tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82482814977138722062012-01-30T06:37:22.731-05:00KnitgeekIt's life, people. With occasional crafting and geek stuff thrown in to keep us on our toes.Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.comBlogger4091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-65446238827036314012012-01-30T06:37:00.000-05:002012-01-30T06:37:22.743-05:00Monday, Monday
I'm not so sure I'm ready for this week to start. I feel sort of out of things because I missed work Friday, even though I worked for a good four hours on Saturday. There are days where I can predict what's coming, and there are days when I have no idea at all what's going to hit me. Today's one of the no idea days.
Babies are sick all around me. The boy is trying to stop the cold from gettingKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-46923264676343441832012-01-27T05:14:00.000-05:002012-01-27T05:32:08.154-05:00On quitting and stumbling and other random things
Yesterday was rough. And good. Then rough, then good again. It ended sort of shakily. I won't talk about all of it, but some of it bears review.
First off... by the time my Quit Day got here I was down to about 7 cigarettes a day. The wonderfully well-trained people at the Maryland Quit Line very kindly provided me with 21 mg nicotine patches, which, it turns out, is about 20 bazillion times Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-24573037172179399832012-01-26T06:22:00.000-05:002012-01-26T06:22:10.632-05:00Virtual MondayIt's Day 2 of The Big Quit. I woke up feeling bad this morning. I know what's happening: my body is both demanding nicotine (yay for being an addict) and beginning the process of cleaning out all of the toxins I've been putting into it. My head hurts, my nose and eyes are drippy like my allergies are bothering me, there's a tickle in the back of my throat, and I'm coughing a lot. Occasionally I Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-1443151198883649992012-01-25T12:13:00.000-05:002012-01-25T12:13:11.031-05:00Two-ferYeah. Two in one day. What about it?
I read an eclectic selection of other people's blogs, pretty much daily now (thanks to Feedly, which I love). Sometimes I'll read something and it sinks in, hooks into me like a fishing barb. This is one of those things.
Crazy Aunt Purl (Laurie) posted the things she likes on January 23rd. I've been thinking and thinking about this since I read it. I spend Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-92139698387538793872012-01-25T05:37:00.001-05:002012-01-25T05:37:28.921-05:00Today is.......another day in our series of Big Days. Our first date was nine months ago today. We went to the zoo and found it to be closed so we walked around the park and talked about all sorts of things. He asked a lot of questions and I answered them and grinned like a fool. When we'd walked the whole park and he couldn't think of any more questions, we went to Panera for coffee.
A whole lot has Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-89367320994857928572012-01-24T07:49:00.000-05:002012-01-24T07:49:27.857-05:00Change, again?
It's the last day of our month - tomorrow marks nine months together for us. One more and we'll be double digits! Yeah, I'm pretty excited. Tomorrow is also Quit Day 2 and I feel very, very ready.
Mr. Man is learning Powershell (YAY, him!) I suppose that means he'll need me less now since he'll be able to write his own scripts. Which, just possibly, isn't a bad thing. Even Bieber loves it!
Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-2489565660480752942012-01-23T05:12:00.004-05:002012-01-23T05:12:45.807-05:00Sprickets and bravas and Biebers - Oh my!Good day yesterday, people. Good, good day. Here's a brief recap in bullet list format:
Got my taxes filed
Helped Mr. Man get his car back together (he says I helped, I'm choosing to believe him)
Ordered some yarn from knitpicks to make Girl Four another hat
Listened to Mr. Man have yet another conversation with the Source of All Crazy
Went grocery shopping
Decided to push the quit date to Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-29944328621952411862012-01-22T07:59:00.000-05:002012-01-22T07:59:10.074-05:00The day after yesterday
Okay anybody playing odometer poker? You just TOTALLY LOST! (I was gonna say you totally lost bit*hes but I'm trying to keep the language clean).
So yesterday. We didn't brew beer but we did clean the stove top and toilet in the master bathroom at my house - both so clean that they'd pass inspection. We didn't go grocery shopping but we did go to Ace and got exactly what the BBE needs to fix Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-41962740103170596662012-01-21T10:45:00.002-05:002012-01-21T10:45:36.562-05:00He might not bring me flowers but...
He thinks this picture is cute. He is crazy but I like it.
Hat is still not done but I helped two of his girls file their taxes and I'm feeling all sort of accomplished and awesome right now. I think I messed one of them up, but it'll be okay. If I screwed up I'll just do an amended form for her and file it again. Like a boss.
I figured I could fit a quick blog post in between tax filing and Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-60573206279262368762012-01-20T05:59:00.000-05:002012-01-20T06:00:54.367-05:00How now, brown cow?
Random note: this is my 400th blog post! Yay, me!
I miss when he used to send me pictures of random stuff he saw during the day. It still happens, just much less often. I'm glad I had this one, though. He's been getting a little stressed and stretched thin with all he has to do, so little things like cooking me breakfast need to stop. I figure this will give him a little more time to think Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-1124587920523264452012-01-19T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-19T09:32:33.060-05:00I can't help.....
Two big complaints this morning: 1. I forgot to q-tip my ears and I feel like they're full of peanut butter and 2. I forgot my lunch and even though I'm far from hungry (I had breakfast) the thought of being foodless scares me.
I woke up yesterday with a pervasive achiness in my lower back and decided I needed to do some yoga, which I haven't done in a couple years. I found a workout on Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-59018684280732307852012-01-17T06:30:00.001-05:002012-01-17T07:53:48.704-05:00Bart, I need some advice
Fit testing a hat I'm making without a pattern made the BBE laugh, so I let him take a picture. And I'm posting it, so he can smile again.
