Just a reminder that April is just around the corner and April is National Poetry Month. Poets.org is my all time favorite site for finding a good poem and they have tons of things you can do to celebrate. Right now I am currently on an Emily Dickinson kick.
I was really naughty today. I bought a copy of Living Like Ed so I wouldn't have to keep checking it out and I bought the Top Chef Cookbook. Sunshine and I made a panini recipe for dinner today from it but we modified because there is just some stuff that is hard to find around here or we just don't like it. We don't have a panini press so we stuck them in the good old George Foreman grill which worked out just fine. The paninis turned out great. They are really easy and you have so many variations you can do depending on what you want to use.
We had lunch at the Red Onion Cafe and as we were walking to the cafe I saw a yarn store. Hot damn! I must have some kind of yarn radar. It is called The Needle Niche and it is really cool. It is a small store but it is full of yarn, and that is what counts. I bought a skein of Reynolds Smile yarn and an Addi I hook. They had a lot of Mission Falls and Rowan there which was really hard to pass up but since I bought two books this morning, I had to restrain myself a little. Lunch was good and so was the yarn.
I have just tied on my 4th or 5th skein for the shawl that I started earlier this week.I have purchased 7 skeins total, but I kind of lost track of how many I have left. I will have to check my portable stash. I still have a ways to go, but I am getting a lot closer. I just really love using this yarn. It is so soft and pretty. I might have to use this again when I have a good coupon. $3.99 seems cheap but it's not extremely cheap considering these skeins only have 103 yards. I will definitely have to post pics when I finish. I am still debating about whether or not I should put fringe on or not.
Hopefully our warm weather comes back soon. I like seeing the sun every once in awhile.
Songs of the Day:
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Breakable - Ingrid Michaelson
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Highway Bound
Here I am again. I think Sunshine's house might be by unofficial vacation home. For some reason I woke up at 6:30 am this morning wide awake. So here I am, typing away. Last night we went to Chik-fil-a and it turned out to be crazy family night. It was Friday night and the kids were swarming all over the play place and everything. We probably should have gone through the drive through but we weren't thinking clearly. See, Sunshine is a gentlemen and he lets me pick and I have the most unrefined taste ever and I just love their tiny chicken nuggets and the waffle fries and their ice cubes. Anyways, I told him I was done with picking eating establishments this weekend.
Then we did our usual stop at Target. I bought more flavor packets for my water. Someone at work had accidently got a mountain dew instead of a pepsi in the vending machine yesterday so they gave it to me and I still haven't finished drinking it yet. It is my all time favorite beverage but since I have really cut out the pop and junk I have noticed that I am really sensitive to the taste of sugar. It's a very strange thing.
Next, I made us go back to Michaels. I had bought some Bernat Natural Blends Cashmere in Snow for a prayer shawl that I am making for one of my cousin's hospice patients. I made the mistake of buying three skeins (103 yards) each. Luckily, Michaels still had some left in the same dye lot so I bought four more just to be on the safe side. I just started skein three before I went to bed last night. It is so soft because of the 5% Cashmere but it doesn't fuzz, which is good. The color is so pure white that it reminds me of angel's wings. I am not really into praying, so I recite poetry in my head as I am crocheting because poetry is just as equally moving and thoughtful and April is National Poetry Month so I thought it was highly appropriate. I am making a lot of progress on it, but I don't know if I will finish it or not this weekend.
The final stop was at Office Depot. I ended up buying this really cool sketchbook which is a cross between a sketch book and a five star notebook. It's made by Mead. I keep running out of journals which is funny since I blog and hand journal but my hand journals are becoming more like art journals so I consider it to be two different things.
Then we did our usual stop at Target. I bought more flavor packets for my water. Someone at work had accidently got a mountain dew instead of a pepsi in the vending machine yesterday so they gave it to me and I still haven't finished drinking it yet. It is my all time favorite beverage but since I have really cut out the pop and junk I have noticed that I am really sensitive to the taste of sugar. It's a very strange thing.
