)Tuesday my office mate and I placed a grow pirate into a large beaker. grow pirate, grow!
(2a)I became a hurricane at home and cleaned like I've never cleaned before. Bear was perplexed.
(3)Wendesday was my brother's bday.
(3a)the peanut bush sprouted green stems!
(4)Thursday, another band practice after being stuck in traffic for over an hour.
(5)Friday (today!) a show! We play Slabtown tonight at, most likely midnight. whoop.

oooh, exciting. One perk of this week was getting a ride home everyday! Not that I don't enjoy my bus time, but man...it's nice to have a ride every once in a while. I also started reading Candide. I get the strange sensation that I've read it before...but it's not familiar enough to be sure.

well, on to the weekend then :)