Fun!

Look, it's an anime version of me!



No knitting today. It felt like it was 110 outside. Too hot to play w/ wool

Make your "dolls" here.

Figures

Mingle² - Online Dating

Oh, the car issue? I drove through tar somewhere and that messed up the balance.

Knitting. And. Pictures!

Let me start of by saying I’m a girl. I’m a girly girl who loves pink and purple, enjoys flirting, LOVES makeup/purses/shoes/nail polish etc.

My only wish? That when I flirt with a cute guy, that my face doesn’t flush BRIGHT RED. Oh, well.

So, I take my car in today to get a spare key made. Fine. Flirt w/ cutie and leave. Car is running FINE! I’m going home after work and I hear something, kind of like a baseball card stuck in bike spokes and my steering wheel starts shaking. I pull into an empty parking lot and nothing appears to be wrong. I get home, call service and apparently my wheels aren’t balanced anymore. Best case? I lost a wheel weight. So, I get to take my car BACK in tomorrow @2pm. Great. And that sound you’re hearing is the car dealership sucking all the money off my credit card.

Here’s some wool to look at while I regroup. Artyarns turquoise-y blue and Addi Lace needles size 2.5 mm. Though I tend to favor my Knitpicks ones more, as I feel they’re sharper . . .


Ah yes, yarn. Knitting. Pictures.

Sockpal Sock update:

Sock #1 past the heel:


Sock #2 catching up:


Notice the Knitpicks needles – hey! They’re cheaper than Addis.

Retro Redux Shrug – body done, just needs ribbing. I gots time!


Enjoys! XOXOXO ☺

August 31

The rules are to go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday month and day only. Then post 3 events, 2 births and one holiday that occurred on your birthday.

3 Events:

1. 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora dies suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.

2. 1897 - Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.

3. 1915 - Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitches a no hitter against the New York Giants.

2 Births:

1. 1945 - Van Morrison, Irish musician, and Itzhak Perlman, Israeli violinist (sorry couldn't resist both)

2. 1970 - Deborah Gibson, American singer

1 Holiday:

1. Poland, Europe - Day of Solidarity and Freedom, on the anniversary of August Agreement from 1980


I'm not gonna tag anyone, you want it? It's yours - ENJOY!

lyrical

"And you move like water
I could drown in you.
And I fell so deep once,
Till you pulled me through
You would tell me
"No one is allowed to be so proud
They never reach out
When they're giving up."
-- Better Than Ezra, "A Lifetime"

Knitting and relationships

No news yet about anything new.

But it got me wondering whether there was a correlation between knitting and relationships.

Finishing a project takes commitment and time, and a relationship takes commitment and time.

Starting a new project can be fiddly and uncertain, as can a new relationship.

So why is it that I'm comfortable casting on for new projects, but horrible at dipping my foot in the relationship pool?

It feels as though it's always been this way. One bad boyfriend whom I felt was getting rough and wouldn't stop, a few indecisive jerks, one guy who fell in love with me and left me, another guy who refused to kiss me plus 2 stalkers = scared me.

But still, I keep trying. No matter how futile my efforts are, I still think to myself if you try a little bit more today than yesterday, it won't be as hard.

I just am so tired of being lonely, and I think I've personally handled a lot on my own. I think it's time I had someone in my life. Hopefully it will happen, and whether it's now, 6 months from now or whenever, I will welcome that change with open arms. Far be it from me to rush destiny, but I'd like it all to change a bit sooner than later.

Knitting, yes, the knitting. I will post all my pictures tomorrow.

Crushing

I admit it. I'm crushing on someone. Kinda sorta bad.

If you're gonna ask, I won't tell. But we started this sortaemailflirting thing the other day, and whee! I was on top of the world.

I forgot how exhilirating this can be. It's been a while since I've flirted with a cute guy.

Better yet, this is a guy I'd actually want to date. Not just flirt.

Help! I've not done this in a little while - what do I do next????

29260

If you're wondering what that number is, it's the number of stitches in the scarf pictured below:


That's my dad's Illinois Wesleyan/Chicago Bears/Syracuse scarf. Knit w/ KnitPicks Andean Silk in Orange and Navy. It took me over a year to complete -- 70 stitches each round, 22 rounds for each color, 19 stripes.

Just for kicks, here's a picture I took of the moon last November -- just "found" it on my camera:

Then we have the kitties.

First up, can you find Sweetie?


Next, here's Sabrina doing her best "do you feel lucky punk?" look.


Next update: Sockpal socks, Retro Redux Shrug, and maybe cute salesguy update . . . :)

Clarification

So, I wrote about my sockpal sock being, ahem, stalled here.

I'd like to clarify something: I am not passing judgment on my sockpal. It is well within her right to ask me to please knit her/him a pair of socks in the color/s they choose. I have chosen to do so, and though I'm not a fan of brown socks, the socks look amazing in the semi-solid Koigu.

I have never met the person I am knitting for, so I cannot say anything about her/his nature (though being a knitter, I'm sure that like every other knitter I know, they are an exceptional human being. no sarcasm here, I'm including myself too!).

I in no way meant for that post to alarm or offend anyone, and though I don't know whether it did/didn't, I feel that I must say this to assure anyone who reads my blog. *side note: ya'll can comment, I swear I don't bite!*

I wanted just to put this out there in light of Stephanie's eloquent post about blogs not being private.

As for passing judgment, I will only ever pass it on myself. If it seems to go over the line w/ anyone in the blog-land, it was unintentional.

Sockpal -- I've got progress but no cable to connect the camera to the Mac. I might try camera phone . . . . :)

XOXOXOXO

HMMMMMMMM, Earth?

