So after doing some research I’ve decided to wean myself off my antidepressants and ADD medication and try using amino acids instead to repair those broken bits of my brain that require pharmaceutical intervention.  And holy fuck, it works.  I took my first few this morning about half an hour ago and I can feel a definite difference.  I’m more alert, focused and I feel like my shit is all together in my head, which is something I’ve not felt in quite a while.

The Mood Cure is what I’ve been reading and it’s good (although I hate that she leans on common myths about marijuana, it discredits her just a bit in my eyes).  The research this woman has done/studied is good stuff.  Startling even.  And it’s been proven for over a decade that this works.  Of course the pharmaceutical companies don’t want people getting wind of this. Not only is amino acid therapy cheaper than meds, but it works so much better.  According to what I’ve been reading antidepressants, et al, work by mimicking amino acids in the brain, which is the way those psych medications work.  What they don’t do that amino acids do, is repair the broken pathways in the brain.  Ideally I should be able to stop taking them altogether for pretty much ever after a few months.

I will be thrilled if this works.

In other news SAFF is coming up quickly.  I can’t wait.  I plan on buying so much fucking fiber and yarn there.  A weekend of fibergasms, holy fuck, y’all.

Priming is coming along slowly.  It slid off the fucking walls in the kitchen (goddamn semi-gloss) so we’ll be redoing that after we sand it.  I’m just about ready to start painting.  We’re also still waiting on a fucking fence which is dependent upon his moving reimbursement coming through which it needs to fucking do already.  We need a fence, walking 3 dogs a few times a day is a load of bullshit and it’s about to turn cold, so the bullshit will be even bigger.

I should. I should be packing a box right now. Instead I’m drinking coffee, browsing Ravelry and playing Neopets. Oh, shut up.

We’re leaving the heavy shit, most of it. I’m keeping my living room tables and my lamps, I love my fucking lamps. But the couch, chairs and ottoman are going. Our mattress set is going. We’re going to get a Select Comfort, I don’t give a fuck if they are 3k, I want one and I’m going to fucking have one. Spoiled much? Blame my husband, he’s the one what gives me just about anything I want. Have I mentioned how amazing he is and how motherfucking hard it is to live apart from him? I miss the hell out of him, I really do. We’re in pretty much constant contact over IM, or were, he starts his new job today, so I probably won’t be hearing from him much except at night. Next week he flies out to San Fran for orientation. He’ll be out there a week. I’ll be here procrastinating any actual work toward the move. I did get all my yarn, fiber and dyeing supplies packed up yesterday though. It wasn’t as bad as I thought, my yarn only filled up two big plastic totes, the fiber I was (barely) able to cram into one large cardboard box. Thank fuck it’s squishable.

I’m also trying to get my office packed up. I’ve moved my laptop down to the living room so I can start packing up the electronics. The only thing I have to leave plugged in is the router and modem so I can have intarwebz and tv and my vast selection of animated shows. I am quite pissed because I’m getting an error when I try to play Mario Kart Wii, it won’t read the disk and it’s irritating the fuck out of me, because that game rocks all sorts of ways. Speaking of rocking games, I’ve been playing The World Ends With You on the DS. Dude. Fucking hell, what a brilliantly developed game this is. The story is awesome, the game play is great, the reward system is fantastic and it’s just very engaging and fun. One day I could be working for Square Enix as an animator. How fucking awesome would that be?

I am hoping like hell we hear back on our offer today. I think they have till Wednesday, I’m not sure, I didn’t sign or read any of the paperwork. We’re going to do a quick claim deed since his credit is a little better than mine. That way we’ll maintain a reasonable interest rate. We’ve got all the paperwork together, or mostly together. I still have to get to the bank today, I have a couple of checks to deposit and I need hard copies of our last two months’ bank statements.

I am determined to be organized in the new house. I bought a couple of books off Amazon. They both came highly recommended and they’re both by Martha Stewart. Fuck it, as long as I get organized, I can put up with her creepy smile and suffocating tone. I also ordered a label maker and I will be buying all sorts of containers and labeling shit and hopefully keeping shit organized. Getting rid of a lot of our stuff is going to help a ton.

