I was slightly naughty this weekend and ordered two pairs of circular needles and a Cat Bordhi book so that I can learn how to knit socks. I need a portable project and I need something to hold my interest. Since I discovered that it is impossible to find two pairs of circular needles in the same size small enough to knit socks with in my town, I did what anyone in my situation would do and ordered it all through Knit Picks. I got the Harmony wood fixed circulars. I prefer wood to metal and I don't think I'm responsible enough yet to have interchangeable circulars yet. Especially when I keep having to move, I would be upset if I lost a piece! Anyways, this will be my first online order since the move, so hopefully it goes smoothly. It's a small enough package, they should be able to just shove it in the door or through the mail slot.
I'm excited because Sunshine is coming to visit this weekend and we are going shopping with my sister in T-town. I put myself on an allowance for this trip, but if my current trend continues, I have either had problems finding what i am looking for or it doesn't work/fit right and I end up returning it, so I should be okay.
My knees are still killing me from the stairs and all the moving this weekend. Unfortunately for them, it is really hard for me to be imobile long enough to give them a rest unless I am sleeping.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Mission Accomplished!!
We are officially moved all in one day! It only took five chicks and one dude! My sis and I are really lucky to have awesome co-workers. I took us all out to the Pizza Hut downtown as a thank-you and we ended up with the most perfectly cooked pizza and breadsticks. We still have some leftovers in the fridge. Mackie and I are online again and the only issue we have is that the cold water hook-up in the utility room has a leak but we called the property manager and she is sending a plumber over on Monday. My new room is so big is makes my double wide futon look like a twin bed even when it is folded flat. I can put like all my furniture in there and still have loads of floor space to sprawl.
I love my new closet. All my clothes and coats don't even fill up half of one side. I am still working on unpacking. Our first project this morning was finding the power strip so that we could plug in the router and the printer.
Somehow in the midst of all the crazy, I snuck away to have lunch with S from Tempted Yarns. Seriously, she is one of the coolest chicks ever! We had been messaging back and forth on Ravelry for weeks and finally had the chance to meet. She is going to teach me how to knit socks and probably a ton of other stuff. Her yarn is gorgeous in person too. I definitely came away with a good dose of knitting inspiration which is good because I am in between projects. Once I unbury my yarn stash I am definitely going to start a new project.
I love my new closet. All my clothes and coats don't even fill up half of one side. I am still working on unpacking. Our first project this morning was finding the power strip so that we could plug in the router and the printer.
Somehow in the midst of all the crazy, I snuck away to have lunch with S from Tempted Yarns. Seriously, she is one of the coolest chicks ever! We had been messaging back and forth on Ravelry for weeks and finally had the chance to meet. She is going to teach me how to knit socks and probably a ton of other stuff. Her yarn is gorgeous in person too. I definitely came away with a good dose of knitting inspiration which is good because I am in between projects. Once I unbury my yarn stash I am definitely going to start a new project.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Hitch Up the Wagon, Ya'll!
That title sounds really cheesy, but too bad because it is the truth. We are moving to the new townhouse on Saturday. My sister and I have recruited some of our co-workers to help us move. I recruited some man muscle by bribing them with pizza and beer. The beer will only be distributed after all furniture and boxes have been delivered to the townhouse. I can't help it if I am a control freak. A the co-worker came over this evening to help me pack up the kitchen. We have enough cups and plates for a family of ten, but most of the kitchen crap is actually my sisters. I am only really guilty of my est. 60+ Eskimo Joe's cups in a variety of colors. Anyways, A the co-worker is a super packer and we had that all packed up in about 1 1/2 hours. It seems to me that we are basically down to the odds and ends stuff that you just throw in the back of your car or in a laundry basket.
We still don't have our mail. The post office is blaming it on the Monday holiday and claims that we should have it tomorrow. I just want my stupid paycheck that was mailed to me so that I have some cash flow again.
I am excited about Saturday, it's just a little nerve wracking thinking about the logistics of it all. I just have to relax a little and trust that somehow it will all work out. My sister has to play hooky tomorrow so that we can get the utilities turned on over there. Half the places insist on someone being there which makes sense but if they won't come out past 2pm how in the hell are working people supposed to be there? Hence, my sister taking a personal day.
Anyways, I'm really tired from everything that has been going on, but I thought I would give a little update. Crafty news probably won't occur until sometime after Saturday.
