Well, I have not floated away yet, but if this heavy rain continues all weekend, getting to work Monday morning could get a little interesting.
Work continues on the scarf. The yarn that I am using is the Plymouth Boku, in color 1. Color 1 can basically be described as a mix of purples, blues and greens in the jewel tone range. I have finally started ball two, so I am excited about that.
Yesterday, I spent most of the evening running around like a chicken with its head cut off. When it is raining like crazy it is really hard to get chores and errands done. It was not fun having to go outside to the garage to do laundry in the rain, but i didn't have any cute clothes left and I wanted to wash the new stuff I bought at the GAP. I love dressing preppy, but my personality in general is not preppy. I can best be described as ecclectic.
the best part about today is that Sunshine is coming to visit! I hope the rain holds off for a little while. Too much rain is bad for the farmers and the people that live in flood plains.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Crochet, Clues and Cleaning
This afternoon my sis and I went to see the new Nancy Drew movie. Yay! It was so awesome, I think they did a great job and Emma Roberts is great as Nancy. I even was startled a couple of times (big surprise, I know).
I made a lot of progress crocheting the scarf. I have almost completed one ball of yarn so there is one more left. One of my holds at the library came in and it was Knit 2 Together by Mel Clark and Tracey Ullman. It has some funny stories and some cute patterns I would actually make if I was more profient at hand knitting.
since I am a clean freak and Sunshine is coming to visit, I decided to tackle this mystery spot on the carpet in the library entrance. It is now gone thanks to some help from Simple Green. That stuff is awesome. My sister and I think this spot is from a previous renter because we haven't really spilled anything on the carpet and we are both anal about carpet stains. It was bugging me for awhile but I finally had some motivation to tackle it. I know it doesn't really matter to Sunshine, but I do want the house to look all clean and shiny when he gets here because it will be the first time he has seen it in person. My sister is supposed to be cleaning up her piles of crap Friday that are covering the whole house. i told her to do it on Friday so it would stay clean. LOL...
I made a lot of progress crocheting the scarf. I have almost completed one ball of yarn so there is one more left. One of my holds at the library came in and it was Knit 2 Together by Mel Clark and Tracey Ullman. It has some funny stories and some cute patterns I would actually make if I was more profient at hand knitting.
since I am a clean freak and Sunshine is coming to visit, I decided to tackle this mystery spot on the carpet in the library entrance. It is now gone thanks to some help from Simple Green. That stuff is awesome. My sister and I think this spot is from a previous renter because we haven't really spilled anything on the carpet and we are both anal about carpet stains. It was bugging me for awhile but I finally had some motivation to tackle it. I know it doesn't really matter to Sunshine, but I do want the house to look all clean and shiny when he gets here because it will be the first time he has seen it in person. My sister is supposed to be cleaning up her piles of crap Friday that are covering the whole house. i told her to do it on Friday so it would stay clean. LOL...
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Home Again
I am finally back from the Summer Conference. That was one long drive and one tiny mini van. I could go on and on but I will just feel crabbier. I did enjoy the conference itself. I met a lot of cool people and did a lot of networking. I am in the process of washing the pile of laundry I created while I was gone.
On the crochet front, I am making slow but steady progress on my scarf. i did a lot of driving on the trip so I didn't get as much done as I wanted to. I also bought the Mr. Funky crochet book. Not only does it have amigurumi patterns but it has some really cute hats and scarves patterns in it that I would like to try as well.
My adorable and sturdy, laptop/crochet bag has arrived. I bought it from Lands End and it is even more wonderful than it was online. It has the perfect amount of pockets, it hangs on my shoulder without hurting or sticking out two feet and it REPELS WATER. It is the prettiest shade of blue, it makes me happy just looking at it.
I bought Miss Potter on dvd today. It is so good. I love period films.
I would like to personally thank Bon Jovi, Lifehouse, Fergie, Mat Kearney, and the White Stripes for providing me with wonderful music to crochet to and listen to while in the company of annoying people.
I am also excited because Sunshine is FINALLY COMING TO VISIT. YAY!!! I can't wait, we are going to have so much fun.
On the crochet front, I am making slow but steady progress on my scarf. i did a lot of driving on the trip so I didn't get as much done as I wanted to. I also bought the Mr. Funky crochet book. Not only does it have amigurumi patterns but it has some really cute hats and scarves patterns in it that I would like to try as well.
My adorable and sturdy, laptop/crochet bag has arrived. I bought it from Lands End and it is even more wonderful than it was online. It has the perfect amount of pockets, it hangs on my shoulder without hurting or sticking out two feet and it REPELS WATER. It is the prettiest shade of blue, it makes me happy just looking at it.
I bought Miss Potter on dvd today. It is so good. I love period films.
I would like to personally thank Bon Jovi, Lifehouse, Fergie, Mat Kearney, and the White Stripes for providing me with wonderful music to crochet to and listen to while in the company of annoying people.
I am also excited because Sunshine is FINALLY COMING TO VISIT. YAY!!! I can't wait, we are going to have so much fun.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Boring Conferences
So tomorrow I drive up with the other 6 interns for the big intern summer conference at HQ. We will be learning very important things like "impressive presentations skills" and how not to fall alseep during seminars. We are taking two vans because the conference is like 9 hours away and we don't get done until late Friday afternoon. Half the group wants to drive straight through and the other half wants to stay the night in KC. I am staying in KC because the company is paying and I really don't want to get home at 3 am saturday night because I have an additional 40 minute drive once I pick up my car at work.
We have to share rooms at the hotel with other interns and I have never met my roommate so I hope we can get along because that would suck otherwise. I don't really know the other interns from my unit because most of them are all engineering so hopefully we will survive the 9 hour drive to HQ. I get antsy about traveling with people that I don't really know, but I think I will be okay once we get on the road. I am hoping to get some crocheting done too. Wooo hooo!
I am hoping that one of the guys will want to drive a bunch so that I don't because I would love to be able to get some homework done or read one of the books I borrowed from my sister. We will have a lot of down time on tuesday and friday nights so I am coming prepared. I am not planning on partying because my legs are really sore and bruised from the canoe incident. Yeah. it sucks but tylenol is my friend and nothing was broken or sprained, just a little purple because i broke a lot of blood vessels when i wiped out in the water trying to help A my co worker lodge our canoe from the buried tree limb that it got stuck on. I didn't even know i had bruises until sunday morning when I woke up to go shopping.
Anyhoo, I promise a big fat update when i get back Saturday afternoon.
We have to share rooms at the hotel with other interns and I have never met my roommate so I hope we can get along because that would suck otherwise. I don't really know the other interns from my unit because most of them are all engineering so hopefully we will survive the 9 hour drive to HQ. I get antsy about traveling with people that I don't really know, but I think I will be okay once we get on the road. I am hoping to get some crocheting done too. Wooo hooo!
I am hoping that one of the guys will want to drive a bunch so that I don't because I would love to be able to get some homework done or read one of the books I borrowed from my sister. We will have a lot of down time on tuesday and friday nights so I am coming prepared. I am not planning on partying because my legs are really sore and bruised from the canoe incident. Yeah. it sucks but tylenol is my friend and nothing was broken or sprained, just a little purple because i broke a lot of blood vessels when i wiped out in the water trying to help A my co worker lodge our canoe from the buried tree limb that it got stuck on. I didn't even know i had bruises until sunday morning when I woke up to go shopping.
