Just Waking Slowly

2010-07-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

I'm in Florida on vacation, so I've had time to look at all my favorite sites....here's my favorite new one from cakewrecks.

It's a complete print out of the wiki commons page for the graphic that the people actually ordered. For more hilarity check these guys out http://www.cakewrecks.com/

We got business cards!

2010-04-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

I'm somebody!! (that's a jerk reference for all you Steve Martin fans out there)
The camera stamps the wrong date on every picture- so ignore that...
My awesome and great husband designed the card- I'm sooooooooo excited! Here are some photos of our booth at the craft fair we did a couple of weeks ago.

I don't like mean stuff, but...

2010-02-26T10:17:00.000-08:00

So I really don't like for people to be mean to other people, especially on the internet, because I feel like people are more hateful than in real life....HOWEVER...

I just found this site from being on etsy.com all the time that posts all the lame stuff people post on etsy. It's called regretsy.com, and it is one of the most hiliarious things I've looked at in awhile. I just spent 30 minutes laughing out loud to myself over some of the posts...check it out...

Big Barbie Heads!

2010-02-23T13:58:00.001-08:00

If anyone finds Big Barbie Heads I want them...really really....

Here's why:

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2010-02-16T09:06:00.001-08:00

I want my mom

Reeve and I rule!

2010-02-08T11:00:00.000-08:00

So, last night during the super bowl, Reeve and I had our own party. We hadn't yet seen the premier of Lost for this season, so we needed to find somewhere to pick up internet. However, the project was complicated by the fact that our laptop battery is no match for 2 hours of lost.

Solution: Krystal has 24 hour internet, and if you sit by the flashing sign, you can plug your laptop into their 1 available power outlet!! yay! Now all you have to do is learn to tune out the blaring, and terrible, music and the even louder commercials infesting your mind with thoughts of chili cheese fries while you're trying to hear Juliette's dieing words.

Suffice to say that I think Reeve and I rule at having no internet or TV- so there.

Frustration

2010-01-30T08:52:00.000-08:00

So, I've been working really hard at getting products into stores, and then setting up my etsy site which has been totally fun, but also totally frustrating at the same time. I'm having to re-learn photoshop- which I took as a class in high school 10 YEARS AGO (OMG- it's reunion time). Anyway, Etsy seems like it would be really really easy because all the programming is done for you, and all the payment stuff is already worked out...however, they fail to tell you that you are going to have to become a master marketing person, photographer, stylist, model, artist, craftsman - er woman, graphic designer, distributor, and accountant. I guess that's what owning a small business is like....anyway I'm ranting- but that's the beauty of blogs, you can't stop me! So there.

I'm in a cabin on the Tennessee River with my wonderful mother right now, trying to learn how to take macro pics (she loves taking photos of ants) of my jewelry, and feeling calm about most things except for etsy. I'm relating to this pendant I just listed (yes, it's a shameless plug- we need money, what can I say?) :

crafting news

2010-01-22T13:05:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Doni, David and I have been in full swing with the craft stuff...we're making all sorts of things and selling them in two stores in town: Leo Handmade Gallery and Collective Clothing (our roommates' store). We also set up an Etsy site today so that we can sell stuff online. Check it out your sorry jokers!

www.etsy.com my user name is misterotherone

or click http://www.etsy.com/shop/misterotherone

Exciting News re: small business

2009-11-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

So I started making some felted clips and earrings and wooden pendants with my friends Doni and David, with much input from my amazing and wonderful husband, and here we are two months later, and our stuff is in stores!! You can find "Mr. Other One" stuff at leo hand made gallery and some at collective clothing. We are doing a craft fare this weekend for Hamilton County teachers, and I just applied to be at the Chattanooga Market!!

Anyway, I'll post some pics of the stuff soon....i'm so tired from pushing so hard to get this stuff out there.

loves

I feel much better now

2009-10-09T06:55:00.001-07:00

Several people had commented on how my last blog was depressing. Well, here's one that's not. I've been making bows and hair clips, and I cut my hair. I love it. I'm also trying to make jewelry which you should be able to purchase at collective clothing and/or Leo Handmade Gallery. Both awesome stores...here go some pics....

It's been a while

2009-07-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

No blog in a long time...but I found myself with not much to do this day (Saturday). This is the first block of multiple hours that I've had completely to myself in a long long time. While I have certainly been less than productive, I think that it has been good. I have been having a hard time finding value in things that aren't directly related to survival (ie. work, food prep., etc.)

depressing

my job rules!

2009-05-06T15:11:00.000-07:00

Things. I am a nanny. It is totally awesome. Please hang out with me as my schedule is now really flexible and I can go anywhere...reasonably speaking.

I got a new job

2009-03-29T17:04:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a long while, but I'm back. I mostly haven't posted because I've been really busy with my job, but because of that- I quit, and I've got a new and exciting career as a nanny! I'm pretty excited about the prospect of being responsible for just one child instead of 15. I'll be working on not complicating my life too much, taking some time to sit back and chill, and then applying to grad school. Anyway, I'm happy about the transition- just wanted to give everyone a little update on myself. So there.

We're moving-

2008-11-15T20:15:00.000-08:00

We are moving- Reeve moved a lot of stuff today while I was at work at Mtn. View Nissan, and then we packed some more stuff tonight. All the big stuff is going to the new house tomorrow with a little help from my friends. Anyway, I thought it proper to have one last photo upload from the couch at the Birdhouse. So here goes....
Also- here are some pics of a reeve hair cut:

What's new...