EDIT TO ADD: I just found out that Apple has released a HOT PINK NANO VIDEO!!!! OMG I have died and gone to electronics heaven. This might be the one I pick. I heart hot pink soooo much.
We still don't have our mail. The post office is blaming it on the Monday holiday and claims that we should have it tomorrow. I just want my stupid paycheck that was mailed to me so that I have some cash flow again.
I am excited about Saturday, it's just a little nerve wracking thinking about the logistics of it all. I just have to relax a little and trust that somehow it will all work out. My sister has to play hooky tomorrow so that we can get the utilities turned on over there. Half the places insist on someone being there which makes sense but if they won't come out past 2pm how in the hell are working people supposed to be there? Hence, my sister taking a personal day.
Anyways, I'm really tired from everything that has been going on, but I thought I would give a little update. Crafty news probably won't occur until sometime after Saturday.
EDIT TO ADD: I just found out that Apple has released a HOT PINK NANO VIDEO!!!! OMG I have died and gone to electronics heaven. This might be the one I pick. I heart hot pink soooo much.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Weekend Update
After a trying day on Friday,I must say I am having a fantastic weekend. I have spent the weekend at my best friend Sunshine's house for some much needed R & R. When I got here, my shoulders had so much tension in them that made it really uncomfortable to do much of anything without taking some Rapid Release Tylenol. I am happy to report that the tension has left and even with a couple of drama calls from my sister I still feel more relaxed then I have felt since before the robbery. I'm not really sure what it is but Sunshine has this quality about him that just makes everything crappy going on seem less crappy. Even when he makes me watch scary movies like Joy Ride, it's still not as scary as it would be if I was by myself or with my scaredy-cat sister.
Anyways, before I describe my shopping trip, I have to give Sunshine a BIG THANK YOU FOR EVERTHING that he has done for me this weekend. Did I mention that he gave me the coolest presents ever? When he was in Chicago he was fortunate enough to see one of our all-time favorite musicals, Wicked and he brought me back not only the fancy tour program, but he book me a copy of the Wicked Grimmarie(sp?) which gives all the behind the scenes info about Wicked the Musical and it is just an awesome book. It's the kind of book that you put on your coffee table and every one picks it up to start looking at it. Wicked is coming to Kansas City and we are going to try and get tickets.
The shopping. Well since my sister and I are moving into the new townhouse this weekend and my stupid paychecks are still being mailed to me, I have been on a semi-strict shopping budget. I did get a new pair of Clover bamboo straight needles (size 10 1/2), one skein of chocolate taupe LB Cotton-Ease, an issue of Simply Knitting (British) and the first book that Wally Lamb did with his writing group from the York Correctional Institute. Sunshine bought a really cool new laptop bag (his current one is pretty beat-up) that is kind of like the new one that my dad bought my sister for her new laptop. I want to get one that is a similar size and slim like theirs but I don't want the exact same one and I need a different color scheme as in not black. I don't like to buy black laptop bags because everyone gets black ones and I wear enough black clothes without adding to it. While I was at Books-A-Million, I did read through the new Anticraft book and it has some really sweet patterns in it that I could and would actually make, so after I have moved and etc., this will be ordered.
I have made three child-sized hats on my knifty knitter (red loom) this weekend from some LB Homespun and RH Supersaver that is from my stash.
Happy Birthday to baby L! She's turning two today and I can't believe it and I'm sure that her A her mother can't believe it either. L is a sweet little girl and a very well-behaved child (which is quite rare these days).
Songs on my itunes:
Closer by Joshua Radin
What If You by Joshua Radin
These songs are so beautiful and were brought to my attention by Sunshine. So of course, I listened, got hooked on the melody and then proceeded to download them through itunes. For statistical purposes, What If You is the 409th song I have downloaded since purchasing my Mac Powerbook (Mackie) in March 2006. Yes, I am contributing to Steve Jobs' retirement fund very heavyily, but the Apple folks have always given me superior customer service and provided me with products that are pretty, functional and low maintenance.
