Yarn Love

So, yesterday, to make a long story short, i finally got to go to a REAL yarn shop. Not like cross stitching and then some yarn. I was in Tulsa with my lil sis helping her find new teacher clothes and I remembered that there was this shop called Loops in Utica Square, that is really only a year old. However, I hadn't been there yet, because i don't like to go to Tulsa by myself and usually we just go to Owasso which is closer to us to shop at places like Old Navy and Tar-jay. I wasn't sure what to expect, cause I never been to a shop that was just for like yarn and knitting and crochet too. Right when I walked in, I fell in love. You would think the first thing my eyes would fall for would've been some pricey yarn, nope...I saw the big flat screen Mac monitor at the cash register. It was probably a 19", 17" at the smallest. I knew I belonged there, even though I was experiencing massive yarn awe. they have projects made up from current knitting and crochet books and magazines. The funny thing is that I recognized a lot of them from the books and magazines. They had a Lucy bag made up in this really pretty shade of blue, which I was excited to see since I had recently received the pattern for it. They make their own patterns at the store, and I fell in love with the "Ocean Waves Purse" pattern by Billie Anne Grigg. I ended up buying 3 hanks of Rowan Summer Tweed to make this purse, plus the purse handles, cause i knew I would be able to find something like them at home. it's a crochet pattern and it will be sooo awesome when it's done. A really cool summery purse. i allowed myself this little spurge because i have really probably cut my spending in half at least, and it's special yarn, it's ROWAN yarn, and I love it....i will definitely have to go back to this place, hopefully carrying around my Ocean Waves purse, cause they had loads and loads and loads of cool stuff, there. Did I mention that they will wind your yarn into little yarn cakes for you? The answer to my prayers.

In other news, just counting down the days until I start school again. This time it shouldn't be too bad though, cause I'm just taking two night classes and they are taught by the same teacher. I did finally wash all the mud off my car. This weeked kicked off RAGBRAI XXXIV, featuring a cameo appearance by Lance Armstrong later on in the ride. I have been following it via the web since I am far away from all the action. Other than that, not much else is going on.

Lucky Me!

So after one long ass Monday I finally arrived home and found a totally awesome package from my RAOK pal on Iowa Chicks Knitting...I love the stitch markers, I have always admire people that have the patience to make beaded stitch markers. When ever i try to make contact with beads, I end up flinging them all over the 70s shag carpet, never to be seen again. Then there was a cute card that had pink and a sheep on it and a piece of paper with the same design (which i am debating what to make with it). I just love sheep. Unfortunately my littlest Yorkie has discovered how to hit the button on my sheep tape measure and she drags it around the yard by the tape. She had to have a time-out after I caught her in the act. Thou shalt not mess with my knitting/crochet notions. It's like the 12th commandment, right after thou shalt not covet another's yarn stash..LOL...As if that wasn't enough to make my day, there was a pattern for The Lucy Bag and Heart Socks, soooo cool, I must learn how to make these this fall ( i am taking real knitting classes so that i can hand knit something bigger then a coaster). And then there was the yarn, in my colors! Two little skeins of Knit Picks 'Dancing' and one skein of Cascade Pastaza, which feels so good even when it is 103 outside, it's like 70 in my little bat cave, electric bill be damned, i am from Iowa and I will melt in extreme heat...

Thank you so much, Calamknitty! You did a five star job, I just love everything. I must go now and do a happy yarn dance...

Funny Quizes

Normally I am against these type of quizes but all you do is type in your name and birthday. I saw this on a another girl's blog and I thought it was so hliarious that I would give it a try. Here is the very morbid response I got:

'What will your obituary say?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Thank-you One Skein Secret Pal

So while i was in Iowa, I received my package from my One Skein Secret Pal. I can't thank you enough!!!! I received a skein of Rowan chunky print in lovely shades of pinks and purples, blues and greens and yellows. I love that weight of yarn too! It's my first skein of Rowan so my wool deprived soul is very excited. She also sent me a really pretty hand-made beaded stitch marker that is soo cool. I just love everything that my pal sent. Now, I just have to decide what i will make with it....

4th of July fun

So I am back from the great homeland and I REALLY DIDN'T want to leave....I got to spend lots of time with my little goddaughter A-Dolly. We read books and smashed play-doh and colored outside the lines. I spoiled her rotten, she is a girl after my own heart. Seriously, when a two year old girl with ringlets of girls runs towards you and gives you a big hug and smiles at you and says "i love you, " it melts your heart, even mine that has a dim view on love right now.

I shopped til I dropped at the outlet mall, ate loads of pork and beef and Amish noodles and pastries. I drove all over Iowa City and hung out with my cousins and visited schools. I went to the 4th of July parade and saw lots of really awesome John Deere tractors. I watched the fireworks and didn't get a single bug bite, which was a miracle. We also stuffed a flat rate box full of snacks and football reading material for my cousin in the Army in Iraq.

So what did I haul home?

1. two tone pink Jansport sling backpack (hello I will be going back to school in Jan and the outlet mall price = $18)
2. one skein of Jiffy thick and quick (which i am knitting right now and i swear it is like knitting with rope!)
3. two mini cross stitch kits ( 75 cents!!)
4. two metallic gel pens
5. 3 skeins of sugar and cream in very bright colors
6. a set of the new long Knifty knitter looms
7. one white polo
8. 3 pairs of old navy flip flops
9. purple hello kitty flip flops
10. Lion Brand's Just Bags book
11. british cross stitch magazine
12. messenger bag pattern
13. some odds and ends that I haven't unpacked yet.

Hmm, maybe it would have been better to list what I didn't buy. There really was stuff that i didn't buy and all most everything was seriously on sale. This also was my last allotted shopping trip of the summer since i am making myself save money for school and The Big Move. How boring is that?

Coming Home

So if i survive closing the books this week, my reward is a fun-filled weekend in IOWA!!!!! YAY!!! I get to see cousins, beautiful fields full of corn and Deeres and I might just get to see my beloved N--he hasn't said hell no yet. I will be taking my other Love--my Mac and some dishcloth yarn. There's no point in bringing loads of projects cause i'll be going all over the place and there's just not a lot of time to craft, but plenty of crafty stores to visit. and the cheese factory and the bakery in kalona, yum yum yum.....

what else is going? um i spent the weekend with Sunshine, which was loads of fun. learned the true meaning of rice and potatoes and had some interesting encounters with the neighbors. i also found the cutest hello kitty fabric at Joann's. i heart hello kitty big time.

i promise i will have much more interesting things to say once i return from my much too short trip to the land of my birth.

yarn slut

So it's been a gloomy day. Kinda rainy, but my shipment of yarn from Knit Picks arrived today....Merino wool, how I love thee. Yes, i am a certified Yarn Slut. I have no projects in mind for this yarn, all i know is that it was pretty and i wanted it. LOL...i am only hooked on three things, yarn, my mac and mountain dew. there are far worse things then those.

I got my school acceptance letters today. very happy. now it's a matter of deciding for sure which schools and which semester to start, because now my boss is trying to find a way to keep me somehow, so when i finish my accounting degree, i can be put in the same rotation program that N was in. which i would love to do, but if they don't come up with something concrete soon it's going to be too damn bad because i will go home and go to one of the schools on my list. either way, i will be on the fast track plan to moving home to Iowa. i don't really want to go to school down here, but i would do it if there was a guaranteed thing with the company, cause i love the industry i'm in, i just need to get a piece of paper so that i can get the pay and recognition for the work i already do. lol.

Not much is really going on this weekend, just a quite weekend away from work. i went to the library and heard the B'ville Symphony play at the H.O.T. market. they sounded really good. Next weekend I get to see Sunshine. YAY!!!! I haven't seen Sunshine in like a bazillion years (like maybe a month or so, but that seems like a long time in my libra world).

Long Weekend

So it's Memorial Day Weekend and I have it all off, and no plans cause on Friday is the big flight out to Cali to A's, so that we can drive back home. Last weekend's trip had it's good points, but the company I had kind of put a damper on things. M is just not a good person to travel with. Plus she had her mind made up about Rockford before she even got there and she decided not to relocate with the company after all. I enjoyed Rockford though.

What have I done this weekend so far?

1. Watched seasons one and two of The Facts of Life
2. Shipped off 40 hats to the Dulaan Project
3. Cleaned up the nasty bathroom ( i am making the sis clean up the toothpaste blobs)
4. Read the new issue of BUST
5. Made three more hats ( i even felted one!!my first time to felt...so much fun and i wasn't even doing it the technical way, i just kinda of winged it)
6. Steam cleaned carpet and washed my sheets ( see the reoccuring theme here?)
7. Drooled over yarn and yarn gadgets in my magazines


I have also been listening to Rob Thomas' solo album which is really great and I can't believe that I didn't buy it sooner. Same thing with Carrie Underwood's cd, also pretty good. I miss N. He called me at work on Wednesday, which was very nice. I felt special, I just wish I would've been able to talk longer. I also met his replacement this week, B who is the total opposite of N and very happily married. He starts on the 5th. Tuesday is the intern's first day. He is 22 and from Iowa City (sounds like N only younger--freaky coinky dink). I don't want him to be attracted to me but I hope he is more fun than B. there's just me and AR that are in my generation. everybody else is over 30 or else 60 and totally BORING....I guess I shouldn't expect excitement in an accounting dept., but I know a lot of fun people in accounting, they just don't work at my unit. This is going to be a very stressful closing week for a lot of reasons, but especially since I will only be at work for 3 days. Time crunch, eh? Lucky for me my big stuff is the first day of closing. Hopefully, I don't have any big technical problems like I had last month.


