twentyseven: hurray biden!

i have spent the past forty-eight hours doing two things: reading the last books of the twilight series and watching the first season of damages. i just finished damages last night and i am still thinking about how it ended. i loved the fact that everyone is so bad and you never really know what is going on. thankfully, all of the loose ends were tied by the end and they did a good job of setting it up for the next season.
as of tomorrow, my blog name will be outdated. i have been thinking about new names for my blog like, 'the employed crafter' (doesn't really roll off the tongue) or 'the soon-to-be unemployed crafter' (that sounds a little pessimistic and depressing). i think for now, i will stick to my current name.
i am beginning to feel a little nervous about starting work. i have been unemployed for so long, it is hard for me to believe that i finally have a job and will no longer have an endless supply of time to do whatever i want. i feel the same way i did before starting a new school, unsure of what is expected of me, anxious about meeting people, and and worried that i will be able to do everything.
on another note, i am so pleased that obama chose biden for his vp! i like the fact that biden fills in most of the holes that i wanted obama to fill (more foreign policy experience and more time in the government). as someone who wasn't very excited about obama (i wanted hilrod to get the nomination), i am much happier and much more enthusiastic about the obama biden ticket!
here are three necklaces i made before gorging myself on tv and books.
the clasp doesn't look too bad in this picture, but i didn't a pretty messy job on it. the necklace falls really nicely and looks good, but i am actually pretty embarassed by my poor craftsmanship.
i had some pieces of amber left over from some necklaces i restrung. i think this necklace was a real success, it has taken me awhile to find a non-tacky way of combining cloudy and clear amber chips.
i don't like this necklace much, but it took me quite a long time to make, so i am not going to cut it up. the colors are a little too muted for my taste, but it falls nicely and