I made this bag for my future mother-in-law. or is she already my mother-in-law even though I’m not married yet? Anyway, she left for Jamaica yesterday and took it with her, so I have dubbed it the Jamaica Bag.

These pictures are terrible. I must have taken them in the dark. The strange one above is me modeling in the bathroom mirror. That’s my toothbrush.

Nice to see blue skies lately.

I work with a lot of statistics/traffic reports in my job. They’re very time consuming to analyze and compile, etc., and quite frankly they can be a real pain in the ass. I’ve learned a great word to use when I don’t feel it’s necessary to take the time compiling exhaustive reports: Sampling.

If I tell someone that I can’t get them an entire report but rather a sampling of numbers that can help them identify trends, they immediately take to this idea like it’s the best idea they’ve ever heard.

They seem to really like this word sampling because it sounds very smart and analytical.

The act of sampling, in turn, saves me a lot of time I would have otherwise spent pouring over stupid reports all day.

Win Win.

I have mentioned before that women are outnumbered at my job. I had a nice moment in front of the watercooler this afternoon. Two of my fellow ladies (ha, fellow ladies) asked me if I’d like some tea. So we stood by the watercooler and picked out our teas and then we talked about cars and car-buying. And then it was over in five minutes.

Afterwards I was smiling because I hardly ever have a moment like that in my office with more than one woman at a time. There’s usually some guy around. Here it was just the three of us, yacking away as ladies do.

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1. I am going to Nikon School with Amy next weekend in NYC. It’s a seminar, but I hope to get out with Amy and snap some photos of the city using all of our new knowledge.
2. Prom! season has begun!
3. I’m not sewing much except for a bag I made for my mother-in-law recently. My hands needed a break. I’ll try to post pictures of it soon
4. I should be sewing
5. My life is more organized than it’s ever been. It’s a miracle!
6. A few weeks ago my friends hosted an engagement party for me and Matt. It was the best night ever!
7. This blog might be moving soon, because I don’t want to pay for Typepad anymore. Or maybe it will go away. I have so many blogs already. It’d be nice to just combine them all. Hmm…
8. I’ve been having some issues with collecting rent from one of my tenants. But I should be getting it back this weekend.
9. You know how I’m getting married? Well, sometimes people ask if we have a registry. Here’s the thing: We are in our early 30s and have been able to accumulate a lot of the things that we need. So don’t feel the need to get us anything. If that doesn’t satisfy you, know that we really could use a contribution to help fix up our house. If that still doesn’t satisfy you, we would like to invite our local friends to help us do some planting/fixing up of the yard. We’re not really all that good at that and could use the extra hands.

My dad and I are currently tied in an Oscar pool. We made the exact same picks, so it’ll be down to the tiebreaker — the length of the telecast. So, pray pray pray for a long show.

UPDATE: Kelsey Flynn interviewed the Short Documentary winner back in January!

11:36 - If the show goes to 3:36 or over, I win! half an hour and counting

11:41 - oh no, the writing is on the wall…

11:43 - it’s over…….. not yet, but may as well be!

From this site:

Farther or Further?

Farther refers to length or distance. It is the comparative form of the word far when referring to distance.

Further means "to a greater degree," "additional," or "additionally." It refers to time or amount. It is the comparative form of the word far when meaning "much."

    Correct: London is farther north than Juneau.
    (Refers to distance)

    Correct: This plan requires further study.
    (Meaning "additional study," refers to amount)

    Correct: According to my timetable, we should be further along.
    (Refers to time)

Today is one of the best days of the year, because it’s voting day. Don’t forget to head to your polling place and be a part of history.