- Counted four cars at the bar this morning
- Saw one coyote
- And a halo around a full moon
- Spilled my cup of ice on the desk
- I figured it would be a good idea to put the lid on my cup for the day
- It appears that NIT1 isn't coming in OR he's really, really late
- There is a goose nesting on top of the doors to the building (we have an airlock)
- NIT1 showed up almost an hour late
- A Scalloped Edging
- Another cloudy, possibly rainy day
- More coding frustration
- Sketched out a design
- Has had to throw the fat kitty off her chair... twice
- I'm so happy today is over and tomorrow is Friday
- Oh yea, I don't have a good plan for the group on Saturday Night
List Day!
Untitled
Thank you for all the lovely comments about Haruni. It was really easy to make, even with color issue. I'm currently thinking on the next project. Grilltech wants his afghan done, and I do work on it. But it's not what I wanna knit. So, I'm looking and debating and decided I'll end up designing my own shawlette. I have visions of lace and cables. Very Faroese. This one will be mine. All mine. Stop laughing, it could happen.
Not sure what was going on today. I passed two officers pretty close to home on the drive in. When Grilltech came into work he said there were three officers parked outside the building. No one seems to know what that was about.
At work, I've been writing some code. Fixed an issue of not getting a data set to load. Finally got it. Now 116 different errors popped up. I'm calling it quits while I can.
Not sure what was going on today. I passed two officers pretty close to home on the drive in. When Grilltech came into work he said there were three officers parked outside the building. No one seems to know what that was about.
At work, I've been writing some code. Fixed an issue of not getting a data set to load. Finally got it. Now 116 different errors popped up. I'm calling it quits while I can.
List Day!
- Counted four cars at the bar this morning
- No unusual wildlife crossing my path on the way to work
- Either I turned off my alarm this morning or forgot to turn it on
- But I still made it to work on time
- Today is my Friday
- And the databases are running slow
- Ha! I didn't run out of pink, I switched on purpose
- The colorway I was looking for is Austermann Step Duetts 55
- It's like knitting gods are mocking me
- It's the first picture, I pulled that up and thought of course
- The sky was almost clear early in the morning, now it's mostly cloudy
- Two more hours to go
- And the database is still crawling
- Day is over and I'm home knitting
More Inner Conversation Fun
- Me: It's almost done.. Last 27 rows. I'm so happy.
- Inner Critic: You're going to run out of yarn.
- Me:Will not! I've got plenty. Besides, you *always* think I'll run out.
- IC: Whatever.
- Me much later: Crap! I'm going to run out of yarn.
- IC: I told you so, but noooo..
- Me: Shut up, if you're not going to be part of the solution, I don't want to hear from you.
- IC: Check Ravlery
- Me: Smart. (tappity, tappity, tappity) Ravlery doesn't have it. (Google it, find one store that has it in stock. Place the order and continue on knitting happily.)
- Store Owner: Hi, you placed an on line order, just want to verify it. Colorway 50, right?
- Me:No, it should be 55.
- SO: 55? (tappity, tappity, tappity) They don't make 55, are you sure?
- Me: Yea, I'm looking at the band.
- SO: Well, we don't have it, do you still want the order?
- Me: No, thank you for the follow up
- *grumble, grumble*
- I'm digging through the stash, trying to find something that will contrast or look good. I come back with two choices.
- IC: You're not going to have enough of the pink...
- ME:SHUT UP!!!
List Day!
- I counted seven cars at the bar this morning
- I left my phone at home on my desk
- Thankfully, I was able to call Grilltech to have him bring it to me
- Convert was suppose to come back to work today, but she didn't make it
- I started the seventh row of the new chart, but it wasn't looking right, so I ripped it back
- I got my needles
- Surprisingly, I haven't used them yet, but will to make another Presto Chango
- I have a craving for coconut
- And a strong desire for a nap
- NIT1* must have read my mind, he asked if I wanted anything from the Quik-E-Mart
- My day is officially half over
- Know what would make a Mounds bar even better? Almonds
- Damn, I missed an awesome meteor
- I found a five on my desk last night
- Mounds is not the same thing as an Almond Joy
- There are three kittens frolicking across the street
- Time to shop
* NIT1 - New and Improved Thing 1
w00t!
Starting the last 27 rows (really, 56 but who's counting?!). I'd show you a picture, but you've seen it before.
Elegant and Graceful
Yesterday we made home burgers full of chopped onions and Anaheim peppers. At one point, I rubbed my right eye and it burned for about an hour.
