Yay for birthdays...

I'm taking Brittany to the yarn store in Ashland for her birthday today, which is awesome because I wanna go too. :) I can't buy much for me though, since my trip to VA has me saving money to spend there. I hope she finds something she really likes, so my stupid backoredered gift will be somewhat forgotten. I really need to finish that bracelet for the trip as well because using a bracelet in the car is much easier than digging for a pen in a small space while holding everything on the needles. I really have nothing else to say...

To do list...

While I'm sick, I may as well have a list of things I need to get done. Here is that list...

1. Finish making row counter bracelet.

2. Finish sewing the lining in Lara's bag.

3. Find a pattern for squishy yummy Aslan Trends Del Sur Yarn.Best Friend Cardigan <--Rav Link

4. Wind said yarn into balls.

5. Plan trip to Williamsburg so we can actually have a nice dinner for our anniversary, and not sacrifice trip to Knitting Sisters in the process.

6. Cast on for project with yarn.

7. Enjoy the calming properties of knitting, and the healing properties of squishy yarn.

I will likely only accomplish one or two of these goals by Sunday because Garrett, knowing I am ill and could spread my disease throughout western civilization, has already begun asking if I want to go somewhere this evening. That means I got one whole day (only one) of him not asking. To think he used to be the homebody. 

Why?!?!

How is it possible to wake up feeling fine, and then progress into a 100 degree temperature, sore throat, scratchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose mess in a matter of 1 hour. I was really looking forward to getting out of the house tonight, but now I can't subject anyone to my bad germ battalion. At least brit gave me a few laughs with her stories of the work day. Speaking of brit, her b-day gift is on backorder. How annoying. Anyway, I've decided to give her something else instead that I think she will enjoy. Okay I have no more energy for typing.

Ach...

I've been feeling really unliked lately. I get this way occasionally and it sucks. I feel as if noone likes me and they're all talking about how much I suck. This might be a bit of the paranoid schizophrenia in me. Not that I have been diagnosed with it, nor is it something to be taken lightly, so before someone knows someone who actually has it goes on a rant, give it up. I also am in a rut now, I don't know what to start knitting. I just got some really fun squishy yarn from Garrett's trip to Southport and I want to knit it into something worthy, but I dunno. Also I will have to wind it into balls first. I hate that I don't know what is wrong with me. Anyway, I am off to listen to more CRL. 

One Week

So since Garrett has been gone now for 3 days I feel calmed. I don't know why I have this need to be completely alone every once in a while, but I do and I refuse to apologize for it. I guess it's good that I married a guy who gets it. I'm excited for tomorrow, Brit and I will be margarita'd out by the nights end, and hopefully will have really embarrassing singing on video to prove it. I will now settle down and watch more movies in the marathon.

and now for the rest of the story...

I think I am going insane. I hate the fact that I can't really be honest on here. I don't mean I can't tell the truth, that's easy, I mean being honest. Like telling everyone how I really feel about me, not them, I have no problem telling people how I feel about them. However this world has gotten to point of insanity in so many ways, one of which is the fact that no one can do anything or say anything without someone else jumping in and making it an issue. So, I can't be honest about how I feel and I can't stop wanting to be honest. Catch 22 with no love story. This sucks. Also I believe I need a break, and by that I mean I want to be left alone in my own way. I want, no make that need, to be left to my own devices every once in a while and I haven't had that in a long time. Hopefully soon. The end.

Rock band night...

I hadn't realized how much I missed Rock Band Night, until Chris and Michelle came over to revive the band. So cheevminthoor is now back together and I think we're gonna try it every sunday, since we were all a bit rusty. It took about 5 or 6 songs to get back into the groove, and then I went from drums to guitar, then to singing. Eventually we got there and next week we will have practiced so who knows.

Guitar Hero Scarf

     So one of my really good friends is getting married in May. This, of course, is separate from my best friend who is getting married in Jan. Anyway, I want to make him a guitar hero scrf as sort of a bachelor type gift, and I have a few ideas for what song. However, I am severely stuck on the buttons. There are 2 versions of this scarf out there, and because of the way it looks, I prefer to do the domestic scientist version. However, I must be daft, because I just cannot get the buttons to work. By that I do not mean ACTUALLY work (I'm not THAT daft), I mean they keep not coming out correctly. I need help!!! Anyway, if anyone would be so kind as to help me figure this out it would be much appreciated.