Anyways, before I describe my shopping trip, I have to give Sunshine a BIG THANK YOU FOR EVERTHING that he has done for me this weekend. Did I mention that he gave me the coolest presents ever? When he was in Chicago he was fortunate enough to see one of our all-time favorite musicals, Wicked and he brought me back not only the fancy tour program, but he book me a copy of the Wicked Grimmarie(sp?) which gives all the behind the scenes info about Wicked the Musical and it is just an awesome book. It's the kind of book that you put on your coffee table and every one picks it up to start looking at it. Wicked is coming to Kansas City and we are going to try and get tickets.
The shopping. Well since my sister and I are moving into the new townhouse this weekend and my stupid paychecks are still being mailed to me, I have been on a semi-strict shopping budget. I did get a new pair of Clover bamboo straight needles (size 10 1/2), one skein of chocolate taupe LB Cotton-Ease, an issue of Simply Knitting (British) and the first book that Wally Lamb did with his writing group from the York Correctional Institute. Sunshine bought a really cool new laptop bag (his current one is pretty beat-up) that is kind of like the new one that my dad bought my sister for her new laptop. I want to get one that is a similar size and slim like theirs but I don't want the exact same one and I need a different color scheme as in not black. I don't like to buy black laptop bags because everyone gets black ones and I wear enough black clothes without adding to it. While I was at Books-A-Million, I did read through the new Anticraft book and it has some really sweet patterns in it that I could and would actually make, so after I have moved and etc., this will be ordered.
I have made three child-sized hats on my knifty knitter (red loom) this weekend from some LB Homespun and RH Supersaver that is from my stash.
Happy Birthday to baby L! She's turning two today and I can't believe it and I'm sure that her A her mother can't believe it either. L is a sweet little girl and a very well-behaved child (which is quite rare these days).
Songs on my itunes:
Closer by Joshua Radin
What If You by Joshua Radin
These songs are so beautiful and were brought to my attention by Sunshine. So of course, I listened, got hooked on the melody and then proceeded to download them through itunes. For statistical purposes, What If You is the 409th song I have downloaded since purchasing my Mac Powerbook (Mackie) in March 2006. Yes, I am contributing to Steve Jobs' retirement fund very heavyily, but the Apple folks have always given me superior customer service and provided me with products that are pretty, functional and low maintenance.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Setting Forth
I have been on a roll today. I got all the vacuuming, dishes, laundry and recycling done. I returned my sister's book to the library for her and walked out three books that had been on my "to-read" list for a long time. I saw the movie No Reservations, which is so good!!! I will definitely be watching it again. I even watched the series finale of Sex in the City (I am counting the days until the movie comes out).
I am excited because the PACK IS BACK!!! My all-time favorite football player Brett Farve and the boys won the big game at Lambeau Field and the snow was falling and it was just so pretty....His wife's new book was one of the books that I checked out at the library today.
I also found the world's most perfect Valentine's Day card for Sunshine today at Walgreen's. I am so proud of myself because it is one of the coolest cards I have found in awhile and it just really describes us perfectly.
Tomorrow the big Masterpiece season kicks off on PBS and I am so excited because they are doing "The Complete Jane Austen." Six of the movies based on her books and one Jane Austen biography movie. The first one they are showing is Persuasion. I am really excited about this because one of my goals this year is to read all of her novels, so this series could not occur at a more perfect time. Plus, my cousin gave me the BN complete Jane Austen edition which is really heavy, but it is handy to have them all in one book. I printed off the teacher's guide and the Jane Austen bookmark from the Masterpiece site too. I am stoked.
More book talk. These are the three books I checked out today:
1. Slash - the audiobiography by Slash (Velvet Revolver and Guns n Roses guitarist amongst other accomplishments). He was one of my musical idols growing up.
2. Don't bet against me! - Deanna Favre's new book about her life and overcoming breast cancer. I love stories that inspire and talk about overcoming the odds.
3. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain- written by Oliver Sachs, who wrote Awakenings (remember the movie version with Robin Williams?) I am a total sucker for music and books about music. This book looks like it will be really good.
I know it seems odd to be checking out books when I haven't read the ones I received for Christmas yet, but my library is a really nice library and they order a lot of new books and since there are apparently a lot of readers in my town, sometimes there is a long wait list to read some of the more popular books, so if I see it on the shelf, I check it out. Plus, I like to save the ones I buy for trips because that way I don't have to worry about losing a library book or racking up a fine if I don't make it back in time.
I did download the Into the Wild soundtrack last night and yet again, Eddie Vedder has provided me with hours of blissful music. It's a good cd to chill to.
