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7 more to go and I'll hit 100 books. I think I've read way too much this year. lol. I need to compile an updated reading list with all 93 on it, but I need to fix my tags first.... 84) The Oldest Kind of Magic by Ann Macela 85) The Darkest Joy by Dahlia Rose 86) Del Fantasma: Texas Tea by Maura Anderson 87) Your Magic or Mine by Ann Macela
88) The Collettes: Willa by Dahlia Rose
89) Del Fantasma: Tie Me to the Bedpost by Celia Kyle
90) Stairway to Heaven by Shannon Leigh
91) Del Fantasma: Silk Panties by Celia Kyle
92) Del Fantasma: Sea Breeze by Jade Rivers
93) Charmed and Dangeous by Candace Havens
Next is to update the quilt UFO list. 1) My Autumn braid 2007 retreat quilt - needs sandwiched and quilted 3) an old sampler quilt I started (which is going to cross with the calicocats block of the month, hopefully) 4) a quilt that was started by my stepmother-in-law that I would like to finish for her. 5) Joann's 2001 Block of the Month Christmas Quilt (needs finished being put together) 6) a heart quilt (needs sandwiched and quilted) 7) $10 quilt top that needs quilted. (this is actually a WIP-I'm currently handquilting it here and there) 8) Fairy quilt from this year's retreat (needs quilted) 9) my cross - stitch dragons quilt (I forget who I need to give credit to for this quilt idea... ) 10) Daintress's fairy quilt (needs quilted)
11) Cat Panel (just working on handquilting)
12) jeans quilt/blanket
Hmmm. not getting too far on it. I'm working on quilting the cat panel and the $10 quilt. I need to practice my machine quilting before attempting the fairy quilts and I am working here and there on my cross-stitch dragons. Soon, I'll be adding the 2008 b-day blocks quilt. I'll write a fuller, more comprehenzsive post at some point, I just wanted to get thoughts on paper while I was thinking about it. Tags: 50bookchallenge, book, quilt, ufos
Mood:  tired
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I rarely watch chick flicks, I don't watch Oprah, Lifetime and Oxygen? Ugh. Too many bash men movies or "let's see if we can get you to cry stuff" In other words, even though I'm a female? I'm not a feminine female. I like football, I like playing pinball with the hubby. About the only feminine sterotype about me? I like to quilt and cross stitch. So when one of my co-workers was unable to go to the PA Governor's Conference for Women today, I was surprised that I actually wanted to go. When I walked in this morning, I prepared myself for an estrogen fest. An Oprah like experience all day. What I got? Well, okay some of it was Oprah like. But seriously, it wasn't that bad. It was a whole day celebrating women and a day for a women to focus on herself. Some highlights of the day. Nancy Brinker, the founder of the Susan G Komen Foundation spoke. Did you know how much money Pennsylvanians raise every year for their foundation? Alot! I hadn't realized how much knowing my mom and pete's stepmom's experiences with this disease affected me til I choked up when she was talking about breast cancer and research and had surviviors stand up. I choked up. I thank God that my mom and Millie are both doing well and that technology has advanced to the point it has that they had alternatives. Naomi Tutu spoke as well. What an inspiring and interesting speech. Wow. Where she came from and where she is now? Fantastic. There were several breakout sessions through the morning. I went to one on a Beststress Zone. Unfortunately, it was cut short because the morning session ran a little long. I may have to look up the speaker and see if she has a website. It was pretty interesting and I can definitely use some techniques for dealing with stress. The second breakout session was Bob Harper. Now, I have never watched the Biggest Loser, so I knew nothing about the man, but the title of the seminar had interested me " Are You Ready? Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape, and Change Your Life Forever" He spoke for about half an hour and it was interesting, but I was a little disappointed in the Q&A session. My main thought is that if you have ever been on a diet or had a friend on a diet, you knew the answers to half the questions that you asked (one woman asked how many times a day you should eat. 3 meals and 2 snacks. and just common sense questions).
I wandered the exhibit hall a little bit. Some of it was interesting to check out, some of it was kind of like...why???? But I have a bag of stuff I need to go through and clean out sitting in my craft room.
Elizabeth Edwards was supposed to speak, but she wasn't feeling very well due to a virus. She is undergoing treatments for breast and bone cancer. Instead of her speaking, they moved the keynote speakers from the 4:30 session to lunch. The ladies of wowohwow.com. They were....well one of the ladies is Miss Manners and i have to say, she had a very valid point, which is probably what drove home that I need to get my mind away from terms like "estrogen fest" She said that they've taken away almost every single title of respect that a woman has had and has given it a negative or dirty connotation. The only one left is Lady and they want to change that as well. What a point to remember. One of the things that disappointed me though? They asked about Sarah Palin at the debate tonite. And over half the room cheered when asked if they thought she would get her "comeuppance" tonite. Now. Whether you like her or not. You have to be proud of the fact that a woman from a small town in Alaska is being considered for the second highest office in the land. I mean how many women can say that they have gotten past a glass ceiling and made it into a high position? How many women are in Congress. Governor Rendell, who I cannot stand, even if he is our state's governor said that there are only 27 women representatives. 27! And we're cheering that one woman who has a chance to make a difference for all women is going to "get her comeuppance?" We should be proud of the fact that she is fighting for the Vice Presidency. Whether you support the Obama/Biden ticket or not. Look at what one woman can do. But anyways, it made me think.
The after noon session wasn't as interesting. It was supposed to be about change, but I think I got lost somewhere in there because my brain checked out.
But overall, it made me think and look at a lot of things differently. In other words, it made an impression on me and if I get a chance to go again, I will leap at it. Or I will definitely mention it to my boss in a couple of years to see if I can go, if I'm still with my company.
But I have to say, I am disappointed in my workplace. That would have invaluable to any woman in my office and I'm still not sure how exactly they decided who was going. Only about 25 women got to go. And I only got to go because someone else couldn't. I am going to write and thank the woman who hosted it for the opportunity and then mention that when it comes back to Pittsburgh, hopefully all the women in the office will be given an opportunity to go. I know some of them won't, but it just didn't seem fair that some people who would have benefitted from it didn't get a chance to go. And I noticed that about a lot of the corporate tables. They sent a handful token representation of women to this thing. *shakes head* I just don't get it.
I guess I got out of the day that we women need to stand up for ourselves. Change our lives so that we can be happy with us. We need to embrace being a woman. It really is going to change my thinking... but I'm still not watching Oprah! Tags: me, political, seminar, work
Mood:  contemplative
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