Bonjour World... why yes, I am on holidays, why do you ask? ;)
It's BEAUTIFUL here right now... cold, but beautiful!
The flight here was epic! It's a 55 min flight at the most and it took me NINE HOURS! Apparently the airline pilots can land in the dark, but they can't land in the fog... what I don't understand is why they wouldn't have grounded the flight on the Vancouver end instead of sending us up in the air to fly into a fog bank that was there for hours prior and for a while afterwards. It's only a one hour flight, so its not like a ton would change between our take off and arrival... but they sent us up, circled us around and then sent us back to Vancouver. That was 2.5 hours... then they told us that it would be 10-15 min to get our new flights for later in the day booked, but 'please don't leave the lounge area, it will only be 10 min'. Over ONE HOUR later, they finally called us up to get our new flights... Uh, I would have liked to go to the bathroom, but since it was only '10 min' I figured I could hold it... jerks!
Anyway, they put me on the 310 flight, which landed at 425 (we took off late). That means that since I was at the airport at 7am, I didn't get released into the non secure area of the PG airport for 9.5 hours... and then we had to drive 2 hours to get here... I was TIRED by the time we finally got here!
Got up at 730 on Thursday morning... weird! We built a fire in the woodstove and watched Ceaser Milan for a while and then went for a long walk with the doggy where we found a deer hoof and a dead squirrel.
My dad's friend came over for a visit while my dad made strawberry apple wine and I knit. Got TWO projects finished since I've been here! Had a nap, had dinner and watched tv and then went to bed. This morning we went to visit the neighbors, went to town and I had TWO naps! Tonight for dinner we made a camp fire and made hot dogs and then ate rice krispie squares I made yesterday. I'm now drinking tea with honey and trying to figure out how to get the smoke smell out of my clothes...
We're having turkey dinner tomorrow and pancakes and waffles (maybe or... not sure).
That is all!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Oh Hell!
Looks like I didn't do such a good job this last couple of weeks with keeping this updated...I'll try to do better...
What's new... well I put myself on a yarn budget/spending plan because I think my stash is getting too crazy and I'm not knitting fast enough.. so now I can spend between $20 and $40 per month. The kicker is, that I can spend that ONCE. So if I buy something in March and it's only $30, the ten bux is lost. This is because I'm terrible at remembering how much I've spent, so I would end up going over by incorrectly adding the purchases. So it's once per month and once only. Also, the $40 does not carry over if I choose/end up not spending the money that month. I tried to go yarn shopping yesterday, but I couldn't find a single thing I wanted bad enough to spend my allotment. It's hard to shop now that I know that I'll have to wait until next month if I buy the 'wrong' thing... I'm looking for some gray/dark gray sock yarn to make Akimbo with... I traded someone for some really awesome colorful sock yarn for the contrast stripes, so now I need the body... I'm thinking something super soft and cuddly, but I couldn't find anything yesterday. Altho in my head, it's Alpaca...
I won a bet on Ravelry a few weeks ago and the offer was a skein of cashmere... well I got that in the mail from MakoShark this week and it's insanely gorgeous. It's in a deep pink in laceweight and it's 100% cashmere. I've never felt anything so soft in my life! It barely weighs anything and I love it! I'm afraid if I add it to my stash, it's going to make the rest of the yarn jealous.... I think it's about 600-1000 yards, so I can make a really beautiful shawl when I find the perfect pattern. I was thinking Laminaria, but it doesn't seem to fit the color...
I'm going to my dad's on holiday in a week and a bit! I'm so excited! I haven't seen him since November and I need a little break from work. I'm taking plenty of knitting and going to get plenty of Ceaser mix and vodka and having myself a nice little time! hoping for some good food, good company and decent weather, altho I'm knitting like a maniac on my Multnomah in order to be able to wear it when I'm there. I'm also hoping that my friend can fix my Canadian Mint before I leave so I can wear it too... It's a real bummer that i lit that sucker on fire!
I ordered my February yarn from Yarntopia Treasures and I can't wait for it to come. I'm feeling stupid for the color I ordered because after I placed the order, I saw a beautiful red color that I want, but I'm sure it'll be around so I can get it later. It's 60% silk and 40% Merino and it's in Seaweed colorway. I'm thinking THAT is going to be my Laminaria.
I'm having a TERRIBLE time with cramps again. I thought I was done with them three weeks ago, but I was laying in bed this afternoon howling and writhing around... Luckily I have a doctor's appointment on Monday and maybe she can give me some insight. I go to Dr. Ed's every two weeks, but even tho I was just there yesterday I'm considering begging him to see me on Monday also...
That's pretty much it.
D
EXCEPT FOR THIS!
EXCEPT FOR THIS!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Another weekend down
Seems like time is going so fast and then when you're waiting for something, it doesn't move at all! I'm waiting to go to my dad's in four weeks and it seems like the time is dragging! But then at the same time, the time is flying along and it's almost the end of February! The weather here is balmy and gorgeous and the sun has been shining every day! The cherry trees are in full bloom, the green mist is on it's way out on the trees, there are rose bushes and hydrangea everywhere you look. Bummer that it's also the home of the 2010 winter olympics and I'm sure the outdoor athletes (skiing, boarding etc...) are cooking in their winter gear and wishing they brought their sunglasses and speedos!
I've dropped my Ravelympics knitting project (which is now going to be called my 'Commemorative Knitting Anniversary' project) in order to knit and design my very own Sock Monkey hat. You see I bought a sock monkey hat downtown on Monday when Pat and I went to see the Olympic Hubub, and decided that I wanted to knit it and write the pattern for my friends who also wanted to knit it. I had one massive fail of a start and now am well on my way with a good portion of hat done, including ear flaps! I've sort of tossed it aside also, because I'm bored with it and instead picked up my RedTones Multnomah that I'm all of a sudden more interested in. I have a bit of 'Knitting ADD' at the moment, but no big deal... I'll evenutally get far enough on any one of these projects that I'll want to just hunker down and finish... I suspect it will be either the Knitting Anniversary shawl, which actually has to be done by March 23, or the Multnomah, because it's mostly garter and I can take it places with me.
Today the Multnomah went to the mall and had a starbucks, and went to Mr. Lube and had an oil change! Big day for the shawl!
Have also decided as of tomorrow when I send off my last package, that I am not swapping ANYMORE! I will only be 'trading' with people I either know, or that I know through conversation on Ravelry, but no more of this 'thread swapping' baloney that only results in angst. It never ceases to amaze me how many selfish people there are in the world and how much they think that everything is set up in order to be a charity for one...
This week I did have a very nice 'informal' swap with a new friend in California... And in that swap, were two (well more than two, but I'm only telling you about two) very amazing things. One was a chocolate bacon bar!~ or a bacon chocolate bar... I don't know which way it's supposed to be said, but it was delish! In my opinion it didn't taste enough like bacon... it was nice and salty and a nice dark chocolate, but I think it would have been nicer had it actually tasted (or even smelled, since smell is a big part of taste) like bacon! I'm now thinking of going to the farm, getting our favorite organic farm fresh bacon, cooking it up and then coating it in chocolate to see what that tastes like... No kidding, it's pretty yummy! The other amazing thing that I recieved in this package was a skein of o so beautiful hand dyed yarn. It's called Wildfire Skies and it's gorgeous! When I finish the three knitting angst pieces mentioned above, and perhaps finally finish the round shawl I've been working on since August (I'm just going to get to the next repeat in order to put the border on, throw the friggen border on and cast the MFer off! So sick of knitting it, dying to see what it looks like finished!), then I'm going to take this very special skein of yarn and make something wonderful with it. To me it looks like the perfect 'worn in' spring/fall colors. I prefer skeins that aren't the really harsh jewel tones to knit with. I love the look of them in the skein, all saturated and striking, but I find they're hard to make into something lovely. This skein that my friend sent me has gorgeous saturated colors, but they're slightly muted in a way that makes me think of my favorite pair of jeans - oh who am I kidding, my favorite pair of Lululemon pants and a cozy sweater.
