J. C. KnitNStuff

Midnight Harry Potter & Turkey Day

2010-11-19T04:27:00.000-08:00

Me and my JoyJoy (7yo) left the house at 9:45pm to go to a midnight showing of Harry Potter 7 - The Deathly Hallows part 1 in Kent, WA. There were these crazy kids who were throwing around a ball around the theater which was alot of fun. They decided that they would play games down at the front of the theater. Of course, when they said Duck, Duck, Goose....I was IN!!! Of course I pooped out early...and I wasn't the only one.

Anyway, the movie was awesome and was left with a cliffhanger, like we all knew it would but DAAAAAAAMN!!!!! For being a 2 and a 1/2 hour movie, it really didn't feel like it. Joy, of course, fell asleep before it started. And then slept through the whole movie. At least she was being good.

Then, since someone just had a nap and was wide awake we went to Shari's for dinner/breakfast. These women in the booth behind me were talking about Harry Potter and "They should have put this in it, that should have been longer" and they just went on and on. We should all know by now that books turned into movies are always missing something. You can only put so much of the book into the movie. Everyone had to be a movie clinic. Its a cool movie and that's all I need to know.

Thanksgiving-----
I will not complain or make any snarky remarks about going to my in-laws for T Day. I really, really want to cook something substantial to contribute to dinner. Anyway, I was to go down to Longview and just chill. Make the hubby happy and not complain about his family.

Later,
Gators

Loyalty

2010-02-28T02:38:00.000-08:00

When do you just walk away from something that you love and have been loyal to for a few years? When do you just say "Fuck it"? When you realize that the feeling isn't mutual...what do you do?

Now I may just be "emo" right now because its that time of the month but its been a thought in the back of my mind for a while. No, its nothing marriage related. Me and the hubster are solid...as always.

On another note, my friend found these pics on the internet from a really long time ago. I was and actually am getting back into Dear Jane and Quilted Diamonds Quilts and these pics were taken during a retreat that I went to.

Blogging revisited

2010-01-18T22:00:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I know its been a while since I've blogged. Honestly, I just did have anything to say. I still really don't. So I've decided that I will just babble and babble about nothing and/or everything that comes to mind.

These last few months have been so stressful financially. We have finally used our EASY button to restart our situation. We've moved to Des Moines, WA, thank goodness. It was a stressful and emotional move and I was going to kill SOMEONE ... ANY ONE if they didn't watch it but luckily there were no fatalities.

Our new (its old but new to us) house is similarly laid out like our old house, it just slightly smaller. I knew I had alot of stuff but DAMN, I have ALOT of stuff. I will need to downsize quite a bit. I already have brought a load to Goodwill, but I need to go through more stuff. I would like to make weekly trips to Goodwill and or sell off some books to a used book store.

I hope to blog more. I think I have things to say...probably lame things to say but words just keep roaming around in my head and talking to a computer makes me feel more sane that talking to myself.

Anybody still out there?

Marialis Shawl finally finished

2008-11-18T11:15:00.000-08:00

Its taken 9 months with lots of adult ADD kickin' in but its finally finished. Damn this think took forever!!!!!

Pines Farm Fiber Festival

2008-10-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

Alex was wondering what they were doing and if he was next.We got a new baby. Its an Antique Sock knitting machine made in Canada.

Heroes

2008-09-21T03:01:00.001-07:00

Amy's Toast

2008-08-06T11:56:00.000-07:00

Mokie on Plurk posted this video and I couldn't stop crying. Its just so awesome and so well put together for a wedding toast. Very, very creative people. How do you keep something like that secret? Check it out and tell me you don't get teary-eyed.

Best Wedding Toast Ever!!!! (Amy's Song) - The top video clips of the week are here

The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test

2008-08-01T20:15:00.000-07:00

Your result for The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test...

Pure Geek

39 % Nerd, 70% Geek, 35% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.

You scored better than half in Geek, earning you the title of: Pure Geek.

It's not that you're a school junkie, like the nerd, and you don't really stand out in a crowd, like the dork, you just have some interests that aren't quite mainstream. Perhaps it's anime, perhaps it's computers, perhaps it's bottlecaps, perhaps it's all of those and more. Your interests take you to events and gatherings that are filled with people you find unusual and beyond-the-pale, but you don't quite consider yourself "of that crowd." Instead, you consider yourself to be fairly normal.

Which, you are.

Congratulations! You're the one on the RIGHT!

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Charlie the Unicorn 2

2008-06-12T14:41:00.000-07:00

GLUB!!!! GLUB!!!!

Kareoke...

Charlie the Unicorn 2 Banana Song

Charlie, you look quite down.
With your big fat eyes, and your big fat frown.
The world doesn’t have to be so grey!

Charlie, when you’re life’s a mess,
When you’re feeling blue, always in distress,
I know what can wash that sad away.
All you have to do is;

Put a banana in you’re ear!
(A banana in my ear?)
Put a ripe banana right into your favourite ear.
It’s true (says who?) So true.
Once it’s in your gloom will disappear.
The bad in the world is hard to hear,
When in your ear a banana cheers,
So go and put a banana in your ear!

