kris blogs

My camera just fixed itself. At the last party I had, I had rolled onto it and tilted the lens a little bit but didn’t notice until I looked at the pictures and the last couple ones were black on one edge and blurry on the other. I tilted it back into place and it took pictures fine but the lens wouldn’t retract all the way. I turned it on tonight and it made noise for a little bit and then fixed itself so it retracts all the way now.

My computer is mostly set up again. Time to catch up on tons of work.

My hard drive died AGAIN. I HATE Dell. I’m lucky I got the 4 year hardware warranty because I’ve replaced just about everything on the damn thing. My warranty runs out this July so I guess it’s good my hard drive died before then. I had most of my non-class stuff backed up. Some class stuff is on my school webspace so I have most of that. The thing I’m going to miss most this time is an updated Family Tree file (AGAIN), the knitting patterns I just bought and downloaded (but I can probably get again), the mp3s I bought and downloaded (I can probably get those again too), and my bookmarks. It never even occurred to me to back up my bookmarks. Oh yeah, and probably biggest of all, my email. I used Outlook so only the most recent mail is on the server still. Damn it. This past week is just one horrible thing happening after the other, and believe it or not, this is the least horrible of them.

I want this.

I just found out my one friend is having a girl! Now I get to make really cute stuff. I actually already have one present for her that I know she’ll love, although it’s not handmade.

I have another wedding for a friend I graduated high school with in July. And then they’re moving to Seattle. Another friend married and far away, even farther than the last one (Maine).

I already have weddings set for next May and September, and babies coming this September and November.

I think I found my tattoo design. Something like this:

http://walkermetalsmiths.com/Crosses/370.htm

To go on my outer upper thigh / hip area. Brigid is my confirmation name and it’s not something I’d get tired of or regret later.

This is what the actual cross made of rushes looks like:

http://www.iol.ie/~scphadr/makecross.html

The water main on my block is broken again.

I think I’m getting a tattoo soon.

I think I lose my mind when I go shopping. It takes me forever to find anything I like, but then suddenly I like everything. I end up having to convince myself not to buy most of the stuff. Especially shoes. I went to Famous Footwear tonight to get shoes for salsa since we plan on going to lessons every week. I found a pair with a strap holding the back on (which is what the instructor said we needed), and the heel isn’t too high or too thin, and the bottom is smooth enough to spin easily on the floor. I didn’t want to get leather-soled shoes because they get ruined so quickly walking through the city. These will definitely do though because they’re not rubbery or grippy at all. I had another pair of shoes I was wearing for a while at the store, but I finally convinced myself not to get them since I don’t have much to match brown shoes and the heels were 4 inches (which I try not to wear too often since it makes me over 6’2″). I texted pictures of the shoes to 2 friends, who were supposed to discourage me from buying both pairs, but instead they told me to do it. But I resisted. I haven’t been to a Famous Footwear in years though. I forgot how nice their shoes are, and usually comfortable, and with decent prices too. The gorgeous shoes I got at Target a couple months ago hurt so much I can’t wear them again – Famous Footwear had very similar, very COMFORTABLE ones for like $8 more. I knew Target shoes would be painful but they were so cute. Never again. I’m shopping here from now on.

I may or may not have a shoe fetish. It’s not like I buy expensive ones at all though. Hmmm…