I Suck

So I've been up to a whole lot, and nothing at all lately. Still working about 60 hours a week, which doesn't leave much time for, well, much of anything really.

My fiance's Edsel is out for the season, but my Seville is partially disassembled in the garage, waiting for us to be able to finish taking it apart and prepping for paint before actually taking it in for paint. It's very discouraging just because of how sufferingly slow everything is going on it, but we did actually make a bit of progress last week.

I have the zipper for the last bag I made a few months ago pinned into place and waiting to be sewn in, but when I have the time I don't have the energy and when I have the energy I don't have the time. Horrid catch 22 really. I'm thinking of cutting back my hours at my day job to be able to set aside one day a week where I work on my business, just to get things picking back up since I've made a grand total of 3 bags since I started my day job in October.

I've had a little drama pop up, but nothing that warrants calling the end of the world.

But I wanted to fill everyone in since it had been so freaking long since I've done, well, much of anything. Thanks for listening :)

I'm too young for this

I'm too young for dead friends. I truly believe that. Since I left high school I've had 3. And while I know 3 in 5 years isn't an extraordinary number, please keep in mind that the oldest of these 3 was maybe 23. It shouldn't happen. One of them died from natural causes, I believe it was leukemia. The next one drowned in a lake on his college campus when he was 20. Tonight I got a phone call from one of my exes to tell me that he thought I should know that one of our friends committed suicide this weekend.

I feel a little special knowing that somebody thought to tell me and I wasn't left to find out via Facebook like a lot of other people will, but still. I would rather have had that phone call be "hey, we're all getting together, you should come too."

Here's where I start to have more personal issues. No matter what I do, I will feel like a giant ass. If I don't say anything to his family or his facebook page (yes, tacky, but still, it's a more effective guest book than you might think), if I don't go to any of the services, I feel like an ass because I don't care. But if I do any of these things, I still feel like an ass because I'll be honest, I haven't seen him in a few years I think, but he still thought enough of me to invite me to his home on more than one occasion, and I feel that I should say something. But since I wasn't close with him at all, I feel like I'm one of the freshman who went to the funeral of the kid that died when I was a senior (I guess that makes that number 4. He had a heart attack), and these kids didn't even really know him. They knew who he was, but they didn't know him.

So I'm slightly torn. I've left my guest book comment, and I hear there might be a small gathering this Sunday. I plan to stop by, if only for a few minutes, just because we did share more than a passing hello in the hallway. I just hate that I feel bad about it.

I Still Don't Get It

So more things for the list of things I will just never get.


A few weeks ago I was driving deliveries and the side of the road for miles was littered with bread. Yes, bread. And a few miles after that I saw a container that could have been used to hold all of that bread. Now my question is, what the hell were you doing with this container of bread that you couldn't keep it all in the car? Why am I still looking at all this bread along the side of the road almost a month later?

The other day I was driving around and I want to elaborate on one of my original things I will never get: the issue with shoes on the side of the road. So today I was driving around and came across a tree with what had to have been about 8 pairs of shoes in it like they normally throw over phone wires. I actually managed to get a picture of this one, but still. Really? It's very hard to see, but they are in there!

What exactly is the point of a crotchless g-string? I've seen some advertised, but given that this poor excuse for underwear is already tiny as hell and can just be moved aside, what is honestly the purpose of adding an extra strap underneath and making that already tiny triangle even tinier?

How come when you're driving down the road and there's a sign in on the side of the road that's been knocked down, it's always facing the wrong direction, like somebody was practicing their driving before they go to England?

And that's really about all I can come up with for now. As always feel free to leave a comment if you think you have any answers :)

Really? ...

Ok, I was reading the news the other day and I stumbled upon the following article. The entire point of the article was that they made the arrest of this man for texting while driving.

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=351065&src=1

"Des Plaines police may have been one of the first to make an arrest on the new no-texting state law that took effect Jan. 1.

On Jan. 2, a police officer saw a car cross a solid white traffic line two times in one block and noticed that the driver was sending a text message on his cell phone, police said.

Terry S. Moore, 39, of the 200 block of East Oakwood Avenue, Des Plaines, was arrested around 4:25 a.m. on the 700 block of North River Road and charged with illegal use of electronic communications, driving under the influence of alcohol, felony aggravated DUI (based on two prior DUI convictions), driving while license and registration suspended, operation of uninsured motor vehicle and improper lane usage."

