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Ok.. so it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything.. sorry codekitty! I’ve been really busy and this month has simply flown by…

Anyway, aside from the late nights coding the latest InfoAdvisor updates for Techdirt, November has been quite the crafty month… Shooey is the instigator I think, since she invited me to a craft day over at Willo’s house a few weeks ago. I was very ambitious and wanted to make new curtains for my room (since the designer-y blinds that it came with, while very hip and chic, do very little to darken the room)..

So.. first project of the month.. a curtain rod, after seeing the curtain rods in the P.barn catalog, they look easy enough, so I dropped down to Max’s studio to do some fabrication… It’s been a little while since I’ve welded anything, but it’s kind of like riding a bike, so the project didn’t take very long… the first time.. I’m pretty legendary for “measure once, cut twice”… and this time I didn’t disappoint.. I used the measurements from the wrong window to make the curtainrod. Ooops. I’m an idiot, yes. I wonder if it was my subconscious sabotaging the original project though — since this meant that I got to go back to Max’s and weld some more (more fun!).. The second curtain rod turned out even better than the first one.. wahoo…

Second project of the month… I made Natalie a warm fleece blanket for her birthday.. I was at the fabric store and came across this awesome US map and road trip fleece, and it was perfect for a gift for Natalie the adventurer.. Using the skills I had learned in 5th grade home economics (where I made a very nice pot holder), I fashioned the two pieces together into a plush blanket…

Since I was honing my newly re-learned sewing skills, Shooey invited me to help out with the furniture at the new club, Shine… Trip, Brian and the Sauce folks just bought the old Red Eye on Mission, and they needed a hand sewing covers for the furniture… So, I wandered down to Stitch, down the road, and joined in on the help…

Look how domestic I’ve been all month.. woohoo. My curtains still aren’t done yet though.. that’s next…

Oh, and Happy Yangsgiving to everyone!! Andy and I are throwing a big thanksgiving dinner at mom & dad’s house tomorrow… on the menu, THREE different styles of turkey… deep fried, bbq’ed, and rotisserie.. more to come soon, I promise…

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