2008-11-10T18:27:00.000-08:00

My job was good last week- and so far this week. I got a new student, so I now have 14 children enrolled in my class, but they don't all come on the same day. My Tuesdays and Thursdays are pretty crazy though b/c I have 10 on those days. Anyway, I took a video of me playing one of my favorite songs. It's by The Mountain Goats, and it's called Alpha Rats Nest. It's good- I mean the original. Anyway...

october

2008-10-21T14:18:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,
It has been a long busy time since I last posted. I've been working as a teacher for Siskin School for 90 days now (I only know because my 90 day evaluation is coming up), and I must say it is WAY WAY WAY harder than I thought it would be. This job is hard physically, emotionally and even spiritually. Holy mess. That's all I'm allowed to say because of confidentiality laws, but let me reiterate: Holy Mess.

jessie

I got new hair

2008-09-07T09:27:00.000-07:00

Reeve comes home today! Plus: I got new hair....

Downer

2008-09-03T18:06:00.000-07:00

I'm about to go to bed before a pretty hard day at school. My Tuesdays and Thursdays are chaotic these days...but that'll be okay. Reeve is in Waco, TX for a visit to his parents, as well as Ethan Durell's last show ever. Also, my neighbor died yesterday morning. It's pretty sad...and I didn't even know him that well- he was just sort of constant- ya know? He sat outside on his steps every evening and blasted old blues and the eagles music- and always yelled "hello" to me...Reeve would get a, "How ya doin' Mr. Reeves?!" Anyway, I just don't think it's fair. And that's all

First days with children

2008-08-12T15:05:00.000-07:00

Well, I have just completed my second day with children in my classroom at Siskin Early Learning Center, and I just think it's totally cool and gross and entertaining and awesome and a new level of disgusting all the time. I like it. That is all.

I made another painting...and I start work next monday

2008-07-16T12:14:00.001-07:00

So...I made another painting, but you can't tell what it looks like from this picture...
It's ants with foliage tied to their heads. I also got some pictures of us with the dude who stayed in our spare room last month. His name is Blake, he's pretty cool.

I got a job!

2008-07-04T12:37:00.001-07:00

So- I've been stressing out for a little while about what I'm going to "do with my life"...and frankly I still don't know for sure, but I did get a job for now, which is cool. I applied at a place called Siskin Early Learning Institute (it's a pre-school for kids with developmental disabilities, as well as typically developing children), and the job I applied for was a classroom assistant. I figured that I could gain some experience there and then use that to get a better job later. They called me back last week and asked if I would consider taking a lead-teacher position. Long story short- I'm going to be a lead-teacher in a classroom full of 2 year olds. :o) I think it will be cool...and now I have to practice changing diapers b/c I've never had to really do that a lot before. Also- I found this funny picture on the internet while searching for diaper-changing "how-to's"...

I had a 26th birthday

2008-06-23T12:45:00.000-07:00

Well, my birthday was June 3rd, on which I turned 26. That's cool I guess, but the coolest thing was I got to hang out with/talk to almost everyone that I like/love. I also got some cool presents including money and these things:

Also- I have two interviews this week. Tuesday, for a pre-k classroom at a hospital type place and Wednesday for a non-profit or foundation or something that works with Hamilton County school system.

My interview

2008-05-22T14:34:00.000-07:00

I had my interview today with Hamilton County Pre-K. You know those kinds of interviews that you leave and have no idea whether they liked you or hated you? It was one of those. At least my favorite vegetable still loves me.

Bald Kohlrabi

Also...

2008-05-21T14:07:00.000-07:00

Also- I have an interview with Hamilton County for a Pre-K job for this coming August. It is tomorrow- Thursday, May 22. I hope it goes all right b/c I really want that job...BAD...ly.

Your prayers are welcomed.

Veggie Co-op

2008-05-21T13:59:00.000-07:00

So...Reeve and I have been taking part in our friends' organic vegetable co-op. It has been pretty cool so far- I've been cooking a lot of stuff that I wouldn't have tried otherwise. I've enjoyed trying to incorporate greens in EVERYTHING, but one veggie has won my heart. I want to put it's portrait on a shirt, or paint it....or both. The winner is....Kohlrabi!! (I think it's because it looks like a little head with leaf-hair)

We put honeymoon pics on the computer

2008-04-15T18:34:00.001-07:00

We put honeymoon pics on our Mac. I posted some of them on my myspace page, and on my facebook page. If you want to see them all, you should tell Reeve so that he can make them available somehow. For now, here are some highlights...

Mtn. View

2008-03-29T20:12:00.001-07:00

I have been filling in at the car dealership that I used to work at. I quit back in October. Now I remember why. This job is lame...so it's cool that I'm only there for one month. I have been answering this kind of phone for the last week- man...blah. Yay for weekends!
There's a lengthy article about the corrupt world of car sales here (if you have time- it's cool, or maybe just to me because I've seen all this stuff happen): confessions of a car salesman

I made a painting

2008-03-18T18:03:00.001-07:00

I like to paint, but I don't think I'm very good at it. I guess that doesn't matter so much as long as I have fun...which I do. The background for this painting could double as a template for LisaFrank stationary from 1989.