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Ok, now for my rant. This man was allegedly pulled over for texting while driving, with the officer basically saying that the man swerved because he was texting.

Notice how much the rest of the charges get downplayed. Nevermind that this man was pulled over while driving an unregistered uninsured vehicle on a suspended license with 2 prior DUI's AND WAS DRUNK!!!!!! No, his texting was OBVIOUSLY the source of his swerving. Nothing to do with all the alcohol he had been drinking. But his texting.

Now I am perfectly willing to admit that texting while driving can be obscenely dangerous. But let's get practical here, so can a whole lot of other things.

Anybody ever eat anything while they've been driving? Dropped a fry by accident?

How about a can or bottle of soda, or water, or your thermos of coffee?

Ever drop your cigarette while driving? ( I know I have, it sucks). How about just lighting one?


Here's a good one for you, anybody ever change the radio station while you were driving?


All of those things can be just as dangerous as sending a text message while you're driving.

Now I'm not advocating that you text while driving, but you're going to do what you're going to do and no amount of gory videos I show you will change that probably. But there are things that can make it safer. Like for instance, if you have to read that text, wait til you hit a red light. Know your keyboard really well? Type without looking and proofread when you're NOT moving.

Simple things can save so many lives.

Mama Cintron's Closet

I would like to introduce those of you who don't already know my good friend Lisa, to her and her awesome work.

Mama Cintron's Closet is still a fresh new store with a bunch of cute products, that I've seen all of in person and let me be the first to tell you, I would snap them all up in a heartbeat if I didn't own too much stuff to begin with, lol.


So right quick for you I'm going to just feature a few of my favorite items from her shop, and clicking the pictures will take you right to the listing!




I love layered necklaces. They're just fantastic. This particular one I love because it can be worn just about everywhere from work to bumming around the house to going to that formal restaurant for date night. Anywhere you can think of, you could wear this necklace.



I couldn't resist adding this one to
the list of things I rave about. This teeny tiny tote measures 6"x3" and can be used to hold everything from your cell phone to an MP3 player to a camera and beyond! Another huge plus is that it is machine washable on top of being absolutely adorable!


























Now this one you'll have to beat me to buying. I love plaid and if you do too you'll love this bag as well. It measures just under a foot along the top, about 15" across the bottom, and about 14" straight down. You can literally use this bag for anything. Diaper bag, school bag, craft storage. Looking for a cute way to help the environment? Super cute reusable shopping bag!






Now remember that these are just a few of the fantastic things this awesome Mama offers, so make sure you head over and check out her shop. She's always working on new stuff, just for you!

Welcome to the New Year!!

Hey everybody, and welcome to 2010!!

I remember watching Empire Carpet commercials a decade ago and seeing the year that you don't have to pay interest until and always thinking "wow, that's so far off." Well the most recent one I know I saw was for 2010, and here we are.

We are also just under a year away from my wedding! So that's another thing I'll be looking forward to this year, planning my wedding.

Other thing's I'm looking forward to this year include painting my car, being able to take my motorcycle out, and enjoying life.

I thought long and hard about resolutions and most years I just ignore the whole concept. But last year I made one that would have been a stretch for me and I did my best to stick to it. I fully intend to try and keep it up this year. This really tough one for me is to wear more skirts and dresses that end above my knee because I know that in reality I don't actually look anywhere near as ridiculous as I feel I do.

The other big one I'm shooting for this year is to completely forget about my fiance's ex, the one who made her summer hobby harassing me. This is a fresh year with a fresh start and I don't intend to let her take up any of my precious time.


That being said, I would love to know how all of you rang in the new year. I spent mine with my car club, having drinks and singing karaoke. It was a blast, I'm not going to lie. I only wish I didn't have to leave early to go in to work because I would have spent the night drinking and sleeping and had our VP make breakfast the next morning.

Happy Holidays

Hey everybody, I wanted to wish all of you a very happy, wonderful, and safe holiday season and New Year.

I realize that not everybody celebrates the same holiday, and some of you just refuse to celebrate, but that's ok with me.

I celebrate Christmas with my family each year, last year I drove to New Hampshire for what ended up being my grandfather's last Christmas. This year I'll be with my mom's side of the family celebrating the fact that we're all out of high school except for my cousin's son and therefore we no longer get gifts, but I don't care because we're all in one place.

So everybody, be safe, be warm, be happy, and have a great rest of the year!

Always,

Seville :)