Krystal's world

I'm a loser!

2008-02-29T12:17:00.002-05:00

In 2m 52s

I stole this from Carly, and she beat me, but I still think I rock. :)

Movie reviews!

2008-02-11T00:27:00.001-05:00

Hey guys, just thought I'd start doing some movie reviews because as you can tell, I really like movies. Today I saw THREE different movies, so every time I watch a movie, if I think about it lol, I'll review it. So today we have The Number 23, Fools Gold, and Joshua. I'm going to rate them on a scale of 1-5... skeins of yarn? Wow that's crappy. It's all I can think of knitting related though so here we go. 1 means I hated it and would never watch it again, 5 means I LOVED it and will definitely want it for my collection.

The Number 23: That was a weird movie. I mean, I liked it, it was very intriguing, but it was weird. I was afraid that I'd start seeing the number 23 everywhere but I didn't really, although Jim Carrey plays an excellent psycho. I didn't like the way it ended but at least it was realistic, not some cheesy ending. I really liked it. Would I watch it again? Hmm.. this is an important question for me, as I value rewatching movies over and over... I think I would, but not just for the sake of rewatching it, I'd need someone to watch it with me or something. I give it 3 skeins of yarn. :)

Joshua: Ok, this movie is not a good knitting movie. They hardly ever talk, and when they do you want to see what's going on anyway. I think it could have been better directed, or written maybe, because there were important things about Joshua's character, his genius, that they don't really show, and I think it's important for the viewers to know what's going on in his head as much as possible. He was so innocent looking, but he's really just evil. I also give it 3 skeins of yarn, if only because it was a horrible knitting movie.

Fools Gold: I LOVE this movie. First of all, if you're a human being you know that Matthew McConaughey is the hottest man there is... especially all tanned and toned... lol anyway, I'm off topic. It was such a good movie, although the part about what there treasure is and what happened to it is a little confusing. There's this whole thing about.... nah, I'll ruin it for you. ;) My favorite part of the movie (not a spoiler, this was previewed) Is when they're in the airplane, because she's like "how do you know how to do this?" and he's like "Playstation" and she's like "Oh, god... we're going to die..." And then a minute later she's like "I can't believe we're flying!" and he's like "yep!" and she said "How are we going to land?" and he said "Yep!" lol it's sooo funny! I give it a 5 out of 5 because I'd definitely watch it again and it was great for knitting. Ok, I didn't knit while watching it but I have a headache lol! :)

Night Terrors

2008-02-02T23:01:00.000-05:00

Hey guys this is a story I was working on, just thought I'd post it here so I can maybe get some input! Feel free to let me know what you think, ok? It's a VERY rough draft and omg is that all I have typed out??? Ok, well... it's SHORT, so it should only take a minute. I have the whole story mapped out practically, can't believe that's all that's typed... oh well. Enjoy. :)

The first thing I was aware of was the burning in my lungs as they screamed desperately for air. My eyes flew open and I realized I was underwater, way under. The waves were crashing above me, sounding louder than thunder. I could barely see the sun, shining brightly above the surface. The rocks below me were pressing into my back and the backs of my legs, and I could feel then cutting my skin. I had time to realize that there was something big on top of me, something heavy, smashing me against the rocks, before my lungs began screaming again, burning for air. Finally, the last of my air left my lungs, and I couldn’t stop them from reflexively expanding. The ocean poured into my mouth and lungs, and I knew no more.

*****

I sat up in bed, gasping for air, and barely stopping myself screaming. I pushed my hair shakily out of my eyes, and realized I had been sweating, like I always did during a night terror. I grabbed the towel next to the bed and wiped my face off, and then pulled off my protective gloves. I reached for the notebook and pen next to the bed and scribbled down the dream, every detail, just like Dr. Cassidy told me to. I jotted down the time, 7:08 am, and then climbed out of bed to grab my video camera. Hitting rewind, I watched myself in reverse, and then stopped when I saw myself lying down. I jotted that time down and shook my head. 7:00 am, on the dot, just like always.

Dr. Cassidy called them nightmares, not night terrors, but I knew the truth. I even showed him the video tapes. After seeing them, he ordered a ton of tests, including an EEG, and a sleep study, where they watched me have my night terror. They all agree, even the other doctors I consulted. They’re nightmares, just nightmares they say. A night terror is something that happens mostly to young children. They’re characterized by frequent recurrent episodes of intense crying and fear during sleep, with difficulty arousing the patient. This usually happens before you enter REM sleep, what I call “deep sleep,” during non-REM, which is usually in the first 4 hours of sleep. My night terrors happened everyday at 7 am. I tried something my doctor recommended, and set my alarm for 6:30. I have, in fact, set my alarm for 6:30 am for the past two months. I will either wake up at 6:30, which is the goal, or I will turn the alarm off in my sleep and wake from the night terror. They normally occur two or three times a week, never the same days.

If those things weren’t enough for me, Dr. Cassidy said, I should consider the fact that I always remembered my dreams. Most people experiencing night terrors never remembered their dreams. I thought Dr. Cassidy was full of shit, at least on the subject of my “nightmares,” but he was a good doctor, and I wasn’t about to give that up. Plus, he was cheap, which was something. Also, he was the only psychologist I’d ever had that didn’t think all of my problems came from my childhood, or that didn’t creep me out so much that I couldn’t look at them.

Yeah... there's a lot left unsaid and that's a horrible way to end what I have but, let me know. :)

My DVD's, and horseshoe pics

2008-01-08T14:27:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone! (She says as if 1000 people read this daily...) How is everyone?

Just thought I'd pop in real fast and talk about my dvd collection, since everyone who reads this is pretty much family or close friends. I'm working on my dvds. I've decided to keep a running thing in the sidebar saying what movies I have, and then another saying the ones I want... so in case there's a special occasion or something, you don't have to ask me what I want, because I pretty much either want that or yarn. Sound fun? Hey, look at how big it is already!

So yesterday, Emmy and I decided to drive to the horseshoe (OSU football stadium) And take a couple of pictures, so I'm sharing with you!
This is the practice field (one of them) behind the stadium.

There's a close up of the sign. And here's this.

I love this pic of us, with the wind blowing and the sign in the background... pretty cool.

Anyway, look for the DVD list in the sidebar!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-31T00:56:00.002-05:00

Hey guys, hope you're all having a happy holiday season! I myself am not... I have strep throat, I think, and I'm MISERABLE, but bored out of my mind because I can't be on the phone... So I'm posting pictures of myself! And other people too... really. But first off, look how cute my hair is!

And here it is again, in the sweater my mil got me.

We spent the day before Christmas Eve at my sister's house, to exchange gifts and have dinner together. Look how cute Austin and I are.

And then Zach and I... he's such a brat...

I love those kids more than anything else I know... I got Austin a gameboy game for Christmas, and when he opened it he said "Aunt Krystal, it's just what I wanted!" and jumped up and hugged me... and I cried. :) How was everyone else's holiday?

Jingle Ball

2007-12-14T20:26:00.000-05:00

So, Wednesday Adeana, Emmy and I went to Jingle ball, which is basically a Christmas concert with a bunch of different bands. We saw Blake Lewis, One Republic, Colbie Caillat (if that's how you spell her name...) and the Backstreet Boys. It was pretty fun. Not as much fun as Hanson but... nothing could be. :) Wanna see some pics?

Here we all are. I look high... lol but I swear I hadn't even started drinking...

This was probably my favorite pic of the night. We're labeling it "Caution: Emmy's cold!" Cause she looks cold, and she was, but then that sign behind her.. it was funny.

Did you notice that Adeana's wearing the multi-directional scarf? I gave it to her for Christmas.

NOW we've started drinking. Well, not Emmy of course...

Hey look, another sign for my collection. :) If you want to see the rest of the concert pics, go to my myspace page... and if you're not my friend and you want to see them... well, then, I guess you'll just have to add me now, won't you? :) The link is in the sidebar, so, go nuts.

Long days

2007-12-11T14:43:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I know you'll all be happy to know that I finished my garden path socks! Yay! I posted about it at yarn mafia, you should go look. We'll wait.

Back? Ok, good. I went to see the movie Enchanted yesterday, and it was amazing. I would seriously recommend it to you. It's not a kid movie at all. Well... maybe like, a 8 or 9 year old, but not younger.

Anyway, this post is really about the cause. Angie and I are finally taking action in the aids cause. We (ok, she...) is making up a pattern that we could make socks from or sell the pattern, and we're also going to design a t-shirt and sell it on cafepress.com for the knitting community. I'll let you all know when it's up, but I'm so excited I can barely contain myself. Hopefully we can get the shop up in the next couple of days so that people can buy our stuff for Christmas! :)

Yarn Mafia!

2007-12-07T15:22:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that my friend Angie and I are creating a co-blog. It's called Yarn Mafia, and it's going to be so much fun! I'm still going to blog here, but I think I'm going to shift the focus of this blog to more personal things, while posting knitting things at the yarn mafia page. So anyone who likes to read my blog, please visit us! Thanks for your understanding guys! Ok, now go, go see the blog. I already posted today!

Ugh, it snowed

2007-12-05T14:19:00.000-05:00

I hate snow. Really hate it. Like... it's cold, and wet, and I just... ugh. The ONLY time I like snow is Christmas day lol. Maybe I'm a little weird, but that's how it is... Seriously though, it's DECEMBER and here in Ohio we don't get snow until at least January. We hardly ever have a White Christmas. Look at this.

That's not normal. Seriously. But the puppies love it.

They were attacking it. Storm loves to chase snowballs and eat them. And Mattie just enjoys diving into the snow as fast as possible.

So Branching out is officially blocked and ready to be gifted. See?

Oh man... ok well it was ready to be gifted. Now it needs to dry some... duh Krystal, lay something in the snow, it will get wet... Would you like a close up?

Pretty... I love it. I hope the person I made it for likes it as much as I do. If she doesn't, I might just take it back... Anyway, lately I've been working on socks. Garden Path...

Still getting there. I'm about halfway to the heel. I may in fact be the slowest sock knitter in the world. Maybe I could be in guiness book... Anyway, and today I started my mom's second sock. So there, second sock syndrome be damned! Ha!

Ahem. Ok, back to your regularly scheduled blogging. I bet if we pray real hard and keep our fingers crossed, Angie will blog. She has some cute baby pictures I know she's dieing to share with the class.... what about it Angie?

Fun times, pictures, and knitting content! Whoo!

2007-12-04T01:19:00.000-05:00

Ok, I know I know, I'm a bad bad blogger. But you'll get over it. I have PICTURES. Isn't that exciting? First, last week, Emmy was over, like usually, and we had lunch at Burger King.. and I have to document it because it was likely the most fun ever had by two adults at Burger King. We took a couple of pictures when we got home.

I'm not exactly sure WHAT was so funny but... great fun was had by all. Even the guy sitting at the table next to us...

I love the crown. I'm keeping it forever. LOL anyway... Then, Thursday, as you all know, I went here.

And as you also know, it was the most amazing special thing ever. Here's photographic evidence that Zac actually talked to me.

The most HORRIBLE picture of me but... that's ok. He was actually like, a foot away but when I started talking to him he moved closer. It was awesome. He's so cute... anyway, here's an action picture of the finished Icarus.

That's the last one for a while, I promise. It's just... so... pretty! I want to share it's prettiness with the world. Today, this evening in fact, I finally got around to blocking the Branching out I did.

There's a close up. It's a weird angle... you can't really see the leaves. Weird. It blocked out to 63.5 inches, which is about perfect, so... that's all the news for now.

Hey, go see Crafty Andy and wish him well, his dog Buster recently passed away. Go on. You're excused. :)

P.S. Man I'm an idiot, send you to see Andy and don't send you a link... there, go. :)

Not much of an update

2007-12-02T00:44:00.000-05:00

But it's still a blog post, right? I haven't posted in a couple of days because... well... I don't have much news. I'm knitting some but not a lot, I'm a little out of my grove. The concert was ABSOLUTELY amazing, so many good things happened. So so so many good things. I can't begin to describe it on here. Let's just say I talked to Zac Hanson, I held hands for a minute with Taylor, and... it was just amazing. The sound quality wasn't very good, but it wasn't their fault. The place was TINY and it's hard to get such a big sound into such a small room. Anyway, I'm thinking about either knitting something for a charity related event or coming up with a pattern to try to sell. I'm thinking maybe something that isn't over done... like... handwarmers or... hell, I don't know what. PLEASE let me know if you have any ideas, ok? Thanks guys!

My good news!

2007-11-26T23:54:00.000-05:00

So everyone, you'll all be happy to hear this. Or maybe you'll be like "who cares, seriously..."But guess what I'm doing on Thursday? I'm going to Bloomington, Indiana, with Emmy's not boyfriend Richard. Would you like to know why?

That's why! We're going to see Hanson! I'm sooooo excited! I know I know, I just saw them, but... I don't care! Do you know how happy I am to see them again? Extremely. Soooo happy I feel like screaming! :)

Anyway, Saturday night Emmy and I babysat my nephews. We also got to spend lots of time playing with these two munchkins...

Their names are Punky (on the left) and Bella... but, unfortunately for Bella, she's a boy lol. They're thinking about calling him Jazz, or Jazzy, like from Transformers, but they're not sure. They're both so sweet... my sister's mil had them living under their trailer, and my sister was trying to find homes for them... and she found one lol! With her! Look at the cuteness...

They LOVE to be held and cuddled... except by the kids, but can you blame them? When Emmy went in the basement, she found the two kittens underneath of a toy shopping cart, trapped like they were in a cage...

So then I was tracking down Bella, or as she's now known, Jazzy, for a picture, and I finally found her here, hiding out. And, just for size comparison... this is my sister's cat, Tia, who is HUGE, next to Punky.

Isn't that funny? Anyway, here's a picture of my sister's dog, Coty. He's blind. He's only been completely blind for, I think, a couple of weeks.. isn't he so sweet looking? They have another pekingese named Tana, but she was mia while I was taking pictures lol, I'm not sure where she was...

On Sunday, Emmy and Dave and I cleaned, rearranged the living room, and started to put up Christmas decorations. Here's my puny little tree before decorations...

While I was taking that picture, Emmy and Dave were doing this.

Trying to find a way to rig our candy cane, since the suction cup thingy broke. And then, when it was all hung up (thanks to Emmy and I, not Dave... lol) I got a nicer pic of Emmy.

Anyway, Emmy and I tried the ribbon thing.

It looked dumb. (I especially like, though, the puppy under the tree...) So we undid it, and put the rest of the decorations up. Now, I don't do garland, I think it's sloppy looking, and I don't do tinsel because of the dogs, so keep that in mind...

It's so cute though, I like it. While we were doing all that, this is what Mattie was doing.

Working hard, I'll tell you... Anyway, over the weekend, some knitting did get done. Rocketober sock number 1 is finished...

Here's the ribbing, which is actually almost too big... next time I make socks, I may decrease some before the ribbing.

Strangely enough, the striping pattern changed when I got to the ribbing... proving, once and for all, that my gauge is SUPREMELY different in knit and purl stitches... and, you all remember the garden path sock, which I was actually almost done with the first pattern repeat of, right? This is what it looks like now.

Yeah, I wasn't liking the way it was working out. So it's getting restarted.

Anyway, I know you haven't seen NEARLY enough pictures yet, right? Ha ha.... but that's all for now. Hopefully I'll get the garden path sock and the rocktober socks really going in the 4 hour car ride to the concert. I'll let ya know!

Update and blog fodder

2007-11-26T23:52:00.000-05:00

Good news! I'm almost finished with my mom's first sock! I have about 2 more rows of ribbing and then I'm binding off.

