I've started some socks.
I've been weaving in a million little ends from my Dale of Norway sweater I started five years ago.
I finished the first sleeve of my denim cardigan.
I've spun a bunch of fiber.
That about sums up June.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Socks
I made a decision to enhance my sock skills.
Whenever I tour a new Yarn Store, I buy a ball of sock yarn.
It's perfect. The project is small. There is only one ball to buy. And it's a great souvinier.
I'm already working on a pair that I got in Estes Park a couple weekends ago and I have another ball waiting for me that I got in Denver.
Now I need to start wearing socks.
Maybe I'll just develop a socks as art theme in some desolate part of my house.
Whenever I tour a new Yarn Store, I buy a ball of sock yarn.
It's perfect. The project is small. There is only one ball to buy. And it's a great souvinier.
I'm already working on a pair that I got in Estes Park a couple weekends ago and I have another ball waiting for me that I got in Denver.
Now I need to start wearing socks.
Maybe I'll just develop a socks as art theme in some desolate part of my house.
SparkPeople
Have you heard of Sparkpeople?
It is very similar to other online diet tools I know of, but it is free.
Seems this guy made a mint selling his business to ebay and decided he wanted to help people lose weight as a service.
It seems to be a great site.
Anyway, I joined obviously, and part of the membership includes a blog, which I simply use to refer people to here.
So welcome all you SparkPeople.
It is very similar to other online diet tools I know of, but it is free.
Seems this guy made a mint selling his business to ebay and decided he wanted to help people lose weight as a service.
It seems to be a great site.
Anyway, I joined obviously, and part of the membership includes a blog, which I simply use to refer people to here.
So welcome all you SparkPeople.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Ugh...a weather rant
I don't know if I'm homesick for Washington, or if I'm just a pessimist, but I have come to a conclusion that worries me.
I do not like Colorado's climate.
Washington is rainy 8-9 months of the year. The rain is more like a heavy mist and has this amazing ability to suck all color, or at least the memory thereof, out of everything (which I'm sure is why Starbucks was started in Seattle). The standard Winter low is 40 degrees and any Summer temp over 80 is newsworthy. It is surprisingly not a humid climate, though it certainly isn't the dessert clime of the Southwest.
I loved it. I am not a sun-worshiper. I don't enjoy being hot. I wear sunscreen religiously. I hate sweating without physical exertion. I feel like I'm melting when the temp is over 79.
I know I am in the minority. I know the vast majority of Americans would think "you think 80 is hot!!!"
Yes I do.
I do not like Colorado's climate.
Washington is rainy 8-9 months of the year. The rain is more like a heavy mist and has this amazing ability to suck all color, or at least the memory thereof, out of everything (which I'm sure is why Starbucks was started in Seattle). The standard Winter low is 40 degrees and any Summer temp over 80 is newsworthy. It is surprisingly not a humid climate, though it certainly isn't the dessert clime of the Southwest.
I loved it. I am not a sun-worshiper. I don't enjoy being hot. I wear sunscreen religiously. I hate sweating without physical exertion. I feel like I'm melting when the temp is over 79.
I know I am in the minority. I know the vast majority of Americans would think "you think 80 is hot!!!"
Yes I do.
The Anticipation
My new computer comes today.
Yea!
The printer arrived about a week ago. It's this tiny little thing. I wanted a laserjet because I don't print very often and in this climate the inkjet cartidges dry out too quickly. At first I was thrilled to have my new printer until I realized I needed to have a CDRom drive to install it. The printing will have to wait for tonight, after I spend the usual hour-plus setting up and registering all the other new computer stuff.
Oooh. I can't wait!
Yea!
The printer arrived about a week ago. It's this tiny little thing. I wanted a laserjet because I don't print very often and in this climate the inkjet cartidges dry out too quickly. At first I was thrilled to have my new printer until I realized I needed to have a CDRom drive to install it. The printing will have to wait for tonight, after I spend the usual hour-plus setting up and registering all the other new computer stuff.
Oooh. I can't wait!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
June is Busting Out All Over!
I cannot believe it's already June. Yikes.
It's Saturday morning and I've snuck away from breakast with the kids and cartoons. I'm hoping to find a larger chunk of time this weekend because:
I finally got a camera! Which means I need to upload some photos of my projects.
Also on the new list: I have a new computer on the way. I broke down and started assembling a beefy little monster notebook from Dell. Then realized I could get even beefier and about $500.00 cheaper if I went back to a desktop. So, my stellar little desktop is arriving sometime next week. With the strongest processor I could get and a better hardrive and extra memory. And it's all mine! I'll be able to upload CD's and Software, watch YouTube, order iTunes, burn things. And it still has XP.
Sigh, I am very excited.
It's Saturday morning and I've snuck away from breakast with the kids and cartoons. I'm hoping to find a larger chunk of time this weekend because:
I finally got a camera! Which means I need to upload some photos of my projects.
Also on the new list: I have a new computer on the way. I broke down and started assembling a beefy little monster notebook from Dell. Then realized I could get even beefier and about $500.00 cheaper if I went back to a desktop. So, my stellar little desktop is arriving sometime next week. With the strongest processor I could get and a better hardrive and extra memory. And it's all mine! I'll be able to upload CD's and Software, watch YouTube, order iTunes, burn things. And it still has XP.
Sigh, I am very excited.
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