Machine Knitting Rocks!

My dad is hogging my knitting machine. Mom and I were having trouble getting it to work so we asked him for help. He ended up clamping it to a board to level it out and then figure out how to slide the carriage across so that it didn't catch on the needles. Well, he decided it was fun, so he spent like two hours making rows. LOL....I was finally able to use it this morning but then people that don't ever call me kept calling me every time I sat down. I was able to knit 34 rows in a row before I totally f-ed up and had to frog the whole thing.

Nicholas Sparks is signing books this wednesday at the BN on 41st in Tulsa. I am making my sister go down there. I would go, but I work 2nd shift at the warehouse. He writes the best romance novels ever. Besides it's her fault for getting me hooked on his books. I started reading the sequel to Wicked, which is called Son of a Witch. You have to love that title. Anyways, it's really good and I typically hate sequels.

Sunshine, if you're reading this you better tell me what you want for your birthday otherwise I might knit you a hot pink afghan with condoms for fringe. LOL. I think I would have to attach the condoms still in the package otherwise that could get gross.

A Quickie

Just a quick update before this weekend. The Ultimate Sweater Machine arrived on Tuesday. Mom and I are in the process of working all the kinks out of it and getting it all set up. The Gilmore Girls swap was a smashing success. My buddy loved her stuff and I love what I got. She sent me a tote bag with Luke's diner logo on it. It is so freakin awesome. My sis is going to be SO jealous. She also made me a pop tart journal. It is the coolest thing ever and she even used a strawberry box which is like my favorite flavor ever! There's a pizza party at work tonight. Yay!

Books and Yarn

After a busy week at work and a very successful crafting weekend, I decided that I should maybe update this. I finished my projects for the Gilmore girls swap after much debate on what I should make. My next swap is a 12 month long mail swap based on the book The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I have never read this book, but the basic idea behind it is really cool.
The Rainbow Brite scarf that I have been making on my loom knitter is 75% completed and is awaiting an emergency yarn run to Tulsa next weekend so that I can get two more balls of it so I can finish the scarf and have enough left over for fringe and maybe a matching hat? I also completed another hat for charity while I was watching Desperate Housewives. Bree is my favorite. I can relate to her the most. I haven't made much progress reading Wicked but I will probably read some more of that tonight since I am between projects while I wait for my knitting machine to arrive.
My Quilting with the Muppets book finally arrived yesterday. I didn't realize it was being shipped media mail so that's why it took so long to arrive. I totally want to make something with Kermit on it. I just have to find the right fabric. I also bought The Martha Rules yesterday and devoured it in a couple of hours. It is probably one of the best business books that i have read and it is very entertaining without sounding lame.
The weather really cooled off today so I'm loving it because I can wear fall clothes now like my hoodies and not sweat to death. Yay.
I don't really have any plans coming up for the rest of October. I'll be working nights at the warehouse and probably tinkering with the knitting machine once it gets here this week.

Tales from The Great Pumpkin

I survived the pumpkin patch and I wasn't stuck riding on the short bus with the kiddies. I got to ride with the moms like a big girl. It was so much fun watching them run around in the pumpkin patch trying to find a "big pumpkin" that they could carry because the rule was that you had to carry your own pumpkin back. There's a little play area up front with a playground and hay maze while you wait for the hay ride guy to pick you up to take you to the patch. I managed not to itch myself to death (hay is not a friend of mine) on the hay ride so I was quite proud of myself. Sadly, there was no major disasters to report. There was some parents there so I didn't really have to do much other then take pics of the kiddies, especially of the kids whose parents weren't there. I think it was well worth the sleep deprivation.

When I got back Mom and I ordered the knitting machine. I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!! It is slated to arrive in 7-12 business days. I will definitely be daydreaming about it all week.

I can't believe it's Monday already. The weekend sure flies when it's your time off. I wish the cooler weather would come back. I have never gone to the pumpkin patch when it's sunny and in the mid 70s. Where are you Autumn?

The Great Pumpkin

I finally finished the baby hat that I was making out of Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn. It turned out so cute! Then I started something for me on my Blue KK loom out of "Bright Clouds" Lion Brand Watercolors yarn. It's a wide scarf that is going to look really cool. I have already started my second ball on it. I am absolutely in love with this yarn. If i were a ball of yarn, this is the one I would be.

Tomorrow morning, I am giving up bonus sleep time to go to the pumpkin patch with my sister's preschool class. I haven't been to one since I was a tater tot. It will be insane, but I couldn't help be swayed by visions of Linus and the Great Pumpkin (which is my favorite Peanuts story). I am sure this will spawn lots of stories and hopefully some cute pics since I get to be the photographer.

