It is cold, wet, and severely rainy. I've finished the Monkey socks just in time for mom to wear them to her next chemo tomorrow but there will be no pictures, not today. So enjoy this little meme that I got from unending fieldtrip in the meme-time, har har!
Directions:
If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?
1. Open your mp3 library
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button.
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.
7. Don't skip songs. (Unless they happen to be podcasts/foreign/downright perverted and you don't want your sister to think you're some sort of dirty whore.)
My Movie:
1. Opening credits: Vienna Teng - Nothing Without You.
2. Waking up: FORCE OF NATURE & tsutchie - pretending to...
3. First day of school: Tori Amos - Mother Revolution. *snerk*
4. Fight song: The Lord Of The Rings - Black Rider
5. Breaking up: Masami Ueda - Painting God Appearance (from the Okami Game Soundtrack)
6. Happiness: HelloGoodbye - Touchdown Turnaround
7. Life's okay: Blackmore's Night - Queen For A Day (Part 2)
8. Mental breakdown: The Lord of the Rings - Into The West [performed By Annie Lennox]
9. Driving: Tori Amos - Cloud On My Tongue
10. Flashback: Coldplay - Yellow
11. Getting back together: Tori Amos - Hoochie Woman (*laughs!*)
12. Wedding song: Enya - If I Could Be Where You Are
13. Birth of first child: My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade
14. Final battle scene: Leahy - Down That Road
15. Death scene: Blackmore's Night - Past Times With Good Company
16. Funeral song: Heart - Back To Avalon
17. End credits: Kate Rusby - Fare Thee Well
Try it out and let me know what you get...it's kinda fun! ;) It would also be kinda awesome to offer you these songs but RIAA would hand me my butt on a platter for that. So, uh, they are all awesome songs, go buy them from iTunes or something.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Falling off the wagon.
To those coming over from the Lime 'n' Violet Blog, hi! I'd have written about visiting with Miss V but I'm a total lamer and never managed to get my camera out to document the whole visit. Next time, I swear. Really. Promise.
Now onto the rest of the post.
I got a little slaphappy with my last paycheck ($114, woo). I went to Target, got various not-so-fun but necessary sundries like hair conditioner, lubricating eye-drops, ho-hum very boring. The exciting part was when the car overheated on the way home and I drove around with smoke (or was it steam?) pouring out of my hood. It's okay, Dad fixed it but it was downright scary.
Perhaps that's why this happened. Perhaps this is why I fell off the wagon so very hard.
See, I noticed that Lime'n'Violet updated their etsy store and I was browsing when I saw something I liked. Something I REEEALLY liked. Now, when I am trying to make a very careful yarn purchase, I tend to very easily talk myself out of things. But I was not thinking of precipitating yarn purchases. I was thinking "Oooh, gold and purple are such a pretty combination!!!" and clicked "Buy Now". Made it all the way to PayPal before my conscience managed to break through the one-way mirror with a resounding:
"WHOA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
But, alas, it was far too late and Etsy sent me a receipt, kindly asking "Er, are you going to be paying for that?" and with a sigh, I said "Yeeesss...". And now I look forward to this in the mail:
I regret nothing.
Also, my sis is having a baby. I think I will do what I did when she had her previous baby. Go watch Phantom of the Opera. ;)
Now onto the rest of the post.
I got a little slaphappy with my last paycheck ($114, woo). I went to Target, got various not-so-fun but necessary sundries like hair conditioner, lubricating eye-drops, ho-hum very boring. The exciting part was when the car overheated on the way home and I drove around with smoke (or was it steam?) pouring out of my hood. It's okay, Dad fixed it but it was downright scary.
Perhaps that's why this happened. Perhaps this is why I fell off the wagon so very hard.
See, I noticed that Lime'n'Violet updated their etsy store and I was browsing when I saw something I liked. Something I REEEALLY liked. Now, when I am trying to make a very careful yarn purchase, I tend to very easily talk myself out of things. But I was not thinking of precipitating yarn purchases. I was thinking "Oooh, gold and purple are such a pretty combination!!!" and clicked "Buy Now". Made it all the way to PayPal before my conscience managed to break through the one-way mirror with a resounding:
"WHOA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
But, alas, it was far too late and Etsy sent me a receipt, kindly asking "Er, are you going to be paying for that?" and with a sigh, I said "Yeeesss...". And now I look forward to this in the mail:
I regret nothing.
Also, my sis is having a baby. I think I will do what I did when she had her previous baby. Go watch Phantom of the Opera. ;)
Monday, February 05, 2007
Old emperor, new clothes
Last you saw of Lorna's Laces Gold Hill, it was in peril of being violently frogged and slapped onto DeStash. However, mom loved the colorway instantly and even liked the stitch pattern.
