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Need some dating advice
Hey readers, I think I need some advice from you guys. I don’t really have anyone in real life that I feel comfortable talking about this stuff with, so onto the blog it goes. Remember how I mentioned that I was talking to a guy online, and that we wanted to meet? And the drama…
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grrrr
OMG I am SO MAD at my roommate. She gave me a cheque to cover internet and the stupid thing bounced and I was charged for it! She’s bounced cheques twice before with our landlady and this really bothers me, I’m worried that she won’t be able to afford rent or anything else pretty soon.…
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Today Is Not The Greatest
I feel like whining today. I woke up last night with nightmares which upsets me because the whole reason I take special pills at night is to stop the nightmares and help me sleep. Then I overslept. Then I put my nice new shirt on and realized I look like a pregnant whale. I can’t…
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Hankerings
Eww. I just totally tried to eat one of my old Jenny Craig pizzas, and I just couldn’t do it. I kinda wanna vomit now. I wish I had some junk food. ———- On a more positive note, I finally got ahold of internet boy, J. I now possess both his cell number and a…
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Why I Want To Shop
As a follow-up to the post below: I think the reason why I want to shop so badly is because…wait for it… I have a coffee date on Friday! (I think) I haven’t told anyone in real life about this yet, but since you guys are all my internet friends and know how lame I…
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This week in Ginger’s Life
Whew! This week so far has been a little more interesting than my normal weeks! Usually I like my work-weeks to be fairly tame–I stick to a routine, go to bed at the same time and try to keep things quiet. On Monday I deviated from the usual by going out with my friend ML…
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Bathroom/Kitchen Reno: Part 5, the Finale!
Ahh, the long-awaited conclusion to my bathroom/kitchen renovation saga! What began in early December is now 90% complete by mid-February. There are still a few things to be finished (hooking up the radiator, routing the fan to the outside, etc.) but for all intents and purposes, our renovation is finished. Want a refresher on the…
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Tuesday Secrets
Sometimes I spend a lot of time looking at photos of myself.Not because I’m narcissistic or full of myself.Because I wonder how other people see me. And I wonder if I really am as ugly as I feel?I mean, there’s got to be something wrong with me, no one ever seems to want me. What’s…
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Lost Wax Casting Results
In an earlier post I showcased some of my work in my intro to silversmithing class. Well, it’s time for an update! I took a second class at the studio called lost wax casting. The way it works is, you get hunks of hard wax and use little files and gouging tools to shape the…
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Silversmithing
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this on here before, but I’ve been taking some silversmithing classes at a local jewellery studio. Right now I’m learning lost wax casting, which is where you carve your item out of wax, create a mold from it, then pour molten silver into the mold–casting your piece. I’m carving…