Next, I made us go back to Michaels. I had bought some Bernat Natural Blends Cashmere in Snow for a prayer shawl that I am making for one of my cousin's hospice patients. I made the mistake of buying three skeins (103 yards) each. Luckily, Michaels still had some left in the same dye lot so I bought four more just to be on the safe side. I just started skein three before I went to bed last night. It is so soft because of the 5% Cashmere but it doesn't fuzz, which is good. The color is so pure white that it reminds me of angel's wings. I am not really into praying, so I recite poetry in my head as I am crocheting because poetry is just as equally moving and thoughtful and April is National Poetry Month so I thought it was highly appropriate. I am making a lot of progress on it, but I don't know if I will finish it or not this weekend.
The final stop was at Office Depot. I ended up buying this really cool sketchbook which is a cross between a sketch book and a five star notebook. It's made by Mead. I keep running out of journals which is funny since I blog and hand journal but my hand journals are becoming more like art journals so I consider it to be two different things.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Big Weekend Finale
So Saturday we did a little shopping in Joplin and visited the genealogy room at the library. I used my big coupon at Michaels and then we were walking out of the store and Sunshine asks if I can make him a felted case for TomTom his GPS. I didn't mind but I was like why didn't you say something in the store and then he was like well my ideas aren't always timed right. Well, I wasn't worried because we were going to make a quick jaunt to Pittsburg to look up something at their library. The trip to Pittsburg was kind of a disaster. The genealogy room is closed on the weekends and the yarn store moved locations and we didn't know until after the fact. The food was good though.
Then we came back and it was cleaning-palooza time since Sunshine was hosting Easter for his family. We installed the mail box, and overhauled the kitchen cabinets so that they were nice and organized. Somewhere in the midst of it I managed to make and felt a prototype TomTom case. I have since finished the actual case and a matching cell phone case. I also finished and stitched up sunshine's plarn bag and like the other plarn bag, I need to make handles for it.
Easter was fun. i drove home early Easter morning and worked on the felting projects and some misc. stuff. Tuesday I bought a new pair of pink low-top Chuck Taylors. they are so pretty and they brighten up my otherwise all black wardrobe. I haven't bought a pair in ages.
I have been reading a lot too. The new issues of Spin, Vogue, Vogue Knitting and Interweave Crochet are all excellent. I am in love with the book Living like Ed, which is Ed Begley Jr.'s new book on "going green." I think i am going to have to order my own copy because this is a 7 day only library book since it just came out.
I bought used copies of Waitress and The Namesake on dvd. Seeing Waitress over Christmas break was one the highlights and I love the book The Namesake and I have a secret crush on Kal Penn (hello, Kumar!) and Jacinda Barrett from the Real World is in and she was one of my favorites. Now I just have to find the time to watch them. I might end up watching them tomorrow night after class and my little stop at the library. On the upside, I turned in my online homework tonight and it's not due until Sunday! YAY for me not procrastinating!!!
Then we came back and it was cleaning-palooza time since Sunshine was hosting Easter for his family. We installed the mail box, and overhauled the kitchen cabinets so that they were nice and organized. Somewhere in the midst of it I managed to make and felt a prototype TomTom case. I have since finished the actual case and a matching cell phone case. I also finished and stitched up sunshine's plarn bag and like the other plarn bag, I need to make handles for it.
Easter was fun. i drove home early Easter morning and worked on the felting projects and some misc. stuff. Tuesday I bought a new pair of pink low-top Chuck Taylors. they are so pretty and they brighten up my otherwise all black wardrobe. I haven't bought a pair in ages.
I have been reading a lot too. The new issues of Spin, Vogue, Vogue Knitting and Interweave Crochet are all excellent. I am in love with the book Living like Ed, which is Ed Begley Jr.'s new book on "going green." I think i am going to have to order my own copy because this is a 7 day only library book since it just came out.