Today, I'm making soup. It's full of onions, bok choy, carrots, mushrooms and yip, Anaheim peppers.
Guess who forgot to pull out her contacts before starting the soup?
Today, I'm making soup. It's full of onions, bok choy, carrots, mushrooms and yip, Anaheim peppers.
Guess who forgot to pull out her contacts before starting the soup?
WIP Friday
Fran had to come out and make sure I was taking pictures right. Of course, she really couldn't tell what I was doing because her back was to me.
Proof I still do knit for me. Every time I work on these socks, I think of windy autumn days. Look out side and realize it's windy spring days.
I'm about 2.5 repeats away from starting the edging. I'm thinking about working on this all weekend.
I think Grilltech would prefer if I worked on his blanket a bit more. But spring is here, he doesn't need a throw.
Baby Bird ended up with the shaker sweater I made for the LYS. I brushed BB's hair to get a good picture of her, and ended up making her cry.
Yip, yet another generation who isn't happy with me. But she looks good in it.
Proof I still do knit for me. Every time I work on these socks, I think of windy autumn days. Look out side and realize it's windy spring days.
I'm about 2.5 repeats away from starting the edging. I'm thinking about working on this all weekend.
I think Grilltech would prefer if I worked on his blanket a bit more. But spring is here, he doesn't need a throw.
Baby Bird ended up with the shaker sweater I made for the LYS. I brushed BB's hair to get a good picture of her, and ended up making her cry.
Yip, yet another generation who isn't happy with me. But she looks good in it.
List Day!
- I counted three fire trucks, one EMT vehicle, and one blue/red light special on the way to work
- On the other hand, I only counted one car at the bar this morning
- The moon was a half eaten peach, low on the eastern horizon
- The right system had a software push during the night, now the download is broken
- Broken to the point, Procreator is required to spend many
dayshours programming to fix it - I'm betting days, but don't want to jinx him
- Money changes everything
- Finished the heel on my sock, will pick up the gusset during lunch
- Who knows, I might even get it done sometime next week
- Left over stuffed pork chops from last night with corn bread stuffing
- Grilltech offered me a stargazing trip this weekend
- The grey skies have two days to clear up! And I mean it!
- I need to go brush my teeth, side of pork is stuck in them
- Damn, I'm out of water
- On the plus side, it's almost lunch time
- Oh yea, I've already eaten lunch. Guess it's time to knit!
- Stuck between the loud talkers and trying to listen to the voicemail...
- House burgers for dinner tonight
- It doesn't appear to be raining right now, but it might try later while Grilltech is grilling dinner
- Picked up the gusset and managed three or four rows of decreases
- The rain has started
- Perky got my hopes up, telling me the needles had shown up
- But it wasn't them, now I'm sad
- Going out for coffee with Christy
Waiting
About a month ago, Grilltech's pickup died. We've been car pooling and waiting for our tax return to show up. It showed up two weeks later than expected; but it did show. Grilltech has been researching pickups in the area and found on one way home. We test drove it and when he started it there was the tell-tale high pitched tapping. As he drove around; each double tap caused the asking price in my head to drop. I looked over at him and said no. So he went with the second option; one I had said Seriously? The guy can't spell and the pickup looks rode hard and put away wet. Grilltech called him and he took the battered little thing for a drive - which runs like a dream and has some serious power under the hood. So today we're going to get some CAH-ASH* for it. We're going to be a two car family again.
* CAH-ASH – who uses that anymore? I’ve got a plastic card…
* CAH-ASH – who uses that anymore? I’ve got a plastic card…
List Day!
- I'd love to have some (scroll down)
- Yesterday there were five cars, today there was one
- Not sure about a pair of these contacts
- Need to figure out what I'm going to have the gang do this week
- I was happy to see the return of birds nesting on my way home
- Until I realized it was a
flying ratCanadian Goose instead of my birds-of-prey - My ID fell out of it's holder when I out of the car this morning
- Naturally I didn't know until I go to sign in, then I hunted all over my desk for it
- Looks like another possible snowy day
- SPAM, mystery meat in a can
- It did snow today
WIP Monday
I finished the Presto Chango:
Instead of using the lace panel, I went with a honeycomb cable:
I've also been making my own markers:
Made 48 of them to be exact:
Finished the first repeats of the Haruni shawl. I'm going to end up doing another four repeats, because Perky wants it LONG.
Instead of using the lace panel, I went with a honeycomb cable:
I've also been making my own markers:
Made 48 of them to be exact:
Finished the first repeats of the Haruni shawl. I'm going to end up doing another four repeats, because Perky wants it LONG.