1. How long have you been spinning? What skill level do you consider yourself?

Not long, definitely a beginner.

2. What kinds of yarn do you create (singles/2-ply/3-ply/art yarn)?

All of it.  I’m still playing around, getting  a good feel for what I want to do, but I’m having a blast planning out art yarns.  Beaded, sparkly stuff is fun.

3. What do you spin with (spindle/wheel/both)?

Mostly the wheel.  I do use my spindle to spin samples off the drum carder.

4. What are your favorite fibers to spin with? Anything you don’t like?

Silk top.  I could spin it for days and days.  Any soft wools as well.  I haven’t met a fiber I don’ t like.  I’m not a huge fan of rough wools, but they have their place.

5. Who are your favorite crack dealers fiber sources (etsy or otherwise)?

Sheep Shed Studios is awesome, and I love a bunch of etsy designers, and my own stuff too, of course

6. What kind of fiber do you want to try?

Just anything, cellulose, dog, whatever.

7. Is there any techniques you would like to learn?

Andean plying and coils.

8. Do you dye fiber? If not, would you like to learn?

Yes!  And I love it!

9. Do you have fiber prep tools (and like to use them) or would you prefer ready to spin fiber?

I have them, I don’t mind using them, but I prefer my fiber ready to spin because I’m lazy!

10. What do you do with your handspun? What projects have you completed?

Stick it in a plastic bin.  Sometimes I knit/crochet things.  I’ve have exactly two finished objects out of my handspun.  A chapstick cozy and a hat.

11. Are you in need of any spinning gadgets (WPI Gauge, threading hook, etc)?

I’d love a spinner’s control card and a WPI gauge as I don’t have either.  I wouldn’t mind a pretty diz either.

12. What colors “fall into your shopping basket”? Any colors you just can’t stand?

Jewel tones, especially purple/orange/green/turquoise/magenta, crap, all of them.  I despise pastels with the passion of a thousand dying suns.

13. What is on your wheel/spindle right now?

Some rough mystery wool I dyed as an experiment and I have realized I hate spinning up.  I think it’ll go to the needle felting pile.

14. What other crafts/hobbies do you have?

You don’t want the whole list, trust me, there’s a bunch.  If it can be done chances are I’ve either done it, currently do it, am about to learn it or have considered it at some point.
15. Other than crafts, what are you passionate about?

Animal welfare and treatment, factory farming, abolition of the drug laws.

16. Do you have an online wishlist?

Somewhere on Amazon.  Don’t ask me where.  I don’t know.

17. Is there anything that you collect?

Beavers!  The mammalian sort, please.

18. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What magazine subscriptions do you have?

I’d love the new Big Girl Knits, Eclectic Sole or Charlene Schurch’s first Sensational Socks book.  I don’t do magazines, really.  More trash I don’t need.

19. When is your birthday?

Dec 27.

20. What book or movie character do you most resemble in personality?
I’ve been told I look like Janis Joplin, but I don’t see it, whatever.  Other than that I can’t think of one.

21. What is the climate like where you live around this time (need to know for careful shipments of anything meltable)?

Hot, freaking OMGWTFBBQ hot.

22. Tell us one weird fact about yourself!

I once ate a live moth on purpose.

Favorites
favorite painting/picture(link): I’m partial to the Rococo Movement if you can believe it, because I am the least girlie girl you’ll ever meet.

Candy: Chocolate, of course.

Food: Indian

Drink: Iced tea

Movie(s): Gone With the Wind, The Color Purple, Happiness

TV Show(s): Spongebob Squarepants, Family Guy, Home Movies, Sealab 2001, pretty much anything on adult swim, The Simpsons, King of the Hill and Hell’s Kitchen.  We’re also currently watching the UK version of Kitchen Nightmares.  I am an animation major, do not judge my love of cartoons.

Book(s): Gap Creek, Gone With the Wind, Just about anything by Mercedes Lackey, Stephen King or David Sedaris

Guilty Pleasure(s): Schadenfreude