Anyhoo, I promise a big fat update when i get back Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
The Canoe Trip
Okay, so I should be in bed asleep but I am having some sinus issues and my right leg is really sore so i can't sleep on my right side which seems to be throwing the whole sleep thing off, so I thought I would post long enough to drink a cherry coke. Coke helps with sinus drainage (sorry, I know that sounds gross) and caffeine helps me sleep.
The weather was completely perfect. It was not boiling hot, the water was cool and the river was just high enough that the canoes didn't drag and for the most part, i could see the river bottom which I though was reassuring. Normally, I do not go for outdoorsy activities, especially water ones. I have historically had a lot of ear issues, epecially inner ear problems that usually make water activities not fun. However, I decided that since this was a float trip in a big canoe, I decided that I wouldn't have too many problems. I did not get a single bug bite! That shocked my sister because she has been eaten alive this summer but she refuses to put on bug spray and I sprayed myself with Avon Skin So Soft bug spray before I got on the river and I was fine. it really wasn't buggy either, so that helped. Those of you that know that I am pale like Emily Dickinson might be wondering how come I didn't get a lobster tan. This is because I virtually took a bath in Neutrogena sunscreen SPF 70. This stuff is not greasy, doesn't clog your pores, moisturizes and doesn't smell like a bad pina colada. Reapply every couple of hours and you're fine. I am damn proud to be pale, and I think looking pale looks better then having skin that looks like tough beef jerky (i saw alot of this on the river).
As for wild life, I saw a river otter, some silver fish, a lot of dragon flies and a lot of drunk rednecks. Three drunk guys in rafts tried to convince me to flash them for Mardi Gras beads, but I don't flash for plastic beads especially when I am with a group of people from the place I work and the other half of the group was from the big Southern Baptist church that a lot of the same work people go to. It was sort of flattering in a demented way. It's just part of the experience, and I did have the biggest boobs out of all the girls that were on the canoe trip with me. LOL.
The funniest story of the whole trip was when we spotted the river otter. It was swimming close to the shore and there was this big group of drunk people on a raft,and they saw the river otter and started shouting "look ya'll, it's a fucking ferret!!" This a direct quote. Then this one guy, gets off the raft, and is like "i have to take a picture of the ferret!" and proudly submerges HIS DIGITAL CAMERA into THE RIVER to take a picture of the "ferret". He takes the picture and then proudly exclaims, "oh shit, I can't see the picture, cause my camera isn't working!" Like duh, electronics that are submerged in the water, don't tend to work afterwards. We got a big laugh out of it though. Drunk people are really dumb.
Anyways, I had a really good time. we had a good mix of people in my group. there was 21 of us that went, and we stuck together the whole time, so there was a lot of laughter and giggling had by all. I think I would do this again, even if I was with a smaller group. There was just something really peaceful and relaxing about being on the river. Tee hee, it was especially nice to have a day off from my sister's PMS rage. Sometimes, I have a hard time believing that we actually share DNA.
Well, I think I can go back to bed now. Just remember to always wear sunscreen and to hold on to your paddle when canoeing and to wear swimwear that it appropriately sized for your body type and size. It's a beautiful thing.
The weather was completely perfect. It was not boiling hot, the water was cool and the river was just high enough that the canoes didn't drag and for the most part, i could see the river bottom which I though was reassuring. Normally, I do not go for outdoorsy activities, especially water ones. I have historically had a lot of ear issues, epecially inner ear problems that usually make water activities not fun. However, I decided that since this was a float trip in a big canoe, I decided that I wouldn't have too many problems. I did not get a single bug bite! That shocked my sister because she has been eaten alive this summer but she refuses to put on bug spray and I sprayed myself with Avon Skin So Soft bug spray before I got on the river and I was fine. it really wasn't buggy either, so that helped. Those of you that know that I am pale like Emily Dickinson might be wondering how come I didn't get a lobster tan. This is because I virtually took a bath in Neutrogena sunscreen SPF 70. This stuff is not greasy, doesn't clog your pores, moisturizes and doesn't smell like a bad pina colada. Reapply every couple of hours and you're fine. I am damn proud to be pale, and I think looking pale looks better then having skin that looks like tough beef jerky (i saw alot of this on the river).
As for wild life, I saw a river otter, some silver fish, a lot of dragon flies and a lot of drunk rednecks. Three drunk guys in rafts tried to convince me to flash them for Mardi Gras beads, but I don't flash for plastic beads especially when I am with a group of people from the place I work and the other half of the group was from the big Southern Baptist church that a lot of the same work people go to. It was sort of flattering in a demented way. It's just part of the experience, and I did have the biggest boobs out of all the girls that were on the canoe trip with me. LOL.
The funniest story of the whole trip was when we spotted the river otter. It was swimming close to the shore and there was this big group of drunk people on a raft,and they saw the river otter and started shouting "look ya'll, it's a fucking ferret!!" This a direct quote. Then this one guy, gets off the raft, and is like "i have to take a picture of the ferret!" and proudly submerges HIS DIGITAL CAMERA into THE RIVER to take a picture of the "ferret". He takes the picture and then proudly exclaims, "oh shit, I can't see the picture, cause my camera isn't working!" Like duh, electronics that are submerged in the water, don't tend to work afterwards. We got a big laugh out of it though. Drunk people are really dumb.
Anyways, I had a really good time. we had a good mix of people in my group. there was 21 of us that went, and we stuck together the whole time, so there was a lot of laughter and giggling had by all. I think I would do this again, even if I was with a smaller group. There was just something really peaceful and relaxing about being on the river. Tee hee, it was especially nice to have a day off from my sister's PMS rage. Sometimes, I have a hard time believing that we actually share DNA.
Well, I think I can go back to bed now. Just remember to always wear sunscreen and to hold on to your paddle when canoeing and to wear swimwear that it appropriately sized for your body type and size. It's a beautiful thing.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Rollin on the River
twas the night before the canoe trip and the Shoegirl was half-assed packed. who knew that the outdoors required so much crap? Snacks, bottled water, sunscreen, bug spray, change of clothes...It took forever to get it all ready. This is a prime example of why I don't do this very often. Anyways, it has rained all week but the sun did come out today so I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
I bought Fergie's cd today. YAY! It is like so good. I like all of the songs on the album, which is really rare for me.
Work was really boring again. Fridays are the worst because I'm usually eagerly anticipating the weekend because I don't really go out much during the week. We also had three different salad luncheons this week which was really annoying.
Today was also pay day. I got paid sooner than I thought I would which is a very good thing. I am going shopping on Sunday since I have no idea when we will get back from the canoe trip on Saturday. I desparately need to get new shirts for work. My polos are worn looking and I am tired of them. I bought them like last summer if that gives you a clue. I also need new shoes for work.
I promise a much more exciting post on Sunday when I get back from the canoe trip and shopping.
Stay glamorous ya'll!
I bought Fergie's cd today. YAY! It is like so good. I like all of the songs on the album, which is really rare for me.