Isn't it pretty? I like the medium-weight. It's warm. This picture is the ribbon we're thinking about using for the Christmas tree. (Read: we were going to but didn't... lol). If not we can use it for Christmas presents or something.

I also bought some more of this.

For a fake isle hat, for myself, when I finish Christmas presents. I also bought this yarn...

For, I'm thinking, mittens for my sil Linda. I'm not sure though, it might not want to be mittens. Or maybe I don't want to do mittens. It might want to join another skein like it and be a scarf. Hmm...

I also started that up there, which is Garden Path sock # 2.This next picture, my friends, is a definite keeper.

It's my nephew, Zach, in his preschool picture. If you look closely, you can see the puffy eyes, and the look of pure hatred in his little tear filled eyes, and the snot on his shirt... he was NOT happy to be taking that picture. My sister said it's ok though, because that's exactly how he feels every day when he goes to preschool. Anyway, after Thanksgiving dinner, I went to my friend Emmy's house, and we were going to play her N64, but she couldn't figure out how to hook it, or the dvd player, up.

I was going for confused in that picture, but she caught me and laughed. Anyway, on black Friday, when I bought the yarn pictured above, I also went to payless shoes and got these.

I LOVE the way these shoes look but.. I'm not sure how much I like the fit. They kinda hurt my big toe. So we may be taking them back, I don't know yet. If I do I'll just exchange them for these other ones I liked that were the same price. Anyway, they always have bogo, so I bought these

Slippers! I love them, they're all pink and brown and warm... they're perfect. Anyway, that about sums those two days up. Stay tuned for scenes from this weekend!

Happy Late Thanksgiving

2007-11-24T23:22:00.000-05:00

I wanted to write a post talking about how thankful I am for everything, all the good stuff in my life... but instead, my late Thanksgiving post is going to be about other people. Here's the deal. Lately I've been extremely burdened with the thought of all the kids in Africa and other places. I just wish there was something I can do but... well you have to be able to help yourself before you can help others, ya know? So I feel completely helpless and sad all the time for them. I want, badly, to adopt a baby from Africa but... do you know how much it costs? It's so unfair that it would be more than adopting from the US, because there are so many homeless kids there now. I know that there are people in our country, kids in our country, that need help too, but there are countless charities for those kids, and there just isn't much for those kids in Africa. Also, in our country, there are homeless shelters and things like goodwill where kids and adults alike can get things if they can't afford to buy them, but in Africa, they're lucky if they can scrounge together enough clothes to protect them from the elements. They need help worse than the kids in our country, because there just isn't any out there for them.

So... if you read this blog, I want to start SOME kind of knitting related charity... maybe make up a hat or scarf pattern, and sell it and all procedes go to them? Or SOMETHING. So if anyone, and I know you're out there, LURKING, has ANY idea, even if you think it's stupid, please let me know, ok? PLEASE. I'm begging you, because these kids need help.

If you want to help, and want to do something, anything, go to itunes and buy the song "Great Divide" by Hanson, it's only a dollar and one dollar buys like, 6 days worth of medication for a mother and her child, to help stop the transfer of the aids virus. It's .17 cents a day for that. That's ALL. And all proceeds from the purchase of that song go to help those mothers and children. Or go to www.tomsshoes.com and buy a pair of shoes. For every pair of shoes that you buy, they donate a pair to a child in need. Go to www.hanson.net for more information.

So, what am I thankful for? Anyone who gives their time or their money to help someone who can't help themself. Thank you just for reading this, it means a lot. Remember, every cent counts.

2007-11-24T14:24:00.000-05:00

Quickie picture post

2007-11-22T01:15:00.000-05:00

I don't really have time for this, but I'm doing it anyway. Look.

It's DONE! Dried and everything. Oh man I love it. With a deep violent passion.

Isn't it the prettiest thing, well... ever?

OMG!!!!! The day has finally come!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-20T23:23:00.000-05:00

Everyone who has ever ever ever read this blog, (since, oh, August or so) needs to sit down. Right now. Oh, wait, you're at the computer, so probably sitting... just making sure. Are you ready. Are you sure? Ok, here's a picture for you. See this?

This is a picture of my addi turbo lace needle. Why is this a big deal? Well, I bought this needle about 3 or so (is that all????) months ago. Since the day I bought it, it has been occupied. What has it been in? This.

This is my love, the most beautiful thing I've ever made with my own two hands. This, my friends, is my finished Icarus.

*squeal* Ok, when I bound off the last stitch, I may have hyperventilated. Only because I stopped breathing for a few minutes. I've never been so proud of anything in my life (except maybe, maybe, the raising from birth of my puppy... seriously. Anyway...), especially since I didn't use LIFELINES!!! So I feel like I can announce it to the world now! It's so beautiful.

And so BIG! It is officially... not the right dimensions. It was supposed to be 72'' and it's supposed to be half of that down the middle. Mine is 39'' down the middle... and 88'' across. EIGHTY-EIGHT INCHES ACROSS THE NECK!!! That can't be right. *remeasures* No, it's right. Holy... That's like... 7 and a third feet! That's insane. Angie was right, I DEFINITELY should've taken out a pattern repeat. Especially considering the whopping 520 stitches I just bound off... Here it is soaking.... and yeah, the dye bled a little, but that's ok, it's GORGEOUS!

Want the stats? Ok, it's Miriam Felton's Icarus Shawl, which I purchased from mimknits.
I made it with the suggested yarn, Jaegerspun Zephyr, in the color Claret, bought from Sarah's Yarns which is an incredible store, and I got the yarn at a really decent price, I'm happy about that as I'm on a budget... good yarn at a good price? Sweet!

It's not blocking as perfectly as I had hoped, as I didn't have the money to buy blocking wires until, well, today, and I wanted to wear it to Thanksgiving, just to show it off, so I didn't have time to wait for them to be shipped.

It took me nearly an hour to pin it out. But I'm happy with the results, even if the top edge is a little scalloped... it's ok. I'm not going to claim by any means that it's perfect according to pattern...

But I'm going to say that, to me, it's the most perfect, beautiful thing, EVER! I love it!

Please, feel free to comment and tell me how beautiful it is! I can't hear it enough, I assure you. Yay!!!!!!!!

Stalling

2007-11-20T14:03:00.001-05:00

Yeah, I'm still not done with Icarus. I'm not sure what my problem is. I'm just not motivated enough to finish it. I'm 3/4 of the way done with row 3 of the 4 edging rows. So I have half of row 3, row 4, and the bind off. I should be able to finish it in a couple of hours at the most. Maybe I can hunker down and do it today. *crosses fingers* Anyway, instead of finishing it, I've been stalling with other things. First up? My mom's Christmas socks (Man I hope she doesn't read my blog... I don't think she does... but one never does know... mom, if you're out there, avert your eyes please, and LEAVE ME A COMMENT so I know...) Oh hold on red cabled hat is done soaking, need to get it out.... Oh man I have to share this with you guys... when I put the hat in the wash, it stunk like dogs and the water was clear. Maybe a little cloudy because of the wool wash (which I got from the Loopy Ewe...) but otherwise clear. Now look at it.

Eeeshk! It's okay though, the hat is still red... weird, right? Anyway... back to what I was saying before we were rudely (not really... not the hat's fault, now is it?) interrupted. Right, socks. Ok, now mom, avert your eyes. Actually, just go away. Go on, get out. :) Love you! Anyway, the socks.

I'm doing a few rounds on them a day right now, but tomorrow I'm going to work on them for an hour or so and finish the first one, and hopefully start the second. No, definitely. If I don't I won't. You all know me. I have the worst case of second sock syndrome... but look, a heel!

And please, for goodness' sake, do NOT click on those pictures... I haven't shaved my legs in a few days and you do not want to see that...

Anyway, and then today, I decided to do Nancy's scarf. Twenty-five minutes of soaking, a half hour of pinning, and 90 pins later...

It's officially blocking... and people were right! Wool wash is INCREDIBLE. I hated the feel of this scarf before but I can already tell I'm loving it from now on. My blocking method? I soaked it (Instructions for the wool wash says 15 minutes) for 25 minutes because I wanted it to be nice and soft. Before blocking, I threaded that white strand through both sides, to help with the blocking (and it did, a little), and then I stretched it out to 5 inches all the way down (which really opened up the lace, I bet you can see it a little better if you click on it. Please ignore the dog hair...) and blocked it to death. I also used a spray bottle filled with the same wool wash to make sure it was nice and wet as I blocked it, so it stays. Finished size? 5 feet, 11 inches. Before blocking it was... um.. ok I can't find it. Well, it was... I think like 65 inches? Now it's 71 inches so... sounds right. Anyway, that's where everything sits now. I'll try to blog before Thanksgiving, but if I don't, then Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!

Rewards

2007-11-17T15:30:00.000-05:00

Ok, first of all, before I say anything, I have to say this. GO BUCKEYES!!!!!!! We beat Michigan 14-3... Even though our offense wasn't great (Except, of course, for Chris "Beanie" Wells-OSU Had 229 rushing yards, and Wells had 222 of those!) our defense was awesome and we managed to hold them. It was a pretty good game. Anyway, on to other stuff...

I got my reward yarn in the mail today. It's Dream in Color Smooshy sock yarn, and the color is "cool fire" and I LOVE it. Deeply. I may never buy any other sock yarn. I dunno, most of their colors aren't really variegated enough for me but that's ok. I love love love this color. It's my reward yarn for when I finish Icarus. I'm not even going to wind it into a ball until I get Icarus bound off. I'm halfway through my third row today. When I finish this row I'll have 10 rows of Chart 4 left, then I have the four edging rows, and the bind off. The end is definitely in sight. If I can do all the rows I'm supposed to do today and tomorrow, I can finish it on Monday! Wooohoo! I'm so excited. I'm tempted to go work on it some more... but I'm not. :) I'm gonna blog and then look for a pattern for a baby blanket, and for a sock pattern, so I can immediately cast on on Tuesday for new projects. Would you like to see my reward yarn?

It's so.... SMOOSHY! I love it! Anyway, today I also got the two circular needles I need to try to knit a sock on two circs. I'm really excited to try it with my mom's socks because then I might actually finish them... things move sooooo much faster for me if I use a circular needle than a dpn. So, I'm off to finish my work on Icarus for today so I can move on to something else!

Finished a Christmas present, on to some others

2007-11-16T14:49:00.000-05:00

Last night I finished a Christmas present hat. I have some pictures of it! Wanna see?

And I swear it's SCARLET not Orange, RED dude... No matter what the pictures tell you. Here's a modeled picture.

I pretty sure the person I made it for has a bigger head than me. Hopefully... Otherwise it'll be in their eyes all winter. The stats are listed on this post, if you wanna know them. Don't feel like retyping them here. Anyway, here's a picture of the cables.

Aren't they pretty? :) So yesterday, when Dave got home from work, he had a surprise for me. He said he knows how much I want to have a baby, so he bought me this.

Yarn! I was so excited. I mean, it's acrylic and I'm a bit of a yarn snob, but it's ok for a baby, I mean... at least it'll be washable, right? He also got me a skein of Bernat christmas cotton lol, which I'll be using to make dishcloths for everyone.

And that picture, my dears, is my sister's Christmas present. Sorta. Underneath of it is my list. Here's how it breaks down.
-Aunt Joy- Done but needs blocked.
-Nancy- Done but needs blocked. (So far so good...)
-My cousin- Done but needs washed.
-Angie- about 90 percent done
-Dave's mom- about 25 or 30 percent done
-My mom- About 25 percent also (I'm switching from dpns to two circs. I LOVE circular needles, sooooo much faster....)
-Becky- maybe like, 10 or 15 percent done?
-Linda- Haven't bought the yarn
-Emmy- Have the yarn but not a pattern. :) It's ok though, hers can be late, I'm buying her clothes.

Hmm.. keep your eye on the counter in the sidebar. Eeek. I swear it's moving faster than it should be...

Also, in Icarus news, the faeries haven't finished it, but I'm getting there. I have 20 rows left and then the bind off. It takes me 35 minutes to do a row. I figure if I can do 5 rows a day for the next three days (four counting today) then I'll be done with it in time to wear it for thanksgiving. Oh dear god, all the knitting... I need to get off the computer lol!

Time to make a change

2007-11-15T16:39:00.001-05:00

Sorry it's been a few days, but my friend was over and I was too busy to blog. :) But never too busy to knit! I've made a new pledge. I'm going to do at least two rows on Icarus every day. I did my two yesterday, but not today yet. I'm going to do them probably after Dave goes to bed. He goes to bed at around 9... I go to bed at like, 2:30, so... lots of knitting time lol. I've mostly been doing Icarus, and my sis's secret project, and the red hat. Remember me talking about the red hat before? If not, go ahead a look, it was just a few days ago... anyway, it looks like this now.

Ahhh! Ok, no it doesn't. It looks like this...

Er... sorta. Only not so bright and... fake looking. Here, maybe on a different colored background...

Eeek, I give up. Use your imagination. It's a hat. Nuff said. Anyway, after I finish a few Christmas presents, I'm going to make these gloves for myself.

I really like the ones on the left... but I like the ones on the right too! I'll probably do... hmm... well I don't know yet! I guess you just have to stay tuned to see which, if either, I do. See the little ladybug shaped thing? That is a little game that was in my cereal this morning, and i beat it in like 20 minutes. It's real easy. It was in my Sugar Smacks. Yummy. Anyway, when I went to get the camera, this is what I saw in the living room.

And this is what I saw when I got back to the office (where the little yellow chair is...)

Apparently they're quite comfy lol. Anyway, a couple weeks ago my friend Emmy and I decided to take a picture of this sign, I'm not sure if anyone that reads this besides Angie will appreciate the humor but here ya go.

Ha. Funny, right? :) And I also wanted to share this because... well it's important. If you like this song go to Itunes and buy it, every penny they make from the sale of this song goes toward aids research and stuff, to help mothers and children in Africa. It's called "Great Divide" and if you think "Ew, it's Hanson" then.. well, when was the last time you heard their music? Ten years ago? Trust me, it's A LOT different. Just give it a try. Please?

Startitis, and a little ranting

2007-11-12T23:59:00.000-05:00

Ok, so all this finishing lately has given me, for some reason, a bad case of startitis. Which isn't so bad, I'm casting on for all kinds of Christmas presents. But starting project after project leaves me feeling as though I'm not making any progress on anything. I did actually make some progress this weekend on a few projects. I'm now 25 inches in on the Irish Hiking Scarf. That is the thing I worked on the most this weekend. I'd take a picture, but I could just say "Hey, go look at yesterday's picture. Now imagine that, but times three" cause... that's basically what it is. It's good tv knitting though. Only if I'm watching something interesting. If I'm watching something boring, you can forget it. I've also gotten several inches done on my sister's Christmas present. But as I can't show you a picture of that, and wouldn't even if I could (here's a hint: See what I said about the Irish Hiking Scarf), I guess I'll talk about the project I just cast on for.

It's a plain Jane boring (ish) cabled hat. Actually, it's smariekknits' 3 am Cable hat. I'm making it out of Lion's Wool, in scarlet, because my intended recipient deserves wool. I'm not saying who, as they may or may not read this, but I will show a picture, as this person doesn't know I'm making them something. It's not much of a picture, but you came here for pictures, so I'm giving it to you.

