http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ Rants about the world at large. en-us fierystudios@sidhe.org 2007-08-04T17:31:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/08/book_purse.html So I finally finished my book purse. I think it's the single girliest thing I've ever owned. It looks really cool, and for a first attempt at a new craft, I'm pretty pleased. There're things I'd do differently, but thanks... 1015@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-08-04T17:31:35-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/08/whats_cookin.html This morning, I was overcome by a cookin' frenzy. I got up and helped Paul load the rubble from the destroyed coal bin into our neighbor's pickup, then ran a bunch of errands downtown, including the food coop and the... 1014@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-08-04T16:41:54-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/08/good_news_1.html After literal years of job hunting, I have landed myself a job. YAY. Ups: It's working almost-full-time, it's at an establishment whose work does good for the world, the office is dress casual, and five blocks from my house. Downs:... 1013@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-08-03T16:31:03-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/ups_and_downs.html UP: The interview went well. DOWN: No new jobs worth applying for. UP: A library in Louisiana is checking to see if they can fly me down there for one or more library workshops. DOWN: More book woes. UP: Made... 1011@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-30T22:29:17-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/renfairin.html Tomorrow we're off to the Silverleaf Renaissance Faire, which is a really great fest, and my favorite outside of Bristol Faire in Kenosha/Racine. I ran out to the thrift store last night and got a bunch of fun little accoutrements... 1010@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-27T18:08:47-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/running_update.html This morning, rather than just walking, we went down to the WMU track to do some laps. Each lap was 800 yards, so four laps make a mile. I alternated running and walking laps, for a total of four running... 1009@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-27T18:05:00-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/m_office.html Does anybody have a used copy of Microsoft Office they'd be willing to sell me? I have recently acquired a Dell Lattitude D500* for use in library presentations, and the occasional writing trip to the coffeehouse. It's running Win XP... 1008@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-26T14:36:31-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/crafty.html So other than wrestling the basement into submission, I have also been doing some crafty stuff. Most of it has been darning socks and hemming jeans and the like, but I've also had a chance to do some neat, fun... 1007@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-19T15:41:26-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/sporadic.html Sorry for the quite sporadic posts of late; our internets have been down since Saturday, and I've been spending the majority of my time painting the basement. What a massive pain in the butt that job's turned out to be.... 1006@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-16T16:04:28-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/weird_dream_1.html I had the weirdest, scariest dream I've ever had last night -- made even weirder by the fact that it couldn't have lasted longer than 30 seconds. I had just woken from another bad dream, went to the bathroom, lay... 1004@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-10T17:30:56-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/links_galore.html First off, I got way busy, and slacked off in letting people know about the last few Comics Are Open Source columns -- so here's links to all of them: Part One: Print-on-Demand, featuring Layla Lawlor Part Two: Minicomics, featuring... 1002@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-10T17:07:59-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/back_again.html I've been out of town since last Friday night, taking care of a bunch of different things on the other side of the state. First off was Jim and Kat's annual porch party, which was a huge amount of fun.... 1003@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-09T17:09:26-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/ride_em_cowboyhouse_2.html I've been feeling vaguely unsettled the last few days. . . I haven't felt this far off my pins since right before I got married. I think that all the changes in my life are finally starting to sink in.... 1001@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-03T23:24:20-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/windfall.html So when we got back from ALA, there were two envelopes addressed to me, each announcing that the government owed me money, and that these two companies could get it for me. Of course, both of them set off my... 999@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-03T23:16:02-05:00 http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/archives/2007/07/productive.html Today was a gorgeous stunner of a summer day: 75F, no humidity and clear blue skies. This morning I was back from the farmer's market by 10am, loaded down with a huge haul of tart cherries, blueberries and gooseberries. Paul... 997@http://www.vogelein.com/JanerBlog/ 2007-07-01T00:35:15-05:00