Friday favors...I mean fives, well, and a favor

[clevermanka]

First, the favor: If someone would be willing to help me put some fabric up for sale on eBay, I would greatly appreciate it. I don't have a working computer at the house right now. I also don't have a lot of time to futz around with learning the seller system on eBay. What I do have is several lengths of fabric that I really don't care to move. I will be happy to pay you with either a meal or a backrub. Please email me rather than comment here. Thanks.

With an eye the coming cool weather, I am considering making the coat in this pattern to wear out at faire. Yeah, it's a couple hundred years later than the supposed year at festival, but a couple of the pirates (including one of the chick pirates) are wearing them. And it's just a glorious pattern. I love how full the tails are. 6 yards of fabric for the size small! rougewench, if you think this absolutely will not fly, please let me know, ok? Thanks.

And, finally, another milestone this morning: 145.8, baby. \m/ \m/


fridayfiver
1. Last time you smiled: I smile a lot. There! I just smiled again!
2. First time you can remember being proud of yourself: I can't remember what I did last week! Are you kidding?
3. Last time you lied: Outright, blatant, complete, and utter falsehood? Hmmmm. Many, many years ago. It's something I avoid these days.
4. Last time you felt true sadness: September 2
5. Last time you you made a tough decision: Again, September 2
thefridayfive
You wake up one morning, all groggy and tired. As you stumble your way into the bathroom, you look in the mirror and find out that...
1. You're the opposite sex. Besides the obvious playing with the new parts, what would you do? Hope things return to the original model VERY SOON but in the meantime, make a concentrated effort to get laid.
2. You're someone famous. Who and why? I'm me! This is as famous as I want to get, thanks.
3. You're the King (Queen) of the World (no, you're not James Cameron). What edict would you pass? Hey! Everyone! Stop being so fucking stupid!
4. You're no longer in Kansas (or this world) anymore. Where are you? Sigh. People around here just can't get away from that phrase. I have no desire to leave this planet. But I wouldn't mind spending some time in Hawaii. Or Cancun. Someplace sunny and warm, with good drinks.
5. You have a clone standing next to you and it's going to work/school for you while you get to play hooky. What are you going to do today? I think I'll get my bedroom in order and then start to work on my pirate coat.
flydayfyve
1. Do you consider yourself an organized person? Yes quite.
2. Do you have a planner, organizer, calendar, etc.? Do you use it regularly? Yes, definitely. I'm organized, but I have a terrible memory.
3. Do you consider your desk to be organized right now? Always.
4. Do you alphabetize your CDs, books, and Videos/DVDs? CDs, yes. Books are organized by genre.
5. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to organize? My life.

Comments

[solan-t.livejournal.com]

"And, finally, another milestone this morning: 145.8, baby. \m/ \m/"

Grats! :D

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank yew!!!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

I do have Ebay accounts and Paypal both.
And I'd really love that back rub.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Honey, if you wanna help me get these fabrics listed, I would so appreciate it. Hey, you know I have a real massage table these days, don'tcha? With the padded face pillow thing and all!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

I would gladly do that for you.
Between us we have all the accutrements.
ooh, *sigh* massage table.
(does it have eye bolts in hidden places?)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

does it have eye bolts in hidden places?
I don't know that I'd trust it for that, actually. Sorry! ;)

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

I also have ebay and paypal - I didn't know you had a massage table - ohhhh. But Roya got here first

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I actually have both, too. I just don't know how to list stuff to sell. Thanks for offering to help, though!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

oh sowwy. But I also have items to list and sell myself, so this will help motivate me also.

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

Maybe I can find some other reason to convince her to give me a massage...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm sure we could work something out!

(Will Massage For Food)

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

if you are willing to do us both I know I could get pooch to make you a grand dinner!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

giggle, snicker

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

okay, I just got why this is a snickerable comment.

I'm sure I could get Pooch to make us all a grand dinner in exchange for massages for him and myself...

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

As this is pirate year, you could get away from it. Say you took it as payment. After this year, I don't know if it would fly...we'd have to see how it looks over all.

Mostly it has to do with whether you'll look like a pirate or a prostitute. If you look like a pirate...bad. If you look like a prostitute...good.


