Just a couple pics of little Doodle to keep you entertained until I have something interesting to talk about. Hey, that little pink sweater looks familiar... (if you weren't aware, it's the pink Debbie Bliss Molly sweater that I made Devan back in November)
And oh what the hell, here's a picture of Jon, since he was standing there with cute hair.
Well, I'm off to bed, I must nap you know. I don't feel good and I have to work tonight.
Because I'm too embarrassed to even talk about the socks that I'm supposed to have finished this weekend, I've got another topic. Today I had my camera (pos) at work with me and I decided to take a couple pictures.
Ok. Here's where the magic happens. Just kidding. Nothing of interest happens here, except that I read e-mails, talk on the phone, eat candy, and yell at my computer over here. I tend to hop around to other computers.
This computer is where I screw around with photo shop. Photos come in from Herald photographers, as well as from the AP, and sometimes they suck. This is where I fix them and sharpen them up. This is the best location in composing/ad services. It's really quiet over here, and dark. Unfortunately, someone else works here during the week.
Here's an ad that I'm working on. The reason I'm able to show it to you without getting fired is because just after taking this photo, the mac crashed and the ad was lost. I've got no doubt that someone else will take the assignment and create something totally different, as mine kind of sucked ass anyways. Moving on.
This is the newsroom. At night there aren't many reporters here, but there are plenty of editors. I stay as far away from this room as humanly possible.
This is Cafe Herald. I used to like this room. Now it, too, is on my "avoid" list. The smell of burned popcorn still lingers in the air - since someone burned popcorn a few weeks ago. Ugh. Worst smell ever.
Ok, here are 2 pics of the press -- sorry, I didn't want to get closer. You see it's best not to give these guys any reason to tease you, because they will. relentlessly. So I didn't want them to think I was weird by taking a bunch of pictures. These only show 1 side of the press. I took them from this room upstairs where there's a window down into the press room. The press is actually pretty cool. I still haven't grown tired of watching it run.
So that's it for today. I'm working on the socks. I had to rip out one heel this weekend because things weren't coming together correctly. I'm mad at myself for not finishing them on time, but you see I'm a very busy important lady now (haha) so knitting doesn't get the attention it used to.
Aside from the fact that they are generally insane, the other problem is they have a tendency to not know what they want -- at least the ones I know.
I'm so sick of guys praising you like you're a goddess, saying how fucking great you are, that you give them butterflies, or that you are the best thing that's happened to them...yet they don't want to be with you.
What the hell is up with that? Seriously. F dudes. Give me hugh grant/colin firth movies, some lovely yarn & needles, and some chocolate and I'll be just FINE.
Life is so complicated. I feel so screwed up inside. I have no idea anymore what's going on with anything, and I have no time to think, because between parenting, sleeping, and working (working seems to be the easiest of the 3) I have no time to just sit and figure out what I want.
I tell you what I DO want... I want a chance to finish my sockapalooza socks. I'm officially a sockapaLOSER. Sorry sock pal. I'm almost done. Life is so hectic, I hope you understand:(
PS. The previous entry is a song by Fiona Apple and it's beautiful and I love it and if downloading it weren't illegal, I'd encourage you to do that.
You’ll never see the courage I know
Its colors’ richness won’t appear within your view
I’ll never glow - the way that you glow
Your presence dominates the judgements made on you
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you
You’ll say you understand, but you don’t understand
You’ll say you’d never give up seeing eye to eye
But never is a promise, and you can’t afford to lie
You’ll never touch - these things that I hold
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
You’ll never feel the heat of this soul
My fever burns me deeper than I’ve ever shown - to you
You’ll say, don’t fear your dreams, it’s easier than it seems
You’ll say you’d never let me fall from hopes so high
But never is a promise and you can’t afford to lie
You’ll never live the life that I live
I’ll never live the life that wakes me in the night
You’ll never hear the message I give
You’ll say it looks as though I might give up this fight
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch, I see from greater heights
I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you
You’ll say you understand, you’ll never understand
I’ll say I’ll never wake up knowing how or why
I don’t know what to believe in, you don’t know who I am
You’ll say I need appeasing when I start to cry
But never is a promise and I’ll never need a lie
I'm finally starting to realize that what I'm doing isn't going to work. I want to go home. I want my mom to take care of me. :(
Well I'm at work and I have no idea if I'm allowed to even do this... I'm living on the edge. I should go make myself some tea. I'm bored as hell.. no ads, no pages, no nothing. No one is e-mailing me and I don't have IM here, so I'm destined to be bored. Maybe sunday I'll bring a book or a magazine or something.
I'm feeling completely negative about everything right now. Tomorrow is Jon's aunt's birthday. I'm gonna go there, then I'm gonna go home and probably sit around and be sad. Jon's not going. He has to work (as usual.) I have been eating like shit lately and my stupid jeans are all too baggy. It's nice to lose weight, but not so nice to not have any clothes that fit. Frump city.
