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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.

Too bad so sad

The lovely elfin boots arrived. And it is all too sad that they make my feet look like Goliath’s. Or as my friend Amphybia said, they look like Orc boots. Too tight around my ankles (admittedly not the most svelte but not large either) and about 3″ too long.

*sigh* They are returning on Monday… The look continues.

The mot final

My attorney told me this morning that I was totally in my rights to contact the person saying I would bear witness to things that never occurred and tell him not to contact me, that I would not serve as a positive witness for him.  Done.
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Shithead~

HR called me and told me that you are stating that I am a positive witness to
hostile treatment towards you from M. and that is why I left TD. They wanted
my statement.  Boy.  You don’t know what you are talking about.  You really
should have checked with me first.

My statement regarding your time spent at TD was not favorable to yourself and I suggest you remove me from your list of people to contact as I don’t think you want me to speak on your behalf.  For the simple reason that I will not. You have opened the door for the employer to use me as a witness favorable to them based on information that, once again, you failed to verify.  Your continued practice of stating things as fact that are not fact is not going to serve you well in this matter.

Please inform your legal counsel of this matter and do not contact me in any
way.  I am not interested in participating in your fundraiser.

Sincerely,
Me

Threes and Nines

Greenlake was gorgeous this morning.  As usual.  I think I need to start taking my little camera with me.

9 geese along the lake, one of which gifted me with a huge wing or tail feather.

3 swallows flitting between a grove of 8 maples and a lone maple in lovely infinity swoops, back and forth, back and forth

3 paper birch in a little grove of their own, a fallen branch has come home to be a new slender and simple wand.

The first call of the geese on their way south…

Ah, August.  J’adore…

Woke up from my nap, which was hard to get as the phone wouldn’t stop ringing.  The dream had me literally herding cats. Three of them. It was a hot day inside.  I could tell some weren’t supposed to be in my house but couldn’t tell which ones were mine and which ones weren’t and which one threw up under the ironing board…  Yeesh  Herding cats. What next.

Cancer this week

Write down five exciting things you love to do or think about. Take this list with you everywhere you go. On another piece of paper, name five fears or unpleasant thoughts that demoralize you. Put this list at the back of your closet. For the next seven days, try to refrain from letting your mind wander to the things on the bad list. Meanwhile, undertake an aggressive campaign to cultivate, seek out, and enjoy the five exciting things that you love to do and think about. In fact, any time you notice your attention veering toward the negative stuff, immediately steer it toward the positive. Don’t worry, this exercise won’t turn you into a brain-dead optimist. After all, you’ll only do it for a week. The items on the second list will still be there when you’re done. Or will they? Maybe they will have mutated into something more manageable.

Or maybe a new pair of shoes.  Or that professional black jacket I am missing…

Off to walk Greenlake and clear my head even though the clouds are back and it’s cold, listening to the ducks will make me smile.

Kurwa mac

Which means “holy shit” in Polish and is stolen completely from Under the Tuscan Sun which is currently my favorite movie.

I sent one final email to HR stating that my first email was my final statement on the situation at TD and that I would not be available for further comment.

SO fucking done. How do I say THAT in Polish?