Speaking of food, since we were before the yarn talk... we had Chinese Family Dinner on Thursday in order to celebrate Chinese New Year. And in that dinner I had something that I'd never tried before, which by now, is sort of hard to do because I've had a LOT of rather different things... such as chicken knees and jellyfish... So anyway, one of the dishes was warmed lettuce (love warm lettuce) with mushrooms, dried/rehydrated oysters (that was weird and not in a good way) and pig tongue. Actually, it wasn't bad. I only had one piece, because it was a bit over cooked, which made it sort of mushy for a meat item. But the taste was fine and I would totally eat it again if presented with it. The only thing I've ever turned down to try (well two things) was pork hock (because it's the actual foot sliced thin... bone? No thanks!) and Goose webs, which are the feet of geese. I guess you're supposed to stick the thing in your mouth and suck off the web part... I couldn't wouldn't won't... but tongue... not a big deal!
Okay.. time for bed. I was planning on checking myself into the ER this afternoon due to my cramping, but ended up being able to cure myself with a concotion of advil, robax and my hotwater bottle and bed... I thought for sure that my uterus was going to come shooting out the small of my back and I nearly lost my footing in the mall a couple times as the pain came stabbing through my mid section and whisked my breath away... So I'm tired and a bit on shaky ground... hopefully it will be better tomorrow.... I see Dr. Ed on Friday, so I hope I live till then!
That's all
D
P.s. I'll post pics of downtown adventures and knitting adventures tomorrow.
I've dropped my Ravelympics knitting project (which is now going to be called my 'Commemorative Knitting Anniversary' project) in order to knit and design my very own Sock Monkey hat. You see I bought a sock monkey hat downtown on Monday when Pat and I went to see the Olympic Hubub, and decided that I wanted to knit it and write the pattern for my friends who also wanted to knit it. I had one massive fail of a start and now am well on my way with a good portion of hat done, including ear flaps! I've sort of tossed it aside also, because I'm bored with it and instead picked up my RedTones Multnomah that I'm all of a sudden more interested in. I have a bit of 'Knitting ADD' at the moment, but no big deal... I'll evenutally get far enough on any one of these projects that I'll want to just hunker down and finish... I suspect it will be either the Knitting Anniversary shawl, which actually has to be done by March 23, or the Multnomah, because it's mostly garter and I can take it places with me.
Today the Multnomah went to the mall and had a starbucks, and went to Mr. Lube and had an oil change! Big day for the shawl!
Have also decided as of tomorrow when I send off my last package, that I am not swapping ANYMORE! I will only be 'trading' with people I either know, or that I know through conversation on Ravelry, but no more of this 'thread swapping' baloney that only results in angst. It never ceases to amaze me how many selfish people there are in the world and how much they think that everything is set up in order to be a charity for one...
This week I did have a very nice 'informal' swap with a new friend in California... And in that swap, were two (well more than two, but I'm only telling you about two) very amazing things. One was a chocolate bacon bar!~ or a bacon chocolate bar... I don't know which way it's supposed to be said, but it was delish! In my opinion it didn't taste enough like bacon... it was nice and salty and a nice dark chocolate, but I think it would have been nicer had it actually tasted (or even smelled, since smell is a big part of taste) like bacon! I'm now thinking of going to the farm, getting our favorite organic farm fresh bacon, cooking it up and then coating it in chocolate to see what that tastes like... No kidding, it's pretty yummy! The other amazing thing that I recieved in this package was a skein of o so beautiful hand dyed yarn. It's called Wildfire Skies and it's gorgeous! When I finish the three knitting angst pieces mentioned above, and perhaps finally finish the round shawl I've been working on since August (I'm just going to get to the next repeat in order to put the border on, throw the friggen border on and cast the MFer off! So sick of knitting it, dying to see what it looks like finished!), then I'm going to take this very special skein of yarn and make something wonderful with it. To me it looks like the perfect 'worn in' spring/fall colors. I prefer skeins that aren't the really harsh jewel tones to knit with. I love the look of them in the skein, all saturated and striking, but I find they're hard to make into something lovely. This skein that my friend sent me has gorgeous saturated colors, but they're slightly muted in a way that makes me think of my favorite pair of jeans - oh who am I kidding, my favorite pair of Lululemon pants and a cozy sweater.
Speaking of food, since we were before the yarn talk... we had Chinese Family Dinner on Thursday in order to celebrate Chinese New Year. And in that dinner I had something that I'd never tried before, which by now, is sort of hard to do because I've had a LOT of rather different things... such as chicken knees and jellyfish... So anyway, one of the dishes was warmed lettuce (love warm lettuce) with mushrooms, dried/rehydrated oysters (that was weird and not in a good way) and pig tongue. Actually, it wasn't bad. I only had one piece, because it was a bit over cooked, which made it sort of mushy for a meat item. But the taste was fine and I would totally eat it again if presented with it. The only thing I've ever turned down to try (well two things) was pork hock (because it's the actual foot sliced thin... bone? No thanks!) and Goose webs, which are the feet of geese. I guess you're supposed to stick the thing in your mouth and suck off the web part... I couldn't wouldn't won't... but tongue... not a big deal!
Okay.. time for bed. I was planning on checking myself into the ER this afternoon due to my cramping, but ended up being able to cure myself with a concotion of advil, robax and my hotwater bottle and bed... I thought for sure that my uterus was going to come shooting out the small of my back and I nearly lost my footing in the mall a couple times as the pain came stabbing through my mid section and whisked my breath away... So I'm tired and a bit on shaky ground... hopefully it will be better tomorrow.... I see Dr. Ed on Friday, so I hope I live till then!
That's all
D
P.s. I'll post pics of downtown adventures and knitting adventures tomorrow.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Identity Crisis... Part Deux
Okay, talk about an identity crisis. So I have decided (with some input also) that I don't like Sugarcube...it doesn't make any sense and I don't want to be an inanimate object, so for the time being I'm changing my name back.
So if you're interested, throw out some possible nicknames... or I'll just switch back to the shortened version of Princess, which is P'cess and reads like 'pieces'.
Now, on to some advice for the woman that spoke to me in Starbucks last night and that thinks it's okay to come and interrupt someone while they're knitting, because AFTER ALL, I'm doing something odd in a public place.It is not okay to march up behind someone and poke your head over their shoulder and demand in a loud voice right in their ear 'what are you making?!?'. Perhaps it would be more socially acceptable for you to start a conversation by standing IN FRONT of the person, not behind them like some kind of crazy stalker!
When the response to your question is 'a shawl' please don't look like you don't understand the language. I didn't know what more detail you wanted? I was working without a pattern, so there was no picture to show you... I doubt very much I am inclined to describe in vivid detail what it's going to look like in the end, but your dumbfounded look made me think that in fact that is what you were expecting.
When you state that you 'want to learn', don't look at me like I'm going to hand over my needles and let you 'practice' on my shawl... my suggestion was and always will be, 'take a class. I learned to knit at XXX shop and they're great'. When you hear that, you should probably disguise the disgust in your voice when you ask how much THAT costs. If you can't afford the class, then you likely (not necessarily, but likely) won't be able to afford the actual hobby of knitting. Yes, it can be done on the cheap, but you seemed fairly smitten with my yarn and it was $30/ball.
Also, please try not to insult me while I'm taking time out of my 'quiet time' to talk to you. When you saw my sock monkey on the chair beside me, you were kinda rude! No I didn't knit it for my child. No, it's not really any of your business if I even HAVE children. And no, they didn't teach me to 'knit that thing' in my class. I chose to knit it. And I chose to bring it with me to show my friend. Don't touch it... he doesn't like people and he might bite you!
Had a nice visit with a friend last night. Very enjoyable! Started out a bit bumpy when we went to different starbucks and waited for eachother... both thinking the other person was 30 min late... LOL... totally my fault!
That is all
D
So if you're interested, throw out some possible nicknames... or I'll just switch back to the shortened version of Princess, which is P'cess and reads like 'pieces'.
Now, on to some advice for the woman that spoke to me in Starbucks last night and that thinks it's okay to come and interrupt someone while they're knitting, because AFTER ALL, I'm doing something odd in a public place.It is not okay to march up behind someone and poke your head over their shoulder and demand in a loud voice right in their ear 'what are you making?!?'. Perhaps it would be more socially acceptable for you to start a conversation by standing IN FRONT of the person, not behind them like some kind of crazy stalker!
When the response to your question is 'a shawl' please don't look like you don't understand the language. I didn't know what more detail you wanted? I was working without a pattern, so there was no picture to show you... I doubt very much I am inclined to describe in vivid detail what it's going to look like in the end, but your dumbfounded look made me think that in fact that is what you were expecting.
