The sheets had to be folded along the perforations and then stacked together and bound.

The book premiered at Crunchtime 2010 in the UK.

I took the scraps home instead of throwing them out and all winter a strip of it sat at the foot of my computer desk for me to put my stocking feet on to insulate from the floor.  I traced the pattern of a pair of my flip-flops onto them and then cut out soles quite a while ago.

It took an Instructables contest to get me going on finishing up the project though.  I used seat belt webbing salvaged from cars at the dump and a curved needle with thick thread to sew together these comfortable and very cushony indoor sandals.

It just so happened that Instructables was holding a contest that this project would work nicely in also!

I tried to sleep in on Sunday. But it was too nice out. Ollie wanted to just lounge in the sun. But I went to the landfill and salvaged a few things. I grabbed some aluminum, a metal wheelbarrow basin, some wooden slats from an Ikea bunkbed frame, and metal reflective flashing used on flourescent light fixtures.

Then I went to the brunch at PFI that is thrown for the fire department. Mmmmm bacon!

I got home and assembled some chairs that were replacements for ones that broke during shipping. I was able to repair the broken ones though so I have a LOT of matching chairs. Eleven.

I then tried working on an idea I had for the wearable art show that KFSK has later this month.

Last night was the eve of Chinese New Year and here’s a video about 6 hours into the fireworks. Shot from Pepper’s balcony.

After the crazy birthday last year ($1,000 worth of stuff and my passport stolen) I promised myself that future birthdays wouldn’t be spent at foreign police stations. So far it is a success. But in an hour my flight departs for Shanghai which will cut my birthday short by crossing the International Date Line.

The mountains were beautiful on my flight from Petersburg to Juneau. I’ll soon be on a flight to Seattle where i’ll be renewing my Aquatic Facility Operator certification. On the 6th I head to Shanghai!

On Friday we had our "guy’s lunch out" and somehow I mentioned the ping pong table at work. Within hours there was a battle in the activity room. For almost 3 hours Seth went undefeated. He took it easy on me as I learned the game.

Way back on the 9th I went to the homecoming games. I spent 7 hours sitting on the bleachers (and standing to stretch when possible).

I realized that the kids on the court that day were all in 2nd grade or lower when I moved to Petersburg.

36 is just over a week away for me.

1. Retire?  I love my job.  Heck, today i lost track of time and was late leaving work to meet my Girl scout cookie hook-up.  I guess i’d retire from 8-5 (plus some nights and weekends) work and do whatever the heck i wanted.
2. Travel.  More.  I get to travel a bit already.  But that’s because i wondered if i’d look back at an older age and wish that i did some more adventurous travel when i was younger.  Because i know i’m going to want to just do cruises to exotic places later.
3. Be generous.  Maybe give out emergency loans or scholarships or build playgrounds in middle-class neighborhoods.  I have always felt a little dissed because of those “at-risk youth”and their “lower class” neighborhoods dominated by “minorities.”  Not jealous mind you.  Just dissed for not being extraordinary either.  Where is the program for the straight C student that just is?
4. Cross breed my money tree with a tree that grows golden delicious apples.  I like them.
5. Make it so i didn’t spend money.  Like making major energy efficiency changes…
6. Go back to school.  I liked college.  But i’m afraid to try distance ed classes.  I’m just not sure that i’m the right kind of person to motivate myself.
7. Have someone do my laundry, dishes, and general cleaning.  I guess now i’m really letting all this money get to my head!
8. Give gifts to people randomly.
9. Become insanely protective about my money tree.
10. Bury my money in big mason jars below my money tree.  Maybe i should bury it in something more permeable than glass though – perhaps that’s what money trees need for fertilizer.

Oh – and maybe one more thing.  Buy a really good metal detector.  Because looking for old coins and lost jewelry just seems like a good way to make some money, have fun and get some fresh air and exercise.