I know, ooooh, ahh... Or, you're saying "Dude, you have like, 2 rows done on it and the picture sucks." But what do you want? I JUST cast on and my camera doesn't like red. Maybe it'll look better if you click on it. You know you want to, so go ahead and try. We'll wait. *taps fingers impatiently*

Ok, now that you're back... would you like to hear the other news? Ok, here it is. Brace yourselves, it's something you may not have heard before. Men are JERKS. Yup. I know, big, life-altering news. What inspired this? Well, today my friend Emmy and I went to the yarn store and the pet store. Silly me didn't know I had to call and tell my husband when I was leaving, as he knew I was eventually going. When he couldn't get an answer, he called Emmy's cell (I don't have one right now). She didn't answer (we were driving and her phone was on vibrate) and so he called again. And again. And then he called, of all people, my DAD. My dad is sick, and we're all really worried about him. He acts like he's about to die. He did NOT need to be bothered. So then Emmy feels her phone buzzing and I answer and he's ALL OVER ME. And I was pretty much ok with it, even though he was mad at me because I hadn't called him all day (he's working. You'd think he'd call me when he gets a chance instead of me calling when he's with a client.), and I never called to tell him when I left. So then we get home and my dad calls me all worried because he didn't know that I was ok. Not only did he call my dad and bother him with this, but he NEVER CALLED HIM BACK to let him know I was ok. So I called Dave, furious. I told him he's being ridicules, he has no right calling me at my dad's house. Um, hello? I DON'T HAVE A CAR. How could I get to my mom and dad's house, 35 miles away, without a car? Hitchhike? And then he gets all pissy with me, telling me I'm being unreasonable. Like this whole thing is my fault. So... I made him dinner. I did. I MADE HIM FREAKING DINNER. You know what he did? He came home, and had a couple of errands to run (which believe it or not I was ok with) and then while he was out, even though he knew I was making him dinner... he stopped at McDonald's. I HATE men.

Sorry about the rant, but I feel better now.Back to our regularly scheduled knitting content. On to the love of my life, Icarus. Please, don't ask about it. We're not speaking to it right now. The rows are so long that I've sent it to the corner to think about what it's done. Maybe I'll finish one of these projects and then go back to it. (No way it'll be done by Thanksgiving at this rate... :( Oh well... )

Yet, oh so far away...

2007-11-10T23:49:00.000-05:00

So, I cast on yesterday for the Irish Hiking Scarf for my mother-in-law. I'm making it in patons classic merino, in the color Worn Denim, on size eights. I took out one cable repeat. I love the way this yarn knits up in this pattern. It's so squishy and soft. I don't know how I'm gonna make it through the whole thing. I am officially.... *measures the scarf, frowns, remeasures, and sighs* Eight inches in. Wow. Yeah I'm gonna die... I mean... seriously? I need to make this thing like, SIXTY INCHES LONG? Oh man... anyway, here it is.

I also cast on for part of my sister's Christmas present - it's my computer knitting - but I can't post the picture here because she reads this. Or, tell you what it is... so... how about I distract you with news of Icarus. The news? Oh, right. Well... there is none. See... the faeries still haven't come to finish it for me. I'm waiting. Impatiently. Hmm... maybe... maybe I should do it? That sucks. lol I'm still on chart 4. I'm getting there though, I am....

Anyway, today my friend Emmy and I went to dinner with my sister and my mom at Olive Garden. It was a lot of fun. At the next table was a girl I went to school with and her 13 month old. She was talking to us and she knew me and my mom's name and my sister's name... but I could not remember her for the world. When I got home I looked her up in the yearbook, and I remember her now but... how is that even possible? I'm not THAT old... clearly I need help. Anyone else have a similar problem?

So Close

2007-11-09T13:36:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I'm so close to being done on Icarus it's starting to seriously bum me out. I finished chart three last night, and I've now done the first two rows of Chart four. I decided to take it and a couple of other things outside so I can show everyone what they really look like and not what my camera decides to interpret for the day. Would you like to see? First we have my sister-in-law's ugly scarf... I really hate it, can't wait to give it to her lol.

You can see that it's actually not QUITE as hideous as it appears in some of the other pictures. Ok, so maybe it is. I don't know, your call. Anyway, here's the other Christmas scarf I made.

That one is definitely much truer to color than the original. And, my true love, that which I adore more than any other... my Icarus.

That's... as good a picture as I can get with it still on the needles. I got a close up of the detail for you all though.

It's hard to see but take my word for it. It's GORGEOUS. But, I have to admit, as much as I seriously LOVE this thing... enough is enough. I have to cast on for something else. I'm not sure what but I HAVE to. I have no choice in the matter. I'm going to go crazy working on this and only this for much longer. Do you know it takes me 40 minutes to do a right side row?? FORTY Minutes? That's crazy! So I haven't decided what it's going to be, but something is going to get started this weekend. I'm going to sit down and work on my Christmas present list, see what yarn I still have to buy. (Is it really that bad? I haven't even bought the yarn yet? Oh dear...) Anyway, I leave you with this.

He says "Mommy, it's cold outside! I wanna stay out and play!!"

Still Faithful

2007-11-08T21:32:00.000-05:00

That's right, I'm still being faithful to Icarus. It's really killing me. I'm thinking about all those CHRISTMAS presents and thinking I should just cast on for one... lol but I can't! I HAVE to finish Icarus. I'm on row 12... no 13 I think of chart 3, so I have those few rows and then Chart four and them I'm about done so... I'm so close now I can feel it! Wanna see a picture? Well that's too bad! I'm not doing it right now because I don't feel like it.

See, yesterday, I think I broke my toe. I slipped in my sock on the chair mat, in the office. When I tried to catch myself, I hit my hand and ribs on the desk... and then my other foot slid UNDER the floor mat and one of those things under the mat like, gouged out my toe. Looking at it today, it's bruised and stuff, and I can't put weight on it, so I think it's broken. Does anyone know why you're supposed to keep something elevated when it's broken or sprained? Just a curious question of mine...

P.S. To "Project Monogamy"

2007-11-06T22:40:00.000-05:00

Yeah, I forgot to mention this earlier, but, I'm NOT actually only working on Icarus. My in the car, out, or at the computer knitting is still my mom's socks, don't worry. I won't let ya'll down. But... what exactly am I supposed to work on tomorrow when I go out to eat with my mom... ah, shit, looks like I need another sock. Darn. *snaps fingers in mock disgust* Oh well... :)

Take a minute to make someone's day

2007-11-06T22:23:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, just wanted to tell you all to check out this website. Freerice.com. For every word you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the UN to help end world hunger. It doesn't sound like much, but in like, a half hour or less, I got enough words for 1250 grains of rice. It's easy, because if you don't know, you can guess. So, do you have time to help feed someone who's starving to death? You don't even have to register. Come on, you know you want to know just how many words you know. Just do it. :)

Project Monogamy

2007-11-06T17:01:00.000-05:00

That's right, I said it. From now until the end (of the project) I am working on nothing but Icarus. To be completely honest, I should've done this a while ago. I mean... I'm getting actual progress. You know, when I'm not sitting staring at it or playing with it... I can't WAIT until it's finished and I can block it.. it's going to be HUGE and I'm so excited. I am just about finished with the first ball of yarn. I should only use a little of the second ball, which means there is a very pretty lace scarf or something in someone I love's future... Here's a close up of the detail because it's sooooo pretty... hmm... maybe... ya know it's really hard to get a decent detail picture... Ok! There we go.

I also have for you all a nice picture of the whole thing... well, as nice of a picture as I can take with it still on the needles... It's BIG.

And a picture of the little bit of yarn left just because I'm amused easily by my digital camera.

Besides all that knitting, here's the other thing I've been doing lately.

That's right, writing. This picture also illustrates just how important fingerless gloves are. My hands get COLD when I type so... there ya go. That's all for now. You should go check out Angie's page. I hear she's blogging today. Right Ang? :)

The difficulty of photographing one's own... hands

2007-11-04T01:08:00.000-04:00

Ok, so not much to blog about. I finished the first fetching last night, and cast on immediately for the second one (aren't you proud of me? Screw second insert knitted item here syndrome! Ha!) And I finished the second one today, and I wove in the ends and everything. I tried, multiple times, to take a picture myself of both of my hands, and let me tell you right now... it's not possible. So, here's a picture of one of my hands...

Pretty, no? And here's a picture of both of them, side by side.

Now, if you go to the pattern, on knitty, you'll see that the cables are supposed to twist "fetchingly" toward the thumbs. Look closely at the cables. Can't see it? Here, here's a close-up.

Notice, if you will, the way all the cables... are... the same. Yeah, I screwed up. I did the cables late late late late late at night and I didn't notice that I was doing them the same. *facepalm* Ok, well... I love them anyway. :)

Bubbly

2007-11-02T19:17:00.001-04:00

I don't know what it is about this song, but I could listen to it over and over. I love love love it, and now I'm sharing.

Knitting, finishing, and writing, oh my!

2007-11-02T14:55:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I have more actual knitting content for you. This just shows you how much I have no life. But that's ok, really. First off, yesterday I showed you my finished Calorimetry. I thought I'd show you some live action pictures. First, my new display picture is one. Then, there's this one...

Which I love because it showcases how it looks on your head. Then there's this one...

Which shows two things. One, it's very wide (5 inches!) and two... I like taking pictures. :) So, besides that, I've also finished another project! It would be Branching Out! I made it for... well I can't tell you that, she might read this blog! But, it's in Patons SWS in Natural Navy. It's not very long unblocked, but blocked it'll be about 64 or 65 inches, and that's just perfect. Here it is.

Ok, that's... that's just horrible, isn't it? You can't even see it! Try this.

That's MUCH better. Or... well, that's better lol. But wait, there's more! I also cast on for a pair of Fetching, from Knitty. I'm using size 8 dpns (the biggest I've ever used lol) and it feels funny but that's ok. I would've gotten gauge with my size 6's but... it didn't look right. So I had to take out one cable pattern. I thought it'd be too big but it turns out it's just a little big, and I don't want it to be snug because I may be allergic to sws... wouldn't that be horrible?? Anyway, here it is on.

And here it is again! Aren't the needles crazy weird colored? I thought so...

Anyway, The beginning is a lot of blue with is just awesome because I looooove that blue color. I think I'm just going to make these fraternal though, because I don't feel like going through the effort required to make them identical. Anyway, that's all for knitting content. See the little box in the back of that last picture? That was what my birthday present from Dave's mom and dad was in. They gave me a little gold cross pendant. It's very pretty. Too pretty for everyday wear. Right now for everyday I wear the cross Angie gave me a couple years ago for Christmas. It's silver and I love it. The original chain got broken, but I bought a new one for it. Ok, so now that I'm done rambling about stuff no one cares about... I do have other news!

Are you ready for it? Ok. I'm going to write a book. Well.. maybe a book. I think I have enough to go on for a book. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it. Angie told me to do NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing month. I was thinking about it but... I dunno, I'm not quite ready. It would take me probably a couple of weeks just to do prewriting. So I think I'm just going to do it at my own pace. In any case... That's all the updates for now. Back to knitting!

Quickie Project

2007-11-01T01:17:00.000-04:00

So, tonight I decided to cast on for a Calorimetry, from knitty. Three hours of knitting later, ta da!

This was the best thing I could think to do after a rough few days, and all the long, long projects (scarves, Icarus, socks...) that take at least a few weeks, I decided I needed some instant gratification knitting. So there it is. I even sewed on a button! Yes, I did that before blocking. I'm not going to block it too much, but hopefully it opens up a little. The part with more blue was supposed to be the part in the front, but the bind off, even though I did it LOOSELY and in pattern, is a little too tight for it to be worn that way. Or... maybe it's just a really cool Christmas present. I don't know, but I do know I'll be getting more of this yarn. It took less than half a skein! That's just... cheap and awesome! I used patons sws in natural blue. Here it is with the button showing. Like it?

By the way, I did a drawing for the contest, and, I know it sounds fixed, but I kid you not, Angie won! Angie, let me know what color you like, ok? :)

Finished!!!!

2007-10-31T14:50:00.000-04:00

Okay, this doesn't happen to me a lot, so forgive me for being excited, but... I FINISHED something! That's right, me, the procrastinator, the UFO queen, has actually finished a scarf! In fact, I finished the most despicable, ugly thing I've ever worked on. (Okay, so it's not blocked yet, but I declare it finished nonetheless.) My sister-in-law, Nancy, requested a scarf, and she likes the colors green, teal, blue, brown, purple... etc. I found the perfect yarn and I cast on for it a LONG TIME AGO, but I couldn't bring myself to work on it because... well... frankly I hate it. I hate the colors (there's ONE color in the whole thing that I like. Really.) I don't like the texture of the yarn (Noro Kureyon, I know a lot of people love this yarn but I don't see it...), the pattern was so easy (Two weeknights with Warrick Scarf, linked in yesterday's post. But, yesterday I came to the conclusion that it's not going to get done unless I just suck it up and knit, so I did. Here's the results.

What do you guys think? And don't be shy, comment! I can't see your blog unless you comment on mine... and unless you comment by midnight tonight you don't win the prize... And now, I leave you, with two things. First, Halloween wishes. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! And secondly, a much needed furry picture.
All together now. Awwww....

New Rules... I promise this is the last one....

2007-10-31T02:57:00.000-04:00

Okay... this has GOT to be the funniest thing ever. I love it ! It's a little bit from a guys point of view... but it's all true, and all funny!

New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com ! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years...because you don't particularly like them!? Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days--mowing my lawn.

New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain?? Trout?

New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men care about your eyebrows: do you have two of them? Okay, we're done.

New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored water.

New Rule: Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.

New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a 'decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one sweet-n'-Low, and one NutraSweet,' ooh, you're a huge asshole.

New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing 'Enter,' verifying the amount, deciding no, I don't want cash back, and pressing 'Enter' again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule : Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to 'beef with broccoli.' The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.

New Rule : Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What's next, competitive farting??? Oh wait!? They're already doing that. It's called 'The Howard Stern Show.'

New Rule: I don't need a bigger mega M&Ms. If I'm extra hungry for M&Ms; I'll go nuts and eat two.

New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.

New Rule: and this one is long overdue: No more bathroom attendants. After I zip up, some guy is offering me a towel and a mint like I just had sex with George Michael. I can't even tell if he's supposed to be there, or just some freak with a fetish. I don't want to be on your web cam, dude. I just want to wash my hands.

New Rule: When I ask how old your toddler is, I don't need to know in months. '27 Months' 'He's two,' will do just fine. He's not a cheese. And I didn't really care in the first place.

New Rule: If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God's sake don't pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying, 'Do you want fries with that?'

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T02:52:00.000-04:00

I normally wouldn't post something like this on my blog... but I laughed so hard when I read it that I cried, so I figured there was no harm in sharing with everyone else. Happy Halloween Everyone!

Questions that Haunt me

2007-10-31T02:48:00.000-04:00

Can you cry under water?

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going to see you naked anyway.

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME stuff, why didn't he just buy dinner?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your behind?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Now with Knitting content!

2007-10-30T17:25:00.000-04:00

So I thought I'd finally talk about the stuff I've been knitting. I actually haven't been working on much. I really need to get going, I mean, I have a lot of Christmas presents going. But I'm only working on two currently. My mom's socks...

Which are, as I said, almost to the point where I start the heel. I love the colors. The picture is fairly accurate, but they're maybe just a little bit darker than that. Not quite so... cheerful. They look just like a forest in the fall. She's going to LOVE them. Then I've been working on Nancy's scarf...

Which is maybe about three-quarters done. I absolutely despise it. I hate the pattern (Two Weeknights with Warrick Brown... how she got it done in two nights...) There's nothing wrong with it, it's just boring. I hate the texture of the yarn, and I hate the colors. I don't think they compliment each other. But whatever, as long as Nancy likes it... And then, of course, my only non-Christmas present I'm working on. Icarus.

I still LOVE this shawl, but the long rows are absolutely killing me. I can't wait to finish it. Here's a close up of the detail so far.

So, that's all for knitting content. Don't forget, tomorrow's the last day for the contest!

I'm going to leave you with this to think about. It's from the Hollywood Insider Blog on Entertainmentweekly.com.

