Working the short week....
Sep. 5th, 2012 10:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ianukIf you've ever had a job where understanding people in foreign accents is difficult...you don't want my job. Even I'm having a hard time with it and I'm very aware that different parts of the same country sound very different. Oof. With one person I'm usually a sentence behind in understanding which is unfortunate for me. Sighs.
Work has been challenging but I'm okay I guess. Time will tell. Things are still in flux and I'm still trying to define what I'm supposed to be doing with this job which can be rewarding and frustrating when I think I'm not doing it right/wrong.
We had a good weekend. Benton got lots of play time with Inara and Holly. We got to swim in a pool again and this went really well compared to last time. Benton was cool with floating around the pool and splashing a bit and I think a few more times in the pool and we can get him to maybe doggie paddle. It was good for both of us to be in the pool.
I didn't get much crafting done. I worked on Mistress Tatiana's baby blanket some more and really just read a lot of fanfic...a crapload of fanfic. I'll be setting up a specific filter to that listing of what I've been reading. I do read a lot of slash so if you aren't into that, then don't ask to be on the filter.
Mel worked in the shop a lot of the 3 days and he got one entire throne completely carved. He started in on the second one and it was going really well. On monday night during scribble he tasked Ari and I to sketch out the baronial arms to have on the head piece of the chairs. I had time since Ari was sketching on another scroll. I traced one of my favorite boars (from my stuff for banners) for an outline and then put in more lines etc for carving. For the laurel wreath I sketched that out fully by hand. I had to increase the leaf size 3 times to make it look in proportion but I was very happy with how it turned out. Mel was quite pleased as well and that is a good thing. I think it will be neat to have had a part in the thrones since they will be on display for quite a while.
Other than that I'm getting back to the gym today and then heading on an errand and then knit night. I need to get my butt back in gear, literally, and there is not time like the present.
Work has been challenging but I'm okay I guess. Time will tell. Things are still in flux and I'm still trying to define what I'm supposed to be doing with this job which can be rewarding and frustrating when I think I'm not doing it right/wrong.
We had a good weekend. Benton got lots of play time with Inara and Holly. We got to swim in a pool again and this went really well compared to last time. Benton was cool with floating around the pool and splashing a bit and I think a few more times in the pool and we can get him to maybe doggie paddle. It was good for both of us to be in the pool.
I didn't get much crafting done. I worked on Mistress Tatiana's baby blanket some more and really just read a lot of fanfic...a crapload of fanfic. I'll be setting up a specific filter to that listing of what I've been reading. I do read a lot of slash so if you aren't into that, then don't ask to be on the filter.
Mel worked in the shop a lot of the 3 days and he got one entire throne completely carved. He started in on the second one and it was going really well. On monday night during scribble he tasked Ari and I to sketch out the baronial arms to have on the head piece of the chairs. I had time since Ari was sketching on another scroll. I traced one of my favorite boars (from my stuff for banners) for an outline and then put in more lines etc for carving. For the laurel wreath I sketched that out fully by hand. I had to increase the leaf size 3 times to make it look in proportion but I was very happy with how it turned out. Mel was quite pleased as well and that is a good thing. I think it will be neat to have had a part in the thrones since they will be on display for quite a while.
Other than that I'm getting back to the gym today and then heading on an errand and then knit night. I need to get my butt back in gear, literally, and there is not time like the present.