Work was really boring again. Fridays are the worst because I'm usually eagerly anticipating the weekend because I don't really go out much during the week. We also had three different salad luncheons this week which was really annoying.
Today was also pay day. I got paid sooner than I thought I would which is a very good thing. I am going shopping on Sunday since I have no idea when we will get back from the canoe trip on Saturday. I desparately need to get new shirts for work. My polos are worn looking and I am tired of them. I bought them like last summer if that gives you a clue. I also need new shoes for work.
I promise a much more exciting post on Sunday when I get back from the canoe trip and shopping.
Stay glamorous ya'll!
Monday, June 11, 2007
The Flood of '07?
So we received over five inches of rain over night. That made my morning commute really exciting. Normally I get to work around 7:30 because I like to take advantage of the fact that most of my co-workers roll in about 8 am so there's peace and quiet. Today, I got to work at 9:40 am!! Why, well, all this rain caused this section of the highway to flood out in two spots that i take to work so I had to take two massive detours and was seriously wonder if I was ever going to get to Kansas. The highway was blocked off with at least four state troopers and there was still idiots trying to drive around the troops down into a foot of water! People are dumb. The lack of road blocks and detour signs was great, and it was raining really hard and visibility really sucked. Once I finally crossed the border, I was fine and it was just your typical rain.
All the ponds and creeks and rivers around me through are either overflowing or one more rainstorm away from overflowing. It is really stinking humid right now too. I wish I could have taken pictures but unfortunately I had to drive. The town that runs into my town is on a flood plain and the highway is closed going through that down due to the fact that there is a whole shitload of sandbagging going on right now. Apparently my area hasn't experienced a good flood since 86 or 87, which was nothing compared to the flood of 93 back in Iowa and on the ole Miss. I might have to buy one of those kayaks in the LL Bean catalog for my morning commute because a puddle jumper plane is not in the budget.
I just realized that I sound like an old timer! LOL... In other news, today is my dad and my Aunt E's b-days. they were born on the same day just four years apart. The canoe trip might be postponed due to the heavy rains. We are going to check on Friday and see if they are letting anyone go out on the river because if it is over a certain mark they won't let you take the canoes out.
The funny thing is that our landlord called last night to say that the roofers would be coming out this week to put on our new roof. It is not leaking though which is good, it's just old. They did drop off two pallets of shingles and stuff that is sitting out in the mud puddle front lawn of ours. Luckily, our garage has a slight slope, so it is not flooded. I made sure all our stuff was up on blocks through. everything on the "first level" is in hefty thick plastic tubs so they should be fine. If it's raining that hard to flood, you can guarantee I will be home rescuing my yarn and books and my mac and my ipods. Lol.
So anyways, since I had plenty of drama today, I am kicking back with a nice beer and a book. The duck pond is flooded too so I can't do my laps there. I had been doing three miles a day with my sister when I got home from work. I am hoping it doesn't rain tomorrow too otherwise I will be stuck mall walking.
On the upside, I just wanted to send a quick shout out to Sunshine. I just wanted to let you know HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU!!!!!! I think you have done an awesome job on the website and it looks really professional. I think the band is going to have an awesome season too and I look forward to seeing them perform this fall. I just thought I should tell you that.
That is all for now. I must consume mass amounts of decongestant so that my head will unclog. Rain sucks.
All the ponds and creeks and rivers around me through are either overflowing or one more rainstorm away from overflowing. It is really stinking humid right now too. I wish I could have taken pictures but unfortunately I had to drive. The town that runs into my town is on a flood plain and the highway is closed going through that down due to the fact that there is a whole shitload of sandbagging going on right now. Apparently my area hasn't experienced a good flood since 86 or 87, which was nothing compared to the flood of 93 back in Iowa and on the ole Miss. I might have to buy one of those kayaks in the LL Bean catalog for my morning commute because a puddle jumper plane is not in the budget.
I just realized that I sound like an old timer! LOL... In other news, today is my dad and my Aunt E's b-days. they were born on the same day just four years apart. The canoe trip might be postponed due to the heavy rains. We are going to check on Friday and see if they are letting anyone go out on the river because if it is over a certain mark they won't let you take the canoes out.
The funny thing is that our landlord called last night to say that the roofers would be coming out this week to put on our new roof. It is not leaking though which is good, it's just old. They did drop off two pallets of shingles and stuff that is sitting out in the mud puddle front lawn of ours. Luckily, our garage has a slight slope, so it is not flooded. I made sure all our stuff was up on blocks through. everything on the "first level" is in hefty thick plastic tubs so they should be fine. If it's raining that hard to flood, you can guarantee I will be home rescuing my yarn and books and my mac and my ipods. Lol.
So anyways, since I had plenty of drama today, I am kicking back with a nice beer and a book. The duck pond is flooded too so I can't do my laps there. I had been doing three miles a day with my sister when I got home from work. I am hoping it doesn't rain tomorrow too otherwise I will be stuck mall walking.
On the upside, I just wanted to send a quick shout out to Sunshine. I just wanted to let you know HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU!!!!!! I think you have done an awesome job on the website and it looks really professional. I think the band is going to have an awesome season too and I look forward to seeing them perform this fall. I just thought I should tell you that.
That is all for now. I must consume mass amounts of decongestant so that my head will unclog. Rain sucks.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Cleaning Frenzy
I'm not sure why, but I sort of went on a cleaning frenzy this weekend. Yesterday I decided to reorganize my books. They are all finally unboxed now and shelved. I have a stash in my bedroom, the stash in the office/library, and a stash in the living room. I'm not sure if I like how I arranged them yet but we'll see. I also scrubbed down the entire bathroom, vaccumed my bedroom, did a load of dishes and like five loads of laundry because my sister hadn't done laundry all week and she uses two new towels a day. I also trimmed back my ivy plants because they were growing out of control and I was afraid they would start choking each other. I would love to be able to stick them outside but there is too much sun here and they would wilt.
My online biology textbook arrived yesterday. my textbook for high school biology II AP is much more harder than this one. This one is in full color large print with lots of pictures of bugs and candy. I think it is written at an 8th grade level, but since this class is a state requirement and it's what the non-science majors are supposed to take, I will just sail through this class. yes, i did check the ISBN and it is the correct textbook.
Tv has been total crap this weekend, so my sister and I have been watching a lot of Gilmore Girls Season 1. thank God for DVDs. I also went to the library yesterday and checked out a lot of books. I have been reading a lot of young adult fiction because they are easy reads and i find them to be more interesting then some adult books. I also checked out Book Lust and More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl, so i have been flipping through her catagories and adding to my list of books i want to check out when i get back from all my trips.
We are having another damn salad luncheon at work. This time it's for a chick in Marketing that is getting married this weekend. We are all supposed to bring recipes so that we can make a recipe scrapbook for her. So I am contributing some recipes that I cut out of the coupon booklets this weekend because they all know I hate cooking and I don't feel like giving her any of our family recipes. LOL. Plus, these are printed on full color glossy paper with pictures of the food.
I did work on my stuff for the Craftster swap this weekend. I also have been working on this scarf that I am crocheting from the yarn my mom mailed out to me. I like all the blues and purples and aquas in it.