As the Craft gods would have it, the Ultimate Sweater Machine deluxe is on sale at Joann's and if you get it online there's a 20% off coupon that you can use so it is one awesome deal considering the deluxe version comes with all the accessories you would have to buy separately if you just got the regular one. I think Mom and I are going to order it tomorrow since this is a limited time sale thing and we can't find it cheaper without having to do the online auction thing. I'm pretty excited about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than that, I plan on the usual working at the warehouse this week. I am also going to try to finish reading Wicked this week. It's my bedtime story.

Wicked Good

Screw the critics. I saw Elizabethtown today and I LOVED IT. The plot was so good, i love the knitted red hat, the kick-ass scrapbook with the mixed cds and the crazy-ass relatives. oh yeah, and Orlando Bloom was pretty easy on the eyes. Cameron Crowe did a great job with the movie soundtrack too.

Well, I am just now finally getting around to reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire. I don't have good excuses for why it has taken me so long to read this infamous book, especially when I have read all of his other works with the exception of the just published sequel Son of a Witch.

This week has flown by pretty fast due to my new job. I kinda of like working second shift and having the weekends off. Plus I get to look at books, movies, DVDs and CDs all day long--I feel like an unofficial librarian of sorts. I need to dig out my stash of t-shirts from college because I refuse to wear my nice shirts to work in the warehouse. You would be surprised how many people show up in their designer jeans and shirts...Craziness.

I have been a total bum when it comes to crafty pursuits. I hope to fix that tomorrow since I don't really feel like I accomplished much of anything today other then sleep and going to the movies.

Oh Happy Day

What an exciting day! My Muppets quilting book still hasn't came in the mail yet :( On the positive side, my swap goodies from Steph in Philly did and I just have to say that she totally rocks. She made me this really cool matching necklace and bracelet that are so pretty that I am going to wear them the next time I do something more important then going to WalleyWorld. I wish I lived in Philly--they have cool stuff there. I finished watching season 4 of the Gilmore Girls just in time to start working on my stuff for my next swap that I am participating in which is GG themed.

Oh yeah, the big news. I go to orientation for my new job tomorrow. I am so excited to be working again! Money and getting out of the house are very nice things.

Book Worm

I am such a blogging slacker. I have no good excuses. I've been making tons of hats on my looms cause I am easily entertained by it. Unfortuneatly it hasn't made a noticeable dent in my yarn stash under my bed. LOL...It also occupies me while I am waiting for a couple of packages in the mail and a call from the job people. I love my night time Tv too. I've became hooked watching Just Legal on the WB and Gilmore Girls keeps getting better and better. I can't forget the two Apprentice shows either. Rainy and hot weather needs to go away. I need a nice 60 degrees with no rain and a little sun. In non-yarn related news the next book I plan on reading is The Colorado Kid by Stephen King cause he's one of my most fave authors and it's October so it's a perfect time to read his works. I also went to the library book sale today and there was six boxes of kids books there and I about died. i found four mint condition Eric Carle books that were only 25 cents each ( i can't possibly describe the excitement and satisfaction about that find)and I got three Sesame Street books as well. I have to stock up because I know a lot of people right now with small children or babies on the way. Literacy is your friend.

My List

Most people make new years resolutions but why bother with tradition? Since this a pivotal year for me, I decided to come up with a list of 25 things I want to do before I turn 26(sept.25, 2006).

1. Get laid again
2. Buy a knitting machine and make cool stuff on it like the Cherokee Maiden does
3. Pay off the plastic
4. Go to California and visit A
5. DCI Champs in Madison (woo-hoo I like Wisconsin). to fly or drive?
6. Get a pair of kelly green chucks, a pair of black low chucks and the chocolate low chucks that are sans laces
7. Visit my cool relatives in Iowa and go shopping at my fave outlet mall
8. Use up my yarn stash so i can buy more and not feel guilty.
9. Make progress towards getting my own apartment or low rent shack

Uh, I can't think of any more because yeah resolutions suck. Maybe I will come up with some more later. I have made three hats on my Knifty Knitter, started a fourth and made a super cute pumpkin. I have to rotate hobbies cause I am hard to entertain. Mom and I helped my lil sis clean up her classroom. We were there for 5 hours. No-YAY! We steam-cleaned the magic carpet so it now smells clean and not like pee. I also got to organize a closet. YAY!!! I love doing that. It's like a little treasure hunt.