Hmm, I guess not much else is going on really. I will have more exciting tales to tell after I get back from California.

Live from the Ramada

M and I made it to the Ramada in Rockford, IL. Driving through Illinois is very pretty and boring. Not really any places to stop on I-88 once you leave the Quad Cities. I made a wish going over the mighty Miss. The continental breakfast at this hotel sucks but they did have mountain dew on the rocks and chocolate covered strawberries waiting for us when we finally arrived at 7:30 pm! So, that to me is good. M is the worst traveler ever but I knew that. We did get to see T in Des Moines. We met her for a lively lunch at Chillis. She only has one more year left of law school. Yay! My beloved N called me at 3pm which was a shock because he never makes phone calls before his free minutes start. I feel loved now. He sounds stressed and tired, but what do you expect. He doesn't have a place yet in Des Moines and he thinks he might get the clearance to start work next week.

My favorite thing about this hotel is the free wireless internet. So easy to use and it's fast. Makes me happy. My Mac likes it too. I am so glad that I decided to bring Mac with me. I am listening to my favorite podcast while M is sawing logs. She is cranky, but not unbearable yet. I don't think she's going to take the job here, because when it comes down to it, she says she can't bear to leave her family, but I just think she is a total chicken butt. She is deathly afraid of change.

i have knitted four hats so far on this trip and I will probably finish hat five after this post. I have excess energy even after a 12 hour road trip. I did get to pop into my favorite outlet mall by Iowa City and I added a navy blue polo and a light blue polo to my collection because they were on sale at the Old Navy Outlet store for $6.99!!

My stress level is lower right now, cause I am in Illinois, which is almost like my home state of Iowa. Just hanging out in Iowa gave me this Zen-like peace. Especially when i heard from N. I just needed to hear that he was okay. I worry about everyone that I love, but especially a selected few who I know are going through a lot, like him and A's car woes and my cousin A who is recovering from a rough tonsillectomy .


Fun Observations from the trip so far:

1. Pump Factory Road in Illinois
2. World's largest truck stop is very swank and located in Walcott, IA
3. John Deere historical site (where the plow that changed the world was made--i am so going to try and stop there on the way home. it is the family business and my legacy.)
3. A slogan on the cement truck--Cement: the other white powder

One Skein Secret Pal Answers

So I just got my info for the One Skein Secret Pal swap and I am totally stoked about it. These were the suggested questions to ask my secret pal, so I thought I would be nice and post my answers on my blog in case my pal was reading it.

1. What yarn is most like your personality?

Hmm, tough question. anything that is bright like hot pink or shades of the ocean-purples, greens, blues. I love texture. I love the feel of regular wool and alpaca, merino.

2. Favorite color to knit/crochet with?

hot pink or aqua

3. Have you ever used variegated, or magic yarns?

Yes, I love watching the colors change, especially the ones that are self-striping

4. Do you tend to favor certain fibers when choosing yarns?

It depends on the purpose. I use a lot of acrylic yarn for children's and charity projects cause it holds up well.

5. Do you prefer to work with center-pull or traditionally wound balls of yarn?

I don't live very close to a real yarn shop, so i usually end buying yarn that is center-pull cause that's what stores like Michaels or Wal-Mart carry. Wound balls are fine, I'm just not very good at winding them myself. Someday I will buy a ball-winder!

6. Have you ever worked with organic yarns or are you interested in trying them?

I don't have easy access to them, because I like to touch yarn before I buy. I love all yarn and I am always open to trying yarn that is outside the box.

7. How many/what projects have you made in the last year?

I'm not sure how many since i crochet and knit. I have made countless hats for charity, amigurumi, dishcloths, afghan squares.

8. Will you be knitting any gifts this year?

I'm sure I will, I'm just not sure yet.

9. What is your favorite one skein project?

The cupcake and the felted striped tote.

10. How much yarn do you have in your stash and how do you store it?

Do I want to admit to this? I really don't know cause it would take awhile to count and I don't have my ten-key at home. At least three good sized plastic tubs.

11. Do you have a yarn in your stash that you love so much that you can never use it or part with it?

I have a skein of aran yarn my mom bought me in Ireland and two skeins of handspun wool yarn that I bought in Russia that I can't bare to use, cause it's like souviener yarn and it's too pretty and special.

12. Do you knit less or differently in the summer?

I don't crochet or knit less, I just crank up the A/C and turn on my ceiling fan!!

13. Do you belong to any knitting groups (online or offline)?

Nope. I don't belong to any knitting groups. I do hang out at craftster.org a lot, and i listen to a lot of knitting podcasts and read a lot of knitting related blogs.

May Day

Well, N's last day at work is this friday. He found a dream job back home in Iowa and the opportunity is too awesome to pass up. What does this mean for us? God only knows. He's been sort of avoiding me and not telling me why other than it's nothing that I've done and not to worry about it. I believe it's due to severe stress. They are not making his departure very easy and we just had the closing week from hell. My dad took us out for lunch on Thursday. I was shocked. It was completely his idea and he paid. My dad doesn't do that willingly for just anyone.

Tomorrow my sis and I are going to Tar-jay. Retail therapy is good. I also made a kick-a t-shirt purse out of two worn out Hard Rock Cafe shirts which I have posted on my Flickr blog. It's #82 from the Generation T book, which is an awesome book that I checked out from my local public library, which has been getting a lot of cool and new crafty books lately. LIBRARIES ROCK!!!

My ticket to California has been purchased. I am playing hooky from work that friday and flying out there. Then A, baby L and the big ass dog are driving cross country back to Kansas. I can't wait cause we get to go through nevada, arizona and new mexico. I will get to see the twinkling lights of Las Vegas. Hell yeah!

My sis and i also are planning on making a trip to Austin, TX this summer. Why because I have never been to Texas and my sister wants to go down there when she doesn't have to go to a job fair or interview and I picked Austin cause it's this musical/art mecca that is really supposed to be cool. I am just all about the road trips.

Of course, I will be sneaking in a trip or two to my home state of Iowa to visit, N, T, and the fam. I miss them all so much and N hasn't even officially left yet.

One Skein Secret Pal

Eventually i will figure out how to put buttons on my blog.

I love all yarn, whether it is fuzzy, wool, or acrylic. The closest yarn shop to me is a good hour away, so if i don't order it online, then I am left with whatever is stocked at Wal-Mart or Hobby Lobby. So if my secret pal has some real wool or some Rowan yarn, I would gladly accept the scraps in any color. really any yarn would be cool. my favorite shades to knit or crochet with are shades of aqua, purple, hot pink and greens found in the Irish countryside. i do not like yellow. I would love to learn how to spin yarn someday, but i lack a teacher and spinning supplies, so I really admire people that can spin their own yarn.

Mac Love

This post is brought to you by my brand new Mac. I love my Powerbook and it loves me back. It understands me. LOL. I promise that I am not going crazy, just in serious awe. So yesterday at work, this massive breaker blew and the computer room lost power. Therefore, we didn't have our server, so it made things a huge PAIN IN THE ASS. Hopefully, it is up and running tomorrow. Things go so much faster, especially when I can access my files stored out in Neverland.

I haven't transfered music or major files yet. However, I did use my digital camera and importing photos into iphoto is so freaking easy. it gets them off your camera, and you can start editing right away. just like that. I can't wait to take her own road trips. I can even burn dvds and all that fancy stuff. i have bluetooth capabilities too. I can type in bed if I want to. LOL.

Wacky Weekend

So this weekend was supposed to be quiet and boring. Which it was until maybe Saturday evening. N came down late Saturday evening and we hung out with my sis and went out for ice cream. Then he went home cause he was getting really tired and it was starting to storm.

The big stuff happened this morning. My sis and I were leaving for Wally World when we noticed a puddle in our garage between the trash can and the water heater closest. We thought that the garbage was leaking, so we decided to fix it when we got back. We get home and move the trash can and there's nothing leaking from it. So we think O FUCK. We move the stuff away from the water heater closet door and open it up. It was like the floods of '93 in there. We catch my parents at the airport pre-take off but my dad's phone is not getting much signal. there are a bazillion switches on this thing. and it's gas so i don't want the house to blow up. So i call N for moral support cause his dad is a plumber. meanwhile, my sister is calling every one we know in town cause N lives an hour away, so I wasn't going to make him come down unless there was no one else. Well, K my dad's buddy and a member of our carpool is out running errands. So my sis gets two of her older friends to come out. These dudes are roughnecks and basically jacks of all trades.

Meanwhile, everybody is slowing down in their Mercedes and Lexuses gawking at us, while we are stopping the floods. The roughnecks get it all shut off (including the gas) and K comes up. He talks to my dad via the phone and goes over to Lowes to pick up a water heater. Blah blah blah...my parents come home just as K and the roughnecks are starting to install the new one. Crisis ended. We have hot water so tomorrow I won't have to stink or take a shower god knows where. of course, i'm tired cause of all this and the whole daylight savings thing. what a way to end a weekend.