I did sleep in until 8:34 am today, so I am really proud of myself because I am one of those sickos that functions on 6 hours asleep every day except on the weekends when I might get 7 or 8. I did get my oil changed. Sunshine would be so proud of me. I took my Mac and my new issue of Vogue Knitting which was a good thing because I sat there for over an hour. They are always busy on Saturday mornings and you pretty much have to get there when they open or else you will sit there forever. I just had my external door lock re-keyed, but that key is at the bank because I am lazy and just use my keyless remote. I watched the mechanic go outside to get my car, and he didn't click the remote right so my car didn't unlock, so he tried using my ignition key (which no longer unlocks the door) and that didn't work so he came inside and got me and I had to tell him the abridged version of my sob story and then I unlocked the car with my keyless. My car is low-tech and you have to hit the remote twice until you hear a click. No clickie, no unlockie. This dude was really embarrassed, but there's no way he could have known my car's quirks. anyways, my car received some new oil and a clean bill of health, so I am happy about that.
Our new back door (all metal) is supposed to be installed on Monday and my sister talked to State Farm on Friday and we should hear back in about a week on the results of our claim. The bank stuff is resolved but the payroll dept at work screwed up and left off my holiday pay for New Years which annoys me because I could use that money and I have email confirmation from them that my holiday pay was supposed to be on that check. So that's what I will have to straighten out on Monday. Things are starting to get back to normal. We are making the best of a really shitty situation and the messiest stuff has been taken care of.
On the yarn front, I started another hat using RH Lipstick. It is a multi with red, magenta, and purple in it. It kind of makes me think of Valentine's Day. I organized all my new yarn into two 1 ft tall totes and my antique Budweiser wooden crate (it has a hinge lid that is really handy). One of these days I will enter it all into Ravelry, but that will happen later on because I am tired of taking inventory right now.
All in all, it has been a quiet yet productive day. My sister is in Dallas and since I haven't received any phone calls since she arrived I am assuming that she is busy having the time of her life. Which is good, she needs a little break and some fun.
I am excited because the PACK IS BACK!!! My all-time favorite football player Brett Farve and the boys won the big game at Lambeau Field and the snow was falling and it was just so pretty....His wife's new book was one of the books that I checked out at the library today.
I also found the world's most perfect Valentine's Day card for Sunshine today at Walgreen's. I am so proud of myself because it is one of the coolest cards I have found in awhile and it just really describes us perfectly.
Tomorrow the big Masterpiece season kicks off on PBS and I am so excited because they are doing "The Complete Jane Austen." Six of the movies based on her books and one Jane Austen biography movie. The first one they are showing is Persuasion. I am really excited about this because one of my goals this year is to read all of her novels, so this series could not occur at a more perfect time. Plus, my cousin gave me the BN complete Jane Austen edition which is really heavy, but it is handy to have them all in one book. I printed off the teacher's guide and the Jane Austen bookmark from the Masterpiece site too. I am stoked.
More book talk. These are the three books I checked out today:
1. Slash - the audiobiography by Slash (Velvet Revolver and Guns n Roses guitarist amongst other accomplishments). He was one of my musical idols growing up.
2. Don't bet against me! - Deanna Favre's new book about her life and overcoming breast cancer. I love stories that inspire and talk about overcoming the odds.
3. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain- written by Oliver Sachs, who wrote Awakenings (remember the movie version with Robin Williams?) I am a total sucker for music and books about music. This book looks like it will be really good.
I know it seems odd to be checking out books when I haven't read the ones I received for Christmas yet, but my library is a really nice library and they order a lot of new books and since there are apparently a lot of readers in my town, sometimes there is a long wait list to read some of the more popular books, so if I see it on the shelf, I check it out. Plus, I like to save the ones I buy for trips because that way I don't have to worry about losing a library book or racking up a fine if I don't make it back in time.
I did download the Into the Wild soundtrack last night and yet again, Eddie Vedder has provided me with hours of blissful music. It's a good cd to chill to.
