possum...doing what possums do

This is a totally unknitting story:We live out in the sticks, and have quite a few wildlife guests through the year. Recently we have a possum that can be seen frequently strolling through our yard, as well as our neighbors. *And according to animal control, possums rarely get rabies, and there is no known case of them spreading it to a person, I know this because I've called. Possums are supposed to be noctornal. So a daytime strolling possum was cause for alarm from us with dogs*Saturday we...

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Auntie X3!

I love being an Aunt. It's so much fun! This is my first neice Juliet.Isn't she beautiful! She'll be one in April.My younger sister is also expecting her first baby in August. I can't wait to become an Aunt again! They won't be finding out if it's a boy or girl, so I have no idea if I'll be getting another neice or my first nephew.And last night we got a call from my husband's brother. They...

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Live to knit....

A while back I said to my husband (and to several others since then) that being a knitter is very much like being a Harley owner. When you own a Harley (and we did for about 3 years) you are part of a great big family. Sure there are the ones that look down on you for having a bike that's "smaller" than theirs, or that you couldn't buy the most expensive brand of exhaust pipes, but overall they are a bunch who will bend over backwards for their own little (huge?) family. I see the same bond since...

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Blah Blah Blah

I have been so blah these past couple of days. I'm still knitting my fingers off, but I'm just in a funk. It's mostly job related, and I hate that it spills over into my personal space. Thankfully it's Friday, and I'm feeling a bit rejuvenated already!Here are some pictures for you.First, Yarn pOrn!This is the Knitpicks yarn I ordered.And this is some roving I bought Saturday after the SnB.I still...

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Ahhhh....good days

First, I promise I took many pictures this weekend of my new yarn. Saturday I also bought some roving, in preparation of my drop spindle arriving, and I took piccies of that too. Some of the yarn pics turned into my wonderful brand-spanking-new banner up there at the top *points up* see? Nice huh? I made it all by myself, with only a few annoying questions to my computer guru husband. And I also made a new button *points to the right* See? You can take it if you like. Link to me! It would...

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It came! It came! *weeeee*

My knitpicks yarn came last night! Perfect timing for the birthday girl! It is beautiful yarn. And it's my first huge yarn purchase! I'll be offering up the yarn pOrn after this weekend, when I can take some outside pictures in the sunshine! I actually made myself go do my evening *chores* before I allowed myself to open the package, and by the time I was done I was practically drooling over the bag! I danced around a bit while opening (carefully though, since I was using sissors). After...

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Do do do....it's birthday day!

For me! What a birthday though! I'm at work...and hungry. I'm fasting for a research study. I'll actually be doing my celebrating Saturday though. With feasts! Special ritzy foods all day long, including my absolutely favorite indulgence...Caviar! Since the Chinese New Year was just yesterday, and 2005 is the year of the Chicken, I thought I'd go find what the year was I was born in. And wouldn't you know it, I was born in the year of the DRAGON! I'm still waiting for my Knitpicks order...

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Oooooo, free publicity!

Sooooooo. I just listed a ton of ju...er...really great stuff on ebay! My ebay sales I'm cleaning house, so go check it out! You know what they say! On person's trash is another person's treasure! And I didn't think I'd have anything to blog about on the weekend without any real knitting projects! Silly me! Now go buy my crap! Evil Nasty cat says so! *smi...

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It's fun to show off!

I am so lucky to have a very cool knitter friend who works a block away from where I work! Lisa wanted to see my finished Clapotis, so I took it over to her office to show off. Here's a blurry picture one of her office-mates took with my not-so-great camera phone. Come on. Wave to the pretty knitters. WAVE! Thank you. *grin* Okay, it is blurry, but it will have to do until one of us...

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Knitty for a bagel

I went to show a coworker the knitty site, and she gave me a bagel. And not just any old bagel, a bagel straight from New York! Yum! Apparently my Clapotis is the talk of the office! There are a few knitters around, and they all wanted to know where I got the pattern. I've even had two people ask me to knit one for them! Oh, and did I mention I recently purchased what is probably going to be the largest amount of yarn I've ever had in my possession recently? Oh, I hope it ships soon! I want...

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Clapotis, she is finished!

I finished it last night and I love love love her! *Please pay no mind to the red eye demon modeling the Clapotis* And now I will be observing a project fast. I need to focus on an upcoming test in my Medical Nutrition class, so I won't be working on any knitting for the time being. Or at least until the large order I just placed at Knitpicks arrives! And for the obligatory Public Service...

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Oh! My first tag! Wheeee....

Happy Ground Hog's Day! So Lisa tagged me today, and being that it's my first, I'm not too upset about it. *grin* 1. Total amount of music files on your computer? 179 songs, 1.6 days worth. And that's only up to the start of G artists 2. The CD you last bought is? er....well....um...I'd say it was probably Chumbawamba when I was still in college. Yah, it's been a while 3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message? No clue, some radio song from WBBB, the Buzz, from...

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No knitty, just pretty!

Pretty puppies that is! I've added myself to the Purling Puppies blog ring, so in honor of that, I am presenting my two lovely puppies! Meet Obi and Inca! Obi is the big white wonder, and Inca is our meek black and tan. And yes, they are both German Shepherds. They are my sweeties and they are quite spoilt, as you can see. On a knitting related note, I am trying to collect enough of their fur...

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