My online biology textbook arrived yesterday. my textbook for high school biology II AP is much more harder than this one. This one is in full color large print with lots of pictures of bugs and candy. I think it is written at an 8th grade level, but since this class is a state requirement and it's what the non-science majors are supposed to take, I will just sail through this class. yes, i did check the ISBN and it is the correct textbook.
Tv has been total crap this weekend, so my sister and I have been watching a lot of Gilmore Girls Season 1. thank God for DVDs. I also went to the library yesterday and checked out a lot of books. I have been reading a lot of young adult fiction because they are easy reads and i find them to be more interesting then some adult books. I also checked out Book Lust and More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl, so i have been flipping through her catagories and adding to my list of books i want to check out when i get back from all my trips.
We are having another damn salad luncheon at work. This time it's for a chick in Marketing that is getting married this weekend. We are all supposed to bring recipes so that we can make a recipe scrapbook for her. So I am contributing some recipes that I cut out of the coupon booklets this weekend because they all know I hate cooking and I don't feel like giving her any of our family recipes. LOL. Plus, these are printed on full color glossy paper with pictures of the food.
I did work on my stuff for the Craftster swap this weekend. I also have been working on this scarf that I am crocheting from the yarn my mom mailed out to me. I like all the blues and purples and aquas in it.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Hello Boring
So all the supervisors in my dept. were gone today and two of the people that annoy me were also gone on vacation, so I had the whole day to work on whatever projects I wanted to and I was bored to tears. I thrive on chaos and since my boss was gone there was a lot of things I couldn't do because I am waiting on the info from her first. LOL. In a little over a week I will be going up to HQ for a very lame conference, but we are staying in the nice hotel and it is free, so I figure I can sit through a few seminars and ice breakers.
This is my R and R weekend. No trips planned. which is good and bad. Bad because I am bored. Good because my wallet and my car need a rest. I should be doing my online biology homework but it is really easy so I am not motivated at all to do it. Maybe I will do it in the morning. i am the most productive in the morning. I also need to work on stuff for a Craftster swap that I am participating in.
next weekend is the float trip. it is on the "mardi gras" river--I will let you know if I see any flashers. I hope we don't just because there are a lot of people from work that will be going and that would be a little weird.
This is my R and R weekend. No trips planned. which is good and bad. Bad because I am bored. Good because my wallet and my car need a rest. I should be doing my online biology homework but it is really easy so I am not motivated at all to do it. Maybe I will do it in the morning. i am the most productive in the morning. I also need to work on stuff for a Craftster swap that I am participating in.
next weekend is the float trip. it is on the "mardi gras" river--I will let you know if I see any flashers. I hope we don't just because there are a lot of people from work that will be going and that would be a little weird.
Monday, June 04, 2007
The Big Top Adventure has Ended.
So i am back from the road trip. I feel like I just got back from a music tour or something. I think I am going to make some lists of things I did for ya'll cause I'm still kind of tired, because I had a very busy day at work today.
The Carolinas:
1. Shopped!
2. Went to a Charlotte Knights baseball game
3. spent time with my adorable Yorkies.
4. Frogged the Slouchy Purse and started over. It no longer has a ratty edge.
5. Went to an awesome yarn shop, bought a big skein of Noro and made a scarf
Missouri/Arkansas:
1. Drank way too much chick wine. White Zin will be my downfall
2. discovered how good Starbucks Liquor tastes
3. Started a new scarf with the yarn my mom had sent out
4. Went to Barnes and Noble in Arkansas and added things to my list of things that I will buy in July when I am allowed to shop again.
5. Watched Half Nelson, Music and Lyrics, Sideways, and The Lake House
6. Spent some much needed time with Sunshine!!! Yay. I got to help him organize stuff--i love that. next time I am bringing the label maker...yum...
Today:
1. Started my summer online classes. Homework sux.
2. Went to work and started my new position
3. Discovered that I had 117 e-mails to answer.
4. Walked three miles around the duck pond with my sister/drill sargent/trainer. I am happy to report that I am still alive and planning to continue this torture. i heart my shuffle.
Anyways, I am back to life in the real world now. the big top adventure is over and vacation is exhausting. I would especially like to thank Sunshine for like the bazillionth time. He is has this way of making you smile when you feel like crap and he does provide a lot of much needed encouragement in my life. Oh and he got this mushy Britney Spears song stuck in my head. LOL.
The Carolinas:
1. Shopped!
2. Went to a Charlotte Knights baseball game
3. spent time with my adorable Yorkies.
4. Frogged the Slouchy Purse and started over. It no longer has a ratty edge.
5. Went to an awesome yarn shop, bought a big skein of Noro and made a scarf
Missouri/Arkansas:
1. Drank way too much chick wine. White Zin will be my downfall
2. discovered how good Starbucks Liquor tastes
3. Started a new scarf with the yarn my mom had sent out
4. Went to Barnes and Noble in Arkansas and added things to my list of things that I will buy in July when I am allowed to shop again.
5. Watched Half Nelson, Music and Lyrics, Sideways, and The Lake House
6. Spent some much needed time with Sunshine!!! Yay. I got to help him organize stuff--i love that. next time I am bringing the label maker...yum...
Today:
1. Started my summer online classes. Homework sux.
2. Went to work and started my new position
3. Discovered that I had 117 e-mails to answer.
4. Walked three miles around the duck pond with my sister/drill sargent/trainer. I am happy to report that I am still alive and planning to continue this torture. i heart my shuffle.
Anyways, I am back to life in the real world now. the big top adventure is over and vacation is exhausting. I would especially like to thank Sunshine for like the bazillionth time. He is has this way of making you smile when you feel like crap and he does provide a lot of much needed encouragement in my life. Oh and he got this mushy Britney Spears song stuck in my head. LOL.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
I'm Lovin It
Hello ya'll, I'm out in SC now. I had to rip back the Slouchy Purse to the third row because of a fatal error where I didn't crochet in the turn row, so I ended up with a ragged edge on one side. So I started over from row three and now I'm back on track. I love my parent's new house and everything is so green out here. You leave the subdivision and you are right at Target and Michaels and Linens n Things and Books a Million. There is a bunch of other stuff that is really close by. Tomorrow we are going to a baseball game. YAY!!! I can't wait--I haven't been to a real baseball game in years, so this will be a lot of fun.
While i was at Books A Million, I picked up a copy of 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson and a copy of the new issue of Seventeen. It had a big feature on cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model. I also bought paperclips in the shape of little dog bones. they are so cute.
It was 91 today and really sunny. I realized in the Target parking lot how pale I am right now. I am really going to have to layer on the sunscreen when we go to the ball game.
Tomorrow Mom and I are going on a yarn crawl. I found three places locally and mom has been to one of them already and liked it. I am totally stoked.
While i was at Books A Million, I picked up a copy of 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson and a copy of the new issue of Seventeen. It had a big feature on cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model. I also bought paperclips in the shape of little dog bones. they are so cute.
It was 91 today and really sunny. I realized in the Target parking lot how pale I am right now. I am really going to have to layer on the sunscreen when we go to the ball game.