When you state that you 'want to learn', don't look at me like I'm going to hand over my needles and let you 'practice' on my shawl... my suggestion was and always will be, 'take a class. I learned to knit at XXX shop and they're great'. When you hear that, you should probably disguise the disgust in your voice when you ask how much THAT costs. If you can't afford the class, then you likely (not necessarily, but likely) won't be able to afford the actual hobby of knitting. Yes, it can be done on the cheap, but you seemed fairly smitten with my yarn and it was $30/ball.
Also, please try not to insult me while I'm taking time out of my 'quiet time' to talk to you. When you saw my sock monkey on the chair beside me, you were kinda rude! No I didn't knit it for my child. No, it's not really any of your business if I even HAVE children. And no, they didn't teach me to 'knit that thing' in my class. I chose to knit it. And I chose to bring it with me to show my friend. Don't touch it... he doesn't like people and he might bite you!
Had a nice visit with a friend last night. Very enjoyable! Started out a bit bumpy when we went to different starbucks and waited for eachother... both thinking the other person was 30 min late... LOL... totally my fault!
That is all
D
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
I'm sorry, who's calling??
I am apparently having an identity crisis.... I used to be a PRINCESS for crying outloud! PrincessD! What the hell!
Well, 'the hell' is that I have now decided that I don't like that nickname. Which is okay because I gave it to myself about ten years ago. Not that I mind when my friends call me that, because I don't, but I don't want my identity on my blog to be 'princess' anymore. So I've changed it... to the only thing I could think of... Sugarcube... you like? I'm turning over a new leaf and since I have some 'entrapreneur' stuff in my future, I would like it to be with the new name...
Have now taken the needles OFF my blankie and started something entirely different. Something that I would like to be done by March 23 as that is my one year knit-iversary, but I think that's asking a lot of me... I may have to take it everywhere, but it's a lace pattern, so that might be difficult...
Going knitting with a friend after work tomorrow.
And now noticed the time and must get my sugarry ass to bed, as I have another early morning in the 'month of carpooling'.
That is all!
Well, 'the hell' is that I have now decided that I don't like that nickname. Which is okay because I gave it to myself about ten years ago. Not that I mind when my friends call me that, because I don't, but I don't want my identity on my blog to be 'princess' anymore. So I've changed it... to the only thing I could think of... Sugarcube... you like? I'm turning over a new leaf and since I have some 'entrapreneur' stuff in my future, I would like it to be with the new name...
Have now taken the needles OFF my blankie and started something entirely different. Something that I would like to be done by March 23 as that is my one year knit-iversary, but I think that's asking a lot of me... I may have to take it everywhere, but it's a lace pattern, so that might be difficult...
Going knitting with a friend after work tomorrow.
And now noticed the time and must get my sugarry ass to bed, as I have another early morning in the 'month of carpooling'.
That is all!
Monday, February 8, 2010
No, you can not duct tape the overflow drain on the bathtub!
Okay, I haven't actually done that but I really really want to! I PROMISE not to let the water over flow! Still no? Boo!
So I've invested quite a bit of free time in the last two weeks making my sock monkey... and now that he's done, I have a vacant hole and can't decide what to do with my knitting time... so I watch questionable TV and stalk Rubberneckers for drama! What a loser! I'm patiently waiting until Friday when I can cast on my new shawl (for the Knitting Olympics for those not in the know), but until then what should I d.... WAIT! The blankie! The big cuddly loveable beautiful lace sunflower blankie! Good thinking! I also offered to knit the last four inches of ribbing on my friend's kneesocks... not sure if she's going to take me up on it, but I'm good at knitting in the round and I'd like to help her get her mojo back!
I was reading through posts on my old blog today and realized that I had a lot of fun blogging back then... I think I went for three years of posting almost daily...and then three or so years of squat! I laughed out loud at some of the titles of my old blog posts... 'One More Banana till the Weekend' was my favorite! Perhaps I should start buying bananas again so I have something to gauge the week's progression with?
The one thing I noticed on my old blogs was that there was NO whitespace... as in I wrote in long and rambling paragraphs with no actual paragraph formatting... Its a wonder that people used to read them... altho I was getting about 20 comments a post, so I guess people were reading them.
Pat made the best dinner tonight... chinese white bread (perfectly square and crust-less for those not in the know) with cheddar cheese and onions. Only the onions were sauteed for an hour in ponzu sauce and mirin... My description of this grilled cheese sandwich from heaven
'Hon, this is like the best part of French Onion soup, in a sandwich with melty cheese'. Sounds good, no?
Yesterday I got leftovers out of the freezer (yes, me and leftovers... oh how things have changed) and texted Pat to tell him that we were having 'chicken stew with rice' for dinner. I was really excited about it because it was a concoction from the crockpot a few months back and it was really yummy. And then Pat got home and mentioned that what I was thawing in the pot was actually my ground beef and mushroom pasta sauce... :( What kind of a dummy can't tell the difference between chicken and beef? Well I wasn't LOOKING, okay? I just thought that was what was in the container and went with it... so then I had to go out and buy pasta. Burn!
Okay, without further ado, here is a picture of Smungkee Bean... taken on my blackberry, so be kind!
That is all!
D
So I've invested quite a bit of free time in the last two weeks making my sock monkey... and now that he's done, I have a vacant hole and can't decide what to do with my knitting time... so I watch questionable TV and stalk Rubberneckers for drama! What a loser! I'm patiently waiting until Friday when I can cast on my new shawl (for the Knitting Olympics for those not in the know), but until then what should I d.... WAIT! The blankie! The big cuddly loveable beautiful lace sunflower blankie! Good thinking! I also offered to knit the last four inches of ribbing on my friend's kneesocks... not sure if she's going to take me up on it, but I'm good at knitting in the round and I'd like to help her get her mojo back!
I was reading through posts on my old blog today and realized that I had a lot of fun blogging back then... I think I went for three years of posting almost daily...and then three or so years of squat! I laughed out loud at some of the titles of my old blog posts... 'One More Banana till the Weekend' was my favorite! Perhaps I should start buying bananas again so I have something to gauge the week's progression with?
The one thing I noticed on my old blogs was that there was NO whitespace... as in I wrote in long and rambling paragraphs with no actual paragraph formatting... Its a wonder that people used to read them... altho I was getting about 20 comments a post, so I guess people were reading them.
Pat made the best dinner tonight... chinese white bread (perfectly square and crust-less for those not in the know) with cheddar cheese and onions. Only the onions were sauteed for an hour in ponzu sauce and mirin... My description of this grilled cheese sandwich from heaven
'Hon, this is like the best part of French Onion soup, in a sandwich with melty cheese'. Sounds good, no?
Yesterday I got leftovers out of the freezer (yes, me and leftovers... oh how things have changed) and texted Pat to tell him that we were having 'chicken stew with rice' for dinner. I was really excited about it because it was a concoction from the crockpot a few months back and it was really yummy. And then Pat got home and mentioned that what I was thawing in the pot was actually my ground beef and mushroom pasta sauce... :( What kind of a dummy can't tell the difference between chicken and beef? Well I wasn't LOOKING, okay? I just thought that was what was in the container and went with it... so then I had to go out and buy pasta. Burn!
Okay, without further ado, here is a picture of Smungkee Bean... taken on my blackberry, so be kind!
That is all!
D
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Oh Relax!
I was going to go to bed early today, but then I had a Baby Gravol induced nap at 3pm in order to stave off a headache and now I'm uppy up up! :(
Not too much going on in Princess Land... Work is pretty much the usual except for the fact that I am now doing a design project as one of my projects and I can't begin to tell you how much it's making me glad I quit my last job! I'm on color options 6 and 7 for this project and all I keep getting as feedback is 'I don't like it' and then the person throws the samples across the desk and tries to rip pieces off the color board...
The nice thing about the job is that I got to go to the donor's home to present the first option, and she lives in what can only be referred to as a mansion, so that was pretty fun to see. We'll be going back there again, and she's promised us a tour... I wonder if taking pictures is frowned on? I bet even if it wasn't, taking pictures and then posting them on this here blog would be!
I spent this weekend in relaxation mode for the most part. Had a good 7 hour visit with my bestee and had tasty sandwiches and soup and peanut butter cheesecake for dinner! Oh, and vino of course. I think the one we had was a Merlot Cab called Lizard Flats (Australian of course because I am a wine snob of the Australian variety). Comes in a tetrapak, which was sort of weird, but really tasty!
