oh thank god

seven days left...i want to ask how much damage can one man do in a week, but that would just be begging for it.

this morning i actually got out of bed early enough to hang up some of my clothing instead of just moving it from the floor to the bed and back to the floor, so i decided to iron a shirt to wear to work today. so, i dig out the ironing board, plug in the iron and walk into the kitchen to get a glass of water to put in it. maybe - maybe 45 seconds later i grab the iron to tilt it back for easier pouring, and promptly pull my hand away while yelling "son! of! a! bitch!" at the top of my lungs. [happy tuesday morning, neighbors]
oops. i had totally forgotten that the iron was on. luckily, the water i had to put in previously mentioned iron-from-hell was cool enough to keep my fingers from falling off. so...i'm holding the last three fingers of my left hand in the cup of water while trying to move my shirt around/iron it with my right hand and crying because my fingers hurt so badly. when my roommate walks out of the bathroom having just gotten out of the shower.

i'm sure there are days when she wonders how i don't accidentally walk out into traffic.

stupidly, the first thing that ran through my head after the initial string of curse words was something along the lines of "shit. now i won't be able to crochet for at least a week." but ha. not only did i crochet today, i also cooked and did the dishes and cleaned a little. wee!


i want to be crafty. and not the sly kind, but the creative kind. i want to make things with my hands that people can use and treasure. unfortunately, i have very little ability (save occasionally crochet accomplishments) and absolutely no money at the present time to put towards this desire.


furthermore, gavin is coming to visit for new years. this will keep me from imploding into a tiny ball of suck, since my roommate will be abandoning me for new york city AND broadway AND wonderful friends whom i've not had the opportunity to see in years. i'm not jealous at all.
not anymore, anyway.







in other news, i think this is the longest blog entry i've ever posted on blogger. :S