So how's my new laptop? Well, don't ask me. The UPS guy is holding it hostage until Monday afternoon cause this is the one time they want a signature. Not to mention the fact that they have dumped $3000 dell computers for the neighbors in our yard when we weren't even home. My sis left 15 mins before the UPS guy came. When I ordered it, my mom wasn't going to St. Louis with my dad. She decided this about wednesday night. Yay for me. I want my laptop love!!!!! I'm not bitter, i'm just having a trying time right now is all.

As a result of this weekend, I will forever know what the water shut off valve thingy for the water heater looks like. I will pay for expediated shipping on laptops. Those are a sampling of lessons I have learned this weekend.

Making the Switch

So I never thought I would really ever buy an Apple computer. Or a laptop. And I just did. An apple powerbook G4 12 inch. way faster and newer than my sony vaio pc from 2001 (which I still love and plan on keeping). I'm bummed though because I can't find a laptop case for it that isn't black and ugly! i'm not putting my baby in an ugly laptop purse. hell no. I also got the air port express so i can be all fancy wireless and do really cool geeky things with it. N doens't know that I actually broke down and bought it yet cause he's in Omaha at his sister's 30th birthday. I miss him a little, especially since this coming week is end of the month so we will both be busy and stressed out at work all week. yuck. I haven't decided what I will name my laptop yet. My ipod is Spanky, but i haven't thought of anything good yet. Anyways, it's not the top of the line, but i didn't want to spend 2000 on a laptop. Bye bye tax money. Thank god there was a rebate on it. I can compute in bed! LOL. Sunshine, I promise I will bring it with me the next time I visit.

I finally uploaded crafty pics to Flickr. Normally i update more frequently, but i got behind a little with my vaio being out of commission while N was fixing it and then I had to re-load all my files and essential programs like itunes. I finished my stuff for the hello kitty swap. Now I'm working on the Jim Henson swap. I am almost done with a Kermit the frog design I've been cross stitching. I also made more bottle cap magnets this weekend. they are so easy and fun and then i have little momentos of all the booze i've drank (and soda caps too).

A new dollar tree store opened up by my house. it's clean and has some good stuff. there is a lot of scary stuff too like $1 pregnancy tests and several sightings of white trash.

hey there

Well there are no good excuses. other than work and the boy. he will be out of town visiting some random relatives so I am going to see Sunshine and his new place. yay! we get to eat junk food and shop. it will be awesome. I don't have carpool this week so that has been awesome. Last night I went to Hobby Lobby on my way home and found some really cute mini Care Bears cross stitch kits. I didn't get a damn thing done for my swaps, but I'll daydream some ideas up at work. I want to bring my ipod today but my department has a visitor from up north,so that would probably be a bad idea. damn. damn. damn.

New gadgets:
1. my new motorola v266 camera flip phone
2. my ihome (clock/radio/ipod charger/player)

All these things that I have done

N and I are in that getting to know you stage and I feel like a huge ass spotlight is on us. On Valentine's day, he dressed up in a full tux with shiny shoes over lunch and brought AR and I each a box of chocolates, ten tin foil roses (hand-painted by himself) and a handmade card. AR took a pic on her camara phone. it was great. we are the only two single chicks in our department. N and I ended up talking on the phone for 1 hour 30 mins that night too. So fast foward to yesterday. He asked me to lunch cause he didn't bring his so we went to this nice sit down place which is probably the most popular place to eat in town. He insisted on paying and he opens the car door for me. I forgot what such chivalry is like. Apparently the whole thing was the talk of the lunch group even though they turned us down cause we asked if they wanted to go with. I just love office politics. So later that evening we ended up talking on the phone for 1 30 mins again. I dusted off my set of balls and asked him to eat at the fancy pizza place downtown. So tonight he is picking me up (at my parent's house!) and I have all this anxiety. Like total eustress even though I know everything will be fine.

As for the Wichita trip. Everything went smoothly. No disasters to report. I got my beer card at Old Chicago and I held tiny little baby L in my arms. I also found distressed low top Chucks for only $25!!

It's Been Awhile

since i posted, i know. But it was month-end which is not fun in my little accounting world, and i'm the peon in the department. N the new guy is awesome....We have whispering conversations in his cube cause i have to file stuff there and he'll vent and I found out on Friday that we have the exact same tast in books and movies. He is currently reading Gertrude Stein and David mcCullough (sp?). I literally about died. and then we had a discussion about Capote. Did I mention that he likes indie flicks and documentaries? Even if it turns out that he thinks i'm a troll I won't care, cause it's cool just to have someone to talk to that likes the same things that i do.

I finished a hot pink hat while i was attending a hen party at S.'s house. most of his friends are well over 30 and into long discussions about pre-menopausal symptons and the freaky shit they do in bed. My ears are still burning, but more power to them. i turned down a trip to karoke night at the icehouse cause big surprise my ears are screwed up from the rainfest last weekend and the smoke there was just going to make it worse, and i wanted to be semi-pleasant for n and co.'s big super bowl party tomorrow.

next weekend is the big trip to wichita. a's baby shower and pre v-day support for M (and hopefully some stitch and bitch and BOOZE).

Extreme rain

I went to the "big reveal" today. Extreme Makeover Home Edition was in town, and the all the ladies of the house went to see it today. I have pics of Ty and Michael (nicest butt and totally stylin) and Paige in her totally hip pink tool belt and puffy coat. My sister got Tonya's autograph. She is real nice and reminds me of Miss America. It rained like hell the whole time we were there, but it was a once in a life experience. They did a beautiful job and we won't see the rest (like the inside) until they air the show in 4-6 weeks. I could go on and on, but I'm sneezing like crazy which isn't very conducive to typing.

Knee Deep in Paperwork

That pretty much describes what I've been up to. Closing week starts on Monday, so there's this mad rush to get things done. N the new guy, my new cubicle neighbor makes work more fun, but it's weird having someone to actually talk to, who's right there. the person previously next to me said so little to anyone, that sometimes i would sneak a peek just to make sure he was still breathing. N has got some style. He wears colors and suits and tie pins! HE WEARS PURPLE!!! And he likes girls. That really doesn't matter to me, but it's a rare thing, to meet someone interesting who doesn't annoy the shit out of me. He emails me because he says i'm being too quiet. Lol...he's a charmer, that's for sure. He's managed to con me into going to his super bowl party. I haven't been to one of those in ages. there will be a lot of people from work there, so it could be fun.

I really recommend James Blunt's cd. I really like it. British dudes are really good at music. The cd is called Back to Bedlam. It's a good cd to just relax to when the vein in your forehand is going to pop out.

Extreme Home Makeover is in the area. I would go down and help out, but with closing week drawing near, this is the worst time to play hooky, so i have to read about it in the papers and watch the updates on local ABC. I have seen vendors come and go, since the site is sort of on my way to work.

I got a little Singer toy featherweight machine. It's so much fun to play with. It really does sew. Mom doesn't understand why I don't use the real machines, but this has a freedom about it, cause it's so simple that you can't screw much up. It's my speed and it's soooo cute. I love all my gadgets. A couple of crochet leaflets that I ordered from Annie's Attic arrived. I've given up buying craft books local since none of the stores seem to ever get new books. I also have some on the way from my best friend Amazon.com and Joanns.com (their online store has soooo much more).

February is going to be a highly social month. My trip(s) to wichita to see M and the baby shower for A, and the super bowl party. Hopefully I will get to see Sunshine too. Hint hint hint. I hope you've been reading my blog...

Scatter Brained

I lost my little tiny piece of paper that my secret pal at work filled out. So I don't know her birthday or her anniversary other than one is in april and the other is in july. It disappeared my letter holder where it has been every day that I didn't need to look at it. Luckily I remember the other stuff. Hopefully she has those dates in her Outlook calendar, otherwise I might have to do some Nancy Drew detective work. Lucky my secret pal is my boss and she is a chatterbox.

A and Baby L are still doing great. I got to talk to Baby L on the phone last night. She is going to be a talker like her mom, I can already tell. I bought the girly outfit at the Gap that I have been drooling over forever yesterday.

I am organizing my V-day stuff, so it's all together and doesn't get put in Never Neverland. I organized my Charlie stuff too since I will be sending that out soon. I wish I had more room.

It's official, I'm in the Knitting Olympics. I'm getting my stuff together for that. On my little knitting machine, I have made 2 socks, so I just have one more to make to finish off the pair. There's a hoodie pattern I want to make on the big machine, but i need to yarn substitute and have my mom translate the knitting pattern for it because it shouldn't be complicated but I don't understand some of the parts really. Next weekend is a 5 hour yarn event at Michaels so I really want to go to that.

M called me last night and she was on this happy i just had two beers buzz. Very interesting, too much truth serum. She's been test driving cars at used car lots cause now that she has her new job that pays more, she wants to finally replace her car that is like practically dying.

Gross story for the day: our bathroom sink is not draining. So my sister has decided to go the grocery store and get some drain-o cause our parents aren't home and we don' t have any de-clogging products in our house. Isn't that nice?