Put a banana in your ear!
(I’d rather keep my ear clear.)
You will never be happy if you live your life in fear.
It’s true (says you.) so true,
When it’s in the skies are bright and clear.
Oh every day of every year,
The sun shines bright on this big blue sphere,
So go and put a banana in your ear!

Big Buck Bunny Vid

2008-06-08T03:44:00.000-07:00

Big Buck Bunny from Blender Foundation on Vimeo.

Charlie the Unicorn

2008-06-04T03:10:00.000-07:00

I apologize now to have to subject you to this kind of torture.

But if you like the catchy tune....

The Candy Mountain Song

Oh, when you’re down and looking for some cheering up
Then just head right on up to the Candy Mountain Cave
When you get inside you’ll find yourself a cheery land
Such a happy, and joyful and perky merry land

We’ve got lollipops, and gummy drops, and candy things
Oh, so many things that will brighten up your day
It’s impossible to wear a frown in Candy Town
It’s the Mecca of lovely candy cave

We’ve got jelly beans and coconuts with little hats
Candy rats, chocolate bats, it’s a wonderland of sweets
Ride the candy train to town hear the candy band, candy bells
It’s a treat as they march across the land

Cherry ribbons stream across the sky into the ground
turn around it astounds it’s a dancing candy treat
In the candy cave imagination runs so free
So now Charlie please will you go into the cave!

Stay tuned for Part Deux!!!!

Exploding Whale

2008-05-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

I apologize right now if this video is disturbing but I had to share.

Scott Sigler in Seattle

2008-04-04T07:38:00.000-07:00

Scott will be in Seattle tonight as part of his book tour and a pub crawl. Hope to see some people that I know but either way...I'm getting CRUNK!!!!!

March 20th - Wear Your Sweater - Won't you be my neighbor?

2008-02-28T06:48:00.000-08:00

Coin Slot Cream?

2008-02-19T06:49:00.001-08:00

7th Son Web Widget

2008-02-19T04:44:00.001-08:00

The only Christmas present I knit

2008-01-24T20:07:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas sister!!!!

Ramen Knitting...WTF?!?!?!

2008-01-23T05:41:00.000-08:00

I so have to try this!!!

My Space Rocks!!!! & Happy New Year!!!

2008-01-12T13:18:00.000-08:00

You know, I don't know if a lot of these celebrities on My Space really check their own mail on there but it fun to think you can actually send them a message. If you have a My Space, add me...I can always use more friends.

On the knitting tip, I have more projects going that ever before. The month of December gave me pneumonia and contrary to what you knitters might think, I did not feel like knitting. I was in so much pain and agony that pain meds didn't even help. You would think being stuck in bed and not being able to go to work I would get LOTS of projects done....NOT!!!! I finished 1 Christmas present just in the nick of time. I'm still waiting to the recipient to take a picture so I can post it on my blog. I finish so little that my blog is lacking in Finished Object pics.

I'm so glad 2007 is over...the last few months have been very, very hard in the home front. We have high hopes for 2008. 2008 will bring our 10 year anniversary and we hope to do something big like a DJC & J C Knitnstuff 10 Year Anniversary Gala!!! Really, who doesn't like to dress up and party?!?!?! Now if I can only get some people to take ballroom dancing lessons with me.

Enhanced Drivers License/ID

2007-12-10T06:03:00.000-08:00

Jan 2008 you can get an enhanced drivers license or identification to travel to Canada or Mexico without a passport. Check it out!!!

Should I Stay or should I go?

2007-12-05T03:21:00.001-08:00

Imagine

2007-12-05T03:13:00.000-08:00

What's your daemon?

2007-11-28T16:15:00.000-08:00

What's your daemon?

LeopardYou're solitary and mysterious. You like to be strong, and don't like relying on people, but sometimes you want a friend who can understand you in a way normal people can't.
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Which Wheel of Time character are you?

2007-11-28T15:46:00.000-08:00

which Wheel of Time character are you?

You are Egwene al'Vere. Born in a small village, you have risen far in the world. You have an eagerness for knowledge, so much so that you continue to experiment regardless of danger. You are in love with a prince, called Gawyn, First Prince of the Sword of Andor. You now lead the rebel Aes Sedai as the Amyrlin in exile.
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Which Lesser Harry Potter Character Am I?

2007-11-20T05:34:00.001-08:00

...and which lesser Harry Potter character are you?

Free Sweater Stone

2007-11-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

To all my knitty pals, I just found a website where you can get a FREE Sweater Stone. All you have to pay for is shipping which is $4.99 in the US. The weird part is I think the sweater stone is only $6-ish at a store. Whatever, free is free and who wouldn't want a couple of them in there house or car or laundry room. AND who doesn't like getting things in the mail. I find that I love the periodic surprises (because you ordered something or whatever) to be fun. And I have been wanting to get one FOREVER!!!!