I did sleep in until 8:34 am today, so I am really proud of myself because I am one of those sickos that functions on 6 hours asleep every day except on the weekends when I might get 7 or 8. I did get my oil changed. Sunshine would be so proud of me. I took my Mac and my new issue of Vogue Knitting which was a good thing because I sat there for over an hour. They are always busy on Saturday mornings and you pretty much have to get there when they open or else you will sit there forever. I just had my external door lock re-keyed, but that key is at the bank because I am lazy and just use my keyless remote. I watched the mechanic go outside to get my car, and he didn't click the remote right so my car didn't unlock, so he tried using my ignition key (which no longer unlocks the door) and that didn't work so he came inside and got me and I had to tell him the abridged version of my sob story and then I unlocked the car with my keyless. My car is low-tech and you have to hit the remote twice until you hear a click. No clickie, no unlockie. This dude was really embarrassed, but there's no way he could have known my car's quirks. anyways, my car received some new oil and a clean bill of health, so I am happy about that.
Our new back door (all metal) is supposed to be installed on Monday and my sister talked to State Farm on Friday and we should hear back in about a week on the results of our claim. The bank stuff is resolved but the payroll dept at work screwed up and left off my holiday pay for New Years which annoys me because I could use that money and I have email confirmation from them that my holiday pay was supposed to be on that check. So that's what I will have to straighten out on Monday. Things are starting to get back to normal. We are making the best of a really shitty situation and the messiest stuff has been taken care of.
On the yarn front, I started another hat using RH Lipstick. It is a multi with red, magenta, and purple in it. It kind of makes me think of Valentine's Day. I organized all my new yarn into two 1 ft tall totes and my antique Budweiser wooden crate (it has a hinge lid that is really handy). One of these days I will enter it all into Ravelry, but that will happen later on because I am tired of taking inventory right now.
All in all, it has been a quiet yet productive day. My sister is in Dallas and since I haven't received any phone calls since she arrived I am assuming that she is busy having the time of her life. Which is good, she needs a little break and some fun.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Driving Around in Circles
Not literally, but it seems like it. I have been to T-town twice in the last two days plus my regular commute to KS. I plan on staying in town this weekend with my yarn and some Eddie Vedder music (as in the Into the Wild soundtrack). I might also watch some of my dvds that I got for Christmas, I don't know for sure. I have some cleaning chores that i want to tackle while my sister is away. It is easier to clean when she is gone because then I don't have to clean around her and her piles of papers. LOL. I am also going to try really really hard to get an oil change Saturday morning so that my car likes me. I am "slightly" over on the mileage sticker. Oops. I am really bad about that but in my defense, I drive an average of 70 miles a day, so that adds up faster then it would for most people, but they are mostly highway miles so that is good.
My box of yarn that my Mom gave me for Christmas arrived this week. I am really stoked because now I can start working on my Vanna afghan again. We will see, I have a really low energy level now so I find it hard to focus my attention on things.
Songs of the Week: Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
P.S. Sunshine, I'm sending a rainbow your way.
My box of yarn that my Mom gave me for Christmas arrived this week. I am really stoked because now I can start working on my Vanna afghan again. We will see, I have a really low energy level now so I find it hard to focus my attention on things.
Songs of the Week: Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
P.S. Sunshine, I'm sending a rainbow your way.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Another Week
Last week when I came back to Oklahoma, it was a butt-numbing 20 degrees in the mornings. Today it was in the low 70s and we had to turn the heat off in January and turn on a couple of ceiling fans. How crazy is that? My sister and I managed to clean up a little today. I took the Christmas tree down and cleaned up a bunch of scuff marks on the walls with a Magic Eraser. We shredded a bunch of stuff and the rest is a manageable pile that I think I am just going to take to work and use their industrial sized shredder if I have some spare time. LOL.
I made three child's sized hats on my knifty knitter since they didn't steal those. I think what happened is that my "notions bag" was inside of my brand new Green Day tote bag that I had found on clearance at Wal-Mart for $5 before Christmas. So they must have just carried the whole thing off. One hat is hot pink (in honor of the L-Word Season 5 premiere) and the other two hats are RH Zebra (black/white/gray) and RH Mexicana (primary colors). In the spirit of finishing things this year, all three hats already have their ends woven in.
We ordered pizza tonight and ended up with Pepperoni Sauce Pizza. I am not sure what they did with the cheese, but it wasn't on our pizza for sure.
I'm not really sure where the weekend went. I feel like I accomplished a lot of things but I know that there is a whole lot more I wanted to accomplish.