I bought used copies of Waitress and The Namesake on dvd. Seeing Waitress over Christmas break was one the highlights and I love the book The Namesake and I have a secret crush on Kal Penn (hello, Kumar!) and Jacinda Barrett from the Real World is in and she was one of my favorites. Now I just have to find the time to watch them. I might end up watching them tomorrow night after class and my little stop at the library. On the upside, I turned in my online homework tonight and it's not due until Sunday! YAY for me not procrastinating!!!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The Big Weekend Part 2
Okay, so I intended to post about this sooner but life has been busy with work and class. Friday was the big Arkansas day. We kicked off the day with a quickie to Wal-Mart where Sunshine bought a TomTom GPS for his car and I bought some really fantastic Neutrogena fast-absorbing hand cream. This lotion is a crafty girl's dream and it is not slimy or greasy but still has the Neutrogena healing powers. I was a little skeptical about whether or not this GPS thing would work, but we were going all over the boonies in Arkansas and without the GPS, we would have probably been lost out in the hills or something.
Our first stop was in Bentonville, where i conned him into taking me to the Wal-Mart Museum. I am a museum wh*re. I was so excited you couldn't smack the dorky grin off me. One half of the museum is dedicated to the Walton family and the other half is dedicated to the history of the Wal-Mart empire. Everyone was so nice there and I ended up buying a tote bag there as a souvenir that I would later use to carry all my yarn around in.
Next stop was the Bentonville Public Libary. THIS LIBRARY IS SO AMAZING!!!!!! It is modern and shiny and new. There is a coffee shop when you walk in. The genealogy room is amazing and has the coolest photocopier! I was in love and really didn't want to leave this library. Anyways, we made some huge progress on Sunshine's family tree. I definitely am adding this library to my top fives (and I am really picky about this).
Our next stop on the trip was hand written onto the itinerary by moi. I happened to know from a previous trip that there was a Barnes and Noble in Rogers which is like next door to Bentonville. Sunshine is such a great best friend that he went along with it. I used another coupon to buy another sock knitting book and I found a little book for my Mom. Before the trip to BN, we stopped and had lunch at the Atlanta Bread Co. which was really good.
After that, we did some cemetary research. I saw pretty clear spring water that was so nice I took a picture. We passed through Gravette and then Southwest City, Mo. At some point we ended up at Grand Lake and we played the penny slots at the Wyandotte Casino and ate dinner there.
I have no clue how many miles we traveled on Friday, but it was a blast and I even had some crafty time on the road. We came back home and were happily lounging on the couch when E and R pulled up with the Party Van (their mini-van). They took us out for drinks at a local beverage establishment which was fun because I hadn't ever met E and R before.
Our first stop was in Bentonville, where i conned him into taking me to the Wal-Mart Museum. I am a museum wh*re. I was so excited you couldn't smack the dorky grin off me. One half of the museum is dedicated to the Walton family and the other half is dedicated to the history of the Wal-Mart empire. Everyone was so nice there and I ended up buying a tote bag there as a souvenir that I would later use to carry all my yarn around in.
Next stop was the Bentonville Public Libary. THIS LIBRARY IS SO AMAZING!!!!!! It is modern and shiny and new. There is a coffee shop when you walk in. The genealogy room is amazing and has the coolest photocopier! I was in love and really didn't want to leave this library. Anyways, we made some huge progress on Sunshine's family tree. I definitely am adding this library to my top fives (and I am really picky about this).
Our next stop on the trip was hand written onto the itinerary by moi. I happened to know from a previous trip that there was a Barnes and Noble in Rogers which is like next door to Bentonville. Sunshine is such a great best friend that he went along with it. I used another coupon to buy another sock knitting book and I found a little book for my Mom. Before the trip to BN, we stopped and had lunch at the Atlanta Bread Co. which was really good.
After that, we did some cemetary research. I saw pretty clear spring water that was so nice I took a picture. We passed through Gravette and then Southwest City, Mo. At some point we ended up at Grand Lake and we played the penny slots at the Wyandotte Casino and ate dinner there.
