pish the bleep posh

Semi Late Night TV

2007-10-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

I have fallen for ION Television. They take me back to the 80s with a nifty little weekday evening line up...

Perfect Strangers at 8:30 PM

Who's The Boss from 9:00 - 10:00 PM

The Wonder Years from 10:00 - 11:00 PM

Now if only they had the Facts of Life or Family Ties....

Recycling Old Business Cards

2007-09-28T15:59:00.000-07:00

So today is my last day at my current job and for the first time ever I got business cards at this job. Probably handed out 5 and now have nothing to do with the old ones (except maybe recycle them). But I can't believe that there is nothing crafty to do with them!?!? But so far my google search has been discouraging...

STRIKE 1
Business Card Origami

STRIKE 2
Make paper airplanes or donate them to collectors

STRIKE 3
Become the biggest geek in the world and become a devoted math lover

Alas, I think I will tug them home and let them cozy up to the piles of crap I already have while I wait for some kind of inspiration. Got any ideas?

Human Flipbook

2007-09-28T14:53:00.001-07:00

Commercial for a sandwich shop

The Making of the Commercial

Although it doesn't leave me hungering for a sandwhich it does leave me wondering where those close-ups were of him being sans shirt for those 17 girls....

He was fired

2007-06-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

So now I am starting to understand the bizarre ending of Grey's Anatomy this past season. Isiah Washington aka Burke was fired from the show for his gay slurs towards T.R. Knight. I guess that was the only way to handle it on the show's ending - have a calm and collect brilliant world reknown surgeon mysteriously disappear and leave his bride at the alter and manage to box up his apartment before she can get out of her dress. Sure, thats the best way to make a character leave the show.... eh, at least Addison is gone.

Read the Story

But this doesn't really make me any happier since the least of my bitterness about the season finale was Christina and Burke. My main beef is still with McDreamy and Grey. And then the crap they are pullin with Izzy and O'Malley is ridiculous. How can the writing have gotten so out of hand all of a sudden? Did they hire ex-writers from Melrose Place who wrote Michael Mancini's character?

My love/hate relationship with John

2007-06-21T16:29:00.000-07:00

I have been reading “Don’t You Forget About Me – Contemporary Writers on the films by John Hughes” and I am sucked back into the la la land of my 80s obsession. Most of the essays are decent – bringing up valid points of reality that I let slide; some are repetitive – giving me a play by play sequence of every scene, every word spoken, every blink of every character; and then there are life stories – often giving way to too long of a tangent about the personal suckage of another’s life and how it correlates to Ferris.

Let’s face it we all (ahem, Kim) have seen many of John’s films (Yes, I am pretending to be on a first name basis with the lord of all things 80s) – Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Weird Science, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink. All of which are phenomenal films of the 80s (minus of course such beauts as Say Anything, Better off Dead, Fast Times, Heathers, Can’t Buy Me Love…..) And I would say most of us (those my age or a bit older) carry a certain nostalgia for these characters. And even though I know I am not the only one who cares aka obsessed with the likes of all things John (during his 80s livelihood), I kind of feel like I am the only person who truly values this era. Obviously this is absurd, which is well noted by the novel of fans that I am currently reading but even still….Its like knowing that there is this whole culture of people who heart The Brat Pack makes it somehow even more special and becomes my own piece of something – something that I can’t quite wrap up in words – that something when Jake Ryan is waiting outside the church, that something when Duckie does his famous dance, that something when Allison makes snow with her dandruff….that emotion I get when I hear “Don’t You Forget About Me” on the radio or when I saw The Psychedelic Furs sing “Pretty In Pink”…it all means something to me

The Molly Ringwald Trilogy had an effect on me and I don’t know why or how exactly. Yes, I was born in 1981 but I technically grew up in the 90s. The Breakfast Club premiered in 1985 when I was 4 years old, long before I could relate to its characters. I am assuming I was subconsciously placed under the spell of John’s brilliance as a toddler by growing up among aunts who were 10 years my senior – who were creating their high school memories. After all, it was my aunt Chrissy who gave me my first Ramones cassette after letting me watch Rock ‘n Roll High School with her and whose bedroom wall was plastered with a Can’t Buy Me Love poster.

Either way I have what I now call a love/hate relationship with John. Growing up and watching such loves as The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles in my pre-teen days gave me some high expectations of what high school was to be like a few years down the road. I knew it wasn’t going to be fabulous – I wasn’t rich, wasn’t going to be a cheerleader and had no athletic or science skills – but it was going to be a time in my life where things were going to happen. Cool things. Or so I fantasized.

