I’m a bit amused by the poll I put up on The Plain Jane about my new puppy’s name. “Misha” and “Dakota” seem to be the forerunners now. And I know exactly who did the three votes for the name I have actually decided upon (myself and a friend). I got the dog tag made up and with some work I managed to get it on the collar. My new puppy’s name will be Maya. I think she’ll get to come home in a week or two.

It’s a good thing I didn’t start work last week, because I was sick almost all of last week. I spent some quality time in bed, wishing that the world would stop moving on its own.

I started my first day of work. It was a nice, short 10 minute drive. Woo! It was weird though because I wasn’t really introduced to anyone new and I just headed to the back office. My boss, Mark, introduced me to Elsa, another girl who does the same thing I do. He asked her to show me how to use the system and show me the ropes and everything. She seemed surprised by this as she had never trained anyone and she wasn’t sure where to start or anything, but I think I got the hang of it. I was amused that she watches anime at her desk during lunch. I watched Excel Saga with her and had no idea what was going on.

I also didn’t really have a desk. There was a desk in there with plastic in all the drawers that the president told me he was considering taking for his office but he wasn’t sure. Also, my computer was on top of a mini-fridge. Elsa and I moved the computer to the desk and sat it in an awkward sideways position and I looked at some things for awhile. She watched me do a few more items later and then I spent the last hour reading the news online because I wasn’t sure what else I should be doing. Maybe tomorrow someone will tell me about timesheets and stuff.

Oh, and there are two puppies in the office. One in the front office and one in the back where I am. It’s just a cute little thing. It wandered in and said hello to us for awhile.

sickness sux.

I started making my samples for The Sampler for November. I sent in samples in August hoping to make it for the September birthday (the shrink plastic pendants), but alas, I didn’t get them done in time for that so they will be appearing in the October Sampler instead. This time I’m starting early so I don’t have to scramble at the last minute. Scrambling sux.

For November, I am making foreign postage stamp magnets.

The one in the lower right corner is the first one I’ve made so far. It has a beaded edge. It almost looks like mini-framed artwork now. I’ll probably experiment and do a couple of different edges, like maybe some embossed, glittered and metallic.

I don’t know why I got the urge to make lemon bars as I haven’t really ever had one before, but man, they are tasty. I should perhaps make them more often!

The pan of goodness.

One plate of goodness, topped with powdered sweetness.

I bought a dog bowl yesterday from Target. It was on my desk when my dad came in and asked me, “Are you eating out of the dog bowl?”, to which I replied, “No, I am decorating it.”