Domestic Geek

Speaking of my car, I got it back from the mechanic yesterday. My air conditioning pump seized up, so I've had no cool air during these record-setting heat days we've had this summer. (Don't forget I also deliver steaming-hot pizzas.) I used to laugh at people with air conditioning and called them wimps. Now I am one!

So, I was leaving school today and I noticed a yellow stickie note on my driver's side mirror. The note read something like "Please call me about your car!" with a phone number and some initials. Upon seeing this handwritten note, I panic and think someone has munched my car. I get out and do the inspection - nothing. The initals looked a little like the financial aid person's, so I went in and asked her about it. It wasn't her and, after checking the school's registry, she determined that it was not a student, she let me use the phone to call the number. I said, "Watch it try to be somebody trying to sell me something." Sure enough, it was some glass company wanting to replace my cracked windshield. Well, guess what? I don't want to replace it right now and when I am ready, I sure as hell am not going to use someone as unprofessional as you, dickwad! Have you heard of flyers, or busness cards? Assmunch.

So, I spent a good portion of this week reading "Shelters of Stone" by Jean Auel this week. I picked it up last Wednesday when Mike went to the Apple Store to buy himself an iSight. I finished it yesterday morning. Yay!! I haven't really read much the way I used to, so I decided I needed to start again. I just read Stephen King's "Everything's Eventual" a couple of weeks ago. I missed reading. There used to be a time when I read myself to sleep every evening.

I'm intrigued by an artist that I've found. Karen Rossi has been around awhile, apparently, but I didn't know a thing about her until I saw the most bizarre piece at a Carlton Cards store I was in. I'm really intrigued by her style. It reminds me a little of the paintings that Zehava does. I really want to learn to paint correctly. My teacher told me the Art Students League of Denver is a good place to learn. I'll have to look into it.

Marcus and I went to the Renaissance Festival today. I know he really didn't want to go, but I think he had a good time anyway. The comedians/jugglers Throw Up were very funny. I was a little bit disappointed in the jousting since I've been to Medieval Times and the ones here were just plain hokey in comparisson. Now we're both just really tired. Especially since I think Marcus had a heat stroke on his diasterous biking trip he and Mikey took yesterday.

I really need a nap.

I went to the Denver Craft & Sewing Festival at the Denver Merchandise Mart last night. They always have discount coupons for this thing every year at all the craft and fabric stores around town. I've been meaning to go for the last three years, but I always manage to forget. I must say I wasn't impressed. The flyer said see the latest supplies, patterns, tools, etc. Well, there must not be anything new out, because I've seen pretty much everything before. What I was really looking for was gift-type items for crafters. You know, shirts, mugs, figurines, etc. This one place did have some shirts, but they were waaaaaay ugly. Another shop had some cool embroidered ones, but only mediums. From what I saw there (I think a lot of overweight women, including me, craft), they were either unprepared or the large sizes were snapped up first. *sigh* I did watch a scroll saw demonstration (I really need to learn to use mine) and looked at the Brother Embroidery machine that I want. Oh, to be really well off....