30 Late Wednesday Night Thoughts

1. My power went off this morning around 6 AM with a couple of loud bangs.
2. I didn't think much of it, since it was back on around 7:15 AM and violent power outages have been a semi-regular occurrence since we moved into this house.
3. Until around 3 PM, when I realized the A/C wasn't on because it was a bit warm up in my sewing room.
4. And the thermostat was blank.
5. I made the rounds and threw all the relevant breakers.
6. Nothing.
7. I called the company that installed our new condenser unit in November 2009.
8. They were really nice and had a lot of suggestions.
9. I tried them all.
10. Nothing. And getting warmer.
11. By this time, I wasn't making much progress on the suit jacket due to the sweat factor.
12. Less than 4 full days left now.
13. The A/C company is coming tomorrow morning between 8-10.
14. Please let it be a cheap fuse and not a $$$ board or transformer.
15. Thankfully it was cloudy/rainy today and not bright sun shining down on my roof because that would have been completely unbearable.
16. Living in an apartment with a maintenance team is looking really good.
17. But I did finally manage Round 1 of pattern alterations.
18. Hopefully I won't need a Round 2.
19. I even cut out the muslin.
20. It's pink, because I'm out of official muslin and for some reason I have 5 yards of pink broadcloth.
21. I hope it was really cheap from Fabric.com because otherwise I have no idea why I bought it.
22. I will baste it together tomorrow after the A/C guy leaves.
23. I actually took some measurements and decided to drop to a 16 for upper bodice, down from my usual 18.
24. I hope I don't regret it.
25. In case you're wondering, I'm going with View A - the one without the front gathers.
26. I may add the back gathers.
27. We'll see how it looks in pink.
28. And right over my butt.
29. I'm glad I have a ceiling fan in my bedroom.
30. Oh, and I got the job. I start on Monday. ;-)

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Seriously, thank you everyone for all the prayers, good wishes, fingers and toes crossed, and supportive comments. It's all meant so much to me! As I mentioned, this is a long-term temporary job. So lets keep those toes crossed that they love me and it turns permanent. :-)