So apparently I lack the ability to remember to blog! ;P
I finished my brother's hat just in time for Christmas. I wound up not using the Brangelina Hat pattern, because the brim turned out to be twice the size it needed to be - I'm not sure if there was an error in the pattern or what, but it was gigantic. My mom helped me to re-do the hat by measuring my head (because my brother and I have similarly-shaped heads), measuring the gauge, and casting on enough stitches to the measurements. It turned out great, and he loves it. I might make him a Jayne hat next, when I get a chance to buy the right colours of yarn. A Jayne hat, for those who don't know, is a hat from the series Firefly, worn by the character Jayne Cobb and knit by his mother. I'd forgotten all about the hat, since I hadn't watched Firefly in a while, but I found the clip where the hat appears on YouTube...
I think I've seen some Jayne hats made in Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, so I might make one out of that for my brother - that way it'll be plenty warm. I made his toque out of Thick & Quick, so I know it works good for hats.
I also made an earwarmer for the Harry Potter Knit and Crochet House Cup (otherwise known as HPKCHC). It turned out to be a bit tall, but I may try shrinking it in the wash. Either way, it covers my ears, and it can double as a cowl, so I'm not too worried - I'm just a little bit disappointed that it turned out that tall.
I was hoping to knit another object for House Cup, but I'm not sure if I have enough time. I might just work on my Ravenclaw scarf - I'm close to finishing it anyway.
In other news, Christmas went well for me. I got a drop spindle and some roving (yay!) from my parents, as well as sewing books, a book and DVD on spinning, sock-knitting DVDs, the sixth season of Doctor Who, and other lovely things. My brother gave me a PS2 and two PS1 games, and he's letting me borrow some PS2 games until I can buy my own. My sister gave me an aromatherapy bag that she made herself, some books, and some LUSH products.
And so, I draw this post to a close. Hopefully I'll post again soon :)
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, July 2, 2010
YEAH!!!
The Netherlands beat Brazil in the World Cup!!!! :D
Also, here's a picture of the dishcloth:
Cute, right? :) I love how the corner striped. I'm quite proud of this little cloth.
The new HPKCHC assignments have been posted, and I'm trying to decide what to make. There are a bunch of assignments that I like, so it's tough to decide on what to attempt first. The month is still young, though.
Also, the new items got added to the library catalog yesterday, so right at 6:00 I raced upstairs to fire up my computer. I went through the new CDs first, and they had added a couple of Freddie Mercury albums and a Queen album that I had sent in purchase requests for, so that made me happy. They also added a live Sting album, which I reserved. After that I went through the DVDs and found lots to reserve: Cop Out, a Peanuts collection, the fourth season of Doc Martin, Skellig (which is based on a really good book by David Almond - I highly recommend it)... I think there was one or two other DVDs, but I can't remember the names. I didn't reserve a lot of books, just a couple of knitting books and a National Geographic book.
Some idiots were in the alley yesterday setting off fireworks in broad daylight. Yes, daylight. It started at around 11:30 in the morning, I think. One of them actually made me jump while I was on my computer.
That's all, I think.
Also, here's a picture of the dishcloth:
Cute, right? :) I love how the corner striped. I'm quite proud of this little cloth.
The new HPKCHC assignments have been posted, and I'm trying to decide what to make. There are a bunch of assignments that I like, so it's tough to decide on what to attempt first. The month is still young, though.
Also, the new items got added to the library catalog yesterday, so right at 6:00 I raced upstairs to fire up my computer. I went through the new CDs first, and they had added a couple of Freddie Mercury albums and a Queen album that I had sent in purchase requests for, so that made me happy. They also added a live Sting album, which I reserved. After that I went through the DVDs and found lots to reserve: Cop Out, a Peanuts collection, the fourth season of Doc Martin, Skellig (which is based on a really good book by David Almond - I highly recommend it)... I think there was one or two other DVDs, but I can't remember the names. I didn't reserve a lot of books, just a couple of knitting books and a National Geographic book.
Some idiots were in the alley yesterday setting off fireworks in broad daylight. Yes, daylight. It started at around 11:30 in the morning, I think. One of them actually made me jump while I was on my computer.
That's all, I think.
Friday, May 14, 2010
'Nother recap
Sorry for not posting. Still a bit busy.
Mom and I made some progress with cleaning/organizing yesterday. We went through a storage tub of books and magazines and put some aside for a yard sale, then we went through the cookbooks. We still have to clean off the dining room table, though - hopefully in a week or two, I'll be able to do my GED work at the table.
Speaking of GED work, I haven't done that in a couple of weeks, and Mom got on my case about it again. The only places I can work are in the living room (which is noisy) and my room. My room is the basement, so I hear everybody's footsteps, which is rather annoying. Plus, my table is a tip, and it's cold down there, AND I have two storage bins (one for yarn, one for blankets) to work around, AND there's a cat tunnel thing I have to work around. So yeah, GED stuff can wait a bit. I can't take the prep courses until the fall anyway!
I also haven't knit in a few days, which is a bit odd. I started a dishcloth for one of the HPKCHC assignments (which I probably already mentioned), and it's nearly halfway done, I think.
I watched the season finale of The Vampire Diaries last night, and it was EPIC :)
ETA: I moved my 'Links' box up below the 'Books I'm Reading' box, and added a link to this blog's commenting guidelines. Please read them before you comment. Thanks! :)
Mom and I made some progress with cleaning/organizing yesterday. We went through a storage tub of books and magazines and put some aside for a yard sale, then we went through the cookbooks. We still have to clean off the dining room table, though - hopefully in a week or two, I'll be able to do my GED work at the table.
Speaking of GED work, I haven't done that in a couple of weeks, and Mom got on my case about it again. The only places I can work are in the living room (which is noisy) and my room. My room is the basement, so I hear everybody's footsteps, which is rather annoying. Plus, my table is a tip, and it's cold down there, AND I have two storage bins (one for yarn, one for blankets) to work around, AND there's a cat tunnel thing I have to work around. So yeah, GED stuff can wait a bit. I can't take the prep courses until the fall anyway!