Your Power Element is Earth

Your power color: yellow Your energy: balancing Your season: changing of seasons Dedicated and responsible, you are a rock to your friends. You are skilled at working out even the most difficult problems. Low key and calm, you are happiest when you are around loved ones. Ambitious and goal oriented, you have long term plans to be successful.

What's Your Power Element?

quote 'o the day

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller

Musings of a person w/o pictures today on their blog

-If you read a book where the author divulges he personally owns 982 books on positive attitude, and this is a book on positive attitude, would you think he's OCD? ADD? A moron? Too wasteful w/ his money and he should share it with you?

-If your co-worker is amazed that after 2 separate hectic, wild, crazy days by yourself in the office, w/o any assistance, that you're still positive is there something wrong with you or wth her?

-Does it seem strange that you never "looked" for anyone as you drive by a place, but now that you know there's a cute guy that works somewhere you always look for him from the corner of your eye? This place is on my normal way to work, so I'm not stalking anyone.

-If you have an issue w/ your employer wouldn't it be more logical to take any issues up w/ your boss/employer/HR division than yelling, "I'm going to call the dept. of labor," on you? Really, and I want to possibly work for you?

-If it's warm outside, and it's warm inside, how come I have goosebumps on my arms, am comfortable in jeans and am contemplating on putting on a cardigan?

-Why do I have feel obligated to wear a suit to my training tomorrow, when no one who came to training today wore a freaking suit?

-Why I still don't have any new pictures because I am lazy?

Not a shocker here:

You Belong in Summer

Energetic, creative, and very curious about the world... You're not going to let anything hold you back, especially a cold day. Whether you're chilling out at the beach or partying all night, you live for the warm weather.

What Season Are You?

I'm sitting here, in my house in NEW HAMPSHIRE, where it's currently 57 degrees and damp outside. I'm wearing: leather shoes, socks, jeans, long sleeved t-shirt, XL Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh sweatshirt and I'm still FREEZING.

Dude, where's summer??????????????????

Just a ramblin' here

first, before anyone writes me and is upset w/ my last post -- I will finish the socks. I'm just bored w/ them. The pattern is smartly written (kudos Grumperina!), and I love the look. I just personally like brighter colors. That's why when these are done, I'll be making myself a pair in colors more suited for me.

that being said and done!

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I have one person I get along with, but don't like, at my job. Speaking somewhat freely, there are "contests" going on between different areas in the company I work for. There are now charts, and spreadsheets, and tattle-tales, and know it alls and just petty people getting all up in everyone's business. Personally, I believe that as a TEAM and a STAFF we either rise or fall together. I don't care how "#1" you are -- if your office is embroiled in petty behavior (even by #1 person), your group s*cks. This is not about winning, it's about doing the very best we can ALL do everyday. I've worked on staffs and teams before, and usually 1x a year, we had to all sit down and have the "Quit the blame game" speech. I hate that it has to happen, as 3 months ago we didn't have this issue. Then it was more of a cooperative and cohesive group. I would like it to return to that. But it won't I'm sure.

Pictures. I don't have any new ones of the socks. Like I said, they're boring me a smidge at the mo'. What I do have are pics of 2 of my 3 pets.

Here's sleepy kitty - Sweetie.



Here's scruffy and lovable Tally.



The one not pictured is the "middle" child/kitty - Sabrina - and she has a cold and said no pics. Though you can see her profile here:


What's that? Oh, there's a sockpal sock . . . ;)

Sockpal progress stalled

Dear Sockpal,

I promise to knit the socks I had set out on. The only problem I have is the socks. The pattern rocks, Koigu is amazing – my problem is with the colors.

See, I promised myself I would knit the socks in the colors you had requested – neutral, earth tones. And I’m sticking to that to the very end.

I think my problem is, is this – I don’t like knitting in earth tones. And yes, knitting that lurvely Koigu makes up for the lack of snazzy color, I will do as you have requested.

But I’m tempted to toss in a ball of Cherry Hill sock yarn in BRIGHTS just to spice things up when I send you your package. Or maybe a ball of pink Trekking. Oops, sorry, that one’s mine. Earth tones are good, but the colors personally are driving me to want to shove the DPNs through mine eyes and drink. And I can’t have one currently.

Thanks ever so much,
Sockpalooza Sockpal 4

TNNA

So, TNNA is over for this year. I don't think there are many instances where I'd wake up at 3:30am to catch a flight, but it was worth it.

So, Friday night. We go to the preview part (not sure what they call it, but whatev). Met and talked to this guy, commonly known as Frank Bielec from Trading Spaces. He was very nice.

Saturday, after the new buyer round table (tangent - there was a woman who was all "don't look at me like the unfavorite stepchild 'cause I'm running an online yarn store." Lady, I don't give an ef.) We went to Market. Holy Lord!

Who did I see (but was too nervous to speak to)?
Annie Modesitt
Amy Singer
Glampyre, aka Stephanie Japel
Ivette

And more, but wow!

Sunday, I took a class from Andrea Wong on the Portuguese way of knitting. Very cool. Once I get my tension from being wonky, I'm switching period. Way too cool! Definitely, if you can take a class from her, do it.

So Friday was a 3:30am wake up call, Saturday and Sunday were both 6:30am wake-up calls. I slept for 12 hours last night, and I could sleep for another 12 tonight if I had the chance.

Also! Free sample yarns! New Clover velvet needles that are "wicked" smooth. A special edition Addi needle, size US 3 (no, you can't have it, and a ChiaGoo afghan hook).

Free magazine too!