"Guest blogger: Taylor Hanson on AIDS in Africa
Oct 27, 2007, 12:24 AM | by Shirley Halperin

Each week, Hollywood Insider will ask one music maker to share his or her opinions about whatever he or she is passionate about. Upcoming guest bloggers will include Serj Tankian, Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman. This Friday's contribution, by musician Taylor Hanson, is especially pressing. (BTW, Tay's brother, Isaac, is "doing fine," after having surgery earlier this month for a near-fatal form of pulmonary embolism). Consider this your weekend send-off: something to ponder as you take a short break from the biz.

Take a Walk, people.
by Taylor Hanson

What is the cause of our time? What is our generation going to be remembered for? Are we destined to be defined by party-hopping celebrities and shock-value news coverage? These are some of the questions I think about and pose to those that have joined us on 1 of the 25 barefoot walks (35 before we are finished) that we have done in cities across the country trying to encourage action – focused on poverty and AIDS in Africa.

Over a cup of coffee and some other crazy juice that was probably slipped into our lattes, I brainstormed with TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie about how we could help. TOMS is unique in that it donates a pair of shoes, every time you buy a pair, to a child livivng in poverty. Blake and I met in August, and three weeks later, through our shared goal of galvanizing action and the band's decision to incorporate giving into our businesses, we kicked off The Walk Tour with TOMS shoes in toe.

Our own quest began when we went to Africa in early 2006 to learn about the issues with AIDS and poverty at its worst. There, we recorded two African children’s choirs and began our efforts to use our music with the song "Great Divide" to support direct action, sending funds straight to doctors and buying medicine with the proceeds of GD on iTunes. What unifies the message of a pair of shoes, or a song, or any action, is that we each have something we can use.

My experience in Africa was, in a word, life-changing. And also inspiring. There, you have a situation where kids are born with a disease, had no choice in the matter, and somehow pushed through — they don't act like victims, they don't feel hopeless — I saw that over and over again. The money that comes from download sales of "Great Divide" goes to a hospital whose main focus is children and mothers suffering with AIDS. With all the advances in AIDS research, there are drugs you can administer to mothers that, if taken a month before giving birth, will effectively stop the transfer of the disease from mother to child. That's life-saving medicine, but what's needed is the manpower to administer it, the people there who are looking for real solutions to a pandemic that's affected an entire generation.

It's true of any cause: if it's not on your doorstep, it feels inconvenient, so it's easily ignored. There had been a wave of money that's come from the states, but we're not facing a death sentence like in the '80s. Still, this is relevant to us. Tulsa, Oklahoma, where we're from, the average American town, is now among the top five states in number of AIDS-infected cases. It's just as important now as it ever was.

Through each stop of the tour, we invite fans and anyone else who would like to take part, to join us for a one-mile walk. The guys and I do it barefoot and focus on what it feels like to be in need and how many impoverished people have needs as simple as a pair of shoes.

What began as a humble idea has steadily grown. We've had thousands of fans, local artists and other supporters come along and walk. In a few days, we will celebrate the first wave of TOMS shoes being delivered to Africa with a special walk in West Hollywood on Tuesday, Oct. 30th, along with a performance to thank those who take part. Please, join us at 10:00AM at West Hollywood City Hall, then on to Sunset Boulevard.

The Walk is just the beginning. Following this first leg of the tour we, along with members of the TOMS shoes staff, will be delivering thousands of shoes to children in South Africa one by one, reminding us that a simple action from an average person can produce something extraordinary. Now there is nothing wrong with a party hop, and no doubt we can't all put our day-job on the back burner and become activists…or can we? After all, everyone can walk.

For more information on Hanson's Walk A Mile campaign, check out hanson.net or TomsShoes.com"

Fun times...

2007-10-28T21:02:00.000-04:00

Okay, so I've been hanging out with my friend Emmy all weekend again. We had a pretty good time. On Friday we went to see High School Musical at the Palace theater in Columbus (minimal knitting. We paid 65 dollars a piece for the tickets, I didn't really want to spend any time not paying complete attention). I liked the play a lot, it wasn't nearly as kiddish as the movie (which we watched last night.) Then, Saturday, we went to see The OMEA Marching Band State Finals, which was a lot of fun, but it was really cold. Last time we went, we stayed almost all day. This time we only stayed a couple hours. I miss marching band (I know, geek. Whatever, I loved it) and everything, but... I was kinda bored. The bands weren't very good. Anyway, I got a lot of knitting done on my mom's Christmas sock #1, I'm loving it. I'm almost to the heel, which is pretty fast for me, for a plain sock. Also did a few rows on Icarus... which took an entire football game. Seriously. Long. Rows. I'm over it lol. Then today I went to my parents house, and I planned to get some done on Icarus while we watched the Steelers game. I didn't. *rolls her eyes at herself* Anyway, the needles fell out of my STR Lucy plain sock, so I think I might use them to start garden path #2 instead of trying to fix it. Anyway, that's all. Maybe pictures tomorrow.

Bad Blogger

2007-10-27T10:00:00.000-04:00

Sorry guys, I've been a bad blogger lately. There's just so much going on, and almost no knitting to speak of. I know, shocking right? I mean I'm working on my mom's Christmas present but that's about it. So hopefully I'll get something done this weekend and I'll be back to your regularly scheduled daily blogging on hopefully Monday, definitely Tuesday. See ya soon!

Autumn is here! Hooray!

2007-10-22T23:21:00.000-04:00

Ok, so what you should all know before reading this post is this: I HATE winter. With a violent violent extreme passion. This probably comes from my extreme hatred of being cold (and the fact that I once fell on the ice and cracked my tail-bone...) but I digress. I like the way winter looks... in pictures. Not in person. But do you know what I like the best about winter? AUTUMN! Ok, I know I make no sense whatsoever but who cares, it's my blog and if I want to speak Krystalese, than I am queen and I can decide to do just that. Right, so, Autumn.

That is what it looks like just behind my apartment. So, so pretty. (BTW these pictures come courtesy of me being up after almost no sleep last night and being extremely hyper this morning.) Here's another one, just for my Angie. Hi Angie!

Pretty, no? You miss it up there in cold Canada don't ya? He he he... sorry. On to more personal stuff. Here's my hubby with his girl sleeping on his lap during my birthday party Saturday.

Isn't that precious? She's so sweet... And here's possibly the saddest birthday card I've ever gotten. I had to take a picture. See, my dad hasn't been well for a while, and we know this, but he refuses to go to the doctor. He's as sure as we all are that he has lung cancer and he's scared that if he goes to the doctor, he'll be dead in six months. I think he means that either they'll treat him and the treatment will kill him, or, since he could refuse treatment, just the knowing it might kill him. Anyway, he seems so much older than he is and he shakes really bad... and here's his signature on my birthday card.

Look at the little hearts. I saw that and I just started crying... I mean they're so cute and so unlike my dad to draw little hearts... Ahem.

Ok, sorry, had to have a short break there to cheer myself up. On to sunnier things.

Literally. That's my friend Emmy and I in her car taking a pic of ourselves. I like it. I know, I know, you're really here for knitting pictures and news, not sad family stuff and pictures of the trees... well, here it is. I am officially working on Chart two of Icarus, which, if you know Icarus, is a really really really good thing. Means I'm close to the end. Hopefully it's done in the next month. I want to have it for Thanksgiving. Anyway, no picture of that cause you all know it's just a big wine colored blob. Today, I got this in the mail.

That, my friends, is my mom's Christmas present. Well, no, not yet, but it's getting there. (By the way, that would be Socks that rock Medium weight in the color Rocktober.) Already today it went from that, to this...

(You gotta love the sophisticated system, huh?) Then it turned into a ball...

Which was then, turned into...

A toe! I'm pretty sure these are just going to be generic toe-up socks... but I dunno, I might add something like the things in Dublin Bay to the top. Who knows. All I know is I need to get over my hatred of Stockinette, suck it up, and knit. Ok, now these next two pictures are totally and completely whacko. First of all... I was stupid. But you all know how much I hate gauge swatches. I mean, no matter what they lie anyway, right? So, I didn't do one because I was thinking to myself, "You ALWAYS get 8 stitches to an inch in st st on size ones with this yarn. What makes you think this color will be any different?" So, right after I finished the toe, I started thinking. "Wait. Don't you usually knit str with lightweight?" So, in horror, I get out the tape measure, take a deep breath, and count. Eight stitches per inch. So I count again. Same. Well, I think to myself, you would get different gauge on the toe since it's worked back and forth, so why don't you measure a different toe and check your gauge there. So I did. On my garden path sock. Right stitches per inch. Are you sensing my confusion at this point? Totally different size yarn, same size needles... same gauge. It makes absolutely no sense, but, being a blogger, I took pictures to prove it.

There's the garden path sock...

And the Roctober socks. This so freaking totally blows my mind. So leave me a comment if you can explain... or maybe it's just me, maybe I can't count. Who knows. In any case, it looks the same size at the other one...

P.S. Think my mom will like the colors? She LOVES fall, and the colors, and she said her favorites are earthy tones. So... what do you think? If you comment you might win a prize...

Buckeye birthday

2007-10-21T00:22:00.000-04:00

So, today was very exciting. My mom, sister, and friend Emmy came over, as did her friend and his kids, and we had a little buckeye party. My mom and sister gave me their gifts, which I loved. My mom gave me a little pumpkin scarecrow guy, fall potholders, and two buckeye bowls. my sister got me a long sleeve t-shirt and a regular t-shirt that are both buckeyes. And a funny card. It says "I heard Insanity is hereditary" and then you open it and it says "we are so screwed." and then birthday wishes. And my mom and dad's card was sweet... then Richard (Emmy's friend) gave me the best gift of all. A Hanson CD I didn't have! I was so excited... and Dave got me these.

They're soooo gorgeous. Anyway, not a lot of knitting done the past couple of days... although I did finish the worst part of Icarus. I'm soooo glad that's over. On to the fun/hard part lol. That's all for today. Don't forget about the contest! :)

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!

2007-10-17T01:31:00.001-04:00

Ok, just so you all know... I love my birthday! It's the best day of the whole year! I get presents and people all call me and talk to me just because it's my birthday and it's always just a really really great day! And secretly, I think that the reason I like them so much is because it's my birthday, and I'm the only one I know getting presents. I know, I'm horrible, right? So, to celebrate my birthday, and to make me feel like I'm not to most selfish person in the world, we present... My 22nd birthday contest!

Ok, so here's the deal. Everyone who comments on my blog from now until October 31st telling me what their favorite sock yarn is gets entered. That's it! Just tell me your favorite sock yarn. But you have to promise to keep commenting... I mean, I know that someone out there reads my blog, and I'd love to reciprocate, but I can't if you don't comment, right? The prize? Well, I'm on a serious budget right now, but the prize will include two skeins of Patons sws... in a surprise colorway. I know, I know, it's cheesy, but... you'll also get a surprise, and maybe some Halloween goodies. So how about it? Who's interested? :)

In knitting related news... I'm very very very close to being done with the long boring part of Icarus. Here's the hugeness of it. I know you probably can't tell, but trust me. It's huge.

And here's a close up of the edge. Why, yes, I DID notice that these pictures aren't in color. That's because for whatever reason my camera refused to capture the color today so instead of showing you a picture of a purple Icarus... and my ugly yellow chair... you get no color! Muah ha ha... ahem. Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes. The edge.

And here's a fun shot. This would be, on the left, the skein of yarn I'm working with, and on the right, the other skein, that I haven't started yet. Whew! Puts it into perspective, at least for me...

Here's the other thing I've been working on lately, besides my s-i-l's scarf (see yesterday...) is this Branching out scarf. I've posted about it before if you wanna know more, but here's a crooked picture of it. Once again, the bright blue is not even close to being true to color, the others are fine. Oh, crap, now you get to see the Ugly yellow horror... eh, oh well.

And, last... the reason I don't really like Noro. (Again, see yesterday...) Isn't that... just... weird? (Sorry the colors are seriously whacked. I don't get it. My camera's just having a weird day I guess...)

Don't forget about the contest!!

Working on Christmas Presents

2007-10-16T14:18:00.000-04:00

Yeah I know, it's not nearly time for Christmas but I figured I might as well get started, since I really really want to make something for a lot of people. The one thing I really want to get started on, I can't, because I need to buy the yarn. That would by my mom's socks. I'm getting str for her, I don't remember what color though. I'm going to make her some toe up socks, though I can't decide which ones. I'm thinking just a plain sock. I dunno, lol. I'm making scarves it seems for everyone, except maybe my sister in law, Linda, I might make her some mittens. I was going to make Dave's mom socks too but it's too hard cause I don't know her exact size. Anyway... here's some pics of the thing I've been working on lately, being my sis in law's scarf. It's the "Two weeknights with Warrick" scarf, and I'm using Noro Kureyon color 147. I really like the pattern, it's super easy, but I really don't like the yarn for some reason. I mean, it's spun weird... like some places it's soooo thin but then sometimes it's super thick and it's just... I know that what the yarn is supposed to do but I really don't like it. Anyway, here's the whole thing. The colors are close but not exact. They're weird too... like, there's never two colors that are the same, in the whole thing. It's weird.

And a close-up. Sorry they're blurry. I didn't realize it till just now and I'm not retaking them so...

What do you think? (Please, feel free to comment...)

I can't take the insanity anymore!!!

2007-10-14T18:42:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I've been working on Icarus (hence the title of this post...) I don't have any pictures but I didn't bother... the needles aren't big enough to stretch it out and without doing that it looks exactly like it did in this post. So you don't get any pictures. I have 347 stitches, and even though when I knit at my normal resting speed I get like, 26 stitches per inch, and that means it should take me... roughly thirteen and a half minutes to knit a row... no. It takes me about 25 minutes every row. I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm stopping and not realizing it... but today, so far, I've done 3 rows, and I'm actually hoping to get 3 more in... you can see how I'd be losing my mind.

And no, in case you wondered... I did not cast on for the second garden path sock. Though, I did work on the scarf I'm making for my sister-in-law, and I looked at loksins for a minute. I'm actually thinking about Christmas. I mean, I need to make the two scarves I have going, plus I want to make a pair of mittens for my other sister-in-law, and two pairs of socks, one for my mom and Dave's mom... plus Emmy wants a knitted elephant... oy. I'd better work my three rows of Icarus fast, and get started on those presents... oh darn, I have to buy more sock yarn... :) (Actually, I have some black pace, I might make Dave's mom's socks out of that. We'll see)

I know I haven't done a good thing of the day in a while, but I'm going through a hard time and I can't think of any. So today, my good thing of the day (because it makes me sad which then makes me happy...) is the song "One More" by Hanson. Good song.

I'm back!

2007-10-12T14:23:00.001-04:00

Wow, it's been a few days again, huh? Sorry about that. We had a internet connection problem. It's fixed now. I have good news. I have a finished sock! Sorry if it's way obvious that I'm in love with this sock. I think I've taken about a billion pics of it. But I'm proud of it. Anyway, without the internet for the past few days, I've gotten quite a bit of knitting done. At least, that's how I feel... besides finishing the garden path sock, I got 6 rs rows done on Icarus. Which is a lot, since each row takes me almost a half hour. That's like, 6 hours lol. I also got some more done on the branching out, which I'm still loving, but I'm pretty much over it. Now, I'm going to distract you all from the fact that I get bored so easily with pictures. Here's the heel, just after I finished it. I was laughing because it looked like a toe...

There was a small hole on either side of the heel, but I fixed them. Here's the front of the sock at that point, on top of my socks. Go ahead Angie, laugh. Call me lazy.....

And here's the finished sock.

Look at that gorgeous heel. You know you want to see more of it.