First off, physically, based on all John’s films, I thought all high schools were multi-story indoor buildings. This was not the case with my high school which was a one story flat square of concrete in which the bulk of it wasn’t enclosed. On top of the building facility being not at all what I expected (even though I had driven by the place several times in my childhood and knew what it looked like) it was also on a “moat” which was surrounded by giant sewer drains (we were after all the Vikings). What happened to the hallways that I could run through while escaping my principal? What about the double tall library with the statue? How about the hallway where I tell my ex he is an asshole in front of everyone?

Secondly, I didn’t fall into any category. I wasn’t a princess, a criminal, an athlete, a basket case or a brain. I was a nobody. So where did that leave me? I wasn’t poor enough to be Andie and dress in handmade clothing (yet it seems like she wore vintage ensemble which was way too expensive to get my hands on in Orange County). My yearly school clothes allowance was a whomping $200 which was enough to get me a paid of converse, 2 pairs of pants and 5 t-shirts. Enough clothes for a weeks worth of wardrobe – just fashionable to blend in with the walls. I attempted to raid my grandma’s closet of her old 70s tie front polyester tops but my family and few friends thought I was “weird” which shamed me from wearing them again. Rather blend in then stand out in the wrong way (which now I wish I hadn’t done because ever since I have secretly yearned to be more outgoing in my wardrobe but always have this reluctance about it…funny how we hold onto things from our youth).

I did have one brief Samantha Baker moment. I must emphasize moment because I don’t think I ever even got more than 5 feet from him during the whole whirlwind of this so-called moment. In sum, I had a major crush on this hot/popular/rich/water polo stud since freshman year. Turns out he had a girl ask me for my phone number but due to babysitting duties aka slave work of my parents, each time he called me I couldn’t talk to him. He thought it was an excuse but really it was just too hard to have one kid on my hip, another in the swing and manage a phone conversation all googley eyed at the same time. He gave me one last chance by asking me to sign his yearbook. I didn’t know what to say so I whoosed out and said “have a great summer”. After I gave him back his yearbook he quickly flipped to the page I wrote in and seemed a bit disappointed. I so pulled a Sam with that move – walking away when Jake says hi to her. But I was nervous and scared and completely out of my element with this guy. He was popular and I had never dated a boy. I had a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that he was interested in me. I mean he went on family vacations to Europe while I spent my summers cleaning up baby spit up and dirty diapers. But the all time real reason I chickened out was because I was terrified of losing my virginity – my lips virginity that is. I had never kissed a boy and I was terrified of doing it for lack of experience. My crush had to have kissed girls before and if as the story goes, crushes lead to dating which leads to kissing and I was already running a way from third base prior to even getting up to bat. I was already having a hard time practicing on my hand (c’mon, we all did it) and I wasn’t about to practice on my girlfriends like some of the other girls I knew did. Eww, gross! (This of course was at the age of 13 –now its sexy and fun after a few drinks).

Needless to say, except for my sad moment as Samantha (which of course is her character’s most pathetic yet realistic moment) my high school experience was nothing like Molly Ringwald’s. Leaving me resentful of John’s films and the deceiving perceptions of what my teen years were supposed to be like. Of course resentment can’t hold up to the power of love (yes, that’s a Back to the Future reference) and so it fades leaving me to OD on nostalgia ala Iona style. ODing on the nostalgia that never was, still secretly hoping that something will happen someday…

Sorta correlates with what I have been feeling

2007-06-18T16:27:00.000-07:00

Find Your Warped Personality

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Excuse me but do you have 6 fingers?

2007-06-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

Which Princess Bride Character are You?
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2007-06-02T11:13:00.000-07:00

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Another Miranda

2007-06-01T16:25:00.001-07:00

I am still amazed at how Seattle rocks...though this is happening globally but I never heard about it until I moved here....

How cool is that? A worldwide screening of Serenity every year to help Joss Whedon's favorite charity? Plus, there is a raffle to win tons of cool stuff, there will be singing, and more! But, I will have to say the showing of Once More With Feeling in a movie theatre way out does this (though neither have occured yet, but I am guessing thats how its going to go down). Anyways, buy your tickets now at Can't Stop the Serenity!! Its only a few weeks away!

