Monthly Archives: June 2008

Why I Knit, Reason #1

[Image from ashleyv‘s flickr photostream] I’ve been giving some thought to this lately, seeing as I’ve done little knitting in the past two weeks. I don’t know if I’m still burnt out from the road trip, or if I need … Continue reading

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Thank goodness.

I love these things: Dawn sent me this meme, and although I was initially like, “pshaw – this will be a piece of cake,” it’s actually pretty hard. I can’t choose just 6. 1. Link back to the person that … Continue reading

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A sense of obligaton

Mostly because I’m convinced I’ll disappear into obscurity if I don’t make my presence known. Anyway. Yesterday consisted of three things: work, end-of-quarter panel, and, well, I guess it was just those two. I went to work, then straight to … Continue reading

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What a weekend.

And, yarn. The yarn I dyed myself! All the colorways, in all their glory. From left to right: Violet Wand, Grape 12, Circulatory System, and *unnammed colorway because Jennie dyed it*. Pretty good for a first go-round, I think. Violet … Continue reading

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Today

Is a first for me. After a few days of crazy work, we’re all going out for cocktails. I feel very incredibly grown-up, in a much more pleasant way than the first time I did my taxes. (Of course, afterward … Continue reading

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not yet

I’ll get to it later on, when I’m not at work, feeling alternately frustrated and elated; elated, because the presentation I gave went really well, frustrated, because I just realized I haven’t knit anything in two weeks. So you can … Continue reading

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I do not know what today holds.

Okay, so I have a pretty good idea, but it will probably be full, so in lieu of leaving this hanging, I’m going to continue with the meme the Chicken Goddess tagged me for. The Rules: Rules are posted at … Continue reading

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And so it ends.

In which our intrepid heroine rides a duck and spends some time at roadside attractions. The day after the wedding, we slept in, and then went to meet the newly-Mrs. Shear at her hotel. Then, en masse, we all rode … Continue reading

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KSA

Or, alternatively, What I Do When I Leave Both My Camera Cable and Hard Drive at Home (which I totally did, and which sucks, since the Kool-Aid yarn has come to me in the mail – thanks, Wendi – and … Continue reading

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As promised

A real post! With photos! Of things! Okay, so where was I? Right. Day 3/4. After our fabulous visit to Virginia, a place we were loathe to leave, we went to Maryland (a place we were excited to see). I’ve … Continue reading

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