Call me when you try to wake her up.

Sewing machines and I have a long history together. One of my earlier memories is Mama singing "No Sewing Machines for Babies" to me. I got my first sewing machine of my own when I was six, but other than some pretty basic sewing, I haven't developed my skills too particularly far. It's just the easiest way of attaching one piece of fabric to another.

So a while back I managed to drop my current sewing machine on the tiled bit of my floor. The bobbin winder post, and the plastic bobbin on it, broke. This was a bit of a problem, as winding bobbins by hand is entirely beyond my patience, and perhaps beyond my skill to do in a way that won't tangle the shit out of it later.

I realized that there must be some external device that does this thing. A little googling later, I was earwormed for three days.

http://youtu.be/mgiCechWNCo

( Lyrics )

I got a sidewinder, and I spent the better part of last night sewing things to other things. I may have mentioned that ( mild TMI )

It's good to be sewing again, even if it is for some not excellent reasons.

the familiar routine

Dear future self:

Yep! It's morning! Hope you slept (well). It's another 2nd Thursday, so there's that meeting. Have fun.
Breakfast? There's stuff in the refrigerator, but no actual restrictions because 2nd Thursday.
For the love of god, yes, hop in the shower. There is nothing like water to enhance waking the hell up.
If you want to try modifying another pair of shorts, go for it, but try not to take longer than about 20 minutes. Sewing machine's all set up, just needs turning on. Maybe get dressed first; clothes are all laid out. Socks are a fiction designed to oppress the working Hobbit.
Try to leave early; you can snag brownies at Safeway if you do. Also maybe fruits? You like fruits.
Your purse is in the purple bag on the chair. Please do not forget it. Again. Also don't forget the water bottle like you did today.
Please take out the trash. Both bags. They're small.
No restrictions on lunch.
Try to stick it out as long as you can. Long breaks are encouraged in case of burnout. Try to make it to the team meeting also, there's the new guy.
Please come home before 8pm, because Friday's also going to be a hell of a day. There's a meeting and everything.
No restrictions on dinner.
If you can drop the car off at the shop, that would in fact be fabulous. There's a questionable noise.

<3

7 tweets for 2013-5-8

In the last 24 hours, I posted the following to Twitter:

• Wednesday, 0103: My fitbit #Fitstats for 5/07/2013: 3,927 steps and 1.7 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/23LLYD
• Wednesday, 0611: @semanticist Ooo, nice, thanks!
• Wednesday, 0611: RT @semanticist: @azurelunatic This popped up in my RSS feed, might be relevant to your knees interests: http://www.flattestroute.com
• Wednesday, 1133: @techstepper @indigojo_uk I just heard from her last night; no details (v. brief conversation about post) but she is alive.
• Wednesday, 1136: @indigojo_uk @techstepper Same address she gave me late last year, so I'm assuming same place.
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