Tomorrow Mom and I are going on a yarn crawl. I found three places locally and mom has been to one of them already and liked it. I am totally stoked.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Weddings, Crochet and the big trip
I made it back from the wedding this morning. I left around 8am even though I didn't have to because I have three loads of laundry that i need to do ASAP so that I will have clean clothes to wear in SC. I have my last load in the washer now. I am really tired because M and I stayed up until 3 am watching movies after we got back from the wedding. We watched Catch and Release, Running with Scissors and Stranger than Fiction. All three were very excellent.
Even though it rained for most of the day on saturday, the sun shone through long enough for S and J to have their wedding outdoors as planned. the area was inhabited by abnormally large mosquitoes. I have severe allergic reactions to mosquito bites where my body will swell up and I will break out in nasty hives. I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN"T HAVE ANY MOSQUITO BITES!!! How is this possible? I owe it all to my khaki long sleeved suit of armor and the fact that I secretly doused myself in Avon Skin so Soft bug spray before putting my suit on. The avon stuff is the only thing that works for me. everyone else was spraying themselves with OFF and other pseudo-pesticides and they all had these nasty bites by the time we got to the I Do part. the reception was fun. there was a non-alcholic pina colada machine and some scary party dancing going on. The food and the cake were excellent. the punch was kinda yucky because it was OJ and some type of Sprite and that combo only tastes good with vodka, otherwise you might as well be drinking plain OJ.
The bride looked beautiful and I have a good feeling that this couple will last forever. It is obvious how much they love and respect each other. Sniff sniff.
I added a couple of rows onto the mitered dishcloth and the Slouchy purse, but all this traveling has kinda slowed down progress in my land of crochet. I promise to report significant progress this week.
I am taking my Mac with me on vay-cay tomorrow so i hope to have updates for ya'll. I have no idea what I will be doing while I am in SC but I know it will be fun and there will be crafts involved.
Even though it rained for most of the day on saturday, the sun shone through long enough for S and J to have their wedding outdoors as planned. the area was inhabited by abnormally large mosquitoes. I have severe allergic reactions to mosquito bites where my body will swell up and I will break out in nasty hives. I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN"T HAVE ANY MOSQUITO BITES!!! How is this possible? I owe it all to my khaki long sleeved suit of armor and the fact that I secretly doused myself in Avon Skin so Soft bug spray before putting my suit on. The avon stuff is the only thing that works for me. everyone else was spraying themselves with OFF and other pseudo-pesticides and they all had these nasty bites by the time we got to the I Do part. the reception was fun. there was a non-alcholic pina colada machine and some scary party dancing going on. The food and the cake were excellent. the punch was kinda yucky because it was OJ and some type of Sprite and that combo only tastes good with vodka, otherwise you might as well be drinking plain OJ.
The bride looked beautiful and I have a good feeling that this couple will last forever. It is obvious how much they love and respect each other. Sniff sniff.
I added a couple of rows onto the mitered dishcloth and the Slouchy purse, but all this traveling has kinda slowed down progress in my land of crochet. I promise to report significant progress this week.
I am taking my Mac with me on vay-cay tomorrow so i hope to have updates for ya'll. I have no idea what I will be doing while I am in SC but I know it will be fun and there will be crafts involved.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Wired
I really should go to bed because I have to get up so early to be at work but I feel wired now. I probably should not take a hot shower before bed. We received a box from my mom today. She mailed the presents to us so that I would have more room in my suitcase and so that my sister wouldn't feel left out since she doesn't get to visit them until August because of her schedule. My jaw dropped though because she included two skeins of Plymouth Boku in this colorway that has deep purples, navy and teals mixed together. LOVE IT!!! I have been spoiled rotten this week with yarn from my SP10 and my Mom.
I came home from eating dinner with the engineering interns and my sister had cleaned up her pigsty. I about died of shock. We will see how long this lasts. I know when I make it back from my trip, it will be a mess again. We're like Felix and Oscar.
My copy of The Bermudez Triangle came today. I read it from start to finish tonight after dinner. It was written by Maureen Johnson and it is a really good read. I like her literary voice and I plan on reading her other books. I also finished Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I thought it was appropriate that i finished reading her book about her adventures right before I embark on one of my own.
Sunshine, remind me to tell you about dinner with the engineering interns. IT WAS SPECIAL!!!
I will try to post while I am on vacation but a lot of that depends on what activities my folks have planned. I am sure there will be lots of yarn adventures.
I came home from eating dinner with the engineering interns and my sister had cleaned up her pigsty. I about died of shock. We will see how long this lasts. I know when I make it back from my trip, it will be a mess again. We're like Felix and Oscar.
My copy of The Bermudez Triangle came today. I read it from start to finish tonight after dinner. It was written by Maureen Johnson and it is a really good read. I like her literary voice and I plan on reading her other books. I also finished Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I thought it was appropriate that i finished reading her book about her adventures right before I embark on one of my own.
Sunshine, remind me to tell you about dinner with the engineering interns. IT WAS SPECIAL!!!
I will try to post while I am on vacation but a lot of that depends on what activities my folks have planned. I am sure there will be lots of yarn adventures.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Smelly Kitchen Disasters
It was nine o'clock last night and my sister had just ate a heaping bowl of stinky ass tuna and left the bowl with little tuna bits stinking up the place. I did two heaping sinks full of dishes on Friday before I left for Wichita and when I came back the damn sink was full again Sunday night and we had like three clean bath towels. My sister is a total pig. Somedays i am not sure how we live together. Anyways, I was running the water to soak them in and the side with the garbage disposal started to back-up and spew chunks of hard pretzels and cigarette butts!! Yet another gift from the previous renters. So I plunged it down and then my sister took a turn and the water filled up the dishwasher and started spewing out. We ended up calling the landlord and he came out and unclogged the sink while we were at work this morning. He is coming back tomorrow morning to run the dishwasher and make sure that all works. We hadn't ran the dishwasher because of the big sewer incident a few weeks ago. This is one of the perks of living in an older home. This house was built in the 50s and I am almost certain that all the plumbing is original. Our kitchen smells like stale barf.
In other news, my sister and I found Dr. Pepper on sale at Kmart for $2.25 a 12 pack!!!!! How sweet is that! I also bought a copy of Elizabeth Gilbert's book Eat Pray Love. I had seen this book on the shelves and drawn to the cover, but I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. I finally decided to buy it and I am really glad I did. Basically it is a memoir of a writer who is just went through a messy divorce and was basically questioning who she was and what her purpose was in life. She decides to take a year off and visit Italy, India and Indonesia. I can hardly put this book down. I keep reading it during the commerical breaks for Dancing with the Stars. I think I feel so connected to this book because I am a spot in my life where I have to make the big decisions about where to live and where I want to work and when I can have a little Yorkie of my own.
My little Shuffle has made commuting and life in the cubicle farm a lot better. Teeny tiny just like a quarter! The battery really lasts too, so I am happy about that. I heart Apple.
In other news, my sister and I found Dr. Pepper on sale at Kmart for $2.25 a 12 pack!!!!! How sweet is that! I also bought a copy of Elizabeth Gilbert's book Eat Pray Love. I had seen this book on the shelves and drawn to the cover, but I wasn't sure if I would like it or not. I finally decided to buy it and I am really glad I did. Basically it is a memoir of a writer who is just went through a messy divorce and was basically questioning who she was and what her purpose was in life. She decides to take a year off and visit Italy, India and Indonesia. I can hardly put this book down. I keep reading it during the commerical breaks for Dancing with the Stars. I think I feel so connected to this book because I am a spot in my life where I have to make the big decisions about where to live and where I want to work and when I can have a little Yorkie of my own.