I hit my head last night on the side of a door, and I have this giant knot above my eyebrow. It hurts like ...damn I don't even know what. Added to that is the cold I am getting which came with a headache I didn't even have to pay extra for. Sweet deal. I
Wowwy wow wow (that's my christopher walken, if you were wondering...)the editors were 15 minutes early tonite.... Someone pinch me.
In other news... When I get home tonight, I'm kicking Jon out. Then I'm going to turn off my phone, throw my laptop against the wall, and sleep. I'm sick of being alone...but I am not going to be anyone's leftovers or anyone's afterthought. Sorry boys. Maybe it's the headache talking....maybe I'll change my mind tomorrow, but right now, I'm just tired.
Did I ask too much
More than a lot
You gave me nothing
Now it's all I got
We're one
But we're not the same
Well we
Hurt each other
Then we do it again
You say
Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law
You ask me to enter
But then you make me crawl
And I can't be holding on
To what you got
When all you got is hurt
The weather is bad today. I don't want to drive to work. If I had a few more dogs, or maybe 1 more dog with the same amount of energy as Lily, I could harness them up and get to work via sled dog.
I swear to you, I've had the same headache for 5 days. It refuses to leave me.
I'm sweatin' my sock pal socks. It's taking longer than I'd hoped. Signing up for this knit-along, I had no idea how dramatically my life would change,--ahhhh let's not dwell on that---I'm bound and determined to finish these bad boys. They're awesome. I'm so glad I picked up 2 extra balls of the same colorway for myself. (that's thinking ahead.)
Hopefully work will not be annoying tonight. Last night there was a biggggg mistake. Someone screwed up (wasn't me) bigtime. Page A5 didn't exist. I had to run a full page house ad instead. uh oh. :( Please o please let things be straightforward tonight! I made some pretty ads. One for Hampton House restaurant is very pretty and colorful. I love it. (someone will probably say it's too colorful and then mess with it.)
Maybe if I find my batteries I'll post a picture or 2 sometime soon...
Your sorry eyes cut through the bone
They make it hard to leave you alone
Leave you here wearing your wounds
Waving your guns at somebody new
Baby you're lost
Baby you're lost
Baby you're a lost cause
There's too many people you used to know
They see you coming they see you go
They know your secrets and you know theirs
This town is crazy; nobody cares
Baby you're lost
Baby you're lost
Baby you're a lost cause
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause
There's a place where you are going
You ain't never been before
No one left to watch your back now
No one standing at your door
That's what you thought love was for
Baby you're lost
Baby you're lost
Baby you're a lost cause
I'm tired of fighting
I'm tired of fighting
Fighting for a lost cause
Well, I'll tell you why. Jon woke me up. This morning I got home from work, and there were all these cool gadgets on the kitchen counter. Sometimes Jon works for a client called Isi, which originates in Austria (I think.) They are the makers of those ORKA silicone oven mits and stuff. A couple years ago, I got a bunch of free ORKA oven mits and potholders. (I got pink ones, and they're not available in the US so I am special.) Well, now they make pans and utensils too, and they gave jon all these free ones. I got a few different pans and utensils and they're all cool and exciting. I tried to find a link for these new dishes and utensils but maybe they're not released yet? They're really cool, and the food just pops out of them because they're flexible.
So yea, Jon woke me up to ask me how I liked everything. I mumbled something about it being futuristic and exciting and he thought that was pretty funny, and made me clarify what I meant. Then I asked him to borrow his debit card, (remember, mine got eaten by the ATM in Newton) and instead he left me cash because I have no milk and I am hungry for cereal.
Work was good last night. Today I have to work on my mac (at home) and draw some puzzle pieces for an ad, and take them in for tonight. It should only take a few minutes, but I am annoyed because I drew them last night at work already. But the stupid file doesn't work.
I get paid today, people!
Oh yea, one more thing. My Dr.'s office called a few days ago and left a message that they want to go over test results with me.(not the kind of thing they'd call about if stuff was ok) Unfortunately their office isn't open again til today after 1pm, so I'm kind of agonizing over finding out these results. Wish me luck guys. Healthwise, this past summer up until now has been the worst time ever, and it would suck for things to get any worse.
Sorry, I've been extraordinarily busy w/ my new job (that I really enjoy..REALLY!) and I am confused about everything in the world. So confused, in fact, that I don't even want to talk about anything. What I am trying to say is that this post is going to end very soon, and I'm not sure how long it will take me to get myself together enough to make a proper one.
Sock pal, don't worry, I haven't forgotten you. I've been obesessing again (and that's never good.) I've started 4 different socks, and second-guessed myself about 80 times. Listen lady, I think you'll like the socks I'm making even if they're not fancy or patterned. What they lack in fanciness, they make up for in usefulness and comfiness, and omg-a-hand-knitted-present-ness. OK? Works for me, I just convinced myself on which socks I'm finishing.
