Looking good

For a blog I don't update much, I sure did spend a lot of time updating it. . .Let's see, what have I done in the past 5 days:

• Modified the entire blog into a three-column blog!
• Modified all the headings, footers, paddings, margins...everything.
• Modified the Works in Progress widget to display all the yarns being used and
• Modified the Works in Progress widget to put all my current WIPs in order by most recently cast on.
• Modified the posting code to allow for the "Read More" option, instead of having super long posts...

If you ask me, Blogger has finally gotten the idea to catch up to Wordpress's beauty and ease of use. Did you see that they've finally added Pages?!?!?! I couldn't believe it and, now that they have pages, I don't have anything I would want to put on a page.

A consultant's life

consists of sitting in airports, driving to airports, and navigating the security lines!

I'm glad that Tampa has such a nice airport. Horrible TSA agents but a nice airport. They even have a "Business Center" in the airport with outlets and desks for laptops and free wi-fi. So when my flight is cancelled/delayed/whereabouts unknown/"manually defrosting at the gate" (read "sitting in the sun until the frost melts off"), I can sit in the business center and work.

So, I promised to update this blog over a month ago and, in true Victoria fashion, I haven't done it, I've been racked by shame at my inability to find anything to write about, and I'm resolved (daily) to do better. So here I go:

1. The best way to follow me now is Twitter (www.twitter.com/veiland). I'm forever updating Twitter with the silly stuff I see in NYC and my consultant's life.


2. I've been knitting like a fiend. In the past month, I've finished, well....look at the FOs in the side bar. Lots of hats and a pair of socks...(now realizing I left a hat in the washer after spinning the water out to block it. Oh well).


3. I'm a loyal Delta Airlines Fan. As much as Delta has been screwing me this month, I still prefer Delta. Don't know why....I just do.

90% Done

I am 90% done with the Lordana Boucle Jacket, but I have a problem.

I keep looking at this jacket and thinking to myself, "I want to frog this..."

I was rereading "Knitting in Plain English" and I realized that this is one of those sweaters that needs seams. The sides need seams. The shoulders need a better bind off. I need to finish both sleeves...

And looking at this pictures depressess me because I realize that this item has been a UFO for almost 2 years now....that's pathetic.

Happy Holidays (also known as Shame)

Hello Readers!

I did not intend to take a 3 month break from my blog.

I really didn't.

But this new job is kicking my butt.

I'll post a really great post tonight. Actually I have a lot of things to post about. I'll spend the next week catching you up.

Thanks for being patient.

Good (and not good) News

Good News: I have a job next week.
Bad News: I was so excited about next week I didn't want to do anything last week.

Good News: The job comes with a significant pay increase.
Bad News: The job is 100% travel.

Good News: I knew I had a job before the school started inviting people in to extend job offers.

Bad News: Everyone else didn't know, so the fact that I didn't even get an invite had everyone looking at me funny.

Good News: The three people I was worried about the most in this transition got out clean; myself and my counterpart got jobs elsewhere, the CIO got a job offer at the school.
Other Good News: The school offered jobs to 7 additional employees.
Bad News: They canned L, C, D, and S. A. (sob). ***