I also haven't knit in a few days, which is a bit odd. I started a dishcloth for one of the HPKCHC assignments (which I probably already mentioned), and it's nearly halfway done, I think.
I watched the season finale of The Vampire Diaries last night, and it was EPIC :)
ETA: I moved my 'Links' box up below the 'Books I'm Reading' box, and added a link to this blog's commenting guidelines. Please read them before you comment. Thanks! :)
Monday, March 1, 2010
I should be working in my GED book.
But instead, I'm blogging. I know Mom's gonna yell at me to work in my GED book soon, but I don't care. I can work on my GED in the evening if I want.
I didn't finish for the Ravelympics, which was a bummer. But hey, you can't win 'em all.
I've been trying to come up with a project for the Potions assignment for HPKCHC, and I think I've got one in mind: a headband. The assignment is to make something that protects you against evil, so a headband would protect against the evil of flyaway locks... right?
I watched Ghost yesterday. It's a really good movie. Patrick Swayze was really handsome ;) I was a little sad when he died, though not as heartbroken as a lot of people because I didn't know his work that well.
I might do some writing later. I'm itching to finish my ghost hunters story, and now I want to finish my Labyrinth fanfiction. I think I'll work on the fanfiction today...
I didn't finish for the Ravelympics, which was a bummer. But hey, you can't win 'em all.
I've been trying to come up with a project for the Potions assignment for HPKCHC, and I think I've got one in mind: a headband. The assignment is to make something that protects you against evil, so a headband would protect against the evil of flyaway locks... right?
I watched Ghost yesterday. It's a really good movie. Patrick Swayze was really handsome ;) I was a little sad when he died, though not as heartbroken as a lot of people because I didn't know his work that well.
I might do some writing later. I'm itching to finish my ghost hunters story, and now I want to finish my Labyrinth fanfiction. I think I'll work on the fanfiction today...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
D'you know what it's like?
I'm listening to 'All Revved Up With No Place to Go' by Meatloaf. The title of this post is a line from the song.
I'm a little on edge right now, so I'm listening to music that will calm me down. I've had a rotten day for the most part.
It started this morning when I checked my e-mail and got another a message from Stephen (youth group leader) saying that the group was planning a charity potluck for Haiti - which is great, but I wish I'd had a little more notice. I calmed down fairly quickly and proceeded to Facebook and Ravelry.
Then I got an e-mail from the office manager that was sent to the entire youth group saying that there was no meeting, because the sanctuary, where we had planned to hold our meetings (the loft is being rented out on our usual meeting days for a little while). So I freaked out a bit. But I thought, 'well, at least I don't have to worry about missing In Treatment'. I hate to miss the Tuesday episode of In Treatment, because Tuesday episodes are ones with the character April. She's my favourite. April is a college student who has cancer, but won't tell her parents because she doesn't want to burden them, because her brother is autistic so she thinks her parents have enough on their plates.
I'm babbling. Anyway, me and Mom were making dinner (she's making me cook... eep...), and I think she went to check the main e-mail account (I don't know what else to call it... it's the email account that our internet provider gave us, for using Microsoft Outlook) and saw that we were all sent yet another e-mail saying that youth group was indeed still happening. I didn't go. I'm guessing they held the meeting in the foyer.
In addition to that, I took a GED diagnostic test on writing, and only got 31 out of 50 questions correct. I was pretty bummed out. It was basically a test on usage, punctuation, paragraphs, that kind of thing. Looking back, I don't think I did that horribly, considering I haven't practiced that area of writing in a long time. I got over half the questions right, so that's not bad.
On the upside, I made most of dinner and I didn't burn it! :D It was a bean curry thing. It was supposed to be made with black-eyed peas, but I couldn't find any cans of them in the cellar, so we used white kidney beans instead. I can now mince/dice an onion, grate garlic and ginger, and sautee onions in oil in a pan. I think the smell of garlic is finally out of my hands. The night before, we made leek and potato soup, which turned out to be a little looser than we had anticipated, but still pretty tasty. Mom wants me to make Yorkshire pudding tomorrow.
The new HPKCHC class threads are up. I might make an octopus stuffie for Herbology (make something that can be found in the bottom of the sea), and something spider-themed for Transfiguration (make something that scares you).
I'm a little on edge right now, so I'm listening to music that will calm me down. I've had a rotten day for the most part.
It started this morning when I checked my e-mail and got another a message from Stephen (youth group leader) saying that the group was planning a charity potluck for Haiti - which is great, but I wish I'd had a little more notice. I calmed down fairly quickly and proceeded to Facebook and Ravelry.
Then I got an e-mail from the office manager that was sent to the entire youth group saying that there was no meeting, because the sanctuary, where we had planned to hold our meetings (the loft is being rented out on our usual meeting days for a little while). So I freaked out a bit. But I thought, 'well, at least I don't have to worry about missing In Treatment'. I hate to miss the Tuesday episode of In Treatment, because Tuesday episodes are ones with the character April. She's my favourite. April is a college student who has cancer, but won't tell her parents because she doesn't want to burden them, because her brother is autistic so she thinks her parents have enough on their plates.
I'm babbling. Anyway, me and Mom were making dinner (she's making me cook... eep...), and I think she went to check the main e-mail account (I don't know what else to call it... it's the email account that our internet provider gave us, for using Microsoft Outlook) and saw that we were all sent yet another e-mail saying that youth group was indeed still happening. I didn't go. I'm guessing they held the meeting in the foyer.
In addition to that, I took a GED diagnostic test on writing, and only got 31 out of 50 questions correct. I was pretty bummed out. It was basically a test on usage, punctuation, paragraphs, that kind of thing. Looking back, I don't think I did that horribly, considering I haven't practiced that area of writing in a long time. I got over half the questions right, so that's not bad.
On the upside, I made most of dinner and I didn't burn it! :D It was a bean curry thing. It was supposed to be made with black-eyed peas, but I couldn't find any cans of them in the cellar, so we used white kidney beans instead. I can now mince/dice an onion, grate garlic and ginger, and sautee onions in oil in a pan. I think the smell of garlic is finally out of my hands. The night before, we made leek and potato soup, which turned out to be a little looser than we had anticipated, but still pretty tasty. Mom wants me to make Yorkshire pudding tomorrow.