Saturday I managed to drag myself out of bed to go to a massage... real hardship! After I came home, I made a sandwich (with the tomato and blue cheese leftovers from Friday) and then I couldn't help myself so I took a nap. When Boy got home, we went to Michael's for stuffing for Smungkee Bean and took a little detour at Aberdeen for some suppees. I did not like mine (Singapore Laksa), but that was only because they suck at making it and I was sad that I wasn't in Singapore eating it... or an Oyster Omlette... tastiest invention ever! Seriously!
Stayed up sort of late on Saturday stuffing Smungkee Bean and sewing his parts together. He is 2'3" tall when standing and has vintage buttons for eyes. His face is all on, ears on and legs on (altho they may come off and be re-put on). He just now needs arms and a tail, altho with the size of him, I'm afraid if I give him arms, he may start to fight back! No pictures of SB until he's done and I can take them outside because he looks a weird color inside.
Today I got up early expecting to go to knitting, but then I had a headache and accidentally played feather with the cat for an hour and by the time I knew it, it was 1230... so I took the laundry, tidied, ate a bowl of cereal and then took the Baby Gravol and went to bed... and now here we are! See how 'relaxing' my weekend was?
This week is going to be long (more fighting over this design project) and painful (minimally invasive, but hella painful medical procedure on Thursday). I may beg off work on Friday depending on how I feel... And I will finish Smungkee Bean this week and post pictures of him!
That is all
D
Not too much going on in Princess Land... Work is pretty much the usual except for the fact that I am now doing a design project as one of my projects and I can't begin to tell you how much it's making me glad I quit my last job! I'm on color options 6 and 7 for this project and all I keep getting as feedback is 'I don't like it' and then the person throws the samples across the desk and tries to rip pieces off the color board...
The nice thing about the job is that I got to go to the donor's home to present the first option, and she lives in what can only be referred to as a mansion, so that was pretty fun to see. We'll be going back there again, and she's promised us a tour... I wonder if taking pictures is frowned on? I bet even if it wasn't, taking pictures and then posting them on this here blog would be!
I spent this weekend in relaxation mode for the most part. Had a good 7 hour visit with my bestee and had tasty sandwiches and soup and peanut butter cheesecake for dinner! Oh, and vino of course. I think the one we had was a Merlot Cab called Lizard Flats (Australian of course because I am a wine snob of the Australian variety). Comes in a tetrapak, which was sort of weird, but really tasty!
Saturday I managed to drag myself out of bed to go to a massage... real hardship! After I came home, I made a sandwich (with the tomato and blue cheese leftovers from Friday) and then I couldn't help myself so I took a nap. When Boy got home, we went to Michael's for stuffing for Smungkee Bean and took a little detour at Aberdeen for some suppees. I did not like mine (Singapore Laksa), but that was only because they suck at making it and I was sad that I wasn't in Singapore eating it... or an Oyster Omlette... tastiest invention ever! Seriously!
Stayed up sort of late on Saturday stuffing Smungkee Bean and sewing his parts together. He is 2'3" tall when standing and has vintage buttons for eyes. His face is all on, ears on and legs on (altho they may come off and be re-put on). He just now needs arms and a tail, altho with the size of him, I'm afraid if I give him arms, he may start to fight back! No pictures of SB until he's done and I can take them outside because he looks a weird color inside.
Today I got up early expecting to go to knitting, but then I had a headache and accidentally played feather with the cat for an hour and by the time I knew it, it was 1230... so I took the laundry, tidied, ate a bowl of cereal and then took the Baby Gravol and went to bed... and now here we are! See how 'relaxing' my weekend was?
This week is going to be long (more fighting over this design project) and painful (minimally invasive, but hella painful medical procedure on Thursday). I may beg off work on Friday depending on how I feel... And I will finish Smungkee Bean this week and post pictures of him!
That is all
D
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
OMG, have I really not posted since AUGUST? Holy crap! Okay, well since people are starting to link this here little blog again, and since I DID put it in my goals to blog at least once a week, and since most of the people that read it won't care (and may enjoy) if I write almost entirely about knitting and yarny stuff, I promise to keep an eye over here and write some somewhat interesting things... or they could just be words strung together incoherently... I guess we'll have to wait and see!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The Brain Trust
So I've taken to calling myself the Brain Trust lately... it came from a fairly funny conversation at work with a guy that was telling me how smart I am for getting a concept that people in my office get paid twice as much as me and don't get... LOL...
Been so unbusy since I got back from my dad's that I haven't been inspired to write... Well, not entirely true... I tried starting, and I was going to make a list of things to update in point form, but it sounded stupid and unlike anything someone that wasn't me would want to read... Shall we try again?
1. The third day back from my holiday the hospital I work at caught on fire... that was a unique experience filled with many DOZENS of firefighters, as that particular building is over 100 years old, and they thought the fire was between the wood framed floors, so it was a three alarm'er
2. I finished the scarf I was working on in the last post... it blocked up quite wonderful and just under six feet long. It's kind of scratchy because I sort of accidentally felted it in the process of dyeing it, but I loves it anyway! I'm now working on the sister yarn I dyed on the same day and am making a very LOUD neckwarmer.... loud because the color is a little... um.... flourescent.
3. I've just taken up a penpal. I had a penpal once when I was much younger, but it was someone that I knew. We used to write to each other every week... so every second Thursday I'd get a letter from him and the opposite Thursday he'd get one from me... We'd write PAGES to eachother and draw pictures and tell stories... we built up an amazing friendship that way... I think he's probably a very nice person now, but I have my own reasons for not pursuing a friendship with him, regardless of how many MANY times he's bugged me on MSN and facebook!
4. I'm having a hard time emotionally with the never ending battle of weight and excersise. I'm desperately trying to figure out a way to win the battle and get motivated... that's all I'll say... unless someone has some sage advice for me.... and let's not be stupid... I used to work out every day for 90 min at an incredibly intense level and I don't need 'you'll feel better once you do it' advice... I need 'how to get my mind around my mind' advice.
5. I'm considering starting an online company to sell hand made stitch markers for knitting. You non knitters probably don't know what they are, but they're basically little earrings that you hang off your needles to mark pattern repeats... they come in MULTITUDES of different styles and options and I'm working on which ones I want to focus on. It's another nice creative outlet... I just need more time in the day.
I guess that's all for now. I'm off to take a bath and then work on the neckwarmer for a while. Pink Ink is what I've named it because I wasn't exactly successful at getting it colorfast and the pink part of the dye is leaching onto my fingers....can be rectified upon washing, but during knitting, it's kind of annoying ;)
That's all
D
Been so unbusy since I got back from my dad's that I haven't been inspired to write... Well, not entirely true... I tried starting, and I was going to make a list of things to update in point form, but it sounded stupid and unlike anything someone that wasn't me would want to read... Shall we try again?
1. The third day back from my holiday the hospital I work at caught on fire... that was a unique experience filled with many DOZENS of firefighters, as that particular building is over 100 years old, and they thought the fire was between the wood framed floors, so it was a three alarm'er
2. I finished the scarf I was working on in the last post... it blocked up quite wonderful and just under six feet long. It's kind of scratchy because I sort of accidentally felted it in the process of dyeing it, but I loves it anyway! I'm now working on the sister yarn I dyed on the same day and am making a very LOUD neckwarmer.... loud because the color is a little... um.... flourescent.
3. I've just taken up a penpal. I had a penpal once when I was much younger, but it was someone that I knew. We used to write to each other every week... so every second Thursday I'd get a letter from him and the opposite Thursday he'd get one from me... We'd write PAGES to eachother and draw pictures and tell stories... we built up an amazing friendship that way... I think he's probably a very nice person now, but I have my own reasons for not pursuing a friendship with him, regardless of how many MANY times he's bugged me on MSN and facebook!
4. I'm having a hard time emotionally with the never ending battle of weight and excersise. I'm desperately trying to figure out a way to win the battle and get motivated... that's all I'll say... unless someone has some sage advice for me.... and let's not be stupid... I used to work out every day for 90 min at an incredibly intense level and I don't need 'you'll feel better once you do it' advice... I need 'how to get my mind around my mind' advice.
5. I'm considering starting an online company to sell hand made stitch markers for knitting. You non knitters probably don't know what they are, but they're basically little earrings that you hang off your needles to mark pattern repeats... they come in MULTITUDES of different styles and options and I'm working on which ones I want to focus on. It's another nice creative outlet... I just need more time in the day.