I have no clue how many miles we traveled on Friday, but it was a blast and I even had some crafty time on the road. We came back home and were happily lounging on the couch when E and R pulled up with the Party Van (their mini-van). They took us out for drinks at a local beverage establishment which was fun because I hadn't ever met E and R before.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
The Big Weekend Part 1
I'm a bad blogger. I didn't realize I was going to have so much to talk about this weekend so I didn't post as I went along. Oops. So now, I have to post this in parts and hope to hell that I remember everything that I did. I would make Sunshine post all this but he only posts like twice a year,
The big weekend started off on Thursday after work. I crawled in the Subaru and hit the road. I lucked out because it was late Thursday afternoon, so the traffic wasn't too bad. I dropped off my yarn stash and then Sunshine and I headed over to Joplin for shopping and dinner. We went to Target and Hobby Lobby. I had coupons to everywhere and Hobby Lobby had knitting and crochet accessories 40% off. I forgot exactly what I bought at Hobby Lobby and what I bought at Michaels, so I will stick in a stash photo in the post somewhere.I did buy a skein of Wool-Ease thick and quick raspberry that I ended up using up this weekend so I just had a little tiny bit leftover. We had dinner at Charlie's Chicken which was really good. I am in love with their mashed potatoes and the chicken chunks.
Anyways, we arrive back at Sunshine's house and we walk in and I just bust out laughing in the midst of the horror. I had brought Sunshine's plarn bag with me in the hopes of working on it while we were hanging out. I keep the loose loops I have made in a little Starbucks paper sack and just grab a few to loop on as I go, I find it to be easier then having a huge plarn ball unrolling all over the place. Well, moi forgot about THE CAT and just left the sack on the table with some other stuff I had brought in. THE CAT had knocked the bag off the table and dumped it out on the floor and was rolling in it like it was a million dollars. I should have been really mad, but it was so hilarious that I couldn't be mad.
While I was away, my package from RH swap on Ravelry arrived. I finally got to see it this morning after I got home and it was so awesome. I honestly say that I love every single thing in it. I will post more about this on the RH board on Ravelry.
Anyways, I will post part 2 later on which will cover the Arkansas adventure on Friday. I had so much freaking fun this weekend, I know I will end up leaving stuff out. THANK SO MUCH SUNSHINE!!! It was an awesome adventure and I can't possibly thank you enough for it. You definitely deserve the title of my number one best friend.
The big weekend started off on Thursday after work. I crawled in the Subaru and hit the road. I lucked out because it was late Thursday afternoon, so the traffic wasn't too bad. I dropped off my yarn stash and then Sunshine and I headed over to Joplin for shopping and dinner. We went to Target and Hobby Lobby. I had coupons to everywhere and Hobby Lobby had knitting and crochet accessories 40% off. I forgot exactly what I bought at Hobby Lobby and what I bought at Michaels, so I will stick in a stash photo in the post somewhere.I did buy a skein of Wool-Ease thick and quick raspberry that I ended up using up this weekend so I just had a little tiny bit leftover. We had dinner at Charlie's Chicken which was really good. I am in love with their mashed potatoes and the chicken chunks.
Anyways, we arrive back at Sunshine's house and we walk in and I just bust out laughing in the midst of the horror. I had brought Sunshine's plarn bag with me in the hopes of working on it while we were hanging out. I keep the loose loops I have made in a little Starbucks paper sack and just grab a few to loop on as I go, I find it to be easier then having a huge plarn ball unrolling all over the place. Well, moi forgot about THE CAT and just left the sack on the table with some other stuff I had brought in. THE CAT had knocked the bag off the table and dumped it out on the floor and was rolling in it like it was a million dollars. I should have been really mad, but it was so hilarious that I couldn't be mad.
While I was away, my package from RH swap on Ravelry arrived. I finally got to see it this morning after I got home and it was so awesome. I honestly say that I love every single thing in it. I will post more about this on the RH board on Ravelry.
