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2005-01-28
According to the blog search stats... the number one most-searched for phrase leading to my blog is "arise chicken chicken arise". Who'd have guessed?
Who's going to Stitches West and when? Inquiring minds want to know.
Comments:I am going, and i would like to go on saturday. i plan on buying my ticket online (the line for buying tix last year was horrible) and i hava coupon code for a whopping $2 off.Post a Comment
2005-01-27
So many things. First, Happy Birthday to Me! Yay! I've taken the day off and we're leaving in half an hour to go visit Sheila in Monterey. Then we'll come back for a lovely dinner and just chill out. Maybe watch The Official Birthday Movie (a la MST3K, of course) -- or maybe do that tomorrow. We'll see.
Second, I did finish my Ribby Cardi a few weeks ago. It's in the wash now, so no pix today. I'll post soon, though. It's the first FO of 2005! Still working - birthday socks, socks for me, and a big soft brown sweater for Molly. I ordered enough darker green yarn to make a Ribby for MoMo as well, but that will come AFTER those other projects.
Third -- I really do love going to Tuesday Night Knitting. Karrie's tale of the French Onion incident had me laughing so hard my tummy hurt afterward. And Karrie and I are off to visit Cheryl's fledgling SnB on the "godforsaken island" on Monday. It's going to be a very knitty week.
Well, Sheila awaits.
2005-01-14
Hey, Molly! Think we should get one of these for Jake? It think he'd be horrified... which in and of itself isn't much of a deterrent.
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Congratulations, Cheryl! Way back when (okay, here) she submitted a story for the next edition of Knit Lit, and her story was accepted!! Very very cool.
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2005-01-13
Presents. For my upcoming birthday, I am buying myself some presents. I know, I do this all the time and it makes it a bitch to buy me anything, but it makes me happy! So, first of all, since I have enough leftover yarn to do the sleeves on another (small) Ribby Cardi, I think I will make one for MoMo. The sleeves would be the lighter green, and the body the darker green.
Any thoughts?
Also, I am in LOVE with those new iPod Shuffles. It would be perfect for me when I work out, so I'll probably get one of those as a "happy birthday to me" present as well.
So help me, I already have a ton of sock yarn, yet I have such a difficult time resisting its charms. When I get the yarn for the MoMo Cardi, I will almost definitely pick up some grey sock yarn to make some more Stevie socks. I just can't help myself.
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Yup, I'm definitely not a Republican. And it wasn't Kimmy's tongue-in-cheek Christmas present that brought that to my attention -- though I did hiss and drop the package when I unwrapped it. Heh. No, as another reminder, we have this story on NPR, about the inaugural festivities, including a quote that made me wake up pissed off. I'm paraphrasing from memory, so I highly recommend following the link to listen to the story, but this pro-Bush organization representative said (as best I can remember):Organizations like ANSWER and Code Pink have allied themselves with the terrorists and Saddam Hussein.WTF? Jeebus, is there no end to this shit? And, not to steal your thunder, Molly, but I know that back home this is exactly the kind of shit you have to listen to all the time. [insert sound of my teeth grinding here]
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2005-01-10
OMG, it's hailing! Real weather! I mean, sure, it's only pea-sized, and it only lasted for a few minutes, but still!!!
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It's been so humid & sticky here we had to turn on the AC today. I mean for Pete's sake, it's JAN! How much closer to your birthday do we have to be for that ice storm to come in?
I got my blocking board today! I got it direct from the manufacturer at a price much cheaper than I've seen other places. Now, I have to admit that some of this was allowed by the fact that I am a total geek and, upon discovering that the "Order" link on the webpage was broken I read the page source to figure out how to actually order the table pad online. I admit, I was worried that they either wouldn't get the order at all -- I did use a "secret" link -- or that it wouldn't work. But it did! I ordered online on 2 January and the board came in today. Not bad!
If you're interested the links I used, here they are:
This is the small (27" x 21") board.
This is the large (51" x 33") board.
They're priced at $40 and $50, respectively. It's not the best price on the small one. The large board I've been hunting for quite awhile, and the cheapest I've seen it before now is ~$80. I'm pretty happy with it. In fact, the fronts of the Ribby Cardi are blocking on it right now!
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Yeah, if you're not from Dallas it sounds like crap. It's Dallas's spin on a very old ghost story... If you've never heard it before, trust me -- Randy's not making that one up. Between the Lady of the Lake and -- don't be drinking anything when you read this, Molly -- Tabitha, we had some reasonably spooky things to drag out late at night.
Interestingly enough, there is nothing on Tabitha out there. Nothing on Google got a hit. I'm surprised.
On a less spooky note, I'm done knitting the body and sleeves of my Ribby Cardi. Now I need to block and assemble.
Comments:Unfortunately, I read faster than I drink. Tabitha got me. OMG, I have not heard the Lady of Lake one in a while. Of course, in the one I remember she's supposed to be in a prom dress cause her CAR crashed in to the lake on PROM night, etc. I suppose that made it scarier for Planoites. oooooh!Post a Comment
2005-01-02
Yes, with any luck, blocking will do my Ribby Cardi some good. I'm blocking the back panel now.
Finished the fronts, and I'm about halfway through my first sleeve. I am not very good at the "make new" stitches, though. I often end up with holes, and then I have to do them all over. Oh, well...
Back to work tomorrow. I am not looking forward to it. Lying around the house is definitely the way I want to spend the day.
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