LMAO!!!!
Please excuse me. I need to find a tissue to wipe my eyes....That was hilarious!
August 13, 2010
Twitter + Kanye
What happens when you combine pictures from the New Yorker with Tweets from Kanye West?
August 12, 2010
Investing
I've been watching Clean House all week. It's an exercise in amusement and bemusement. My favorite part is watching the homeowners, who have presumably watched the show and know what's going to happen, try desperately to hold on to their stuff.
However, it is making me look around my house and wonder what I would get rid of if Niecy and company blasted their way into my house. Thankfully my house isn't very cluttered, just slightly messy. So I started thinking, what would Niecy and Company want me to get rid of the most, my Tigger?
Eh. That might not hurt.
What would hurt?
The Yarn. Yeah. I would put up a fight over the yarn. So, just out of curiosity, I pulled a spreadsheet from Ravelry and did some quick math to determine how much yarn I have.
$1,140.33
That was the total for the yarn, in stash, that I had prices attached to. 71 yarns didn't even have a price attached. So, that means that I probably have over $2000 of yarn...
Whoa....
I have ~$2000 of yarn in my house. That means that the stash is easily the most expensive collection of anything in my house. The stash is worth more than the TV, the computers, any other single item. I have in yarn what I am trying to save for wood floors.
Whoa...Clearly, I need to rethink some priorities. Perhaps I won't put so much in the yarn budget each month...
I'm glad I have alarm system on the house.
However, it is making me look around my house and wonder what I would get rid of if Niecy and company blasted their way into my house. Thankfully my house isn't very cluttered, just slightly messy. So I started thinking, what would Niecy and Company want me to get rid of the most, my Tigger?
Eh. That might not hurt.
What would hurt?
The Yarn. Yeah. I would put up a fight over the yarn. So, just out of curiosity, I pulled a spreadsheet from Ravelry and did some quick math to determine how much yarn I have.
$1,140.33
That was the total for the yarn, in stash, that I had prices attached to. 71 yarns didn't even have a price attached. So, that means that I probably have over $2000 of yarn...
Whoa....
I have ~$2000 of yarn in my house. That means that the stash is easily the most expensive collection of anything in my house. The stash is worth more than the TV, the computers, any other single item. I have in yarn what I am trying to save for wood floors.
Whoa...Clearly, I need to rethink some priorities. Perhaps I won't put so much in the yarn budget each month...
I'm glad I have alarm system on the house.
August 11, 2010
Vacation Crafting
I spent all of last week chained to the desk in my spare room doing work, so I wouldn't have to do any work this week (that plan failed. I've checked the email everyday this week, even if I didn't act on it).
However I do have some knitting related items to share with you.
The Cambridge Jacket is 99% finished!
I still need to modify the zipper (the instruction called for a 26in zipper, I bought a 24in zipper, and it's still too big) but do you remember what I said about the size issue?
Yeah . . .It fits me. This will definitely swamp my dad. I'm a little worried about this.
(momentary pause to acknowledge that it is currently 89 degrees outside and I'm standing here in a wool sweater)
I have a few things I need to finish on the jacket (weaving in ends mostly), but the jacket is largely done. I feel pretty good about it because it is my first completed sweater, it looks pretty decent and I learned a lot. The Rubicon has been crossed.
I've also done some sewing this week. I finished this in two hours last night.
I loved the pattern when I saw it on Ravelry and I thought it would be a breeze, since the cable pattern has the look of the Bayerische socks I knit two years ago (wow, has it been that long?).
However I do have some knitting related items to share with you.
The Cambridge Jacket is 99% finished!I still need to modify the zipper (the instruction called for a 26in zipper, I bought a 24in zipper, and it's still too big) but do you remember what I said about the size issue?
Yeah . . .It fits me. This will definitely swamp my dad. I'm a little worried about this.
(momentary pause to acknowledge that it is currently 89 degrees outside and I'm standing here in a wool sweater)
I have a few things I need to finish on the jacket (weaving in ends mostly), but the jacket is largely done. I feel pretty good about it because it is my first completed sweater, it looks pretty decent and I learned a lot. The Rubicon has been crossed.