Anyways, I will post part 2 later on which will cover the Arkansas adventure on Friday. I had so much freaking fun this weekend, I know I will end up leaving stuff out. THANK SO MUCH SUNSHINE!!! It was an awesome adventure and I can't possibly thank you enough for it. You definitely deserve the title of my number one best friend.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Twas The Eve of St. Patrick's Day
and I should be in bed because I am the unfortunate soul that has to go to work tomorrow while my sister is on Spring Break. I am on Spring Break from college but not from work. I just have Good Friday off from work and that's it.
I am so close to finishing Sunshine's bag. I bought bobbins and thread for my sewing machine that Mommy gifted me when I left but I forgot to get the manual from her so that I would know how to thread it because I need to use it to finish up two little projects. I might end up begging A the co-worker to show me how. I haven't had to thread a sewing machine in ages.
I went a little loom crazy this weekend and made three kids hats and two infant/preemie hats. ALL OUT OF MY STASH YARN!!! Whoop! Whoop! I have a few odd balls of left over yarn that I decided I just needed to stop being lazy and whip them up into hats. I think they were leftover from some adult hats I made last year or something. Does this mean I can buy some more yarn this weekend?
Sis and I watched August Rush and Bridge to Terabithia this weekend. August Rush is awesome. I love all the lead actors and I wish I had a stylist that would mousse my curly hair every day so it would look like Keri Russell's. The music was fantastic too. Bridge to Terabithia is even more of a tear jerker than the book was. We had to read it in elementary school (like 5th grade?) and it ended up being an all time favorite of my sis and I. I love the chucks that Leslie wears in the movie. Between those chucks and the I love Chucks group on Ravelry, I am really itching to get a new pair of Chucks. It has been way too long since I have bought a pair.
So tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. I am going to wear my special pink and green shamrock socks to work with my green and navy striped shirt and navy blue little sweater. It might just turn out to be a preppy day.
I feel all wound up and I am not sure why. Maybe it is because it is a short week and I get to have fun lots of fun this coming weekend. I have no clue really. I think I am stoked because since I am sticking to my almost-no pop diet, I allowed myself to order some chapstick (and three complementary samples) from Kiehl's, which I am seriously stoked about. Also, Mom sent us a box that is supposed to come on Tuesday and I am on Spring Break so I don't have to go to boring Auditing class.
Anyways, I hope everyone has a Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow! Don't spike your coffee with Bailey's until after 5pm! I'm just kidding...
I am so close to finishing Sunshine's bag. I bought bobbins and thread for my sewing machine that Mommy gifted me when I left but I forgot to get the manual from her so that I would know how to thread it because I need to use it to finish up two little projects. I might end up begging A the co-worker to show me how. I haven't had to thread a sewing machine in ages.
I went a little loom crazy this weekend and made three kids hats and two infant/preemie hats. ALL OUT OF MY STASH YARN!!! Whoop! Whoop! I have a few odd balls of left over yarn that I decided I just needed to stop being lazy and whip them up into hats. I think they were leftover from some adult hats I made last year or something. Does this mean I can buy some more yarn this weekend?
Sis and I watched August Rush and Bridge to Terabithia this weekend. August Rush is awesome. I love all the lead actors and I wish I had a stylist that would mousse my curly hair every day so it would look like Keri Russell's. The music was fantastic too. Bridge to Terabithia is even more of a tear jerker than the book was. We had to read it in elementary school (like 5th grade?) and it ended up being an all time favorite of my sis and I. I love the chucks that Leslie wears in the movie. Between those chucks and the I love Chucks group on Ravelry, I am really itching to get a new pair of Chucks. It has been way too long since I have bought a pair.
So tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day. I am going to wear my special pink and green shamrock socks to work with my green and navy striped shirt and navy blue little sweater. It might just turn out to be a preppy day.