UPDATE:

The bottle of Drain-o really did work. The sink is now draining properly. I finished the socks. I'm just waiting for my mom do to the weaving in part. I also made 15 bottle cap magnets, 4 of which are for the RENT swap. I am nearly finished with a kids hat on the loom, which will be done by the end of the good tv tonight. My mom is almost done crocheting the hooded sweater for BabY L. She gets the craft medal for the weekend. She basically just has the hood part left to make. My contribution to this project was procuring the necessary purple baby yarn. I might make a little purple hat with the leftovers.

Song of the Day: He was a Friend of Mine by the honorable Willie Nelson off the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack. Good lyrics, melody and I think Willie's voice is soothing and very condusive (sp?) to crafty pursuits.

Welcome to the World, Baby L!!!

A had her baby!!! Baby L was born this morning. A healthy little girl. A and L are doing great and you couldn't smack the smile off my face, I am that excited!!! Tomorrow morning as soon as the mall opens I am going to Gap Kids Outlet to buy the girliest baby outfit that I can find.

So Baby L is brand new and I am not, this site calculates how old you are:

As of 1/20/2006 11:14:38 PM EST You are 25 years old.You are 304 months old.You are 1,321 weeks old.You are 9,248 days old.You are 221,975 hours old.You are 13,318,514 minutes old.You are 799,110,878 seconds old. I am a Libra.

Baby L is:

As of 1/20/2006 11:18:03 PM EST You are 0 years old.You are 0 months old.You are 0 weeks old.You are 0 days old.You are 23 hours old.You are 1,398 minutes old.You are 83,883 seconds old. Baby L is an Aquarius.

The funny thing is that we both fall on astrological cusps.

Needless to say, this has been a wild and crazy day. I went out to eat at this restraurant that's inside of a machine shed. Lol. The decor is definitely rustic, but the chicken strips and fries were damn good. I will be going there again, for sure. Then I got home from work and there was "the call." A deserves a gold medal. I have never heard someone sound so great that just had a BABY THIS MORNING. She is a trooper for sure.

I also signed up for the Yarn Harlot's Knitting Olympics. My project is to actually HAND KNIT a scarf. Thank god I have the span of the Olympics to achieve this goal. I also need to get my crafty ass in gear and start finishing stuff for my early February swaps and V-day.

Live on the Margins

1. yay for sandra oh! and dr. mcdreamy was especially doctor/scruffy hot at the ceremony
2. why can't chicks wear bras (or some kind of similar support) at major events?
3. i am so excited that Brokeback Mountain got the best drama award and the others. So well deserved, I'm still haunted from seeing that movie. It was sooo good and it did the story justice and i had really great theatre seats. The scenery reminds me of my travels through Wyoming and Montana in my summer days of youth (lol--i'm only 25!). I love the musical score as well.
4. Yay for Felicity Huffman and her inspiring words:
"I know as actors our job is usually to shed our skins, but I think as people our job is to become who we really are. And so I would like to salute the men and women who brave ostracism, alienation and a life lived on the margins to become who they really are.”
I think her words can be applied to all of us.
5. Tonight's episode of Gilmore Girls was awesome as usual! The last 1 minute or so wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I have faith that this too shall right itself.
6. my ride actually bounces musically when i play my new Kanye West cd. Lol...
7. I really want to participate in the Knitting Olympics, but I suck at hand knitting so I doubt that I would finish a challenging to me project...Hmm...We will see.

In Anticipation.

So this morning, I finished the little baby hat that I was knitting for A's baby before my toy arrived in the mail. What happened was that S wanted to go eat at Eggberts and since he has no concept of time, I decided to make a baby hat for A's baby since my mom made a comment about the fact that I hadn't made her one. So I made one out of LB watercolors in Shell which is white with pastel streaks, it's the baby version of my favorite yarn bright colors. I got it almost finished before he picked me up and then when I got home, the book I ordered from Amazon Marketplace had arrived and so had my toy. I want to knit the mate to my sock, but I have to get another skein of LB Jiffy before I can. So much for stash busting. I haven't made anything with my KnitPicks yarn because it is special because it's wool and I can't buy natural fiber yarn in town.

I'm just trying to kill some time before we head off to T-town to see the movie. I hope we get decent seats. We better since I ordered these damn tickets online. That just goes to show you how bad I want to see this movie.

Subversive is my middle name

so my last xmas present arrived in the mail today. my mom got me a Singer Kids Knitting machine (the circular one). I made a scary pink scarf with the yarn it came with and then i got some of my stash yarn and made a really awesome tube sock (quit snickering, it's really comfy and it will have a mate eventually). So much fun, I really like it and it's portable.

I broke down and bought Late Registration by Kanye West. For some reason, I get a really good knitting rhythm going when I listen to his music. who knows...

Tomorrow is the big day, I get to go see Brokeback Mountain, I have already purchased my tickets. YAY!!! I will have a full report.

Yarn of course!

So my skein of Knit Picks Sierra yarn in Leaf came today. What nice surprise after a busy day at work. It is 70% wool and 30% superfine alpaca. It is the first yarn that i have purchased online and that comes in hank form and not in a skein a la super saver. It is sturdy yet soft. I am in total yarn love.

Um so last night I found out from M that my ex-boyfriend is having a baby with the skank from North Dakota. The skank told M all about it in an offline on Yahoo. Lovely. Better her than me. Speaking of babies, I think A is about to burst. I will probably be an "auntie" in less than two weeks. That's a scary thought.

Brokeback Mountain has arrived in Tulsa. I am going to try really hard to see it this weekend. So my sis informs me that particular theater has online sales available. sweet -a!

I am kind of hyper which is really funny cause I only got around 4-5 hours of sleep last night. Oops.

stuff

So I would have wrote more yesterday, but I got recruited into moving a bunch of big-ass heavy furniture back into the other rooms now that the floors have set or whatever they have to do. The new bra held up really great while moving the furniture, so I might have to buy more of these in the future. I did manage to make two hats yesterday on my knifty knitter. I could churn out more on my days off, but I usually don't speed knit/crochet unless I have a specific timeline or goal I'm trying to achieve.

I realized that I have received 3 Christmas cards this week. Lol. The stores are putting out some really cute Valentine's day stuff. It is my true favorite holiday even though I'm single by choice and every guy that I have ever dated has screwed up this holiday for me, I still love it, the true romantic that I am. I like the colors, the story behind it, making the cards or finding cute ones to pass out. Making dirty phrases with the little conversation hearts is always fun as well. Heart shaped cookies. It goes on and on my friend. Hot pink or purple roses are my favorite. I like non-traditional colors.

I finally found some!!!

So I returned the hideous jeans to Old Navy and got some cute v-day socks and a dress shirt instead. Next door to the Owasso Old Navy is a Lane Bryant. I can't really buy clothes there because i'm just really busty up top and not so big everywhere else by their sizes. However, they were having a buy 2 get 2 free bra sale, so the hopeless optimistic in me had to at least try. God was with me in that store, because I was able to find four bras that fit-one black, 2 white and one petal pink. When I bend over now, they don't fall out and the freaking underwire doesn't jab me in the side (both of these problems were cause by my tired weary bras that were tired of holding my big boobs). The best part was that these bras all together cost what i usually spend on 1 or 2 bras. My bra spiel is now over, it is safe to continue reading.

Anyways, I haven't really done much else. Head congestion makes you tired. I did get a really funny card from A today.

Almost There

Well, I've been a little scarce lately. It was closing week this week, so us poor peons in the accounting dept. have been up to our eyeballs in crap. I have been so tired/headachy that I have gone to bed at 9:30 pm the last two nights in a row and let me tell you it is almost unheard of for me to go bed before 10:30 unless I am insanely bored or feel like crap.

The floor people have finished installing our new hardwood floors in the living room and dining room and they look very swanky.

This weekend I am planning on making the trek down to Owasso so that I can return this pair of hideous jeans that I bought at Old Navy over the holidays. Hopefully I can find a dress shirt I like in the busty girl section. Cause I don't have a lot of dress shirts to wear and I can't wear a lot of sweaters this week cause it's been above 60 all week. Other goals for this weekend include sneaking in some QAF (hal makes me smile) and knitting my ass off. Why? Cause knitting = love.

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Today has been a better day than yesterday's crapfest. I did however break my green knifty knitter loom while watching the Rose Bowl parade, so it was a very good thing that I had bought a new back-up set during that big sale that Hobby Lobby had on them last month. I just picked it up to cast on and there was this massive crack that had caused it to freakishly break apart. I don't understand the crack because I am very nice to my looms and it's stored in a room temp. environment. Plus, there's no seams on it, so that can't be a cause of it either. I will have to toss that idea out on crafster and see if this has happened to anyone else before.

I also weeded more junk out of my room. It was just starting to look like crapapalooza even for my extremely small space. I wanted to make room on bookshelves and in my closet so I could get some of my very neat stacks off the floor. It's my safe haven while the rest of the house is under construction. I wasn't motivated to dust (my allergies are screwed up enough right now) or take the donation bag to Goodwill. That sounds like a good project for next weekend when I am really bored.