The worst thing about a three day weekend is Tuesday morning, when there's an extra day's worth of stuff waiting for me to do when I get to work. I had every intention of not smoking at work this week but that flew right out the window. I have a large Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-55768190269988677462012-01-17T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-17T06:30:00.136-05:00Time lapse blogography
I don't often blog in future tense, but I'm doing it tonight. Partly because I have some stuff to say, partly because I'm going to be busy in the morning, partly because I suspect I'll have trouble sleeping tonight and I'm trying to ensure I'm really tired before I try. So it's Sunday night, but I'm going to delay posting until Monday morning, because that? is how I roll. For now, anyway.
Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-48630367080209151082012-01-15T07:29:00.000-05:002012-01-15T07:29:55.934-05:00Brown paper packages, tied up with string
I'm blogging from the Chromebook, which is going to become my regular way of blogging. I'm getting used to it quickly. The only thing I have an issue with right now is that I don't have access to all the pictures stored on my laptop's hard drive. I think that requires an addition to my to-do list: move pictures to Picassa.
Let's set the stage, so to speak. I'm sitting in my kitchen, at my Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-89846849431165318452012-01-13T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-13T08:49:21.632-05:00You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs
Nope! Or this picture, either. I love this man. I do.
He reads me like a book. A cheap paperback, one you can read from prologue to last page in an afternoon. He's slick about it, too. He makes me think he's not paying attention, acts like he's worried about other things, then he'll be all BAM you're feeling this or thinking that, and approximately 99% of the time he's right.
I don't read himKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-55399700305282036702012-01-12T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-12T07:58:11.534-05:00My Chromebook is here!!!
My brand-spanking-new Chromebook came yesterday. It was waiting all happy in its Amazon box in the BBE's garage when we got there after running our Wednesday errands (which currently consist of kid's meals at Sonic and dropping Number Four off at wrestling matches). I am just a tee-tiny bit in love.
Yes, it was bought for writing, and I will get to that at some point. Last night and this Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-3278949154675914972012-01-11T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-11T07:54:44.460-05:00Only one thing...
I wonder why it is that any time I dress just a little nicer than usual (button-down instead of polo, heels instead of flats), I get asked if I have a job interview. I choose to take it as a compliment - it's sort of a backhanded coworker way of saying "Gosh, Knitgeek, you look nice today!" Actually I do it to them, too. God forbid someone wear a tie to work. My friend J wore an entire suit, Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-19013483118218995162012-01-10T14:38:00.002-05:002012-01-10T14:41:54.106-05:00Script to run the Add Printer wizard as an admin (Two-fer!)Thought I'd share a little scripty goodness!
Task: Allow end users to add printers without elevating their privileges.
My solution: A pair of (encoded) vbscripts.
Script 1:
Set objshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strRun1 = "c:\windows\system32\rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /il"
set objExec = objShell.Exec(strRun1)
do until objExec.Status
wscript.sleep Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-55959678103843751122012-01-10T13:32:00.001-05:002012-01-10T13:40:47.809-05:00No emo here!I posted once today, then went back and deleted it. It was all emo and stuff and that's not who I feel like I am, or what I think this blog is for. So let's have a new post, shall we?
My daughter is supposed to be coming down for a visit on Friday. She happened to mention that the BBE's chicken salad makes her SQUEE, and I happened to mention it to him. So he told me to get the stuff to make it Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-66311680812460572192012-01-09T06:13:00.000-05:002012-01-09T07:38:30.314-05:00Buttery!I started The BBE thinks I'm pissed off about it. I'm not. It's actually not that big of a deal. Once it decides it's ready to do stuff, the computer works alright. Like right now - I'm typing and it's not getting behind or anything. So I'm cool with it.
The weekend was pretty good. We brewed the second batch of beer Saturday morning, at my house this time. And we worked together really well onKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-18710324174156946512012-01-06T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-06T10:08:06.348-05:00Random, you are my middle nameFirst of all: CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Man's Number One girl! Way to go! I am so happy for you! You? Totally awesome! Thank you for giving me something to smile like a fool over!
Okay now on to the real stuff. My brain is a jumbly mess of stuff this morning, so strap in for some randomness.
I went to the first meeting for my smoking cessation group last night. I was a little worried (what if theyKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-79112287480178474822012-01-05T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-06T10:07:31.785-05:00Treading waterThe BBE and I were reading through my blog archive yesterday (in different places, at the same time) and I noted a few things that I seemed to do (and discuss) repeatedly, but haven't done in a while:
Suffer days-long bouts of depression
Quit smoking
Go on diets
I would start/suffer something like that, discuss it, and then POOF it would just disappear. I spent about twenty-seven seconds Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-22973912484364349332012-01-04T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-04T08:56:28.924-05:00Greasing the gears
Yesterday evening, the BBE and I were hanging out with one of the young guys he works with (they're all young enough for me to have given birth to them, but they're fun and I like them so I really don't care) and I was tipsy-texting. At one point I said, "Why isn't 'emo' in T9?" This? Totally cracked the BBE up. He said Bieber with the bubble talk was coming back.... we shall see if I get a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-90703679600574249942012-01-03T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-03T09:41:02.250-05:00WWHKD?
The BBE took this picture right before Christmas. We were at Wal-Mart. He was picking up a gift for me and I was under strict instructions to not look, so I started filling out an application. And people, I have to tell you, it is the worst application I've ever tried to fill out. Honestly, the paperwork for a mortgage is less complicated than the Wal-Mart electronic application.
I think the Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-9161052069762666172012-01-02T07:45:00.000-05:002012-01-03T07:30:41.392-05:00New Year... Best one yet?The BBE and I took a long walk on Saturday afternoon. He took this picture, and I totally love it. It was a wonderful walk. We just sort of explored downtown Salisbury and laughed a LOT. He told me afterwards that he saw things he's never seen before even though he's been there hundreds of times. I'd love to do it again. Maybe next time we'll walk somewhere that's old to me and I can see it Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-47514342908995066742011-12-28T06:30:00.000-05:002012-01-02T08:44:53.733-05:00Just like a pill?
