The one calming and centering presence in the life of the Selfish Seamstress, Dan, is going out of town tomorrow for a whole week. And you know what happened last time Dan went out of town. Undoubtedly sloth and chaos will be unbridled and entropy will ensue.
(The rainbows are there to taunt Peter, a.k.a. one of the sewing bloggers who is NOT marrying Dan, no matter what scheming he may be up to.)
At the same time, all of the Selfish Seamstress’s normal scheduled evening activities (namely dance classes) are on hiatus until the start of July. And for her, idle feet often mean idle hands. And idle hands… probably don’t feel like cooking dinner for one.
So here is the question. What will become of your Selfish Seamstress over the following weekend and week before she heads off to Seattle? (Thank you for all of your fabric store suggestions, everyone!) Check all that apply, or suggest your own outcomes!
Did I miss anything?
The Selfish Seamstress 
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June 25, 2010 at 9:45 am
Jan
What, we can’t vote for more than one choice? But ya gotta love someone who uses the word “entropy” in a blog post. (Especially because it pretty well describes my week. No sewing accomplished at all!)
June 25, 2010 at 9:46 am
selfishseamstress
You can vote for as many as you want! :D
June 25, 2010 at 9:50 am
Peter
“All of the above” would have saved us all some time, Miss Thing.
If “happy little bluebirds” can marry Dan, “why, oh why…can’t…I?
June 25, 2010 at 9:59 am
selfishseamstress
I figured I couldn’t simultaneously overshare *and* slack on my blog :) Mutually exclusive, hence no “all of the above” option :)
As to your question, the big picture answer is “American society. Ugh.” But in your specific case, it’s more like, “Because he doesn’t love you.”
ZING!
June 25, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Anonymous
You are wrong.
And I am right (of course).
Or in this case, Peter is right. You CAN do “all of the above”. It is quite possible to “overshare” on your blog while simultaneously “slacking”… if by “slacking” you mean “not accomplishing anything useful”.
Oversharing is not necessarily useful. By any means.
Trust me. I have seen many many disturbing examples of this in the past. (Not necessarily on your sad, disturbing blog but, you know, on blogs in general. I, of course, never succumb to this base behavior myself. But then, I’m perfect.)
June 25, 2010 at 12:41 pm
beangirld
oops. sorry. that anonymouse comment was from me (if you didn’t guess). I accidentally hit ‘enter’ and it posted before I could put my name in…. er…. wait… I mean, “I meant to do that. I’m perfect.”
June 25, 2010 at 12:42 pm
beangirl
oh holy hell. “Anonymouse”????
That is so the perfect villain for Mighty Mouse to fight.
~beangirlD (that “D” is apparently important somehow.
June 25, 2010 at 12:43 pm
selfishseamstress
Wow, there’s a lot of thinking aloud going on here. Carry on, Beanmouse.
June 25, 2010 at 9:52 am
Tasia
Haha, when I voted, ‘sink full of dirty dishes’ was leading the polls… Stock up on cereal and enjoy all the late-night sewing!
June 25, 2010 at 10:30 am
Julie
“Picking on cat…”–isn’t that what they are there for? Do you only pick on the cat when Dan’s gone? I torment my cats every day, sometimes more than once. Foolish felines always come back for more.
June 25, 2010 at 10:57 am
Colleen P.
Sweatpants? (does anyone actually believe Ms. Selfish wears sweatpants? Next she’ll be telling us she wore Dan’s hoodie…in public.)
Julie is right you know, you’re already slacking if you haven’t picked on your cat today, they require daily tormenting. I personally have a 12 year old boy to do the job but sometimes I like to rumple them just to keep my skill levels up. It’s not like I’m going to get to SEW or anything.
June 25, 2010 at 11:06 am
Ruth
I anticipate increased cat petting in cycles with increased picking on cat. The truly evil understand that you have to be sweet sometimes so that it stings more when you are Not Sweet. (Especially when dealing with cats).
June 25, 2010 at 11:23 am
Katie
You can’t fool us — We all know you don’t actually own any sweatpants.
June 25, 2010 at 11:29 am
Trisha
How can the sink get full of dirty dishes if you don’t cook?
June 25, 2010 at 11:47 am
Annie
My kids and husband are leaving tomorrow morning for 2 weeks. I bought a giant bag of cereal and 4 packages of rice a roni and that’s what I’ll probably be living on for the next 2 weeks!
I don’t have a cat but I do love terrorizing my dog, who, for some reason, is laying on the floor whining right now. I may have to kick him outside if he doesn’t stop.
I will be doing tons of sewing the next 2 weeks.
June 25, 2010 at 12:21 pm
PatternJunkie
Why didn’t you put “Plotting the demise of my nemeses at 3 AM” as an option? You do that when Dan’s home, don’t you?
June 25, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Sherry
I do hope we are going to see lots of photos of your big pile of finished sewing projects, and not your big pile of dirty dishes, your sleep deprivation in sweatpants, or your picked on cat!
Have a fun week!
June 25, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Amy
How come “Mail bra pattern winner her pattern” isn’t on the list? ;) I’m sitting here revving my sewing machine waiting by the mailbox!
Seriously though, you said I might have to remind you, so that was your reminder!
And I voted for dirty dishes… even when we eat out all the time or just don’t cook, the sink mysteriously has dirty dishes anyway. Still trying to decide why.
June 25, 2010 at 7:07 pm
deb
Hee hee all great ideas for next time the S.O. is out of town!
June 26, 2010 at 11:01 am
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June 26, 2010 at 2:24 pm
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How on earth do you match up plaids so perfectly…where did you learn this art form? I can’t match them up like that to save my life please enlighten us!