Who doesn't love the smell of fiber in the morning?

     Oh wait, that might be me. How exciting to know that your new yarn will be in the post today and you have been waiting for so...well at least four or five days...long to have it so you could begin your new project. Because we all know there is nothing like the freshness of a new project to get your ass into gear, and get your mind off all the other issues. 

     Except when you manage to get your yarn while being all throw uppy and crappy<---literally. Then once you've opened the package you know you won't be able to do anything with until you can manage an entire 15 minute period without having to rush to the facilities. But you dream and you hold the yarn and you look at the yarn, you admire it's beauty and the new challenge it will create for you, it being your first stretchy yarn and all, and then you notice...wait a minute, was I sane when I ordered this? Will this be enough to finish a project? I know I'm usually so careful, checking the pattern for recommended yardage, checking the yarns yardage, checking weight, gauge recommendation. Could I possibly have completely lost my mind on this one? 90 yards in a skein? Really?

     Well we'll just see about that. I go to the pattern page, checking for recommended yardage and guess what? It's not there. The pattern itself only says, in the materials list, worsted weight yarn. No yardage at all. Why would I not have noticed this? Why would I not have checked a similar project for info? Now I've made my self even sicker to my stomach than I already was. And to think just 3 days ago I thought today was going to be the beginning of something (quite literally) beautiful.

Take that, The Internets!!!!

I finally figured out the rss thing so my blog posts will now show up on rav!!! Even the internet doesn't scare me...

New yarn on Monday!!!

     Hooray for online yarn. I finally found a yarn for both the thong and the willie warmer I will e knitting and according to my stalking it should arrive on Monday. I will then have to decide which to knit first. I believe the warmer, just because I can already tell it might be an issue. The pattern is a little confusing but I'm hoping that once I'm actually knitting it will all make sense. 

     I have never knit with stretchy yarn before but I hear if you just keep your tension normal instead of stretching it works out, I hope this is the case. Since both pieces will be knitted with stretchy yarn I hope to have the kinks worked out before starting the thong, which I know will be the one that is actually worn rather than looked at in amusement.

     I still can't figure out how to properly link to ravelry with this blog so I don't have high hopes of getting any comments or suggestions on the yarn but if anyone happens to see this gimme some feedback.

hooray for muffins!!!

So, I found a recipe for muffins and to my surprise there were instructions on how to make them with no refined sugar. There will be blueberry muffins tomorrow after work!!! I'm also making some with craisins, they have sugar but Garrett isn't doing the whole lent thing and he wanted craisins. Either way you make the muffin mix separately so as i'm filling the cups I will put my blueberries in some and his craisins in the other. 

I finished the iTARDIS today which was awesome because now Garrett is even more excited than he was when he was carrying it around on his ipod with a loose knot of ends that needed to be woven in, no lettering and no LED. I put the LED on so that he has to press it to make it light. We figured it would be better that way, for saving the battery and all.

I am now beginning a corporate zombie for his brother in law. It will be wearing a pink shirt, and i'm kind of excited to finish and give it to him. I believe that might be all for me this evening, so...

Thank God for Rocco's!

We just ate at Rocco's and it was awesome. Who would have thought, of all places, Rocco's does not add any refined sugar to their meat or marinara sauces. The pasta, also without any refined sugar. I was so happy I didn't have to eat a steak or something boring, that I ended up getting way too much food, but Atticus was quite happy about the meatballs he got for dinner, so it all worked out. That's my update, just wanted to let everyone know that Rocco's is even more awesome than I ever thought it was.

LEDs and the law of Murphy...

We were going to go out to eat, and since we would be close I suggested we stop at Michael's. I wanted to see if they had a single LED, possibly in a kit, for Garrett's iTARDIS. He wanted to eat before so I said that would be fine and if Michael's was closed no biggie we could go some other time. He then insisted that we stop at Michael's first because the iTARDIS needed a light. They didn't have one, but that didn't stop him from helping me scour the store. I kind of enjoy the fact that I am knitting him something for the first time in 9 or 10 years of being together and he's actually excited about it. Maybe this makes me lame or silly, but I don't care.

That is all.

I don't blog much...

so don't expect this to be updated often. In the beginning there will be multiple updates, but they will soon die out. At this moment there is not much to say, so I will leave it here...