Favorite Things Monday: Women Working

Today I really need Favorite Things Monday. It’s the kinda day for which FTM was created: 1) I did not get a new job that I really really wanted. By the skin of my teeth. Like after they called my references (including my current boss). The other person had a “strong internal endorsement.” Argh. 2) Five minutes later, I got a call from Mr. “Why Can’t You Perform Miracles?” faculty member and I let the call go to voicemail. 3)Despite about 2 weeks of trying, I can’t seem to post this big blog-gift update. WordPress hates me. Or perhaps WordPress hates Flickr. 4) My sidebar sucks and I’ve been too lazy to fix it.

This picture came from a calendar. I don’t remember what calendar. I don’t remember what year. Considering that I’ve owned it for at least 8 years, I’m guessing it came from a political paraphenalia supply house of some sort or another. 99% of my political posters have relocated to a lovely cardboard box in the basement (as yet not the recycling), but I love this image so much that I cut it out of the calendar, framed it, and it’s hung in every home that I’ve lived in. Today, it seems particularly appropriate.

More favorites from an awesome weekend:

• a bottle of red wine with Wifey (yeah no preggie!);
• took Little Man to the lumber yard;
• re-built an 8′x10′ grape arbor with Wifey (yeah no preggie!);
• engaged in some dick swinging at the plumbing supply house (a story for another day);
• fixed the last bit of plumbing in my upstairs bathroom;
• rediscovered my local FreeCycle and scored a free lawn mower;
• celebrated a family birthday;
• knit the Dale;
• pulled the toe off a Monkey (that sounds bad);
• used a circular saw for the first time and didn’t lose a limb;
• used a chisel for the first time;
• felt like a baaaaadaaaaaaasss for most of those 48 hours; and
• got my SOCKPAL assignment!!