Unfortunately for me, I haven't gotten to work on my sweater, my piggy, or any other projects. You know and I know that I've got a stash to be reckoned with, and it calls to me... in the wee hours of the morning, it says "wake up.....can you hear me?.....i peed in my bed...." oh wait that is Devan. Oh well. More later, dudes.
(Nov 19)
I've been asked to make a Christmas wish list, so here it is. Click on
Santa to view it!
(Dec 11)
I am unable to sleep, so I took time to make the blog archives work. of course, images that were on old yahoo server do not work anymore (read: anything before April 2005) so you'll have to use your imagination. Check the sidebar for a link if you're interested.
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(Nov 22)
There. I finally did it. Now go buy me stuff:)
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(Nov 7)Take note of the changes along the right sidebar. I've been reading blogs, and that, of course, means joining knitalongs!
However my next task (which will be my next announcement)
is to create a holiday wishlist, as there have been several people asking for one.
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(Aug 6) Hi guys, How cute is this: I have a new little niece!! Bryan and Mandie's little girl was born last Sunday (I think)
and in the spirit of utter ridiculousness, I give you, Madelyn dancing.
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(June
1) Here is a little picture. Obviously, these are BF5 lyrics.
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(May
23) Sup dudes? I was kinda bored last night, so I made a picture.
again. only tell me if you like it. I have a fragile ego.
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(May
14) Going through a wave of depression. Don't feel like
doing anything except artwork. Here are a couple
pictures I made. You may have seen them, since they're
meant for my websites. If you've seen them as background
images, excuse the tiling, I'm fixing it when I feel
like it.
if you like them, let me know. if you don't, keep it to
yourself.
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(April 28) Ok... I've been on hiatus. Bear with me and
my broken links and pictures while I move all my junk
around.
Life is good and I'm glad my site is working again.
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(Jan 11) Due to real life
pals/family complaining about how little real life
content there is in this journal, I'm going to make a
real effort to include that stuff, and not just knitting
stuff. I hope this pleases you guys.
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(Jan 10) Today is the
anniversary of my Grampa's death. We still miss you so
much.
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(Jan 4) Congratulations
Michael & Tiffany!!
Welcome to the family,
Tif!
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(Dec 30) Just two quick
notes today:
1. We've got another
completed Casey's Coat.
click to see Vito!
2. I'll be out of town
for about 3 weeks. My brother, Mike, is getting married!
After that I'm going to be house sitting for my mom
while she is out of town. This will not have an affect
on you or my blogging, I just felt like sharing.
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(Dec 2) My brother has
been making me some pretty cool knitting charts. I think
they're mighty awesome and I'm trying to figure out a
project I can use them for. They're pdf files, except
the first one (which is actually not his design, it's
the work of someone on myspace.com) so go ahead and have
at them. If he makes many more charts, I'll disable the
links and offer the chart patterns for a small fee via
paypal, because, after all, it is his art work and he
deserves compensation!
click the images to view full sized charts: 2nd & 3rd images ?2004 R. Wuebker
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(Nov 28)My little sister is a knittin' fool. We shopped
all over for some good needles for her. She's been using
these kids plastic-y needles that I find to be really
uncomfortable and annoying. We tried some aluminum
needles but they were too slick and long. We finally
settled on some Clover Bamboo needles and from what I
have heard, she likes them the best. She's working on a
lavender scarf. I'll have my mom take a pic so I can
post it here.
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(Nov 28) I'm back! Christmas Knitting and yarn stash
enhancement is in full effect in this house. There's a
new(?) Knitting/Fabric store in the town my mom lives
in. It's called Sew Krazy. image is property of sew-krazy.com
They are currently squeezed in a tiny location just
chock full of amazing stuff! They have a whole shelf of
Kaffe Fasset fabrics, which you know I loved. They
had lots of yarn by Rowan and Brown Sheep. They didn't
have any Debbie Bliss. The shop is working on expanding
in a new location, equipped with a beautiful fireplace
(My mom and I peeked through a hole in the door) and
it's HUGE. This place was great and there's a cafe
called Muddy Waters next door. So this place will be
perfect to sit down, relax, drink coffee, and knit by
the fireplace when I go out to visit for 3 weeks in
January. The building is also really beautiful and
contains many other interesting shops. Check it out if
you're ever nearby.
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(Nov 18)Last year for Christmas, Mr. Handsome gave me an
EZ Stir. If you haven't got a clue what an easy-stir
is, (consider yourself lucky) it's a device that
attaches to your pots and pans and stirs your sauces for
you! Ingenious! I have still not taken the EZ Stir out
of its package. This year, I thought I'd make it easy on
my husband and anyone else who wishes to shower me with
gifts.
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(Nov 17)Looking for unique cards to send out this
Holiday season?
Check out
Loobylu
and Darling
Studio for some fabulous and unique holiday cards.