List Day!
- Counted six cars at the bar this morning
- Someone hit a skunk on the long straight stretch
- I'm unable to chat with Grilltech at work, the talk programs are both down
- Yes, I said both
- We were suppose to have a software upgrade this weekend, but it's been pushed
- I'm still taking Monday off
- I can tell when one of us finds
the great time suckerFacebook, their posts to blogs plummet - Today I remembered dental floss and a hair clip
- Even better news! My PMS seems to be gone....
- I'd be even happier if we really got our tax return tomorrow instead of the 30th like the IRS says
- It's suppose to rain today, so far it's looking it could happen any second now
- But it hasn't happened yet
- The gal behind me, stole my chair and replaced it with a broken one that looks like mine
- How do I know it was her? The white stripe down the back of the chair
- I've got an urge to get the KP interchangeable needles
- The addies are twice as much!!
- Must resist the urge to stand up and scream Stop pounding on the table top! You're making my monitors bounce around because 1) the Gnome would want to have a chat with me about the proper way to do things and 2) screaming is not conducive to getting people to do what you want them to
- Crazy talk, I know
- It did end up raining today, which was kinda nice, but on the cool side
Rambling
For two days now I've left my lip balm at home. I've got two of them in front of my keyboard on the desk at home, which does me very little good at 0600 in the morning; while at work. Oh wait. I forgot I put the balm in my drawer, so I have one. Now if I'd just get smart about hair clips and dental floss.
I finished the body on Presto Chango. I've decided to use a cable pattern instead of lace leaves. When knitting the body, I attached a second ball of yarn and knit both fronts at the same time. I think it would have made me crazy them one at a time. Maybe that's just me.
Well the front was off to a rocky start. I casted on the required number of stitches knit two rows then held up to the sweater. Too small. Ripped back then added six more stitches, it looks much better. Instead of seed stitch I was trying to do ribbing. Thankfully I caught it half way through the second row instead of six rows later.
I finished the body on Presto Chango. I've decided to use a cable pattern instead of lace leaves. When knitting the body, I attached a second ball of yarn and knit both fronts at the same time. I think it would have made me crazy them one at a time. Maybe that's just me.
Well the front was off to a rocky start. I casted on the required number of stitches knit two rows then held up to the sweater. Too small. Ripped back then added six more stitches, it looks much better. Instead of seed stitch I was trying to do ribbing. Thankfully I caught it half way through the second row instead of six rows later.
Fun with Gamers
Saturday night's campaign I had two threads going. The Elves were told to gather as much intel on an address on the outskirts of Bellevue. They set up cameras and drove around the location for about six hours. They did a couple of astral recons and found a ward around the grounds - all five acres. It appears to be a dog training facility ran by Ares.
The second one was Joe's sister called about 2030 stating husband hasn't made it home yet. He had a doctor's appointment; he called when he was done about 1600 and then nothing. So the two Sammy's swing by the free clinic/soup kitchen/mission and can't find anything. They start canvassing and one finds a homeless guy who says *the place gives him the creeps and he thinks there is something odd going on there.* The next day, the two Sammy's go talk to the doctor, who says the brother was at the appointment, he was doing well all things considered, and then left. (She didn't appear to be lying to them.) They had the decker hack the place and pulled his medical records. At the bottom was the comment suitable candidate.
They then decide to send in Moon Dog; the Shaman Dwarf who lives in the sewers as a homeless guy along with Narr - a Sammy - as backup. In the middle of the night Moon Dog fails a body check of 8 and goes out. Narr follows to see where they take him, fails his perception test and loses them. The guys out in the van see another van leaving, Narr exits the building, they pick him up and off they follow it to a warehouse. They drive through the door, bashing in the front of the brand-new-shiny roadmaster that's less than 24 hours old. After some recon, they find the way down and end up getting ambushed by some true form cockroaches (three). Turns out I made them a bit too tough and had to fudge the numbers so the team would live. They kill the four flesh forms; found the brother-in-law and Moon Dog then got the hell out of there - leaving about 12 others to their fate.
We finished the night there, but I’ve got plenty to work with. Feel sorry for them, very sorry.