I too wear masks

2007-06-01T16:25:00.000-07:00

My eyes were captured while flippin through the new Bust magazine by this new artist Hanna Liden whose photos have an eerie exposed vibe that seems to capture nature and humanity in a twisted yet truthful way. I like it....

Me, you and a cool website

2007-06-01T16:24:00.000-07:00

So if you haven't heard or seen Me and You and Everyone We Know yet, you must rent it NOW! Its an excellent movie that is written, directed and starring Miranda July.

Anyways, I noticed in the local paper The Stranger that she was going to be reading an excerpt out of her new book, "No One Belongs Here More Than You" at Neumos. I kinda wanted to go and somehow let it totally slip my mind and now she won't be back in town until Bumbershoot (so I have heard online) which sorta sucks cause Bumbershoot costs money and is a huge huge event (that I have never been to and would like to go to) and Neumos was free and intimate...alas...whatever.

Anyways, the article was good and now I have amazoned her book and found myself checking out her really cool blog today. Seriously, if you check it out you will obviously know what I am talking about.

Leethal made me the goose

2007-06-01T16:23:00.001-07:00

I got tagged by Lee the other day. I think this is my first tag for my bloggy blog. Whoo hoo! Anywho, here are 7 random shindizzles about me that you may or may not know already...

1) When I hear about something painful, like someone describing a white knuckle doctor visit, it makes my feet hurt...
2) I am horrible at calling people back, e-mailing back, etc....basically if its not something with a short one line e-mail or a quick hi/bye call I tend to delay on getting back to you. *gulps* sorry...
3) I become obsessed with things but never "feed" the obession. Like for example, I love all things crafty but am not very skilled in anything in particular. Example #1 - So I have tubs and tubs and tubs of yarn and gazillions of needles and knitting patterns but would consider myself an advanced beginner... Example #2 - I have like 15 cameras, mainly cheap-o funky thing-a-ma-bobs and like 5 old polariods I got from goodwill, a tripod, a shutter thingy, film, slide scanner, like 5 camera bags and I don't even know how to take photos other than what the camera tells me to do and why I don't even know....
4) I don't like eating brown M&Ms. They taste more chocolatey to me (I'm not a choco fan). And if I eat M&Ms they can't be plain. I mean I will have one every once in a blue moon but I prefer peanut M&Ms.
5) I can smell my feet right now....
6) I don't drink water. Like never. Seriously.
7) I like to end my sentences with .... (if you hadn't noticed)....

Now I get to tag 7 more peeps but who? Not too many people have blogs and/or want to do these silly things but here is the list...Pinchers, Squid, Kim-o-wave, Teo the Duckman, Wes, Messlie, and you!

Hearting Seattle somemore....

2007-06-01T16:23:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking for awhile, "gee, I should start blogging about my bus rides home" but somehow never get around to it. Probably due to the fact that I despise being online at home. But I think today will be my start....

So I was taking the 49 home from the Neptune Theatre back to Capitol Hill and was amusing myself by observing my fellow bus waiters. I noticed this girl walk by twice - in the same direction. Curious was I at this being that already she looked a bit young and headed in the "wrong direction" if you know what I mean. Hard to explain, I know. I am HORRIBLE at explaining how I perceive people. There are no words for my feel/thoughts/vibe that consume when I observe someone for the first time. So next thing you know she come back in the opposite direction for once with a guy like 10 years older than her and instantly what I had perceived of her was verified by their lack of .... *searching*... I don't know, they reminded me of tweakers and drinkers....though I am not clarifying them as that at all...

Then there was the homeless couple digging in the newstands for I dunno what smokin a hand rolled cig and debating on what bus to take. They were obviously homeless though not stinky (that I could tell from 2 feet away) and the man seemed to still be "with it" if you know what I mean.....

So I step on the bus and everyone is grabbing a seat in the front section so I start heading in back and I noticed that the only people back there was the "tweaker" couple. Now, I don't get too many "bad" vibes about people - like seriously bad vibes and they didn't seem like they were dangerous, just I didn't want to sit back there for some reason. And no, I wasn't scared. It was just odd that I lingered towards the crowded front when I always choose to sit in areas where there are less people....

