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Migraines Blow
May. 22nd, 2012 | 10:32 pm
Migraines suck.
I know the ones that settle into my head are mild compared to a lot of folks' and I know that I'm lucky that they don't happen often, but no matter what I do, they still suck. All I can do is take some Tylenol and sleep for a few hours and hope that the worst of it is over by the time I wake up. They make me feel like the biggest waste of space.
So that was where my afternoon went today. I was going to post about how I think one of my coworkers has been replaced by a grateful robot, but I'm pretty much at my limit for how long I can look at my tiny iPod screen.
Instead, have a picture of the thing I crocheted for my key card for work. There's already one coworker who's asking about buying one from me for herself.
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Feeling Good
May. 15th, 2012 | 09:28 pm
I haven't blogged about it yet, but you know that whole trying to keep a schedule of physical activity to burn off some flub and improve my health so I don't die of a weak heart or failing lazy lungs before I'm 30 thing? I'm rubbish at it. However, I broke out the DDR and the dance mat two weeks ago on a whim and I decided that I'm going to try to play that for at least 30 minutes a day for at least four days a week (plus pushups, sit ups, etc.)
The first week was hard. My lungs weren't all that thrilled with me and my legs ached. The second week was alright, but it's very discouraging when I know I was much better at this game only a few years ago.
Tonight? Tonight I rocked it. I made it close to my previous best tonight and hit that pocket of adrenaline that makes everything feel like AMAZING and I'm all sweaty and I feel god damn good right now.
SO GOOD.
It's ten kinds of ridiculous. Especially because work's been a series of mild Hell buckets, but I've still managed a couple of good days in a row.
I spent Saturday marathoning Season 7 of Supernatural with Shannie and my cat, knitting a sock, and making/eating stromboli bread. Of course, we ended up watching the show way late into the night, so I slept through half of Sunday, but it was an amazingly chill day and my mom teased my dad about getting her an ice cream cake which actually resulted in an ice cream cake. Ice cream cake makes everything awesome.
And yesterday? Yesterday yielded yet more proof that my nerdiness is genetic.
That right there? That's a photo album. With photos that my dad took of Star Wars for his own personal screencaps.
Yep.
Also, I got a thing in the mail.
Wool soap. That smells like something amazing that I can't remember. Pomegranate and green apple? Something like that. It smells like jolly ranchers. Bought it off of Ravelry. It's awesome.
I washed my socks.
:D
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The first week was hard. My lungs weren't all that thrilled with me and my legs ached. The second week was alright, but it's very discouraging when I know I was much better at this game only a few years ago.
Tonight? Tonight I rocked it. I made it close to my previous best tonight and hit that pocket of adrenaline that makes everything feel like AMAZING and I'm all sweaty and I feel god damn good right now.
SO GOOD.
It's ten kinds of ridiculous. Especially because work's been a series of mild Hell buckets, but I've still managed a couple of good days in a row.
I spent Saturday marathoning Season 7 of Supernatural with Shannie and my cat, knitting a sock, and making/eating stromboli bread. Of course, we ended up watching the show way late into the night, so I slept through half of Sunday, but it was an amazingly chill day and my mom teased my dad about getting her an ice cream cake which actually resulted in an ice cream cake. Ice cream cake makes everything awesome.
And yesterday? Yesterday yielded yet more proof that my nerdiness is genetic.
That right there? That's a photo album. With photos that my dad took of Star Wars for his own personal screencaps.
Yep.
Also, I got a thing in the mail.
Wool soap. That smells like something amazing that I can't remember. Pomegranate and green apple? Something like that. It smells like jolly ranchers. Bought it off of Ravelry. It's awesome.
I washed my socks.
:D
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Growing Stack of Things
May. 13th, 2012 | 07:24 pm
I haven't updated this thing since April. Yeesh. I'm aiming to do better with this.
Speaking of books, finished a couple more since my last post:
10. Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
11. Dagger and Dash: The Scrimshaw Medallion - Peggy Schaedler
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- I've made some progress on the white/rainbow striped crocheted blanket. It's big enough to actually throw over myself while I work on it. It seems like I've been working on this since forever.
- Nearing completion on Sock #1 of Rudy Got Sole (Ravelry link) in some Premier Deborah Norville Lavender Topaz that was gifted to me for Christmas.
- The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line by Kari Chapin -- I might not end up reviewing this one, but I'm finding it really interesting so far. I'm hoping I'll be able to make myself apply some of these things to my own shop and get my arse in gear with moving my crafting forward.
- My stack of books that I need to write reviews for is steadily growing now that I've finished the Necronomicon. They're not all pictured there as some are digital and some were borrowed, but the list is growing at a worrying speed.
Speaking of books, finished a couple more since my last post:
10. Fragile Things - Neil Gaiman
11. Dagger and Dash: The Scrimshaw Medallion - Peggy Schaedler
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Finally Made Something With Those Squares
Apr. 30th, 2012 | 08:22 pm
I started collecting old jeans from my roommates in college because I had lofty ideals of crafting and to waste all that denim when I had practically no income was just crazy talk. Of course, jeans end up using a lot of space - something which I lacked in some dorm rooms and my house - so I would spend a weekend whittling the denim down into pieces. I didn't want to get rid of it; I just needed it to take up less space.
First, I cut out all the seams and pockets so that I had a pile o' pockets and a pile of flat jean legs. Then, after collecting more jeans and filling up the space I cleared, I cut all the denim down to squares.
