It is way too hot and humid.  I need to move somewhere more temperate, where it isn't 83 degrees in mid-March.  I should not be sweating while typing on my computer at 10:30pm.
Of course, if my electric bills weren't so high, I'd be running my A/C all night...

I think this is the first time I've used the "hot" mood icon.  Which, for me, looks like a smiley face on fire.  ^_~


People on my f-list: this is one of my few unlocked posts.  If you cannot see my previous one (about my job interview), please reply here!  LJ has been messing with my journal settings and entries.  A few hours ago, it randomly deleted some people from my friend's list and a number of my old posts on egl_comm_sales and garagesalejapan are gone, too. :(

[edit] I especially need confirmation from theosakakoneko, pocketseizure, luna_hoshino, and ancalemon (those are the folks who appeared to have been deleted from my f-list by LJ.  But obviously if I've missed anyone, let me know ASAP!)

Current Mood: hot

How sad is it that I make more money selling items online than I do by going to my job?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Because it is the Holiday of Over-Eating, I felt the need to share one of my favorite recipes with you.  This comes from kurage_no_hone's mother.  Who got it from some Mormon lady.  It is made of deliciousness.


MORMON POTATO CASSEROLE
( Several billion calories, ahoy! )

Well, my second car has bit the dust and been hauled off to the salvage yard.  At least I got a better deal on this car, since the engine still worked.  So some random dudes came by today with a flatbed and paid me $600 for my 1999 Olds 88.  It had ~183,000 miles on it, so I feel it lived a respectable life.


Other than the undercarriage completely rusting out, the only rust on the body is that bit on the gas cover.  O_o

Current Mood: nostalgic

ALICE AND THE PIRATES:


 
Vampire Requiem.  Long Version.   Lavender or Red ONLY.  This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.




ANGELIC PRETTY:



Fantastic Perfume Bottle ring.  Any color.



Melty Chocolate purse.  1st choice: Brown, 2nd choice: Mint.



Sugary Carnival special set ONLY. This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.


Sugar Pansy.  Doll JSK.  Mint preferred, but other colors considered. 


Twinkle Star bag.  Yellow star ONLY.  (I have this with the purple star and will trade!)



Tricky Night ring in purple.  I am also looking for the headband and hair clips!  This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.


 

 
Magical Trick/Moon/Star jewelry.  Purple preferred, but any color considered.
(I have several of these items in other colorways and would be interested in trading for purple)



Dream Star necklace.  Lavender preferred, but I'll consider any color.


Dream Star bracelet.  This colorway only.



Milky Planet jewelry series.  Pink x Lavender preferred, but all colorways considered. 



Anything from the "Melting Ice-kun" series.  Bangle and necklace preferred.


Sweet Crown ring.  Brown.


Strawberry-chan bangle.  This color combination only.



BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT:



Baby Belt Short Boots.  Size L.  Brown or Black.  (or any similar boot in navy). This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.


Marianna shoes.  Size L.  Any color considered, but off-white or wine preferred.



Bunny Milk and Snow Strawberry skirt.  Black.
OR THE JSK IN SIZE L (any color).



Unico in Bloomland JSK.  Pearl beads version ONLY.  Black ONLY.




INNOCENT WORLD:



Antique Book bag.  Any color except Cafe Au Lait. This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.


Royal Crown Embroidery.  Long.  Chocolate Colorway preferred.


Rococo Rose Border JSK.  Short or Long.  Chocolate colorway.



Rose Stained Glass JSK.  APRICOT or BLUE.  This is a HIGH PRIORITY item, but I'm not paying list price or higher.
Long version preferred, but I'll look at short, too.



LIEF:



Sacred Night.  JSK (size L) in BLACK.  Skirt (size L) in ivory.



Aster Cafe.  JSK only.  Size L.  Black or Caramel colorways ONLY (no green).


Gardenberries.  JSK only. 


METAMORPHOSE:



Blooming Garden highwaist JSK.  Black only.



Apple Shirring Tiered JSK.  Black or Navy only.  Black colorway is a HIGH PRIORITY item.




Fairy Tale mini skirt.  Lavender only.


Moi-Meme-Moitie:


Holy Queen JSK.  This colorway preferred, but others considered.  This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.



Lace Design OP.  This colorway preferred, but others considered.  This is an older dress, so it must be in good condition. This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.


Holy Cross JSK.  Blue or black only.


Silent Moon OP.  Long version only, please.  Will look at any of the black colorways.


Holy Stained Glass OP and tote.  This colorway preferred, but all considered.


Frill Shirring JSK.  Black preferred.


Ritual Print JSK.  This color preferred, all considered.


Cathedral Print OP.  Long version, please.  This colorway preferred.


Lace Shirring Sundress.  This color preferred, all considered.



Snow Cut Shirring Sundress.  Black preferred.


Shirring Gathered Sundress.  Long, please.


Quadruple Chiffon OP.  Black preferred.  This is a HIGH PRIORITY item.



Iron Gate OP.  This colorway preferred, but all accepted!  This is my HIGHEST PRIORITY item.  I will pay up to $1100 for this, all inclusive, depending on condition and colorway.



PEACE NOW:



Strange Apple.  Large size.  Any style/color with this design. :)  White colorway preferred, though.  I have this in black stripes and will trade!

I'm really not in the mood to depress myself by spending all my waking hours applying for jobs I'm not going to get.  So I dug through my closet and pulled out my partially finished latch-hook rug!  Latch hook rugs use small pieces of yarn and a woven grid.  You knot the yard to the grid to make a rug, using a special hook.

I purchased the pattern and yarn at a yard sale about 15 years ago.  I got through about 10 rows, then put it in my closet for years.  Every once in a blue moon, I'd add another row or two, but it was nowhere near completion. >_<


The particular rug I've been working on for years is 2 feet wide and 3 feet tall.  It's a picture of an owl sitting on a branch.  Each row contains 89 knots.  Some knots use one piece of yarn, some two pieces; it depends on what the pattern calls for. 

In the past two days, I've added 6 rows to my rug.  To date, I've completed 3,827 knots (or 43 rows).  I have 81 rows to go before my rug is completed (or approximately 7,209 knots).  Each row takes about an hour, maybe longer.



Wish me luck.  I've already spent 15 years on this - how awesome would it be if I could finish this summer?

Current Mood: productive

We had wild turkeys in our yard today.  One of them even got really ambitious and flew up into the tree to eat from the suet cake. O_o

Current Mood: amused

I finally had Rinkya ship my Yahoo!Japan purchases.  Yeah...now I get the ultimate joy of scanning 6 months worth of purchases.  I scanned 10 items tonight before I gave up and went to read fanfic instead. ;)  I'll make a larger post once everything is scanned and up on my website.

Is anyone else having problems with their userpics? No matter where/when I post, it will only use my default icon.  Regardless of what icon I select, the default Oregon Trail icon is the only one which will appear.  This has been going on for the past few days.  Anyone else in the same boat, or is my computer possessed?