BitterSuites

Continuing to sell stuff, sort of randomly…

• Set of 9 yellow metal napkin rings — got these at a yard sale in a big old bag of napkin rings. I’m happy they’re off to a better home.
• Cabbage Patch Kids Book — Collectors right?
• Set of ink cartridges that were expired, but new in package
• The old woman who lived in a shoe vintage toy — got this from an antique dealer years ago for practically nothing, but it was time to rehome it.
• 1 Dress pattern — multiple dress styles in one pattern. A good value I think.
• Set of 4 large purple beaded napkin rings — these flowers were the size of my hand, I swear!
• Rainbow Brite book — viva la 80s!
• Set of 4 daffodil napkin rings — metal work and quite nice.

I honestly didn’t know that there were three different US sign languages. I knew there were different sign languages for different countries, as signing is generally something which grows organically out of the Deaf communities.

It makes sense of course. I know there are several ways of teaching ASL. (And whether or not the school focuses on the use of voice as well as signing.) But I never studied ASL in a school setting, I only picked up bits and pieces from my cousins and watching the ASL interpreters at work and concerts and such. (Though I did promise my cousin I would learn sign. Time to find classes at a local college.)

A YouTuber I was watching mentioned that she was using PSE rather than ASL and I had to go look it up. For your information:

ASL = American Sign Language, which grew out of the Deaf community and has its own grammar, etc. <– this is the language I’m familiar with

PSE = Pidgin Sign Language, which uses ASL signs with English grammar, however drops many modifiers.

SEE = Signed Exact English, which is as it says is an exact translation of English.

The article below gives a much better definition of each.

https://signsoflifeasl.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/3-forms-of-sign-language-asl-vs-pse-vs-see/

I do these to be accountable to someone, even if it’s just the net. Oh my! This is a bit late, isn’t it? But then, what is time but a social construct? 

• Complete Short Stories:
  • TTOBT
  • WOW
  • CN
  • ZJ
  • GG
• Complete Novels:
  • K&N — Got four chapters done and figured out how to end the bloody thing. So, well, I know what I’m doing for Nano and it’s not a new project.
  • TBM
  • TCC
  • ADM
  • PR
• Sell 60 items this year (5/month) <– Sold ink, a vintage toy, 1 pattern, 2 sets of napkin rings, and 1 book Total count = 42
• Post 12 Pc of Artwork on Etsy
• Finish stuffed cupcake <– More than a quarter of the base now finished
• Blog daily on Bittersuites <– Wow. This was an utter failure.
• Write 12 flash stories on Wedschild’s Wanderings <–I am so behind.

• Podcast flash stories
• Create audiobook for CBE
• Edit C.J. short story
• Update Patreon
• Create IGB Videos
• Quarterly newsletters for IGB&GFP  <– Hired a VA – to be known here as C – she’s making templates for me.
• Exercise 3X a week : T, TH, S

Pie in the Sky Goals

• Start a hyper-local paper for BG. — Go door to door gathering info 
• Develop an AI assistant
• Start a gentlewoman’s club — like an old-fashioned men’s club. A dining room, a bar, reading/lounge rooms, library, gaming room, media room, rentable area for weddings and like, rooms that members can sleep in for the night. Yearly membership, plus food and such. <– you know, my friends are supposed to *stop* not encourage madness like this.

Actual Bucket Goals

• Adapt forensic sniffer as a blood sugar detector
• Sail on a clipper ship
• Visit Paris (Esp. Disney Paris)
• Visit London and take the Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper tours
• Go back to Germany and visit all the places I missed and what was East Germany
• Develop a method for cleaning up space junk. Possibly using electromagnets.