Every now and then someone whose posts I no longer see on tumblr will pop into my head. Sometimes I’ve unfollowed them, but usually they’ve just kind of dropped off (or blocked me?) and I didn’t remember them until just then. And most times I can’t remember their handles so I’m left never knowing how their life is going. Did you end up becoming a mom? Did you get the new job? Are you and X still married? Are you still posting pictures of yourself crying?
I’m tired of people on Facebook bitching about not getting paid by clients. Self employed people that is. Having to wait months for a cheque. Wtf is that about? You are a grown up. Be firm. 50% to start the job, balance on completion. And for god’s sake do not release whatever it is they hired you for to them until you get paid for the entire thing. Stop letting people manipulate your ass. I am so tired of people squawking about lack of respect. They’re taking advantage of you because you let them. They damn well know they can’t go to the grocery and walk off with a bag of stuff and pay six months later. Be firm. Non negotiable terms. End of story. I swear I see this shit every three weeks it seems and I cannot understand why people are not getting it.
I was engaged in a lively debate tonight on fb and this guy kept writing paragraphs of answers. I was in the middle of editing a video and there he was demanding I go and do research. Another chick jumped in and was like “really dude?” so it was two of us against him. We just got to a point where we were like cool we can agree to disagree and he could NOT let anything go. He just kept quoting us back to ourselves and answering and re-answering to the point where it got fucking hilarious. She and I were both totally cracking up and eventually when she asked me if I had any Netflix recommendations it just all fell to shit in best way. We started talking about how much we loved To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and the guy was still there in the background arguing with us. At this point though even he was getting the humor in the situation. We’re now facebook friends and I think he’s still probably arguing over there somewhere. It turned out great.
So… because I worked so late last night/this morning and because I woke up so late, I’m kinda wired right now. Talk to me, ask me something, tell me something good!
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So beautiful! I looked forever in you websites for that gorgeous branch ring you posted on size 10 but I never found it, I’m sure it’s gone. You are so talented!
Thank you! No I still have it if you want it. I honestly don’t post one-off pieces on my website it takes too much time. It’s sitting there in my studio 🙂
I haven’t posted this on any business social media yet because I was to show the colour changes in the stone (it’s alexandrite) but I’m really proud of this so I’m posting it here.
I was in the studio for at least fourteen hours today. I finished around 2:30, took a shower and got ready for bed. It’s now 5:30 and I’m only now starting to power down. What did I eat today that gave me so much energy?
I was able to complete that ring I started yesterday. I had to saw off the old setting and make a new one. I made sure to do all the steps and it looked a lot better. Setting the stone was a little challenging as it was kind of hard to get it completely balanced in the circle. It took me a few tries but I got it. Mission accomplished. I guess I’ll sell the ring… I don’t particularly care to wear it it’s not really my style lol. I just wanted to know I could make it. Now I know I can. I’m pretty stoked about that.
Chris bought me a pair of these sexy calipers a while back and I needed to use them today but the battery ran out. I was feeling all stressed that I’d have to go by the watch repair guy to get a new one and then I saw it. The extra one they had placed in the case. Now that’s what thinking about your customers looks like.
And I got to the part when I had to trim the prongs and I cut them too short
After I shaped them they wouldn’t reach the stone. It was a new kind of setting that I had never tried, a basket prong setting that’s made for faceted stones.
The ring was meant to look like that (forgive the shitty pictures it was late).
I’m going to remake the setting today. I had skipped some of the steps so I’m gonna do t ring and set that pretty piece of clear quartz in there and feel accomplished that I’m learning new skills.
September is spider breeding season. Unless they are dangerous (brown recluse, etc) they will stop the onslaught of other critters coming in as the weather gets cooler outside.
Well we don’t have an issue with critters coming in as it gets cooler because it never gets cooler here. But honestly I don’t mind spiders. But I didn’t know it was their breeding season (I’m assuming it’s the same here) so good to know!
The spiders in this house are working overtime lately it seems. There are cobwebs everywhere, fresh ones. I was in my studio yesterday and this audacious little guy was trying to spin a web at my desk WHILE I was working. I was like, “dude excuse me?” and he scurried off.