Ok, all those pictures are true to color, but here's a better picture of the pattern.

I love love love it. In case you didn't know already, it's Wendy Johnson's Garden path socks. I did the smaller size and they're still a little bit big. Yarn is Socks that Rock Little bunny foo foo. I modified the pattern a little, in that I did the toe she shows how to do in her book, rather than the one she says to do in the patten; I did a short row heal, where she has you doing a slip stitch heel; and I did knit two, purl one ribbing instead of k1 p1... well, because I can. Just for Angie, here's the pic of how I hold my yarn.

And for everyone else, furry goodness.

I couldn't catch Storm. He's wild. But isn't Mattie so sweet?

Babysitting fun

2007-10-08T18:26:00.000-04:00

Sorry it's been a few days. I've been busy. We had a girls night at my sister's on Saturday, and then on Sunday Richard came down and we hung out with him. Today we went to Emmy's sister's house and babysat for a couple hours. I love love love her baby Joshua. He's two months old... but he looks six months old lol. See?

I held him for a while and fed him, and a little while after he fell asleep I laid him down.

He's so sweet! He stayed right where I laid him... for like, almost 2 hours.

There's Emmy... playing outside with the kids.

There's Madyson, playing on the slide...

and in the toy box! She actually shut herself in there... Anyway, no knitting content because I haven't really done much knitting. I'm sure I'll have something tomorrow.

And she knits, too

2007-10-05T21:54:00.000-04:00

That's right people. I actually DO knit and post pictures. Sometimes. I've been working on my garden path socks. Yes it's taking me a long time to make them. Yes, I just knit that slow. Get over it. (Yes Angie, you still have that one on me. You're so much faster than I am...) I LOVE the way it's striping. It's so perfect. Here's the back first.

And here's the front. Isn't it gorgeous?

Pretty much the only other thing I've been working on lately is that branching out scarf. I love love love love the colors in it.

Once again, that bright blue color is wrong, the rest are perfect. Hmm... mostly. They're the tiniest bit darker. Just a tiny bit though. And, a horrible puppy picture (I just can NOT get them to look at the camera... they ARE looking, but their heads are turned. What's up with that? I know I know, they're just being submissive but give it a rest already...)

Aren't they the cutest?

The good thing for today is my garden path socks. I love the pattern and it's very calming and easy to knit. Very relaxing. Very.

P.S. The other day, Richard said to me "Don't you get really impatient, knitting that? I mean it looks like it'd take a really long time." I told him "No no, see I don't knit to get stuff done. I do it cause I can."

Small Update

2007-10-04T03:15:00.000-04:00

So, today Emmy's friend Richard, who she met at the Hanson concert a couple weeks ago, came over to hang out with him. He's super nice. He even bought her flowers. Here they are. Aren't they cute?

We went to see Mr. Woodcock, and I got like, 7 or 8 rounds done on the sock. That's not many, considering it's a 90 minute movie, but that was the first time I got any real knitting done during a movie theater movie. It was just my generic sock. I was smart enough to not grab one with a chart to follow. Then we came home, played some games, and then we went for a drive, just to do it. That was pretty fun. I'm super tired now though lol.

Best wishes to Isaac Hanson, who's in the hospital. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers!

Good thing for the day is new friends I guess. Pretty lame but... what can I say? :)

Damnit does not equal 32!

2007-10-02T21:35:00.000-04:00

So earlier, Angie was making a chart for Branching Out, which has a chart but we didn't like the way it looked, cause it was too hard to read. So anyway, she was making the key, and without thinking she put "O = yo" and it changed it to "O = 32" and she was like, "damn it, doesn't equal 32..." to herself and I started laughing, because I didn't know what she was talking about over the phone, and so I told her that was my new thing. "Damn it does not equal 32!!"

Speaking of Branching out, I have almost a foot done unstretched. Wanna see it? Too bad, you're gonna.

The bright blue isn't nearly that bright, but all the other colors look right. Weird... Here's the progress on my "Little Bunny Garden Path" socks.

Aren't they awesome? I love them. My happy thing for today is my puppy Storm. He knows that I'm not doing good (because of the cold I guess...) and he's always right there. See? Ok... maybe not... he knows I want to take his picture and now he won't sit still... aha! Got him. Now... if only the computer would behave... aha! Ok, now the much coveted semi-crappy picture of Storm!

Today was much better

2007-10-01T23:06:00.000-04:00

Today was a much better day. Except, ya know, for the cold and stuff. I went to my mom's house and spent some time with my dad. I also went shopping with my mom, and she helped me buy a new outfit. It's jeans and a green shirt. I'll get my picture in them Wednesday probably. I only got a little knitting done because while I was playing dominoes with my dad I was going to work on my sock, but I accidentally left a dpn in my friend's car. Good thing for the day? New clothes that fit, of course!

Bad day

2007-10-01T00:18:00.000-04:00

So today started out great. But it went downhill fast this evening. Dave and I had a fight and... I'm just not feeling good, and my ear is killing me. So it just sucked. But I got some sws today and I cast on for Branching Out for a Christmas gift. Here's a picture.

And here's what my Garden path socks look like now.

So pretty. But all the pink is on the bottom so far lol. Here's my husband, being a dork when he was cutting his hair.

Like his hair? And here's Emmy with Mattie being all loving. So sweet... the dog, not Emmy lol.

Here's a better picture of my sweet girl. Again, Mattie not Emmy.

Wow... creepy eyes Mattie. Creepy creepy. But so cute, isn't she? Ok, I don't really have a happy thing today, so for my happy thing, go here. Ok... she hasn't added it yet... but it's pictures of my best friend's new niece, Olivia. She's so cute...

Oops, I missed yesterday!

2007-09-29T17:45:00.000-04:00

That's ok. The good thing for yesterday was nonexistent, as I had a cold and didn't feel so great. Today's good thing is socks! They saved me, you see, from a dreadful fate that had to await me if I kept working on Icarus. Not that I don't love it. It's just monotonous. I cast on for some socks

Although I'm not sure what they're going to be yet. Nothing on the foot. Probably just plain old socks... though I might make them Dublin bay. Who knows. And I also cast on for Becky's "Molly's Headband."

I know. It's just an i-cord. Get over it. Hmm... that's about all in the knitting department. Actually... that's about all the news. Happy thing for today? The Buckeyes are on! :) Hence the Buckeye Scarlet color of this post. Go Bucks!

Added later: I got my Garden path socks pattern! Yay! Must start pattern... ;) I'll tell you about my adjustments later.

Waiting... rather impatiently...

2007-09-28T00:24:00.001-04:00

Well, I still haven't gotten the garden path pattern in the mail... though it did ship a couple days ago so I don't know what's taking so long... I blame the post office. The USPS around here leaves a lot to be desired. I did, however, read about 4/5 of Wendy's book, Wendy Knits, and I found out how she knits socks, always, is toe up, and her basic sock recipe is in that book, so based on that information, and the fact that the entire back of the sock is stockinette and therefore even if I'm wrong, it's adjustable... I decided to go ahead and cast on. I chained like, 38 stitches, and then... I did me a toe. Check it out.

There it is with the crochet chain still unzipped. Note the open book in the background. No way in hell I could do this again without looking....

Here it is on the needles, on top of the two books I used to make it. (That's Lacy Little Knits, I just bought it recently and got it in the mail today. I love it. Ok... so there's not much in there I would make or wear myself but there are some cool stitch patterns, and lots of instructions and how-to's, with pictures. Including picking up a wrapped stitch. See why I found it handy?) And here we have a picture of my wearing the toe. Sorta.

I also found out today the reason my husband should never, ever be allowed to cook, and by found out I mean experienced because I'm getting a serious head cold and found it about as enticing to cook as to, say, crawl through a scorpion pit. This is what it looks like when he's done.

Note: Some of what you're about to see may be painful. Anyone with OCD please avert your eyes.

Admittedly, some of the dishes, the ones in the sink (SOME of them. Not many.) were already there when he started. The cereal box wasn't put away, and... oh, the paw print purse you see at the far left is mine. This is what my kitchen looks like after I cook (and after I've eaten...)

You should note that there is NO SPILLED FOOD on the stove.

See how shiny? And everything is put in it's rightful place. I hate being sick.

Oops, I nearly forgot. Happy thing for today? In the end of CSI and NCIS, everything turned out the way I had hoped. Well... not everything... but the important thing is... you know what? I don't want to spoil it even more in case you haven't seen them. Let's just say that on one show one heart is broken, but on both shows things are probably gonna be okay. Which makes me think maybe everything will be ok. Man I'm glad those shows ended well... ;)

Ready to go down the garden path

2007-09-26T01:28:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I haven't gotten my pattern yet, I'm still waiting anxiously. I'm thinking I might get it tomorrow (or technically, today) so, in preparation, I wound my STR Little bunny foo foo yarn into a ball. See?

Don't you love my advanced swift and ball winder? (The swift being an upside down TV tray, the ball winder being my thumb.) After about 15 minutes... ta da! It's a ball!

I'm so excited, I can barely contain myself. I'll update later. :)

Added later: No, my pattern did not come today. *sigh* So sad... Anyway, I might as well add my happy thing for today. Chocolate. Enough said.

Coffee!!!!

2007-09-25T23:52:00.000-04:00

Hey, it's post number 100! Awesome! Okay, I don't know what my issue is, but I'm freaking hyper... wow what a lie. I had two cups of coffee this evening. I like coffee. Coffee good. Yum. I went to my mom's tonight to groom her lab, Sadie. She hated me (the dog) until I gave her a cookie afterwards. Then she was my best friend again. While I was there I talked to my mom's friend Stephanie and she told me she wants to have a partylite party, so I'm doing it on November 3rd at 6. I'm so excited. I can't wait to make some money lol. Not much knitting today. I wasn't feeling good, my tummy was upset. I got a couple rows on Icarus in, and that's it. But that's ok. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

Happy thing for today: Coffee of course!!!!!

Ha!

2007-09-25T02:00:00.001-04:00

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What? Only 4 wips?

2007-09-24T22:20:00.000-04:00

I can't believe it. What kind of knitter am I? There are some people on ravelry who have like, 50 works in progress. And I only have four. *deep sigh* Guess I need to buy some size 2 dpns so I can cast on for Wendy's Cabletini socks. Or just pick a yarn out of the stash to make my sister a mollys headband (scroll down, it's a pdf) for Christmas. Or buy my mom's str so I can start HER Christmas present. Or... all of the above.

Just so everyone is clear... I worked, like, 8 rows on my MS3 today. It was amazing. I started a row, and minutes later, it was done. I think I was getting burned out on the nearly 300 stitches/row thing.

Happy thing for today: Making new friends. Sounds stupid but... it's awesome. Kinda gives you a high, you know?

P.S. I JUST bought Wendy, ya know, Wendy Knits Wendy's pattern Garden Path Socks! Eeek! Must have smooshy sock yarn...

Long... rows... suck...

2007-09-24T00:43:00.000-04:00

Ok, I'm really getting tired of LONG rows. It's taking forever to knit one row... but at the same time I love it. I love everything about this shawl. Angie's probably right, I'd never ever be able to give it away to someone. I mean, I don't think it's possible for me to love someone THAT much that I could put so many hours into something and give it away. I'm gonna show you some pictures... but I'm warning you. You can't see the shape of it (because my needles aren't NEARLY long enough) and you can't see how big it is. The last time I measured (about 6 rows ago?) It was 23 inches down the middle, not stretched, and 46 inches along the neck. I'm just starting the fifth repeat of chart one... which means... I'm thinking like, 76 stitches to add, at four per row, until I'm ready to start the hard stuff. Really, I'll be ok. Right now I have something like 277 stitches. Maybe more. Who knows. Anyway... here's a picture of the whole thing. This is truer to color than some of my other pictures.

And here's a picture of the detail on half of it.

Pretty, no? Hey, look, it's me and Isaac Hanson! And yes, this is my only Hanson pic you all get to see... cause I don't want them all stolen. So please please please don't take it without asking, ok? If you play nice I might let you borrow it.

Happy thing for today: Apple Juice Slushy from Sonic. Made me hyper as hell though.

Seriously quick post

2007-09-23T00:58:00.000-04:00

Ok I don't really have anything, at all, to post about (except that both OSU and Atlanta (Braves) won their games today, yay!) But I have to do my good thing for the day and since it's already Sunday... you can tell I'm a little late. My happy thing for the day? Pool. Actually, online pool on yahoo, I love to play with Angie. I'm actually pretty good at it (some times. Hey, it's parenthesis day!). Anyway, more later. Pictures to come (eventually...).

Quickie

2007-09-21T22:25:00.000-04:00

Well, there's not much to post about today. Well, there sorta is... I got my November Creative Knitting magazine yesterday, and I finally looked at it today... but there's not really much in it that I like. Except this "Party Season Tunic" thing... that I will never, ever, ever make. It's lacy and gorgeous and I'd look really good in it (I think...) but... yeah it takes two skeins of merino oro, which isn't that much money I guess, and 9 balls of this other yarn made by the same people, you hold them together... but do you have any idea how much YARN that is? That's like... 2600 yarns of lace weight. That would take me about 10 years to knit. So we're not gonna be making it. I do want to knit this hooded sweater in stitch-n-bitch but it doesn't come in my size (it's sized to XL which would fit but probably be uncomfortable) and it's all stockinette so... I might think about it next summer. Anyway, the happy thing for today is my Icarus. I'd take a picture but... it looks EXACTLY the same as before, only it's just a little bit bigger. I'm halfway through the 4th repeat of chart 1... which puts me actually close to the end but... each row takes about a half hour so I may be here awhile. And when I finally cast off it'll take about 6 years so... but that's my happy thing today. How I love my Icarus... well, you've heard. Maybe I'll post pictures soon. Stay tuned.

Casting on

2007-09-20T22:46:00.001-04:00

Well, I've finally cast on for Loksins number two. I forgot the real reason I made the cuff so much smaller. I really hate the pattern above the heel. It's so... mono... well it's boring. After the heel I actually found it less boring. Isn't that strange? Anyway... I'm definitely not going to have enough yarn in one skein. But that's ok... except that the only yarn store that's even close to me has CLOSED and I don't think it's reopening. So that just stinks. I'm gonna have to order it but that's not even the issue here. Where will I shop? *deep sigh*

Happy thing for today. Hanson's song "Every Word I say." Got me through the day today, and that's all that counts. Here's a link to a video... but it's crappy... it's the best I could find though, so there ya go.

Solution time

2007-09-19T22:37:00.000-04:00

I've finally come to and am ready to deal with a fact of my life right now. I am depressed. So depressed that every night for the past week (except last night) I have cried myself to sleep. Right now I'm sitting here wishing that I had someone, anyone, that I could talk to that could understand me. (I do have two people, but one of them is working and the other one is having dinner, so...) So I've been researching depression, and I remember seeing an idea someone else had. Every day, EVERY DAY, I'm going to write a blog post, even if it's incredibly short, and come up with at least one thing that can always make me happy. Because... making myself think of something that makes me happy will make me think of it, if that makes any sense. And maybe I can use that to help me feel better. I was going to say todays thing is Hanson, because no matter what their music makes me happy but... instead I'm going to say Angie. She's my inspiration, and my best friend... no, scratch that. She's my sister. And no matter how bad things get for me, she's always there, and she has no idea how much that means to me. To try to put it in words... it means the world. Even more than Hanson. (Plus... Hanson made me happy yesterday. I'll talk about the concert sometime soon. Promise.) I love you Angie!

Loksins number 1 is finished!

