HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ACBG!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOOOOOOU!
bobbio, :eek: on the video!
kai, such a sad story.
mbg, silly kitteh!
ms purl, your kitteh is adorable and the yarn story was quite a yarn!
boo fae, good to hear your peeps are better.
mmmmmmmms, I got laid off once from the sales office of a big real estate office. The sales manager was this big gruff muscle head who scared everyone. I swear he had tears in his eyes when he told me the bad news. I think he felt worse than I did.
I really don’t have anything to report so far today so guess I should do some work.
Morning, all. I am still here, and not much more than that. At least yesterday I felt good again – zero energy, and I do mean zero, but at least not sick.
Too much to comment on in two pages, so hugs, yays, boos, etc. as appropriate. But didn’t anyone see the pretty pictures of the hat and scarf and mittens I made for snowbunny that she posted yesterday? Nobody commented at all. Hey, I need some adulation here! (And please tell me that wasn’t Misti alpaca lace, Miss Purl – that would be a crime against yarn!)
I guess I should go back to contemplating doing something constructive today. Thus far nothing has grabbed my fancy, but you never know…
I started another scarf yesterday on size 11 (or is 13?) needles. Dayum, that makes big stitches. It’s a pretty beige, with dark blue, burgundy and forest green flecks. It’s not twisty like the burgundy variegated is, so it’s easier (for me) to work with. It’s a bit uneven, but hanging together. I also find the larger needles easier to work with. And now (of course) my tension teeters on too loose! :eek: :rolleyes:
Maybe I’ll take it with me tonight… to work.
Off to sleep again–I’s tahred jes thinkin’ 'bout work!
Mama Tigs: It was Misti Alpaca. How did you know? My cat has a preference for fine fibers – he never runs away with say acrylic, it’s always the alpaca or merino or silk. He only sleeps on velvet and silk sweaters, too. Bad kitty!
I did see the picture, but it slipped my mind, because I got caught up in cat/yarn stories. It’s trés cute. What yarn did you use for the cuffs? Very pretty.
Noone, I’ll hop in my time machine in take pictures. Back in a flash! Unfortunately, the little squeaker hasn’t done anything too lamentable lately, besides coming into my room and knocking everything off the dresser when he feels neglected.
It’s linked in her post on page 2 somewhere, Rigs. Shouldn’t be hard to find.
And I figured it was Misti lace because I remember you mentioning a site that you get your Misti alpaca lace yarn from, and I ran off and bookmarked it because it’s a lot cheaper there than other places I’ve found it!
I used an Araucania Atacama alpaca yarn, colorway #530, for the cuffs. The rest of the set is made with a cashmere yarn that I found on eBay for a song – very nice quality for the price. I’d actually bought some last year, and then when I decided I wanted to use it for snowbunny, I waited till she put it up for sale again this winter and was able to get more, close enough color match for government work. I doubled the fingering weight for the hat to make it extra-warm, plus the band is actually backed by the cashmere in garter stitch – the pattern called for attaching the hat body to the top of the band, but I attached it to the bottom instead so it would be extra-thick and warm around her ears. And then I sewed several rows of Elann Esprit yarn (which has a lot of elastic in it) through the band section to allow for adjustability in size, since I’m a couple thousand miles away from her and couldn’t measure around her head to make it fit perfectly. Oh, and the mittens have alpaca cuffs, but the body is double thick – I knit the hands onto the bands, and then went back and knitted a duplicate hand section and sewed it in for a lining. So if she gets cold, it’s not MY fault!!
And I know that’s far more than you ever wanted to know. But if I do say so myself, the way I matched the facing color of her coat collar perfectly with yarn I’d bought a year before she ever got the coat is a masterpiece of something-or-other on my part – darn it, can’t find the word I’m groping for! Not coincidence, something else starting with a C. Apparently my mind really has turned to mush.