My little Shuffle has made commuting and life in the cubicle farm a lot better. Teeny tiny just like a quarter! The battery really lasts too, so I am happy about that. I heart Apple.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Mail Call
Today I came home to a surprise from my Secret Pal 10. She sent me an apple butter gel candle that smells really good and a Merino hat kit from Morehouse Farms!!! Yay, i am so excited because I have always wanted to try this brand of yarn, but there aren't any places locally that sell it. It is shades of dark red, browns and golds. It's prettier than I can describe.
My mom mailed a package out to us this weekend. I am curious to see what she sent. She said she mailed it to us so that I would have room in my suitcase for souvenirs. i thought that was cute.
Work is boring as hell. I think the main reason why it is dragging is because everyone else is preparing for closing week and I am about to go on a week long vacation. I am trying to figure out how much yarn I can pack and still have room for clothes. Yarn weighs lighter than books. Lol. Mom says that she has stocked up on mac and cheese. thank the lord, because my poor stomach can't handle any more specialty food.
I forgot to mention that while I was at BN, I bought How Sassy Changed My Life. I miss Sassy Magazine and this book is a great tribute. I always had to read Sassy magazine at O's house because my mom felt that it was a little mature for a middle schooler to read. O's mom had never read an issue otherwise she would've banned it too because she was a very strict Christian and definitely would not have approved. the Kurt and Courtney issue was my favorite. that was the issue that started my love affair with Nirvana and the Seattle grunge scene.
My mom mailed a package out to us this weekend. I am curious to see what she sent. She said she mailed it to us so that I would have room in my suitcase for souvenirs. i thought that was cute.
Work is boring as hell. I think the main reason why it is dragging is because everyone else is preparing for closing week and I am about to go on a week long vacation. I am trying to figure out how much yarn I can pack and still have room for clothes. Yarn weighs lighter than books. Lol. Mom says that she has stocked up on mac and cheese. thank the lord, because my poor stomach can't handle any more specialty food.
I forgot to mention that while I was at BN, I bought How Sassy Changed My Life. I miss Sassy Magazine and this book is a great tribute. I always had to read Sassy magazine at O's house because my mom felt that it was a little mature for a middle schooler to read. O's mom had never read an issue otherwise she would've banned it too because she was a very strict Christian and definitely would not have approved. the Kurt and Courtney issue was my favorite. that was the issue that started my love affair with Nirvana and the Seattle grunge scene.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
where do I begin?
This weekend was CRAZY!!!! So crazy, that I can't post about some of it because this is still the internet after all. I must protect the guilty.
I am now the extremely proud owner of a 1 GB HOT PINK IPOD SHUFFLE. I named her Meredith after my favorite character on Grey's Anatomy. She kept me company during this wacky weekend and will acompany me on my trips to come. I needed something small and portable that I could take when I am mini golfing and going on walks around the giant duck pond. I do still plan on getting the video ipod but that will be in July. My shuffle is the tiny square shaped one. It is like the size of a quarter, seriously.
Then there was the bachelorette party. wow. um, yeah, I can't go into details on the internet, but I did promise Sunshine that I would tell him all the stories when I come visit in a couple of weeks.
The next day, I got up at the o dark early to drive up to central Kansas for the Bachelorette Party. I got to M's apartment complex about 9 am. We left to go shopping with M grumbling all the way. We went to Super Target, World Market, Barnes and Noble, Gordman's and a novelty store. We also ate lunch at Taco Shop which is a local taco chain that makes crunchy tacos that are not greasy. We bought a wedding gift for S and JG and I did manage to find one book that I was looking for at BN.
You will just have to leave the rest of the details up to your imagination. I saw 6 cops on my three hour drive home and three different gas prices that had a 20 cent difference between each of them.
I really did have a decent weekend. There was a lot of highs and lows. Definitely some moments that I won't forget.
To save the best for last, I did start a mitered crochet dishcloth out of Sugar and Cream in turquoise and white. It is turning out pretty cool, I have never attempted a mitered pattern before, but I think it looks pretty good for my first attempt.I didn't bring the purse with me because it is wool and I didn't want to pick cat hair off of it for the next year. M still hasn't vaccumed.The cat hair was so bad I had to use nasal spray constantly and you would have thought ten cats were living in her apartmen instead of one.
I almost forgot. Martha Stewart has craft kits at Michaels. I about squeed in the store when I saw them on the end cap. I got her charm bracelet kit that I am going to make during arts and craft time with my mommy when I am there in a week or so. I wanted to buy them all, but I limited myself to just one. i don't know if other stores carry them, cause I found them by accident.
Song of the Day: Whiskey in the Jar performed by Metallica. I felt that I should choose a booze song for this post. It is fitting.
I am now the extremely proud owner of a 1 GB HOT PINK IPOD SHUFFLE. I named her Meredith after my favorite character on Grey's Anatomy. She kept me company during this wacky weekend and will acompany me on my trips to come. I needed something small and portable that I could take when I am mini golfing and going on walks around the giant duck pond. I do still plan on getting the video ipod but that will be in July. My shuffle is the tiny square shaped one. It is like the size of a quarter, seriously.
Then there was the bachelorette party. wow. um, yeah, I can't go into details on the internet, but I did promise Sunshine that I would tell him all the stories when I come visit in a couple of weeks.
The next day, I got up at the o dark early to drive up to central Kansas for the Bachelorette Party. I got to M's apartment complex about 9 am. We left to go shopping with M grumbling all the way. We went to Super Target, World Market, Barnes and Noble, Gordman's and a novelty store. We also ate lunch at Taco Shop which is a local taco chain that makes crunchy tacos that are not greasy. We bought a wedding gift for S and JG and I did manage to find one book that I was looking for at BN.
You will just have to leave the rest of the details up to your imagination. I saw 6 cops on my three hour drive home and three different gas prices that had a 20 cent difference between each of them.
I really did have a decent weekend. There was a lot of highs and lows. Definitely some moments that I won't forget.
To save the best for last, I did start a mitered crochet dishcloth out of Sugar and Cream in turquoise and white. It is turning out pretty cool, I have never attempted a mitered pattern before, but I think it looks pretty good for my first attempt.I didn't bring the purse with me because it is wool and I didn't want to pick cat hair off of it for the next year. M still hasn't vaccumed.The cat hair was so bad I had to use nasal spray constantly and you would have thought ten cats were living in her apartmen instead of one.
I almost forgot. Martha Stewart has craft kits at Michaels. I about squeed in the store when I saw them on the end cap. I got her charm bracelet kit that I am going to make during arts and craft time with my mommy when I am there in a week or so. I wanted to buy them all, but I limited myself to just one. i don't know if other stores carry them, cause I found them by accident.
Song of the Day: Whiskey in the Jar performed by Metallica. I felt that I should choose a booze song for this post. It is fitting.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
All of It
Is there no longer any happy endings? Does true love really exist? You would ask those questions if you had watched Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy tonight. That is all I am going to say about that.