I could deal with the colors but definitely not the muddy stitch pattern (and many thanks to everyone's input. Those who apologized for giving requested opinions will be beaten until morale improves, ha!). So a-frog-kissing I did go and then came upon some inspiration. Of course! Monkey! And after a full Friday and Sunday with a little Saturday mixed in for good measure, I pulled this from my needles:
I think that looks a thousand times better, don't you all think? And I have yet a week to go to make another, I have plenty of time. Especially since the pattern is easy to memorize and goes very quickly.
Here's a huzzah to Cookie for her amazing sock designs. I think I've managed to about knit all the ones she's published so far!
~*~
And now for a meme that I got tagged on about a week ago by the darling and ever-so-patient Kate. The meme is to photograph the books you are currently reading and post it. Then tag four people to fill out the meme (of course, participation is not mandatory). So here's my nightstand-ish book:
Horatio and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester
I've been destashing on books as much as I've been destashing on yarn and so when I'm in need of reading material, I visit my lovely local library. This is my fourth book I've read this year that has not shown me lovely and graphic photos of people's innards and bits and bobs. Nursing textbooks are not for the faint of heart, let me tell you!
The reason the photo quality is poor is because I don't read much before bed (other than scriptures) and my nightstand has little room for much other than a lamp and an alarm clock and my usual liter-bottle of water. So I...read in the bathroom. The tub is a luxurious place for a read, don't you think? And just ideal for the cold, as long as you're careful not to drop your book.
Anyways, I tag:
1. Christina (like you don't have enough to do, right?)
2. Abby
3. Becky
4. Rebekah
Speaking of reading, I have some studying to do.
I could deal with the colors but definitely not the muddy stitch pattern (and many thanks to everyone's input. Those who apologized for giving requested opinions will be beaten until morale improves, ha!). So a-frog-kissing I did go and then came upon some inspiration. Of course! Monkey! And after a full Friday and Sunday with a little Saturday mixed in for good measure, I pulled this from my needles:
I think that looks a thousand times better, don't you all think? And I have yet a week to go to make another, I have plenty of time. Especially since the pattern is easy to memorize and goes very quickly.
Here's a huzzah to Cookie for her amazing sock designs. I think I've managed to about knit all the ones she's published so far!
~*~
And now for a meme that I got tagged on about a week ago by the darling and ever-so-patient Kate. The meme is to photograph the books you are currently reading and post it. Then tag four people to fill out the meme (of course, participation is not mandatory). So here's my nightstand-ish book:
Horatio and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester
I've been destashing on books as much as I've been destashing on yarn and so when I'm in need of reading material, I visit my lovely local library. This is my fourth book I've read this year that has not shown me lovely and graphic photos of people's innards and bits and bobs. Nursing textbooks are not for the faint of heart, let me tell you!
The reason the photo quality is poor is because I don't read much before bed (other than scriptures) and my nightstand has little room for much other than a lamp and an alarm clock and my usual liter-bottle of water. So I...read in the bathroom. The tub is a luxurious place for a read, don't you think? And just ideal for the cold, as long as you're careful not to drop your book.
Anyways, I tag:
1. Christina (like you don't have enough to do, right?)
2. Abby
3. Becky
4. Rebekah
Speaking of reading, I have some studying to do.
Friday, February 02, 2007
Happy St. Frigid!
So, it's blogger's silent poetry day. I don't know poetry from a hole in the ground so I think I'll post the lyrics to one of my favorite songs. In ode to my favorite male character that I write.
The Other Side Of Time
Snow falls, silent and slow
On the unforgiving land
You stand clutching your coat
Red twig dogwood in your hand
I see your face unchanged, unlined
No trace of age
No tracks of time
Walking over the fields
Tiny figure on the plain
You turn into the wind
And you seem to call my name
So long you've been unheard, unseen
Now here you are
Inside this dream
Once in a golden time
We stood beside the river
And spoke of true things
We knew would last forever
Wild promises
And heartless laughter
No whisperings
Of what comes after
Broken ties
And unquiet years
You forget who you are
I still remember who you are
You live here in my dreams
Land of images and signs
Sleep now, I'll see you there
On the other side of time
We all are just
Points on some line
We'll meet again
We'll meet in time
-Mary Fahl
The Other Side Of Time
Snow falls, silent and slow
On the unforgiving land
You stand clutching your coat
Red twig dogwood in your hand
I see your face unchanged, unlined
No trace of age
No tracks of time
Walking over the fields
Tiny figure on the plain
You turn into the wind
And you seem to call my name
So long you've been unheard, unseen
Now here you are
Inside this dream
Once in a golden time
We stood beside the river
And spoke of true things
We knew would last forever
Wild promises
And heartless laughter
No whisperings
Of what comes after
Broken ties
And unquiet years
You forget who you are
I still remember who you are
You live here in my dreams
Land of images and signs
Sleep now, I'll see you there
On the other side of time
We all are just
Points on some line
We'll meet again
We'll meet in time
-Mary Fahl
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Opinion time!
What do you guys think? Is this sock a bit too busy-looking? I always get a little worried when there's more than two tones to a sock and here I'm thinking that the whole thing looks muddy.
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