Devan got pink eye! I had to miss my first Tuesday (hectic print day, so I'm told) at my new job. Kind of a bummer (that I'm sure I'll be pleased about, once I've experienced a Tuesday.
Working both jobs does take a toll on me. I'm so tired today. Even Jon's "mean cup-o-joe" didn't help. My eyes are just itching to close (or maybe I'm getting the pink eye)
I'm seriously too tired to think about telling ya'll anything else.
I'm at work. WORK. It's 4:35pm and I'm at work. You may be scratching your head and wondering why. Well, I'll tell you why.
I got a new job! I'm working 9-5 at another newspaper and it's a pretty sweet job. It's a bigger paper with um, *ahem* better style than the other one. Today's my first day and I already like it alot. I'm still at my other job for now.. I don't know if they'll want me to stay on since my hours have had to change recently. We shall see. That's it for now, I've got to get back to my etchasketch and wikapedia widgets (oh i love dashboard!) - tootles.
ALOT is going on. That's all I can say right now because I have to get up very early tomorrow and for the rest of my life. I will tell you about it later.
In the meantime I will leave you with 2 photos. My dear husband and my sweetie pie daughter modeling hats I knit for a special person in our lives who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The first hat was knit in Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK and the second (unblocked in the photo) was knit in Debbie Bliss Pure Silk. Both patterns can be found at Head Huggers
First of all. I think I want a haircut like Heidi's!
What do you think??
Today I went to the Yarn Loft and got some of that newish Debbie Bliss Pure Silk yarn. Totally awesome, luxurious stuff. I am knitting this hat for someone special. I wanted it to be really soft and feminine, and Pure Silk has this great luster to it, and it's well, silky soft.
Here's a glimpse of some of the projects I've been working on lately:
The wisteria colored fabric is the lace edged hat that I talked about before, The gray mass of stockinette is Jon's Avast sweater sleeve (number 2 - I've been mindlessly knitting them while I watch Grey's Anatomy. I like it when my knitting coordinates with my tv shows. I'm knitting Avast in Cascade 220, charcoal - cuz I don't really like Plymouth Galway)The creamy colored thing is a really sooooft alpaca scarf in a simple seed stitch. It's for me. I started knitting it while watching House on DVD. I'm about 3.5 feet into it. I'm knitting it out of Plymouth Baby Grande Alpaca (100% alpaca and totally soft) in color 100.
In other news, my kid is adorable:
She's in karate. She was too sick to go today, so she'll have 2 lessons this week. As soon as she puts that uniform on she's all business. Karate is serious, people.
But today, she's under the weather. She spent 2 days home from school with me pretty much doing this the whole time:
And one more thing guys. Is it just me, or are He-Man & She-Ra both incredibly homoerotic, when you rewatch them as an adult?
(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.