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I was going to tone down the giant cuffs and lapels and make it small enough that it wouldn't close in front. But if you think it might not be able to be used in future years, I'll skip it and just work on knitting arm warmers and making a warmer chemise instead. Less time and financial investment there. I would rather not make up something that I could only use for three more weekends.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, it would all depend on the design, my dear. We could always go down to that shop that sells pirate coats, put on on you and see what they actually would look like...


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! Yes, let's plan that for Saturday and in the meantime, I'll dig out the yarn and DPNs for knitting up some armwarmers.

[http://users.livejournal.com/kai_/]

At one point we'd discussed me taking some fabric off your hands, I'm still willing to look and see if there's anything you have that I'd like to buy. Cut out the middle-man etc.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Cool. I think I have...um, early evening on Tuesday next week open. I have lots of cherry print quilter's cotton, some upholstery fabric with Mexican dancers, some retro kitchen curtain-weight upholstery fabric, and other retro/kitch stuff.

[http://users.livejournal.com/kai_/]

Unfortunately, Tuesdays are bad for me. I have a meeting that runs 5:30 - 7:00 then Movie Night.

Probably I would most be interested in the retro/kitch and kitchen stuff. I have little need for upholstery weight fabrics at this point.

If scheduling a time to meet turns out not to work, make sure you post when you get things up on ebay, and I'll check out the auction.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I have little need for upholstery weight fabrics at this point
That would limit you to the cherry motif fabrics, then. If you have no use for cherries, you probably wouldn't be interested.

[http://users.livejournal.com/kai_/]

Okay. Probably best to skip meeting, and I'll browse the auction once it's up. :)

This is a hard topic to discuss online!

[normalcyispasse.livejournal.com]

Oh man, here I come reading your entry relatively late in the day and you're offering, free, (one of) my two favorite things for a relatively simple task! Ah, well. Here's wishing you the best luck in your auctions!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I still owe you a fucking loaf of bread. The least I can do is offer you a backrub before you leave. Let me know if you're interested. Perhaps you, curieuse and I could go out for dinner before you leave, too.

[normalcyispasse.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a lot of fun -- both the massage and dinner. I rarely get massages because, well, from what I hear, my back is exhausting to other people. No damn good.

Where do you normally eat when you go out to dinner? Though I've lived here for four-plus years, I've only been to a few restaurants here in Lawrence. I've been to the Mad Greek more times than I'd like to count because of its price and location, but for dinner, I think I may've only been to one or two other establishments. What do you recommend?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I rarely get massages because, well, from what I hear, my back is exhausting to other people
Ah-ha! A challenge! I actually managed to get one of the festival jouster's back loosened up a couple weeks ago. That was quite an accomplishment. I have very strong hands.

For dinner...do you have any dietary restrictions? If not, I'm a big fan of Vermont St. BBQ lately. Their roasted chicken is incredible and there's enough for leftovers the next day!

[normalcyispasse.livejournal.com]

Hey, who am I to step down from offering a challenge? :) Maybe you could work a miracle on my neck that's been prone to pinching recently; a smaller muscle near my trapezius has been acting up in the gym, causing me (twice now) to be able to only look one direction for a couple days.

I actually have eaten at Vermont St. BBQ. I had a whole roasted chicken (took off the skin before eating, of course) and it was indeed quite good; I imagine that I could persuade curieuse to come with a minimum of fuss!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Good deal! We should set a day soon since my social calendar fills up shockingly fast these days. It's scary, really.

[normalcyispasse.livejournal.com]

My days are generally pretty open; what days work for you? J. is busy on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, I know (she teaches piano).

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I've got Friday, Oct. 8 and Wednesday, Oct. 13 open. After that, the calendar is open, but you might be gone by then.

[normalcyispasse.livejournal.com]

This is possibly a bit hubristic of me since I haven't talked to J yet, but why don't we go ahead and aim for the 8th. That way at least I have that pencil-mark in your calendar. Hopefully J will be agreeable to the deal . . . we're generally homebodies on the weekend (except for my poker games) so not much goes on Friday nights.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Cool. I'll go ahead and mark that night as taken, then. Let me know if you hear differently.