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I HATE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY! My brain is NUMB from all of these stupid reactions. I HAVE to pass this test...or I'm doomed. I am starting to panic, though...and I'm nervous about it! Send me some love...and some good thoughts tomorrow morning when I go to take this. Yikes.....I'm scurred!

HSKS Questionnaire + Weekly Question

1. What Hogwarts house have you been sorted into?
Slytherin - thank goodness, b/c I like their colors best!! :) I'm not mean, I promise!!

2. List your three favorite double-point needle brands, including size and length.
I really like crystal palace - but the ones I'm using (borrowing) are long-ish for sock knitting. Honestly - I like the Boye's as well, but again they're too long. I like metal or bamboo, but shorter more appropriate sock lengths would be great. I have some 3's and I *think* some 2's, but I could use some 1's...but it doesn't hurt to have a back up set!!

3. Would you like to try a new brand needle? If so, which brand? Size? Length?
As I said above - I'm open to anything metal or bamboo - no plastic, please. I would really like to have a set of 1's or 2's.

4. If you are a RAVENCLAW, do you prefer the colors in the film or the book? Do you have a strong preference?
N/A

5. If your pal decides to send candies or chocolates are there any that you don't like?
I don't love milk chocolate - only really like dark. Other than that, I like almost everything except cherry flavored things.

6. What are your favorite scents?
Peony and rose. Also, coconut or subtle smells like that. I really don't like sweet or fruit smells.

7. Do you have any allergies?
Not that I know of!!


"You will have your reward, Wormtail. I will allow you to perform an essential task for me, one that many of my followers would give their right hands to perform..." Who is speaking?

Voldemort to Wormtail

FINISHED PROJECT!!!

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YAY! I finished a project before Stephanie AND Marie!!! WOO HOO!!! This was my first felted project and I was SHOCKED when I pulled it out of the washing machine! It is so much smaller! I kind of like it, but I don't know if I love it. Seems like a waste of such nice yarn. Thank God that I still have one skein of the expensive pretty stuff I bought! Let me know what you think!!


Oh, and I potentially could have become the proud new owner of a BMW today, but I'm much happier that I didn't!

So I'm an SNL Addict...

I can't help it though! I wish that youtube had the whole sketch of this...it is so much funnier when you hear the whole song. To preface it, though, this is a college basketball team who is getting KILLED in their last game of the season and all the guys want to give up. The coach says that he has something that gets him through times like that and starts to play the WORST song...and dance badly to it! This is the tail end of it, but it's great when Payton starts to dance with him. Enjoy!!



((By the way...how cute is Payton???))

Hogwarts Trivia Q&A:

Question: Who are the two people in this conversation:
"There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!"
"You are quite wrong. Indeed, your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness."
Answer: Voldemort & Dumbledore

LOOOOOOOOONG Week!!

What a week!! SO many 11 hour days. I'm exhausted! Meetings, meetings, meetings!

I'm also sitting here finishing my latest project - my vintage bubble bag - or my Baby Jane Bucket bag (depends on who you ask!). The plan is to have a felting party tomorrow, but we'll see. All I have left is the handles :)

When is our next knit night? MY VOTE is May 14, but who am I?

Anyway, no one really seems to read this anymore so I won't apologize for a boring post! :)

Spoiled does not even BEGIN to describe...

Holy cow! I went to my mailbox today expecting a package from FedEx (supplements for Harry)...and was dissapointed that it was not there. I should NOT have been upset, though, because my Spring Purse Swap Kit came a day earlier than I expected! I was on my way to ride, but I couldn't wait to open it, so I opened it at the first stoplight I hit. WOW WOW WOW! What a perfect package...and then some! I must have done something right!! I have an AWESOME, AMAZING, WONDERFUL SP10 secret partner, and I got another great one for this swap!

This was a swap I joined on SwapBot. I almost withdrew at the last minute, but I'm SO glad I didn't! Here is an overall pic of what I got:

The pattern is REALLY cute, and it looks fast (which is PERFECT for me!!). She sent some mercerized cotton to make it with, which is great! I love to knit with cotton. Also - she sent my favorite needles!

Here are some of the goodies she included:





I think that the fabric she chose to line the purse is really cute. I can't wait to put this project together!

