Things I Love Thursday

LOST Fuck yes! Finally, after several grueling months without any new episodes, the new season has begun! I don't know how many LOST fans are reading this, or how many people haven't seen the new episodes but I will say this: when I thought I was going to finally get some answers, they mind-fucked me yet AGAIN! I don't care though because I like it & my crush has swayed from Kate to Sun now because she's a bad ass all of the sudden. I'm totally stoked about this season. And I say this for every season, but I think it's the best yet.

Brini Maxwell She's amazing. If you haven't ever heard of or seen Brini Maxwell, you need to. She's like a transgendered Martha Stewart that's stuck in the 60s. It's an incredibly entertaining crafty show! One of my buddies introduced me to the show several years ago & I had totally forgotten about it until recently so I had to go watch some episodes online. And she has one of the best theme songs EVER! "Put down the iron & pick up a drink..." Although I think Queen's song "Killer Queen" would've suited her better!


Apathy & Other Small Victories This book was in my Honorable Mentions from the last TiLT & now look at it! A full fledged Thing I Love! I didn't want to finish it! It really was a fantastic book. Here are a couple ofexcerpts from the book that made me say HAR HAR HAR!

"There comes a time in every man's life when he wakes up drunk on the toilet and begins to doubt the choices he has made. And when that time comes at least twice a day, every day, something needs to be done."

"Everyone drank too much coffee too, at the wrong times and for the wrong reasons. They drank it when they came in every morning to get going, and then again in the afternoon to keep going. They ran on caffeine fumes all day and never fucking got anywhere. Then they went home spent and empty and crashed in front of the TV every night and slept away the few hours they had for themselves. All these motherfuckers are always talking about the best ways to manage your time. The fact is any time spent at work not sleeping in the bathroom is wasted time."

"It's like someone who prays every night saying God's a good listener. Just because you're talking to us doesn't mean we're listening. With me & God, you never really know"

"Cowardice, if done correctly, can be its own kind of bravery."

There are tons more, but I'll leave it at just those. I loved the book. So. Much.

*Honorable Mentions*

BooksBooksBooks!, Coraline being made into a movie, being completely ok with doing nothing, staying in bed till 1, ABC's song, Iesha, watching old cartoons like Heathcliff & She-ra (and SHIRTtales!), ridiculous commercials, people that usually piss me off make me laugh instead because they are stupid & ignorant, The Paradox of Choice, people giving me a chance, having brand new gaming systems yet still playing NES games, feeling justified, animal print tissue paper

Just so you guys know, there may not be too much crafting going on as of late because crafts have taken the back seat to books. Maybe I'll come back with loads of crafts though. You never know ♥

What I did yesterday

So I didn't go to school yesterday because Will was supposed to have a root canal so I was going to of course, be his caretaker & chauffeur to & from the dentist. I figured he would be gassed & be pretty loopy afterwards. I wanted to stick around to see that! Well, his insurance wouldn't cover the procedure until after April 1st. Isn't that some bullshit? I hate waiting periods for insurance. I hate having to have insurance, period. Especially since mine went up $30 dollars this year. Ugh.

Where was I?

So I was gonna stay home anyway. I thought I might as well get some craftin' done!

And craft I did. I got 3 projects knocked out yesterday!

available @ my etsy for $15.00!

I thought this was a funny one to do & then it came to me that it was especially funny with the hoes vs. hos debate! I really hope no one takes offense to it though, because..that's not the point. Anywho, it was a quickie & i think the font is cute & the border's cute & four letter words are my favorite kind!
I even thought it was a Mitch Hedberg quote, but it's not.

I am in love with this scarf pattern! I need to find another different pattern before everyone's fucking tired of seeing the same open-work scarf over & over again. This one is MINE though, bitches! Also, I've decided that I put my hands on my hips A LOT. I may need to find something to do with my arms. Besides putting them on my hips.


I also did another "literal" embroidery! This shirt kind of goes with these panties & this shirt. I really really like it! This is such a ridiculous picture of me haha...Will told me to "strike a pose" and I came up with this one. I call it "contemplative" or "pretentiously looking away". I started off working with a stabilizer & it was just not working for me. I was getting pissed. So I unhooped it & ripped the stabilizer out & started again. You know what? It was so much easier! Now, I stretched that shit tight over the hoop which probably isn't a good idea because it might be permanently stretched but mine bounced back! I'm happy! Another shirt salvaged. :)

Here's a shitty close up..

I stuck with the same color scheme as Jenny Hart's & I really like how it turned out!

Things I Love Thursday

My Dad is cancer free! Obvious great news! The test results from his last PET scan came back yesterday & it came back completely clean! When I talked to my mom we both sounded like we were about to start crying from being so happy. It's such a relief that it's all over with & it's such a great way to start a new year! My dad said he felt like a huge weight has been lifted...I think our whole family feels the same way. It's been a rough 10 months on him (and us).I really had a good feeling about it anyway, because my dad is a tough motherfucker. I knew he could beat it. :)

This Ben Folds video I know I seem to be on a Ben Folds kick right now and IT'S TRUE. But the video I love, because guess who's in it? Why, Tim & Eric! They directed the video...they are some weird dudes. I ♥ them.