Mr. Man, he who is still off work while I plug away at freeing disk space on servers and trying to debug my server reboot script, totally found Hello Kitty in the video for Pink's Just Like a Pill. And sent me an email that said "DUDE! Tell me what you see at 2:40." That right there? Love. Not sure if it's love for me or for The Kitteh, but whichever is cool for me. His buddies at work found a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-19154841849976763002011-12-27T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-27T08:51:11.811-05:00Suck it up, Buttercup
I know this is old ground, but walk it with me, why don't ya? I work in IT. The technical side of IT, not the programming side. And I've been in IT since dirt was rocks. I've worked my way up and back down a few times in my career and am currently in a spot that I rather enjoy (most of the time).
Because what I do is a little more technical and a little less creative, it's a field that doesn'tKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-2423869799312535312011-12-23T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-23T06:32:43.606-05:00Disturbing sleeping birdsHappy Christmas Eve Eve! First, let me complain about how jealous I am that the BBE is off work today. He's got his big list of stuff to do - surprising Number One Daughter, taking Three through Five to visit Meemaw (and give her Mr. Blue Bear), a little shopping. I hope he remembers to drop my peacoat at the dry cleaner's.
I'm getting pretty excited about this weekend. We're picking my girl up Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-33572509726973814252011-12-22T16:15:00.000-05:002011-12-22T16:15:00.803-05:00Well hello, bear
I made a bear! I used the How Joyful Bear pattern and tutorial. It was a little tough - his right arm had to be ripped off, ripped out, and re-done. My stitch ripper was my new BFF for a little while. And his ears somehow got attached backwards, which made me have to put them too close together to get the colors right. But like my Auntie K said on facebook, it looks pretty cool with the way Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-60323276318273480922011-12-22T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-27T08:53:56.785-05:00Buffalo!
First, a quote from a coworker. Call it the quote of the day: "Just log in and move out of the way, Cletus. I'll do it myself." Thank you, JM, for the little giggle. Of course it was followed by me saying "That is so going on my blog" and for once, I told the truth.
Speaking of going on my blog, I have a little story to share. It requires a back-story first so everyone will be up to speed.
Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-6228910237083234812011-12-21T16:30:00.000-05:002011-12-21T16:30:00.327-05:00Two-fer! And a book review!
I know it's been a hella long time since I did a book review. It's not because I haven't been reading. It's more because I've been reading good books, rather than books that are so good I cry for joy when I finish them. Consider that phase over. I finished the best book I've read in a month: Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner.
People, this book knocked my pantyhose off. It's the story of Cannie (Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-80143258728535189172011-12-21T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-21T07:52:13.562-05:00Making and stuff
Let's repeat a picture from late spring/early summer. This was taken by the BBE on the back porch of his friend D's house (where he was living when I met him, he's now in his own place). I'd told him I used to be able to chug and entire beer without using my hands. He said something like "Prove it!" So I did. (It wasn't a full beer but still!)
This picture is labeled "best GF ever" and it's Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-59268744203393698062011-12-20T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-21T07:55:34.481-05:00Conversation with a duck
Today I present - a Facebook conversation I had with my daughter.
The Girl > KnitGeek
i need dignity!
KnitGeek It's
overrated.
The Girl like...pants?
KnitGeek yes.
Pants are also overrated.
The Girl i'm
so glad we had this talk.
KnitGeek Remind
me someday to give you the whole list of stuff that's overrated. Brussels
sprouts, for example.
The Girl this
will be a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-29622180378462035892011-12-19T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-19T08:58:35.978-05:00Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Please allow me to introduce our work Christmas tree.... I like to refer to it as "Abnormally Big Star Tree". Christmas spirit all around. And huge stars.
The BBE and I keep tossing around the whole are we ready for Christmas thing. We're not, but we're awfully close. We need to pick up a couple more small things and I need to do a bit more baking (and hide the baked goods from my boy and the Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-18328894447625509942011-12-16T20:55:00.001-05:002011-12-16T20:55:42.249-05:00Tiny vacation over... let's tipsy blog!The tiny vacation was a roaring success. We did cool things and saw cool things. Beer was consumed and roads were driven. Money was spent and smiles were... well... smiled.
I figure since it's Friday night and I'd be in normal mode now anyway, I can officially call it done. The BBE has his girls this weekend so we're apart for the first time since Wednesday morning, and it feels a little like Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-58707017882707031062011-12-13T05:55:00.003-05:002011-12-13T05:55:39.522-05:00Obsessed!
I am, indeed, obsessed. With Hello Kitty and the BBE and most of all (right now anyway) MY BIRTHDAY!
I love my birthday. I don't mind getting older. Each year brings something new. True, it's not always good, but there's always some good even in the bad. And this year I'm going to be double 21. Isn't that cool?
I think I love birthdays because they're all about the birthday person. It's your Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-1682147277383009782011-12-12T06:29:00.000-05:002011-12-22T06:36:41.575-05:00Beer and knitting, recipe for an awesome evening
Unblocked hat, random stitch markers, and an empty Sierra Nevada Celebration - that's how the knitgeek gets her groove on!
I had an amazing weekend. I'm not going to get all gushy about all the amazingness, sorry. Just be happy that it was amazing. I actually have something big-thinky to talk about today.
I've spent years tossing around in my head all the things that were just simply horribleKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-32065158223249128262011-12-10T08:33:00.001-05:002011-12-10T08:59:51.465-05:00Waffles and amigurumis and bears, oh my!It's a making stuff sort of day today. I'm on the VPN and working, supporting a couple remote things. Basically I wait for someone somewhere on the other end of an IM chat to say okay, time to do your part, and then I do it.