The new HPKCHC class threads are up. I might make an octopus stuffie for Herbology (make something that can be found in the bottom of the sea), and something spider-themed for Transfiguration (make something that scares you).
Saturday, December 19, 2009
6 days
It's six days until Christmas.
So, I've decided to give Dan one of the nougat things that Mom bought. They seem like good quality stuff. I'll probably wrap it tonight, maybe while watching The Family Stone. From the library, of course. The DVDs are all overdue now. I might be going to the library today, but now I'm wondering if we should just wait until Tuesday, so that we can have an extra couple of days to watch the DVDs.
I finished Haibane Renmei #1 last night. It was brilliant. I wish the library had the second volume. Hmm, I should check the Chapters Indigo site.
I have to finish some projects before the next term of the House Cup, 'cause I'm worried about not having enough room for projects. I've been working on the mandrake blanket for the cat, but that makes my arms so sore, so maybe I'll work on my house scarf from now on. Or my Irish Hiking Scarf. I like working on the blanket, though...
That reminds me, the Ravelympics are going to be part of the House Cup this term as our Quidditch. Last year it was charity knitting, and this year it's the Ravelympics. I might do Sock Hockey, since I've never made socks before. But I'm worried about not finishing a pair of socks in the two weeks of the Olympics, so maybe I'll do Scarf Super-G instead. Or a hat. I can't remember what the hat event is called...
So, I've decided to give Dan one of the nougat things that Mom bought. They seem like good quality stuff. I'll probably wrap it tonight, maybe while watching The Family Stone. From the library, of course. The DVDs are all overdue now. I might be going to the library today, but now I'm wondering if we should just wait until Tuesday, so that we can have an extra couple of days to watch the DVDs.
I finished Haibane Renmei #1 last night. It was brilliant. I wish the library had the second volume. Hmm, I should check the Chapters Indigo site.
I have to finish some projects before the next term of the House Cup, 'cause I'm worried about not having enough room for projects. I've been working on the mandrake blanket for the cat, but that makes my arms so sore, so maybe I'll work on my house scarf from now on. Or my Irish Hiking Scarf. I like working on the blanket, though...
That reminds me, the Ravelympics are going to be part of the House Cup this term as our Quidditch. Last year it was charity knitting, and this year it's the Ravelympics. I might do Sock Hockey, since I've never made socks before. But I'm worried about not finishing a pair of socks in the two weeks of the Olympics, so maybe I'll do Scarf Super-G instead. Or a hat. I can't remember what the hat event is called...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
I'm getting tired of this.
So I went to Dr. G's for a cleaning and to see how my bone graft is holding up. He referred me to another dental surgeon to have a look at the bone graft, because he isn't sure how to successfully pull it off. Joy.
My left eye hurts. Damn weather.
Did I mention that ladybugs are hanging around the house? I guess it's warm enough for them to stay around. They keep making me jump whenever they fly close to a surface that crinkles. And Mouse keeps watching them. Not pawing at them, like the dogs would do, just watching them. She's odd like that.
I started my wrap the other day, and it looks great. I was worried that it would be too narrow (I had to cast on extra stitches because we don't have a pair of size 17 needles), but I think it'll turn out good.
Oh yeah, and my mom knit a hat in a day, except for the ties. I kid you not.
Hmm, what else... I might try making cover art in Photoshop for my NaNoWriMo story. A lot of people on the forums have cover art that they put in their signatures, and it would be neat if I could do that. I wanted to take a landscape shot this morning, but forgot. I'm going to experiment a little...
I also want to finish a poem or two and send them to a magazine. I also have to finish Grandma's Clapotis in time for Christmas, and I want to knit a hat for myself. Go me ;P
My left eye hurts. Damn weather.
Did I mention that ladybugs are hanging around the house? I guess it's warm enough for them to stay around. They keep making me jump whenever they fly close to a surface that crinkles. And Mouse keeps watching them. Not pawing at them, like the dogs would do, just watching them. She's odd like that.
I started my wrap the other day, and it looks great. I was worried that it would be too narrow (I had to cast on extra stitches because we don't have a pair of size 17 needles), but I think it'll turn out good.
Oh yeah, and my mom knit a hat in a day, except for the ties. I kid you not.
Hmm, what else... I might try making cover art in Photoshop for my NaNoWriMo story. A lot of people on the forums have cover art that they put in their signatures, and it would be neat if I could do that. I wanted to take a landscape shot this morning, but forgot. I'm going to experiment a little...
I also want to finish a poem or two and send them to a magazine. I also have to finish Grandma's Clapotis in time for Christmas, and I want to knit a hat for myself. Go me ;P
Sunday, October 18, 2009
I'm silly...
Yup. I had to mess up some yarn last night. It resulted in me taking it upstairs with me to work on whilst watching SNL, and Mom cut off a couple of pieces to tidy it up. Now I have tangled and untangled yarn. The untangled has bits of dog hair in it, though...
I'm still not sure if I'll use it or my white Patons Astra for my neckwarmer/headband. Either way, I may have to double-strand the yarn. Or use some dark green Red Heart instead. Hmmm.
Not much else to report, except that I had to frog and re-start my Yorick, because somehow I dropped a stitch. At least I got Divination done, though. I might start my frog toy tonight.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Skullses!
There's this pattern on Knitty called Yorick. It's a skull scarf. Pretty awesome. I want to make one for my Defense Against the Dark Arts assignment. Holy crap it's already time to plan for new assignments. Feels like it was only, like, a week since I planned the last assignments. Blah. Pity the hat turned out to be wrong.
For Herbology, I think I'll knit a frog/toad. And call it Jeremiah. All together now! ♪Jeremiah was a bullfrog, he was a good friend of miiiineee....♪
Yeah... I really get into my crafting.
And I plan on actually doing Arithmancy this month. Normally I avoid it because the assignments are math-related, but this assignment is pretty straightforward. One of the options is to make something that has two uses, so I plan on making a scarf that can double as a belt. It'll take lots of swatching and probably a yarn substitution, but I think it'll be worth it.