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Well I just spent a bunch of money I probably shouldn’t have on a bunch of rose cut tourmalines but the deal was too good to pass up and I’m trying to put it out of my mind so I don’t go crazy waiting for them to arrive.
When the earthquake started I was watching To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
I was enjoying it so much that even when I realised that the shaking was intensifying, I actually hesitated before I paused it. It was really because the birds were kicking up such a racket that I stopped it and went outside.
After the shock wore off and the social media alarm died down and I’d notified everybody who needed to know that I was not remotely dead, I went back and finished it. And my heart exploded. And I fell in love with that adorable couple.
It’s probably targeted to YA but it’s such a lovely movie. And it’s so nice to see a cast of such sweet, caring characters. Y’all should watch it.
I’m online looking at gemstones and drooling. AND feeling jealous of all the jewelers that can afford those really pretty high-priced stones.
And gold. Working in gold is something I’ve never done. I can’t even begin to afford it. A foot of 18 gauge silver wire costs $1.93. A foot of 10K gold 18 gauge wire costs $59.42. I buy wire by the spool, sometimes 15-20 feet of it at a time. Gold is so out of my reach right now.
Once upon a time I used to look at gold-filled wire like that. It was far out of my reach price-wise. Now? Completely affordable. Growth happened. And it will keep happening. One day you will see me buying those expensive stones and listing my gold rings. I’ll get there. I’ve come far in three years. It won’t be long.
Someone in one of the metalsmithing groups I belong to on Facebook accused me to trying to steal someone’s work because I posted an image asking if anyone knew the technique to a certain stone setting.
While I did not ask permission to use to image, I did credit it, and it was only to show an example of the setting I was enquiring about. She basically ripped into me saying it was “uncool” and if it was her piece she’d be “seriously pissed” and demanded to know why I didn’t message the seller if it thought it was ok.
People share other people’s work all the time when asking about techniques in the group. If I’d been violating the group standards it would have been removed. I wasn’t trying to copy the piece (I couldn’t if I tried).
Also, messaging a seller to find out their technique? THAT’S rude. I would NEVER do that. It’s a setting I’ve been trying for the past year to figure out. I got some answers. Now I know about step bezel wire. Yay. I can set a stone that’s open on both sides. That’s all I wanted to know. Not how to copy their ring. Now I know. And this lady can fuck off.
Irony of all ironies. Someone literally just posted an image of someone else’s ring (didn’t credit it) and said that this was what they wanted to make and could someone tell them how. I almost feel like tagging Miss post-police on it.
Someone in one of the metalsmithing groups I belong to on Facebook accused me to trying to steal someone’s work because I posted an image asking if anyone knew the technique to a certain stone setting.
While I did not ask permission to use to image, I did credit it, and it was only to show an example of the setting I was enquiring about. She basically ripped into me saying it was “uncool” and if it was her piece she’d be “seriously pissed” and demanded to know why I didn’t message the seller if it thought it was ok.
People share other people’s work all the time when asking about techniques in the group. If I’d been violating the group standards it would have been removed. I wasn’t trying to copy the piece (I couldn’t if I tried).
Also, messaging a seller to find out their technique? THAT’S rude. I would NEVER do that. It’s a setting I’ve been trying for the past year to figure out. I got some answers. Now I know about step bezel wire. Yay. I can set a stone that’s open on both sides. That’s all I wanted to know. Not how to copy their ring. Now I know. And this lady can fuck off.
I am not in a mood to get into a fight with anybody tonight on facebook but no, “if your posts are public it’s PUBLIC” doesn’t mean you don’t retain ownership of your images. It doesn’t mean the DailyMail gets to take your picture and post it in their article without your permission. If I post my artwork or photography on facebook no one else has a right to use them unless I say so. Come on man.
After all that adrenaline from the earthquake I lay down to watch some tv and crashed.
I’m trying really, really hard not to think about the cupcakes I have in the kitchen that I bought for Chris’s birthday tomorrow. I hid them in the oven.
Apparently adrenaline makes me crave sweets. Or maybe that’s just pms. Yeah probably it’s pms.
That’s the magnitude of the earthquake that just hit us.
Y’all. I have never felt anything like that in my life.