Not all of the denim was trimmed down to squares, of course. I did staple a pair to some plywood and painted windmills on them for an art project and I did use some scraps for a couple of dolls/plush-thingies, but cutting them down into squares seemed like the best solution at the time.
And the squares just sat there. I attempted a project or two with them, but I never really finished anything.
Until this weekend...
I also made one of the 3x3 bags for my mom with a Snape T-shirt lining it, but I didn't grab a picture.
I've still got a pile of squares and T-shirts to turn into bags. I'm already finding them handy for knitting project storage. I will have a million freaking tote bags by the time I run out of denim.
And I finished a book:
9. Respect the Spindle - Abby Franquemont
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First, I cut out all the seams and pockets so that I had a pile o' pockets and a pile of flat jean legs. Then, after collecting more jeans and filling up the space I cleared, I cut all the denim down to squares.
Not all of the denim was trimmed down to squares, of course. I did staple a pair to some plywood and painted windmills on them for an art project and I did use some scraps for a couple of dolls/plush-thingies, but cutting them down into squares seemed like the best solution at the time.
And the squares just sat there. I attempted a project or two with them, but I never really finished anything.
Until this weekend...
I also made one of the 3x3 bags for my mom with a Snape T-shirt lining it, but I didn't grab a picture.
I've still got a pile of squares and T-shirts to turn into bags. I'm already finding them handy for knitting project storage. I will have a million freaking tote bags by the time I run out of denim.
And I finished a book:
9. Respect the Spindle - Abby Franquemont
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Some Supernatural Things
Apr. 25th, 2012 | 08:51 pm
I managed to forget about the regular devil's trap circle, which I intend to turn into a stitch marker when I get a chance, but I'm thinking I need one more thing to throw on one of these before I can make a proper set.
So yes. Supernatural stitch markers... COMING SOON.
I have been fic-addled for the past week or so. Just drinking fic up through a straw. As soon as I stop finding new tropes/AUs/weird side characters in Supernatural fic, I intend to do a recommendations post.
Also, I keep wanting to write posts about new Supernatural episodes, but I'm not sure how I feel about most of them yet. I'm used to absorbing these in Season sized chunks, which makes it easy to talk about the arcs for the characters and what that means, but I have no idea where this one is going yet. So that's my brain for you.
That's it.
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Heart of Faerie Oracle Card Pouch
Apr. 18th, 2012 | 09:52 pm
I like to keep my Faerie Oracle cards in knit pouches. This one is knit from left over yarn from my Black Alpaca Cable scarf and the Heart of Fire handspun that I knit into a shawl for a friend of mine.
It's soft. I keep my oracle cards next to my alarm clock next to my bed and sometimes I just reach over and touch the yarn instead of turning off the annoying alarm. It's a better way to wake up, I find.
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The Fault in Our Stars
Apr. 10th, 2012 | 08:41 pm
Click above for my review, folks.
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Easter Eggs 2012
Apr. 2nd, 2012 | 09:54 pm
It's that time of year again.
EASTER EGGS.
I like drawing on eggs more than most things in the world.
Also, my mother loves to troll the Easter decoration aisles of stores in order to confuse the young moms. It is the best thing.
Yep. We got Sesame Street egg dye and stickers this year. Here are some eggs!
Oscar was saved especially for me because grouches are the freakin' best, man.
A green plaid egg. Big Bird. A blue egg with shapes on it!
THIS EGG WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER "W" AND THE NUMBER "9"!
Those stickers weren't very sticky or really suited for the shape of eggs, but the kit makers probably figured that most of them would end up on kids' arms and faces and not actually on any eggs at all.
Also, has anyone else noticed the quality of cardboard in the boxes getting worse? How are you supposed to let your eggs dry in the holes on the back if the dye saturates the cardboard in twelve seconds?
I do not know.
Anyway.
That's what I did today. How are you folks doing? :D
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EASTER EGGS.
I like drawing on eggs more than most things in the world.
Also, my mother loves to troll the Easter decoration aisles of stores in order to confuse the young moms. It is the best thing.
Mom: "Hmm... I'm not sure whether I should get the weird faces dye kit or the Sesame Street dye kit..."
New Mom: "They're both pretty cute. How old are your kids?"
Mom: "Well... the oldest is twenty-four."
New Mom: (now unsure of how to proceed in this conversation) "And... the youngest?"
Mom: "Fifteen."
New Mom: "..."
Mom: "I think I'll go with the Sesame Street one."
Yep. We got Sesame Street egg dye and stickers this year. Here are some eggs!
Oscar was saved especially for me because grouches are the freakin' best, man.
A green plaid egg. Big Bird. A blue egg with shapes on it!
THIS EGG WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER "W" AND THE NUMBER "9"!
Those stickers weren't very sticky or really suited for the shape of eggs, but the kit makers probably figured that most of them would end up on kids' arms and faces and not actually on any eggs at all.
Also, has anyone else noticed the quality of cardboard in the boxes getting worse? How are you supposed to let your eggs dry in the holes on the back if the dye saturates the cardboard in twelve seconds?
I do not know.
Anyway.
That's what I did today. How are you folks doing? :D
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Blue Eyes Handspun
Mar. 29th, 2012 | 09:09 pm
greenwoodfiberworks.etsy.com
Also, I finished a book! Finally!
6. Necronomicon - The Best Weird Tales of H. P. Lovecraft
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