I have, like, 11 things waiting for me at the library. Madness! And I have one more coming. Actually, it's not that crazy - I mean, I've had 9 or so CDs checked out of the library at once, so this is nothing.... right? And I am taking stuff back - Little Britain USA, Pushing Daisies and the Fleetwood Mac CD I have out have to go back, and I'm going to take a knitting book and a journal-making book back. And probably the big book on trees and forests. Fruits Basket 6 is overdue, but I'll take that back on Tuesday.
For Herbology, I think I'll knit a frog/toad. And call it Jeremiah. All together now! ♪Jeremiah was a bullfrog, he was a good friend of miiiineee....♪
Yeah... I really get into my crafting.
And I plan on actually doing Arithmancy this month. Normally I avoid it because the assignments are math-related, but this assignment is pretty straightforward. One of the options is to make something that has two uses, so I plan on making a scarf that can double as a belt. It'll take lots of swatching and probably a yarn substitution, but I think it'll be worth it.
I have, like, 11 things waiting for me at the library. Madness! And I have one more coming. Actually, it's not that crazy - I mean, I've had 9 or so CDs checked out of the library at once, so this is nothing.... right? And I am taking stuff back - Little Britain USA, Pushing Daisies and the Fleetwood Mac CD I have out have to go back, and I'm going to take a knitting book and a journal-making book back. And probably the big book on trees and forests. Fruits Basket 6 is overdue, but I'll take that back on Tuesday.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Crappers...
My hat is going to be too big for me, because I didn't swatch, but hopefully the extra decreases I started doing will keep it on my head. blech.
I'm on a weird U2 kick now. Mostly their 90s songs, but still... U2 are awesome. I might buy Achtung Baby with the rest of my birthday money. Or knitting needles. I haven't decided. I've been listening to their songs from the 90s on YouTube. And I've also been listening to an unfinished song that was supposed to be on their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, and got finished and released a couple of years ago in a special 20th anniversary edition. It's called 'Wave of Sorrow'. Have a listen...
NOTE: the images in the video show malnourished people, so if you squeamish about that kind of thing, you have been warned.
I love it so much I might put the special edition of The Joshua Tree on my Christmas list. There's several special editions for the album's 20th anniversary, but only two or so are available in North America. One is the album on a remastered CD, the other is the album with the bonus CD, which has 'Wave of Sorrow' on it.
New items get added to the library today! I'm happy. I also have a lot of stuff to pick up from the library, eep!
I'm on a weird U2 kick now. Mostly their 90s songs, but still... U2 are awesome. I might buy Achtung Baby with the rest of my birthday money. Or knitting needles. I haven't decided. I've been listening to their songs from the 90s on YouTube. And I've also been listening to an unfinished song that was supposed to be on their 1987 album The Joshua Tree, and got finished and released a couple of years ago in a special 20th anniversary edition. It's called 'Wave of Sorrow'. Have a listen...
NOTE: the images in the video show malnourished people, so if you squeamish about that kind of thing, you have been warned.
I love it so much I might put the special edition of The Joshua Tree on my Christmas list. There's several special editions for the album's 20th anniversary, but only two or so are available in North America. One is the album on a remastered CD, the other is the album with the bonus CD, which has 'Wave of Sorrow' on it.
New items get added to the library today! I'm happy. I also have a lot of stuff to pick up from the library, eep!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sleepy
I'm yawning a lot today. Probably because I woke up twice this morning. I first woke at around 7, and heard dogs running around. Then I heard Mom upstairs, so I thought, 'Okay, I can go back to sleep.' I realized I was cold, so I grabbed the knit afghan I got from Value Village when we went there with Justin, and fell back asleep. I woke up again at around five minutes before 9:00.
Didn't feel like eating this morning, so I had a cup of hot chocolate and read Fruits Basket #6 for a bit whilst watching a program on Oasis HD. Then I put The View on because Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon were on. I ate the last of the chili and watched The View, and was just going to start working on my hat when Mom and Dad came home from the doctor's. They also went to the British imports shop and got chocolate and crisps. Yum. I wonder where they put the bag.
They went out again to look for some more pillows at Sears, and I stayed up here on my computer and watched a video of Anthony Stewart Head (aka Giles from Buffy) performing 'Planet Schmanet Janet' from Rocky Horror. Then I watched the video for a U2 song called 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', which was part of the soundtrack from a Batman movie. I think it was Batman Forever. I've been listening to the song since yesterday, but didn't watch the video all the way through. It's cool. The first line, which is spoken-word, is greatness. I think it goes: "Riddle me this, riddle me that. Who's afraid of the big, black Bat?" That song makes me want to watch Batman movies. The only Batman movie I remember watching is Batman and Robin, and I only saw part of it. It's the one with Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze.
I vaguely remember the various Batman animated series that ran over the years. I used to watch them with Nathan (my brother) occasionally, but I was more into the Spider-Man animated series, because I thought Doc-Oc was boss, lols. Nathan said once that there was a Batman series that got cancelled after one or two seasons because it was dark and slightly controversial for family viewing, but I can't remember what it was called. Nathan said the story was something like Bruce Wayne developed a heart condition. I've got Wikipedia open, and I'm gonna look for it.
...Well, I can't seem to find one Batman series with Bruce Wayne having a heart condition, only Batman Beyond, where Bruce passes the torch to a young crime-fighter-to-be or something. I remember Batman Beyond, it was a pretty good series. Then there was The Batman, which was cool, but pretty dark. The Joker had green dreadlocks, which was pretty neat.
Oh yeah - is anyone else kinda weirded out by the fact that they changed Catwoman to a hero for the movie? She was originally a villain. I remember my mom was like, "That's not right, Catwoman is supposed to be a villain!" when the movie came out. I haven't seen the movie yet, though.
I think I'm going to check the library for movies based on comic books, because I haven't seen any of the X-Men movies from start to finish, and I haven't seen the second and third Spider-Man movies all the way through. And I haven't seen a Batman movie in years.
Oh yeah. I wanna see The Green Hornet when it comes out, 'cause Seth Rogen is playing The Green Hornet. Heck yes :) I remember Book TV used to run the TV series, as well as the live-action Batman series. I miss Book TV...
