Kickstart

I know, I know, it's been awhile. Honestly, life hasn't been all that interesting. No one's ticking me off enough to vent about it, no real turbulence, to speak of.

I'm gonna do my magical kickstart. Three things I did today (yeah, eventful as hell, it's not even noon yet, and I've already got a nice list going)

Thing 1: Got woken up by my dad calling to wish me a happy Mother's Day <3 He's doing well. Nice to hear from them.

Thing 2: Took my Blazer to get the muffler fixed (bout goddamn time) it was so loud, it was giving me a headache to drive it. Finally scrounged up the fundage to have it repaired.

Thing 3: Ok, this is lame, but I'm so proud of myself. My favorite pants were developing a nice hole. Right along the edge of the pocket, down the leg. I've been being careful, and trying not to further the hole, as these really are my favorite pants. Big baggy green cargo pants. Sooo comfy. Yesterday, I went to the store to find a suitable replacement, or some crops, or something. The salesgirl was apathetic at best, and clearly didn't want to help me, I could tell. She gave me the almighty once-over, and moved on to wealthier looking targets. Fuck her, though, I had a bag of cash that I was looking to dump into their register, in exchange for a few pairs of decent pants. I just *look* like a bum. It's funny, I'm digressing, but I gotta say, it costs a lot of money to look like a bum... I'll make that a seperate entry, I think. I'll leave it at this: It's expensive to look this way, and still be neat and clean. Sooooanyway, I left there sans pants.

This morning, I go to put them on, and the once minisule hole is spreading. It's all the way up to the waistband, and halfway into the pocket. Rather than stop wearing The Best Pants Ever, I took some initiative, and decided to sew it. Now, I used to sew everything, I'm pretty good at it. When you buy cheap clothes, you just learn to sew, and make do. I once pieced a bra back together. It's been about 4 years since I've had to. I'm easier on my clothes, I guess, and I buy better stuff these days. So, I grabbed me some thread and set to work. I sewed that hole so well, from the inside, you can scarcely tell where the original stitching stops and mine starts. I sewed a Y in it, to reinforce the pocket, and doubled over my work. All handstitching (sewing machines scare me, long story). I walked around this morning with my huge keyring in that pocket, and it's holding up nicely. I'm so domestic :D I made myself proud.