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I haven't written in a while. Things got busy despite my efforts to do absolutely nothing. We've been lighting our chanukiah...this is from last night.

I'm just about ready to go visit my parents. Got all kinds of shopping done and loads (and loads) of laundry. I'm anxious to dive into some knitting for a while. Maybe something new on the plane. I don't know. I started the first sleeve a few days ago at work, but haven't gotten far yet. I'm dying to get this Phildar out of the way. It's been fun, but two months is starting to feel a little long.

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday!

Holiday madness

I finished the front of blue ribby. It does look a little smaller than the back, probably due to my wedding stress, but I'll try to make it work with blocking and what not! (I hope). On to the sleeves. Man, this thing will never end! But I guess these are quality problems...

Lord of the Rings rocked! Sam is my hero, and I love the blonde elf. He is so graceful and girly. Go see this movie. You might need a hankie.

Trying to wrap Chanukah gifts today for tomorrow. Then off to see my family at the end of next week. These are good times.

I've been receiving all kinds of cool gifts. A work client gave me a digital camera. One of those teeny tiny ones. I also received two jackets, a Starbucks gift card, a scarf, some liquor of some sort, and a USB flash drive (nerd alert). I am liking this job.

Also I have a cool new book of baby and kid patterns from Lang. Here is a hat that I want to make. Que cute!

Progress

This picture was from a few days ago. Now I am past the armhole decreases and am making my straightaway toward the neckline! I'm getting excited. Of course, I'm dreaming of other projects ahead...probably the cardi raye, some mittens, a wedding kippah.

I am loving the book "Weekend Knitting." It is just a sweet little book filled with elegant, interesting info. I want to make those little elf shoes. I have no idea what I would do with them, but sometimes knitting isn't about practicality, is it?

I went to my book club last week. This was my first meeting with them, and I didn't finish the book! I felt like such a horrible student. When I got there, about half of the group had not read it either. Whew! I was in good company I suppose. The girl running the meeting said that she didn't really know how to start because at her last book club, all they did was drink and talk and get drunk, and they never actually talked about any of the books. We picked "Cold Mountain" for the next meeting. I have read 2 pages so far. This is really going to cut into my knitting time. Hmmm. Have to think this over carefully.

My holiday shopping is just about finished. I think I lack only 2 small gifts. Considering that today is probably my last day of work this year, I should have no problem!

The ol' switcheroo

Check out this kookie nativity scene over on Amber's page. She's got some awesome stuff going on.

I finally got a little more motivated on my blue ribbed Phildar sweater. Mainly just because I want to finish. The ribbing is getting boring. Why is it so much more fun to start new projects but NEVER finish them? I hate being that way. I am trying so hard to not be a knitting abandoner.

Kim and I were laughing about funny scenarios for the whole Yarn Redistribution Project. What if someone put in some Red Heart and took out some yummy Manos? We were giggling about it, but I know no one would be that shameless. I'm not taking part because I don't have much in my stash to share.

I am a Phildar filly slowly trudging toward the finish line. I think I can. I think I can.

There's a monkey in my bed

I came home from running a few errands, and I found Monkey taking a little nap. I guess it's tiring to monkey around all day long.

Saturday's trip to the public library didn't yield much. I think some other nutter is also on an Alice Starmore kick, because there was a giant gap in the S's where her 10 or so books should have been, and I was only able to find Celtic Knits, which I think is actually still fairly easy to find. What a bust! Oh well, like I have time to delve into fair isle right now anyway. I can't even finish simple ribbing!

Did anyone attempt to watch HBO's Angels in America? Funny how none of the advertising ever revealed that it was an AIDS film. It was like watching bad theater.

It has been fun seeing everyone's holiday projects take shape. Too bad I am selfish and only want to knit for myself right now. Just making up for the first year of knitting where I only knit for other people.

Back to workie

I returned to work after a week off, and nothing had changed! See, nothing blew up without my being here, which proves that I really don't need to come back ever. Ok, exit fantasy.

Speaking of, I dreamed last night that I was a news reporter interviewing Henry Rollins on some urgent global/political topic. When he realized how sophisticated and intelligent I was, he gave me his phone number. Ha ha. How funny is that?

I'm back to some regular knitting time now that I'm working. Being off is cool for getting tons of things checked off the "to do" list, but it interrupts the regular stuff like knitting in the evenings and during the day (at work!).

I am researching this cool thing right now for my wedding next summer. It is a honeymoon registry. Has anyone out there tried this? You create a custom list of things that your family and friends can buy for you just like a regular gift registry. The examples have things like "romantic dinner for two overlooking the Mediterranean," or "day of snorkling in xyz." I think it's a snazzy idea. And for all the people who think it's rubbish, we'll do a regular gift registry with dishes and cookware and stuff like that too.

Does it annoy anyone else when a non-knitter sees you knitting and says, "Knit one, purl two"? That is so lame.

Hodge podge

So I made some cards today. They're plain, but I left room for us to sign them, and write a little something -- the whole idea was to send them to some of our friends and family in lieu of "save the date" cards. I made others with pink, purple, blue, and brown inks. It was fun I guess...

I have felt so tired lately...it's been hard to make myself do things. I think I may have been getting sick, but it subsided.

I am scanning tons of old family photos so that I can return them to my mom at Christmastime. This means that I've already had the photos for over a year and am just now getting around to scanning them. Man, what a loser I am!

Below are two photos of my brother in September of 1978 (4 years old). I scanned the first one, then a few photos later, I thought it was the same photo again, only to realize that it WAS just a little bit different. He has that look of achievement in the second one! How cute. A little fun from the archives.