Geek Knitting

2007-11-16T22:54:00.000-08:00

$3 Origami Flower

2007-11-16T22:48:00.000-08:00

Post Sercret Vid

2007-11-16T20:05:00.001-08:00

Ilyssa

2007-11-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

Osmond's on Oprah

2007-11-14T01:52:00.000-08:00

Did anyone happen to catch the Osmond's on Oprah on Friday? The Osmond's the was the first concert I ever went to at the Paramount in Seattle on a date with my father. I had a HUGE crush on Jimmy. I called my dad when I got home Friday because the show was still on. I told him to turn in to the channel, watch it and call me when it was over. I wanted it to be a surprise. Well, getting off the phone with my dad is not easy. He changed the channel and said "its Oprah". I said "See who on the show". He laughed and said "Donnie and Marie Osmond...do you still remember our date?" "Of course I remember our date." I could tell he was pleased. Then I got off the phone with him and sang to Osmond songs, sitting on my coffee table, clapping really, really fast. My kids thought I lost my mind and I didn't give a crap. This is for you dad...I love you!!!!

WoW Commercail

2007-11-03T07:11:00.000-07:00

Audio Books

2007-11-02T09:49:00.000-07:00

So I use ITunes to download my various podcasts. Whenever a topic pops into my head, I look up a podcast and learn more about it. Knitting, World of Warcraft, Spinning, & whatever. I have recently discovered PodioBooks...audio books in podcast format. My favorite so far is 7th Son...check it out if you dare, its very addictive.

New Job

2007-11-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

I got a new job and I think it is BAD ASS!!!! I started training Monday with Brown Paper Tickets. Since training was during the day, I took the bus....public transportation. Let me go ahead and do my part in helping the environment and at the same time work on knitted Christmas gifts.

I was very eager to start and left my house very early while it was still dark. During my transfer in downtown Seattle, I stopped by Starbuck's for my Venti Caramel Machiatto with Extra Caramel....YUM and can you feel the calories. Since I was STILL early, I putt-putted around Border's to look at knitting books. (Like I need more knitting books) Coffee in hand, hustle and bustle of business people and bums alike all around me, going out to catch my next bus...I felt like a true Seattlite. (Hi Ms. V - big happy wave to you). My morning went smoothly, training went well, and who would have thunk that there would be a Thai Truck down the street....Oh My God, Chicken Phad Thai on the the go!!!! I can feel my butt expanding already.

Evening on the other hand was not as smooth. Still not used to the whole bus schedule thing, I ended up waiting 30 mins for my bus to downtown (Seattle is cold in the evening) , I thought I missed the connecting bus so I called my lovely hubby to have him pick me up downtown on 3rd & Pike. By this time of the evening the REAL freaks start to emerge. As I'm talking to him my bus approaches. I quickly say "pick me up at the Park & Ride." So, I should let you know that I do not have a cell phone and I used the public phone...eeewww, gross!!!! I ended being away from the house for 12 hours for the day. UUUGGGGHHH!!!! I felt very fulfilled but VERY tired.

Brown Paper Tickets is an awesome company to work for. If I'm gonna have to work, I might as well have fun doing it and do it for a great company. These guys are so relaxed and so very cool. Apparently you can surf the internet, blog(which I am doing now) and KNIT if it is slow enough.

BTW, during my week of training, I have finished enough of a pair of after-thought socks that I can feel ok about starting another project. YAY!!!!!

Since it is the beginning of November, it is NaBloPoMo!!!! A blog a day for the month of November...at least i can blog at work. Don't expect long posts like this...I don't think I have that in me.

Wind Wind Wind

2007-10-18T17:02:00.000-07:00

Its a very windy day here in Renton and the lights keep flickering. I'm going out on a date with my sis. The author of Post Secret Blog and book will be at Elliott Bay Book Company tonight. If you haven't read the blog, you should...its very interesting.

YAY!!! for bonding time with my sister. For some reason, we are not very close. I understand that we are a few years apart (6 years) and growing up we had different circles of friends (we still do) but we are still sisters. We grew up together in the same household, she loves my kids, and I know she loves me. Up until a few months ago it was almost a battle to get her to give me a hug. Is it because I have children and a family? Or is it because I am NOT a college graduate with a degree in whatever and in a career that make me lots of money with benefits? Or is it because she just doesn't like me? And why can't I just let our relationship be whatever it is and stop dwelling on how it is not?

On another note, I made my first dollar last night at knitting as a self-employed Fiber Artist. Granted it was a couple friends that bought my hand-processed, hand-dyed, drum carded batts for spinning, but hey, making a dollar using your own creativity is quite AWESOME!!! Now if I can only figure out how to post something onto my Etsy shop and how to price it, etc....everything would be dandy.

Ingy

2007-10-06T19:33:00.001-07:00

Animoto.com addiction

2007-08-24T21:02:00.001-07:00

OK...this is my last video....at least for the day. I am stepping AWAY from the computer...slowly.

Full Length Video

2007-08-24T17:10:00.001-07:00

Animoto

2007-08-24T15:11:00.001-07:00

I love this site...this is just a short video but I have NO problem at all paying $30 for a year of full length videos. This is freakin' TIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Need, Want or Desire?

