Thanksigiving……you are supposed to think of all the things in your life that you are thankful for. Why can’t you do that the other 364 days in the year? Why does it have to be this particular day?

I for one try to think of something that I am thankful for everyday. This puts me in a better mood and makes me forget, if not for a second, how uncertain my life is. It gives me something to grab onto when I am having a particularly rough day.

For instance, today I am most thankful for my rationality. It gets me through some really hard times. If I wasnt at least slightly rational I would get myself into a lot of trouble, possibly hospitalized in an institution. But when the going gets rough, rational takes over. So today, today I am thankful for my rationality. Thanks for saving my ass! I raise my half-full glass to you!

I have this low-tech pointer that I use during my presentations. It looks a lot like a radio antenna. And when I give presentations, INEVITABLY someone always says, “Would you rather use my laser pointer?” And I always flatly refuse. “I don’t like laser pointers because it makes it completely apparent if I am shaking.”

Well today - Today my story has been changed for all eternity!

(Hed - you should give me your address. You NEED one of these. Read on.)

My scooter is broken so this morning I opened up the engine compartment so that I could take out the spark plug. When I reached into the compartment, I ran into a sticky web. Which scared me. Because no sooner did I touch the web did a BLACK FREAKING WIDOW come out from hiding. I repeat: A BLACK WIDOW! I was going to get it out with a screw driver because there was no way I could kill it in the small engine compartment. And then I thought that the screwdriver wasn’t nearly long enough for me to get the spider out without her getting up to my hand. That is when… you guessed it… I pulled out my telescopic presentation pointer, extend that thing to max length, and move that black widow right out of its home. The spider was about the size of a nickel. She must have been living in there for a long time.

The funny part is, I got her out of the scooter and accidentally flung her into the grass, so I lost her. Now there is a big black widow on the loose in front of our apartment.

But the best part is that now when someone asks me with judgement in their voice why I am using a low-tech pointer, I have a way better story as to why I prefer it to a laser pointer. Because damn - the worst damage I can do with a laser pointer is burn out her retinas and don’t spiders have like a hundred or something?

So with the rush of Christmas crafts flooding in, I have decided that maybe the excess can go to good use. I have opened a shop on Etsy.com. Currently I have just posted my Green Tea Soap, but I will put a post here whenever I add another item to the store. You know, the plethora of baby blankets and maybe a stray necklace or two might make it up in the next few weeks. I think this will be a good opportunity to put out feelers. See if anyone likes the stuff. I had grand plans to set up a website to sell my crafts, but I really haven’t figured out this whole web design thing just yet. So until then - Etsy it is. Unless you know of a better one. Then please let me know!

Go ahead! Check it out!

I am not quite sure how my brain is functioning these days. I am forgetting certain things, especially directly after sleeping.

For instance, I went to hit my snooze button on my alarm for the fifth time today and realized that I didnt even remember hitting it the previous four times. I don’t even remember hitting it once. Normally I hit it twice. But five! And then not even remembering the first four times?

I am just going to contribute it to getting a better night’s sleep than I have been in the past. I was going through my insomniac phase, but I seem to have combat that situation. Hopefully……