I have a million things to do today, and got very little sleep last night — a bad combination. I have gotten the fifth bawk back through the cables and am ready to do the decreasing and ribbing. It is my hope that I will get all my tasks done this morning, and in the afternoon will be able to rib and read, and then cast on another pair of Fuzzy Feet.
And maybe take a nap.
I am currently trying to wake up by drinking my tea and browsing the blogs. This can be enjoyed even by someone whose brain is not fully functioning.
(Ah, my new knitting book up there. It is a “free” book from a book club. I say “free” because I paid shipping and handling, and because I know that I must have spent a startling amount of money for them to send me a “free” book. Still, it contains the perfect scarf for my Target yarn, which I will make sometime in the distant future when I have finished all the other projects I have planned.)
Here is an interesting knitting site. Not only does it have some cool ideas for knitting toys and stuff, it also has a photo of a piece of knitting inspired by righteous indignation over bigotry. The knitter wanted to make something to show her support for full gay marriage rights.
Now, I cannot myself imagine deciding to knit something to express my views on anything besides aesthetic preferences. I like the idea of someone saying, “I am so outraged, I’m gonna knit me up something expressive!”
This is a surprising game. I read the directions, but entirely misunderstood how it was supposed to be done. So, having taken four seconds to devise my strategy, I made my first move. I attempted to make a second move, but the game had taken off on its own, and I got a score of 1,014. Since I can never expect to beat that, I will never play the game again. #1 son, who is highly competitive and also good at games, played for quite a while and never even approached my score.
This is probably because I am really lucky. You know all those people who say they never win anything? I win all the time. I have had to remove my family from am event because we were winning all the door prizes and it was getting embarrassing. Fortunately, I disapprove of gambling and never gamble. Otherwise, my persistent conviction that I am amazingly lucky could get me into real trouble.
My to-do list for today is so long that I have no business spending any more time here. But I want to show you some toys. We have been unpacking toys at work for the past couple of weeks, and are now a wonderland of toys.
Yep, little old toyseller me.
good luck with everything you have to do today! I definitely know the feeling of little sleep and too much to do! your bawk looks great…yay cables! (im still truckin on mine…I’m averaging about 5-10 rows a week! eeep!)
thanks for the apple pie recipe…i’ve been big into cooking and baking recently (maybe it’s the weather?) I have all the ingredients for mini pumpkin pies (made in muffin tins) I’ll probably do the same with the apple pie too!
Oh my gosh!!! You cannot just put that game link up there like that without some kind of addictive warning!!! After ten minutes I did get up to 1338 though so there is hope for a higher score! 😀
Now I must run and check out the knitting site!!! That ought to kill another hour or two, huh? 😀 I should be doing laundry, I should be doing laundry, I should be doing laundry!!! Ho hum!
That is an addictive game. Unfortunately, I stink at it! But now I know I’ll be playing that all day long instead of doing the other stuff I have to do!
Thanks for your comments on the sweater! I hope it comes out okay. My mom says that shaping is nothing, and like that Kimberly person whose site you put up, she doesn’t use patterns. here’s to hoping! 🙂
That pie sounds good and apple is my favorite. I’m going to get the ingredients to make it later today. What temp is it cooked at? Thanks : )
I think I will stay away from the game link – I have enough addictive games to play as it is. Shop looks like a colourful treasure chest with the toys as jewels.
My mother shares your ‘luck’ – she always wins raffles, small prizes in lotteries, and slightly bigger amounts on slot-machines. She is, however, trying to wean herself from the slot-machines – she obviously does gamble. Hope you catch up on sleep.
Thanks, I’m just going out to the store now. I’ll put up a pic of the pie. LOL : )
That game is kind of mesmerizing to watch. I got it up to 2113.
Oooh….I ran across that game a few months ago. Terribly addictive. Definitely try again–I had 1430 on my second move. I just love watching them swirl around. One time, I figured out how to get every single square moved to the same orientation……