I guess that's all for now. I'm off to take a bath and then work on the neckwarmer for a while. Pink Ink is what I've named it because I wasn't exactly successful at getting it colorfast and the pink part of the dye is leaching onto my fingers....can be rectified upon washing, but during knitting, it's kind of annoying ;)
That's all
D
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Not gone...
My my, how time flies! I haven't gone anywhere... more than that, I've actually been around, but o so busy! There is no longer time (or privacy) to be able to write anything on this here blog at work, so my only bloggable time is after work and on the weekends... and guess what I'm doing then... cleaning and knitting... and dyeing. That's my new favorite hobby... I've dyed around 2000 yards of yarn so far... and I've made exactly 3/4 of a something out of it... actually, it's a great something... this picture is a close up (turned 90deg the wrong way) of the scarf I've been knitting up with it....
I've been learning a lot about knitting, and in doing so, learned a little something about myself. I've learned that I think I'm smarter than just about every other knitter out there... and every time I use that sentiment, I get into trouble in the form of ripping out miles and miles of stitches. I think this time I've got the lesson learned... my mom always said that a lesson is repeated until it's learned. Well I learned the lesson yesterday on my lace shawl... in no way do I ever want to repeat the fear and angst I felt when I realized that I did a biggo mistako and thought I'd have to rip the entire thing apart. Lucky for me I DIDN'T have to rip it apart, but I think from now on, once I've read the pattern, checked the interwebby for known pattern mistakes and seen that 300,000 people have successfully made their item USING THE EXACT SAME PATTERN, I shall not assume to know better than every single one of these people and just KNIT THE THING THE WAY IT SAYS TO! (I'll let you know if my lesson sticks)
Other items of noteworthiness on the knitting subject. Four separate people (FOUR) have checked out my various items posted to our little knitting community and decided that they LIKE them... in fact the DESIGNER of the scarfee I made for my bestee liked mine enough to add it to her favorites list! What the heck do you know about that! I felt so flattered. It's really quite nice to have fellow knitters, and good good good ones at that, recognize my projects as noteworthy! Especially since I've been knitting exactly 4 months.
Actually, as a related item on that, I learned something else during my knitting experience thus far... and it is this: People who are new to a craft (some, not all) are much more daring when it comes to starting things.... what do I mean? Well there are 'old' knitters, who have been knitting for years and years, and they're terrified to make a lace scarf or a cabled bag... not because they're not amazing knitters, because most of them are, but because I guess they've been brought up to think it's hard. New knitters on the other hand, like myself, don't know that something is supposed to be hard, so we dive right in with both needles and learn the stinkin' technique. I've made three cabled (one fairly complicated) handbags (LINED!), three lace scarves and I'm now working on a lace shawl that's knit in the round... one piece... around and around and around... so cool! But I thought the analogy was neat, because one wonders if there are things in our lives that are the same... where we 'think' it's hard, or uncomfortable, or not doable... but if we just dove right in with both feet and learned it, or perservered, we'd probably do an amazing job of whatever it was and then look back and wonder what all the fuss was about.
I'm off to my Dad's place this coming weekend for a much needed holiday! I'll have the good old cabin to myself for two and a half days and then he'll get home and we get to hang out together for 2.5 days and then take the drive back to town (2 hrs) to dump me at the airport. I have big plans for my time and they involve knitting on the beach... knitting in the paddleboat... knitting in the hammock... dyeing yarn together (lol, I can't wait!) and having campfires and roasting marshmallows... doesn't that sound like the most awesome time ever??
Anyway, it's late and I have to go stalk the Ravelry forums for a while before bed!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Things I've learned about Koolaid
Koolaid is incredibly hard to find if you want more than the regular grape, orange and cherry! I remember a long time ago they used to have points on koolaid and my sister and mom and I would get loads of different flavors for the points things... i don't think we ever sent in for anything, but I do remember having a whole envelope of fruity smelling upc codes... Anyway, different flavors (colors) are ridiculously hard to find... so readers of my little blog... if you find any unusual flavors in your travels, please pick them up.
Okay, so what I've learned, besides that they're really hard to find?
1. Koolaid is cheapest at Safeway (.34/each)
2. Koolaid is second most cheapest at Superstore (.43/ea)
3. Koolaid is most expensive at Extra Foods (.49/ea) -- how can it be 6 cents more expensive at the SAME STORE??
But I remember when Koolaid was 16 cents each... SIXTEEN CENTS! Now it's 49 cents! That's quite an indication of the declining economy... or perhaps it's just an indication that it's been about 15 years since I purchased koolaid...
Now... what do I need various colors of koolaid for? Let me explain:
I'm off work this week... Thank God, because I don't know if I would have been able to make it to my August holiday without this time. Since I didn't want to sit around and do nothing, I thought I'd do something creative and interested. So I decided to handpaint yarn. Not knowing a single thing about dying yarn, I researched online for a few evenings and finally decided on two methods. One was an acid exhaust dye, which requires you to wear a respirator for the preparation and is incredibly toxic. And one was Koolaid dyeing. I decided that I wanted to try both, because I doubt this will be the last time I dye my own yarn.
It's not a difficult process, using either method. For the Acid Dye, you mix the powder (wearing your mask, and not using utensils you ever want to eat on again) and vinegar and hot water. After soaking the skein of yarn you want to dye in warm water and vinegar (I've heard anywhere from 30 min to over night... I soaked mine for between 30 and 90 min), you lay it out in a circle on saran wrap and paint on your colors. I learned a few things about yarn painting after I had finished... research is easier to understand and it's easier to find answers to specific questions after you've tried the technique. Anyway, once you paint your dye on (no details here... this isn't an instruction blog... I may write that later), you wrap the yarn in the saran and nuke it in the microwave for a while ( 2min, then a break, repeat three times). Once it's cooled, rinse and hang to dry. If you're too anxious (impatient) to wait for it to cool, dump out into the sink and rinse with water as hot as the yarn is (and it's HOT), and then gradually cool down the water and the yarn, otherwise it may felt.
The Koolaid method is a little different. The koolaid is mixed with 1/2 cup of water to each packet of koolaid (for stronger colors, 2 pkt to 1/2cup water). The yarn is soaked in plain water and a drop of dishsoap for around 30min to all night. Then the yarn can either be handpainted again, or I tried the method where you throw the yarn into a casserole dish, cover with water and then pour the color mixture over it, careful not to stir... the yarn then bakes covered in the microwave for 5 min intervals until the water turns clear (about 15 min or so).
The next method I'm going to try is using food dye paste. I think I've learned a bit about what I need to do to not get muddy colors where they meet, and how to get longer stretches of color, so I'm going to foray into the world tomorrow for more yarn and try my hand again. It's rather fun actually... coming up with the color schemes, seeing your yarn come to life and then naming the colors. I ended up doing the purple/blue/red one twice because once it dried, I wasn't happy with the results... that's the other nice thing... it's pretty hard to ruin yarn... you can always overdye it, or add dye, or in the worst case scenario, you could mix up a dark blue, green or purple and just cover the entire skein... but the knitting style I like is not going to be too concerned with if the color variation is perfect...
Okay, so what I've learned, besides that they're really hard to find?
1. Koolaid is cheapest at Safeway (.34/each)
2. Koolaid is second most cheapest at Superstore (.43/ea)
3. Koolaid is most expensive at Extra Foods (.49/ea) -- how can it be 6 cents more expensive at the SAME STORE??
But I remember when Koolaid was 16 cents each... SIXTEEN CENTS! Now it's 49 cents! That's quite an indication of the declining economy... or perhaps it's just an indication that it's been about 15 years since I purchased koolaid...
Now... what do I need various colors of koolaid for? Let me explain:
I'm off work this week... Thank God, because I don't know if I would have been able to make it to my August holiday without this time. Since I didn't want to sit around and do nothing, I thought I'd do something creative and interested. So I decided to handpaint yarn. Not knowing a single thing about dying yarn, I researched online for a few evenings and finally decided on two methods. One was an acid exhaust dye, which requires you to wear a respirator for the preparation and is incredibly toxic. And one was Koolaid dyeing. I decided that I wanted to try both, because I doubt this will be the last time I dye my own yarn.
