Monday, August 27, 2007
Ravelry!
I finally made it onto Ravelry. I actually had gotten the email Friday night at about 9 but didn't check my email all weekend. My ID is NoNeinNyet. I will hopefully be able to add more to my account if my cable appointment goes well this afternoon.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Seriously, y'all?
I'm kind of in awe of this. After over 2 months, I'm pretty much within days of Ravelry. Downside: I have not had Internet in my house (or any kind of cable services, for that matter) for two weeks. I'm going to get membership to a service that I can't even use in my own free time in my own living room unless Comcast gets a move on. Boo!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
One Big, Happy Family
This past weekend, I spent the entire weekend with my family. From early Friday evening until I left a little after 8 on Monday morning. That's a seriously long time. I forgot the camera, so no pictures. I rarely remember to take them anyways.
Friday night it was my sister, my mom, and I as my father worked until 6. We made burritos and then headed off to see Hutchinson Community Theater's production of Bye Bye Birdie. It was pretty good, especially for community theater. Much better than the production of State Fair we saw there two years ago. The sound had sucked (still a little bit of an issue with this production but much improved). They had mainly focused on the dancing so the blocking, acting, and some of the singing had been off. There were some outfits that mysteriously included gauchos and I saw little to no gingham. The Iowa State Fair of the 1930's and gingham go hand in hand. As I said, this years production was very good. I would say their Conrad Birdie was a bit weak on the singing but the other casting was great. Gorgeous singing and Albert and Rose were amazing all around. Good full pit orchestra, too.
Saturday was a family reunion of sorts at my dad's cousin's house near Cambridge. Yes, I went west just to come back east and return west in about 24 hours. This was my biological grandfather's family and since he left when my dad was two my dad had lost touch with them and hadn't met many until this weekend. It was nice to meet about a forth of my extended family that I had known little about.
Sunday was the reason I ended up staying until Monday morning. My aunt and uncle have a Swedish exchange student that arrived this past week plus five of my cousins and my sister are starting or returning to college this year; of course, my grandma felt this meant we needed to have a picnic. It was at my parent's house, my dad grilled, there were salads, tortilla roll-ups (mmm), sweet corn, and more deserts than were really necessary. There were many pictures taken (I swear, my cheeks still hurt from all of the smiling), and I was sent off to the new Wal-Mart for supplies beforehand.
A Wal-Mart in my hometown is rather surreal for me. We've always had a Pamida but this Wal-Mart is new and imposing. I felt like I stepped into a wormhole and was far, far away from my nice small town. I would have rather gotten ice and pickles at the grocery store, thank you very much.
Friday night it was my sister, my mom, and I as my father worked until 6. We made burritos and then headed off to see Hutchinson Community Theater's production of Bye Bye Birdie. It was pretty good, especially for community theater. Much better than the production of State Fair we saw there two years ago. The sound had sucked (still a little bit of an issue with this production but much improved). They had mainly focused on the dancing so the blocking, acting, and some of the singing had been off. There were some outfits that mysteriously included gauchos and I saw little to no gingham. The Iowa State Fair of the 1930's and gingham go hand in hand. As I said, this years production was very good. I would say their Conrad Birdie was a bit weak on the singing but the other casting was great. Gorgeous singing and Albert and Rose were amazing all around. Good full pit orchestra, too.
Saturday was a family reunion of sorts at my dad's cousin's house near Cambridge. Yes, I went west just to come back east and return west in about 24 hours. This was my biological grandfather's family and since he left when my dad was two my dad had lost touch with them and hadn't met many until this weekend. It was nice to meet about a forth of my extended family that I had known little about.
Sunday was the reason I ended up staying until Monday morning. My aunt and uncle have a Swedish exchange student that arrived this past week plus five of my cousins and my sister are starting or returning to college this year; of course, my grandma felt this meant we needed to have a picnic. It was at my parent's house, my dad grilled, there were salads, tortilla roll-ups (mmm), sweet corn, and more deserts than were really necessary. There were many pictures taken (I swear, my cheeks still hurt from all of the smiling), and I was sent off to the new Wal-Mart for supplies beforehand.
A Wal-Mart in my hometown is rather surreal for me. We've always had a Pamida but this Wal-Mart is new and imposing. I felt like I stepped into a wormhole and was far, far away from my nice small town. I would have rather gotten ice and pickles at the grocery store, thank you very much.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
"Stop playing Reservoir Dogs"
One of the many reasons why Coupling is amazing.
Why did I have to see the crap US version first?
Why did I have to see the crap US version first?
Monday, August 06, 2007
Secret Pal Questionnaire
I signed up for Secret Pal 11 and the following is the questionnaire I need to fill out to let my secret pal know a little more about me. Here goes.
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I'm not too picky. I like cotton, alpaca, pure wool, merino, and even many acrylic blends. I've been a little afraid of mohair since it tends to shed and is difficult to rip back with. The only things I really don't like are Red Heart acrylic and fun fur and even those have their places, I just don't like to knit with them much.
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
I've mainly been using the Knitpicks Options set and store them in the holder that comes with the set. I also recently purchased the Knitpicks sock needle set and also store those in the package they came in. I keep most of my other needles in a zip-up holder from JoAnn's.
3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I've been knitting for about two years. My sister finally talked our mom into teaching her and while my mom got me going a little bit my sister relayed a few more things. My sister and I also picked up quite a bit from Stitch and Bitch by Debbie Stoller and I've taught myself a few other techniques mainly from online resources.
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes, I have an Amazon wishlist. It should be able to be found using my name.
5. What's your favorite scent?
Peach and coffee come to mind quickest. Separately.