It felt like it was going on forever. I literally felt my house sway. I watched the ground buckle under the cars outside. Every dish in the house was rattling. The light fixtures swaying. I thought the house was gonna start crumbling around us.
I’m hearing emergency vehicles in the distance, ambulances, so there must have been people hurt.
It originated in Venezuela. Like they need a natural disaster right now. I pray the damage is not too bad.
I saw a video of a seal raping a penguin the other day and it really disturbed me on a level I can’t explain. And the scientists were saying that it’s recurring behaviour they’ve observed and it seems learned and I just felt despair that wild animals could also be socialized in such disgusting behaviour. I know dolphins do it but it felt like great rape is spreading in the animal kingdom these are the signs they were telling us about. It’s the beginning of the end.
If we went home from our 9 – 5 jobs with 3 – 4 hours of extra work every day, we’d lose our minds. But we do it to high school kids and see absolutely no problem with it.
Idk how to break it to you, but women do this all the fucking time. I see my mother in law, who is a vet and makes more than her husband does as an optometrist, come home after hours of standing, performing surgeries, wrestling with large dogs and getting bitten on the reg, to cook elaborate dinners for the family while her husband takes a nap or looks at his iPad for a few hours… if you look at the hetero adults in your life you can see this dynamic play out over and over again. Maybe men come home and get to stop working, but women work full time jobs and come home to work for 3-4 hours all the time.
“This has been a hard year … a hard few years, a hard century. For some of us, things have always been hard, and I wrote the Broken
Earth trilogy to speak to that struggle, and what it takes to live, let
alone thrive, in a world that seems determined to break you. A world of people who constantly question your competence, your relevance, your very existence. […]
As this genre finally, however grudgingly, acknowledges that the dreams
of the marginalized matter, and that all of us have a future, so will
the world.”
I’m still in bed right now because pms and I feel tired and shitty overall. I have a ton of work to do today and I can’t get moving. I just want to sleep but I have a deadline to meet tomorrow. Cursed female hormones.
This is one of the largest rivers in Trinidad, draining the Northern Range. It coalesces at the Caroni Swamp, just before it is seen here, entering the Gulf of Paria..
It can happen from growth spurts as a child as well. My ex-boyfriend has them from gaining muscle from workouts. I have them from weight gain and weight loss, and also from growth as a teenager.
I have them from growth spurts as a teenager myself, on my hips like many people. I just didn’t know you could get them on your stomach like that.
Chris just shaved his mustache off and I feel like there’s some strange dude sitting next to me. I haven’t seen him without a mustache since I was about fifteen. It better grow back fast I’m not feeling this look.
Is it possible to have pregnancy-looking type stretch marks without having been pregnant? Like maybe from weight gain or loss? I saw them on someone the other day, all around her stomach area and it made me wonder if she’d had a pregnancy I didn’t know about it if it could happen other ways. She has them in other areas like her arms and stuff so maybe I’m overthinking this.
I got a bundle of sage, some palo santo sticks and a selenite wand in the mail today. It’s time to do some cleansing!
I’ve been on a space clearing vibe lately. There’s too much clutter in my life, too much stuff, for me at any rate. I’m reorganizing things, putting things away and getting rid of stuff. It feels really good. I have a lot more to do but I’m on my way to lightening the energy around me and cleansing is part of the process. I’ve never used palo santo or selenite before so I’m gonna see if I can find a ritual. But I’m looking forward to how my space will feel after. It always feels amazing.
I have a birthday party to go to tomorrow and she asked that everyone wear some pink. I hate shit like this. I probably have like four pieces of pink clothing and two of them are underwear. Now I’m all stressed about what to wear. Steups. Pink.
I want to remove my blog from a paid platform to a free one (maybe here) and it’s such a pain in the ass to do all of this… I’m just tired and annoyed and it’s not even noon yet.
“Once you’ve reached the top of the mountain, take a moment to stop and admire how far you’ve come. Acknowledge all of the hard work you have put in to get to that achievement.”
Today the ac repair guy came by and after he was finished he stood up talking to Chris for ages in the porch.
I came out and went back inside several times and he was still there blabbing. I realised Chris had been held captive. So I came outside again and excused myself and asked Chris if he could come check something inside for me. Chris jumped up and at that the ac guy packed up his things and left.