I feel all wound up and I am not sure why. Maybe it is because it is a short week and I get to have fun lots of fun this coming weekend. I have no clue really. I think I am stoked because since I am sticking to my almost-no pop diet, I allowed myself to order some chapstick (and three complementary samples) from Kiehl's, which I am seriously stoked about. Also, Mom sent us a box that is supposed to come on Tuesday and I am on Spring Break so I don't have to go to boring Auditing class.
Anyways, I hope everyone has a Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow! Don't spike your coffee with Bailey's until after 5pm! I'm just kidding...
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Soo True...
What Melissa Means |
 You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. |
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Sunny Days, please stay.
I should really be in bed because I have this awful time getting up in the morning right now but I just don't feel tired right now. My mind is just lit up like a light bulb and I can't even blame it on pop and candy because I hardly consume any of it anymore and I think it actually gives me a little more energy now that I have made it over the hurdle. My poor little Starbucks tumbler gets filled up with water now and a little Crystal Light every once in awhile.
So next week is Spring Break, but I still have to work all week except for Good Friday, so that kind of blows. On the upside, I wrote 1 1/2 out of 3 of my auditing papers and the first one isn't even due until April 9th. It is part of my conscious effort to stop putting off things, especially things that really don't take much time once I sit down and focus. I might go to Owasso on Friday for something to do because we will be in town for Easter. I don't know. Gas prices suck right now so it makes me hesitant to do extra driving but at the same time, I feel like I should at least go some place since I don't have many days off throughout the year. We will see, I still have a few days to figure it out.
Sunshine's bag is 3/4 done. I made massive progress while watching Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp and Celebrity Rehab: The Reunion Show.
I am loving the warmer weather this week, I just wish I could see the sun during the day but my department doesn't have any windows. I hope we don't get a ton of rain. I just got rid of the hacker's cough and got my allergies back to maintainable levels and rain = mold which is bad for me.
I talked to my mom again this week. It always amazes my sister that I can talk to my mom on the phone for over an hour just about yarn or knitting or crafties. We bounce ideas off of each other like new yarns and patterns and I love hearing her knitting group and quilter's guild stories.
Speaking of yarn, Hobby Lobby had some Red Heart Bright and Lofty on sale for $1.99 so I bought this really bright neon red skein. It's downstairs so I don't know the colorway but it is going to make some kick ass hats. Bright and Lofty is really nice and warm and good for cold-weather hats. I might make a hat with it this weekend, we will see what all I can get done this weekend.
So next week is Spring Break, but I still have to work all week except for Good Friday, so that kind of blows. On the upside, I wrote 1 1/2 out of 3 of my auditing papers and the first one isn't even due until April 9th. It is part of my conscious effort to stop putting off things, especially things that really don't take much time once I sit down and focus. I might go to Owasso on Friday for something to do because we will be in town for Easter. I don't know. Gas prices suck right now so it makes me hesitant to do extra driving but at the same time, I feel like I should at least go some place since I don't have many days off throughout the year. We will see, I still have a few days to figure it out.
Sunshine's bag is 3/4 done. I made massive progress while watching Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp and Celebrity Rehab: The Reunion Show.
I am loving the warmer weather this week, I just wish I could see the sun during the day but my department doesn't have any windows. I hope we don't get a ton of rain. I just got rid of the hacker's cough and got my allergies back to maintainable levels and rain = mold which is bad for me.
I talked to my mom again this week. It always amazes my sister that I can talk to my mom on the phone for over an hour just about yarn or knitting or crafties. We bounce ideas off of each other like new yarns and patterns and I love hearing her knitting group and quilter's guild stories.
Speaking of yarn, Hobby Lobby had some Red Heart Bright and Lofty on sale for $1.99 so I bought this really bright neon red skein. It's downstairs so I don't know the colorway but it is going to make some kick ass hats. Bright and Lofty is really nice and warm and good for cold-weather hats. I might make a hat with it this weekend, we will see what all I can get done this weekend.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Books and Sleuths
Last night I finally finished reading Daniel Tammet's book Born on A Blue Day. It was really good. I am trying to get back into the habit of reading a little bit each night before I go to bed. Now I am going to start In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. My sister has managed to go 8 weeks without pop and has discovered that candy tastes gross now. I have not quit pop but I probably have less than 5 a week which is a huge victory for me. I'm not quiting caffeine but the excess sugar stuff. I feel thinner and a little healthier. Now that I am rapidly approaching 30 I am trying to un-do all the damage I did while in my early twenties. LOL. I use eye cream now! This coming from a girl who uses Burt's Bees as her main make-up staple. Seriously though, it helps.