Meanwhile, I have time to do some other things. I settled on a pattern for Operation Kitteh and started it. I'm gonna need fiberfill, but I won't be supporting forever and Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-57403513099720409002011-12-09T06:38:00.000-05:002011-12-09T07:48:55.873-05:00Love is.......never having to explain why you're pushing 42 and still obsessed with Hello Kitty.
Or in my case, loving a man who wears a Hello Kitty watch at work. Can you say "soul mate"?
I've discovered the need to go back and redo some of the first couple chapters of The Book. I messed up a small historical detail. I was so excited to start the writing part that I didn't actually finish my research Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-66996944520601481842011-12-08T06:45:00.000-05:002011-12-09T07:34:35.024-05:00
It's happening again. That darn troll is out from under the bridge. And this time she brought her mother with her. I just don't get it. It boggles my mind that troll mom would choose to hurt her own grandchild for no good reason. Even if it helped her daughter, which it definitely doesn't. When I was going through my drama, my mother didn't do anything to actively hurt my daughter, even though Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-23603707346789611542011-12-07T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-07T08:48:36.409-05:00Today is a day which will live in infamyFirst a teensy bit of seriousness - Pearl Harbor really sucked. It was totally bad and horrible and just thinking about all those people who died makes me sad. It was a horrible, sad, bad day, Read FDR's speech here, and be amazed by our awesome former leader.
But seriously, Japan? Couldn't you pick a different day? You totes ruined Delaware Day for the entire rest of time with your poor Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-6984248844394573542011-12-06T17:15:00.000-05:002011-12-06T17:15:00.630-05:00There, but for the grace of GodI read other blogs (I think all bloggers read other blogs). I have some favorites. I'm not a regular reader of any and I'm an even less regular at posting comments. And practically never do I feel the need to pass something on.
Today, I do.
I read Single Dad Laughing pretty regularly. I like how he writes, and I like how he thinks. He's going through things that I've been through and he's way Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-34371354745349532372011-12-06T08:33:00.001-05:002011-12-06T08:43:06.392-05:00New friends!I'm working on making a new friend. I've never met her in person, but I think there may be something awesome happening.
D posted on the local FreeCycle that she's looking for size 8 knitting needles because she's trying to teach herself to knit. So I responded - I have needles on top of needles, paired with more needles. And I'm all about helping someone. Especially a new knitter!
She replied Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-80806209190774514502011-12-05T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-05T07:53:22.451-05:00Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's endIt's Monday. Weekend over. I accomplished a few things. I didn't start out with a list (between the cold, the PMS, and some other random crap I just didn't feel up to it) so I don't feel like I came up short. Sometimes I am quite okay with taking it easy on myself.
I'm all in a quandary about a couple things. I would love to sit that man I'm in love with down and talk some of it through. He Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-10411090981526501192011-12-03T19:23:00.001-05:002011-12-03T19:50:47.704-05:00All the pieces fit!It's not over yet but still... what a good day!
I got to spend time with some of my favorite people. I got hugs and kisses and good food and good beer. I got to do something nice for someone (and they really liked it!). Plus I crocheted AND knitted. I can think of about two things that would make it a perfect day instead of just a really, really good day. But hey - I'm super cool with a really, Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-89972468316451591182011-12-02T06:30:00.000-05:002011-12-02T09:07:19.704-05:00That man is getting CRAYONS for Christmas!A verse from from Look After You by The Fray:
There now, steady love, so few come and don't go
Will you, won't you be the one I always know?
When I'm losing control, the city spins around
You're the only one who knows, you slow it down
I was telling my walking buddy at work about the breakthrough I had yesterday about the BBE and I and how we communicate. I know he's a visual person but it sort Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-26220971455562629292011-12-01T06:25:00.000-05:002011-12-01T08:12:31.151-05:00Sad bloggingI normally steer clear of blogging when I'm down. I've got several reasons for this:
When I feel better, I don't like to be reminded of being sad
I'm usually down as a result of something that was said or done by someone else (yes, I know I'm responsible for my reactions - not the point) and I feel a blog post is not the place to deal with such things
It feels an awful lot like salt in a wound.Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-43704888818050805082011-11-30T05:20:00.001-05:002011-11-30T06:07:38.026-05:00In lieu ofGoogle told me that today is Mark Twain's 176th birthday. I do love me some Mark Twain. Amazingly awesomely wonderful writer. And writing is hard. Even having a full-fledged story in my head doesn't keep it from coming out all stilted and awkward sounding.
Yeah I started. Four whole pages last night. Or at least I got to the fourth page break. Obviously world famous, destined to be a classic Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-8690417199769002822011-11-29T06:04:00.001-05:002011-11-29T06:28:27.647-05:00Random? AlwaysFirst, the news: The cold is working its way out of me. Still snotty and coughing but the cough doesn't hurt and I was able to get some good sleep yesterday and last night so I think I'm gonna survive. I'm planning to try walking with my walking group at work this morning. I might have to cut out after the first half because I'm still a bit breathless but I do need to move my bulk.
The BBE has Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-72098568893464845112011-11-25T06:30:00.000-05:002011-11-25T13:01:55.103-05:00Lucky number sevenAllow me to relay a conversation the BBE and I had last night:
Me: "So remember when we got to a month and you said we weren't going to celebrate every week anymore?"
Him: "Yep."
Me: "Does that mean when we get to a year we won't celebrate every month anymore?"
Him: "Yep. No need."
Me: "Noooooooooooo! I don't wanna lose my monthly date!"