As soon as the gate was closed I turned around to see Chris grinning at me. “You know how long I’ve been trying to come inside?” I laughed. He knew from the minute I poked my head out what I was doing. We had a good chuckle about it. Great service this guy but boy can he talk.
I got a new follower today and it wasn’t one of those blogs but I still blocked them anyway because I’ve never come across a dryer more boring blog in my life and the thought of scrolling past the literary equivalent of broccoli just filled me with dread. If you’re gonna create content to share with people you’ve gotta be mindful of your audience. Else just write a diary.
I spent this evening dealing with boring business crap and even though I think I’m pretty computer literate I’m not very tech-oriented so migrating my business email address and my blog host was a serious pain in the ass. I’d rather watch paint dry.
While I was working I decided to take in some Aretha on YouTube . I forgot how much I was into her back in the day. I was proud that I knew every song. I’m not feeling anything about her death probably cause she lived a long life and had a great run. Also in my mind she’s kind of like… a monument, a building… she’s permanent. She’s so huge she’ll never disappear or fade away. People like her live forever.
Trust is at the heart of all strong relationships. It allows us to feel safe and secure with one another. Hence, it’s crucial that we know what the key components are so we can actively develop, and promote, and honour trust. Some tips to help you hear include the following:
1. Be Reliable. Even small things – like canceling an arrangement or failing to follow through on a commitment you have made – will undermine and fracture the relationship. If this happens on a regular basis the whole foundation will crumble and fall.
2. Related to this, always strive to keep the promises you’ve made. Trust requires that people believe you are a person who’s dependable and reliable. If you have to break a promise, then be decent enough to explain face-to-face why you have to let them down.
3. Tell the truth. It’s easy to resort to telling a white lie to protect another person, or to cover your back. But if you tell the truth even when it isn’t pleasant, you will become a person who is known for being trustworthy.
4. Volunteer information. When you have the chance to be vague – don’t take it. Instead be open and transparent, and share important details. Volunteering information says you’ve nothing to hide.
5. Don’t share other peoples’ secrets; don’t be someone who’s a gossip allowed – as we only feel we’re safe with a person who’s discreet. Remember: a confidence … is a confidence … is a confidence.
6. Display loyalty, and be there for that person. That shows that you are caring, dependable and “safe”.
From my husband, physical affection is very important to me. We touch all the time and that makes me feel very loved and secure.
In general I feel loved when people are kind and thoughtful to me. Small gestures mean a lot. Being seen, positive uplifting observations about myself help tremendously. I grew up in a very negative, critical environment and it has been deeply damaging to my psyche. Being gentle in words and kind in the manner in which I am handled really goes a long way. I am not nearly as strong as people assume. I also like it when people recognize the things I do for them. I am introverted and a loner so I am very inward-focused, so doing things for other people does not come naturally to me. It requires a lot of effort so it’s important to me when people appreciate and acknowledge that effort.
Domino really inspired me to think of myself as lucky again. I used to (and I was) and life knocked me around a bit but I am coming back and I’m remembering that I’m lucky!
“Open your eyes. Feel the welcoming beauty of today awaiting you. Prepare for the many wonders that are soon headed your way. Feel the good vibrations. Feel the marvels of your life.”
Spider plants are among the best natural air filters you can put in a flowerpot. They don’t just produce oxygen, they clean out other gases and toxins and whatever else is floating around the room.
Also they’re easy as fuck to grow more of because they reproduce by putting little mini plants out on stalks. Clip one off, stick it in a pot and you’re good!
I just realised that none of the stim blogs I follow seem to post anymore. I just went in search of some new ones. Icing stims are my favourite. I don’t like any posts with that slime or goo or whatever it is that kids play with today. Also don’t cut anything with a knife it bothers me for some reason. And mirror glaze. I hate mirror glaze. It upsets me because I can’t imagine it tasting good.
Whenever I do a video for my blog I can’t get the background music out of my head for at least another week.
I can edit the video without it but I often use the music to create transitions in the video. Plus it just kind of helps with the editing process to experience the entire effect all in one.
So yeah now I have a jaunty guitar lick in my head and I’m just going to have to succumb to the torture.
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