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Happy Easter, Passover, Rite-of-Sping-of-your-choice folks.

I blogged some pics of the pretty little cherry tree that Jeff planted for me last year. It bloomed really early with all our lack-of-winter around here this year.

http://emjayimagination.blogspot.com/2012/04/happy-easter.html

I have found my next Forester. She's a 2005 XS model and I put a deposit down on her today.

In an amazing act of generousity, my papa has given me the money to pay for the whole cost above what my insurance payout is from the totalling of my old one. I cannot say thanks enough to him for helping me in this way. I was SO unhappy about having to go back to a car payment after so many years without one and this will make the experience of owning a new(er) car even better.

I've donated a piece of my jewelry to Fair Ivy to use in their sprize giveaway.  

I'm just super happy that the black and white collection I made a couple days ago made it to the front page of artfire.com and is there RIGHT NOW!!!

Just had to share :)

 I've updated my blogger blog again... That's twice in one week!  Don't worry, this probably won't become a habit.

You can read all about my odd job task of making back paint.  It made me feel like Jackson Pollack.  

Confused?  Don't worry.  All is explained:  http://emjayimagination.blogspot.com/2011/08/planet-in-pail.html

Okay, so this wasn't a total fail since the truffles did end up tasting good. But they looked a lot more like dog poop balls, which to me is a pretty majoy FAIL in candy making.

I tell the whole story with pics over on my blogger blog:
http://emjayimagination.blogspot.com/2011/07/truffle-fail.html

I blogged over on my other blog. If you want to see pictures of my new shop in the before-and-after cleaning phases you should check it out. (I know, exciting, right?)

Just go read it anyways, you know you want to!

So, I guess I'm just on a blog kick this week. Must be all the time off.

This morning I found a baby bird and managed to get it back into the nest where a mama cardinal is now looking quite content to have her chick back home.

Read the whole story with a couple pics over on my blogger blog:

http://emjayimagination.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-to-nest-with-you-little-bird.html

I rarely post over here, but since there's probably a few of you who aren't all over facebook with me I'll post my happy news here too.

I just got a new job!! I'll finally be escaping from the horrific and incompetent boss I've been working for these last two years and I couldn't be happier! I called up the designer/faculty member as soon as I got the offer and told him I quit. (I was a bit more diplomatic than "take this job and shove it", but only a little bit) I've also left a message for the head of schools' office to try and get onto his schedule for an exit interview. I'll take that one last chance to tell someone in charge about the problems my boss creates for everyone in the department in the hopes they can protect the students in my absence.

The new job will be as the Paint Shop Manager for a company in Boston called VDA Productions. They do mostly large corporate events, museum exhibits and that type of thing. It pays a good deal more than my gig in academia has and will give me a TON more autonomy plus the ability to put more of my many talents to good use.

I start in two weeks so I've got a little time to relax and enjoy my summer, then it will be very exciting to jump in!

I made up a cake for a BBQ at my mother-in-law's house yesterday and it came out really well. I've posted the recipe over on my other blog (where I am just as bad about updating as I am over here on LJ)

Check it out if you like:
http://emjayimagination.blogspot.com/2011/06/mint-cake-with-lemon-icing.html