I love the guarantee that at least once a month we Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-87333341461936751642011-11-24T08:21:00.001-05:002011-11-24T08:41:56.288-05:00Milestone daysI love days that cause me to mentally sit back and reflect - milestone days. I have two of them this week. Today, of course, as the first Thanksgiving with the BBE and the first Thanksgiving as a double divorcee. And tomorrow is our seventh monthiversary. I suspect I'll be reflective for two whole days, Why not start here, right?
Last year, my daughter and son were both home. We were living in aKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-60390601766226252952011-11-23T04:30:00.000-05:002011-11-23T10:56:30.683-05:00Short and sweet
I am thankful for:
A half day when I'm hungover.
A forgiving (if not always understanding) boyfriend
People who request off the wall desserts so I get to try something new
Running water, working heat, and light bulbs
Books
The Internet
Having a job
Being able to see my parents at Thanksgiving
Being accepted by his family
My son still wanting to hang out with me
Micro-breweries
Bananas and Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-17873561316886025132011-11-22T06:30:00.000-05:002011-11-22T08:35:32.849-05:00Tell him what you need, then be patientEveryone should totally play my radio therapy game. It's pretty simple. Turn off your radio and think about something that's bugging you or some problem you're having trouble finding the answer to. Think about it long and hard from every angle. Then turn the radio on and whatever song is playing is the answer/solution to your problem. And then you gotta stick with it. Because the radio totally Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-74836342382998951512011-11-21T16:30:00.000-05:002011-11-21T16:30:00.927-05:00Like sands through the hourglass...
It's Monday again. The good thing about Monday, well this particular Monday anyway, is I'm officially off call. I'm on for a week every two months or so and it's always the week that lasts about 238 days. The operators seem to have some sort of sixth sense for when I hit REM sleep - they always wait until then to call me.
A good thing about every Monday is I spend one on one time with my boy. Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-56336792822349574232011-11-20T13:00:00.001-05:002011-11-20T13:13:29.812-05:00Surgery in the bathroom!
At some point in the past few days I got something stuck in the side of my left index finger. I think maybe it was a piece of a sand burr (our yard, our carpet, our throw rugs, and the soles of our shoes are covered with sand burrs). It was all the way in and on the inside of my finger and really hard for me to get to. And the sucker HURT!
Enter the BBE and his pointy tweezers. He ripped that Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-72726486118100910192011-11-19T08:01:00.001-05:002011-11-19T08:26:32.638-05:00Nothing to see here, move along
Who can't fry eggs? Me, that's who! The BBE made me what he calls "dippy eggs" one morning this week and I decided if he can do it I can, too. Nope. I cannot. I can't flip 'em over without busting their little yolks. But still! Breakfast was wonderful - two eggs almost over medium, two slices of crispy turkey bacon, whole wheat toast with margarine, and milky coffee. Nothing like starting the Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-24031286031132065362011-11-18T06:45:00.000-05:002011-11-18T08:21:17.695-05:00Where are you, sleep?
I'm having trouble sleeping. I'm awfully stressed, quite honestly. I've been trying to tamp it down but that's never worked for me and it's not working now. There's too much change happening around me and I'm not handling it very well. It feels like pretty much everything got thrown up in the air and when it came down, it was all in a different order than it was when it started.
I need to get Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-89982646900769526582011-11-17T16:15:00.000-05:002011-11-17T16:15:00.566-05:00Short & sweet
Today, I'm thankful for understanding bosses and VBScript.
(And maybe for the BBE remembering to send me awesome pictures)
Not much to say today, just wanted to jump on and let my seven readers know I'm alive. I stumbled this morning and got pulled up by a combo of the guy who sits to my left and the BBE. Thanks, guys! After my stumble it was like I was lit on fie-wah: went to a meeting, Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-81321462133158404432011-11-16T12:29:00.001-05:002011-11-16T12:38:50.239-05:00Crash and burn!
This picture was me this morning. It couldn't have gone worse. I felt like I was trying to do brain surgery with no hands. I guess I should chalk it up to good practice and be happy I made it out of there without losing a limb or bruising my brain.
I forgot to be thankful for anything yesterday so today you get two.
- I am thankful for people who gracefully take no for an answer
- I am Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-52386208103227016382011-11-14T17:08:00.001-05:002011-11-14T18:03:08.075-05:00Terribly excited, and terribly worried
I love this picture, courtesy of the BBE. Yes, that's a native install. Not dual boot or anything. How sweet is that I ask ya? Pretty darn sweet, I tell ya!
Today I am thankful for a boyfriend who speaks fluent geek.
Things have a way of being all up and down, all the time. I get myself all worked up over stuff that I don't need to get worked up over at all and then find out that real Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-64621924296808867392011-11-13T14:44:00.001-05:002011-11-13T14:49:15.875-05:00Sunday
No idea where the picture came from but I've used it on my blog before and I'm sure I was totally conscientious about citing the source that time. So yeah. Not stealing. Look back or something!
As always, the times they are a'changin. Girl Four is looking like she's making the move to Dad's permanent. That means we need to do some real, grown-up talking. And for me, that talking is going Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-69596744819773258292011-11-12T06:18:00.001-05:002011-11-12T06:42:08.197-05:00Suck it up, Buttercup
Just when I think I have a handle on things, they change. Everything changes. I get that. But it would be nice if the gods or the people in charge or the guy writing my script would spread the crap out a bit and not do it all in one day.
They reorganized my group at work and suddenly I have a different job and a different boss. I knew the different boss thing was happening because my former Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-35278520580729390422011-11-11T16:30:00.000-05:002011-11-11T16:30:01.374-05:00Brimming over with....
...pride, happiness, thankfulness.