The Rose Bowl Parade was awesome. I was exicited to see Sunshine's band march. I wish it wouldn't have rained. That part sucked especially for the band people and their instruments. I taped it too. I was so proud of myself for actually taping something. I even labeled the tape! The Disney float was my favorite.

I sort of want to go to work tomorrow just to get back into a routine and start earning money again, but I will miss all my extra crafty time.

First Screw up of the New Year

So, I am watching QAF on my sister's tv cause she was still babysitting and I thought my mom was going to church. Apparently she decided not to. She tells me that while we were in Iowa my dad opened up a credit card statement thinking it was his (cause we have similar names) and whoopsie he finds my credit card statement that I'm working on paying off. He freaks out and mails in a $300 payment on it and of course they are freaked out because they think that I'm in debt to my eyeballs. I will admit that I had a few credit cards that I should not have used at all. That was wrong. People do stupid stuff in college. It was my way of survival at the time. Since I have a stable job now, I'm really working to finish that off, so that when I am ready to move out I don't have to worry about that payment. That's why I had A make that strict budget so that I could pay stuff off and still have fun. I know that my parents mean well but it just so embarrassing mostly because I was working on making things better. I did make it through 3 episodes this weekend. Hopefully, I will get to finish watching the rest before season 2 comes out in the reduced price edition.

New Year's Eve

Well it is New Year's Eve and I am high on second hand paint fumes. See, it started out so simple. Our carpet in our formal rooms is old and nasty, so my parents decided to have hardwood floors installed like they did in the family room. They aren't going to be a perfect match because the company that makes the wood that we put in the family room is now defunct. Most people also can't afford to do more than 1 or 2 rooms at a time. Well, so we've spent a lot of time cleaning out all the big heavy furniture and taking off the baseboards. Since the baseboards still have the original 15/16 year old paint on them, it was decided that we should repaint them, cause it would look better with the new floors. Hence the paint fumes that make me feel shitty. I think the installers are scheduled to come the day we all go back to work, so i'm sure mom is trilled to have to deal with the dogs by herself.

I also made 18 bottlecap magnets today and finished my january letter for the Charlie swap. The partners for the RENT swap have been posted but we haven't received preference info yet, which is driving some of the others crazy, but i'm cool with it. I finished watching That 70s Show Season 3 today and started on Dukes of Hazzard Season 4. I really don't want to go back to work yet either. I'm enjoying this vacation thing aside from the family driving me crazy as usual part. I was going to attempt some minor sewing projects but the machines are not accessible due to the fact that they have been shoved in the corner to make room for all of the relocated furniture from the other rooms.

Obviously I don't have any hot plans for New Years Eve, but I'm not the only one. My sis is baby sitting her friend's two little girls so they can go party. She has already called me because the stove is messed up somehow and it took 1 hour and 10 mins to cook regular mac and cheese. The stove was turned up and everything, so who knows what was going on.

One of my Xmas presents came in the mail today. It is an 18 piece Crafter's tool set in hot pink. I like the fact because it's designed for crafters, the tools are more compact in size, so I can handle them a lot easier then those big ass hammers that weigh like 10 pounds. I like pretty things too. Hot pink just makes everything better. So does Hello Kitty. I found Hello Kitty pop tarts at Wal-Mart and I let out a tiny little squeal that caused my sister to disown me temporarily. These are even better then the Disney Princess ones, cause they have little sprinkles on them in the shape of Hello Kitty's head!!!!

Those Damn Resolutions...

I'm just making them because later on this year, it will be really funny to look at them and see if I accomplished any of them.

Resolutions 2006

1. Get off my ass and back on the exercise bike again
2. Stick to my budget better. Like as in quit buying crap that I "need" and focus more on what I have already
3. Possibly go on a date with a guy that is not a troll or a pervert
4. Make something cool with my fancy knitting machine
5. Go on a little road trip that doesn't involve visiting relations
6. Find better storage solutions for my room
7. Get kick ass speakers for my ipod since my real stereo has died and gone to heaven
8. Read more books
9. Get a social life
10. Finish what I start

Where Do I Even Begin?

I made it back safe and sound. I am happy to report that while the dogs are looking a little scruffy, the house did not turn into a piss palace while we were gone. For a shopping report and craft update, check out my Flickr blog because I posted a ton of evidence pics from the trip and pre trip photos as well. I am tired of food and shopping and my mom listening to the same Irish cds over and over so f ing loud that it compromised my ipod enjoyment. Family time is fun---NOT!!!!! It really wasn't that bad and I did have a lot of fun. I got to shop with my best friend from preschool. She informed me that everybody from the old gang is married now and has or is working on kiddies. We are the two lone rangers. She has law school, so what's my excuse? Oh yeah, general pickiness and hobbies that don't typically attract straight men. Oh well. As long as I have yarn, I will knit on. I will probably spend the rest of the holiday doing laundry although I absolutely have to have to get an oil change for my car tomorrow, otherwise it might explode and/or burst into flames. I also need to clean it because I had a strawberry Fanta explode all over me and the backseat on our way home today. Lovely is all I have to say about that.

Twas the Night Before Iowa

and not a single person was packing except little Shoegirl who was in a quandry over what yarn to take. It is a ten hour drive to my aunt's house in God's country a.k.a. Iowa (otherwise known as the birthplace of Shoegirl). I have Spanky my ipod all set to go. He is a white 15 GB 2nd or 3rd? generation and right now I have 1.4 days of music stored on him which = 2.03 GB or 544 songs and podcasts ( knitting ones of course). I have my tolietries gathered up and most of my clothes and tundra gear packed.

Christmas eve my dad got McDonalds for us and we went to midnight mass where we preceded to get high on the incense fumes. We opened up presents before mass. I got a ton of pants from my mom and socks. I am officially old now. My dvd collection has also expanded and I got a new winter coat (lightweight) and some other random stuff.

Tomorrow is the big trek up north. I get to see my best bud from preschool and we are going shopping!!!! My 2nd favorite pasttime. When my sister and I were buying film on sale at Walgreens I found a lion brand scarf kit that is f-ing red! It is going to be my Rose Bowl scarf. I have also updated my Flickr blog because A pointed out that I have apparently not updated it in forever.

Anyhoo, I will return on the evening of the 29th. Merry Christmas and Good Luck Sunshine!

just a thought

So apparently, if i don't want to pay full retail price for a new cell phone from my provider, i have to wait until April 20, 2006 which is the earliest I can renew because that is 4 mos before my contract expires. So with great disappointment, i will suck it up and tough it out because i will not pay $300 for a nice phone.

I am now officially on holiday shutdown. yay....several glorious days without accounting or having to think.

Today is supposed to be a craftathon. We will see how much I get done. lol...I shouldn't be too distracted by shopping me cause I am experiencing shopping boredom right now. Who have ever thought I would be saying that.

It is so hot outside. It looks like it will make it into the upper 50s today. My last QAF book arrived last night and I devoured it. There are three novels about the show and they act as prequels to the series. It has explained a lot of things about the characters and how they all met each other. So yeah, as usual I read my vacation books before the trip. Typical for me.

My mom finally finished wrapping the Xmas presents. I will let you know how many of them were actually surprises for me.

LESS THAN A WEEK UNTIL THE ROSE BOWL!!!!!!

I bought a handheld!!

cordless vaccum that is. A little silver dirt devil scorpion that is 6 volt so that I can vaccum under my bed without having to use like 16 attachments. I also bought a tan leather Levi's purse on sale for 11.55 at Goody's. I was having issues with big black leather purse cause the straps wouldn't stay on my shoulder and stuff would slide all over the place in it.

On friday, I am going to try and upgrade my POS phone. the volume on it is not existent and the silver finish is all chipped off and i've had it for nearly 2 years so I think that it's been well used. But if they don't have any sexy Motorola flip phones then I'm holding out. Cause I will not own any other brand of cell phone.

So i was naughty and read the two QAF novels that arrived in the mail yesterday. I just couldn't wait until my trip--plus i'm afraid one of my relatives would find it and give me the spiel about being a 25 year old spinister. Novel 3 should arrive in the mail tomorrow according to the little package tracker.

According to my tailor, Mr. Baa, I have knitted 10 inches on my mom's scarf to match her hat. Thank God this wasn't intended to be a Xmas present.

Work has been crazy in a good week. When we come back from Xmas vacay, it will be the "Month end closing" which means lots of $$ overtime for me.

That is all for tonight's broadcast of Evening Edition. Rock on ya'll.

What's Going on

What's rocking my ipod(and making my butt shake)---"Gold Digger" by the well-dressed Kanye West
What's on the needles---Lion Brand Homespun "Colonial"--which means it's dark blue with gold flecks in it and it's on its way to becoming my mom's hat
Accessory of the day---my measuring tape shaped like a little white sheep

Well, my sis and I survived shopping in T-town and Owasso. It wasn't too bad in the stores but there were some assholes in the parking lots. Barnes and Noble was after my heart, they had 20% selected knitting books + my 10% member discount = one happy Shoegirl. At Tar-jay I got a movie for my mom and this other movie that I had on VHS but it was kind of crapping out so I found it on dvd there. My sis and i bought matching shirts at Old Navy that say "Frost Bite Me" on them in gold stitching. We thought it was hilarious, I think my mom thinks we're freaks. My parents just now started doing their online shopping today. I don't know where I got my shopping genes from cause it sure as hell wasn't from them. I really didn't buy that much today.