So I am sitting on the bus and I notice the homeless couple are at the front and I am looking at the guy and it hits me that he is almost a relica of Charles Fucking Manson! Seriously! He had this wild longer hair and beard and he kept turning around and looking about the bus with his eyes wide enough so that the whites showed all around the irises (which was making it really hard for me to stare at him without him catching me). And I could tell that he hadn't lost his mind yet being on the streets and I could tell that there was enough sense in him and a twinge of anger that he potentially could explode at someone treating him like a filthy bum.....but after a few stops they exited leaving me to ponder the world outside....until....

the bus stops and some punk guy who looks similar to someone I thought I had just saw gets on and is paying his fare when I hear someone call for the bus driver to open the back door and then the punk guy looks up behind me and then runs out the bus to catch the person getting off the bus. That person turns out to be the "tweaker" couple who are now running in and out of the back door of the bus. Next thing I know all 3 of them are on the bus and words are being exchanged. The bus driver keeps shouting for them to get off the bus and the punk guy is saying he wants to speak to the tweaker girl who starts crying and holding her hands up to her face saying she can't take this and the tweaker dude is telling him he'll fight the other guy anyplace anytime and I meanwhile, I am thinking oh shit, there is going to be a fight on the bus! Holy fuck, its like a fucking movie - Adventures in Babysitting but instead of a subway on the bus - but finally the punk guy gets off the bus and we continue on our route still with tweaker couple on the bus. Meanwhile I am thinking how much of a pussy tweaker dude is to say he'll fight this guy whenever wherever and he wouldn't get off the bus to do it. Woose!

Needless to say this is not on an entirely regular basis but it keeps it interesting. I recall a time over hearing a girl on a bus ride telling her friend how I fight broke out on a crowded bus and she got blood splattered on her. Ewwww!

So who wants to move to Seattle with me and share in some bus experiances?

Mother of all AWESOMENESS

2007-05-30T16:21:00.000-07:00

Two Event-Filled Nights!
Fri & Sat, June 29 & 30 at Midnight at the Egyptian Theatre!

Series creator Joss Whedon poured his heart and soul into "Once More, With Feeling," the surprisingly effective musical episode from Buffy the Vampire Slayer's sixth season. He wrote and composed all the songs, each one catered to the cast and character's strengths, and even extended the length of the show in order to cram in more tunes. Buffy fans are invited to watch their favorite episode on the giant screen, surrounded by a theatre filled with singing, shouting and laughing friends. We turn on the subtitles and lead the audience in a sing-along with all the characters. And, in the tradition of Rocky Horror and other interactive fan favorites, we offer goodie bags filled with tools for participating in the show. Before the film, audience members are invited to participate in a Buffy-oke contest and show off their own acting skills, show off their knowledge of Buffy trivia, and have a chance to win cool Buffy prizes. Official Web SiteThere are no words.....its just too AWESOME!!!!

To my pals

2007-05-21T16:21:00.000-07:00

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive," Anaïs Nin

Eyeball Goodness

2007-05-18T14:50:00.000-07:00

Photo Illusions

Thanks Pinchers!

I Touch Myself

2007-05-18T14:11:00.000-07:00

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45qfJlampSw]

LYS Tour

2007-05-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

Talk about another cool thing about Seattle....Its an LYS Tour (aka local yarn store tour)!! Here's the deal - this weekend 20 Puget Sound LYS will give away a free one skein pattern and discounts on the yarn used. Plus, if you get your "passport" stamped by all 20 stores, you're eligible for a $400 gift certificate!! Whoa!!

First off, there are like numero zero yarn stores back home. And if there is one, its small and might not have a super great selection. All in all, I would say the knitting community is a bit weak in the OC. Maybe because of the weather... So when I first moved here and visited Hill Top on Queen Anne I fell in love! Seriously! An old house converted to a yarn store with so many colors and textures popping out at me with samples of projects including kits and classes of kinds?!??!?! Wowzers!! Of course, the problem with many LYS is that they are too luxurious, often meaning $$$$ yarns that are beyond my pocket book. Still its always fun browsing...

Anyways, me and my fellow knitting co-worker are going to attempt to have our passports stamped at every LYS on Sunday. From Bellingham to Kent to Bainbridge Island to Bellevue. Not only is it about the yarn stores but also about exploring Puget Sound a bit. Better bring my camera.....

Gray's is Grey

2007-05-18T13:10:00.000-07:00

So I wasn't too pleased with the finale of Grey's Anatomy last night. Absolutely EVERYTHING fell apart. What the bleeping hell? I mean come on, they left me with nothing, NOTHING, to look forward to next season. I am deeply disappointed with where they are going with McDreamy....a bit put off with the George situation and the Izzy situation too. Not sure what to make about Christina and Burke. And I sure know that I did not like the new intern!! If they even think about stepping that girl inbetween Meredith and McDreamy than I am OUT!

