I'm back, baby!

Hey kids, sorry about the hiatus. Things have been hectic around the Snackstyn house - finishing up Spring term (only about a month left!), deciding what to do about Summer (one class will be taken), and thinking about Fall (I'm taking on a Minor in Costume Design). Lots of decisions and meetings and work - whew! Put on top of all that random clandestine moments with Rob where we try to catch up between shifts at his stupid job, and you've got a tired couple of kids. Things are starting to slow down and get back to normal now, though. Perhaps I'll even have time to sweep up all the dog hair, water the plants and really clean the bathroom. Don't get your hopes up though.

My visit with my mom was great. She is so fun - I wish she lived closer so we could hang out more, but I have a feeling our paths will cross again in the future. Plus Wilmington is so cool that it's great that she's there - now we have somewhere cool to visit/vacation at that's in driving distance! And oh my god, she got the cutest damn dog. Greta absolutely fell in love with her - it broke my heart that she had to go. I keep entertaining the idea of getting a little buddy for Ms. Greta, but another dog?? Hello! I can barely deal with the two we've got! Plus Mowgli hated it - lil' Lucy was getting all the attention, Greta wouldn't play with him, and everyone kept herding him around to avoid any confrontation between all the dogs. Ugh - not fun. I don't think I can go through that week of acclimating Mowgli to a new dog any time soon. I thought we were all going to kill each other.

I'm working on a new tapestry, and I think it's going to be pretty cool. I'll post some pics when I've got a decent amount done. Oh, and a photo of my bag I made so Sarah can see it. I've got so many damn projects going at once, it's ridiculous. Wait until I have my final fabric project started too - Whoo! It's going to be a fun month coming up!

skritch skratch

Ugh, Tony's sickness is creeping up the back of my throat like a razor-toed slug. That's what I get for 1) hanging with sick people and 2) drinking my weight in vodka. Oh immune system, why have I compromised you so?? But I must report that saturday was completely worth it. I had a fantastic time, laughed a lot, and even got some girl time in with Alison at the mall. It was a much-needed break from my school routine, and felt really good to just relax and not think about anything too hard. Of course, afterwards I felt bad for not having anything to eat at the house and making Marti sleep with the dog blanket. But everyone survived, and I made a couple new friends - Yay, Ben & Alison!!

My mama's coming on friday, and I can't wait. I haven't seen her since xmas, which seems ridiculous to me. In preparation, I need to get some serious work done in the next few days. Ready, set, go!

Oh my goodness....

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Originally uploaded by Makstin.

my dog is so cute! Can you even stand it? I tell you, sometimes I can't. But then she goes and does something like eat her own poo, and I quickly get over it. Gimme a kiss!

Weaving

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Originally uploaded by Makstin.

Here are the inkle belts I made. Pretty cool, huh? I'm especially fond of the middle two. I made a bag and used the pink and brown one for the handles - very cute!

You are so jealous....

I just saw John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) speak at school. He was awesome. And cute. And married. He went to BYU - no crap he's married! NCMO, anyone?? He did dance a couple times, and it was as good as the movie. Very super excellent.

Our computador is fixed, so I'll post some pictures tomorrow-ish. I have weaving photos, and dog photos. No Rob photos yet. I got a "before" photo from his mom, then forgot it at her house. Dammit. So it might be a couple weeks until that starts - it just doesn't seem right to start in the middle. You've got to see where he was to truly appreciate where he's at.

Technical Difficulties

Our little iBook has become possessed, so I am unable to properly update right now. Currently, I'm wasting the taxpayers money telling you this. Not a great habit to get into. I think everything will be fixed by tonight though, so perhaps another, more 'official' entry later? Until then....

Cheater

I responded to some comments on the last entry, and got a little long-winded. That's my official post for today. Back-track if you're interested.

Question:
Anybody ever relax/straighten their hair? I'm thinking about doing it, and wanted to put out some feelers and see what folks think. Supposedly my hair guy can just relax it so that it's wavy, not pin straight. I figure I'll only have this mop another year or so before I get sick of it and cut it all off again anyway, so why not?