My sunday night shows are repeats tonight, so i might actually get something done tonight. LOL. I did vaccum my room today. I have wrapped a ton of presents this weekend too, so that should count for something.

Holiday-itis

So i am a total lightweight now. I went to Chili's with S. and R. (S's bro that invited himself). R. kept looking at my boobs the whole time and I ordered a Tropical Sunrise. Very great drink chuck full of likker. However, the waitress put a straw in it and that is a bad thing cause I slurped it up due to the straw + annoyance factor of a dork looking at my boobs. Yes they are big, but they are not for sale! Anyways, I ended up with a really bad buzz for like an hour, but I decided that I will blame it on the straw factor.

Plus, I had waited around all day on those retards so we could go eat because R. lost his drivers license and he wanted to cash his paycheck today (he doesn't have a bank account). After tearing apart the house for two hours, they decided that S. would just have to cash it for him on Monday. Plus, R. went to Chili's in his pajama pants and a skanky looking cheap ass polo shirt and S. was wearing shorts and one of those knit shirts that always make guy's nipples show. I know it wasn't S.'s fault, but his family annoys the piss out of me. Plus, S. keeps trying to get me to move out with him and I absolutely refuse because he is a complete slob and his circus freak family would try to move in with us. Can you tell that I have holiday-itis?

On the shopping front, I get a big fat F for not finding work clothes or shoes. I did get a brand new set of Knifty Knitters at Hobby Lobby on sale for like around $5. I also bought some girly stationary too.

Sis keeps conning me into wrapping presents for her. My mom bought me a nice pair of khaki trousers but i hate the fact that they come up over my belly button. My mom has also conned me into making her a hat for our Iowa trip because she says if she tried to make one right now, she would never get it done because of all the projects she's working on.

As soon as my machine knitting books get here, I'm going to apply my slacker self and actually make something on my machine other than a giant square.

Miss you Sunshine! I hope you survived commencement.

Yule time

Holiday shopping is getting sucky. I had to go to Wal-mart to get my $5 gift for the chinese gift exchange at work tomorrow and to buy something for the potluck. People were ramming my big ass with carts and being just nasty. Plus, I had to help my mom find the DVDs that my sister and I wanted for Christmas, because when she went to buy them this afternoon, the electronics guy could only help her find one. After some digging, I found them. That aisle looked like it had been hit by a tornado.

I got paid today, and to celebrate I spent $50 on books at Amazon.com so I would have stuff read to read on my ride home to God's country, otherwise known as Iowa. Note to Sunshine, three of them would make good bedtime stories for you.

I would write more tonight, but i have to go help my sister with her holiday party crap.

I just want a hard lemonade

I could really go for a 6 pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade (or any of the other flavors). It would just be really great. It's not that I'm stressed or bummed about something, I just want something nice to take the edge off and transport me away from the everyday doldrums. I don't even remember the last time I have drank because I live in a dry house and I think i'm too old to hide it under my bed. Plus, I tend to crave booze more when the weather is drippy like it has been this evening.

Work is okay. It was a little annoying today because some people had played hooky on friday and monday so they dumped two days worth of crap for me to do for them today. Lovely. They are nice people but would some organization kill them? It would really help the newbie out. i'm supposed to bring something to the Christmas party, which would be fine, except I HATE COOKING and shopping for cheater food for parties. I'm just not a foodie and I don't like Chinese Food Thursdays. Honestly, I really do like my job. It's just that I'm adjusting from working a long string of sucky jobs so I'm going through an adjustment phase.

I don't really have anything exciting to report on the craft front. It's hard to start a new project when I don't get home from work until like 6:30 pm CT on average.

Possible weekend projects:
Sock Monkey named Mr. Jingles
more bottlecap magnets
a hat or two
petting my yarn


Cool Song of the Moment--"You're Beautiful" by James Blount (love the squeaky voice).

Ten Things About my day

1.Stupid gas is 2.09 (which is high for OK!) and it also the week that i gave my sis gas money for her trip to dallas and I have to drive carpool this week...i still have gas money, but it's just the irony of it all.
2. I got my Ziploc doodad swap 3 stuff (sock monkey socks and pea soup fuzzy yarn to mention the big stuff).
3. My book order arrived at sis' school but she left the books in her office.
4. All my favorite shows are going to be in reruns now that I have more time to watch tv.
5. A. got her big ass box from me in the mail today and she was excited and liked the stuff for little A
6. I got to talk to a sweet guy on the phone today who is one of our Ireland vendors.
7. Somebody laid a spring of mistletoe on my keyboard at work today. V.interesting...
8. My new preppy $14 gray GAP trousers actually fit my big butt
9. i ate two disney princess pop tarts today (yes, sunshine you have to try them--you can get them at wal-mart, and they are some kind of unidentifiable berry flavor)
10. i want to make kool-aid dyed yarn, but i need to buy some white colored wool this weekend. oh darn, an excuse to buy more yarn. how did that idea get into my pretty little head?

I'm Melting, I'm Melting!

Well, the snow all melted yesterday cause it got up into the 40s. I dropped off the hats for the Mitten Tree today, so now I'm just going to be making them for next year. I signed up to be in the Rent swap on Craftster. That will be awesome, plus the swap doesn't send out until the beginning of February so that will be perfect for my working chick schedule. I shipped out on the Ziploc Doodad swap 3 this week and my partner shipped on Friday so I'm curious to see what she sends. I hope it's stuff I can use. I've been wrapping up Christmas presents. I sent a box to A yesterday that weighed $20. It had christmas and baby stuff in it so her christmas wouldn't suck. I have to finish a hat today so I can mail the box for the wichita group tomorrow along with the package for Sunshine (and kitty too). I will also be mailing out my Xmas cards too. I've been making bottle cap magnets this weekend too. You put things in a bottle cap and then fill it with resin, attach magnet to the back and you have some cool magnets for the fridge or whatever. I made three yesterday and they are really cool looking. My sister is going to flip when she sees them. I got one in a swap and we thought it was the coolest thing ever and wanted to try it, but didn't know how. Then I was at Hastings and found a Klutz book/kit on it and it was 30% off!!! The angel of crafting was smiling down on me for sure.

I heart Sweaters

So it was like 15 degrees outside on my way home from Kansas. I love cold weather and being able to wear merino wool sweaters and cordoroys without sweating to death. The only things I don't like are dry skin and stupid people that can't drive in snowy weather. I think so far we out 1 inch out of the predicted 10 inches of snow tonight. The diversity group potluck was today and this chick brought macaroni and cheese but with corn mixed in. I thought I had died and gone to heaven, it was so good. Who knew two of my favorite things could taste so good together. I also got this really cute tiny stuffed snowman that came with a tiny bottle of lotion. How cute. Friday is the Sisterhood potluck--more food and presents. Not much else going on, I just wanted to talk about snow. yay..!

Insanity of my life

My bank mergered with another bank. What a pain in the ass! I have to make my mom call and find out whether or not this is going to screw up my direct deposited paycheck or my online bill payments. Yuck yuck yuck.
The new job is still fine, I'm getting new responsibilities and my brain says that it doesn't want to work anymore, especially when it's like butt freezing cold inside and outside.
I've been invited to join the Sisterhood and the Diversity groups at work. They are both excuses for potlucks and presents. lol...I'm joining only cause "i want to fit in" and they would take it personal if i didn't. I kinda miss clubs too, I was always in a bazillion at school. These people are nice, so it should be fun in a work kinda way.

I got Sunshine's commencement announcement in the mail today. yay for sunshine, you made it up another rung on the ladder of life. I'm going to keep in it my big leather AE journal where i stash all important documents.

I sent off my Ziploc Craftdoodad 3 swap today. Yesterday I got letter no. 2 in the Charlie swap. I'm jealous of my Charlie cause she lives in Ohio where they have the 4th season known as Winter and she got lots of snow already. LUCKY!!!

I bought Little House on the Prairie Season 9 (the final one) on dvd today. I am a HUGE FAN of Little House. Mom read the entire series of the books while I was in the womb. I have been to the homes in Independence, KS and Mansfield, MO. I'm going to have to order the rest online because wal-mart only has 8 and 9 in the store--shelf space you know. This will be my entertainment this weekend since little sis is ditching me to take certification tests in Dallas and I have no friends to hang out with here except for S and he is usually working on the weekends. Plus, I will need viewing entertainment for my christmas crafting and card writing.

Holla-days

Well, I went on my big Christmas shopping expedition. I think I got like 95% done, which is good because I don't usually shop for it all at once, so it seemed like I spent a lot but I didn't cause like 80% of it was on sale. Still don't have a present for dad yet, but the man is impossible to shop for. I even wrapped everything I bought today. Martha would be so proud. I also found rawhide doggy treats in the dolla bin at tar-jay, and my picky little poochies ACTUALLY ATE THEM! I was pleasantly shocked.