I always feel like all the "Happy Veteran's Day" messages are directed straight at me. I am very proud to have served my eight years active in the US Navy and my six years as a reservist in the Delaware Army National Guard. I'm proud of our family heritage of multiple generations of service. I'm proud of the BBE's dad for his service in Korea and for my dad'sKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-45271143811030577562011-11-10T16:30:00.000-05:002011-11-10T16:30:01.744-05:00Ramblin' man
I feel an odd sort of draw to the idea of being a wanderer. Not homeless. That would suck. But able to carry everything I need in a backpack and just exploring. Seeing the great US of A from the point of view of my feet.
I think the idea of it is germinating in my brain because of my recent obsession with Jack Reacher. He travels around with nothing but an ATM card, an expired passport, and a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-3784911500213786492011-11-09T07:38:00.000-05:002011-11-09T07:38:25.127-05:00Just some thankfulnessNo pictures today, sorry! I'm getting really far behind on my 30 Days of Thankfulness, so I'm popping in to catch up then I'll be off again.
11/6: On Saturday, I was thankful for the boy and his best friend. They took time out of their busy teenagery lives to hang out with me while I ran my Saturday errands. They made me laugh. Great boys!
11/7: On Sunday, I was thankful for a man who knows Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-70079105571758094762011-11-06T10:08:00.001-05:002011-11-06T10:34:10.852-05:00Gimme an "S"!
Plans, they are a' changin' (par for my course, right?). It looks like instead of having lunch with my sister and visiting with my folks today, I'm gonna spend some butt time in the seat, behind the steering wheel. And I'm totes stoked.
BBE's Girl 5 is in a cheer squad and they have competition today. I was talking to my girl about it (she used to cheer too, and do competitions, so she gets itKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-49378043789628401072011-11-04T06:30:00.000-04:002011-11-04T08:08:39.617-04:00Ignite your bones
When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse.....
It's easy to feel bad when you're hurt or crampy or overwhelmed. It's a cinch to dig the hole you're in even deeper, to throw great shovels full of emotional dirt way up where you can't reach them. To get in so deep you can't even see Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-82748131243020658842011-11-03T06:30:00.000-04:002011-11-03T10:18:29.727-04:00Shuffle? Not so much
Annoyingly repeating pictures, that's me! This one actually has something to do with what I want to talk about today, though. It's a Windows laptop and an iPad. (courtesy of the BBE, of course)
I read an essay published on the Harvard Business Review by Maxwell Wessel called Idolize Bill gates, Not Steve Jobs. The basic premise it that they're both great men (I agree) who did great things (Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-78117988178255783052011-11-02T06:30:00.001-04:002011-11-02T09:59:08.670-04:00A day late and a dollar short
Tiny cell phone picture of my buns. Like them, don't you? Whole wheat burger buns, although my new favorite thing to put on them isn't a burger, it's the BBE's chicken salad. That man takes chicken salad and turns it into ambrosia. I told him I might love him because he feeds me. That's not the only reason but yeah, it's up there.
I decided after I blogged yesterday that I want to do a 30 daysKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-61020438181133533472011-11-01T06:30:00.000-04:002011-11-01T06:30:02.060-04:00Create... and destroy
Last night was family night for me and Mr. Man. That's where I get some one on one with the boy and he gets time with his girls, without me.
The boy and I had some talking to do. I was prepared to drop the axe on him... to demand that no matter what he says, he IS going to counseling as soon as I find a counselor and get a referral. And he IS going to get his license and a job. Before I had a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-88858961542264615852011-10-31T06:30:00.000-04:002011-11-08T16:02:10.639-05:00Tremendous triceps!
I have a lot of stuff squirreling around in my head this morning. I'm hoping to type it into some semblance of order, so yeah. Don't expect any prize-winning stuff today. I'm way too confused for any of that.
I'm in it neck-deep with the boy. I hate when things get real and I'm reminded yet again that I have to be both Mom and Dad. I think I have Mom down pretty well but Dad floors me, every Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-77223334196183624292011-10-29T06:30:00.000-04:002011-10-29T06:30:01.189-04:00A glimpse into the mind of geniusThis is gonna be one of those music posts. I was at work yesterday, scripting and doing my geek thing, when I found the part of my brain that wasn't typing "set wShell=" thinking about the music on my blog. And how much I know all seven of you are dying to know how I pick the daily song. So yeah, I'm totes gonna tell you.
Most of the time, the song has nothing at all to do with what I'm bloggingKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-18241531819569081792011-10-28T06:30:00.000-04:002011-10-28T10:05:26.826-04:00I bet you say that to ALL the boys
When I went in the bathroom this morning to take my shower, our toothbrushes were all cuddled up together in the cup. Just like we snuggle up. Love it!
Also love that it's Friday. It took a darn long time to get here this week. We have a lot of stuff on our list to do this weekend so it's not looking like it's going to be very relaxing but we'll be together. Together, trying to cram two Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-73717993031274263932011-10-27T06:30:00.000-04:002011-10-27T07:32:53.025-04:00My drug of choice
I go through phases where I forget how good exercise feels. I love the kick of endorphins, the steadiness and strength I feel afterwards. I think making an exercise room to encourage me to move was one of the best things I've done in a long time. This morning was leg lifts and bench presses, then a Leslie Sansone 2-miler. It pumped me up and made me feel wonderfully SQUEE, which is totally the Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-24829428723394961742011-10-26T06:30:00.000-04:002011-10-26T07:52:49.176-04:00Backwards daySong first. Listen, please.
I love you, Mr. Man.Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-17476184472972372622011-10-24T16:30:00.000-04:002011-10-24T16:30:00.522-04:00The Sussex County KennedysTrouble seems to follow my family. My niece had a fall and broke her neck. She was airlifted to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She's now in a halo and is scheduled for her second surgery on Wednesday to attempt to repair the damage. The last I heard, she had feeling in her extremities but wasn't able to move her hands or feet. If you're the praying type, please pray for her and her mother.
Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-18147569941891801402011-10-22T09:35:00.000-04:002011-10-22T09:35:48.804-04:00The things you do for love
Pumpkin number two... the one I was working on when the urge to make a hat for Girl Two's daughter came over me. I stuffed it with paper because I wanted to see how it would hold up and I was thinking it would be sort of squat and moldable Not just any paper though. Oh, no. The very special paper that protected my new Yankee candles when they were shipped. I'm liking the twisty stem. If I do Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-56379492027811432442011-10-21T16:30:00.000-04:002011-10-21T16:30:02.424-04:00Made! And some plans and stuff
A few days ago the BBE and I went down to his parents' house so we could visit a bit and deliver a birthday card to his Number Two Daughter. I was making a pumpkin and took it down with me. Number Two's (totally heartbreakingly cute precious and awesome) daughter took the in-progress pumpkin right out of my hands and tried to jam it on her sweet little head. So I said "Here's a kid who needs a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-88545493032482338272011-10-20T16:30:00.000-04:002011-10-20T16:30:01.478-04:00Everyone, go ahead and love me
My desk friends. Dr. Scripto (it's almost time to put his hat back on him) and the Tots. The BBE has been taking me to Sonic on Wednesdays right before we do out joint grocery shopping so I can get a 99 cent kids meal. I'm collecting Sonic kids meal toys. In my cube at work. Because I can!
I'm sure you're wondering why I think you should love me. Well besides the obvious - I'm cute, normally Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-9987904181064531742011-10-14T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-14T17:00:00.560-04:00Old? Yes. Faithful? Definitely.
I'm sure everyone everywhere knows that I love this picture. It's definitely a go-to, especially on the days that I need a little reminder of what actually matters.
We had another round of layoffs at work today. I'm fortunate in that I made it through but I'm telling you it's way past old. A tiny bit of job security would be a great thing. The last round happened about three months ago and Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-47411954971946160672011-10-13T11:59:00.000-04:002011-10-13T12:00:04.917-04:00Mini vacation
Excuse the crappy quality of the pictures. I totally only took my cell phone with me on the little trip across the water, and while it's a not-so-bad phone it is a totally crappy camera.
The first picture is the pretty little tree/bush that I was looking at whenever I left the hotel room to smoke. Yes, I know I shouldn't be smoking, but I'd miss out on lots of stuff like this if I didn't. Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-28969255886233388052011-10-10T07:43:00.000-04:002011-10-10T08:27:58.896-04:00We're going on an adventure, Charlie!
The boy, with haircut. He's so stinkin cute I can hardly stand it! And yay for him having a second home to hang out at so I don't feel guilty about our little jaunt to DC today and tomorrow.
One of my most favorite and most hated things to do on Monday mornings is think back through the weekend and see what I accomplished and what I didn't. I got a lot on my to-do list done, but not everythingKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-52349926177224893132011-10-09T12:20:00.000-04:002011-10-09T12:23:09.102-04:00Woo-hoo, Sunday!
Terrible picture BUT... yeah, I made another hat. I totally forgot to ask Girl Three what she thinks of it. I guess since it didn't come back to me in ashes, she likes it.
Current project is a feather and fan scarf for whoever. I felt like some really simple lace. I keep messing up my count but oh well! It still looks cute, 5 repeats in. I needed a little knitting because I can mostly do that Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-88136362993570864822011-10-07T09:58:00.000-04:002011-10-07T09:58:23.130-04:00Hard working man
I find it a little disconcerting that the Blogger interface keeps changing. I can roll with it, I really can. I just don't get why it happens.
Like the picture? I do. Nothing like a guy who works hard for his paycheck. :) No idea what he's watching. Maybe I should've asked. I suspect Sponge Bob, but really I just don't know.
I walked again today. I'd really missed this and not just for the Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-32507282487396145732011-10-06T08:50:00.001-04:002011-10-06T08:51:30.196-04:00my tummy's going "rrrrawwwr"
I'm hungry! We overslept again and that meant no breakfast for the knitgeek (insert pouty face here). If I had this amazing and awesome Hello Kitty toaster (available at Amazon and my birthday is right around the corner!) I totally could have had some HK whole wheat toast this morning. How awesome would that be? Too totally awesome for words!
Speaking of Amazon, which reminds me of buying Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-71846435342300208862011-10-05T10:46:00.002-04:002011-10-05T10:52:36.037-04:00Learning something new, every day
Picture recycling today, sorry! I blame the BBE (as always) for not sending me some cool, new pics to post. But yeah, since I will most likely make reference to HRH Hello Kitty later in this post, maybe it's an appropriate choice for today!
A couple days ago I started and almost finished another Rapunzel hat (ran out of yarn before I got the "hair" done). This time I wrote the pattern down so Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-26431750300971994892011-10-04T08:22:00.001-04:002011-10-04T08:22:15.944-04:00October!
I love October. It used to be my favorite month, but since something totes awesome happened in April this year, October has been moved to Number Two. Still, though, it's awesome.
I have a special fondness for pumpkins and I really don't know why. I've got a nice little collection of glass, ceramic, papier mache, even sparkly plastic pumpkins. And the urge to take them out and arrange them Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-82826994437763780582011-10-03T09:52:00.001-04:002011-10-03T09:52:55.968-04:00Whole new day
What an overall good weekend. And what a good morning. It's a beautiful day - chilly and sunny and wonderfully drama- and stress-free.
Mr. Man and I had a nice visit from his Girl One yesterday. I do love that young lady. She has a way of cutting right through the bullcrap and putting things into a whole new perspective. I needed that. I've been a little harsh on myself about all that's been Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-37795366346605314272011-10-02T12:16:00.003-04:002011-10-14T14:26:38.015-04:00
I do love it when it starts getting cold and there's definitely a chill in the air in the 'bury today. Sweater and jeans. Oh yeah.