I'm yawning less now, but I still think I'm just going to focus on finishing my hat and hand in my neckwarmer as unfinished. I don't feel like blocking it and sewing buttons on it today. blech.
Off to the library site...
Didn't feel like eating this morning, so I had a cup of hot chocolate and read Fruits Basket #6 for a bit whilst watching a program on Oasis HD. Then I put The View on because Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon were on. I ate the last of the chili and watched The View, and was just going to start working on my hat when Mom and Dad came home from the doctor's. They also went to the British imports shop and got chocolate and crisps. Yum. I wonder where they put the bag.
They went out again to look for some more pillows at Sears, and I stayed up here on my computer and watched a video of Anthony Stewart Head (aka Giles from Buffy) performing 'Planet Schmanet Janet' from Rocky Horror. Then I watched the video for a U2 song called 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', which was part of the soundtrack from a Batman movie. I think it was Batman Forever. I've been listening to the song since yesterday, but didn't watch the video all the way through. It's cool. The first line, which is spoken-word, is greatness. I think it goes: "Riddle me this, riddle me that. Who's afraid of the big, black Bat?" That song makes me want to watch Batman movies. The only Batman movie I remember watching is Batman and Robin, and I only saw part of it. It's the one with Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze.
I vaguely remember the various Batman animated series that ran over the years. I used to watch them with Nathan (my brother) occasionally, but I was more into the Spider-Man animated series, because I thought Doc-Oc was boss, lols. Nathan said once that there was a Batman series that got cancelled after one or two seasons because it was dark and slightly controversial for family viewing, but I can't remember what it was called. Nathan said the story was something like Bruce Wayne developed a heart condition. I've got Wikipedia open, and I'm gonna look for it.
...Well, I can't seem to find one Batman series with Bruce Wayne having a heart condition, only Batman Beyond, where Bruce passes the torch to a young crime-fighter-to-be or something. I remember Batman Beyond, it was a pretty good series. Then there was The Batman, which was cool, but pretty dark. The Joker had green dreadlocks, which was pretty neat.
Oh yeah - is anyone else kinda weirded out by the fact that they changed Catwoman to a hero for the movie? She was originally a villain. I remember my mom was like, "That's not right, Catwoman is supposed to be a villain!" when the movie came out. I haven't seen the movie yet, though.
I think I'm going to check the library for movies based on comic books, because I haven't seen any of the X-Men movies from start to finish, and I haven't seen the second and third Spider-Man movies all the way through. And I haven't seen a Batman movie in years.
Oh yeah. I wanna see The Green Hornet when it comes out, 'cause Seth Rogen is playing The Green Hornet. Heck yes :) I remember Book TV used to run the TV series, as well as the live-action Batman series. I miss Book TV...
I'm yawning less now, but I still think I'm just going to focus on finishing my hat and hand in my neckwarmer as unfinished. I don't feel like blocking it and sewing buttons on it today. blech.
Off to the library site...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Knitting photos
I finally got around to uploading my photos, after a yelling match with my mother (don't ask...), and turned in my assignments for the House Cup. Here's my cowl for Charms...
I think I prefer leaving the flash off for photos of knitting and yarn. The end result is much better - less colour-washed-out-argh-my-eyes-hurt-ness.
And here's the Snoopy dishcloth for Herbology...
I love how the photo and the dishcloth turned out. Love the finished cowl, too. That green is my colour, I think. Pity I could only find one skein of it at the tent sale. I should've grabbed more colours, because the yarn is lovely and soft, and has a kind of springiness to it.
I'm currently uploading my mock bento photos to Flickr.
I also uploaded yarn photos from my computer to Ravelry, which saves a lot of space on my Flickr free account. I love that Ravelry has an upload from computer option :)
In other news, I watched the rest of season one of Pushing Daisies. Now I'll have to wait a while for season two to come in at the library, because it's still on order and over 30 people are ahead of me in line.
Now I'm hungryish. Maybe I'll have another bowl of leftover chili.
I think I prefer leaving the flash off for photos of knitting and yarn. The end result is much better - less colour-washed-out-argh-my-eyes-hurt-ness.
And here's the Snoopy dishcloth for Herbology...
I love how the photo and the dishcloth turned out. Love the finished cowl, too. That green is my colour, I think. Pity I could only find one skein of it at the tent sale. I should've grabbed more colours, because the yarn is lovely and soft, and has a kind of springiness to it.
I'm currently uploading my mock bento photos to Flickr.
I also uploaded yarn photos from my computer to Ravelry, which saves a lot of space on my Flickr free account. I love that Ravelry has an upload from computer option :)
In other news, I watched the rest of season one of Pushing Daisies. Now I'll have to wait a while for season two to come in at the library, because it's still on order and over 30 people are ahead of me in line.
Now I'm hungryish. Maybe I'll have another bowl of leftover chili.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
In which Merenwen yells at her knitting
Me and my neckwarmer are not speaking to each other. I ripped back because I thought I had done a row of purling (I'm knitting the neckwarmer in garter stitch), but then I realized it was just stretched out. Then I screwed up my buttonholes, so I had to rip back again. Now I think I'm going to rip back four rows where the novelty yarn ends and do the first teal-yarn-only row with a k2tog in the middle so that I have an even number of stitches. That way, I can put three buttonholes in.
Aaaaaaaand I forgot to upload my photos again. But, in my defense, my dad went out to get chips to go with chili, and then we ate, and then I got sidetracked. Tomorrow I'll ask Mom to help me with it. Hopefully tomorrow I can cast off my neckwarmer tomorrow - not sure if I'll be able to find the right size buttons, though. If I can, I'll get that done, too. Or maybe I'll just work on my hat. Yeah... hat... I love my hat...
I want to be able to hand in Charms and Herbology tomorrow, though. And upload photos of my mock bentos :) Damn, now I wanna look at bento photos on Cooking Cute...
So, yesterday, I watched Sister Act, Sister Act 2 and six episodes of Pushing Daisies while Mom and Dad were at a pig roast. It rained quite a lot, but I didn't mind. It was refreshing - made me feel like carving pumpkins.