Shopping for work clothes was a big fat bust. Busty chicks like moi can not wear bohemian wear that is so popular without running the risk of acheiving the maternity look. Plus, some of the stuff that is in the so-called careerwear section, there is no way in hell I could wear to work. Seriously, who gets to wear trouser capris to work? I didn't even attempt to go bra shopping, that is a hell unto itself. I did find two afterwork shirts.

i finished my sister's recess hat today. I do highly recommend the Peppermint Mocha at Starbucks because it doesn't taste like coffee that much. My neighbor across the street has three light up crosses on his roof (laying flat on the roof). We have a light up nativity but it's a little more friendlier looking. People in my neighborhood actually hire decorators to put up their outdoor lighting displays along with the indoor granduer. Not my family--we still practice authentic Christmas ala A Christmas Story and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Did I mention that my little Daisy almost electrocuted herself by biting those lights that people fork into the ground? She's okay, but we think she got a little buzz cause she jumped up into the air.

BFF Totally!!

My best friend that i've known since preschool in Iowa called me tonight and left a message on my cellphone because I am deaf to my cellphone (maybe cause people don't usually call me). Anyways, big happy dance!!!!! I'm going to call her tomorrow night after I get off work cause I didn't know if she would be up tonight or not. Last I knew she was in law school back in Iowa. Plus, this gives me a good chance to ask my boss what my schedule is for the holidays so I can figure out when I can see her. She's one of those people that you are friends for life, no matter how much you get to talk to her, you can pick up right where you left off and it's like you're still on the same page. This is going to sound really cheesy, but I feel like I got an early Christmas present. I like listened to the message twice just to make sure I wasn't smoking crack or something. Insert high pitched girly screech right here.
Not that it matters right now, but I got my winter wear accessories from Old Navy today and the hat actually fits on my big ass head. I also got my book today from Amazon and blew $20 bucks at hobby lobby because my favorite yarn was 40% so i bought the two skeins that they had left and another knitting book that was 50% off and x-mas colored crochet needles.
Anyways, I'm going to go give thanks to the big guy upstairs and patiently wait until I can call my pacific coast best friend during "free call time." I know she will definitely be up cause she is a total night owl.

Much Better Day

Even though i worked an extra two hours today, today i think turned out better. The whole paycheck taxation thing is fixed after some hurried faxing back and forth. I really really like the song "Come a little closer" by Dierks Bentley. My sister wants me to make her a hat because and I quote "i'm freezing my ass off at recess." LOL...Surprisingly there was actually yarn in my stash that she liked. I should flash my stash on flickr, but it would take like ten pictures to get it all in. My charity knitting is not making much of a dent in it yet. It's starting to get cooler outside which is nice. I don't like summer clothes at all.

Things I don't Understand

1. why a certain person in Wichita answers the phone when her and her man are "watching a movie." If it wasn't obvious enough by the tone of her voice?? I would rather talk to her answering machine. For the record, I don't even answer the phone during really bad sex.
2. why new job took SS and Medicare out of my paycheck but not federal or state taxes? I filled out the form same as always and there's even a BIG STAMP on the envelope that says double checked by Erik. What did he check for?
3. why itunes figured out 2 mos later that the exp. date on my debit card expired and prompted me to change it? I know the account number is still the same, but i've downloaded NUMEROUS times since I my "date expired."
4. It's 32 degrees outside and I got bitten by the only mosquito left in Kansas.

Other than the above bitchfest, I did actually have a pretty good normal day. It just went to shit after I got home from work.

Did you know that the extremely sexy cologne Polo Black has iced mango and patchouli in it? I can smell that from a mile away and due to nasty allergies I have very little smell capacity at all. Ralph Lauren's Polo was born in 1978, two years before me! No wonder why I like all the versions so well. It's meant-to-be. It also falls into the Woody olfactory group. Okay, that is plenty of science talk for you, brought to you by the letter F and the folks at Esquire magazine.

The Knitty Gritty of it all.

So this holiday weekend I have completed 8 hats and started the 9th. Yay for me. I wasn't that focused either otherwise I could've cranked out more. I have made close to 30 for The Mitten Tree , I had counted them but then I made a bunch, so I need to recount.
The sis and I have still not seen HP4 because the cheap shows keep selling out and our theater is showing it on 2 screens. I am also coming to terms with the fact that the chances of them showing Rent or Brokeback Mountain are very slim.
My scarf/mitten/hat set from Old Navy is on its way. I didn't want to root around for the matching pieces in the midst of mad holiday shoppers so i ordered from the online store cause they have a $5 flat rate. The book that I ordered from Amazon.com is also on it's way. It's called Holiday Knits and I forgot the author's name (my bad). It's the one with the peppermints and the red yarn on the front cover, not to be confused with Handknit Holidays, which also sounds pretty cool too.
I can't wait to wear my new dress pants from Tar-jay to work tomorrow. I am actually one of the dressiest people at work, isn't that a hoot? Some of my co-workers have a broad defintion of what business casual means in a Fortune 500 company. That's okay though, cause it makes me feel not so guilty for not wearing skirts or make-up. Yay for me, this week is my first paycheck from the new job. Unforunately, it is going to gas and my cellphone bill.
On the book front, I did finish reading The perks of being a wallflower, which was totally awesome. I think anyone could honestly relate to Charlie and his friends. I plan on reading Pippi Longstocking next. Hey, it's a classic too and it teaches people creativity and imagination. Plus, I am a total fan of the movies and my sis even has a stuffed Pippi doll.

Upsidedown Christmas trees???

Apparently, upside down Christmas trees that you hang from the ceiling are in vogue this year. I think it makes sense, especially for people with little apartments or tiny doggies that like to bat Christmas ornaments off the bottom of the tree.

While I've been lounging around eating too much good food, I've been making more hats for the Mitten Tree at church on my Knifty Knitter. It is so fast to do once you get the hang of it and it's a great way of using scrap yarn that doesn't involve making a bazillion granny squares. I just started my 25th hat today. I wrote all of my sister's students' names on mini x-mas stockings in glitter paint today as well. Writing with glitter paint is a talent that takes a ton of patience and a steady hand.

S. picked me up so we could go eat dinner at Chili's and I about died because he was wearing white knit shorts. OMG--to all the men out there that might read this, don't wear white knit shorts--they show way too much in a non-flattering way. Once I recovered from this horrific fashion faux paux we did chow down on some good food that was actually cooked properly and I snagged some new holiday coasters for my collection. Sounds nerdy, but they are handy and I only snag the ones from Chilli's. Then we went to Wal-Mart so that S. could buy Golden Girls season 3. I went to Hastings to look for a book for my sister, but they were out of it but they did have the new holiday issue of Bust with Rose McGowan on it (dang i wish i looked that hot) and there was a feature on male knitting and several of the guys with knitting blogs that I lurk on were featured or name dropped, so I thought that was cool.

Somewhere in the Sun

So I saw the Kenny Chesney special tonight on tv. Add him to my list of things that I am gratetful for. He is one of the few men that can get away with wearing tight jeans and not have it look stupid. he sang my fave songs too like Old Blue Chair and Anything but Mine. Work was okay today, just trying to get things wrapped up before the holiday. My aunt and cousin will be leaving at 4:30 am Friday to go to the big sales. I think it's hilarious, but I kinda wish I could go with so I could witness the hilarity of it all. Plus I am a shopaholic. I am also grateful for Mrs. Smith's pie, and my grandma k's homemade chocolate chip cookies that are so damn good we go through a gallon bucket in like three days.

Rockin out with Spanky, my ipod

So I was thinking since I can actually go to Iowa this year for xmas, maybe I should increase the songs on my ipod. Did I mention that I seriously named my ipod, Spanky? I think it's fitting since it logs a lot of time next to my butt. LOL...I also have a battery pack for it this time, which I bought so my sister could take Spanky to Ireland, but she couldn't wasn't allowed to listen to it on the international flight, but it wasn't a waste, cause now I don't have to decide between Spanky and my nameless cell phone when it comes to car charging. The funny thing is that since my computer speakers beyond suck and my stereo is so crappy i should throw it away, but I use it as a display for picture frames, the ipod is the only thing that i can listen to music on besides my killer system in my car. So now, I get to rock out while I am typing this rambling post.

I finally caught up on my pile of paper at work. Then some people skipping out early for the holidays dropped some crap and ran, but it won't take me too long to do in the morning. My grandparents from St. Louis are coming tomorrow. I love them to death, but I'm not one of those people that gets excited about relatives visiting and family visits. Plus, it's Thanksgiving, and i'm not big on food. I only eat like ten things. Plus, I have to clean my room and hide all of my stuff like my porn, my anatomy pillows, feminist books, etc. because out-of-town relatives always want to see your room and mine are like TOTALLY CONSERVATIVE and I am not in the mood to answer those kind of questions so it's just easier to temporarily store myself.

Anyways, I must go now and finish cleaning my room since they will probably make it here before Dad and I get home from work tomorrow.

Fun times

So my purple thing no. 2 that i am making on my knitting machine is really big. I think i will name it Purple Mountain Majesties, because that sounds better than purple thing no. 2 and it is darker than purple thing no. 1. PMM is currently 94 stitches wide and 160 rows long. It touches the floor. It is pretty good even though there's a couple of minor things i need to fix (or have mom the knitting doctor fix).