Plus, the fact that they think they can do a spin off with Addison is pathetic! She's the worst character on the show! I can't stand her character, didn't like any of the new characters and actually FELL ASLEEP watching that "2 hour" episode of her new show! Pish! Bitter, party of 1. They sure don't know how to please their fans.....

When your world looks kinda weird and you wish that you weren't there..

2007-05-18T11:06:00.000-07:00

..Just close your eyes and make believe and you can be anywhere!!!

Well since watching The Muppet Movie I have had this little tune stuck in my head...oh how I miss my childhood. Hail to the Pound Puppies, My Little Ponies, Muppet Babies, Smurfs, Care Bears, Rainbow Brite and all other 80s gods!!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ju75XsCO4o]

Moving Right Along

2007-05-16T13:55:00.000-07:00

I just netflixed my childhood and found that this movie is still AWESOME after all these years! I heart The Muppets!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7z689yVlq0]

Needs

2007-05-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

Amber needs to go and, as the toilet is locked, she pees a lake on the garage …

Go to Google, type in your first name and the word “needs” after and see what the pops up first.

For some off reason mine seems to fitting….

I bite

2007-05-07T10:44:00.000-07:00

You're a Mosquito!
Few other people have anything nice to say about you, but you feel
you're getting a bad rap. It's not your fault that you do bad things to them...
it's society's fault! Or nature! Someone other than you must be to blame for your
blood-sucking ways. Besides, it's not like you're killing people! You just hurt
them a little bit when necessary. And sometimes hurt them a lot, indirectly. Yes,
despite your small size, it seems you end up doing a lot of damage. You love
stagnant water.

Take the Animal Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

I need a hobby

2007-05-04T16:42:00.000-07:00

I need a hobby of some sort. I have been wanting to try and channel something new to see if I can grasp the thing inside of me that lures me to all things crafty/artsy yet I never really do/learn. I just drool at the mouth and crave to have some natural talent that obviously isn’t channeling itself.

Things I have wanted to try:

mosaics, jewelry making, hemp jewelry, experimenting with film, crochet, sewing

Things I want to take classes for:

art (anything really - painting, drawing, expression), pottery (thanks to squid since my prior experiance with clay in high school was not so fabulous), photography (is it possible I just can’t wrap my head around the camera technicalities?), making glass beads, needle felting, collages, stained glass creating, learning the accordion (since piano got tossed with my uber small new hizzie)…

Of course all of this requires a wee bit of cha ching. I have so much at my fingertips and I just can’t get focused. I need something to dedicate myself to at least once a week with some sort of class or something.

I just need a hobby.

Where do I go from here?

2007-05-03T20:42:00.000-07:00

I feel Hollow. Alone. Scared. Hopeless.

The life I was leading spun into another direction and I don't feel safe anymore. My comfortable happiness receeding into the dusk. I don't know where I am anymore.

I recall the good times, the life that used to exist. It seems so distant.

Time is a slow curse. Deranged in its healing powers. I hope I can find my way home again.....

Corny Carny

2007-05-02T15:50:00.000-07:00

Amber's Carny ability:

You can throw a hula hoop over a chimney

'What is your Carny ability?' at QuizGalaxy.com

This means I am awesome?

2007-04-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

Alice

Are we in love? Internet hearts?

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on ACV

Link: The How awesome are you? Test written by CelestiaVertigo on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

So I guess women are tax free?

2007-04-26T08:23:00.000-07:00

2007 Tax Laws…The only thing IRS has not yet taxed is the PENIS.

This is due to the fact that 70% of the time it is hanging around unemployed, 13% of the time it is pissed off, 12% of the time it is hard up, and 5% of the time it’s in the hole.

It has two dependents, but they’re nuts.

Issues still under consideration are as follows:

* Are there penalties for early withdrawal?
* Do multiple partners count as a corporation?
* Are condoms deductible as work clothes?

Effective January 23, 2007 penises will be taxed according to size.

The brackets are as follows:

10″- 12″ Luxury Tax

8″ - 9″ Pole Tax

6″ - 7″ Privilege Tax

4″ - 5″ Nuisance Tax

Note: Males exceeding 12″ must file under capital gains.

So I like reading about Camper's Hates but I just realized...I am one of them...

2007-03-06T11:03:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
People who move yet keep their out-of-state cell phone number
Half the the people walking around with a (917) phone number live in California. Why don't you just wear your I (heart) NY t-shirt and complain about the lack of good bagels all day too? Oh right, you already do.