My sister bought Nancy Drew on DVD today and we watched it after I came home from my boring audit class. That movie is so much fun, I love her clothes, her loafers and her little detective bag and of course, the little blue roadster. It just brings back fond memories of sitting in my room reading all the Nancy Drew books.
I have been working on Sunshine's plarn bag some more. I think I am at the halfway point at least but I am too lazy to go downstairs and measure it up against plarn bag #1 that still needs its handles attached. I think I am becoming a semi-pro at crocheting with plarn. I will recommend that you use some high quality hand lotion when you work with plarn because I think it drys my hands out.
I will confess to rocking out to Enrique Iglesias in the car on my way to work this morning. Daylight Savings Time is kicking my ass in the morning so i need some peppy club music to keep me awake especially now that I am not sucking down the pop. I also like to sing along to The Moldy Peaches and Flogging Molly. You never know what you will hear when you get into my car.
We have another damn potluck at work tomorrow so I am cheating and bringing Milano cookies. I can only eat so much potato salad.
My sister bought Nancy Drew on DVD today and we watched it after I came home from my boring audit class. That movie is so much fun, I love her clothes, her loafers and her little detective bag and of course, the little blue roadster. It just brings back fond memories of sitting in my room reading all the Nancy Drew books.
I have been working on Sunshine's plarn bag some more. I think I am at the halfway point at least but I am too lazy to go downstairs and measure it up against plarn bag #1 that still needs its handles attached. I think I am becoming a semi-pro at crocheting with plarn. I will recommend that you use some high quality hand lotion when you work with plarn because I think it drys my hands out.
I will confess to rocking out to Enrique Iglesias in the car on my way to work this morning. Daylight Savings Time is kicking my ass in the morning so i need some peppy club music to keep me awake especially now that I am not sucking down the pop. I also like to sing along to The Moldy Peaches and Flogging Molly. You never know what you will hear when you get into my car.
We have another damn potluck at work tomorrow so I am cheating and bringing Milano cookies. I can only eat so much potato salad.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Craftapalooza Time.
I received some money today from the Easter Bunny otherwise known as Grandma, so I allowed myself to buy a couple of things. I finally bought a used copy of the movie Once. It is really good. The music is fantastic, I should probably download the soundtrack, it would definitely improve the sucktacular commute.
I was able to find the right material to make the handles for the plarn bag #1. I can't really describe it further until after it has been finished and received by my swap buddy. I am currently in three swaps and one Top Chef pool.
Sunshine, you will be please to know that I have started your bag. It is currently 7 inches tall. I go by inches not rows, because I suck at row counting, so I just use my trusty sheep tape measure to gauge everything. My sister finally broke down and bought Seasons 1 & 2 of Rob and Big, so that is what I have been watching for a huge chunk of the day. I think it is highly appropriate since Sunshine is the person who introduced me to this show. It makes me want to skateboard. i haven't done that since high school. LOL. I love the fact that it's about best friends and their antics and Meaty and Mini are sooo cute. I wish we could have pets in the townhouse.
I have been reading Kristin Nicholas' new book Kristin Knits. The colors are so bright and lively, this is definitely book for crappy winter weather. My mother went to Michaels today and ended up buying two books that I have been wanting forever. One is a leaflet on sock knitting and the other one is Isela Phelps' Loom Knitting Primer. She had a coupon so she thought she would see what they were like. Then she mentioned them on the phone today and i was like SO JEALOUS...This is the crappy part about us living on opposite ends of the world. I think she might be mailing them out to me.there is an earflap hat that I really want to make. She laughed when I asked her for plastic bags for Easter.
