Cute and Cuddly

Just a few pictures.First the cute Xback made its debut this weekend. It went out clubbing at Legends in Raleigh with friends. Please disregard the flip-flops, I really wore a strappy pair of sandles, but I was trying to save my feet for dancing.My cuddly Billy Bear lounges during a knitting lunch with Lisa. He's still missing his face, but that didn't stop him from getting plenty of attention...

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It's a bill! It's a magazine! No! It's a SP package!

I'm all giddy, my first SP package came today!Thank you Secret Pal, I love it all!All wrapped up in pretty blue paper, it looked so lovely.My wonderful SP sent me some beautiful Rowan Summer Tweed in the prettiest purple. And I just picked up some knitting books at the library, so I'm going to find the perfect tank top to make from it!And food stuff! Luxxie Green & Black's Dark Chocolate bar...I...

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Not a very knitty weekend

Not that is was bad or anything.My cabana boy is helping a friend build a tree house. For his step kids. Yah. Right.The new digi camera come Friday, so I took a few pictures, but now we have to get the 'puter set up so we can download them. And by set up, I mean the cabana boy needs to plug in the cable for me. So back to the tree house. It's pretty cool. I never had a tree house when I was a kid, so it was fun to be up high. And speaking of up high. I seem to have developed in my old age...

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Foot in mouth syndrome

Okay, so this happened last week actually, but I was telling the story to Lisa at lunch today, and she about fell off her chair laughing, and I promised her I'd put it up on my blog so the rest of the world (what bit that reads my blog atleast) can have the joy of laughing so hard it hurts.Now, mind you, both incidents happened on the same day, infact within a 10 minute span.So, I'm walking over to the hospital from my office. I take the scenic route, crossing the street and up the little hill,...

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Moving up the technology ladder

Crappy digital camera that usually shuts off instead of taking a picture? REPLACED! New digi camera on it's way, all 4 megapixels and all. Found in the virtual sale bin at TigerDirect.Crappy dialup internet access? GONE! Or will be by June 16th! Finally Bellsouth has deemed the boonies we live in worthy of a technology upgrade!A camera I don't have to release the sailor on and an internet connection that doesn't make our friends laugh at us...yup, that means more pictures uploaded and more...

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I love it! It's all me baby!You Know You're From central Pennsylvania When...You think driving from Johnstown to Ebensburg is a long trip."Hey Yuz Guyz" is a greeting.You take time off of work/school for the entire 3 days of doe season.You know the location of the following towns, know someone from them, and have spent time there: Altoona, Clearfield, Penns Valley, Port Matilda, Centre Hall, and TyroneYou've taken deliberate field trips to Penn's Cave and Horse Shoe Curve.You know what to do when...

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Yarn pOrn!

From my shopping spree Friday first we have the lovely lovely manos:Mmmmm...*drool*Not too sure what that's going to be yet though. Aren't those colors fabulous! I love the combination.Next we have some Lion's Pride Chunkythat will most likely become a felted purse. Another great color combo too, in my opinion.Then there is some Oh-So-Soft Inca AlpacaI'm not going to say what this is for, but mom,...

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More Jackpot!

Well, I have to say, the SEX was wonderful!Even though Lisa couldn't join me.Here's a blurry picture from camera. I promise better ones from home as soon as possible. Some Manos, some Lamb's Pride, some alpaca. Some SP yarn too, but that's not in the picture, lest I give my identity away!I did stop by so Lisa could pet the yarn. She needed it after her rough week at work. It's always good to have...

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Jackpot!

In so many ways, too!I just haven't had any time to post though.First, we'll take you back in time a bit...to last Saturday.I promise to get some pictures up from the Knittyboard yarn swap box! In the meantime Lisa has many nice pictures on her blog you can check out. I did swap for some lovely overdyed green cotton/wool yarn. Enough to make a seed stitch jacket for my sisters baby. Plus a skein of Lamb's Pride that is going to become Billy Bear from a Debbie Bliss pattern. It is so so soft!...

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Look at me! I'm Vested!

Doesn't that sound like someone just gave me a whole lot of vests? O I hope they're knit vests! Lovely knitted vests. Nope, it just means I've been working here at the university, for the state, for 5 years. Yesterday. Exactly 5 years on May 4. 5 years plus 1 day today. *sigh*So I'm vested. I think that means I get all my retirement money, or something like that. I know it means I now get 11+ hours of vacation per month. Woot. If I had been accepted to stupid nursing school I'd be leaving...

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Oh, I've been tagged!

Thanks Amy, I actually enjoy these in a perverse sort of way!Here's the rules:Pick 5 of the following and then complete the sentences. Then pass it on to 3 more of your blog friends! But no tag backs! The Premise (pick 5):If I could be a scientist…If I could be a farmer…If I could be a musician…If I could be a doctor…If I could be a painter…If I could be a gardener…If I could be a missionary…If I could be a chef…If I could be an architect…If I could be a linguist…If I could be a psychologist…If...

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Friends, knitting, and cabana boys

A great weekend! Saturday was knitting with Lisa (urbanpagan). We knitted all over the place. First we checked out the bead store in the Carr Mill mall. Then over to Yarn's Etc. We sat and knitted there for a few minutes. Then over to Tyler's for our own little Stitch and Bitch. No one else showed up by the time we finished a plate of Tyler's fabu homemade potatoe chips, so we headed off to...

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