2007-08-22T16:36:00.000-07:00

So, in during my research into sock machine, I have found out that some VERY smart and talented person has taken the time to re-make these wonderful antique machines. Guess what is on my wish list? New Zealand Auto Knitter which is $1710 post paid to my door plus $200 to have custom painted. And if you don't know yet...my favorite color is RED.

HMMMM....maybe I should add a donation button to my blog and then inform all my friends and family that they should visit it...how cheesy would that be? Luckily, I have no problem with being cheesy.

I used to LOVE Tetris!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-09T10:34:00.001-07:00

Flat Bed Knitting Machine

2007-08-04T20:12:00.000-07:00

I know there is at least one person in my knitting group that has a flat bed knitting machine. This video I found is dedicated to her. Enjoy!!!!

Who plays with a pogo stick anymore?

2007-07-31T02:19:00.000-07:00

It's a Pogo duel off!

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Me be Cashmere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-26T17:34:00.000-07:00

As if you didn't know already...

What kind of yarn are you?

You are Cashmere.You are sophisticated and luxe. You can often be found in high-end boutiques and hobnobbing with the upper crust. You are one of the beautiful people and you don't let anyone forget it!
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Hmmm...sock machine?

2007-07-11T19:02:00.000-07:00

With the abundance of hand-dyed yarn sock yarn out there, I think i might see one of these in my future.

I love you Mommy Dearest!!!

2007-07-05T15:58:00.000-07:00

I have been outed. My family and I went to a July 4th BBQ at a friends house. The neighbor every year have a HUGE fireworks display. I can't even remember what my daughter was asking me for but the timing was just right for when I respond with "How do you ask?" I want my children to be polite and have good manners....please....thank you....is that too much to ask for? What does my daughter respond with? "Please mommy dearest?" Like I said the timing was just right...right between the fireworks and EVERYONE around me heard her. Granted, I don't beat my kids with wire hangers...I just won't respond without the right response. It was so funny. Sometimes I think my kids are seals and I need to train them. Sometimes, I just don't realize what sticks.

Awesome Cookbook

2007-06-28T02:42:00.001-07:00

Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon has become my newest favorite cookbook. Ever since my husband, the love of my life, was diagnosed with diabetes, I have been on a quest to change our eating habits. This book is so informative that it makes my head spin. I guess I will just have to start with Chapter 1 and make my way through it. This is one of those many, many books that I have added to my collection that will stay with me forever. I honestly do have alot of books in so many topics that I really need to start weeding out the non-needed or used ones.

Inside Out Socks...DONE!!!!

2007-06-22T14:36:00.000-07:00

I finally finished my first installment of the 2007 Rockin' Sock club!!!! Just in time, too, since my third installment just arrived today. I'm only a little bit behind. Of course, I didn't do a swatch and they ended up being too big for me but perfect for my hubby. Here he is modeling them for me.

Why do they still need to look like penis socks? From the bottom of the foot, it doesn't just look like A penis...its looks like a double sided one.

Luckily he loves them and now I have found my niche with him. He's a big boy that conducts alot of heat so sweaters were out of the question. But custom made socks...a big hit. It took me about 5 weeks to make them but that is with working on 4 other projects and playing my virtual life of WoW. I put the pedal to the metal this last 1 and a half week period and got them done. What a feeling of accomplishment finishing a project gives you!!! Its been a while since I've done that. I have replaced its spot in my bag for a child pair of socks for my niece that I started a LONG time ago. Why is it that I can think of at least 2 other projects to cast on for?

Well, I'm of to finish spinning some yarn for Alachia who just started knitting and finished her real life quest I gave her. Hopefully , that will be done this weekend and can be sent off with some goodies next week.

What is this world coming too?

2007-06-22T14:34:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I watched Current TV...I think i'm going to have to start watching it again.

Komucha Mad Scientist!!!!!

2007-06-22T14:00:00.000-07:00

I have recently become a Kombucha Mad Scientist.

Taken from the Kombucha Wiki:
Kombucha is the Western name for sweetened tea or tisane that has been fermented by a macroscopic solid mass of microorganisms called a "kombucha colony," usually consisting principally of Bacterium xylinum and yeast cultures. It has gained much popular support within many communities, mentioned by talk show hosts, and celebrities. The increase in popularity can be seen with many commercial brands coming onto the retail market and thousands of web pages about this fermented beverage.

Apparently, Google serves shot glasses of made-from-scratch Kombucha in their Cafe.

From the outside, its sounds and looks somewhat gross BUT its said to be good for you and gives you a sense of well being...still waiting for the well being part...I'm still grumpy in the morning. I think my home brew tastes WAY better that store bought.

Enjoy some videos and if you think you want a kombucha baby scoby (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) let me know, i might have extra.

The mad science part of it is you can experiment with different teas, sugars, and honeys. You can brew till its tangy/vinegary or till its still a bit sweet. My current experiment is trying to get it to ferment a 2nd time and get it carbonated like sparkling cider.