I made three child's sized hats on my knifty knitter since they didn't steal those. I think what happened is that my "notions bag" was inside of my brand new Green Day tote bag that I had found on clearance at Wal-Mart for $5 before Christmas. So they must have just carried the whole thing off. One hat is hot pink (in honor of the L-Word Season 5 premiere) and the other two hats are RH Zebra (black/white/gray) and RH Mexicana (primary colors). In the spirit of finishing things this year, all three hats already have their ends woven in.
We ordered pizza tonight and ended up with Pepperoni Sauce Pizza. I am not sure what they did with the cheese, but it wasn't on our pizza for sure.
I'm not really sure where the weekend went. I feel like I accomplished a lot of things but I know that there is a whole lot more I wanted to accomplish.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
In Rainbows
I heart Radiohead. I have been just hanging out and listening to their latest cd In Rainbows and I just love love love it. The hyper sneezing seems to have slowed down so I was able to get like 10 hours of sleep last night. I didn't wake up until after 9 am this morning which is unheard of for me. I am one of those freaks that naturally wakes up at 7am or so. For some reason though, my fever is back and I have been really sluggish all day, so I just went out this morning for a brief Kleenex run. I love the ones with lotion. they are the best. I used my Christmas gift card from Aunt E since my new debit card hasn't arrived yet.
Sadly, I realized today that one very important thing was missing. I had this little zip top Dickies case that I had bought a couple of months ago to keep my hooks and needles and scissors and such in. THOSE FUCKERS STOLE IT!!!! My Brittanys, my Addis, my Chibi darning needles and all my Titanium sewing scissors are all gone. I've been so sick and at work non stop since I got back and didn't even thinking about crocheting or knitting until this afternoon and I looked through everything for it and it was all gone. All I have left are my plastic knitting needles and some of my old Susan Bates crochet hooks (which is just not the same!!!). Totally ripped the wound right open. I was so upset that I called my Mommy. The irony is that I got a TON OF YARN for Christmas. I know it's replaceable and everything, but I don't feel like I can have nice things anymore, because they could be taken away from me again and I hate having both of those feelings but I can't help it.
My yarn is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. Mom had to mail it to me because there was no way it was all going to fit in my suitcase especially with all the stuff that Aunt E sent us for Christmas. Thank God she sent the presents to my parent's house.
I haven't read hardly anything this week other than some magazines. It's hard to concentrate when you are sick and I've been really distracted this week so I would doubt I would remember what I actually read anyways. LOL.
Sadly, I realized today that one very important thing was missing. I had this little zip top Dickies case that I had bought a couple of months ago to keep my hooks and needles and scissors and such in. THOSE FUCKERS STOLE IT!!!! My Brittanys, my Addis, my Chibi darning needles and all my Titanium sewing scissors are all gone. I've been so sick and at work non stop since I got back and didn't even thinking about crocheting or knitting until this afternoon and I looked through everything for it and it was all gone. All I have left are my plastic knitting needles and some of my old Susan Bates crochet hooks (which is just not the same!!!). Totally ripped the wound right open. I was so upset that I called my Mommy. The irony is that I got a TON OF YARN for Christmas. I know it's replaceable and everything, but I don't feel like I can have nice things anymore, because they could be taken away from me again and I hate having both of those feelings but I can't help it.
My yarn is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. Mom had to mail it to me because there was no way it was all going to fit in my suitcase especially with all the stuff that Aunt E sent us for Christmas. Thank God she sent the presents to my parent's house.
I haven't read hardly anything this week other than some magazines. It's hard to concentrate when you are sick and I've been really distracted this week so I would doubt I would remember what I actually read anyways. LOL.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
All the Small Things
Okay, so since I am up sneezing like crazy and I went to bed at 8:30 pm and am now awake mostly to the sneezing part, it sounds like a good time for an update. Our cars are getting re-keyed and the keyless entry stuff re-programmed. My Subaru is going to be the cheapest because I only have one external door lock and I don't have a microchip key, unlike my sister's Honda which has multiple external door locks and a microchip key. Tomorrow my sister will be filing our renter's insurance claim and following up with the police to get the police report. I also managed to get a start on straightening out all the bank stuff but having to change my direct deposit really sucks when I get paid weekly because they might have to mail a check to me and sometimes I don't end up getting it until Saturday and they haven't been delivering the mail lately until like late.