Today was day one of carpooling to work with my dad. There was lots of NPR involved and my poor brain hurts having to use it after two years of not really.

ooooohh!!! I almost forgot! I was watching Related on the WB (really really awesome show) and i literally shrieked with delight because the actor who plays Emmett on QAF guest starred as Renee's son that she gave up for adoption a long time ago. Even though he was wearing this ugly cordoroy poop brown blazer I could still tell who he was. It was the same joy that I had when I saw Hal Sparks in Spidey 2 only I think I might have squealed with a more higher pitch for Hal. Yes, I know that I am a total freak.

What a Good Tv night!!

Desperate Housewives just keeps getting better and better. I actually liked tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy as well. I started knitting a panel on my knitting machine and it's 94 stitches wide and 134 rows long and then the stupid thing jammed and i dropped some stitches. I am also making progress on this scarf i am making for myself on my Kniffty Knitter. However, it's made with yarn I bought at Michaels in Tulsa and I need two more balls to finish it so I am going to have to bribe my sister to pick some up for me on her way to class down there.
This week is going to be a short week at work because I have thursday and friday off for turkey day. I don't have to work retail or answer stupid phones like i have on previous holidays, so I guess that's what i'm grateful for this year.
So my sister and I forgot to go see HP4 tonight. We got sucked in by the good tv. We will probably go see it sometime this weekend when we are not busy watching my grandparents sleep. We went with Dad to see Walk the Line last night and it was even better than expected. My big toe was still tapping when I left the theater. Rent comes out this week and I'm stoked for that as well.
It looks like since I will have a week of vacation over christmas, mom and the sis and i are going to go to Iowa while my dad stays home and dog sits. Daisy is way too wild to even think of sneaking her into a hotel. I'm already thinking of songs to put on my ipod and deciding how much yarn i should take with me. lol...

Let the Holiday Madness Begin

I bought my mom's x-mas present today. I bought all my x-mas cards too, including the special ones. I'm starting to make a dent in it. There's nothing like a good shopping spree after a long week of work. New job is great, but my brain is full of information. My sister and I are going to see HP 4 and Walk the Line this weekend. My parents went to Tulsa to go shopping for a new Serger machine for my mom. Hers recently bit the dust after 20 hard years of use. It is very missed. I would ramble on further, but it's off to craft land.

Playing Hooky

So Today was my second day of work at my new office job which I am loving it. I feel like I am actually using part of my brain for a real purpose. Plus I have a big-ass cubicle that I don't have to share (i have my own nameplate) and I can spin around in it with no problems.

I played hooky from the warehouse job. Working there Monday night was a bitch--everybody was going home sick, and not helping stack boxes, so the most tired person there (me) got stuck doing way more than her share of line loading, which is why when I got off work at new job, i said fuck it. i want some sleep, so i called in with a migraine. Which my head did hurt some from ear problems and major sleep shortage, so it wasn't really stretching the truth. I'm going to try and work the rest of the week there so that I can pick up some extra money. I need dress shirts for work and Christmas is looming.

I did finish my "rainbow brite" scarf that I was making on my knifty knitter. I just need to weave in the ends. Gilmore Girls was awesome tonight. Things are really building up and this is only the beginning half of the season--holy cow.

Late Saturday Night or Early Sunday Morning?

Well, since it's very early morning, it's technically Sunshine's birthday, so happy happy birthday darling!!!

As for the other stuff, I will be leaving my current job and starting my new job this week at a major company that my dad also works at. Not too long ago, I was wanting to get one job that I didn't hate and while i like my warehouse job, my new job is an opportunity for a career, so I'm jumping off the diving board and taking a chance on it. I'll have insurance, major holidays and a slightly bigger paycheck, what more could a girl want? Oh, a cubicle and a computer too. Scary shit!!!

This last week has been so insane with all the paperwork for the new job and still working at my soon to be old job that i didn't really do much today. I attempted to go to the mall and look for career wear, but it was all metallic or velvet or dopey flowers and I can't wear that crap and smile at this company. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and drive to Owasso next weekend so I can look at the clothes at the new SuperTarget there without having to endure Tulsa again. I had to make a quick trip down there earlier this past week cause that's where the drug testing place I was assigned to was. Mom and I managed a mad dash through Michaels, Joann's and BN. I got two skeins of the prettiest looking yarn I've seen in awhile--Paton's Glittallic in Blue Flash. I think it's the true color of snow.

I finally bought season 1 of Everwood on dvd. I get totally sucked into watching that show, so I am getting an F in Craft Projects Progress and Completion this weekend. I did read The Christmas Quilt today and it was just as good as the other books in the series. We are also totally out of pop and I was so tired that I didn't remember to pick up some Mountain Dew that I am in desperate need of. I will definitely be making a trip when the sun comes up. Ohh--and the new Kenny Chesney cd is perfect, in a cheesy way, it's like it was written to be the soundtrack to my life right now.

Christmas in November (sort of)

So I didn't end up going to the sale at Kmart because they don't have out all of the Martha Stewart Holiday stuff yet and 10% off wasn't going to be like jaw-dropping savings. I did go to Waldenbooks to pick up some preschool books for my sister since she wasn't going to make it back from Stilly before the mall closed to use our 25% off coupons. I also ended up buying The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini, which is the latest in her Elm Creek Quilts series. I like her books, and I can't resist a good Christmas themed story. My dad decided he wanted to go to Home Depot in Tulsa and he took my mom with him and they went to crafty stores, while I was dog-sitting! I would be more miffed but my mom brought me back two little skeins of Christmas yarn and two knitting books so I was surprised and happy. We had mega coupons for crafty stores this week--that's why she brought home stuff for me.

Desperate Housewives was pretty exciting but it looks like the next episode is going to be the real shocker. While the family was away, I managed to make it through three episodes of QAF Season 1. I'm trying to watch the whole series in order. It's funny, I get sucked into watching it and so I don't get much crafting done while watching it.

Live from Oklahoma, it's Saturday Night!

Gas Report: 1.97
Works in Progress: Princess Sweater from Knitting for Dogs, felt activity book
Favorite Song of the Day: Forever by Vertical Horizon

What have I done today? Not much. Cashed check, ate pizza, went to Hastings with lil sis and didn't buy anything, went to Hobby Lobby and bought two skeins of yarn, a zipper for my mom and a machine knitting magazine and a knitting book due to the 50% of knitting and crochet books and accessories sale, went to Wal-Mart and bought a lot of felt for this preschool project I will be helping lil sis with. I started making the above mentioned sweater. I finished the back of Daisy's sweater. Daisy got spayed on Thursday and this morning (saturday) my mom had to take her to the vet because she ate one of her stitches. So the vet had to put stitch glue on her incision. That is my gross-out fact for the day--it is now safe to continue reading my blog. Tomorrow is friends and family day at Kmart, so i will be making a visit so I can stock up on Martha Stewart stuff on sale!!! I have already bought two of her ornaments from this year's collection.

My grand idea of listening to audiobooks on my commute has taken a dive into a cement pool with no water. The only one i finished was Cold Mountain. I have major ADD in regards to audiobooks. I guess I will just have to go back to singing along with my Kenny Chesney cds. I like actually holding the books and turning the pages. It's more fun that way. Right now I am reading Margaret Cho's latest book I have chosen to stay and fight. The amazing part was that my library right in the bible belt actually has her books (there's 2 of them total). I think it would be freaking awesome to see one of her stand-up acts.

Top Ten for Today

1. Gas dropped to 1.99!!
2. My sister got Nicholas Sparks' autograph!
3. She also picked up a copy of Knitting for Dogs by Kristi Porter for me. Now I can make matching cute coats for my doggies..
4. I shelved some Chinese gay soft core porn tonight--v.interesting
5. I am better at machine knitting than my mom and it bugs the piss out of her
6. I got Martha Stewart's Holiday cookies issue so i might actually make some non slice n dice cookies this year.
7. Leftover Halloween candy is damn good.
8. Kenny Chesney's new cd is almost here (nov.8th)
9. Sunshine's birthday is nov. 13th so i have to think of something perfect and witty to write in his birthday card.
10. It's bedtime. I need sleep so I won't be a total bitch tomorrow afternoon/evening...

Can't Stop the Knitting

I can't help it. I would spend all day playing with my knitting machine if I could. I might actually start a real project. I'm thinking either Skully sweater from SNB or an afghan. HMMMM...On the book front, I finished the audiobook for Cold Mountain. Not bad. I started listening to The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks. I don't think I will ever be "into audiobooks" but I had to do something to break up the boring ass drive to Kansas every day. I smell like cardboard cause i just got off work and tearing open boxes of books for 8 hours in a row will do that to you. I wish I had some RL Polo Black to sniff instead. In honor of the movie version coming out, I found a "book" version of Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx--it's actually a short story so it's a quick read. I became a fan of hers when I read The Shipping News. However, Brokeback Mountain totally awed me and I don't care if I have to drive all the way down to freaking Tulsa to see the movie version, I am bound and determined to. It is just that good of a story--it stays with you long after you finish reading it. Also, for the record if I have to open one more box of freaking Dummies Guide to whatever, I am going to Freaking Go Insane. Other than that, work was great.

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.