I've also done some sewing this week. I finished this in two hours last night.
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| The back of the DPN Case |
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| DPN Case Interior |
When it comes to sewing, I don't have a case of Startitis. I can sit and look at the pattern and the fabric all day long and won't cut the fabric. However, I have to admit that once I get started, I'm always pleased with the results. I still sew decently well.
I've been working on this hat all week
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| M'Gonigle Hat |
I've had to rework this hat 4 or five times. Every day I end up tinking something because I either forgot to do a second repeat of the cables, or I messed up the pattern or I put the pattern where it wasn't supposed to be. Either way, I goofed something. But now I'm almost at the end of one skein of Stroll Sport Mink Heather and ready to finish this off.
In sad news, Needles and Knobs in St. Petersburg is the newest victim of the economy. I got her email yesterday saying she was going out of business. I know I should run up there to see what is on clearance, but since I just spent $151 at A Good Yarn Monday, I'm holding off. I'll probably go on Friday.
August 3, 2010
The Cambridge Jacket
I am trying not to say "I HATE SEAMS", but I'm really feeling that way.
This jacket is turning out really well. I can see myself doing another sweater from my queue, but I need to find a better way to manage shoulder seams. I have the side and sleeve seams down pat, but seaming in set-in shoulders is getting the best of me.
I am worried about the size, though. I'm probably twice the size of my dad and I made this jacket in the 39" size. Soo.....
Why do I fit in this jacket? With room to spare? This is very scary. It will SWAMP my father.
This jacket is turning out really well. I can see myself doing another sweater from my queue, but I need to find a better way to manage shoulder seams. I have the side and sleeve seams down pat, but seaming in set-in shoulders is getting the best of me.
I am worried about the size, though. I'm probably twice the size of my dad and I made this jacket in the 39" size. Soo.....
Why do I fit in this jacket? With room to spare? This is very scary. It will SWAMP my father.
Weekday Vignette: Sunday
Well, here's another travel update story.
Sunday (7/25/2010) was supposed to be an easy day. I would sleep in, then drive to the airport to catch my flight to LaGuardia, drive up to Westchester, have dinner and enjoy the season's premiere of Mad Men. Well, that didn't happen....Enjoy!
9:00 AM: Finish packing. Take nap.
11:15 AM: Wake up to the sound of the cell phone. Delta is calling me to tell me that my "3:15 pm flight to New York--LaGuardia has been delayed to 4:30PM. We regret any inconvenience this may cause . . ." I smile and roll over to continue my nap.
2:15 PM: Leave the house to head to Tampa. I need to return some items to IKEA and this is the most time-efficient way to do it without using extra gas.
2:40 PM: Phone rings. Delta is calling me to tell me that my "4:30 PM flight to New York--LaGuardia has been cancelled. We regret any inconvenience this may cause . . ." SERIOUSLY!!! You mean I just wasted my gas on a cancelled flight? Nah, dude, you are getting me to NYC today.
Sunday (7/25/2010) was supposed to be an easy day. I would sleep in, then drive to the airport to catch my flight to LaGuardia, drive up to Westchester, have dinner and enjoy the season's premiere of Mad Men. Well, that didn't happen....Enjoy!
9:00 AM: Finish packing. Take nap.
11:15 AM: Wake up to the sound of the cell phone. Delta is calling me to tell me that my "3:15 pm flight to New York--LaGuardia has been delayed to 4:30PM. We regret any inconvenience this may cause . . ." I smile and roll over to continue my nap.
2:15 PM: Leave the house to head to Tampa. I need to return some items to IKEA and this is the most time-efficient way to do it without using extra gas.
2:40 PM: Phone rings. Delta is calling me to tell me that my "4:30 PM flight to New York--LaGuardia has been cancelled. We regret any inconvenience this may cause . . ." SERIOUSLY!!! You mean I just wasted my gas on a cancelled flight? Nah, dude, you are getting me to NYC today.
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