Somehow I managed to make it through my first day back at work but it really sucked because of my runny nose and uncontrollable sneezing that seems to be a result of all that congestion I had last weekend. Oh joy. I want my 60 degree weather back. I left for work at 6am Wed and it was like 19 degrees! Yuck!
I don't think I mentioned this but my Mom did teach me how to make the blocks for the crochet afghan that I had mentioned like back in November-ish. It's using 8 colors of her new Vanna's Choice yarn from Lion Brand and it's a variation on a granny square with the center of the square being a round of cluster stitches. The cluster stitches turned out to be a lot easier once I was able to watch my Mom making the stitch. Their directions aren't really geared towards newbies or people that really suck at reading patterns, but it was one of their free online patterns, and it's working out now that my Mom decoded it for me. I do better with charts which is funny because a lot of people think that is harder.
I think I mentioned that I saw the movie P.S. I Love You while out in the Carolinas (I am obviously very scatter-brained right now. Anyways, before I left I went to the Best Buy by my parent's house and bought the soundtrack. Shocking! I haven't technically purchased a cd since Fergie's solo album that I bought in late June. Anyways, it was so worth paying the insane Best Buy price because there are a lot of Irish bands on the soundtrack including one of my favorites, Flogging Molly. Irish music is actually really soothing to me. I can honestly say that I actually listen to all of the songs in the car which is not something I normally do.
Things are starting to put themselves back together slowly. I will be really glad when I can get back to my normal work schedule next week and maybe some normalcy. I'm going into work early this week so that I can leave early to go do all of the stuff that isn't open later in the evening.
I thought about doing a music recap of what I liked best but then I read the latest issue of Blender magazine (with Fergie on the cover) and I actually agree with their choices (as voted by their readers). They listed Umbrella by Rihanna as the Song of the Year, and anyone who has heard that song knows how catchy it is and probably secretly hums the chorus while sitting in their cubicle. I have mixed thoughts on reading Blender. It seems like every other issue is good but I do like their music trivia and this issue also did a piece on Led Zeppelin which made me very happy because I am a big fan of their music.
Anyways, I think I am going to crawl back in bed and try to get a couple more hours of sleep before I have to go into work.
Somehow I managed to make it through my first day back at work but it really sucked because of my runny nose and uncontrollable sneezing that seems to be a result of all that congestion I had last weekend. Oh joy. I want my 60 degree weather back. I left for work at 6am Wed and it was like 19 degrees! Yuck!
I don't think I mentioned this but my Mom did teach me how to make the blocks for the crochet afghan that I had mentioned like back in November-ish. It's using 8 colors of her new Vanna's Choice yarn from Lion Brand and it's a variation on a granny square with the center of the square being a round of cluster stitches. The cluster stitches turned out to be a lot easier once I was able to watch my Mom making the stitch. Their directions aren't really geared towards newbies or people that really suck at reading patterns, but it was one of their free online patterns, and it's working out now that my Mom decoded it for me. I do better with charts which is funny because a lot of people think that is harder.
I think I mentioned that I saw the movie P.S. I Love You while out in the Carolinas (I am obviously very scatter-brained right now. Anyways, before I left I went to the Best Buy by my parent's house and bought the soundtrack. Shocking! I haven't technically purchased a cd since Fergie's solo album that I bought in late June. Anyways, it was so worth paying the insane Best Buy price because there are a lot of Irish bands on the soundtrack including one of my favorites, Flogging Molly. Irish music is actually really soothing to me. I can honestly say that I actually listen to all of the songs in the car which is not something I normally do.
Things are starting to put themselves back together slowly. I will be really glad when I can get back to my normal work schedule next week and maybe some normalcy. I'm going into work early this week so that I can leave early to go do all of the stuff that isn't open later in the evening.
I thought about doing a music recap of what I liked best but then I read the latest issue of Blender magazine (with Fergie on the cover) and I actually agree with their choices (as voted by their readers). They listed Umbrella by Rihanna as the Song of the Year, and anyone who has heard that song knows how catchy it is and probably secretly hums the chorus while sitting in their cubicle. I have mixed thoughts on reading Blender. It seems like every other issue is good but I do like their music trivia and this issue also did a piece on Led Zeppelin which made me very happy because I am a big fan of their music.
Anyways, I think I am going to crawl back in bed and try to get a couple more hours of sleep before I have to go into work.
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