I couldn't resist!

First things first...I bought more yarn. Sigh. I started the Lady Eleanor Stole from Scarf Style with some stash yarn, and it looks cute, I think:

but when I went to look for more online (I bought this at Stitches Midwest two years ago), it's not being made anymore :(

I figure I can eke out a scarf with it, but I still REALLY want to make a Lady Eleanor, so I perused Ravelry to see what others had knit her out of, and found some Karaoke yarn on sale at Jimmy Beans Wool (40% off in colorway Bloom). I was going to get some Patons SWS Wool, but Ravelers said really bad things about this yarn, and Noro is too expensive for me right now...

I finished the fair isle socks. Notice I didn't say MY fair isle socks...they're too small for me, but a fun knit, and I have plenty of yarn left over for another pair so I just need to find these a good home!



I visited my Grandma this past Sunday, and gifted her my Creatures of the Reef shawl. She cried.

I had to search high and low, but bought a copy of this book on Sunday. It has the CUTEST cupcake designs in it, and most of them are pretty easy to boot.

And since I got the book, I also got a kick-a$$ cupcake tote (from Amazon.com).

And a new printer.

I think I need to cut up my credit cards!

P.S. My midterm grade in Nutrition? An A! Plus I finished my math class yesterday, and I got a B!

Entitlement

So, I'm standing at my kitchen window today, looking out at our street. One house over, the Public Works department is doing some work on the road...they tore up part of it yesterday, and today they're re-surfacing it. They blocked off the street with cones and a big STREET CLOSED sign next to my driveway and on the other side of neighbor's driveway. I saw them leave for lunch, and wouldn't you know it....drivers just blatantly ignored the signs, knocking over cones to go through instead of around. Nice.

On that subject, I had a girl (probably early 20s) call me about a month ago to set up a massage appointment. She called at about 4:00 on a Thursday and said she had a gift certificate and wanted to get a massage TODAY (very snippy). I almost laughed at her. Instead I told her I didn't have anything available until the following Monday (I actually did have availability the next day, but her attitude kept me from offering it). She scheduled, and then didn't show up. THEN she calls me about a week ago, never apologizing, just saying she "couldn't make it that day". Yeah, I'm gonna rush to call you back and reschedule. I really wanted to reschedule her for when I was at school, then when she called to complain, I'd say I "couldn't make it that day". Sorry princess, you don't always get what you want...and there are other people on this planet besides you. I know I was "stooping" to her level, but sometimes you have to dish it right back at 'em.

Why do so many people think they can do whatever they want, without consequence?

Interestingly, the Yarn Harlot has a post covering this topic today too.

At least I don't feel alone in this.

Knitting? What knitting?

School has been really busy this week, as I started my Math class on Monday. It's a lab class, which involves *no* lectures and is go-at-your-own-pace. I am already 2 weeks ahead of schedule! I fried my brain on Tuesday by taking 2 math tests, then having to take a *really hard* metabolism test in Nutrition. That night ended up with me at Fiesta Cancun for some yummy mexican food and, of course, a MARGARITA! I am in there a LOT, so most of the waiters know me, and they kept coming over and joking with me about getting a margarita (since I quit drinking alcohol for a while). I'm all, "I'm in school! At 33! And it's hard! Bring me my alcohol!" But hey, I'm getting an A in Math so far, and a B in Nutrition (that really hard test? Got a B. Go me!).

I am knitting a bit on a sock. I want to start a sweater, but I think a sock's all I can handle for now. It's a fair isle sock pattern and yarn I found in the Patternworks catalog. Let's see if I can find a link.... even better (they're the socks in the higher picture):

Susie's done!

Specs:
Pattern: Susie Hoodie from More Big Girl Knits
Yarn: Cascade 220 , color 9407 celery, 10 skeins
Needles: KnitPicks Options size 7 and 8
Started: April 13, 2008
Finished: June 1, 2008
Notes: I love this pattern, and I would make it again in a heartbeat. The sleeves blocked out a tad longer than I wanted, so next time I'd probably knit them to 14" instead of 16".