2007-09-17T16:40:00.000-04:00

Ok, wow... I'm the slowest knitter ever. Ok, maybe not, but I just now grafted the toe on my Loksins sock. As soon as I finish posting, I'm casting on for number 2. I swear, I really am. I had to change the pattern a little because I did what her instructions said but it was going to be too big. The way I did it worked... I just think I screwed up grafting the toe. I had two little holes. Maybe I just didn't pull the yarn tight enough... but I fixed it from the inside. It's not the best grafted toe ever but I'm happy enough with it. You can't realy see the pattern no matter now many pictures I take so... deal.

Here's another on my foot...

And, hey, off, the foot.

Saturday was my nephew Zach's fourth birthday party, and the OSU game was on lol. Here's a pretty good picture of my mom and I.

And here's my husband... being a dork... wearing the helmet that we got Zach.

Isn't he hot? lol! Must cast on for second sock.

Keith Urban- Memories of Us

2007-09-14T11:22:00.001-04:00

This is my new favorite song. I love it.

Red Alert: Exit Strategy In Iraq

2007-09-13T14:18:00.000-04:00

The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF)

These CAROLINA boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been given only the following facts about terrorists :

1. The season opened today.

2. There is no limit.

3. They taste just like chicken.

4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music or Jesus.

5. They are directly responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt.

The Pentagon expects the problem in Iraq to be over by Friday.

My "EIGHT" names survey

2007-09-12T20:56:00.000-04:00

YOUR REAL NAME: Krystal Grams

YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 4 letters of real name plus izzle.)~
Krysizzle

YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)~
Pink Tiger

YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street you live on)~
Irene Tributary

YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name.)~
Grakr? If it was my maiden name it'd be Kinkr, which is just funny...

YOUR ARABIC NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of you dads middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and last letter of your moms middle name)
Rnialbe

YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:( Parents middle names)~
Alice William

YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets)~
Black Storm

Survey Time

2007-09-12T20:28:00.000-04:00

1. What time did you get up this morning?
11 am

2. Diamonds or pearls?
diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Halloween

4. What is your favourite TV show?
House

5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Apple Jacks

6. What is your middle name?
Irene

7. What food do you dislike?
seafood, Mushrooms, onions

8. What is your favourite CD at the moment?
Hanson the Walk Japan

9. What kind of car do you drive?
Pontiac Grand Am

10. Favourite sandwich?
Um... Bologna with tomato and lettuce

11. What characteristic do you despise?
Self-centeredness

12. Favourite item of clothing?
my comfy pants

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Paris

14. What colour is your bathroom?
White and blue

15. Favourite brand of clothing?
Um.. whatever's cheaper

16. Where would you retire to?
Somewhere with no spiders. Like Alaska.

17. What was your most memorable birthday?
My 18th

18. Favourite sport to watch?
Baseball, college football, nfl, women's tennis

19. Farthest place you are sending this?
Saskatoon, SK Canada

20. Who do you least expect to send this back to you?
I don't know since I'm posting this on blogger and not an email...

21. Person you expect to send it back first?
idk

22. Favourite saying?
Currently? Jesus in a mango!

23. When is your birthday?
10/17

24. Are you a morning person or a night person?
night

25. What is your shoe size?
9 or 10

26. Pets:
two Labs and an unnamed betta fish

27. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
Um... I finished a scarf? lol

28. What did you want to be when you were little?
A vet

29. What are you today?
nothing yet, lol I'm planning on being an English teacher

30. What is your favourite candy?
Snickers usually

31. What is your favorite flower?
Carnations or Roses

32. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
My birthday!

33. What church do you attend?
None right now, we're working on it

34. What is your full name?
Krystal Irene... wait, everyone who reads this blog knows...

35. What are you listening to right now?
Hanson

36. What was the last thing you ate?
Logan's Roadhouse lol

37. Do you wish on stars?
sometimes

38. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?
pink

39. How is the weather right now?
Cold

40. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Emmy

41. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
yes

42. Favourite soft drink?
Cherry pepsi

43. Favourite restaurant?
Olive Garden

44. Hair colour?
brown with blond highlights

45. Siblings?
1 sister

46. Favourite day of the year?
christmas

47. What was your favorite toy as a child?
I don't really remember

48. Summer or winter?
summer

49. Hugs or kisses?
both

50. Chocolate or Vanilla?
vanilla

52. When was the last time you cried?
A few days ago

53. What is under your bed?
nothin cause I sleep on a mattress on the floor lol

54. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
Angie

55. What did you do last night?
Got a new stereo installed on my car, played skipbo with emmy

56. Favourite smell?
My fabric softener, it's snuggles

57. What are you afraid of?
Spiders

58. Plain, buttered, or salted popcorn?
Kettle corn

59. How many keys on your key ring?
3

60. How many years at your current job?
i dont have a job

61. Favourite day of the week?
Monday lol

62. How many towns have you lived in?
6

63. Do you make friends easily?
sometimes

Jesus in a mango!

2007-09-12T15:51:00.000-04:00

Well, the multi-directional scarf is blocking. It's the multi-directional scarf by Karen Baumer, which I found in Ravelry. I made it with either two or three skeins of Paton sws (I've tried to use this yarn so many times that it wasn't in normal skeins anymore and I forget) in the colorway natural pink, and I used size ten needles. I didn't do anything special with the pattern, besides the great yarn race.

Here is is soaking, with snuggles laundry detergent.

And here is is blocking. It's 66 inches long blocked. I've also been working on my Loksins sock. Here it is.

That's the closest picture to the true color, but it's not purpley. It's more red. Heres a blurry picture of it.

And just for Angie: The tiny little stitches.

Sorry, this is the best picture I could get of them. In other news, I got a new radio for my car. Actually, my mom gave me the one out of her old car. It's not as pretty but it works, right? Oh, right, I should update you all on the Braves. Two words. They Suck. Or, no playoffs. Or, big losers. *sigh* We'll get em next year guys.

P.S. I should explain the Jesus in a mango thing... but I'm not gonna. Angie you may have beaten me to using it but... no, there's no but. It's fun though. If you're not Angie, ignore us please. :) Just something funny she said the other day.

gasp A FO?!

2007-09-11T17:42:00.000-04:00

Well, yesterday I finished the Multi directional scarf. It is 60 inches unblocked. I'm hoping that it's longer once I block it... but I'm not keeping my fingers crossed. I'll post blocked pictures later, but here are some unblocked pictures.

I had the great yarn race at the end of the scarf. I seriously didn't think I'd have enough yarn to do the last pattern repeat. I finished with just this much left.

Cool, huh?

Support my sister and the JDRF

2007-09-09T11:57:00.000-04:00

This blog entry is to you to ask for your support in a very special cause. My sister is walking on Sunday, September 30th. My site is http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=86715274. Any support you would like to give to JDRF is needed and appreciated.

This year, she'll be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes along with a half-million other walkers across the country. Our goal: To raise $90 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications.

Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes, is a devastating, often deadly disease that affects millions of people--a large and growing percentage of them children.

Many people think type 1 diabetes can be controlled by insulin. While insulin does keep people with type 1 diabetes alive, it is NOT a cure. Aside from the daily challenges of living with type 1 diabetes, there are many severe, often fatal, complications caused by the disease.

That's the bad news... and yes, it's pretty bad.

The good news, though, is that a cure for type 1 diabetes is within reach. In fact, JDRF funding and leadership is associated with most major scientific breakthroughs in type 1 diabetes research to date. And JDRF funds a major portion of all type 1 diabetes research worldwide, more than any other charity.

I'm writing to ask for your support because now more than ever, EACH of us can be a part of bringing about a cure. Each of us can make a real difference

Won't you please give to JDRF as generously as you're able?

Together, we can make the cure a reality.

Please visit her Walk Web page if you would like to donate online or see how close she is to reaching my personal goal:

http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=86715274

Follow this link to make a donation:

http://walk.jdrf.org/support.cfm?id=86715274

Small Icarus update, and a new addition

2007-09-08T13:04:00.000-04:00

Not much to really blog about knitting-wise. I'm still knitting Icarus, and it's still getting bigger. I'm starting the third repeat of chart one. The second one moved a lot faster than the first one, which doesn't make a lot of sense, except that this time I actually worked on it sometimes rather than just sit and hold it and stare at it. You can't see in the picture, but I swear it's getting bigger. On the neck part, it's 36 inches wide.

In other news, my car got broken into the other day. My stereo was stolen. Apparently a bunch of other people in the complex got robbed. I'm bumming hard. I think I might go to my mom's house tomorrow because she has the stereo that's in her old junky car and she said I could have it. So hopefully my brother-in-law will install it for me.

Anyway, so yesterday, Emmy and I went to Petsmart and I bought myself a betta fish. I spent like, 45 bucks on him. Cause I had to buy an aquarium too. I got a 2 gallon one, and one real plant, the others are fake. Here's a picture of the tank.

And the fishey.

I don't know what to name him. I was going to name him Sirius but... I don't know, it doesn't fit him. So I'm trying to decide, and I'm open for suggestions. (This picture shows his true colors... but I may have made him blind with my flash.)

Lights On 9/11

2007-09-06T11:42:00.000-04:00

Please join us on 9/11. We have over two weeks to get
the word out all across this great land we love and call the United
States of America. Let's see how powerful e-mail can be!

On Tuesday, September 11, 2007 everyone in the USA who
will be driving a motor vehicle is asked to drive with their headlights
on during daylight hours. Though no explanation is needed as to why we
are commemorating September 11, we hope more importantly to pay
respect to the victims of that day, show our nation's solidarity and
show support for our men and women of the Armed Forces.
You can help by sending this e-mail on to others!

REMEMBER!
LIGHTS ON.....9/11

Labor day weekend, and some knitting content

2007-09-04T23:06:00.000-04:00

This weekend was so busy for me! Let's see, Friday I spent the day *after* my root canal at my mom's house. We had a pretty good time. Played a lot of cornhole, which is basically this game with two boards with holes in them that you have to try to get a beanbag in. It's actually a lot of fun. I might buy a cornhole set for next summer from The Buckeye Corner at Easton, it looks like buckeye stadium. It's pretty cool. Anyway, then Saturday Emmy stayed the night, and on Sunday we went to her labor day/fourth of July party (don't ask). That was a ton of Fun. I held her nephew, Joshua.

Ugh, I look horrible in that picture. Anyway, he was sooooo cute. I didn't want to give him back, but he was waking up and hungry, so I had to. Then, yesterday Emmy came over again, and we went swimming with my mom. That was a LOT of fun. Emmy and I went to Easton today, and saw Halloween. Scary ass movie, but not the scariest I've ever seen. And, in between all that, I've been working on Icarus and Loksins. No, not MS3. I can't work on two lace projects and only those. I'd go nuts. What was I thinking with the 48 hour thing?

There's loksins, with a special look at my Underneath Hanson cd from Japan. (Only two weeks to the concert! eeek!) I know it's hard to tell but I promise it's really loksins. I'll have to take some pictures outside so you can see the true color.

And here she is, my baby, my Icarus. How I love thee with your soft smooth yarn and your gorgeous needles... I'm almost ready to start the third repeat of the part of chart one you repeat. Which puts me at about 150 or so stitches. It's getting big. Though it's not nearly as big as it will be. Anyway, I'll leave you with this fun pic of Emmy and I, and I'll also say that if you want to see my labor day pics, feel free. I'm not putting them all on here, but they're fun. Go here.

I'm still alive

2007-09-01T13:46:00.000-04:00

Well, yesterday was interesting. The root canal part went fine. But I think because of the Novocaine or whatever, and my nerves, it made me sick to my stomach. I was violently sick, like 4 times. And I just felt nauseous most of the day. I still feel funny... but I barely ate yesterday, so that's probably why. I still have to go back and get a crown. *rolls her eyes* Like I have that kind of money... but in order for him to do the root canal he had to take off a lot of the tooth and he said without a crown it could just break and then I'd have to have it pulled. Anyway, so Dr. Joel comes in and sits down and says "I can see you're a little nervous, I just want you to know you're in good hands, and you'll be fine, ok?" And I'm like "Really, you can tell?" While my hands are shaking so bad that it looked like I was... I don't know but I was REALLY shaking. The root canal wasn't so bad cause they let me listen to Hanson and that calms me down.

Anyway, my 48 hours with Loksins is definitely over. I'm almost done with the gussets. Didn't get much done at my mom's house last night, mostly because of the boys. They were wanting us to play all day. I'm gonna work on MS3 and Icarus the next couple of days.

So scared.....

2007-08-31T08:22:00.000-04:00

Today's post is sponsored by the color green because green is a soothing, calm color, and I'm freaking scared out of my mind. Ok, it's a closely kept secret, and I never told anyone before, but... I'm TERRIFIED of the dentist. There. I said it. That being said... God help me! Eeeshk! I have a root canal today. And I am soooooo not ready for it. Nearly. I'm like... shaking. And I keep getting the hiccups. I wonder if that's related...

But you came here for knitting content, didn't you? Ok... well, I'm still workin on Loksins... and it's still getting bigger. I've got 6 stitches left to decrease, then I'll be done with the gussets. Which really doesn't meant anything other than in twelve rows the socks are gonna get wicked boring. Today, I'm going to my mom's house for this labor day thing, and I'm taking loksins even though at 3 is the end of their 48 hours (or was that yesterday at 3? Man I'm bad at this...) and I'm also taking Icarus because, even though it's getting bigger... it's actually really good travel knitting. I mean, I don't need to look at the pattern for about... 3 hundred added stitches lol. Anyway, that's it for now. Gotta go get ready for this damn dreadful dentist appointment... keep your fingers crossed for me!

2007-08-31T08:17:00.001-04:00

L A S T
1. Friend you saw: Emmy
2. Talked to on the phone: Angie
3. Text: Aaron
4. IMed: Emmy

T O D A Y
1. Wearing: shorts and a orange polka dot shirt I think lol
2. Better than yesterday? yea

T O M O R R O W
1. Is: Saturday
2. Got any plans: Nope
3. Dislikes about tomorrow: I can't talk to my friend Angie much cause her husband is home, lol

F A V OR I T E
1. Number: no clue
2. Color: pink
3. Season: fall

C U R R E N T L Y
1. Missing someone: yea
2. Mood: TIRED
3. Wanting: Much much more coffee

Q U E S T I O N S / A N S W E R S
Q: first thing you did this morning?
Made coffee lol

Q: Do you have anything bothering you?
no

Q: What's annoying you right now?
the dumb assed shuffle on my ipod keeps playing songs I don't like very much...

Q: Do you support long distance relationships?
sure, if it works for you....

Q: Is there a person who is on your mind right now?
yea

Q: Do you think that that person is thinking of you too?
probably

Q: Where is the last place you went?
Kroger

Q: Do you look like your family?
yeah sadly enough

Q: Do you smile often?
i try

Q: Choose one to have (love, beauty, creativity):
love

Q: Do you wish upon stars?
sometimes

Q: Are you a friendly person?
i try

Q: Who's bed did you sleep in last night?
mine

Q. What were you doing at 9 last night?
Knitting, watching Friends with Dave

Q: When is the last time you saw your parent(s)?
Um... I dunno but I'm seeing them today

Q: When was the last time you cried?
yesterday when the pain got so bad that I... well, cried

Q: Do you get angry easily?
sometimes

Q: What were you thinking about before you went to sleep?
probably about my root canal today

Q: What song are you listening to right now?
When you're gone by Hanson

Q: Rate life as of right now 1-10.
6

S A D S E C T I O N

01. Have you ever really cried your heart out?
yeah

02. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
yeah

03. Have you ever cried on your friend's shoulder?
not in person...

04. Do you cry when you get an injury ?
sometimes, depends on how bad it is

H A P P Y S E C T I O N

01. Are you a happy person?
i try

02. What can always make you happy?
My dogs, my friends... hanson....

03. Do you wish you were happier?
yeah

04. Is being happy overrated?
no

05. Can music make you happy?
yeah

L O V E S E C T I O N

01.Anyone besides your family ever said they loved you?
yeah

02.Have you ever told someone you loved them?
yeah

H A T E S E C T I O N

01. Who do you actually hate?
Emmy's ex, for what he did to her; Angie's old friend for what she did to her

02. Have you ever made a hate list?
no

03. Are you a mean bully?
no

04. Do you like George Bush?
not anymore

E V E R :

-ridden in a taxi
no

-jumped a ramp on a bike
no

-been used
yes

-been fired
yes

-celebrated New Year's in Times Square or Disney World
no

-gone on a blind date.
no

-had a crush on a teacher
no

-celebrated Mardi-Gras in New Orleans.
no

-been to Paris.
no

-skipped class.
no, though my mom thought I did

-had a sleepover.
yeah last week lol!!

