Knitting

Denise took these with her Blackberry Friday night. Some of us have started meeting for a "sit and knit" at Hastings Hardback Cafe. People's reactions to seeing us knitting is always interesting. Some people are flat out fascinated ( I think a lot of people have never actually seen it done, I hadn't before I learned). Some are amused (and tease a little) and still others are knitters/crocheters themselves and as I mentioned before in another blog they tend to come visit and see what you're working on. 

I love it. ♥ 

Okay, now I have to confess something. I keep telling myself that every time I do it it will be the last time. But then I see another one I just can't wait to start and...well...I'm currently reading (in the middle of, actually) four different books. I know, it's sick. 

People ask me, "How do you keep them straight when you read that many books at a time?" The answer is simple. They are all so different as far as story line and the characters that I have no trouble keeping them seperate or remembering what's going on. Which is why it keeps happening. Oh well. Embrace it, that's what I think. 

Yep. Definite book nerd.

Oh well. 

the Behemoth

the Behemoth

My grandmother bought this some time ago for a pretty penny and made it known that it was to be mine one day. I had no idea until my mother called me a few weeks ago and told me that my grandparents were moving and "downsizing" and that they were wondering if I could take the Behemoth now.

So after my mother gave me the dimensions of said beasty I aimlessly wandered around my small apartment trying to figure out where I was going to put it without subtracting furnature or blocking a window, door, outlet, or appliance. There was only one such place. The far corner of my living room, where it towers today thanks to help from my brother, uncle and cousin.

Now. What do I put in it? Because it is woefully empty.

I've never been a collector of anything because I get hung up on the functionality issue. What good is a box full of old coins or bookfulls of postage stamps? Fine China? It's pretty but not something I would use. It would sit around and collect dust.

I thought about starting to collect some antique or funky looking teapots ('cause they're pretty) but there's that whole functionality thing again.

An Early WTF Wednesday

Forgive me, I have been remiss. Today Denise informed me, in a very demanding concerned tone, that I needed to blog.

So here it is--prepare yourself! I decided to do a WTF Wednesday post even though it's tuesday (wtf?)

Item #1: WTF Facebook?

Suddenly everyone is on facebook. I don't know when it happened but even my parents have joined the webiverse [I just made that up. hah.] I'm even getting friend requests from people I don't really know.

For instance, yesterday I got a friend request from an old friend's boyfriend [did ya get that?] with whom I've maybe exchanged two sentences. She and I weren't even facebook friends until this point.

What is one to do in this instance? I work with his girlfiriend's mother [again, did you get that?] The way I see it I have two options, 1) ignore this person at the risk of being seen as an uppity be-otch OR 2) accept the friend request and hope they aren't cyber stalking me.

...So I accepted the friend request. Making friends shouldn't be this complicated, am I right?

Item #2: WTF Inventory People?

Denise and I get to have the pleasure of counting our abundant gm backstock in preperation for inventory for the second time this month (usually it's every 3 months) because the inventory crew that came into the store botched the job so bad that our District Manager sent them packing. Fabulous.

Item #3 WTF Knitters? (this is more of a cheer than a jeer)

When I took a knitting class this last spring the instructor mentioned something about approaching other knitters for help or to talk about knitting. This was not the first time I'd heard a knitter say something about just walking up to a stranger with needles and striking up a conversation. Which apparently is very common.

Behold, the power of yarn.

So a few weeks ago a friend and I were at Hastings Hard Back Cafe knitting and gossiping when a fabulous twenty-something (much like myself) walked up to us and started chatting about knitting and crocheting and the whole thing ended with us exchanging phone numbers and emails and making a knitting date.

Crazy. But fun.

the Dreaded Black Screen

Last night my computerscreen went all funny with black and white diagonal lines. I restarted it and got the same thing so I figured I'd shut it off and then it would be magically better in the morning. Nope. Now the screen is black and the tower was making a whirring sound like a revving engine. Not good. 

Fastforward to a panicked call to my computer nerd savvy dad who told me to clean out the fan etc. Still a black screen. God help me.

I have my laptop but my PC had all of my iTunes on it, which, of course, I have never backed up.

Initiating freak out sequence in 3...2...1...

Random Thought

I miss the sun. 

2010

I never make new years resolutions because I usually lack the conviction needed to follow through for an entire year. I'm thinking monthly resolutions might be more my speed.

Nevertheless, here's my general 2010 list:

I will continue working on being a healthier/happier me 

I will continue to lose weight and go down at least one pant size 

I will learn to crochet

I will spend more time outside/admiring the beauty of the world

I will walk Bloomsday

I will participate in NaNoWriMo even though it will make me crazy

I will not obsess about things I cannot control


Happy New Year