Sometimes.......

Sometimes, you just need a good cuddle. So far, it has been one of those weeks at work. People are little dramatic, little drama queens, etc. When I arrived home, I guess Rebel and Napoleon picked up on that and were on hand for a good quality "mom and the boys" time. I feel much better now.

I call this my June Cleaver look.




I have something to show you all:


TaDaaa. My Spiraling Coriolos socks are complete.

I have also worked on my Bordello Socks, not that the crisis of missing a dpn is over:
I think I know why those pesky needles go MIA.

I also picked up the yarn for the next two projects of my sock club:

I love these colours.

Napoleon approves!

We are going to settle in now and play King of the Castle





Rebel has no interest in being on the top. He has a little fear of heights.


I'm off to enjoy my family. Have a good night everyone.

Game On......

The game is back on for my bordello socks. I have acquired some more 3 mm dpn shorties!


I also had some shopping therapy. This sort of fell into my arms as I was leaving the store. It screamed take me, take me. Who am I to break someone's little heart. I will christen him, Autumn.


I also purchased some more Addi's. I needed a larger size for the next sock in the queue for the sock class I'm taking through the local yarn store.


I'm off to watch the lightning. Have a great night everyone.

Oh Dear

I had that feeling that I should have stayed in bed. I should listen to these feelings. I can't explain to much, but I can share one awful little detail about my day.
You know how you are driving along? It's a beautiful day. You have awesome tunes blasting. Then you see it way too late.
Your friendly neighbourhood office, with that very stern look about him.
You are already pulling over. You hope like hell the insurance is where it is supposed to be.
Officer: Do you know why I pulled you over?
Me: ...........
Can we just skip the pleasantries. I understand I did something wrong. Please just give the ticket and we both go on our merry little ways.
It is early in the day for me at this point. I don't do well watching what I say. Apparently, it doesn't bother me that the person I am conversing with, carries a firearm.
Officer goes back to car.
I telephone hubby.
Unfortunately, I know the drill. I will be here for a little while. I wonder what those nice officers are doing when they take your license and insurance.
Me: Guess what?
Hubby: hm.
Hubby, small voice: k, what?
Me: I will not be able to get those kick ass shoes this weekend.
Hubby: How fast?
Me: You don't want to know.
Hubby: *sigh* Alright.
Me: It was a great tune.
Hubby: What is done is done.
Me: OK


Officer: This is your citation. Follow the instructions. Have a nice day.
Me: Thank you.
Me, inner voice: I just said thank you for punishing me. How messed up is that?
Lesson learned. I shall be more aware of my surroundings.
I should stop this tenants meeting in my brain. It is taking up valuable information storage. Joce, shhhh.
Oh well. Hi ho, hi ho, it off to work I go.

No new shoes this week end. I shall be a responsible adult. I think I have the technology for such a thing. Responsible. hmmm. Doesn't sound fun.

Hope you all have a great night/day. Just a couple of days, and it is the week end. I hope it is a good one for all you good people out there.

I Just Got One Thing to Say.....

WOW!?!?!?!

I guess this is how she (he) gets to her (his) happy place?
I can't figure if it is male or female. I will respect its privacy.
I choose alcohol. I have a fear of closed in and dark spaces.
I found this interesting little tidbit on one of the Ravelry forums. This is why I love that place! Knitters are definitely an interesting assortment of individuals.

I'm off to puzzle to the workings of the world.

Yuck

I am exhausted. The freakin' pager went off every 30 minutes starting at the lovely 600 mark.
It was always for something bizarre. A bus was stranded on the highway, the tranny dropped out of another. It was event after event after event. I have to check the lunar calendar and see if a full moon is due.
I did manage a bit of knitting in between crises.
The top view of the Coriolis sock:


The side view:


The heel:


I can't believe how long it took me to understand this one. The little blurb before the pattern begins explains it is a super easy sock. "Something she can knit forever and be happy". I do not share this vision. I will happy when it is off my circs.
I'm going to try and sleep a little. I hope you are all well.

It's Friday....errrr....Saturday

I cannot sleep. I do not know why. My brain won't stop whirring. It probably has something to do with the fact that I am on call this week. I hate that aspect of my work. I believe I have mentioned this to you all before.
At any rate, I thought I would take a little gander around and see what is going on in my little home in the wee hours of the morning.
I found this:


I picked it up and started working on it while watching some television programs I missed this season. Tonight's feature: Lipstick Jungle. I got right into it. Although, it could have been the rye kicking in.
My ever faithful assistant was on hand to keep me focused. He knows where to find the all important equipment.

Like the mouse:


The booze:



The pattern:

Last, and surely not least, the monitor:


Well done Napoleon. You are a wonderful help!

Rebel is hiding. He is a bit upset that I vacuumed today. I can hear him plotting its demise now as I type this. At least it's not plugged in like the last time he went bug-nut on the poor machine.
Vacuums: 0
Rebel: 10
Winner: Rebel!!

I'm off to rifle through some more stuff. Hope you all are well. Night, errr...morning?

It's Over?!?!

That week-end was nearly not long enough. I didn't get half the things I wanted to do completed. I did have a hella good time. It started out great.
Even Napoleon was anxious to do stuff:

Our supervisor was awesome:

This little fellow is Scrapes. He is a pro-cuddler.

We baptized this Brian's Spiked Coffee:

If anyone would like to know how it's made or the ingredients involved, let me know. We can barter. I'll trade ya for it.

We borrowed our in-law's barbeque for a fun night. We had some great ribs and veggies.
Again, if anyone is interested, I will show you mine if you show me yours.

While we waited for the BBQ to do it's magic, we played a card game. I am still not really sure how to play it. The basic principal is to screw over your friends.

Trust me, it's fun.


You get dealt this cute cards. On each one is something that allows you to "screw someone over". Munchkin Cthulhu. For instance, bats attack you and you go blind, so the opposing players steal your treasures.
While we were playing our game, I noticed one of my nieces little games:

I'm not sure how I feel about this game.

I just wished they switched the font size to put more emphasis on what I felt was the better slogan:

VS.:


Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmm.....

I also did some knitting. Quelle surprise!

This is the part I am stuck at. I have knitted according to the instructions for Master Spiralling Coriolis Sock from Cat Bordhi's: New Pathways for Sock Knitters. The heel part is really throwing me. I think I just need to do what the paw says and say bye for now and walk away.
I'm sure it's not as tricky as my brain is making it out, but I'm greatly confused.
I also had to try out my new shorty needles. I love them. I am pleasantly surprised. I'm working on Sea Wool Bordello Socks. The pattern I think I mentioned earlier that came on the back of the label for Fleece Artist wool I purchased on my lunch hour. I love it! I can knit these and watch television and not worry too much about missing something. I love patterns that feel natural. You knit along and just sort of know what comes next.

Cool eh?
I'm going to have some quality time with my PS2 now. I believe it was greatly neglected this week-end. Hope everyone had a wonderful week end. On the bright side, this should be a short week! On the other hand, if you are like me, it means you have to do more to make up for the lost day. I should stay quiet now. Have a good night everyone!