Highlight of my week: Getting off work three hours early to have a root canal. My coworkers envied me. Given the week we've all had, the majority of them would have chosen a root canal as a more pleasant way to spend an afternoon.
The endodonist's office didn't have nitrous. Darn...love the stuff. The last root canal I had was under nitrous and it was as relaxing as a day at the beach. I made it through this one with the help of 10 mg of Valium and Dark Side of the Moon on my personal CD player.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Cucumber-Melon Dolphins
Ok, I have another new hobby: Soap Making. No, not mixing it up with lye in a big cauldron like Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies- just melting glycerin soap in the microwave then pouring it into molds. It's kind of like making Jello (Jello is a highly undervalued art medium, in my opinion, with its jewel-like colors).
Anyway, after pouring the soap into the molds, I add color and essential oils. So far I've made lavender colored and scented seashells, green eucalyptus stars, blue cucumber-melon dolphins, and yellow lemongrass flowers.
Next step is to start adding stuff in the middle- like little cutouts from other colored soaps, etc. New Age-y chick that I am, I thought it might be cool to add crystals, rose quartz or amethyst.
I'd say I'm on the verge of ending up with ridiculous amounts of soap (Possibly making you the lucky recipient of gold peach-scented angels or turquoise freesia hearts) but I'm starting a new MBA class on Tuesday.
Accounting....wheee...
Maybe I'll be able to use it when I'm running my soap empire.
Anyway, after pouring the soap into the molds, I add color and essential oils. So far I've made lavender colored and scented seashells, green eucalyptus stars, blue cucumber-melon dolphins, and yellow lemongrass flowers.
Next step is to start adding stuff in the middle- like little cutouts from other colored soaps, etc. New Age-y chick that I am, I thought it might be cool to add crystals, rose quartz or amethyst.
I'd say I'm on the verge of ending up with ridiculous amounts of soap (Possibly making you the lucky recipient of gold peach-scented angels or turquoise freesia hearts) but I'm starting a new MBA class on Tuesday.
Accounting....wheee...
Maybe I'll be able to use it when I'm running my soap empire.
Thursday, June 08, 2006
WA Visit (A cactus- free blog entry!)
Ahhhh....waterrrrrr....
I spent Saturday in downtown Seattle with my friend Dee. We had lunch at the Nordstrom's Cafe, then went down to the waterfront. I fell in love with Seattle all over again.
Why aren't there more pink bridges?
Mom and Brandy
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Blech!
At about 5:45 this evening, while I was still at work, I looked out the window and saw the sky had turned a brown-ish white. A minute later the lights flickered on and off and the air conditioning died (whee- just what you want to have happen in Phoenix). One of my coworkers turned to me and said "You live in Ahwatukee, right? That's where the heart of the dust storm is right now."
Choices, choices....stay in an airless building or walk the ten minutes to my car and drive home in flying dirt. I chose the latter and walked outside into dust so thick it was like smoke. I'd love to be a drama queen and tell you barn-sized tumbleweeds bounced off my windshield, but the truth of the matter is I made it home without incident.
Choices, choices....stay in an airless building or walk the ten minutes to my car and drive home in flying dirt. I chose the latter and walked outside into dust so thick it was like smoke. I'd love to be a drama queen and tell you barn-sized tumbleweeds bounced off my windshield, but the truth of the matter is I made it home without incident.
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