-gone ice skating
yeah

-had your tonsils taken out
yeah

-have had a truck.
no

-totaled a car.
no

C U R R E N T L Y W E A R I N G

01. Shorts?
no

02. Shoes?
no

03. Necklace?
yes

H A V E Y O U E V E R

01. Hugged someone?
yeah

02. Been on the phone until the sun came up?
yes

03. Put a song on repeat for more than an hour?
yeah

L A S T S

01. Last person you talked to in person ?
David lol

02. Last person you talked to online?
Emmy

03. Person you talked to on the phone?
Angie last night

04. Person you hugged?
David

05. Person who made you laugh?
Emmy

06. Person you messaged on myspace?
Uh... I don't know

O T H E R

01. Do you get along with your parent(s)?
yeah

C U R R E N T

01. Current Mood:
getting hyper from the massive amounts of coffee....

02. Current hair:
down

03. Current Thing You Ought To Be Doing?
getting ready to leave

04. Current desktop picture?
Jeff Francoeur of the Braves

05. Current music?
Hanson

Oh god, this is the longest survey EVER

2007-08-31T00:16:00.000-04:00

Huge Questionair

What is your name? Krystal

002. Spell your name backwards: latsyrk
003. Date of birth: October 17, 1985
004. Male or female? female
005. Astrological sign: Libra
006. Nicknames: Um... none that anyone uses anymore
007. Occupation?: Student?
008. Height: 5'8"
009. Weight: yeah right like I'm gonna put that...
010. Hair color: dark Brown w/blonde highlights
011. Eye color: hazel
012. Where were you born? Columbus, ohio
013. Where do you reside now? Reynoldsburg, Ohio
014. Age: 21
015. Screen names: Krystalclear2005 or 6
016. E-mail addy: Krystalclear2006 at yahoo dot come
017. What does your screen name stand for: My name and the year I made it
018. What is your MySpace name? Uh... I don't even know...
019. Where did you grow up? Commercial Point, Ohio (technically, Orient, but whatever...)
020. Pets: two dogs and a husband
021. Number of candles you blew out on your last birthday cake? 21... didn't I answer that when I said how old I am? I'm confused...
022. Piercings? ears
023. Tattoo's? none
024. Shoe size: 9 or 10
025. Righty or lefty? Lefty when I write, righty the rest of the time
026. Wearing: pants and a shirt lol
027. Hearing: Hanson on my Ipod
028. Feeling: Nervous (big dentist appointment)
029. Eating/drinking: none

~Friends Stuff~ Which one of your friends is the....

030. Craziest? Linda
031. Loudest? Adeana
032. Nicest? Emmy
033. Bitchiest? Angie lol jk
034. Life of the party? Adeana
035. Jock? None
036. Prep? Emmy
037. Rebel? Danielle
038. Cutest? Um... dunno
039. Best friend of the same sex? Angie, Adeana, Emmy
040. Best friend of the opposite sex?: Aaron
041. Most popular? Emmy
042. Rudest? dunno
043. Most shy? Angie
044. Dumbest? wouldn't be nice to answer that...
045. Smartest? Angie
046. Weirdest? Wow Angie gets a lot of these...
047. Has the best hair? Em
048. Best personality? Adeana lol she's so fun
049. Most talented? Hmm... depends on what... mostly Angie
050. Most ghetto? Definitely Emmy lol jk
051. Most spoiled? dunno
052. Drama queen? EMMY ha ha
053. Pain in the ass? Dave
054. Funniest? Adeana
055. Best advice giver? Angie
056. Druggie? Danielle
057. Most likely to join a cult? Danielle? dunno...
058. Have you lost touch with a good friend recently? Yeah
059. Person you've been friends with the longest? Angie and Adeana
060. How many friends do you have on your buddy list? I dunno not many

~Guys/girls/Love/Kissing/And Other Stuff~
061. Have you ever been in love? yes
062. How many people have you told "I love you"? um... 3?
063. How many people have you been in love with? 2
064. How many people have you kissed? a few
065. Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex? no
066. How many people have you dated? a few
067. What do you look for in a guy/girl? Kindness, passion, sense of humor
068. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex? eyes
069. What type of guy/girl do you usually go for? um... I don't know...
070. Do you have a bf/gf? yeah, and a husband lol jk
071. If so where did you meet them? long story
072. What do you like most about your bf/gf?: He loves my dogs? lol idk
073. Do you have a crush right now? yep.
074. If so who is it? Taylor Hanson
075. Do you believe in love at first sight? No. Lust at first sight. You have to work for love
076. Do you remember your first love? yep
077. Who is the first person you kissed? i dunno
078. Do you believe in fate? sorta, but it's complicated.
079. Do you believe in soul mates? no
080. If so do you believe you'll ever find yours?

~Family Stuff~
104. How many siblings do you have? 1
105. What are your parents names? Barb and Howard
106. What are your siblings names? Becky
107. How many siblings does your mother have? Uh... 3?
108. How many siblings does your father have? um... huh... 5?
109. Where are your parents from? mom-ohio, dad-West Virginia

110. Is your family close? for the most part
111. Does your family get together for holidays? yes
112. Do you have a drunk uncle? no, I have a drunk dad
113. Any medical problems run through your family? yeah, lots
114. Does someone in your family wear a toupee? not that i know of
115. Do you have any nieces or nephews? yeah, 4 nephews *2 on my side, 2 on Dave's
116. Are your parents divorced? no
117. Do you have step parents? No
118. Has your family ever disowned another member of your family? yeah
119. If so for what? I have a half sister, haven't ever seen her, her mom was a bi-atch
120. Did some of your family come to America from another country? we all came from another counrty at some point

~Music Stuff~
121. What song do you swear was written about you or your life? Lots of Hanson ones...
122. What's the most embarrasing cd you own? Queen
123. What's the best cd you own? Mixed Hanson cd
124. What song do you absolutely hate? Anything overplayed
125. Do you sing in the shower? no, but I do in the car
126. What song reminds you of that special someone? Always by Atlantic Starr

HEY, what happened to questions 127-151?????????

~Favorites~
152. Color: pink
153. Food: italian
154. Song: Something going round by Hanson
155. Show: House, NCIS, Friends
156. School subject: English
157. Band/singer: Hanson/Taylor lol
158. Animal: Tiger? Or Dog
159. Outfit? I dunno
160. Radio station: WNCI
161. Movie: Right now probably Shooter
162. Pair of shoes: flip flops
163. Cartoon: sponge bob, Fairly Oddparents
164. Actor: Mark Walhberg
165. Actress: Jennifer Garner
166. Potato chip: Don't really like em
167. Drink: cherry coke
168. Alcholic drink: Margaritas? Or Smirnoff Raspberry
169. Holiday: Christmas
170. Perfume/cologne: This stuff from PacSun
171. Pizza topping: Cheese lol
172. Jello flavor: Eww
173. Lunch meat: Sickly enough, bologna
174. Board game: Boggle?
175. Video game: Spyro
176. Website: Ravelry
177. Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
178. Computer game: CSI
179. Number: No clue
180. Cereal: Honeycomb
181. Comedian: Brian Reagan or Jeff Dunham
182. Dessert: Cheesecake
183. Disney character: Tigger or Mickey
184. Clothing store: Um... don't have one
185. Pasttime: Knitting duh
186. Teacher: Mrs. Reams, High school French
187. Childhood toy: Don't remember
188. Carnival game/ride: yuck carnivals
189. Candy bar: Kitkats
190. Magazine: um... Creative Knitting?
191. Salad dressing: French
192. Thing to do on the weekend: Go to the movies
193. Hot drink: Coffee, Tea
194. Season: Fall
195. Sport to watch: Baseball, College football, woman's tennis
196. Person to talk to online: Angie

~Your Bedroom/Sleeping Habits~
197. What color are your sheets? Cream and red they're ugly
198. What color are your bedroom walls? tan
199. Do you have posters on your wall? no
200. If so of what? If I did Hanson baby! lol
201. Do you have a tv in your bedroom? no
202. How many pillows are on your bed? Four
203. What do you normally sleep in? wouldn't you like to know... lol
204. Describe your favorite pair of pajamas: comfy pants, t-shirt
205. What size bed do you have? queen
206. Do you have a waterbed/bunkbed/daybed? no
207. Do you have your own phone line in your bedroom? no my parents pay for it. *rolls eyes*
208. Do you listen to music while trying to fall asleep? usually
209. Describe the last nightmare you had: you don't want to know
210. Do you sleep with stuffed animals? sometimes
211. How many people can comfortably sleep in your bed? 2
212. Do you sleep in any unusual positions? no
213. Do you have to share your bedroom with a sibling? no just my husband lol
214. Do you snore? i dont think so
215. How about drool? sometimes lol
216. Do you have an alarm clock in your room? Yes
217. What color is the carpet in your room? light cream
218. What's under your bed? nothing I sleep on a mattress on the floor
219. Coke/Pepsi: pepsi
220. Doughnuts/bagels: bagels
221. Day/night: night
222. Wicked witch of the east/wicked witch of the west: east cause she died first lol I don't know!
223. Heaven/hell: Heaven
224. Make love/have sex: have sex unless I'm talking to my mom lol
225. Coffee/tea: coffee usually
226. Hamburgers/hotdogs: hamburgers
227. Rap/rock: rock
228. Britney/Christina: neither
229. Swiss cheese/american cheese: american
230. Real World/Road Rules: neither
231. Backstreet Boys/Nsync: bsb
232. Silver/gold: silver
233. Nike/Adidas: why the hell do I care?
234. McDonalds/Taco Bell: McDonalds
235. Sweet/sour: sweet
236. Punk/emo: neither
237. Hot/cold: hot
238. Winter/summer: Summer
239. Spring/fall: fall
240. Operas/plays: Plays
241. Read/watch tv: depends... can't knit and read so....
242. Cd's/tapes: cds
243. Dvd's/vhs: dvds
244. Old/new: depends
245. Shorts/skirts: shorts
246. Pink/red: pink
247. Colored pictures/black and white photos: colored
248. Meat/vegetables: veggies
249. Mexican food/chinese food: mexican
250. Commercials/infomercials: neither
251. Scary movies/comedies: depends
252. Bikinis/one piece bathing suits: one piece
253. Sandals/tennis shoes: sandals
254. Dogs/cats: dogs
255. Unicorns/fairies: fairies lol
256. Water/land: land
257. Sugar/spice: Sugar
258. Black/white: white
259. Ribbons/bows: Ribbons
260. Chicken/beef: Chicken
261. Colored christmas lights/regular white christmas lights: white
262. Cars/trucks: Cars
263. Austin Powers/James Bond: James Bond
264. Popcorn/pretzels: Popcorn
265. Hip/hop: um...
266. Passionate kiss/peck: depends on who's kissing me lol
267. WWE wrestling/ real wrestling.. neither yuck
268. Back rub/foot massage: back rub
269. Picture frames/photo albums: both
270. Pens/pencils: Pens

~What Is Your Opinion Of The Following~
271. Eminem: annoying
272. Virgins: good morals
273. God: he's... cool?
274. The Osbournes: stupid
275. Reality TV: boring
276. J.Lo: good actress, bad singer
277. Religion: christian
278. Emo music: nah
279. Valentine's Day: eh... big deal
280. Christina Aguilera's comeback: blah
281. Homosexuals: I don't have anything against them
282. Abortion: Pro life
283. Inter-racial relationships: Skin color doesn't change your love for someone.
284. Murder: wrong
285. Death: happens all the time
286. Obesity: it sucks
287. Pre-marital sex: Up to the couple.
288. Terrorism: wrong
289. Pornography: gross
290. Fortune tellers: money collectors
291. Threesomes: well who am I to judge? lol jk
292. Prostitution: sad
293. Politics: stupid
294. Country music: it's ok
295. George W. Bush: he's fine but I'm over him
296. Cloning: stupid
297. Britney's boobs: I've honestly never noticed them...
298. Gas prices in America: ridiculous

~Name Game~ What Do You Think Of When You Hear These Common Names?...
299. Jack: Captain Jack
300. Tiffany: girl from school
301. Ben: Afleck
302. Maria: Sharapova
303. Jennifer: Anistin
304. Nicole: dunno
305. Amy: friend of family sorta
306. Adam: little kid I know
307. Richard: Monica's ex on Friends
308. Justin: my cousin
309. Arnold: football head lol
310. Tom: my uncle
311. Melissa: friend from school
312. Charlotte: nascar racetrack lol
313. Harold: my mom's neighbor
314. John: madden yucky
315. Joel: drummer from band
316. Vanessa: girl from school
317. Michelle: Kwan lol
318: Kevin: Bacon
319. Brent: no clue
320. Jake: kid from two and a half men
321. Billy: my brother in law
322. Sarah: Michelle Geller
323. Natalie: Taylor Hanson's wife, the freak
324. Jerry: Ward from school lol
25. Nick: From CSI
326. Linda: my friend
327. Taylor: Hanson duh
328. Jordan: Taylor Hanson lol
329. Jaime: um... a friend of mine
330. Adrian: no idea

~Have You Ever....~
331. Mooned anyone? no
332. Been on a diet? yes
333. Been to a foreign country? Um... I crossed the border into Canada and back once
334. Broken a bone? uh, yeah
335. Swallowed a tooth/cap/filling? not that i know of
336. Swear at a teacher? I'm sure lol Ms. PAULO
337. Talked to a Myspace member via e-mails or instant messages? yes
338. Got in a fight? not a fist fight...
339. Dated a teacher? yuck
340. Laughed so hard you peed your pants? no
341. Thought about killing your enemy? just once lol
342. Gone skinny dipping? no
343. Met another MySpace member in the flesh? um, just my friends lol
344. Told a little white lie? yes
345. Told a secret you swore not to tell? yeah
346 Used a foreign object to masturbate? ugh no
347. Misused a swear word and it sounded absolutely stupid? idk
348. Been on tv? nope
349. Been on the radio? yeah when I won Shreck Tickets!
350. Been in a mosh pit? nope
351. Been to a concert? Yes
352. Dated one of your best friends? yes
353. Loved someone so much it makes you cry? yeah
354. Deceived somebody close to you? I'm sure lol
355. Broken the law? yes
356. Been to a rodeo? no
357. Been on a talk show? no
358. Been on a game show? no
359. Been on an airplane? yeah scary as hell
360. Got to ride on a firetruck? yeah
361. Came close to dying? yes
362. Cheated on a bf/gf? almost
363. Gave someone a piggy back ride? yes
364. Terrorized a babysitter? not that I remember lol
365. Made a mud pie? no
366. Had a dream that your falling off a cliff? yeah
367. Snuck out of the house at night? no but I snuck in...
368. Been so drunk you don't remember your name? no
369. Had an eating disorder? no
370. Felt like you didn't belong? yes
371. Felt like the 3rd wheel? yes
372. Been made fun of? Yes
373. Done drugs? no
374. Stolen money from a poor person begging on the street? no
375. Had your tonsils removed? yeah
376. Gone to camp? yep girl scouts and band camp
377. Won a bet? yep
378. Written a love letter? yea
379. Gone out of your way to be with the one you love? Is Maine out of the way? yes
380. Written a love poem? yeah
381. Kissed in the rain? lol yes
382. Slow danced with someone you love? yeah
383. Participated in cyber sex? nope
384. Faked an orgasm? um if I did, do you really wanna know?
385. Stolen a kiss? no
386. Asked a friend for relationship advice? yep
387. Had a friend steal your bf/gf? no
388. Watched the sunset/rise with someone you love? yeah
389. Gotten a speeding ticket? yes, ugh, just one
390. Done jail time? no
391. Had to wear a uniform to work? yes
392. Won a trophy? yea
393. Thrown up in public? no
394. Bowled a perfect game? no
395. Failed/got held back? no
396. Got perfect attendance in grade school? once
397. Roasted pumpkin seeds? no
398. Taken ballet lessons? no
399. Attempted suicide? no
400. Cut yourself? yep lol

~Childhood Stuff~
401. Did you play with Barbies? yes
402. Did you own Treasure Trolls? yes
403. Did you watch Beverly Hills 90210? no
404. Did you play Simon? yes
405. Did you watch Fraggle Rock? nope
407. Did you believe there were monsters in your closet or under your bed? yes
408. Did you wear the underwear with the days of the week on them? no
409. Were you shy? yes a little
410. Were you spoiled? not really lol
411. Were you abused? no
412. Did you go to the circus? yes scary lol
413. Did you go to the zoo? Yea
414. Were you in a car accident? yeah
416. Did you cry when you scraped your knee? like I remember, I don't remember what I had for breakfast for god's sake...
417. Were your older cousins mean to you? no..but my older sister was lol and i think I was mean...
418. Did you think slinkies were cool? yeah
419. Did you think the Ninja Turtles really lived in the sewer? yes
420. Were you afraid of the dark? yes
421. Did you have slumber parties? yes
422. Did you have New Kids On The Block sheets, curtains, sleeping bags, dolls and pajamas? no
423. Did you tease your hair out like Tiffany?: who?
424. Did you believe in the Easter Bunny/Santa Claus/ and the Tooth Fairy? yeah, no, no lol don't ask why... the easter bunny scared the crap out of me though...