I purchased a new journal at hobby lobby today. My current one is almost out. I slacked off on the writing these last two weeks while I had the plague. This one is a $2 sketchbook, spiral bound with thicker paper (for my sharpies)and it's 9 by 12 so i can do more cut and paste work in it. Cutting up magazines and making collages was my favorite activity in preschool. I like cutting up fashion magazines like Vogue the best.
It is very quiet tonight since my sister is in Stilly for the weekend. I went to the library today to pick up some books to pass the time.
I was able to find the right material to make the handles for the plarn bag #1. I can't really describe it further until after it has been finished and received by my swap buddy. I am currently in three swaps and one Top Chef pool.
Sunshine, you will be please to know that I have started your bag. It is currently 7 inches tall. I go by inches not rows, because I suck at row counting, so I just use my trusty sheep tape measure to gauge everything. My sister finally broke down and bought Seasons 1 & 2 of Rob and Big, so that is what I have been watching for a huge chunk of the day. I think it is highly appropriate since Sunshine is the person who introduced me to this show. It makes me want to skateboard. i haven't done that since high school. LOL. I love the fact that it's about best friends and their antics and Meaty and Mini are sooo cute. I wish we could have pets in the townhouse.
I have been reading Kristin Nicholas' new book Kristin Knits. The colors are so bright and lively, this is definitely book for crappy winter weather. My mother went to Michaels today and ended up buying two books that I have been wanting forever. One is a leaflet on sock knitting and the other one is Isela Phelps' Loom Knitting Primer. She had a coupon so she thought she would see what they were like. Then she mentioned them on the phone today and i was like SO JEALOUS...This is the crappy part about us living on opposite ends of the world. I think she might be mailing them out to me.there is an earflap hat that I really want to make. She laughed when I asked her for plastic bags for Easter.
I purchased a new journal at hobby lobby today. My current one is almost out. I slacked off on the writing these last two weeks while I had the plague. This one is a $2 sketchbook, spiral bound with thicker paper (for my sharpies)and it's 9 by 12 so i can do more cut and paste work in it. Cutting up magazines and making collages was my favorite activity in preschool. I like cutting up fashion magazines like Vogue the best.
It is very quiet tonight since my sister is in Stilly for the weekend. I went to the library today to pick up some books to pass the time.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Still Here
I am almost over the Plague otherwise known as the really bad cough/cold that I had. It would probably have helped if I would have taken off a day or two but I didn't cause I am stubborn like that. The sickness was so bad that i didn't want to eat, shop or even knit or crochet really. All i worked on was making more plarn and I did crochet a condom amulet out of some of the Vickie Howell Love yarn that I had leftover. I think I am going to finish plarn bag one, start the plarn bag for Sunshine and hopefully start the socks up again. I also have some yucky homework that I need to do before Sunday night too.
My sis and I bought The Tin Man on dvd at Wal-Mart tonight. I was also naughty and bought the new issue of Knit Simple. I plan on watching it while my sister visits some old college friends in Stilly on Saturday. I think it will be a good backdrop for my craftpalooza weekend. It is kind of strange because I will be staying home this weekend and I won't have Sunshine around. I have been spoiled rotten by his visits the last two weekends in a row.
Today is my mom's birthday, so I listened to Flogging Molly on my commute. I think they are a perfect combo of my mom's love of Irish music and my love of punk rock.
My sis and I bought The Tin Man on dvd at Wal-Mart tonight. I was also naughty and bought the new issue of Knit Simple. I plan on watching it while my sister visits some old college friends in Stilly on Saturday. I think it will be a good backdrop for my craftpalooza weekend. It is kind of strange because I will be staying home this weekend and I won't have Sunshine around. I have been spoiled rotten by his visits the last two weekends in a row.
Today is my mom's birthday, so I listened to Flogging Molly on my commute. I think they are a perfect combo of my mom's love of Irish music and my love of punk rock.
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