Huh; our cat knocks rolls of toilet paper (sitting above the toilet) into the bowl, if the lid isn’t closed while we’re out. He’s a good aim, too! :rolleyes:
**Haze **-- I was soooo going to respond to your quip, but I’ll give it a rest
Moooommmmm, get your butt over here and take back your cold weather!!! I don’t want it. I am not equipped to deal with it, my house is not equipped to deal with it! My lousy 10-bar electric radiator can’t cope with the high ceilings and cold tiled floors! TAKE. IT. BACK. NOW!!!
Nooner, if you want polygamy, you could get married here, although you would need two MALE witnesses for that (preferably, one of them should be the girl’s father) and you should (strictly speaking) get the first wife’s consent! (Ohh, and you may need to convert to Islam!)
LiLi, my childbirth education midwife told me the best way to bring on labour (other than sex!) was heavy duty cleaning! She said she went into labour within hours of finishing scrubbing the kitchen floor (on her hands and knees with a scrubbing brush!). If I were you, I would try the gin first!
Ms Purl, Gus is gorgeous, although he does have a naughty look to him!
The Mommy yoga video was hilarious!!! I showed it to a (childless) girlfriend of mine at work and she was totally squicked out; I just laughed out loud!!!
Still no word from my recruitment agent on my revised offer, and nothing back from my boss on my pathetic salary review. To recap my post from the end of the last MMP, my boss was completely nonchalant and (I venture) disaffected about the prospect that I might be leaving, and went so far as to say that my profitability over the past 2 years (break-even, thank you very much - not bad, considering I am entirely dependent on my boss and the beeyotch for work) didn’t justify a salary at the same amount as the new place has offered, let alone a salary in line with what the international firms in the market are paying. He told me that with an increased salary come increased expectations, and he didn’t think I could meet those! :mad: I am becoming increasingly shitty about the fact that so many of the skills and local experience I have can’t be quantified in terms of “profitability” and therefore have no value to them! :rolleyes: Just waiting for my new offer to come back so I can then tell them to shove their cheap-ass job where the sun don’t shine!!!
Okay, I am going to find something warmer to wear, 'cause I am freezing my [insert NSFW term here] off!!!
Olive, my kitty, does that all the time. Lately her new amusement is pawing at the plastic wrap I put up over the windows for insulation. Whenever I catch her at it I say “OLIVE!” in a Very Stern Voice, at which she stops, turns her head, and gives the wide-eyed “I wasn’t doing anything!” look. Then the minute I’m distracted she’s at it again. I need to get her more toys.
I bet it was TheKnitter.com, right? Free shipping, great prices. It’s one of my favorite online yarn stores. I’m just glad I don’t knit socks, because the sock yarns there are really delicious ones.
Ooh, nice choices. Cashmere and alpaca? Total yarn love. The construction on the hat sounds pretty darn clever, too.
I have a bunch of Araucania Atacama in my stash for a sweater. The blue/black colorway (M26 on the second page). I had another sweater in mind for it, but the drape wasn’t quite right when I swatched. The only pattern I can find for it is the T-shirt sweater, which I don’t like. So frustrating.
Poor ems. Maybe you could just throw up on them and they’d quit in disgust.
Dotti, I hope your boss is shown the light, and gives you the raise plus 10-percent.
Hazel, Gus like to rub his paws on things, too. The other day I caught him on the bathroom counter, pawing frantically at the mirror. Then he hopped down and peered into the toilet, waiting for the water to move. This morning there were nose prints on the picture window, too. We say, “Gus! Naughty!” but he just looks at us like we’re rude for interrupting his mayhem.
Thanks for saying my cat is adorable, everybody! It balances out the fact that he likes to throw up on the beige carpeting and knock over any glass with liquid in it.
And, Noone, my time machine is totally capable of moving both backward and forward. It’s magic!
Well, I was right about it being cold. Today’s newspaper apparently said the forecast for tonight was for a low of 7C (about 45F), the lowest temperature in about 20 years! :eek: (that’s me turning blue!!!)