Right now I'm yawning (Dad woke me up early-ish) and half-watching the season premiere of The Amazing Race. I'm glad I finally caught a season from the beginning - I haven't been able to in a while, because something was always conflicting with the date and time of the premiere, and it's not as much fun if you don't catch it from the beginning. Right now it's a Roadblock task in Vietnam, and they're herding ducks into a pen. Then they have to go to a market or something and find a boat.
I'm hungry now. Maybe I'll eat some more chili. Or a bowl of chips. Hmm.
Oh yeah. My mom was badgering me to volunteer for the fall festival at church, and I was like, "Well, I don't know if it's during the day or during the evening." So I didn't. I mean, if they want a couple of folks from the youth group to sell tickets for the concert, then maybe I'll do that, but I don't want to chance not being able to go to the concert. I want to enjoy the concert, not work and half-listen to it. Maybe I'll knit something for the silent auction.
Aaaaaaaand I forgot to upload my photos again. But, in my defense, my dad went out to get chips to go with chili, and then we ate, and then I got sidetracked. Tomorrow I'll ask Mom to help me with it. Hopefully tomorrow I can cast off my neckwarmer tomorrow - not sure if I'll be able to find the right size buttons, though. If I can, I'll get that done, too. Or maybe I'll just work on my hat. Yeah... hat... I love my hat...
I want to be able to hand in Charms and Herbology tomorrow, though. And upload photos of my mock bentos :) Damn, now I wanna look at bento photos on Cooking Cute...
So, yesterday, I watched Sister Act, Sister Act 2 and six episodes of Pushing Daisies while Mom and Dad were at a pig roast. It rained quite a lot, but I didn't mind. It was refreshing - made me feel like carving pumpkins.
Right now I'm yawning (Dad woke me up early-ish) and half-watching the season premiere of The Amazing Race. I'm glad I finally caught a season from the beginning - I haven't been able to in a while, because something was always conflicting with the date and time of the premiere, and it's not as much fun if you don't catch it from the beginning. Right now it's a Roadblock task in Vietnam, and they're herding ducks into a pen. Then they have to go to a market or something and find a boat.
I'm hungry now. Maybe I'll eat some more chili. Or a bowl of chips. Hmm.
Oh yeah. My mom was badgering me to volunteer for the fall festival at church, and I was like, "Well, I don't know if it's during the day or during the evening." So I didn't. I mean, if they want a couple of folks from the youth group to sell tickets for the concert, then maybe I'll do that, but I don't want to chance not being able to go to the concert. I want to enjoy the concert, not work and half-listen to it. Maybe I'll knit something for the silent auction.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
My mission...
...is to be the Molly Ringwald of the youth group, a la Pretty in Pink.
Yup, I watched Pretty in Pink today. It's a great movie. Jon Cryer is adorable in it. I now want to go to Value Village and look for some cotton skirts and dresses. I don't plan on altering them like Andie in Pretty in Pink, but I sure do plan on dressing like her.
I started the sunglasses case I've been plotting in my head. It's my Defense Against the Dark Arts homework - "What I fought on my summer vacation". I'm making the case with bulky-weight yarn (I made my first sunglasses case out of worsted, which resulted in the gauge being wrong and the case turning into a knitting supplies pouch) and novelty yarn held together, because I fought novelty yarn on my summer vacation ;) I plan on adding googley eyes, a forked tongue and a pair of fangs. The fangs and tongue I'll make out of felt.
I also painted my nails with this electric blue Cover Girl nail polish. I messed it up a little, but I don't think I'll bother redoing the nails I botched. The nail polish is a bit thick, so I think I'll thin it out next time.
In other news, I wrote a side-story for one of my stories. It sounds interesting. I may work on it for a little while and add it into the main story later.
I took some photos on my birthday camera today. I decided my Vanna's Choice and my novelty yarn needed photographing. I still have to install my camera software, though.
Youth group was good and bad. The rest of the youth decided to doll up the loft and make cupcakes because it was Elyssa's last meeting before going to a volunteer thingy for nine months. I'm glad she's going... Long story short, Stephen had his head up his rear end.
Yup, I watched Pretty in Pink today. It's a great movie. Jon Cryer is adorable in it. I now want to go to Value Village and look for some cotton skirts and dresses. I don't plan on altering them like Andie in Pretty in Pink, but I sure do plan on dressing like her.
I started the sunglasses case I've been plotting in my head. It's my Defense Against the Dark Arts homework - "What I fought on my summer vacation". I'm making the case with bulky-weight yarn (I made my first sunglasses case out of worsted, which resulted in the gauge being wrong and the case turning into a knitting supplies pouch) and novelty yarn held together, because I fought novelty yarn on my summer vacation ;) I plan on adding googley eyes, a forked tongue and a pair of fangs. The fangs and tongue I'll make out of felt.
I also painted my nails with this electric blue Cover Girl nail polish. I messed it up a little, but I don't think I'll bother redoing the nails I botched. The nail polish is a bit thick, so I think I'll thin it out next time.
In other news, I wrote a side-story for one of my stories. It sounds interesting. I may work on it for a little while and add it into the main story later.
I took some photos on my birthday camera today. I decided my Vanna's Choice and my novelty yarn needed photographing. I still have to install my camera software, though.
Youth group was good and bad. The rest of the youth decided to doll up the loft and make cupcakes because it was Elyssa's last meeting before going to a volunteer thingy for nine months. I'm glad she's going... Long story short, Stephen had his head up his rear end.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Welcome to paradise.
Well, not really. The title is completely drenched in sarcasm.
Something's up, and people aren't telling me what or who or how or why. It's pissing me off. And eventually I'm gonna get to the bottom of it. I think it has something to do with Angela - my estranged grandmother on my father's side. I've talked about her before. She's the one who sent my siblings and I birthday cards and stickers (yes. stickers.) once every few years, and when we got older it would be a card and money (usually, like, $15). Something about Grandpa wondering why Dad won't talk to Angela. I don't know. But it's pissing me off.
Also, my birthday is days away. I'm not happy. I don't really want to do anything on my birthday except go out for dinner. That's it. I want to stay in my room all morning with some books, magazines (knitting magazines, of course), CDs and knitting close by. And I know Grandpa's going to be a dick in some way, shape or form. I just know it. He has a talent for being an asshole.
