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About Cynthia

I am a textile artist, embroiderer, wood burner, costumer, painter, and weaver who sees magic and change in the chain stitch and a well done Palestrina knot. I wish I had more control over the ways of the human world but alas, all I can control are my actions and my attitude in life and the consistency of my stitches. And sometimes even that doesn’t pan out as hoped and I must rip rip rip.

Happy Anniversary!

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My brother and sister~in~law have been married 7 years today! That is wonderful and exciting news.

Their marriage was a blessing and a boon to our family. It has brought all of us so much joy, so many gifts. My nephew is top of the list but my brother’s happiness is right next to it.

My brother, you and I become closer as we grow older and I can’t tell you how much you mean to me. Your happiness is all I’ve ever wanted and I’m so very glad you have found it.

My sister, you have been such a gift, your warm giving loving heart make the world a better place. Mostly they make our family better, stronger, easier.

May you always be happy ma soeur et mon frere. J’taime.

Money and Change and One Day At A Time (ODAAT)

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Better get yourself comfortable this might take awhile.

As Thalia of Amused Grace points out in a comment on this post, sometimes money does fall from the sky. It certainly can show up in places you never thought you’d see it. It has for me but I couldn’t prove it by how I feel. And that Puritan Work Ethic, well I just have to agree, it has never brought me any joy. That isn’t to say that I do not feel a sense of accomplishment and pleasure when I have done a really great job on something because I do. I love a job well done. I just don’t like folks telling me how I should actually do it.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the whole I. Bonewits money requests. While I have to agree it’s tacky and I would be more inclined to give money to someone I actually know for no apparent reason, this whole thing has brought up some interesting tangents.

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Mercury Retrograde

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This one has been harder than others that for sure. And on it’s way out it said to me “Bend Over. Really Far.”

Gawd. I just got humped six ways to Sunday by another jackass of a client who not only mailed the second check two days later than agreed (the first one was made out to the wrong person!!!!) and they mailed it through the University mail system which means it takes 2-3 days longer. I was supposed to have this money last Thursday but they didn’t bring their checkbook. I’m supposed to be working on their new site which launches November 6. I’m furious. I want to be passive aggressive and not work on the website but in the end I get screwed when the deadline gets here. *rack’emfrack’em*

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap. I mean Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

A friend of mine is always saying stuff like “this is the nature of the business” as if that is supposed to soothe me. Makes me furious. Both the late payment and the aren’t you stupid for not figuring that out crap. I hate this shit. My biggest mistake in life has always been to think that folks will do what they say they will and then I get surprised when they don’t. My bad. I’m the stupid one. I’m the jackass. I don’t think so.

I don’t give a rat’s ass if this is the nature of the beast. The beast must die.

I have GOT to find a part time job. I love, adore, working from home, really hate the idea of having to work for the man again but one thing the man does? Is pay on bloody time! With benefits. Time to work for “people” who are reliable.

FUCKTARDS.