The second one was Joe's sister called about 2030 stating husband hasn't made it home yet. He had a doctor's appointment; he called when he was done about 1600 and then nothing. So the two Sammy's swing by the free clinic/soup kitchen/mission and can't find anything. They start canvassing and one finds a homeless guy who says *the place gives him the creeps and he thinks there is something odd going on there.* The next day, the two Sammy's go talk to the doctor, who says the brother was at the appointment, he was doing well all things considered, and then left. (She didn't appear to be lying to them.) They had the decker hack the place and pulled his medical records. At the bottom was the comment suitable candidate.
They then decide to send in Moon Dog; the Shaman Dwarf who lives in the sewers as a homeless guy along with Narr - a Sammy - as backup. In the middle of the night Moon Dog fails a body check of 8 and goes out. Narr follows to see where they take him, fails his perception test and loses them. The guys out in the van see another van leaving, Narr exits the building, they pick him up and off they follow it to a warehouse. They drive through the door, bashing in the front of the brand-new-shiny roadmaster that's less than 24 hours old. After some recon, they find the way down and end up getting ambushed by some true form cockroaches (three). Turns out I made them a bit too tough and had to fudge the numbers so the team would live. They kill the four flesh forms; found the brother-in-law and Moon Dog then got the hell out of there - leaving about 12 others to their fate.
We finished the night there, but I’ve got plenty to work with. Feel sorry for them, very sorry.
List Day!
- Counted 15 cars at the bar this morning
- Taxes went really well last night
- Grilltech is now busily looking for a new pickup
- Okay, new to us pickup
- I'm not really hungry, but I want to eat something
- So far, gum has held it at bay, but I'm unsure how much longer it will last
- Bevis and Butthead are back today
- Work must be slow today
- We'll need to stop and get gas on the way home
- It appears to be another bright sunny day out there
- More spreadsheet hell
- Plus an 88 minute meeting of explaining to a designer what he thinks is ready, really isn't
- Havac is escaping the yard again, so he'll need to be chained up
- He doesn't like that
- Grilltech was a sweetie and took me out to dinner
- Then we walked down and picked up some interesting looking beers
- I'm having a Strawberry Oatmeal Stout, it smells very good
St Patrick's Day
After yesterday's rant, it has been decided done is always better than perfect. The 19 squares will be added to the strips and we shan't speak of this again. Will start more strips after finishing Convert's baby sweater.
Not sure if that's rain I smell or something else. I thought I heard the rain on the roof, but with these fans I always think its raining. The sun will be up in about 20 minutes, so I'll be able to look out the window to see.
We're having a potluck at work today, one of the admins said let's not do too much crap food because I'll just sit there and eat it all. I warned her I was bringing pie, because PI day was Sunday. What does she bring today? Two dozen doughnuts.
We're having our taxes done tonight. I have a deep rooted fear we're going to end up owing Uncle Sam. I always have that fear. Especially since we don't have any little tax deductions running around anymore. Both a blessing and a curse.
I've got two side stories bouncing around my head for this weekend. Don't know what the main adventure will be. Something they can kick the door open, shoot anything that moves, then loot the place.* Sure sometimes the guns are bows, but it's the same tactic. Maybe they need to steal some data from someone's house. I'd say artwork; but that would be three adventures in a row where they've dealt with artwork.
The sun isn't quite up yet, but I can see Venus' belt, so no rain here. Stupid fans. Oh yea, Wikipedia take forever to load on this machine.
The day has pretty much flown by. Only a bit more to go, then its home to snuggle with Grilltech and knit.
* Our group's standard MO no matter the genre
Not sure if that's rain I smell or something else. I thought I heard the rain on the roof, but with these fans I always think its raining. The sun will be up in about 20 minutes, so I'll be able to look out the window to see.
We're having a potluck at work today, one of the admins said let's not do too much crap food because I'll just sit there and eat it all. I warned her I was bringing pie, because PI day was Sunday. What does she bring today? Two dozen doughnuts.
We're having our taxes done tonight. I have a deep rooted fear we're going to end up owing Uncle Sam. I always have that fear. Especially since we don't have any little tax deductions running around anymore. Both a blessing and a curse.
I've got two side stories bouncing around my head for this weekend. Don't know what the main adventure will be. Something they can kick the door open, shoot anything that moves, then loot the place.* Sure sometimes the guns are bows, but it's the same tactic. Maybe they need to steal some data from someone's house. I'd say artwork; but that would be three adventures in a row where they've dealt with artwork.
The sun isn't quite up yet, but I can see Venus' belt, so no rain here. Stupid fans. Oh yea, Wikipedia take forever to load on this machine.
The day has pretty much flown by. Only a bit more to go, then its home to snuggle with Grilltech and knit.
* Our group's standard MO no matter the genre
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