~Randomness~
425. Do you believe in aliens? no
426. Name 3 things that are next to your computer: phone, camera, baseball schedule
427. Do you have any hidden talents? um... I dunno, I can play some instruments lol idk
428. Do you wish MTV would play music videos? no I don't care
429. If you were to star in a movie, what kind of movie would it be? comedy
430. What would your movie star name be? idk
431. Do you play any sports? no but I'm interested in softball
432. What's the scariest movie you've ever seen? Halloween 5 by myself home alone when I was like, 15
433. What is the best movie you've seen in the theater or rented recently? disturbia, vacancy
434. What is the dumbest movie you've ever seen? hmm... that's a long list. scary movie
435. Do you drive? yes
436. What is your dream car? Pontiac Torrent
437. Do you think you're good looking? idk I guess
438. Do others think you are good looking? idk ask them
439. Would you ever sky dive? no
440. Do you believe in Bigfoot? no
441. How many rooms do you have in your house? bedrooms, 2, altogether... 6?
442. Are you afraid of roller coasters? no
443. Do you believe in God? yes
444. Do you believe in Satan? yes
445. Do you believe there is a heaven? yes
446. Do you believe there is a hell? yes
447. Do you own a pool table? no
448. Do you have a pool? yeah at my apartment lol
449. Do you have a dishwasher in your kitchen? yeah
450. Do you like chocolate? sometimes
451. Who/what is on your 2003 calendar? um... I don't know
452. How many U.S. states have you visited? lots
453. Ever wished on a shooting star? yes
454. Best Halloween costume you ever wore? dunno
455. Do you carry any weapons on you? no
456. What is your weakness? love
457. Name something you can't get enough of: Hanson, Knitting
458. Describe yourself in 3 adjectives: lazy, funny, loving
459. How many kids do you want to have? 2
460. Future daughters names: dunno
461. Future sons names: Joshua
462. What is your ideal way to die? in my sleep
463. How do you release stress? if I'm really stressed I go driving
464. Are you a trendy person? i dont think so
465. Are you an artistic person? not really
466. Are you a realistic person? sometimes
467. Do you un-tie your shoes every time you take them off? no
468. Are you a strong person? depends on what way
469. Are you a strong willed person? sometimes
470. Who is the last person to e-mail you? Adeana
471. Who is the last person to IM you? Emmy
472. Do you hate chain e-mails? yeah
473. Are you a deep sleeper? sometimes
474. Are you a good story teller? I think so
475. What do you believe is your best quality? good listener?
476. What is your greatest accomplishment? Knitting my first sock? lol um... I don't know
477. Do you like to burn candles or incense? Candles
478. Do you do yoga? no
479. Do you have your own credit card? yeah
480. Let's say you win the lotto. What do you do with all that money? buy a tour bus! lol Angie...
481. Do you have a check book? yea
482. Do you like your driver's license picture? not really
483. Do you tan easily? sometimes
484. What color is your hair naturally? dark brown
485. How many fillings do you have? a couple
486. How many cavities did you have at your last dentist visit? a couple lol
487. Worst feeling in the world? being in love with someone and being unable to do anything about it
488. Best feeling in the world? that moment when you get that thing out of your teeth you've been picking at all day lol!
489. Is the glass half empty or half full? half full
490. Last thing you downloaded? uh... the empn for school
491. Do you catch yourself using online terms in your real life? no
492. What do you think people think of you? I dunno, geek?
493. Are you a likeable person? yeah
494. Do you need therapy? oh yeah lol
495. Do you take medication for a chemical imbalance? no
496. What is the best way to be proposed to? I had a dream that Taylor Hanson proposed to me on stage lol I dunno though
497. What kind of movie would you star in? comedy didn't I answer that once?
498. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP? No, Upsex
499. What are you thinking? God I wanna go to bed already!
500. What's your favorite phrase: Snowflake! lol or... "In London!?!"

So funny...

2007-08-30T17:47:00.000-04:00

Somebody from California apparently wrote the top part, but somebody from OHIO came back and put them on their asses at the bottom. just read all of it! lol

CALIFORNIA:

- I can wear sandals all year long

- I go to the Beach - not "down to the shore"

-Our chicks are WAYYYY hotter than yours. Well...Miami can hang.

- I say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro" and I say them often

- I know what real cheese & avocados taste like

-Everyone smokes weed and its no big deal

-We'll roll up 40 deep when something goes down.

-I live next door to Mexicans, but we call them Americans!

-All the porn you watch is made here, cause we're better and that's how it is

- I don't get snow days off because there's only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear

- I know 65 mph really means 100

- When someone cuts me off, they get the horn and the finger and high speed chase 'cause we don't fuck around on the road

- The drinking age is 21 but everyone starts at 14 (legally 18 if you live close enough to the border)

- My governor can kick your governors ass

- I can go out at midnight

-You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you're from, you give your area code

- I might get looked at funny by locals when I'm on vacation in their state, but when they find out I'm from California I turn into a Greek GOD

- We don't stop at stop signs... we do a "California roll"
No cop no stop baby!

- I can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day

- All the TV shows you "other" states watch get filmed here

- We're the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State.....GOLDEN!!!

- We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them)

- I have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means MY opinion means more than yours, which means I'm better than you [jeez.... hahaha]

- The best athletes come from here

*******IF YOU'RE FROM CALIFORNIA, REPOST THIS*************IF YOU'RE NOT, GO SIT IN A CORNER AND CRY******

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Ohio:

Ahem... So.. Um.. yeah... I read this, and thought I would reply...

Hey... California listen up... Ohio is where its at!

- I too can wear sandals all year long... plus I can put on boots to stomp your toes and I won't even stick out.

- You may be able to go to the "beach" instead of the "shore"... but can you go to the drive thru "Beer Barn?" What now surfer boy?

- You're chicks aren't way hotter than ours... they are almost equal... and that's only due to silicone, saline, botox, lasers and hair dye... We have the real ones and they can beat yours up.

- We're taught to say "Yes Sir" and "Yes Ma'am" and respect our elders because of it. We also say "Howdy" and "fixin" and "Yall" are pretty much recognized right away anywhere in the world :) We're famous

- You may know what real cheese and avocados taste like... but I know what 100% Grade A Angus Beef tastes like. Who wants avocados and cheese when you can have steak and potatoes?

- Haha... who do you think grows the weed and sells it to you?

- Why roll 40 deep when something goes down if 5 corn fed country boys can get the job done...

- I live next door to Americans, but we call them Mexicans

- Why would you brag about not getting snow days off?

- - When someone cuts me off, they get run over by my big ass truck, then I give them the finger and tell them to go back to California.

- The drinking age is 21, but if you aren't chasing the beer by 1 yr old... you're behind.

- You can go out at midnight? That's nice, I haven't even come home by then.

- OK... you said,"You judge people based on what area code they live in, and when asked where you're from, you give your area code" and as hard as I try I have no idea what you're talking about... I think you're watching too much TV.

- Yeah, you'll definitely get looked at funny when you come to visit but we have another name for you pretty boys, and its not Greek, its french.

- Of course you don't stop at stop signs... none of you can drive.

- You can pick up Real Mexican food 24 hours a day huh... well I can swing by home depot and pick up 24 Real Mexicans anytime of day. Can you say catering?

- Football is a religion, not a sport

- In Ohio, football means football, not soccer.

- Ohio is the best!

- in Ohio, most of our Mexicans are illegal... yea.... what now...????

Come on Ohio Show Your Colors! Repost!

Loksins update, and Emmy and I

2007-08-29T23:00:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I finished the heel flap and I turned the heel on Loksins number 1. I'm working on the gussets now. See?

Alright so that's a horrible, horrible picture. Here are some better ones.

Or... at least it's a good picture of Emmy... ok, HERE'S a better picture. It's just Emmy. Much better lol.

Emmy and I hung out today and we took about a hundred pictures of ourselves together before we finally realized it wasn't going to work and we needed Dave to take pictures for us. So that's how these pictures happened. I'm gonna go work some more on the gussets and watch some TV.

Loksins get a turn

2007-08-29T15:01:00.000-04:00

Ok, so I am FINALLY switching to a new project. I decided yesterday to give Icarus one more day... namely because I love it so much that I couldn't put it down. I decided to give something else a turn today because I was afraid I'd get burnt out on Icarus... and that would be horrible. I mean, I love it so much... Anyway, so today's 48 hours is all about Loksins. I started these a LONG time ago... and got distracted. So now I'm finishing. It says to do 9 pattern repeats before the heal, and I only did three, because I don't like my socks that long. I'm working on the heel flap now. Wanna see? Too bad. I'm not takin a picture because it looks almost exactly the same as it did before. I will, however, show you the old picture of it.

See? Looks the same. :-D

Time for something new

2007-08-28T14:36:00.000-04:00

Ok, so at the end of 72 hours with Icarus (I gave it more than 48 because it deserved it... after all, I didn't spend much time with it the first 48...) it looks... pretty much the same as it did before, only bigger with more pattern repeats. So I didn't bother with a picture. I don't know how I'm going to spend time away from Icarus. I mean... I love the yarn so much... it's so soft... seriously, you have to try Jaggerspun Zephyr. It's amazing. Anyway...

I got some new partylite in the mail yesterday. Meet the partylite global fusion multi votive centerpiece. It's the new piece for 2007. Here is is on my TV, which is it's at least temporary home...

And here it is lit. It's so pretty... i love it. A lot.

Okay, now, on to 20 more minutes with Icarus... and then loksins. Then, after 48 hours (or 2, depending on how long I can keep myself away from Icarus...) I'll probably go back to it. Or maybe I should work on my mystery stole...

My 48 hours with Icarus...

2007-08-26T22:40:00.000-04:00

... Looks like this.
That didn't go as well as I'd hoped. Or even as well as I had figured it would go (which was bad...) this is all I have. I still have till 3 tomorrow... but I think I might give it another day. I've been having tooth pain so bad I wanted to die. Not to mention the pain in my ass that I live with... we're not going there. Yesterday we had tornado warnings and sirens going off. Here's a picture of the sky before the sirens went off...

Then later, I took a video of these rotating clouds. It won't let me post it on blogger... but I was ready to boogie on into the interior hallway of my apartment.

At the Zoo again, part 2

2007-08-26T13:18:00.001-04:00

Ok, so this is the last seriously picture heavy post for a while, I promise. These are the rest of the pictures from when Emmy and I went to the Zoo. Firs,t the grizzly bears. There's two of them here.

It looks like just one doing something weird with it's body and head or something... but it's really two. You can see them better here.

These guys are just... huge.

Here's a picture to see how big their feet are. My hand doesn't even cover half of it.

We also saw Mexican wolves, but no Timber Wolves. I found this really interesting cause I got to watch their body language and know what it means. I think she was the alpha female. When the others approached her, they had their tails and ears down.

This guy was seriously close to the glass. When I moved I spooked him.

And this one is just being cute.

Look! A big kitty! (I think it's a puma...)

And here's the Rhino. There was also a Rhino outside but he blended in with the wall so I didn't take his picture.

And here's Bodhi, the baby Elephant. I took lots of pictures of him because he's so cute. I'm not gonna caption all of them. He was the only elephant we saw though.

Stealing from the Harlot

2007-08-25T15:56:00.000-04:00

I'm stealing an idea from the yarn harlot here. I think I'm going to spend 48 hours with each project. So, I started working on Icarus today at like, 3, so I'll work on it until Monday at 3. Then I'll work on something else (maybe I'll split two days up with something excessively boring, like, the multi-directional and noro scarves). Then in 48 hours maybe I'll work on a pair of socks (say, loksins... seriously, haven't worked on them in ages...) or maybe I'll start my mom's christmas present socks (Yeah right, like I have another 25 dollars to spend on sock yarn this month... I just spent 40 dollars on Icarus for pete's sake...) So, I thought I'd post really quickly to see how that works out. Probably horribly... but let's do this thing.

My new addi turbos, and when not to work on lace

2007-08-25T14:50:00.000-04:00

So, yesterday, after getting my yarn in the mail and finding that it was the same size (almost exactly) as my merino-oro, I decided to go ahead and use size threes on Icarus, just like they say. I mean, I already know I like the look of it. The problem: here's a list of the size threes I have. One pair 3 three 16 inch addis (In MS3). One pair of size three straight needles (in the party lace scarf) and one pair size three dpns (Which obviously I can't use on this project...) So... I bought some addi turbo lace needles. And I LOVE them, with their red cable and gold needles and they're so pointy and perfect... I bought them from the yarn market which is right down the street so I don't have to worry about shipping. (By the way-they let me see their warehouse and let me just say... Oh. My. God.) Last night I caste on and worked the set up rows for the chart. I love the feel of this yarn, it just glides through my fingers and it's so soft... I love this project.

See the needles? Aren't they gorgeous? And here's a close up of the... pathetic 8 rows I have done on Icarus.

And now, for the second part of my post. It's short, but I think you get the point. Never ever, under any circumstances, watch a scary or intense movie while knitting lace. Ever. I'm gonna go work on Icarus now.

Icarus!

2007-08-24T13:19:00.000-04:00

I just had to post really quick... I wish you could all see the beauty that is this yarn. No, not see it. FEEL it. Oh, God, so soft... so... mmm... Here's what I saw when I opened the package...

And the yarn out of the baggies...

And look, they sent me a price list and color card...

I'm in love with this yarn. Must... buy... lace... needles...