Alice in Hyrule

so i’ve given up charting my basal body temp. i just don’t think it’s going to work for me. even though i had a good thermometer, wake up faithfully at the same time every morning, and followed the guidelines of checking and charting before doing anything else (even shutting off the alarm), the data was not consistent.

i think what happens is that some nights i have slept with covers and others not. some nights i wear shorts/tank top, others pants/tee shirt. my temperature is not track able because of these extraneous variables. i am sure that i could control for them, but i cannot control the weather. some nights it is window open for a fresh brisk breeze, others it is a bit too chilly.

so that ovulation plan is going the way of the dodo. i think we will just buy an ovulation kit when we start to try for kids. kinda sucks because this could have been an inexpensive way to chart my fertility for several months before hand. ah well, thems the breaks, eh?

ice cream machine is the best neopets game ever

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i am going to start monitoring my basal body temperature so if anyone has done this, could you let me know if it worked for you? i read a lot about it (mostly from this and this site) but could use any advice you might have for ensuring accurate results.

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wow. so my birthday is next wednesday and we had planned to invite my sister/her boyfriend/his daughter and my brother/his girlfriend. a small little family deal. well, yesterday at work i was joking around with my coworker, hallie, and she asked me to hang out with her.

woah. this does not happen often. or it didn’t used to. sure, i’ve had friends, but more acquaintances than anything. i have never been super ms. popular (except when i was one of the only females to work at a pc tech support center *lol*). anyhow, i decided to go out on a whim and invite her. she was super excited as i explained that i was dressing up in a costume and decorating cupcakes (i got an early gift—cake decorating supplies!)

so hallie is in and will be coming as peter pan. today though i decided to ask ruthie, another awesomely awesome chica, to come to. she was super excited as well and wants to dress up like harry potter since her hair is too short to be hermione. the next thing i know, kyle, the owner’s son, gets all excited about my birthday because i said my costume will be yuna from ffx and that’s one of his favorite games…so i ask him to come. later on, i invited leah to come and she became giddy and asked me tons of questions about costumes!

*lol* i friggin love portland! as it stands, there will be close to 15 people coming. i can’t believe it! maybe it is portland or maybe it is just me giving people a chance, but i don’t think i have ever been so confident socially before. i mean, these people are so much like me. they don’t get annoyed when i talk about conservation or jealous that i am so crafty. on the contrary, they discuss what they are doing to be more environmentally aware and showing me their projects too!

wOOt for portland!

party list

costume-

hand made invitations

food-

1. hummus/pita

2. mini pizzas

3. CUPCAKES!

4. beer/punch

5. fruit salad

6. 7 layer dip/chips

7. Christopher’s special baked tacos

8. tabbouli

hmm…might need more…if anyone has suggestions, send them my way! i’m looking for finger food type recipes.

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fabbity fab band: dirty martini
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fabbity fab book:

i feel almost like myself with very few exceptions. thought i’d give an update on my super cool life

first off, the owner of the toy store i work at said she might buy and sell costumes i make in the store. i’ve made a few examples for her to consider which are girls size 7/little bo peep and little red riding hood:

the pictures don’t do them justice! they are so cute!

more crafts:

pithy hat (pattern no longer available):

reconstructed shirt/sweater:

fairy washcloth for ellie:

living room curtains:

reusable bulk bags:

lovely love people:

sarah d. & i:

c, sarah sis, & i:

mumsie, sarah sis, & i:

***********People who look like people***********

ever see the movie kiss kiss bang bang? well, there is a scene where two of the characters are refering to people around them as being famous people. it reminded me of my deal here. (GREAT movie btw…highly recommended)

de niro in walmart:

tommy lee jones reserving an interlibrary loan:

mary mccormick checking out the latest in chick lit:

here’s an interesting one. couldn’t tell if this was peter boyle or gossack from wind waker reading teen magazine:

finally, a blurry picture of me being lorraine from mad tv (brother was laughing too hard to get a good shot):

to end this much needed update, here is an amazing display of confectionary genius

I have always cried when I’m happy and have always felt embarrassed about it.  Sometimes the simplest things are so amazing that I can’t handle it and shed a tear or two.  I read a quote today that made me feel a lot better about it.:

“Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.”- Edgar Allen Poe

And this is just a cool quote:

“A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”- Eleanor Roosevelt