I Like To Party!!!

2007-06-01T00:06:00.000-07:00

Its not the best video but it got me dancing and the kids quiet.

Happy Blue Moon!!!!

2007-05-31T17:44:00.000-07:00

Etsy Shop!!!

2007-05-22T16:26:00.000-07:00

Hello, my name is JCKnitnstuff and I have a fiber addiction. <>

To pay for my addiction, I have started an Etsy shop. It is currently empty but stay tuned for hand dyed roving, yarn and other crafty goodness. You can check me out at jcknitnstuff.etsy.com and I will blog about my grand opening.

Penis Sock......huh? :-|

2007-05-16T14:10:00.000-07:00

Here's a pic of my Rockin' Sock Club socks, why does it have to look like a penis? It stretches nicely and fits my hubby. I'm off to a slow start since I have received my second package and have just started the first one. Luckily, I am knitting both at the same time so my darling hubby can have a whole pair when I am done. I tried knitting socks on our LONG drive from Seattle to Vegas but trying to get through a whole pair in the car is hard when the mentality is to just go to sleep during a long drive. And, of course, you can't REALLY knit while you drive since that would be the only time I would be awake.

Thank you Alachia for you're awesome podcast to keep me awake and laughing during my drive. <<I don't know is at the blacksmith!!!>> And, Oh My God, I had to get a Webkinz right away. YAY froggie!!!! This post is for you...maybe now you can learn how to purl.

Moo

2007-05-16T13:47:00.000-07:00

So surfing the various blogs I came across Moo. These are little cards where you put a pic on one side and some info on the back...similar to business cards but fun. I'm trying to come up with a WoW pic of my in-game self to put on it.

Do you have moo? Let me know.

Yeah, yeah....

2007-03-29T16:10:00.000-07:00

I know, I've been neglecting my blog. Blah, blah, blah.

I do have pics to post and stuff to blog about so stay tuned.

New Puppy!!!!

2007-01-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

Monday I will be bringing home my new puppy, Lacey Aran. She is a cute little english bulldog pup. She's the one with the patch around her eye...isn't she cute? Apparently she is quite an eater...she'll fit right in with the rest of our family.

Year of FO's

2006-11-15T15:27:00.000-08:00

So far I've finished in 2006 Rogue, a scarf for ISE and Cobweb from Magknits. These are quite the accomplishments for me as I don't think I EVER finish anything. I believe the winds are changing direction.

And, the long awaited Rogue pic.

I think I will give my mother the Cobweb shawl for Christmas. And now I think its time for me to work on a more challenging shawl....The Sheep Shawl. Me and laceweight still aren't very good friends yet since I did Cobweb in a double strand of laceweight. I think I will either do The Sheep Shawl in a double strand of laceweight OR a single fingering weight. HmMmMmM....decisions, decisions.

Spinning

2006-11-13T08:20:00.000-08:00

For all us Filipino's out there

2006-11-08T12:47:00.000-08:00

I know I don't update often enough but I really had to share this with whoever reads my blog...I know there are few of you out there cuz I dread talking to my friends cuz its inevitable that they will ask "When are you going to update your blog?" I still love them all. Please post a comment.

Oregon Flock and Fleece Festival

2006-09-26T14:27:00.000-07:00

So this event was very overwhelming. I came in with a list of stuff I wanted to look at and possibly buy but there just wasn't enough time for me to make any kind of real decisions. So I came away from OFFF with a little bit of different lace weight yarn, a silk cap to spin (and that's not all that easy as wool) and some fleece. Pic will come soon.

Check out the sheep that my fleece came from. Her name is Poppy and is 1/2 Rambouillet, 1/4 merino, and 1/4 finn, sorta....sort of a Heinz 57 mix but its my first full fleece so I'm proud of her.

Thank you Eagle's Find Farm!!!!

Big Bummer but........

2006-09-21T10:26:00.000-07:00

So there is no way I'm going to get my sleeves done by OFFF. I am pretty bummed out but there just isn't enough time in the day with kids to get things done in a timely manner. I haven't even finished the chart yet and I've been working on it and ONLY it for the last 4 days. GRRRRRRRR!!!!! Whatever, I have a feeling it will get done this weekend either way but now that I have come to term with it not being done by OFFF, the stress is a bit relieved.

Elizabeth Bennett

2006-09-20T11:09:00.000-07:00

Which Classic Female Literary Character Are you?

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Rogue Hood and the deadline approaching...4 days and counting

2006-09-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

You guys must feel all kinds of special...3 blog posts in a week...and I think I might have a couple more coming, hopefully, when I'm done with my hoodie. Friday night I had this much done:
and now:
I still have to graft the very top of the hood but I'm gonna need some help with that so I will bring it to knitting tomorrow night and have the Knitting Nazi's whip me into shape. So I have it blocking and I'm going to work on the sleeves relentlessly until they are done, hopefully, by Wednesday for my Knotty Knitter's night in case I need help with that. OFFF, my deadline, is approaching quickly.

