Category Archives: Pic

Tens

I don’t like the phrase “tens of dozens”. If I weren’t busy, I’d research when this appeared and whom I need to time travel kill to eradicate.

Madge

Madonna – nor any of us really – could have imagined that her constant presence in media for thirty years would simmer down to an endless variety of short thirty second clips of her saying whacky shit on my phone around-the-clock. What other celebrity has so much A roll footage? I can think of none. I mean, it was once said that Princess Di was the most photographed person in the world. But she was more passing through and being snapped by the paparazzi. She wasn’t constantly being interviewed – a talking head – like Madonna. I often find myself thinking about where I was when and what I was doing when Madonna had those eyebrows, that hair color, lip line, and was chatting about Kabbalah or being interviewed at a vanity fair shoot. I’m not complaining. I enjoy the nostalgia.

In unrelated news, we need to talk about the constant barrage of text message reminders from doctors’ offices. What Ai decided that we need daily reminders about appointments a week away? I want to talk to the manager! With my gang of medical handlers and frequent appointments, it just becomes noise. Do I need to get a burner phone for medical only?

Project

I’m working an a fun new craft project for my etsy store. I’m feeling energized! Chatgpt suggested it. So it must be legit? For one side of the product, I want it to have a plastic coating to protect the art. On the front only, the back will be regular paper that the user can write upon. I was experimenting with self adhesive lamination sheets with limited success. These sheets are great for some things. It’s essentially a big clear plastic sticker. However, they are designed to “self seal” by attaching back-to-back with another sheet. They cling to one another around the edges where the glue meets. If you put just one onto something, the adhesion is lackluster and can easily peel up if you play with it. Not good! I searched for “permanent adhesive” sheets but those still talked about “self sealing” with another sheet in the description and reviews. Ugh! Not what I need! Then it hit me? What about good old-fashioned clear contact paper? Contact paper is forever and could hold a bowling ball to a wall! And cheap! Much cheaper than lamination sheets, and I can cut it to size easily. I think I’ll have a final demo by this weekend.

Many

We finished season 1 of Pluribus. She got her atom bomb. #Spoilers Mr. K still hates it. “This isn’t scifi! Nothing is happening!” He prefers the Hallmark Channel. He’s sensitive.

Steam

We’re at Steamers on the river. We sat outside. It’s a bit chilly, but we’re in the sun.

Pluribus

Pluribus is some kind of weird psychological experiment. Like in the show, and for the viewer. The main character is so supremely broken, but you have to like her because she’s the only “human” left on planet earth – give or take. I think Mr. K hates the show. He dislikes scifi. But I’m digging the parables with the pandemic, political climate, and digital isolationism.

Journey

I took a new step in my hoarding journey today. (No, not the “buying another printer” step.) I organized, declutterred, and purged three banker boxes full of light bulbs. I filled up an entire garbage bag and tossed into the dumpster. Why does one own three boxes full of light bulbs, you might ask? Welp? I’ve owned four houses with various fixtures, lamp posts, garage flood lights, motion sensors, recessed pot lights, plant lights, chandeliers, and god knows what else. I honestly couldn’t remember what some of the bulbs could possibly have been for. I kept everything that has a purpose in my current home. I’m feeling lighter! Pun intended. Plus, I cleared out some space that Mr. K can use to store some of his stuff.

Szechuan

Made some szechuan stir fry – in the air fryer! – with some leftovers kicking around the fridge. It’s delish! More pics below.

Kite

Fun! But it’s a bit too gusty, and the kite won’t stay up and steady for more than a few minutes.

Parking

At park. About to fly my kite. For real! And maybe read my book if I don’t get too cold.

Printemps

I was reading somewhere recently that folks younger than Gen X don’t own home printers. Huh? I own three, I’m extra. I’ve been thinking about doing some paper crafting projects. I’ve missed the quality of a laser printer, so I just bought a new one. Shh! Don’t tell Mr. K! Yes, I know they’re expensive and the toner is absolutely outrageous. But you can’t deny the superior print quality. Ai told me that this model is the best for my needs – affordable, quality output for crafting, duplex, and handles thick card stock easily. I was beating myself up about spending $350, but meh? I’m worth it and deserve joy, right? My Econtank inkjet printers are getting long-in-the-tooth, and the quality is just not there. I’ll continue to use them for black-and-white printing for years-and-years on the ink I’ve got. I have a ton in the tanks of black ink. But the color prints are simply not that great for making paper crafts. They are now about four years old and were also around $350 each. In the last year or so, the quality has been degrading. The printer heads are not functioning optimally, and there’s no way to get under-the-hood and clean them. I’ve tried. I run the alignment and hot clean cycles, but those don’t improve the quality much. I think I deserve a new fancy laser printer every decade or so.

Babylon

My new iron-on arrived. Unfortunately the iron decided that today was the day to die. It has had a long and useful life. The indicator panel which controls the heat has blinked out. When you plug it in, it just gets hotter and hotter, smells like fire, and the plug feels very hot. It doesn’t seem safe so going into the trash.

Aboot

Out and aboot. Mr. K is taking a day trip to NYC to take his dad to a baseball game today. I’m gonna take Mother shopping.