It's not a difficult process, using either method. For the Acid Dye, you mix the powder (wearing your mask, and not using utensils you ever want to eat on again) and vinegar and hot water. After soaking the skein of yarn you want to dye in warm water and vinegar (I've heard anywhere from 30 min to over night... I soaked mine for between 30 and 90 min), you lay it out in a circle on saran wrap and paint on your colors. I learned a few things about yarn painting after I had finished... research is easier to understand and it's easier to find answers to specific questions after you've tried the technique. Anyway, once you paint your dye on (no details here... this isn't an instruction blog... I may write that later), you wrap the yarn in the saran and nuke it in the microwave for a while ( 2min, then a break, repeat three times). Once it's cooled, rinse and hang to dry. If you're too anxious (impatient) to wait for it to cool, dump out into the sink and rinse with water as hot as the yarn is (and it's HOT), and then gradually cool down the water and the yarn, otherwise it may felt.
The Koolaid method is a little different. The koolaid is mixed with 1/2 cup of water to each packet of koolaid (for stronger colors, 2 pkt to 1/2cup water). The yarn is soaked in plain water and a drop of dishsoap for around 30min to all night. Then the yarn can either be handpainted again, or I tried the method where you throw the yarn into a casserole dish, cover with water and then pour the color mixture over it, careful not to stir... the yarn then bakes covered in the microwave for 5 min intervals until the water turns clear (about 15 min or so).
The next method I'm going to try is using food dye paste. I think I've learned a bit about what I need to do to not get muddy colors where they meet, and how to get longer stretches of color, so I'm going to foray into the world tomorrow for more yarn and try my hand again. It's rather fun actually... coming up with the color schemes, seeing your yarn come to life and then naming the colors. I ended up doing the purple/blue/red one twice because once it dried, I wasn't happy with the results... that's the other nice thing... it's pretty hard to ruin yarn... you can always overdye it, or add dye, or in the worst case scenario, you could mix up a dark blue, green or purple and just cover the entire skein... but the knitting style I like is not going to be too concerned with if the color variation is perfect...
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Better than a kick in the pants
I entered that baking contest... I came in THIRD! Which isn't really so bad for someone who's track record is as shady as mine!
I lost to a Bavarian Torte... which I ate a piece of later... it was a worthy win for her! I had to laugh tho... it was a baking contest in which the item had to have apple in it... and one person entered a pineapple upside down cake... LOL...not quite!
I've decided that one of the things I'm going to do on my holiday is hand dye some yarn... I think it would be really fun, and I'm interested to see how difficult it is...
One last thing for you... a picture of how I found Mr. Fluffypants this morning... oh, the life of a cat!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Are ya freakin' KIDDING???
So this afternoon, after having a bit of a melt in my manager's office, which I'm sure half the floor heard, she decided that we needed to eat... Well, actually she found me sitting in my desk chair, with my arms by my sides staring off into space, after I retreated from her office, so she suggested that even if I didn't want to eat, I go downstairs with her anyway... Which I did... Well we ended up in Red Robin, where we had underwhelming chicken wraps... We sat and chatted for a long time, and were at the very moment discussing our high school years, when it happened.... the waiter came along to clear the table and ~SWOOSH~ an entire large glass of water and ice came FLYING across the table and landed (all probably about 2cups or so) in my lap... As it was slooshing over the edge of the table, the waiter was taking a break from reality, in where he started laughing and ran away to bring FOUR small napkins... and then used his bare hands to try and swoosh the water away from me... By this time I was hysterical with laughter, but my jeans weighed about 11 lbs... have you ever put wet jeans on right out of the wash?? Oh, admit it, you have! Or gotten caught in a torrential downpour and found yourself encased in wet denim? Ya, well that's how I spend the last four hours of my day... My manager had told me I could go home if I wanted, but I had things to finish up, and the moisture finally warmed up to my body temperature and it wasn't SO bad...
In other, better news, I have just made what I think is the BEST Apple Cheesecake EVER! It's at least 10 times better than the test run from two weeks ago and I'm CONVINCED it should win... well,not convinced, but I'd be very impressed if it did.. you see, my baking history includes accidentally putting Celery Salt in place of Nutmeg in Cinnamon buns, and lighting my oven mit on fire while making garlic bread... so I made this fantastic dessert (twice now) and there hasn't been any smoke or fire! And I put all the right ingredients in... I'd fall down if *I* won a baking contest. In true Princess Darcy fashion tho, I went to town on the presentation. I bought baby blue paper plates from the dollar store and 3D foil butterfly stickers. Then I put the stickers on the rim of the plate (two each, one big, one little). Then I bought small styrene apples from another dollar store and put toothpicks into the bottoms of them, made them a small waxed paper circle to sit on (so as not to poison people, if the styrene leaches) and I'll stab it into the middle of the square of cheesecake. I stand to win an Ipod Nano, so that would be cool... even tho I don't need one... it was fun finding the recipe, testing and refining it and then fooling around with the presentation.
I'm on holiday now until a week from Monday...
That's all
D
In other, better news, I have just made what I think is the BEST Apple Cheesecake EVER! It's at least 10 times better than the test run from two weeks ago and I'm CONVINCED it should win... well,not convinced, but I'd be very impressed if it did.. you see, my baking history includes accidentally putting Celery Salt in place of Nutmeg in Cinnamon buns, and lighting my oven mit on fire while making garlic bread... so I made this fantastic dessert (twice now) and there hasn't been any smoke or fire! And I put all the right ingredients in... I'd fall down if *I* won a baking contest. In true Princess Darcy fashion tho, I went to town on the presentation. I bought baby blue paper plates from the dollar store and 3D foil butterfly stickers. Then I put the stickers on the rim of the plate (two each, one big, one little). Then I bought small styrene apples from another dollar store and put toothpicks into the bottoms of them, made them a small waxed paper circle to sit on (so as not to poison people, if the styrene leaches) and I'll stab it into the middle of the square of cheesecake. I stand to win an Ipod Nano, so that would be cool... even tho I don't need one... it was fun finding the recipe, testing and refining it and then fooling around with the presentation.
I'm on holiday now until a week from Monday...
That's all
D
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Heard in Vancouver
This is from a while ago, but I thought I'd share:
Three Girls in a Sushi Restaurant
Girl 1 - Tell Girl 3 about your answer on the exam
Girl 2 - Oh! Hahaha! Well the question was: 'What is the one thing Human's can do, that no other species can do?'
Girl 3 - Oh... it's something to do with opposable thumbs, isn't it?
Girl 2 - Ya... that's not what I said
Girl 3 - Really, what did you say
Girl 2 - I said 'reproduction'. (side note from me: are you freaking KIDDING ME???... Kids coming out of our school system believe that humans are the only species that can reproduce??)
Girl 3 - OMG, that's so stupid!
Girl 1 - Ya, I don't think the opposable thumbs thing is true anyway... I know of some dinosaurs that have opposable thumbs!! (side note from me: you KNOW of some dinosaurs that HAVE opposable thumbs?? As tho there are dinosaurs roaming the earth right now that could flick a zippo and light the bush on fire??)
Anyway, that's what I heard the other day. I thought my head was going to explode because I was sitting across from them, so had I started laughing, they would have known! That happened the same day that a lady that works four blocks away from me came down to my office to pick something up... She proceeded to bitch about having to walk that far, which is her perogative I guess (it was only four blocks on a beautiful sunny day), but then she announced to me that next time she has to come down here (four blocks) she's going to get petty cash and take TRANSIT! LMAO... I couldn't keep a straight face for that one! TRANSIT?? To go four blocks? Are you joking? Sadly, she was not!
That's all
D
Three Girls in a Sushi Restaurant
Girl 1 - Tell Girl 3 about your answer on the exam
Girl 2 - Oh! Hahaha! Well the question was: 'What is the one thing Human's can do, that no other species can do?'
Girl 3 - Oh... it's something to do with opposable thumbs, isn't it?
Girl 2 - Ya... that's not what I said
Girl 3 - Really, what did you say
Girl 2 - I said 'reproduction'. (side note from me: are you freaking KIDDING ME???... Kids coming out of our school system believe that humans are the only species that can reproduce??)
Girl 3 - OMG, that's so stupid!
Girl 1 - Ya, I don't think the opposable thumbs thing is true anyway... I know of some dinosaurs that have opposable thumbs!! (side note from me: you KNOW of some dinosaurs that HAVE opposable thumbs?? As tho there are dinosaurs roaming the earth right now that could flick a zippo and light the bush on fire??)