Last night I was working on my hood until around 2am and I just couldn't stay awake. Went to bed and tossed and turned for a few hours and got back out of bed at about 4:30am and knitted until daylight. My mind wouldn't relax. I knew I was just a couple rows away from finishing the hood and it was buggin' me. Plus my mind was racing about OFFF and having some of my knitting friends ride down with me. We all have our own agenda's, I know I have mine, but I just want to make sure everyone has fun and I don't offend or piss off anyone. Really, I know I worry too much but I can't help it. My knitting buddies are all nice quirky people and I'm excited to spend some time with them outside of just knitting night and Seattle.

What to pack, what do i want to look at or buy, where do we want to eat????...AAAHHHH!!!!! I know I want to get spinning fiber, a Woolee Winder (for sure), and tons of yarn-age. One of the Knitting Nazi's is talking about maybe getting another spinning wheel which doesn't sound like a bad idea. I'm so excited to see what I can see, hang with good people, and be out of town without the tribe o'children.

BTW, do you like my zebra pajama bottoms?

Rogue & future lace project

2006-09-15T16:57:00.000-07:00

Well, there ya go. Current pic of Rogue-in-progress. I have been frantically knitting my finger tips off...OFFF, I say!!!!!! Even after I had to rip 36 rows of the hood and was mad at it for a minute. EVEN after I found out that my close knitting friends were betting that I wouldn't finish it. Talk about motivation to prove them wrong.

Well, I have already cast on for the sleeves (both at the same time). I have a week to finish it but would like to have it done sooner.

This is SOOO taking away from my WoW gaming time. Deadline suck!!!!!!!!

On another knitting note-----Check this beauty out:
posted on Dave's blog. I have ordered the pattern and will be searching out yarn-age at OFFF.

As much as me and lace don't get along as of yet, I think I am going to attempt this shawl with some fingering or maybe even sport with maybe a carry-through of some metallic. OOoooh...the picture in my head is fabulous.

Rogue progess

2006-09-15T16:04:00.000-07:00

Here's is my Rogue-in-progress. I've actually gotten alot of the hood done but i just haven't taken a picture of it as of yet. I have been knitting like mad trying to get it done before my OFFF trip next weekend. I plan on wearing it as much as possible.

In the pic is my pocket attached...now that I look at it its not a very good pic for to see the cabling. I promise I will post another with the hood in progress and better cable views.

Ding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-08-14T14:19:00.000-07:00

So I finally reached level 39 in World of Warcraft...one more level to get my horse so I can ride around the computerized world instead of walking around. How strange is that...riding around instead of walking because you are too lazy to move your mouse around...huh? Oh, and what, no one in my guild was on for me to boast about my Ding....how sad. So I tell the world....DING!!!

So my previous sweater Eris that I started has been recycled into just yarn in hopes to go into a different project maybe a scarf or shawl...YaY Chrismas presents. My newest project being its older sibling Rogue supposedly insprired by Rogue from X-Men. I have been working on this project and this project only....all other projects are on the back-burner until this is finished. I will dig out my digi camera and post a pic of my progress in the next couple days.

I ran across this Knit Along that actually sounded fun... The International Scarf Exchange. Take a look and see what you think. A scarf really doesn't take very long and to send something to someone internationally sounds fun.

Blogging ReVisited

2006-07-27T12:19:00.000-07:00

Yeah, yeah, yeah....I've been informed (a couple times) that I haven't posted anything in and LONG time. The thing is...I just don't know what to write about. Most of the time I feel my life really is uninteresting...besides the family drama and such and who REALLY wants to hear about that.

Well, something really great happened recently...I started a whole new hobby. Like I don't have enough going on with my knitting, World of Warcraft and 3 small children...I get a spinning wheel. Now, I can spin my own yarn for my knitting...scary, huh?

You know, I look at the hobby's I have and consiously feel what it does to my body, mainly my wrists and fingers, and think "Get as much done as you can because eventually arthritis is going to creep up." I appreciate my husband for putting up with all my quirky hobby's and wants. He just goes with it and is fine with it. He loves me so much and wants me to be happy. Being a stay-at-home mom really is not all fun and games.

Knitting Olympics...my failure at gold

2006-02-26T23:33:00.000-08:00

I really thought that My First Sock that I was working on diligently and loyaly on was turning out beautifully....until I got toward the end. Still working on it in hopes that somehow it was going to turn out. NOT!!!! Tell me....does this look like a sock.

Instead of finishing it...I decided to take a picture for the world to see and recycle the beautiful yarn called Socks that Rock. Talk about a big bummer.

Yarn Harlot: The 2006 Knitting Olympics

2006-01-26T23:46:00.000-08:00

Yarn Harlot: The 2006 Knitting Olympics

The Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (faster, higher, stronger)!!!

Who is crazy enough to start AND finish a somewhat difficult knitting project in 16 days? I think I am. If you know of an easy sweater project for my Eris yarn of 1440 yards of Andean Silk from Knit Picks...let me know. That seems challenging enough...a sweater with that much yard...is quite a sweater. Some crazy people signed up and chose Rogue for their knitting project...how insane is that???? I'm going to have to take another look at the list of "atheletes" and see what other crazy things people are going to knit.