I am on row 24 on the Slouchy Purse. There are 35 total. I am getting really close. I could possibly even finish the body this weekend. I'm not sure what my next project will be once I finish this.
I'm annoyed with work right now. everyone I work with except for one person is at least twenty years older than me and they are fighting amongst themselves over the most stupid things. I am working on some great projects but when you are surrounded by bitchfests, it makes you wish that you could just work from home.
This weekend is going to be very interesting. I don't remember the last time I went to a party. Lol...I"m just not a person that really likes big groups and I have no idea who is going to be at this bachelorette party except for S the bride and M. I am still considering bringing my crochet because since S taught me how to crochet, I could possibly get away with it. One time my friends through me a birthday party and some of them were mad because I read a book for the majority of the party. hey, i was having fun reading the book. I'm not a hermit, I'm just picky about who I socialize with. Speaking of books, I am going to BN this weekend. I am making M take me. That was one of my justifications for driving up there two weekends in a row when gas is like a million dollars a gallon.
I washed my new jeans tonight and stuck them in the dryer and I put them on and they are not tight!!! Perfect fit on day one of wearing them. Somehow, I have managed to loose a couple of pounds. I am not sure how other then I am drinking a lot less pop, and I walk more but I'm not really trying that hard.
Anyways, I am kind of tired. I probably won't post again until I get back from the big trip. I know I will have stories.
Song of the Day: Inside Out by Mighty Lemon Drops
I am on row 24 on the Slouchy Purse. There are 35 total. I am getting really close. I could possibly even finish the body this weekend. I'm not sure what my next project will be once I finish this.
I'm annoyed with work right now. everyone I work with except for one person is at least twenty years older than me and they are fighting amongst themselves over the most stupid things. I am working on some great projects but when you are surrounded by bitchfests, it makes you wish that you could just work from home.
This weekend is going to be very interesting. I don't remember the last time I went to a party. Lol...I"m just not a person that really likes big groups and I have no idea who is going to be at this bachelorette party except for S the bride and M. I am still considering bringing my crochet because since S taught me how to crochet, I could possibly get away with it. One time my friends through me a birthday party and some of them were mad because I read a book for the majority of the party. hey, i was having fun reading the book. I'm not a hermit, I'm just picky about who I socialize with. Speaking of books, I am going to BN this weekend. I am making M take me. That was one of my justifications for driving up there two weekends in a row when gas is like a million dollars a gallon.
I washed my new jeans tonight and stuck them in the dryer and I put them on and they are not tight!!! Perfect fit on day one of wearing them. Somehow, I have managed to loose a couple of pounds. I am not sure how other then I am drinking a lot less pop, and I walk more but I'm not really trying that hard.
Anyways, I am kind of tired. I probably won't post again until I get back from the big trip. I know I will have stories.
Song of the Day: Inside Out by Mighty Lemon Drops
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Parts and Parties
Today I got to work at 5:30 am so I could assist in an inventory audit. We didn't finish until 10 am. On the plus, side I got to leave work earlier than I typically would because I am hourly.
I am going to a friend's wedding over Memorial Day weekend and this friend sent me an email last night inviting me to her bachlorette party this weekend. I am a little miffed because that is very last minute and it would require driving up there two weekends in a row, but the other part of me is like I don't have anything better going on. It's a hotel party, so I could just hang out and crochet. LOL...That would be awesome. I have major issues with just sitting still. I have to be doing something.
Sniff Sniff. Tonight is the Gilmore Girls Series Finale. i am really going to miss that show.
UPDATE: So the GG finale was probably the best episodes of the season. I am glad to see that the series finale actually did the characters some justice. I decided to drive up for the bachelorette party but I will drive up Saturday morning. M and I are going to get the wedding gift, bachelorette party gift and try to find me a damn dress to wear. That could be interesting.
I have made no progress on the Slouchy Purse. i bought Music and Lyrics on dvd (staring the lushcious and feisty Hugh Grant) and with this being season finale, there is just no way I can watch all of that and expect to have my rows turn correctly.
A-dolly received her afghan yesterday and absolutely loves it, so mission accomplished.
I am going to a friend's wedding over Memorial Day weekend and this friend sent me an email last night inviting me to her bachlorette party this weekend. I am a little miffed because that is very last minute and it would require driving up there two weekends in a row, but the other part of me is like I don't have anything better going on. It's a hotel party, so I could just hang out and crochet. LOL...That would be awesome. I have major issues with just sitting still. I have to be doing something.
Sniff Sniff. Tonight is the Gilmore Girls Series Finale. i am really going to miss that show.
UPDATE: So the GG finale was probably the best episodes of the season. I am glad to see that the series finale actually did the characters some justice. I decided to drive up for the bachelorette party but I will drive up Saturday morning. M and I are going to get the wedding gift, bachelorette party gift and try to find me a damn dress to wear. That could be interesting.
I have made no progress on the Slouchy Purse. i bought Music and Lyrics on dvd (staring the lushcious and feisty Hugh Grant) and with this being season finale, there is just no way I can watch all of that and expect to have my rows turn correctly.
A-dolly received her afghan yesterday and absolutely loves it, so mission accomplished.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Farewell my Router
My router that we have only had since early February when we moved into the little house died yesterday afternoon. The cable guy thinks that all the recent storms probably fried it but it has been sunny since Friday so we didn't think that. However when the little power light won't light up irregardless of what you reset, un plug or turn off, that's your sign. So this afternoon, we headed south to the geek mecca of Best Buy. We have to get the special router that is wireless and hooks up directly into the cable because we didn't want to mess with 500 devices to hook together. Anyways, $162 later and one phone call to the cable company we were back on the internet. It is my connection to the world, my friends, my songs, my shows, and I will not give it up. It is my one thing. Besides, my sister and I have online classes starting soon so we needed to fix this problem fast. I saved the receipt so if this one dies we are taking the damn thing back to the store. the receipt for the one that died is probably somewhere out East with my parents.
Anyhoo, since I was disconnected half the weekend, I made lots of progress on Slouchy Purse. I completed row 19 today. YAY!!!! I will certainly have this ready for my mommy to help assemble when I fly out to see her. Today is her 27th Mother's Day. Yay for the lady that taught me how to be crafty and that I can be anyone I want to be and do anything I want to (within the boundaries of the law that is).
A feral cat crapped in our front flower planter thing by our front door and tore up a couple of marigold sprouts. Cat shit really smells bad in 90 degree weather.
I checked out some more books from the Libary. One of them is really exciting, it's called Music Lust and is the Music version of the Book Lust series. I am also reading Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook. It is so neat. I am going to order a copy of this book this summer cause it tells you how to do everything house related and Martha is my homegirl. The last book I checked out was The Knitting Experience: The Purl Stitch. My SP 10 had sent me a copy of the first one in the series and I liked it so much that I decided I checked out the next one in the series. The Purl Stitch book is just as awesome and there are little Yorkies featured in the pictures of the knit wear so this book gets extra brownie points.
I also bought the new issues of Knit 1 (the green issue) and Interweave Knits. Good issues but Craft magazine and Interweave Crochet have probably been my most useful magazine purchases this year. I will admit that I bought the summer issue of Seventeen. They have good music playlists and the clothes and accessories that they feature in their magazine are affordable stuff you could actually find at a regular mall. Lol. did I mention that I watched the season 8 marathon of America's Next Top Model yesterday?
