The Daily Sabs

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there are seven lipglosses in my hand. they're all the same, just different shades, and sadly, what you don't see is that there are three more littering my work area. if you can't figure it out, i have a problem. i've mentioned it before, and for a while i thought i was getting better, but as you can see it's just a lie i tell myself. besides, they just show up on my desk, it's not like i asked for them. not that i'd turn them down if i was asked. (thanks miss anneh the enabler!). oh and if you couldn't figure this part out, it's pretty obvious that i'm made happy by just the little things.

ps. our building was on fire today. i wanted to do a picture surrounded by flames, but i didn't have enough candles. or a fire fighter's hat. also, if our building was robbed last week, and on fire this week, what do you think will happen next week?

i saw a pattern for a knitted necklace the other day and decided to give it a try this evening. i've had this shiny ribbon in my stash and thought it would work out really well.

I WAS WRONG.

granted, i haven't ironed it, fixed up the what-should-be flowy stitches, and something funky did happen in the middle (sadly those would be the stitches you see here), but bleh it's all wrong. the yarn just isn't molding like it should. luckily it went by fast, and was a nice excuse to finally finish the first season of damages (our tivo ate it last year, so we had to wait until FX re-aired them). now i'll have to try it again with some actual yarn. i'll keep you posted if you do.

in other news, today was a lot better than yesterday.

i've had a bit of trip fever lately. i just want to hop on a plane and jet off somewhere.

sadly, the economy doesn't seem to agree with these notions, and so i just have to revel in my old trinkets instead. this particular hat came from a trip to iceland. sure it's kitschy and stereotypical, but i love love love it. and i might add, it does keep my head quite warm.

ps. it's difficult to see the frizz in this photo, but believe it or not i took the effort to blowdry and straighten my hair this morning! *sigh*

i'm not afraid to admit that i'm getting older. after all, we all age and until we master some sort of future-science, it's going to continue this way. each day i notice something that wasn't there before - a wrinkle here, a gray hair there, cellulite all over - but i don't freak out. it's just nature doing its thing.

however the last few weeks had me concerned about this area in the corner of my right eye. the skin grouped oddly there, and i kept thinking it was because i hadn't been getting enough sleep.  well a good night's sleep and some thoughts later, i realized what was happening. i have wink-enduced wrinkles, aka WINKLES!

you see, i am recovering over-winker. for some unknown reason winking was my schtick in college. I honestly couldn't control it, it was like smiling, it just happened, and i might add, it's been a seriously difficult habit to kick (and yes, i was even more ridiculous than a certain ms palin). the worst part is that i can't wink my left eye, meaning the right has had to do double duty. see those wrinkles in the top outer corner? well they don't exist on the other side. i can just see it now, when i'm and old lady my right eye will be like a sharpei, and i'll have to insist that all my photos be taken from my good side. you betcha.

ps if you look closely you can see the freckle in my left eye. it's a small little dot to the right (in the picture) of my pupil.

a while ago my gal Bella hooked me up with a vial of Buxom Lips lip gloss. I thought it was sort of weird, and it made my lips tingle. in fact, the first time i used it i swear i was drooling everywhere. however that was months ago. now i am fully addicted like a crack fiend. i apply this shit about a thousand times a day, and freaking love the cake-smell and tingly feeling. i am pretty sure it's not good for me, but i'm going to just pretend that it's okay.

oh and can someone tell me what is up with my bangs today? they look like a creature has taken a bite out of them!

as a sidenote - we're getting ready for a trip out of town for a friend's wedding and i won't have access to a computer and who knows if the blackberry will work.

as another sidenote - be sure to check out the new spreadmaker! choose the "Spread" tab when making a new post. there are more revisions coming, but we're pretty excited but where it's at now.