It's all my fault, really
Jan. 17th, 2009 08:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hrjWoke up with a scratchy throat this morning. Although various people have been wandering around work hacking and sneezing, I really can't blame anything except shorting myself on sleep all week. (Largely because I got sucked into playing with new tools and setups on the 'Phone.) Definitely my default "Winter Cold, Standard Edition" this time -- not like the fluish thing I had a month ago.
And yet, rather than take to my bed, I needed a day out in the sunshine (which I don't get much of during the work week these days). I've been meaning to get over to the Roomax showroom in SF to check out their wall beds (towards the make-over of the guest bedroom). I liked what I saw and got an estimate on the model I liked (which locks in my price for a couple months ... which is good since they're about to raise prices). That gives me a target for starting the initial parts of the process (empty the room, rip out the carpet, paint, install the same flooring I put in the living room).
After that I dropped by Omnivore books which has been on my to-do list since![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
j_i_m_r raved about it. Picked up a couple of books (one on making easy processed milk products, one 18th c. cookbook that I didn't happen to have).
Now, what I was supposed to do today was get some housecleaning done, take down the Christmas tree, and maybe do some sewing. Nope. On the other hand, I have this cunning idea for a project. I've been trying to visualize the "perfect small purse" to replace my current (worn out) Eagle Creek shoulder pouch and that would accommodate the new phone better than a simple replacement. And I got to thinking about some of the designs in Purses in Pieces that I've been meaning to explore. And then I noticed the purse in there that not only had the cute attached drawstring pouches on the main flapped pouch, but set in between them was a separate rectangular pocket for a set of writing tablets. And it would be just perfect for an iPhone. I'm not planning on doing a straight reproduction of the historic artifact -- for one thing, I want to adapt it to a shoulder bag rather than a belt bag, and this isn't intended for SCA use. But I like the "multiple pockets and divided areas" design. And adding in a few zippers, modern strap fasteners, and so forth wouldn't change the overall esthetic significantly.
Just what I need: inspiration for a new creative project when I'm having trouble keeping up with the day to day stuff.
And yet, rather than take to my bed, I needed a day out in the sunshine (which I don't get much of during the work week these days). I've been meaning to get over to the Roomax showroom in SF to check out their wall beds (towards the make-over of the guest bedroom). I liked what I saw and got an estimate on the model I liked (which locks in my price for a couple months ... which is good since they're about to raise prices). That gives me a target for starting the initial parts of the process (empty the room, rip out the carpet, paint, install the same flooring I put in the living room).
After that I dropped by Omnivore books which has been on my to-do list since
j_i_m_r raved about it. Picked up a couple of books (one on making easy processed milk products, one 18th c. cookbook that I didn't happen to have).Now, what I was supposed to do today was get some housecleaning done, take down the Christmas tree, and maybe do some sewing. Nope. On the other hand, I have this cunning idea for a project. I've been trying to visualize the "perfect small purse" to replace my current (worn out) Eagle Creek shoulder pouch and that would accommodate the new phone better than a simple replacement. And I got to thinking about some of the designs in Purses in Pieces that I've been meaning to explore. And then I noticed the purse in there that not only had the cute attached drawstring pouches on the main flapped pouch, but set in between them was a separate rectangular pocket for a set of writing tablets. And it would be just perfect for an iPhone. I'm not planning on doing a straight reproduction of the historic artifact -- for one thing, I want to adapt it to a shoulder bag rather than a belt bag, and this isn't intended for SCA use. But I like the "multiple pockets and divided areas" design. And adding in a few zippers, modern strap fasteners, and so forth wouldn't change the overall esthetic significantly.
Just what I need: inspiration for a new creative project when I'm having trouble keeping up with the day to day stuff.