Glimmers of normality returning to my life: the NerdMobile is done, and will cost me $300; painful, but not monumentally so.
Bambi vs. minivan is considered an Act of Og by my insurance, so I don’t have to pony up a deductible. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I’ve been on the receiving end of a layoff. The fact that it bothers you is good overall, although it sucks now. The guy who axed me didn’t care, and I despise him to this day, nearly 5 years after the fact. I came out of it for the better, too, so I owe the bastard that much, dammit.
I wonder what the chances are that anyone there remembers “The AVenger” from a couple decades ago. I was just poking around OCC’s website, and bumbled across what they’re calling “Instructional Media Services” - the A-V department’s grown up I guess.
After browsing the campus phone book, it looks like I could walk in there today and know half of the staff. It’s amazing what’s still the same - everyone that I remember from the AV department and TV studio are still there. Other than the furniture and advancement in people’s titles, it looks like nothing’s changed. There was a photo of the front counter, and in the background, they still have the same corkboard that they file the day’s AV delivery orders on, and it looks like they still have the same audio cassette duplicator.
It’s obviously a place where people can find their home and stick around for decades. I just wonder what my life would be like if I had accepted their job offer. Still living in Des Plaines, obviously, but still pushing projectors and printing signs? Or would I be running the IT services? Who knows?
Oh, mmmms, I’m so sorry. I had to cut back one of my employees hours and it was excruciating. I can’t imagine what you’re going through.
Haze and Noonie, my dearest Bubba, the light of my life and joy of my heart is the most annoying little pipsqueak if he should ever happen to get ahold of a roll of toilet paper. Even though he’s around 4 years old now, he’s forever the playful pup and will start by unrolling the whole roll and then proceed to chew and loosely shred toilet paper until it covers the entire living room rug. Hah. He’s sitting next to me right now. He must know that I’m typing about him.
Today went fairly well and I’ve just now got some tortelllini on to boil for my own lunch. The weather is so nice outside that I’m thinking about taking a walk after I eat. That may or may not happen, though, as a nap usually sounds good too.
Gah. Today is supposed to be the day I go and sell my old Altima. Here I sit, still in my jammies. I think I may be avoiding the inevitable.
Okay. I will be out of the house by 2:30 to sell my Nondescriptmobile. It hurts (this is my first car) but I just have to remind myself that I’ll have a new Outback at the end of the week. And I need the money to buy gas so I can both pick up Complicated Roommate from the airport Thursday and drive halfway across the state Saturday. Twice.
mmms, that sucks, I know. I’ve had to let go only two people in my career. One I was extremely pissed off at, and wasn’t too upset about. The other, that one hurt. He had 4 kids and it was three weeks before Christmas. I did arrange for him to get a month’s severance, which was unusual for that company.
That sounds really tough, mmmms. Hang in there and please remember: It’s not your fault! It wasn’t your idea, either, no matter how much you get cursed by idiots!
Yes, it probably was TheKnitter.com. I know I ordered something from them. Did you have to mention they carry great sock yarns, though? I recently overcame my lifelong fear of knitting socks, and am having to restrain myself from building a lifetime stash of sock yarn now!
As for snowbunny’s stuff, I used this pattern for the hat, and then faked the scarf and mittens to match. I made the “relaxed fit” hat, which is fuller IRL than it looks in the photos. And the site where that pattern is located, Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill? Has the most scrumptious yarns! Their lace weight wool is almost fingering weight, but it has the most amazing hand and is very, very stretchy. The prices are very reasonable, too, for the yardage. And they ship fast and cheap! Just sayin’.
Oh, an online knitting friend just ordered 5,000 yards of lace weight from Blackberry Ridge. I had no idea that it was in Wisconsin, and so close to my house! Really, it’s like a 40 minute drive. I’ll have to see if they allow orders to be purchased in person.
Yeah, 5,000 yards. We’re both knitting this ca. 1800 dress from the Danish National Museum this year. I have five knitting projects to finish before I start though. It’s driving me nutty.