Song of the day: The Story by Brandi Carlile. This song is so awesome. I love her vocal range. i discovered her because I was watching the VH1 Top twenty countdown this morning. This song was also on a recent episode of Grey's Anatomy, but I didn't really feel the full impact of the song until I heard the full song on VH1.
Hooks up!
Anyhoo, since I was disconnected half the weekend, I made lots of progress on Slouchy Purse. I completed row 19 today. YAY!!!! I will certainly have this ready for my mommy to help assemble when I fly out to see her. Today is her 27th Mother's Day. Yay for the lady that taught me how to be crafty and that I can be anyone I want to be and do anything I want to (within the boundaries of the law that is).
A feral cat crapped in our front flower planter thing by our front door and tore up a couple of marigold sprouts. Cat shit really smells bad in 90 degree weather.
I checked out some more books from the Libary. One of them is really exciting, it's called Music Lust and is the Music version of the Book Lust series. I am also reading Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook. It is so neat. I am going to order a copy of this book this summer cause it tells you how to do everything house related and Martha is my homegirl. The last book I checked out was The Knitting Experience: The Purl Stitch. My SP 10 had sent me a copy of the first one in the series and I liked it so much that I decided I checked out the next one in the series. The Purl Stitch book is just as awesome and there are little Yorkies featured in the pictures of the knit wear so this book gets extra brownie points.
I also bought the new issues of Knit 1 (the green issue) and Interweave Knits. Good issues but Craft magazine and Interweave Crochet have probably been my most useful magazine purchases this year. I will admit that I bought the summer issue of Seventeen. They have good music playlists and the clothes and accessories that they feature in their magazine are affordable stuff you could actually find at a regular mall. Lol. did I mention that I watched the season 8 marathon of America's Next Top Model yesterday?
Song of the day: The Story by Brandi Carlile. This song is so awesome. I love her vocal range. i discovered her because I was watching the VH1 Top twenty countdown this morning. This song was also on a recent episode of Grey's Anatomy, but I didn't really feel the full impact of the song until I heard the full song on VH1.
Hooks up!
Friday, May 11, 2007
The Finish Line
I am very happy to report that I finished the big afghan Wednesday night. Yay!!!! The border is complete and I wove the ends in as i went so I didn't have any finishing work to do. I took pics and tomorrow i will take it over to my friends at the UPS store so that they can send it up north for the birthday girl. It will be bittersweet because this is the largest project I've completed to date.
Grades posted and unfortunately I did not flunk out of school. In fact i got straight As. I have no idea how I pulled that off with all of the disasters and drama this semester. I got my summer tuition bill and it is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
Since I still have no social life until the end of this month, I am very excited to start working on The Slouchy Purse. This pattern is in Interweave Crochet Spring 2007 and was designed by the Crochet Dude. I am using two skeins of Lamb's Pride Worsted in Chianti and my new size H Addi hook. I am spoiled. I can't use the other hooks now that I have discovered the Addi ones. I started this project last night while watching Ugly Betty and I am already on row 7. It's basically a ribbing pattern and once I reminded myself to do stitches other than the half double I had been doing for the last two months, it took off fast. The color looks great and I am excited to be working with wool and not acrylic. Acrylic has a time and a place but I don't use it any more if it's a project for me. My goal is to finish the base so that I can have my Mom help me with attaching the handle and sewing the lining in. Sewing the lining in makes a great finished project but it is a bitch to do right with out having puckers in the fabric.
Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy were awesome last night. I would like the writers to cut my poor Meredith a break. The poor girl has been enough. This weekend I have three Gilmore Girls tapes that I missed to catch up before I watch the series finale on Tuesday. I am so sad about the series finale. There is nothing like that show out there and I can't wait until Season 7 comes out on dvd.
EVENING UPDATE:
My ex-boyfriend, the jackass from FOUR YEARS AGO that cheated on me with a seventeen year old when I was twenty two and he was twenty five messaged me on yahoo, wanting to catch up with me! THE NERVE!!! He did half ass apologize this evening but I made it pretty damn clear that I am a strong financially independent woman that doesn't want to reconnect with him. I tried to convey this in the most polite manner but I have this policy of not dating exes. I did that once and I learned my lesson. Generally speaking, there is a pretty damn good reason why it didn't work out the first time. I'm still really surprised about the whole thing because I just popped on my messenger to see if I had any e-mail.
Other than this minor disruption, I am having a nice evening. My sister and I went to Pizza Hut because that was always my reward growing up for getting good grades. Lol. Family traditions are nice sometimes. I talked to my parents. They celebrated thirty two years of marriage yesterday and had squid for dinner (cooked in calamari style). Yuck. they liked it though so that is what matters. I would celebrate with penne covered in tomato vodka sauce instead.
Grades posted and unfortunately I did not flunk out of school. In fact i got straight As. I have no idea how I pulled that off with all of the disasters and drama this semester. I got my summer tuition bill and it is not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.
Since I still have no social life until the end of this month, I am very excited to start working on The Slouchy Purse. This pattern is in Interweave Crochet Spring 2007 and was designed by the Crochet Dude. I am using two skeins of Lamb's Pride Worsted in Chianti and my new size H Addi hook. I am spoiled. I can't use the other hooks now that I have discovered the Addi ones. I started this project last night while watching Ugly Betty and I am already on row 7. It's basically a ribbing pattern and once I reminded myself to do stitches other than the half double I had been doing for the last two months, it took off fast. The color looks great and I am excited to be working with wool and not acrylic. Acrylic has a time and a place but I don't use it any more if it's a project for me. My goal is to finish the base so that I can have my Mom help me with attaching the handle and sewing the lining in. Sewing the lining in makes a great finished project but it is a bitch to do right with out having puckers in the fabric.
Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy were awesome last night. I would like the writers to cut my poor Meredith a break. The poor girl has been enough. This weekend I have three Gilmore Girls tapes that I missed to catch up before I watch the series finale on Tuesday. I am so sad about the series finale. There is nothing like that show out there and I can't wait until Season 7 comes out on dvd.
EVENING UPDATE:
My ex-boyfriend, the jackass from FOUR YEARS AGO that cheated on me with a seventeen year old when I was twenty two and he was twenty five messaged me on yahoo, wanting to catch up with me! THE NERVE!!! He did half ass apologize this evening but I made it pretty damn clear that I am a strong financially independent woman that doesn't want to reconnect with him. I tried to convey this in the most polite manner but I have this policy of not dating exes. I did that once and I learned my lesson. Generally speaking, there is a pretty damn good reason why it didn't work out the first time. I'm still really surprised about the whole thing because I just popped on my messenger to see if I had any e-mail.
Other than this minor disruption, I am having a nice evening. My sister and I went to Pizza Hut because that was always my reward growing up for getting good grades. Lol. Family traditions are nice sometimes. I talked to my parents. They celebrated thirty two years of marriage yesterday and had squid for dinner (cooked in calamari style). Yuck. they liked it though so that is what matters. I would celebrate with penne covered in tomato vodka sauce instead.
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