I can't wait for the fall HPKCHC classes to start so I have something to keep me busy - not that my preexisting knitting projects aren't keeping me busy, it's just that I think that if I have a deadline to meet, it'll take my mind off the bullshit that is my extended family (and immediate family, at times). I also can't wait for youth group on Wednesday, where I'll be around sane people. And then there's knit night tomorrow. Hopefully I can go. I couldn't go last week because Mom wasn't feeling well.
I think I'm going to start reading The Folk Keeper again. I started it and lost track of what was going on, so I have to re-read it. It's a good book. I highly recommend it.
I also want to read Coraline. I watched the movie yesterday. Mom was being a total bitch about it - she wanted to watch it in 3-D, so I thought, okay, let's give it a shot, even if I have to wear my 3-D glasses while knitting, even if we have to have all the lights off. Well, then she starts fiddling with the TV settings to get it just right. I can't watch a movie if someone's fiddling with settings! She's as bad as Dad sometimes! So I said we should just watch it in 2-D, and she got all huffy and 'maybe I'll make you watch it on the little TV!' and all that shit. Honestly. I just want to watch my frikkin' movie. When did MY library materials become HER library materials?! It's like when I had The Wrestler out of the library. I had to watch it when SHE wanted to watch it because 'Dad's going back to work tomorrow and won't be able to see it'. Um... he's got a library card. So does Mom. It's not rocket science to reserve a DVD.
I miss kickboxing, dammit.
Something's up, and people aren't telling me what or who or how or why. It's pissing me off. And eventually I'm gonna get to the bottom of it. I think it has something to do with Angela - my estranged grandmother on my father's side. I've talked about her before. She's the one who sent my siblings and I birthday cards and stickers (yes. stickers.) once every few years, and when we got older it would be a card and money (usually, like, $15). Something about Grandpa wondering why Dad won't talk to Angela. I don't know. But it's pissing me off.
Also, my birthday is days away. I'm not happy. I don't really want to do anything on my birthday except go out for dinner. That's it. I want to stay in my room all morning with some books, magazines (knitting magazines, of course), CDs and knitting close by. And I know Grandpa's going to be a dick in some way, shape or form. I just know it. He has a talent for being an asshole.
I can't wait for the fall HPKCHC classes to start so I have something to keep me busy - not that my preexisting knitting projects aren't keeping me busy, it's just that I think that if I have a deadline to meet, it'll take my mind off the bullshit that is my extended family (and immediate family, at times). I also can't wait for youth group on Wednesday, where I'll be around sane people. And then there's knit night tomorrow. Hopefully I can go. I couldn't go last week because Mom wasn't feeling well.
I think I'm going to start reading The Folk Keeper again. I started it and lost track of what was going on, so I have to re-read it. It's a good book. I highly recommend it.
I also want to read Coraline. I watched the movie yesterday. Mom was being a total bitch about it - she wanted to watch it in 3-D, so I thought, okay, let's give it a shot, even if I have to wear my 3-D glasses while knitting, even if we have to have all the lights off. Well, then she starts fiddling with the TV settings to get it just right. I can't watch a movie if someone's fiddling with settings! She's as bad as Dad sometimes! So I said we should just watch it in 2-D, and she got all huffy and 'maybe I'll make you watch it on the little TV!' and all that shit. Honestly. I just want to watch my frikkin' movie. When did MY library materials become HER library materials?! It's like when I had The Wrestler out of the library. I had to watch it when SHE wanted to watch it because 'Dad's going back to work tomorrow and won't be able to see it'. Um... he's got a library card. So does Mom. It's not rocket science to reserve a DVD.
I miss kickboxing, dammit.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Aaaaand FINISHED!
I finished my second washcloth! Now I just need to take a photo and post it in the class thread on Ravelry.
Oh, and my mom was nattering at me to install the new version of Internet Explorer because, apparently, there are sites that only work with IE - but it was 'my decision'. So I told the IE update wizard to remind me later ;) Who needs IE when you have Firefox? It's more secure!
Oh, and my mom was nattering at me to install the new version of Internet Explorer because, apparently, there are sites that only work with IE - but it was 'my decision'. So I told the IE update wizard to remind me later ;) Who needs IE when you have Firefox? It's more secure!
So...
I now know how to turn the HD receiver on. haha. No one really told me until this morning, when Mom got up. I let the dogs out at around 8:30 and thought, hey, I can watch early morning anime! But then I realized that I didn't know how to use the HD receiver, so I waited until Mom got up to turn it on.
The Mighty was just on MoviePix, and Mom says it's coming on at 4:00! I already reserved the DVD from the library, but I might watch it anyway, haha.
I might be able to knit today. I've been taking a few days off, but I might work on my house tie if I'm not too sore. My second washcloth is close to being done, though :D
The Mighty was just on MoviePix, and Mom says it's coming on at 4:00! I already reserved the DVD from the library, but I might watch it anyway, haha.
I might be able to knit today. I've been taking a few days off, but I might work on my house tie if I'm not too sore. My second washcloth is close to being done, though :D
Saturday, July 4, 2009
I'm appalled...
...at how long my house tie is getting. I worked on it a bit earlier - I think I did two sets of stripes. I'm close to running out of blue acrylic, so I may have to run out to Michaels to get a skein of Patons Canadiana. Damn, I wish we had a Michaels within walking distance!
Smiles was chasing the sprinkler today, which was funny. Dad set up the sprinkler to water the garden, and Smiles is crazy about water. I wonder if it's a Jack Russell Terrier thing, because none of the other dogs are this crazy about sprinklers. Or hoses. God, if you so much as rinse out a compost bin with a hose, Smiles won't leave you alone unless you spray her with the hose. It's hilarious.
So, I might start either an Irish Hiking Scarf, or the Mom's Sophisticated Scarf from Stitch N' Bitch Nation, for Muggle Studies. I really want to start another scarf. As much as I like knitting my house tie, it's a bit of a pain to change colours to do the stripes. The house tie's looking cute, though.