2006-01-18T22:52:00.000-08:00

Animal Crossing Community -- and now Animal Crossing: Wild World

2005-12-29T12:55:00.000-08:00

Animal Crossing Community -- and now Animal Crossing: Wild World

If knitting wasn't already addicting...now I have a Nintendo DS and Animal Crossing the game. I can interact with people over the internet in my town or theirs. There is a whole website to meeting others and setting up to visit their towns. How cool is that? Maybe not very to you adults but I'm still a kid at heart. I'm in denial of my adulthood.

Christmas Elf Name

2005-12-16T16:18:00.000-08:00

Christmas Elf Name

My Christmas Elf Name is

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What's your porn star name?

2005-12-16T15:54:00.000-08:00

Your Porn Star Name Is...

Honey Caves

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Just another NaNoWriMo drop out

2005-11-30T23:33:00.000-08:00

In less than a half-an-hour it will be official...I am a NaNoWriMo drop out. At least I donated and got a couple t-shirts and I always have next year. Life just got way to out of control and in the way of my imagination...nothing was flowing. Again, I always have next year.

I HATE MOVING!!!!!!

2005-10-14T18:41:00.000-07:00

I have finally become a homeowner...YEAH!!!! The last 2 weeks have been so stressful and so full of drama, I feel like my head will explode. If I had emotional cancer...it would have exploded into a full-body...whatever you would call that. Anyway, I had 4 adults and 5 children in a 3 bedroom house...NOW I have the same thing but in a 6 bedroom 2 story house...definitely better. Mover's are a God send...they save so much time and back ache. I would highly recommend it getting them if you can. If I wanted to spend more money I would have hired someone to pack my stuff too. Luckily, my mother-in-law was here to help...or I guess pack for me.

NaNoWriMo is approaching!!!!!!

2005-10-11T01:30:00.000-07:00

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!!!!!!! I really don't remember how I found the site but I was totally intrigued when I saw it. I am definitely NOT a writer and I've barely wrote anything in my life but who am I NOT to take the challenge. What is life without challenges and experiences? I actually found out about this about 2 months ago. The rules state that I can go into the month with notes, character maps, etc. just not have any part of the book written. I am going into the month with..........drum roll please.........NOTHING!!!!!!!! As of today, I am going to take notes of everything that pops into my mind and things that I experience and things that I notice going on around me. HHHHMMMMM......Yeah, right!!!!!! I am such a procrastinator I won't have any notes written...I know it. Either way, I'm doin' it. I order me a couple shirts and donated some money....it's for a good cause. I'm excited to challenge my non-existent skills.

Which Filipino Food are you? Quiz Results

2005-09-20T20:15:00.000-07:00

Pinakbet: A mixture of vegetables that include:
bittermelon, eggplant, and squash

Which Filipino Food Are You?
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What's funny about that analysis is I LOVE me some pinakbet...my husband, not so much. He doesn't like the salty fish sauce flavoring. I love it so much that I have to put more fish sauce on my food...as a second benefit, it keeps him away from my food.

Post Your Secret

2005-09-13T12:35:00.000-07:00

I surfed on this funny...but interesting website. You send in a postcard designed anyway you want to air out a secret. Totally anonymous.

PostSecret

2005-09-13T02:07:00.000-07:00

(Anything Can Happen)So what if i fuck up and accidentally say something wrong? Hm...i wonder?!?!

2005-09-13T02:05:00.000-07:00

(Anything Can Happen)I just have to text into my phone and send it off to la la land and it magically appears on my blog.

2005-09-13T02:04:00.000-07:00

(Anything Can Happen)So anytime i have some random thought or i see or hear something i don't want to forget so i can tell others about it...hm..

2005-09-13T01:12:00.000-07:00

(Testing)This is just of testing out Blogger on the Go. Pretty cool.

Quizzes?!?! ~ I Like Me Some Quizzes!!!!

2005-09-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

Are you a knitter?

You're a hip knitter! Anything in style, in vogue,
in fashion, or expensive is your thing! I bet
you're a big fan of the Tiny Diva....

Are you a knitter?
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What Kind of Knitter Are You?

You appear to be a Knitting Adventurer.
You are through those knitting growing pains and
feeling more adventurous. You can follow a
standard pattern if it's not too complicated
and know where to go to get help. Maybe you've
started to experiment with different fibers and
you might be eyeing a book with a cool
technique you've never tried. Perhaps you
prefer to stick to other people's patterns but
you are trying to challenge yourself more.
Regardless of your preference, you are
continually trying to grow as a knitter, and as
well you should since your non-knitting friends
are probably dropping some serious hints, these
days.
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What Kind of Knitter Are You?
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What kind of knitting needles are you?

You are "turbo" charged.
Fast moving and classy, you get things done with
power and grace. Your expensive tastes can be
deceiving, since what you really value is
quality and efficiency. As you're careening
around those corners in life, finishing a dozen
knitted objects each month, stop and smell the
roses. Don't miss the beauty of process!