Mr. Man and I have been doing some food experimenting this weekend. Yesterday we made cheese steak nachos in one of those aluminum-foil type roaster pans. Love this things. They were pretty much all we ate all day. The boy and a couple of his friends came over and Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-59920663992320104342011-09-30T08:34:00.000-04:002011-09-30T08:38:05.197-04:00Like a stick in the eye, only better
Ugh. We overslept this morning. But thankfully, I am now ten minutes from work (as opposed to the 40-or-more-minute drive I used to have) so I managed to have a good morning, complete with French toast and shaving my legs, and I was only 5 minutes late. I'm all about my mornings, people. I love having some time to do me things like read my book and sip some coffee and hug my guys a lot. Some ofKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-71251588039869682562011-09-29T08:24:00.000-04:002011-09-29T08:36:36.168-04:00Better todayLike my highly professional, made in MSPaint logo? I'm using it for my Etsy store - Sookie Handcrafts. Since Mr. Man and I started out on our journey together, we've added several random words to each other's vernacular. Sookie was his word. To me it means something like "Oh yeah, everything's alright now." Sometimes it means awesome or terrific. Always it's something good. I like the idea of Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-60773684066674176872011-09-28T08:52:00.000-04:002011-09-28T09:45:51.289-04:00I'm a slow learner, what can I say?
There's a very good reason why Hello Kitty doesn't have a mouth - so she can't say things out of anger that can't be taken back later.
I took some time yesterday to update my Etsy store. Nothing to put in there yet, but I'm working on it! I have a big, floppy rasta hat on hook that will be done today or tomorrow. Next is another Rapunzel hat. And then I'm thinking a couple berets and maybe a Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-23459520982620712482011-09-27T10:59:00.001-04:002011-09-27T15:59:09.118-04:00Professionally ignoring the elephants in the room
I'm grateful to my sister Titi for being smart enough to pose The Four Siblings before we had so much to drink that we could no longer stand up. She's a smart one! Maybe because she's the oldest and with age comes wisdom. (I'm the short one, Sissy is next to me, Titi is next to her, and our brother is obviously our brother)
I'm terribly excited and a little nervous about a couple script Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-803980338112755302011-09-26T07:47:00.000-04:002011-09-26T07:47:32.377-04:00Monday morning blues
I actually have no Monday morning blues. It's just hard to be upbeat and positive when my better half is in the depths. I do wish I could take some of this off him and he could chill-ax a bit but I'm learning that he's just not like that. He needs to get all up into the mess then vent it out. He'll feel better in a day or two and our little world will straighten up on its axis and things will Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-87212975830504859922011-09-24T08:28:00.000-04:002011-09-24T08:36:52.181-04:00It is wellI have forgotten how to be alone. It feels like I've come unanchored and am floating around, directionless and lost. I know much of the feeling comes from the time of the month it is, but knowing it and overcoming it are not the same thing. Not at all.
I pretend it's all okay and that I am all okay. That I am perfectly content to rattle around this empty house. This house that is mostly clean (Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-40601440734119560102011-09-23T05:37:00.002-04:002011-09-23T05:38:54.967-04:00Still the boss. Still repeating.Today it's not the girl, it's the boy. I won't discuss what he did in specifics nor will I talk about what I am going to do to see that it doesn't happen again. Those are two topics that need to be dealt with one-on-one with him.
What I will talk about is how incredibly hard all of this is. I know I've been easier on both kids than I should have been and now things are tightening up a bit. But Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-30539705252678118362011-09-22T09:03:00.000-04:002011-09-23T05:23:23.916-04:00I am the boss. Repeat as often as needed.
I'm having some issues at home. I'm trying to learn to be a little tougher and spoil my kids a little bit less. At the same time, I'm trying to do some things the way I always did to sort of ease the way into the new, tough Mom.
There's a big end goal to this. I want - no need to fix my rotten credit. I want to be able to buy a house. I know they're almost grown and they'll most likely be goneKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com1Salisbury, MD, USA38.3606736 -75.599369238.3108706 -75.6783332 38.410476599999996 -75.5204052tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-59406677279265895472011-09-21T07:49:00.002-04:002011-09-28T09:07:43.163-04:00Oops - forgot the title on this one!
Love this picture from the BBE. It's an actual Blockbuster DVD. Yeah. Someone please tell me how a person rewinds a DVD? I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the answer!
I finished the second crocheted beret yesterday and it was immediately bogarted by the girl. Before I could take a picture. I really want a cosmetology head so I can pose my hats and snap pictures of them. I know those Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0Salisbury, MD, USA38.3606736 -75.599369238.3108706 -75.6783332 38.410476599999996 -75.5204052tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-3479692495776223402011-09-20T08:18:00.001-04:002011-09-20T08:18:15.345-04:00ASSNMr. Man gets his girls on Monday evenings so that's when I try to do the stuff I don't necessarily like to do when he's here, like mop floors and run the vacuum and scrub the toilet. I didn't do all that yesterday, though, because I knew I'd be working from home today. Instead I sat around and watched TV with the girl and worked on the current hat. It was nice to get a little one on one time withKnit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0Salisbury, MD, USA38.3606736 -75.599369238.3108706 -75.6783332 38.410476599999996 -75.5204052tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248281497713872206.post-4044599179257532822011-09-19T08:42:00.003-04:002011-09-19T08:51:41.939-04:00There's nothing new under the sunI had a really good weekend with the BBE. We knocked some more big things off our to-do lists and I feel pretty good about what got accomplished.But all weekends end with Monday mornings and Monday mornings suck. Back to work.Ugh.
Don't get me wrong - I mostly love my job. I'm thinking I might ask my boss if I can start doing a day or two a week remote (i.e. work from home on a regular schedule Knit Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248090969083657406noreply@blogger.com0