Anyway, that's what I heard the other day. I thought my head was going to explode because I was sitting across from them, so had I started laughing, they would have known! That happened the same day that a lady that works four blocks away from me came down to my office to pick something up... She proceeded to bitch about having to walk that far, which is her perogative I guess (it was only four blocks on a beautiful sunny day), but then she announced to me that next time she has to come down here (four blocks) she's going to get petty cash and take TRANSIT! LMAO... I couldn't keep a straight face for that one! TRANSIT?? To go four blocks? Are you joking? Sadly, she was not!
That's all
D
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Dear Stupid Morons!
Dear Furniture Movers;
I think I was a little bit harsh with you this morning... Even tho I didn't call you 'Friggen Morons' I think my attitude suggested that I felt that way.
When I came to work this morning, you had blocked off the entrance to my cubicle with a 36" round table... this did not impress me. I knew immediately what the table was for, but not why it was on the SIXTH floor, instead of the FIFTH floor, as the bill of lading indicated it should be. When I called your supervisor to get you to come back, since you also forgot to take the old table with you (from the fifth floor), he was very kind and sent you over right away. Apparently when you were here the first time, you asked the receptionist which table you were supposed to take away. You pointed to an orange and silver retro cart with drawers and asked if it was that... your delivery ticket said 36" ROUND TABLE. Lucky for you, she didn't let you take my cart... Can you read?
When you arrived back, you startled me, as I was taking a bite of my yogurt and blueberries when you stormed my cubicle... Your smell was rather unpleasant to say the least... Anyway, after I explained to you that the table was to go downstairs to the 5th floor, in place of the one there that you needed to take, you asked me to join you in the elevator. Since I didn't want this little charade of stupidity to go on for longer than it needed to, I decided to hold my breath and go down one floor to escort you.
It was quite disconcerting when you handed me your toolbox because I 'have a free hand' so you and your partner could ROLL the table on it's WHEELS through the elevator door. I might have dropped the toolbox a little hard on the elevator floor, but at that point your smell and the fact that you were too stupid to put the tool box on TOP OF THE WHEELED TABLE was overwhelming!
When you both got out of the elevator with the rolling table and stood in the hallway staring at me, I asked you if you wanted your toolbox... since I was in NO WAY going to pick it up. You asked me to grab it at which point I got out of the elevator and nearly let the doors close with it still inside... snapping at you on my way past that the table IS ON WHEELS! It does not require two people to HOLD IT DOWN while your customer carries your toolbox.. no my friend... it does not!
I opened the door to the office it was going in, and you tried to jam the new table into the tiny office before removing the old table. When I suggested that perhaps it would be better to remove the one first, you dragged the new one out into the hall and seemingly disappeared. When you came back, you had your toolkit and you flipped the WHEELED table over on to it's side and proceeded to start taking the legs off! WHY?? Why would you make ONE ROLLING PART into FIVE parts, that can no longer be ROLLED??? I told you that I didn't have time to stand in our director's office while you did that, and perhaps you could WHEEL it downstairs and disassemble it on the truck, if you really felt it necessary to take it apart. You were rather put out, but you did drag it out of the office and WHIP the new one in. While I was putting the director's stuff back where it belonged on his new table, you left. I THOUGHT you LEFT! Nope. You were in the hallway of the building, sprawled out on the floor, with the table on it's side and ALL your tools spread around you. Worse than that, you were completely blocking the door to the suite next to ours. They couldn't come or go. I told you that you couldn't block the door, and mentioned that perhaps you'd like to go disassemble the table on the truck, as I had asked. You seemed pissed, but you packed everything up and left.
When I came upstairs to let my manager know that the table was swapped, before I could say anything, she said 'so what's up with the table in the LOBBY!?? THE LOBBY? Oh yes, apparently, you decided to forgo my advice to just disassemble the table on the truck, so you pressed the table up against the doors to the BUILDING and proceeded to take the legs off. My manager couldn't get into the building and the guy coming off the elevator couldn't get OUT of the building. Are ya dumb? Seriously... are you?
Okay... I don't think I was too harsh with you... I think I wasn't harsh enough... ergo I will be phoning your manager.. a buddy of mine and tattle taling on your stupid, smelly asses!
I think I was a little bit harsh with you this morning... Even tho I didn't call you 'Friggen Morons' I think my attitude suggested that I felt that way.
When I came to work this morning, you had blocked off the entrance to my cubicle with a 36" round table... this did not impress me. I knew immediately what the table was for, but not why it was on the SIXTH floor, instead of the FIFTH floor, as the bill of lading indicated it should be. When I called your supervisor to get you to come back, since you also forgot to take the old table with you (from the fifth floor), he was very kind and sent you over right away. Apparently when you were here the first time, you asked the receptionist which table you were supposed to take away. You pointed to an orange and silver retro cart with drawers and asked if it was that... your delivery ticket said 36" ROUND TABLE. Lucky for you, she didn't let you take my cart... Can you read?
When you arrived back, you startled me, as I was taking a bite of my yogurt and blueberries when you stormed my cubicle... Your smell was rather unpleasant to say the least... Anyway, after I explained to you that the table was to go downstairs to the 5th floor, in place of the one there that you needed to take, you asked me to join you in the elevator. Since I didn't want this little charade of stupidity to go on for longer than it needed to, I decided to hold my breath and go down one floor to escort you.
It was quite disconcerting when you handed me your toolbox because I 'have a free hand' so you and your partner could ROLL the table on it's WHEELS through the elevator door. I might have dropped the toolbox a little hard on the elevator floor, but at that point your smell and the fact that you were too stupid to put the tool box on TOP OF THE WHEELED TABLE was overwhelming!
When you both got out of the elevator with the rolling table and stood in the hallway staring at me, I asked you if you wanted your toolbox... since I was in NO WAY going to pick it up. You asked me to grab it at which point I got out of the elevator and nearly let the doors close with it still inside... snapping at you on my way past that the table IS ON WHEELS! It does not require two people to HOLD IT DOWN while your customer carries your toolbox.. no my friend... it does not!
I opened the door to the office it was going in, and you tried to jam the new table into the tiny office before removing the old table. When I suggested that perhaps it would be better to remove the one first, you dragged the new one out into the hall and seemingly disappeared. When you came back, you had your toolkit and you flipped the WHEELED table over on to it's side and proceeded to start taking the legs off! WHY?? Why would you make ONE ROLLING PART into FIVE parts, that can no longer be ROLLED??? I told you that I didn't have time to stand in our director's office while you did that, and perhaps you could WHEEL it downstairs and disassemble it on the truck, if you really felt it necessary to take it apart. You were rather put out, but you did drag it out of the office and WHIP the new one in. While I was putting the director's stuff back where it belonged on his new table, you left. I THOUGHT you LEFT! Nope. You were in the hallway of the building, sprawled out on the floor, with the table on it's side and ALL your tools spread around you. Worse than that, you were completely blocking the door to the suite next to ours. They couldn't come or go. I told you that you couldn't block the door, and mentioned that perhaps you'd like to go disassemble the table on the truck, as I had asked. You seemed pissed, but you packed everything up and left.
When I came upstairs to let my manager know that the table was swapped, before I could say anything, she said 'so what's up with the table in the LOBBY!?? THE LOBBY? Oh yes, apparently, you decided to forgo my advice to just disassemble the table on the truck, so you pressed the table up against the doors to the BUILDING and proceeded to take the legs off. My manager couldn't get into the building and the guy coming off the elevator couldn't get OUT of the building. Are ya dumb? Seriously... are you?
Okay... I don't think I was too harsh with you... I think I wasn't harsh enough... ergo I will be phoning your manager.. a buddy of mine and tattle taling on your stupid, smelly asses!
Monday, June 8, 2009
More of the same
I'm a knitting machine! I had no idea I would love knitting as much as I do! I love seeing something come from nothing... and I love the final bindoff stitch when I can pull my needles free and twirl them around in the air... unencumbered by yarn and a fragile knitting project! I love washing the finished piece and laying it out to dry... (altho I'm a little impatient in the drying process and run into the room every 15min to touch to see if it's any drier!)
And, while it's tons of work, I love making the lining and sewing the pieces together and ending up with a functional handbag! I've made four now, three of which are lined, with handles and ready to use... two of which I've actually filled up with stuff and toted around with me. I've also made one full scarf, half a scarf (in progress) and have another two on the go... It's relaxing and rewarding... my mind wanders to things unknown, since I know my mind wanders when I knit, but I can't think of a single thing I've ever thought of...
