What is this? another post? why,yes it is...

Hmmm...Here I am, posting for the third time in a single month! Its the little accomplishments in life that do one proud.

Well, I had a FABULOUS day today on my staycation. I had a great facial, a pedicure with parafin (yum), and to top it off, I found a new craft store! Yea! I signed up for quilting lessons! Yea!!

After rereading my posts (I know, it doesn't take long), I'm starting to see a trend with constantly adding new hobbies. Oh well, that's what I spend my big bucks on I guess.

Had a great lunch with Kathy on Tuesday; looking forward to her birthday party.

Not a whole lot going on around here so I'm about to go visit the Fam. I'm so bored that I've resorted to cleaning the house. Ugh! Save me from the Pergatory of housecleaning. I've already got the dining, living, and bathrooms taken care of, with the office on the agenda for tomorrow. I need a good seamstress or alterations place that isn't exorbitant...

Not much crafting going on but perhaps I'll get on that tomorrow after cleaning the office.

Midsummer Update

After a week at NFL Nationals (Megan Fountain placed 4th in Storytelling- yea!) and three weeks at debate camp, I'm glad to finally be back home. I'm still a bit brainfried and physically exhausted by the hours kept at camp, but after a day or two of vegging out and catching up on Trueblood episodes, I'm almost back to normal. I still have a ton of ideas and lesson plans to sort through from my little stay at camp. While I was away, the Hubbster's watering regime yielded these awesome tomato plants

My pitcher also survived with no cracking, probably due to me not fooling with it since I was out of town. Another month or two and I'll have the money for the ac/heater for the garage. In the meantime, I've had the lame-o excuse of being out of town to explain my lack of potting. I just went out to add a photo of the pitcher and I've realized the handle looks rediculous...I've also discovered some kind of bug that has decided my greenware makes for a nice home. All of this is a sign that I need to throw and fire more than once every 6 months. How humiliating. Well, in this heat, it will just have to wait.

On a more positive note, I had great success with my attempts at developing my pinhole camera film (4x5) and making some argyrotype prints. That, at least, I can do in airconditioning.

More posts soon with photos from my trip to Phily last Spring. Better late than never, eh?

It's been awhile...

Ok, why have a blog if you don't post on it? Here's one more attempt to get it going again...

So my little debaters did really well this year. Yea! Two of my little CX pairs went to state- yea! I won't bore you with more details on their manifold accomplishments.

With our good results this year, I've been motivated to go to "Debate Camp" this summer. Being rediculous and doing nothing normally, I'm going to stay for the extended month-long session rather than the typical two-week deal. Or at least that's the plan.

Blogging isn't the only thing I've neglected. I haven't been throwing pots since late October. I started throwing again a couple of weeks ago, now that the debate season is over. I think I really need to invest in an airconditioner for my garage/studio. Made a nice pitcher with several darted areas. I'm hoping it turns out well and keeps me motivated. The handle could still pop off or crack and then I'd be totally bummed.

My argyrotype chemicals and 4x5 film arrived last night. I'm pretty excited to give it all a try. The photography teacher let me borrow the darkroom this morning to load some film, so I'll try some pinhole exposures tonight. Still waiting on a drum agitator to arrive to process the film without having to shake it by hand the whole time.

I'll post some photos of the pitcher if it makes it to bone dry with no major issues.