I'm sorry I know this is getting long...BUT I have to mention the book! How hilarious! It's called "Died in the Wool". I love it! I can't wait to read it. I read the excerpt from the back of the book...and it's too funny to not include:

"Meet Ariadne Evans. She's the proud owner of a knitting shop. And she's just got herself in a stitch When Ariadne enters her knitting store one day and discovers the cast-off body of longtime customer Edith Perry strangled with homespun yarn, she fears her life is about to come undone - again, since she's still getting over her divorce. Ariadne's worries increase when she's questioned by detective Joshua Pierce, who may or may not have designes on her. While Josh pieces together the details of the crime, clues about Ariadne's ties to Miss Perry begin to slip together...and a bizarre pattern unfolds. Not it's up to Ariadne to do some sleuthing of her own. Can she untabgle the investigation without getting snarled up unto too much trouble? That depends on whether the killer is as crafty as she is..."

Doesn't it sound great?! Anyway, thanks Sharon! :)

SO adorable!

I REALLY don't know if it gets much cuter than this! When Harry retires, I'm buying him a miniature horse like this - he would LOVE LOVE LOVE it! So cute!

Wow...

So I JUST found out (it's 2:30something in the morning by the way) that I am potentially included in a rumor that may or may not be flying around work....I think it's hilarious!! I will find out the details in the morning and I can't wait.

I actually am enjoying this one, too. I've never been excited about having a rumor spread about me. . . but this one certainly has potential!

Could I be more cryptic?

Bad bad bad Radar!!!

I have the funniest and naughtiest kitten ever! I mistakenly left out 2 balls of yarn the other day...which I am SO careful not to do as I know his penchant for chasing them and winding them around my entire house! Well, I got home and both were strewn from my bedroom, through the dining room, the laundry room, the bathroom, around the piano legs, through chair legs, over the table, and into the living room. He had a fantastic time! He was reveling in his happiness when I got home as you can see :)

I feel like a slug...

Man - today was ROUGH! We went to the Sox game last night...and then out after that...I drank too much and stayed out too late...I guess you gotta do that from time to time, eh?

Anyway, I am POOPED today! But - I have the BEST FRIENDS EVER!!! Steph and Marie stopped by to visit me at work and they brought me my FAVORITE thing in the entire universe!! I love them!! Couldn't have made it through the day without the chai and the visit:) They really are my family up here...which is excellent!

So I started a new project tonight, I'm embarassed to say. I ripped out my french market bag and I'm starting a bag that will be faster. I'm taking some creative liberties with it so we'll see what happens when it's done...wish me luck!

((My posts have been boring as of late...sorry.))

Today...

Today has been a pretty good day! It didn't start that way - I started getting text messages from work at 8am ... and I was off today! Oh well - the next person I talked to was one of my favorites!! Marie called because she overslept - too funny! Who can sleep with their alarm going off for an hour and a half?!? Oh well - I'm sure she needed it!

Anyway, I got a text message from my sister not too much later. She got into the program at her college that she wanted to! I'm SO proud of her! She has worked so hard to get the grades it would take to get in. She's so excited and so am I! We're going on a family vacation this summer (scary!! who does that when their children are both over 20 anyway?)...it should be fun...or at least interesting! I think we're going to Cabo San Lucas to some all inclusive resort...so at least the booze will be free, right?? ;-)

I have to tell you all about a product I found at my local Target...it's by far my new favorite thing!!

It works REALLY well! It has these little gel-bars on the top and bottom so you don't need shave gel! Woo hoo!!

Anyway, I am almost to the heel flap on my jaywalkers so that's pretty exciting. I already have my next pair of socks planned - I got this great merino wool from my SP10 pal - it's almost enough yarn for a pair of socks. Steph and Marie's mom was kind enough to donate remnant yarn from her stash to my cause, so it will be for the cuffs and the heels of these socks. I'm really looking forward to how they'll come out!!

I'm also riding in a clinic with my FAVORITE clinician this week - Robin Walker! He's coming to TopLine on Thursday/Friday so I'm riding with him Friday morning before I go to work. I can't wait! He really likes Harry, and I learn so much from him.

More soon!! (Told you you'd be sick of me today!!)

Wow - it's been a while!

So I haven't posted in ages...that's not like me! I don't really have a lot to update you on, though.

As far as knitting goes - I did start a new project with the BEAUTIFUL hand dyed yarn I received from a swap partner in Denmark! I'm doing my first pair of jaywalkers. I'm enjoying how fast they're going, but I'd love to try a more intricate sock pattern sometime soon.

I've gotten a TON of compliments on my cable ready bag - I'd like to make another out of some yarn that isn't part acrylic - but it's hard to find super bulky weight yarn that isn't. We'll see...

Kind of a boring post, I know - but I'm off tomorrow so maybe I'll post something more substantial!

Steph - have a fun vay-kay!