I'm not sure if there's gonna be a youth group meeting on Wednesday, because Stephen's in India for work, and last week was cancelled due to Stephen's absence and Canada Day. We were thinking of having the meeting on Tuesday or Thursday, but I guess Jeff was busy. As for my plans tomorrow, I'll probably go to church (we haven't been in a couple of weeks) and go see Grandma.
Smiles was chasing the sprinkler today, which was funny. Dad set up the sprinkler to water the garden, and Smiles is crazy about water. I wonder if it's a Jack Russell Terrier thing, because none of the other dogs are this crazy about sprinklers. Or hoses. God, if you so much as rinse out a compost bin with a hose, Smiles won't leave you alone unless you spray her with the hose. It's hilarious.
So, I might start either an Irish Hiking Scarf, or the Mom's Sophisticated Scarf from Stitch N' Bitch Nation, for Muggle Studies. I really want to start another scarf. As much as I like knitting my house tie, it's a bit of a pain to change colours to do the stripes. The house tie's looking cute, though.
I'm not sure if there's gonna be a youth group meeting on Wednesday, because Stephen's in India for work, and last week was cancelled due to Stephen's absence and Canada Day. We were thinking of having the meeting on Tuesday or Thursday, but I guess Jeff was busy. As for my plans tomorrow, I'll probably go to church (we haven't been in a couple of weeks) and go see Grandma.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Knitting and Journey
I've discovered that I like listening to Journey when I knit. Maybe I'll put their greatest hits album (which I'm borrowing from the library) on my birthday list. That'll spice up my iTunes library.
So today I cast off my mug cosy, but I want to block it before I sew on the buttons (it's an adjustable one), because it's mostly stockinette and curls like crazy. Then this evening I worked on my mandrake blanket a little. I only did two rows of that, though, because the rows are long and my size 7 circular needle is a bugger that likes coiling up on me.
Had another... well, not a fight, but a disagreement with my mother about post-secondary. She called me upstairs to show me this article about the local college offering a mechanic program and that women mechanics are in demand. I walked away without saying anything to her, and she flew into a rage about 'trying to help my future', yadda-yadda-yadda.
Other than that... not a lot has happened. I think I'm getting oput of my reading funk, which is good.
So today I cast off my mug cosy, but I want to block it before I sew on the buttons (it's an adjustable one), because it's mostly stockinette and curls like crazy. Then this evening I worked on my mandrake blanket a little. I only did two rows of that, though, because the rows are long and my size 7 circular needle is a bugger that likes coiling up on me.
Had another... well, not a fight, but a disagreement with my mother about post-secondary. She called me upstairs to show me this article about the local college offering a mechanic program and that women mechanics are in demand. I walked away without saying anything to her, and she flew into a rage about 'trying to help my future', yadda-yadda-yadda.
Other than that... not a lot has happened. I think I'm getting oput of my reading funk, which is good.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
In a real finishing mood
Yup. I'm in a finishing mood, probably because I need to free up some needles. I finished my Heart Illusion Dishcloth this afternoon while listening to Journey's Greatest Hits, which I picked up for the library today. It looks pretty neat, although it might be too loose to be a dishcloth, so it might be a nice washcloth. Either way,it kicks butt. I'll have to take a photo of the finished cloth. I have in-progress shots on Flickr - hang on...
I like the flecked white cotton with the peach cotton. The white is Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, and I think the peach is an older skein of Handicrafter, because it's softer and more splitty.
Here's the mug cozy for Divination:
And here's the bobble pillow I started:
So, there you have it. The three projects for June :)
I may only do one class this month, maybe two. Three seems to be a bit much. If I can complete two assignments by the July deadline, I'll be so happy.
Canada Day, which was yesterday, was very boring. We didn't go anywhere to celebrate, which pissed me off. Instead we hung around the house, watching Pineapple Express and assorted TV shows. I didn't even get to see any fireworks, because they were all too far away for me to see out the back door. But, I mean, we could've at least gone to watch fireworks at the park, but no - mom wanted to laze around the house. It was probably the worst Canada Day I've had in a while, if not ever.
So yeah. Didn't do anything significant for Canada Day. Grrr. At least Mom made brownies and ice cream. Chestnut ice cream, which is pretty spiffy.
So tomorrow I might try to finish my mug cosy if my neck and shoulders aren't killing me. Or maybe I'll cast on a scarf for Muggle Studies. Or maybe I'll work on my house tie.
Anyways.
Dad still hasn't put that old network card from the HP into my computer, so I'm still using Dad's - which is fine, except that he refuses to download Firefox, so I'm stuck with the incompetence of Internet Explorer. Grah.
I should ask Dad to burn me a copy of that new Green Day album I got him... which reminds me, he put iTunes on his computer! Yay! Now I don't have to deal with Windows Media Player's incompetence!
edited for spelling
I like the flecked white cotton with the peach cotton. The white is Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, and I think the peach is an older skein of Handicrafter, because it's softer and more splitty.
Here's the mug cozy for Divination:
And here's the bobble pillow I started:
So, there you have it. The three projects for June :)
I may only do one class this month, maybe two. Three seems to be a bit much. If I can complete two assignments by the July deadline, I'll be so happy.
Canada Day, which was yesterday, was very boring. We didn't go anywhere to celebrate, which pissed me off. Instead we hung around the house, watching Pineapple Express and assorted TV shows. I didn't even get to see any fireworks, because they were all too far away for me to see out the back door. But, I mean, we could've at least gone to watch fireworks at the park, but no - mom wanted to laze around the house. It was probably the worst Canada Day I've had in a while, if not ever.
So yeah. Didn't do anything significant for Canada Day. Grrr. At least Mom made brownies and ice cream. Chestnut ice cream, which is pretty spiffy.
So tomorrow I might try to finish my mug cosy if my neck and shoulders aren't killing me. Or maybe I'll cast on a scarf for Muggle Studies. Or maybe I'll work on my house tie.
Anyways.
Dad still hasn't put that old network card from the HP into my computer, so I'm still using Dad's - which is fine, except that he refuses to download Firefox, so I'm stuck with the incompetence of Internet Explorer. Grah.
I should ask Dad to burn me a copy of that new Green Day album I got him... which reminds me, he put iTunes on his computer! Yay! Now I don't have to deal with Windows Media Player's incompetence!
edited for spelling
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