It's been a while.... (here's a little RAK)

Wow! It's been a bit since I was on blogger. I didn't realize that I was that busy, but I guess I was.

What have I been up to? Organizing, cleaning, Girl Scouts, school and oh yeah, I got a JOB! Yeah me! It's a temp job that will last about 3 months, but it'll pay me twice what I am making on unemployment every week and I'll have a little extra spending money for Christmas. I knew something would work itself out. :)

So on the organizing front, I tried something with my ribbon. I took it all and cut it into approximate 1 yard lengths and pinned them together by color and hung them on a wall. The idea is that I can see them, therefore I'll use them. The reality is that they are so much easier to pet and fondle. Take a look:

We'll see how it works out. I still can't find my mojo. *sigh* My BF told me I should just do something. I told him that art isn't something you "do"...you have to feel it. Something is off and I'm not feeling inspired. I think it's my work space. I haven't felt any inspiration since I bought this desk. Maybe I should try moving myself out into the living room, lol.

Anyway, I did watch a few movies over the last week. No Reservations, Shadowboxer, Nora's Hair Salon and Feel the Noise.

No Reservations is a total chick flick. :) I really liked this movie. Catherine Zeta-Jones is beautiful and funny throughout the movie. Aaron Eckhart plays a very likeable guy. There's a little bit of sadness, drama, funny and cuteness packed into this movie.

Shadowboxer is a really dark movie. I was surprised by the roles some more familiar actors and actresses played in this film. I liked the movie for the most part. It is definately off the beaten path. If you watch it, be prepared for violence, language and nudity/sexual content. Its not something that everyone will like, but I'd watch it again.

Nora's Hair Salon and Feel The Noise were two movies I played while I was working in my studio. They were both so-so movies aimed at the 28 and under crowd. They had good story premises and told them pretty well. Both of them would be a good choice if you had a couple of hours to kill.

Alright, so I know where some of my time went, lol. Anyway, I wanted to leave with a little gift to one of the people that read my blog. I know the holiday has passed, but you should have some very cute pictures to scrap of Halloween. So, I have this really neat little book, stickers, chipboard, ribbon & trim set to give away. This would make an awfully cute brag book, I think. :)

So in order for me to pick a reader, leave me a little comment if you're interested. I'll have a random generator pick a number for the winner. Make sure I can email you for your shipping info. I'll pick a winner on Thursday from the comments left on this post. (But be sure to read some of my others, lol) I have one of these planned for Christmas and I'll be getting on that one real soon! :)

Oh, and to answer the 2Peas challenge question: What kind of food would I bring to a crop....

I have no idea! The only crop I've ever been to was with myself, my sister in law and her friend. I brought Jack Daniels, but I don't think that counts as a food item. I wouldn't bring popcorn or chips because of the salty greasey butter factor. I might bring Hershey's kisses or M&M's, but I can't eat them, so that wouldn't be fun for me. Pretzels might be okay. If the food was going to be consumed away from the scrapping area, like a potluck, I'd bring pulled pork and sweet hawaiian rolls. That's my favorite food to share with others.

Cutest Monkey EVER!

Okay, so I am a little biased,but these pictures of my nephew I got from my mom today makes me think he is the cutest monkey ever! My mom made this suit for him so we've all decided that next Halloween we're going as the Wicked Witch of the West (that's me!) and her flying monkeys ( the kids). I can't wait! And there's a bonus pic of him being an angel. Man, this kid is c-u-t-e!!

'Twas the day before Halloween...

And someone is getting bronchitis. I'll give you three guesses. *sigh* I woke up this morning with a wheezy barking cough and my right lung hurts. Currently I'm checking the status of my medicaid case to see if I can go to the doctor. If not I need to call my doctor and see if she'll see me and if there are meds on the $4 prescription list at Walmart. Ah, well my case is still pending. So much for that idea. I am however going to the doc on Saturday and I'll just have to pay cash. P.S. - I love my Doc. Her staff is super!

K- enough whining. Time to get on to the really good stuff. So 2Peas challenge today is what is one skill I've wanted but I don't have. I can only pick one? LOL I guess I would have to say that I really wish I was more of a people person, or at least had the ability to talk to people and make friends. Unless I know you, I probably won't talk to you...in person. On the internet, it's a whole 'nother story. But I've learned that people think I'm stuck up or "holier than thou" because I haven't spoken to them in whatever situation. What they don't realize is that I'm just worried about what uncomprehensible form of a sentence will come out of my mouth. Or spit. I'm always worried about spitting when I talk. So for both reasons, I just don't open my mouth. I need to work on that.

So I wanted to start a new feature on my blog. Okay, two new features that are basically the same. My movie review and my book review. I wanted to do these mainly out of boredom. So here are the first ones:

Movie: The Happening

I watched this yesterday. I thought it was really weird. I "got" the premise of it. But it really just fizzled out. I mean, the plants? Only in the North East part of the country? Ummm.... okay. I just wasn't feeling this one.

Book: sTori Telling by Tori Spelling

I literally just finished this one this morning. I really liked this. I was one of the throngs of millions that never thought of Tori as more than a spoiled little rich girl. I had started watching her TV show on Oxygen, and kept thinking she seemed more like "me" than some Hollywood starlet. And her book didn't change that opinion. It seems she spent her entire life looking for acceptance and rarely getting it. And she can laugh at herself. That's one of my favorite traits in a person. Honestly, if she were my neighbor, we'd probably be friends.

My next book is Twilight. I have it in my hot little hands and I'm going to start reading it tonight. Stay tuned.

Last night, we had scouts. We made Christmas cards to send to Troops overseas. Here are their creations. I have little budding artists in midst.

I used those little stamps I bought the other day and I have to admit, I actually enjoy stamping. I've never really done it, but I think I'm gonna invest in some different colors of ink pads and get into that groove. {I think my wallet just groaned} I really enjoyed what I was doing with the stamps I had. Perhaps this will break the block I've had.

And finally, we did cookies and candies to take to the teachers today. I was going to do goodie bags for about 70 students, but I have not been feeling right this week. So my daughter and my bf's daughter both baked cookies and did candies. I think everything turned out cute:

and these are my new favorite treats. Garlic Pumpkin seeds. I roasted them yesterday. I just love to suck the flavor off of them.