Anyway, besides that, I've been busy at work, and trying to get things sorted out at home. Last weekend we powerwashed the bunker to get it all ready for our bbq this weekend. Had it not been for my migraines this weekend, we would have sanded down and painted the cabinet in the bunker. It's going to be red with a black wash on it (think antique asian cabinet) and we'll put something in the doors where the glass used to be... perhaps more glass? I think this will be a better storage solution for us outside. Not sure what is going in it, but I'm sure we'll think of something ;). I'm not crazy about getting rid of the old barnboard shelf that my G'pa made me, but it's sort of not really serving a purpose anymore and I would prefer the red cabinet instead.
Having a bbq this weekend with some friends in our backyard. I'm hoping to get the campfire pit up and running, but not sure anyone is going to be over that late... I might sit out there all by myself with my marshmallows... :)
And, while it's tons of work, I love making the lining and sewing the pieces together and ending up with a functional handbag! I've made four now, three of which are lined, with handles and ready to use... two of which I've actually filled up with stuff and toted around with me. I've also made one full scarf, half a scarf (in progress) and have another two on the go... It's relaxing and rewarding... my mind wanders to things unknown, since I know my mind wanders when I knit, but I can't think of a single thing I've ever thought of...
Anyway, besides that, I've been busy at work, and trying to get things sorted out at home. Last weekend we powerwashed the bunker to get it all ready for our bbq this weekend. Had it not been for my migraines this weekend, we would have sanded down and painted the cabinet in the bunker. It's going to be red with a black wash on it (think antique asian cabinet) and we'll put something in the doors where the glass used to be... perhaps more glass? I think this will be a better storage solution for us outside. Not sure what is going in it, but I'm sure we'll think of something ;). I'm not crazy about getting rid of the old barnboard shelf that my G'pa made me, but it's sort of not really serving a purpose anymore and I would prefer the red cabinet instead.
Having a bbq this weekend with some friends in our backyard. I'm hoping to get the campfire pit up and running, but not sure anyone is going to be over that late... I might sit out there all by myself with my marshmallows... :)
Friday, May 22, 2009
The usual...
Mmmm Cottage Cheese and tomatoes! My favorite! And really, the only thing left in the fridge for lunch... poor planning on that part... but since we're going out for all you can eat sushi at my favorite sushi restaurant tonight, it's not like I'm going to starve... perhaps will be compelled to eat a Caramel Rice Cake for an afternoon snack later on, but resist this notion, because it always leaves the after taste of having licked 2400 envelopes or stamps. Yum!
Had what feels like a VERY long week, even though it was only four work days long... Last weekend was quite nice... went for sushi on Friday night with a friend, had my sister over for a bbq on Saturday so she could show me pictures of her trip to Utah and then went to a friend's house for bbq and games night on Sunday. Didn't do too much on Monday...which was nice...
Here's a funny story... so I've taken up knitting, which isn't really news to anyone. So I had my new cabled handbag with me on Monday and I came out of a store and this woman LEAPS from her van, wielding a MacDonald's Chicken Snack Wrap at me and screams 'OMG, I love your bag'!
Me: Oh, haha, thanks
Her: It's gorgeous, did you make it?
Me: Yes
Her: Wow, that's great. Can I come closer and see it
Me: Sure?
Her: Is it lined, can I look in it? (using the hand that's holding the mayonaissy snack wrap to gesture at the inside of my bag
Me: Um, yes it's lined... in silk... (pulling handbag out of her grasp)
Her: *goes on and on about how nice it is*
Her: Can I get to know you?
Me: What?
Her: My daughter would really love that bag!
Me: Oh ya...
Her: So, can I... get to know you?
Me: She would love it to buy? Or to make?
Her: Oh, to make... you could teach her!
Me: Tell her to take a knitting class!
Her:... oh..ya.. but... are you a professional?
Me: calling over my shoulder as I beat a retreat... no... no!
I swear not a WORD of that is made up! I got in the car and Boy's mouth was a gape in shock... I asked him if he put her up to it, because it was so ridiculous... but no... that was all her!
Other than that, and besides meeting literally the dumbest person on the planet last weekend, not much else to report.
This weekend holds another sushi night and then who knows... have to go shopping for clothes, because as I sit here, my jeans are sprouting a hole! Nice!
Plan on finishing my latest handbag, and then I have a couple to line and attach handles to... This knitting thing is FUN! I also have to go down to the knitting store in order to wind my 2000 yards of kid wool/silk blend for my new afghan... can't wait... it's going to be the lightest, delicate blanket, but incredibly warm because of the yarn... so luscious! I'm sticking to my promise to only have two things on the go at once... so I have my red handbag and my green lace scarf on the needles right now... if I could just get the darn scarf finished, I could add something else, but since I really don't have the budget for new yarn right now, I'll finish the bag and then start the blanket.
That's all~
D
Had what feels like a VERY long week, even though it was only four work days long... Last weekend was quite nice... went for sushi on Friday night with a friend, had my sister over for a bbq on Saturday so she could show me pictures of her trip to Utah and then went to a friend's house for bbq and games night on Sunday. Didn't do too much on Monday...which was nice...
Here's a funny story... so I've taken up knitting, which isn't really news to anyone. So I had my new cabled handbag with me on Monday and I came out of a store and this woman LEAPS from her van, wielding a MacDonald's Chicken Snack Wrap at me and screams 'OMG, I love your bag'!
Me: Oh, haha, thanks
Her: It's gorgeous, did you make it?
Me: Yes
Her: Wow, that's great. Can I come closer and see it
Me: Sure?
Her: Is it lined, can I look in it? (using the hand that's holding the mayonaissy snack wrap to gesture at the inside of my bag
Me: Um, yes it's lined... in silk... (pulling handbag out of her grasp)
Her: *goes on and on about how nice it is*
Her: Can I get to know you?
Me: What?
Her: My daughter would really love that bag!
Me: Oh ya...
Her: So, can I... get to know you?
Me: She would love it to buy? Or to make?
Her: Oh, to make... you could teach her!
Me: Tell her to take a knitting class!
Her:... oh..ya.. but... are you a professional?
Me: calling over my shoulder as I beat a retreat... no... no!
I swear not a WORD of that is made up! I got in the car and Boy's mouth was a gape in shock... I asked him if he put her up to it, because it was so ridiculous... but no... that was all her!
Other than that, and besides meeting literally the dumbest person on the planet last weekend, not much else to report.
This weekend holds another sushi night and then who knows... have to go shopping for clothes, because as I sit here, my jeans are sprouting a hole! Nice!
Plan on finishing my latest handbag, and then I have a couple to line and attach handles to... This knitting thing is FUN! I also have to go down to the knitting store in order to wind my 2000 yards of kid wool/silk blend for my new afghan... can't wait... it's going to be the lightest, delicate blanket, but incredibly warm because of the yarn... so luscious! I'm sticking to my promise to only have two things on the go at once... so I have my red handbag and my green lace scarf on the needles right now... if I could just get the darn scarf finished, I could add something else, but since I really don't have the budget for new yarn right now, I'll finish the bag and then start the blanket.
That's all~
D
Friday, May 15, 2009
Loooong Weekend!
*exhale*
Thank goodness for this long weekend... by the end of today I was swearing at my computer and everything was pissing me off... This weekend is going to be lovely! I have many things planned, not the least of which is knitting, lining my knitting, putting a handle on some knitting and going to buy a new pattern. LOL! Think I'm obsessed? Maybe... but I enjoy it!
Also on the sched will be two bbq's (one at the house and one at someone else's, where I DON'T have to clean up), all you can eat sushi, and some cleaning and relaxing!
I'm now off to sit on the bed with my ipod and my new handbag pattern and work a little before I get to bed... rivetting life, I know!
That's all
D
Thank goodness for this long weekend... by the end of today I was swearing at my computer and everything was pissing me off... This weekend is going to be lovely! I have many things planned, not the least of which is knitting, lining my knitting, putting a handle on some knitting and going to buy a new pattern. LOL! Think I'm obsessed? Maybe... but I enjoy it!
Also on the sched will be two bbq's (one at the house and one at someone else's, where I DON'T have to clean up), all you can eat sushi, and some cleaning and relaxing!
I'm now off to sit on the bed with my ipod and my new handbag pattern and work a little before I get to bed... rivetting life, I know!
That's all
D
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