My first project in the round... and I picked a SCARF!

I started the Josh's Triforce Scarf for my cousin, Justin. It's the first project I've started in the round. I had to have my mom start me off, because not only was I casting on too tightly, but the needle was too long. Yay me. So momma did the first round to start me off because I didn't know much about knitting in the round. The scarf is a tube done of DPNs, but I'm using a circular needle because it's a bit easier to learn knitting in the round on a circular needle.

I'll have pictures soon!

(Oh my goodness... there's an itty-bitty spider on the desk!)

Mom and Dad got fish and chips, I got chicken wings :p

I could go on and on about how tasty those honey garlic chicken wings are, but I won't. I'd rather not bore anyone :)

I also snagged some fries, since I didn't get any fries from the wings place - which I found out is owned by the same person who owns the fish and chips place next door, where my parents got their food from. My mom didn't like the chips (she thought they tasted reheated), but I liked them. Could've been a tad crispier, but they were alright.

I decided to vacuum part of my room. I tried to vacuum that spider out of it's hiding place - I hope that worked. Before I lugged the vacuum out, the little monster had come out of the little hole, so my dad decided to try squishing it - but it had retreated. Dammit.

I really don't like our heavy-duty vacuum. It's big, bulky, and using it is like wrestling with a sea monster because of the tempermental hose. When I was finished vacuuming a portion of my room (I'm in the basement), I was sweaty. I still am sweaty. Thank goodness the fan is on in here!

Holy moley! It's 11:00 already! 35 minutes 'til Letterman!

My cat, my mom, and a spider.

It's a strange title, but don't worry - it'll all make sense in a moment.

First, the spider. I hate spiders. Last night I was shining a flashlight around my room to make sure the cat wasn't there, and I saw this spider in between my bookcases. So I went upstairs, into the kitchen to get some paper towel (the cat was sitting in the middle of the floor), went back downstairs and tried to squash it - but it decided to hide behind one of the bookcases. Damn.

Then, earlier, the cat clawed my foot. And when the internet connection dropped (it does that sometimes, 'cause we have a wireless router, and I think the modem acts up), I unplugged the modem and the router, then went to get a glass of water. I usually have to wait a bit before plugging stuff back in so that the connection comes back properly. So I went back into the computer/dining room with my glass of water, and that cat jumped in the chair!

Finally, my mom. She was saying that in September, when I start my homeschooling for the term (I hate the word 'semester'. I'm part English and part Welsh, so I'm gonna say 'term'), I have to do my work at the same times every weekday. Okay, I'm supposed to be homeschooling, not doing the school-at-home stuff. I don't have anything against school-at-home, I just don't work that way. So she tells me that if I'm going to college, I should learn to work by a schedule, because college timetables are different from university timetables. So here's my question...

Who said I was going to college instead of university?!

I've made it quite clear that I'd like to study brodcast journalism and someday get a job in radio, and I know that I can study that at a university, because some of the DJs at Q107 went to university. I also would like to study music. I have no desire to become a bricklayer or a butler - I say 'butler' because my darling mother cut out a newspaper article on butlers, and suggested that I become one.

What I'm going to do is be smart about my career. Like Sting - he used to be a teacher who performed in clubs. I might do something like that. Work as a DJ during the day, and by night I'll sing in clubs, or be a session keyboardist.