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
A bit. I like chocolate, especially dark chocolate that also has mint, caramel, or raspberry flavor with it.
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
I also cross stitch a bit. Otherwise my free time is filled with a lot of reading and watching movies.
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I like a lot of indie music and Broadway. My favorite band right now is Rilo Kiley. I listen to MP3s a lot and rely on my iPod to get me through long days in the lab at work.
9. What's your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can't stand?
My favorite colors are purple and blue. I'm not a big fan of orange.
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I currently live by myself in an apartment and don't have any pets.
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
I like scarves, hats, and mittens but not ponchos.
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
I've been into sock knitting lately but also enjoy knitting hats and mittens/fingerless gloves a lot as well as dishcloths.
13. What are you knitting right now?
I've got two pairs of socks going, Mystery Stole 3, a cabled scarf, a pair of felted clogs, a pair of fingerless mittens, and a pair of stranded mittens.
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
I appreciate handmade gifts a lot.
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
I prefer circular needles and dpns in metal.
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
I do not own either.
17. How old is your oldest UFO?
A tessellating fish afghan that's probably just under a year and a half old that has been sitting dormant for about nine months or so. It's out of Red Heart.
18. What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving. All of the food and family of Christmas without the stress of gift giving.
19. Is there anything that you collect?
I have a collection of old books I received from a recently passed away family friends that I cherish.
20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
I've thought about picking up The Happy Hooker and try my hand at crochet. I don't have any knitting magazine subscriptions yet but I have been thinking about getting one to Interweave. There were a few patterns in the most recent (Fall) issue that appealed to me.
21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
I'd like to try some entrelac and some mosaic knitting. I'd also like to improve my stranding skills.
22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
I've hit a bit of a sock knitting kick lately. My foot is about a women's size 8 to 8 1/2. My ankle is about 10" around. It's about 6 1/2" from my ankle to the base of my heel. My foot is about 9 1/4" long.
23. When is your birthday?
22 February
24. Are you on Ravelry? If so, what's your ID?
Not yet. There are now less than 2,000 people in front of me, though. I'll probably post my ID once I get on, though.
1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I'm not too picky. I like cotton, alpaca, pure wool, merino, and even many acrylic blends. I've been a little afraid of mohair since it tends to shed and is difficult to rip back with. The only things I really don't like are Red Heart acrylic and fun fur and even those have their places, I just don't like to knit with them much.
2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
I've mainly been using the Knitpicks Options set and store them in the holder that comes with the set. I also recently purchased the Knitpicks sock needle set and also store those in the package they came in. I keep most of my other needles in a zip-up holder from JoAnn's.
3. How long have you been knitting & how did you learn? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I've been knitting for about two years. My sister finally talked our mom into teaching her and while my mom got me going a little bit my sister relayed a few more things. My sister and I also picked up quite a bit from Stitch and Bitch by Debbie Stoller and I've taught myself a few other techniques mainly from online resources.
4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
Yes, I have an Amazon wishlist. It should be able to be found using my name.
5. What's your favorite scent?
Peach and coffee come to mind quickest. Separately.
6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
A bit. I like chocolate, especially dark chocolate that also has mint, caramel, or raspberry flavor with it.
7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
I also cross stitch a bit. Otherwise my free time is filled with a lot of reading and watching movies.
8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I like a lot of indie music and Broadway. My favorite band right now is Rilo Kiley. I listen to MP3s a lot and rely on my iPod to get me through long days in the lab at work.
9. What's your favorite color(s)? Any colors you just can't stand?
My favorite colors are purple and blue. I'm not a big fan of orange.
10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I currently live by myself in an apartment and don't have any pets.
11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
I like scarves, hats, and mittens but not ponchos.
12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
I've been into sock knitting lately but also enjoy knitting hats and mittens/fingerless gloves a lot as well as dishcloths.
13. What are you knitting right now?
I've got two pairs of socks going, Mystery Stole 3, a cabled scarf, a pair of felted clogs, a pair of fingerless mittens, and a pair of stranded mittens.
14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
I appreciate handmade gifts a lot.
15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
I prefer circular needles and dpns in metal.
16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
I do not own either.
17. How old is your oldest UFO?
A tessellating fish afghan that's probably just under a year and a half old that has been sitting dormant for about nine months or so. It's out of Red Heart.
18. What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving. All of the food and family of Christmas without the stress of gift giving.
19. Is there anything that you collect?
I have a collection of old books I received from a recently passed away family friends that I cherish.
20. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
I've thought about picking up The Happy Hooker and try my hand at crochet. I don't have any knitting magazine subscriptions yet but I have been thinking about getting one to Interweave. There were a few patterns in the most recent (Fall) issue that appealed to me.
21. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
I'd like to try some entrelac and some mosaic knitting. I'd also like to improve my stranding skills.
22. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
I've hit a bit of a sock knitting kick lately. My foot is about a women's size 8 to 8 1/2. My ankle is about 10" around. It's about 6 1/2" from my ankle to the base of my heel. My foot is about 9 1/4" long.
23. When is your birthday?
22 February
24. Are you on Ravelry? If so, what's your ID?
Not yet. There are now less than 2,000 people in front of me, though. I'll probably post my ID once I get on, though.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Big Ups to Dan!
I've been drinking coffee in the morning again because of the early mornings I've been pulling lately. I got going a little late this morning and didn't make any coffee. My coworker Dan has brought his coffee maker in though, and provided me with a delicious cup of Kahlua Vanilla Cream coffee this morning and I am now very happy. Let's hear it for Dan! If only it actually had the alcohol in it.
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