What kind of knitting needles are you?
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New House and Shag

2005-09-09T16:13:00.000-07:00

We are entering the dwelm of being HOME OWNER'S...YEAH!!!!!!!!!! My parents are selling us their house and I am going to do things to it my parents never would have dreamed of doing. Like, SHAG, BABY!!! In MY master bedroom, I will hve some shag carpet...oh yeah, baby and I'm excited...maybe maroon shag. I'm going to put some color on the walls instead of the plain white my parents couldn't live without. My parents would never paint a wall fuscia...but now I just might have to do that...maybe not but it's a cool daydream.

What to do? What to do?

2005-09-08T13:41:00.000-07:00

I really don't know how to set up my blog. I've done a bit 'o research but I don't know how I want it to look. Anyway, I know for sure I need more pics of my friend over there...Mr. Pufnstuf. I don't know why I think he's totally cool.

I finally finished my Eris collar and am ready to start on the body...HOWEVER, I don't think I'm all that happy with my collar. ~To Rip or not to Rip...that is the question!!!~ I think I will work on something else for a bit and mull over it.

HP Quiz

2005-08-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

I took this quiz today.

You scored as Sirius Black. You are a gifted wizard and very loyal to your allegiance. Whilst you have a big heart and care very much about those around you, you can be a little arrogant and reckless at times.

Sirius Black

85%

Ron Weasley

80%

Harry Potter

80%

Remus Lupin

65%

Ginny Weasley

60%

Draco Malfoy

60%

Lord Voldemort

55%

Hermione Granger

55%

Albus Dumbledore

50%

Severus Snape

50%

Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...?
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Yeah Half a Collar

2005-08-22T01:44:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally finished half of my collar. I've just been chugging away at it all weekend. Now I'm beat. I need sleep so I can rest up for the start of the other half tomorrow.

Knitting and the Home

2005-08-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

There once was a SAHM(stay-at-home mother) that lived in a house full of children (not really, just 3). She loved to knit, but couldn't sit cuz refereeing, cooking and cleaning always needed to be done.

HA!!! Who am I kidding? I'm no poet and I don't like to clean either...it takes away my creative time. Sometimes I crack myself up.

I have half of half the collar done on my sweater. Yeah...it's looking pretty. I will post pics after I finish the whole half.

101 Things To Do in 1001 days

2005-08-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

I stumbled onto this today and decided I wanted to participate in 101 things to do in 1001 days...that's only about 3 years.

I will compile my list and will post it when it's ready. I also found this calculator in case you want to try it yourself.

What a way to track your progress in life and the things you tell yourself and others that you want to do or learn or experience someday.

Here's another website I found that is very helpful.

Eris won

2005-08-19T18:00:00.000-07:00

Eris won...my house is still a mess. HEHEHE

My poor husband

2005-08-19T12:09:00.000-07:00

So I got my Eris yarn late afternoon and then I was on a mission to start my swatches. I was not going to be until I actually started Eris.

After my DH gets home, he's in the kitchen and says to me "You know, sometimes I get irritated when you don't do stuff around the house but then I come home and wonder HOW can you do stuff around the house in the day time?" while the 2 out of 3 little kids are running circles around him while he's trying to fix his plate of food. ***Please take a moment to picture this*** So by now he is sitting down trying to eat while the girls try to eat off of his plate. I am sitting concentrating on measuring my swatches. He asks if I need a break and to go to the room if I did. Little does he know that while working on certain knitting I can choose to totally ignore everything around me. I can visit if I want or I can concentrate so hard that I hear absolutely nothing (i.e. kids screaming). I love knitting for that reason.

Another thing about my DH, and probably every other person that doesn't knit, is how obsessed you can get in a project that when you say "Just one more row" it really means "I won't be in bed til 3 or 4am so don't wait up." :-Þ

I think today I will try to do some housework. If I tackle some really big stuff it'll look like I did a whole bunch and he'll think I've been cleaning all day.

OH!?!?! But wait a minute, I just started Eris...how do I prioritize my day?

Yeah Eris!!!

2005-08-18T14:00:00.000-07:00

I am so obsessed with Eris I can hardly stand it. I think my Knit Picks Andean Silk is coming today but it's not here yet and it's driving me crazy. Last night I couldn't sleep because in my eyelids I was knitting up gauge swatches ALL NIGHT LONG!!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! I almost got out of bed at 5am to knit up swatches or even just start the pattern to see how it would look. This cabled sweater is WAY out of my league but ask me if I care....NOT A BIT. I'm up for the challenge or the abuse even if it takes me a year to do it (it better not). Everyone is making this sweater...I'm all about jumping on the band wagon or peer pressure...whatever you want to call it. When is my yarn going to get here?!?!?!

Wow...I have a blog!!!

2005-08-17T16:15:00.000-07:00

Well that was alot easier than I thought. For you not familiar with the name, it is derived from H. R. Pufnstuf which was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. Hmmm...mow that I have a blog...what to put on it. We shall have to see.