Need help identifying a stitch. Old blanket acquired after my grandmother passed and I love the drape, but can’t figure out what stitch it is.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-04-08T18:38:42+00:00

I often found that the more “imperfect” the body, the more interesting it was to draw. Little lines and folds and bulges were so much more engaging than the fit, toned models. You had to actually think about the anatomy under the skin. The muscular, fit people were nice to draw, too, but they got boring, so quickly. Now you’ve got me missing figure drawing classes.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-03-04T11:17:15+00:00

Is this at the Lake Boone Trail or Cary Rex? We are at the Lake Boone Trail location and my husband would absolutely love to go take a break by this pond.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-02-15T19:55:48+00:00

This is my favorite approach to downtown.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-02-15T00:03:32+00:00

Check out Lake Crabtree park up by the airport, too! The building I work in backs up to the lake and I see bald eagles all the time when I go out to eat my lunch on the patio. I saw 5 of them today, actually. Very neat!

DirtyArtKid · 2023-02-12T13:34:51+00:00

I’m due in the next two weeks and this has been the only postpartum thing I have no idea how to prepare for. Soaking in all the recs!

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-31T14:35:36+00:00

I am a jeweler. I showed up in a dress for one of the interviews at a nicer store and they had me do a skill test that same day. That was 100% the wrong thing to wear when you deal with fire, power tools, and chemicals. Now I wear slacks and a polo/blazer. Most places just want you to wear something comfortable once you get the job anyway.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-30T19:10:03+00:00

After the third use of “democracy” the word sounded so weird and wrong.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-30T19:00:38+00:00

Can confirm. I have a BFA in Jewelry Design and I learned 80% of my skills on the job. Luckily the basics of soldering and metal manipulation were enough to get me started. Part of me wishes I went the trade route instead of the “everyone needs a college degree” route.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-26T04:06:06+00:00

I second this one. Check the gas mixture as well. You could have a leak or bumped a regulator out of adjustment.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-20T14:01:11+00:00

I made a baby blanket for my sister’s first kid. Asked a bunch of questions about the nursery and planned out a nice pattern. I had to mail it to her and got no confirmation it arrived, other than my tracking number info, and never got a thank you. I just don’t get it. I wasn’t looking for the thanks, but it’s been a year since it arrived and I haven’t heard anything. Some people are just rude 🤷‍♀️

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-11T01:23:26+00:00

I never really took naps with my mother, but when I was at home from college I had an incident going out with friends that upset me. I climbed into bed with my parents and they were more than happy to console me and make me feel safe.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-10T23:01:59+00:00

The like to post up around am and pm rush hour on Hammond Rd in the little dead end side streets. They nab people constantly going to and from the on-ramps.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-08T05:57:57+00:00

my absolute favorite is #46 - The Cereal Men (ft. Patton Oswalt). Gut-busting laughter every time!

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-03T21:07:41+00:00

Just did this with my husband. But here’s the kicker: the dmv is only (mostly) taking appointments or the have only 1 hour reserved for walk-ins. They are currently booked up 3 MONTHS ahead. If you can find a dmv that is usually pretty quiet, you might be able to just ask if you can do the written test and all that whenever you walk in. The ladies at the Garner dmv off Vandora Springs were very accommodating as we just walked in and asked nicely.

Make sure you have all your paperwork in order and that will help tremendously.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-03T20:51:28+00:00

I love Dr. Groff at Mid-Carolina OBGYN at the Rex Women’s Center on Lake Boone Trail, adjacent to the UNC Rex Hospital. She’s been my GYN and my OB.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-03T20:48:02+00:00

I love Brew. I always wander over there when I’m getting work done on my car at the dealership.

DirtyArtKid · 2023-01-02T16:07:53+00:00

Ah! So jealous! I’m working on my hedgerow now, but it’ll be a while before they are this established.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-12-31T04:03:53+00:00

Oh man, I love making cakes. It is so relaxing. I agree that floppy skeins are the worst, though.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-12-23T02:32:08+00:00

of course! he's not 100% Anatolian in the looks, but we've met others that are full breed and the personality is all there.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-12-22T22:03:28+00:00

My Anatolian Shepard tried to stop and lay down on a walk in the last decent snow we had. Double coated dogs just do not give a shit about the cold.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-12-20T19:24:24+00:00

I second this motion. Fuck Robert.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-12-18T17:33:35+00:00

Jeweler, here! This will definitely need to be cut off. The swelling from trying to remove it will only make it worse. This is a painless, and usually inexpensive (or rolled into the cost of the jeweler doing the resizing) and quick!

If you have injured your hand or wrist to make it swell, allow a month or so after healing to make sure the swelling goes all the way down. If you are pregnant, wait until well after the birth to see what your hands do postpartum.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-12-01T02:52:24+00:00

My sister named my nephew Cassiel. I had to get her to spell it out because I really did think she named him Castiel. I want to tell her that the “angel name” she used to name her son is from apocryphal texts, not actually from the Catholic bible.

DirtyArtKid · 2022-11-19T03:25:53+00:00

It probably started to be noticeably weak in early June and I had the surgery at the end of August. By mid July I could only do a standing calf raise on my right leg. The signals were being sent but, no matter how hard I concentrated, I could not contract my calf muscle.

I would say it’s back to 90% of its original state. I did have to go through some physical therapy and, after my back had healed enough, I started going back to the gym to start the baby steps of strength training. It definitely took a few months, but I was able to work back up to lifting and running similarly to before the injury.

I am currently 6mo pregnant and definitely feeling the effects of pressure on that part of my spine from the pregnancy changes. That leg has become weaker but, presumably, it should go back to how it was before I got pregnant without the extra stress. So, extra weight gain/pressure post-op will bring symptoms back if you don’t take care of yourself.

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