Balance So I decided to cut my hours at work way back recently so that I could be at school more often & get out of there sooner. Less work hours = more sanity. I feel so much better. Seriously. And although my paycheck is gonna suck for a little bit, I would rather be broke & happy than stressed the fuck out all the time like I was. I've been reading more often & crafting more often. I've been truly relaxing. I've been hanging out with Sir William more. It's really been a huge relief! I'm sure everyone was tired of hearing me bitch about school & work all the time! I really think it was the best decision for right now.

*honorable mentions*

Mortal Kombat 2 (even though I suck ASS), Apathy & other small victories, baby bulldogs, getting "I love you" text messages in a row from different people, bad television, veggie corn dogs, warm cookies, restuffing my body pillows juuuust right, sneaking naps at work, good tips, covering myself in lotion & wrapping myself up in a coccoon ♥

Back to four letter words.

What the hell? It has been way too long since I've stitched up some vulgarity so I made up for it a little bit over the past few days with two new cross stitches!

The first one is a Dr. Dre lyric...one of my favorites too. It's been a long time coming for real. I really can't believe it's taken me this long to actually cross stitch it!

available @ my etsy for $16.00!

I am really diggin' this one...the font reminds me of computers..like a Commodore 64 or something (yeah, I went there). And the flower borders to make it a little girlie. You know, for them bitches.

Ben Folds does a cover of the song that's also really awesome (surprise! Ben Folds is awesome!)

I guess I've been feeling especially ghetto lately because then there's this one...

available @ my etsy for $18.00!

I actually don't even say y'all habitually like people think most southerners do, but "Fuck All You Guys" does not have the same effect. Fuck All Y'all...it really cuts to the core. And it basically sums up my attitude between the hours of 8am to 4pm.

The frame is awesome, it's got kind of a gothic feel to it.

I'm not gonna lie, I fucking love the shit out of both of these cross stitches & I hope they sell quickly so I won't have the urge to pull them from Etsy & keep them for myself.

Other than that, I'm kind of half assed working on the MegaMan towel & also working on another embroidery. Will is bummed that I want to work on other things than the towel but it's so tedious. Ugh. I just wish I could snap my fingers & it would be done because it's gonna take a while. He said if I showed him how to do it, he would cross stitch it..how adorable is that. I would love to see Will crafting alongside me, then we'd really be the most disgustingly cute couple ever. Our cats would vomit on us because they were so disgusted.

He's actually getting good at recognizing certain stitches I do. Like last night he said, "Oh, is that satin stitch? That looks almost professionally done." I wanted to just smoosh his cheeks & kiss him after that! What a guy...he actually seems genuinely interested in my crafts :)

Things I Love Thursday (late)

So it's been a minute since I last did a TiLT, eh? I think it's about time! But first I'll try to catch you guys up on what happened over my magnificent holidays!

♥ drank champagne for 2 weeks & suffered some terrible hangovers, saw friends I haven't seen in forever, played lots of video games, laughed a whole lot, hugged a whole lot, spend tons of time with our family, watched a "Moon Pie" rise (instead of drop) for the new years....it was such an incredible let down, saw a live cabbage patch kid that is now Will's nephew, crafted a good amount, slept in a lot & went to bed late, ate too much terrible food, did too much drinking, I HAD A BLAST!! ♥

I seriously feel revived from my 2 weeks off. I also already miss it. A week in to reality, and I already want to be back on vacation. ANYWAY!


The Futureheads I have been on a kick for the past few weeks & I may need some rehabilitation. I cannot stop listening to them! And I imagine that MrXStitch likes them, but that's only because they're both from the UK & I'm stereotyping. But they are a great band & I've included several videos for your visual & aural entertainment.



You'll recognize this one from Grandma's Boy, if you've seen it.



2009 Gonna be a good year! Because last year kinda sucked for me, for reasons I'm sure most of you are aware of by now. I have big hopes for this year & I don't think it'll disappoint. I've even made a resolution & so far I've been kicking ass at it. I had wanted to read at least one book a month, and I've already started on my second book. Woot woot!



Graduation!!! Although it's not any time in the next few days or so, I'm getting soooo close! I should have about 2 months left, after being there since the end of last January. I'm at 1160 hours out of the 1500 needed to graduate. I'm really proud of myself for sticking it out, because it's basically like having a full time job that I don't get paid for, then I leave & go to my job that does pay me. I will be glad when it's OVER!! And I got a jobby waiting for me!

*Honorable Mentions*

much needed relaxation, emergency pants, craftin', my new super fly shears, severe giggle fits at 4am with Will, seeing my cute pregnant friend Danica, doing absolutely nothing, pizza, mint chocolate chip ice cream, Will because he is always awesome, moon pies & fireworks, playing pictionary even though we sucked, my hello kitty doll Will got me (I'm an addict), MST3K, leg lamps, striped tube socks, giant purses, surprise paychecks ♥


BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

I have a few crafts to show!

These are all from Urban Threads. Um...LOVE THEM NOW. I added this to my Etsy & it was sold right away!

Same with this one!
In all fairness, I listed them for Bliss & Bridget :) I do think they are absolutely adorable cupcakes though!

I also made this little guy...
I love him & he is MINE. If you would like for me to make one for you to buy though, I certainly will, just holla atcha girl!

I have a few more embroidery patterns I wanna stitch up, but I have my Mega Man towel I'm working on right now & a cross stitch in mind...that I may actually do tonight. Hmmm...

So that's it for the week! Maybe I'll keep up with it from now on since the holidaze is over.