Keeping them on probation

Well, folks, it's been 16 days since my last post, as Natasha so kindly pointed out. I guess it's not so fun to blog when things are kind of crappy. It hasn't been my best few weeks, but there have been good times through it all. In short, the verdict is still out on the new job. I don't want to say a whole lot more because:

1) I have probably complained to you personally about it already,
2) I want to try to keep a good attitude, and
3) I don't want to be one of those people who gets fired over what they post on their blog. Or maybe I do, because the one I am thinking of actually became a famous blogger as a result. Anyone read Dooce?

On a more fun note, my lovely friend and former roommate Lisa was in town for the weekend, and it was a weekend filled with, well, girls. In the best way. We went for breakfast at the Sugarbowl, talked for hours, saw the Sex and the City movie again, snuck ridiculous amounts of food into the movie with us (including Megan's Heineken complete with a swirly straw), learned the meaning of some raunchy urban expressions from Lisa, played rock band, and drank tea with Tim Tams.

I have also been talking lots with Marney over lunches at work about her upcoming wedding, which has been lots of fun. And I get to make buttons for it, which is so exciting! I will post some of them on here when they are finished.

I am about to go clean out the third bedroom in preparation for the lovely Jamie to move in this weekend! But before I do, I would like to leave you with this lovely image courtesy of Natasha:

Dream House, Almost

Design*Sponge is my favourite blog (other than ones that my friendly friends write). And my most-visited website, after email and google and fb and such. I like the internet, but I am not as 'good' at it as mr. jk is. I run out of websites to check really fast, or just can't find ones that keep my interest. However, D*S definitely delivers on that point.

Every week the blog does a sneak peek of a different house or apartment or studio space and while there are usually random things in each sneak peek that I like they aren't usually exactly my tastes. Of course, that is not that surprising since we are all different people (r. dieter original), but today, someone who is not me came up with something alarmingly close to my ideal.

Photo borrowed from www.designspongeonline.com

More photos of my almost dream home can be found right here. I love the farmhouse charm and that it achieves it without being too kitschy. Of course there are a few things I would do a bit different, but not many, actually.

Three more cheers for D*S, and a touch of jealousy that I am not a design blogger.