Note: WE GET IT. YOU USED TO LIVE IN NEW YORK. SO DID EVERYONE ELSE.
posted by camper at 12:18 PM
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
People who only have cellphones
So no matter when I call, I'll be interrupting something. Then I guess I'll just not call.
posted by camper at 11:55 PM

Death Becomes Me

2007-01-24T13:12:00.000-08:00

Amber: At age 51 you will become lost during a road trip and wind up living out the movie "Wrong Turn". Sorry for ya.

Find out your unfortunate outcome here!

FoxDVD can suck my anus

2006-12-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

Soooooo I just began watching my copy of the Firefly series (woot woot) which I bought well over the time I moved here from a wee place called Target and lo and behold I go to put the 3rd disc in and what?1*%$1> THERE IS NO DISC #3!!!! I have 2, I repeat 2 gorram Disc #4s!!! ARRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!! I am PISSED to the maximus because 1)Target doesn't return any opened media 2)Even if I wanted to try Target is like 20+ minutes away from my house 3) I don't want to pay another $30+ for another dvd set just for one gorram disc!!!

So I go on foxdvd's website and of course there is absolutely NO CONTACT info on their website. I found something that looked like an e-mail address and shot it over explaining my situation but I know that one of two things will happen 1) Nothing or 2) they will want me to pay to ship it back to them, etc, etc.

Man, a girl just can't get any Mal these days.....

Stupid Santa

2006-12-03T11:46:00.000-08:00

You Are a Losing Lottery Ticket!

Full of hope and promise.
But in the end, a cheap letdown.

What Crappy Christmas Gift Are You?

Hey baby, your pill or mine?

2006-11-28T10:29:00.000-08:00

Wahoo! Now we can both be on the pill! Well at least in about 5 years but still. Double birth control! Okay okay, so no, I still wouldn't get off the pill cause I rather like knowing exactly when my period is going to start and I luckily don't have many side effects from the pill but its still nice knowing that I could possibly take a break from it in the future if need be.

Read more here!

Knitter Jewelry

2006-11-28T08:23:00.000-08:00

So OMG (again) but this is totally ridiculously tubular!!! Freakin vintage knitting needle braclets!!! Check it out on Liana Kabel's website. She also sells jewelry made from tuperware but who cares about that when alls my eyes can see are these bangles! I want! I want, I want, I want!!!!

OMG - SNOW!!!!!!!

2006-11-27T21:24:00.000-08:00

Dudddddeeee, Seattle fuckin ROCKS!!! I got my first SNOW! And no, its no trick like that 5 minutes in Vancouver when I was eating gelato while walking down the street. It started as flurries but soon turned into legitimate SNOW! Yep, I am living the cold white snow life! Jealous? You should be cause its freakin AWESOME-akah! Check it, I took some pictures of my Cali car getting a few inches of snowy lovin!

Here is our front porch where the local squirrels decided to raid our coal for some odd squirrely reason....

My car with like 2 inches of snow on it. Look, I made a snowball with some snow from my windshield!

And of course, a beaming moi with a few snowy words to show my glee!!

The taste of VICTORY!!!!

2006-11-27T21:17:00.000-08:00

So ever since I stole the Gorillaz game from Pinchers I have been O-B-S-E-S-S-E-D with winning this damn game! I love puzzle games and this one just topped the cake. Seriously, for hours upon hours I played this game non-stop. I am talking 3-5 hours at a time! I know, I know. But I would get to the 3rd level and need only 3 bombs and and and.... I would just lose it. Playing into the wee hours of the night with that itch. That itch I suppose gamblers get when they can't stop cause they know, they know they got to win at some point. So anyways, I finally annihilated this game! VICTORY! You should of heard the voicemail I left my canadian about my win!

And lo and behold, I go and beat it again the very next morning (15390). What gives? But I still didn't beat my first win score.

Knit.1 Mag is going Bogus!

2006-11-19T16:20:00.000-08:00

So I am uberly gosh darn motha fuckin disappointed in what I read today on Knit.1 Magazine's blog! They have sold out in my opinion. Traded their cool kick ass underpants for some frilly farfignewton thingy ma bob diapers!! Oh I am soooooo pissed! It could be the pms or it could be the fact that I just sent in my payment for a yearly subscription to this ass licker magazine!

Complaint Numero Uno!

So the whole concept of Knit.1 Mag was that it was geared towards teen and twenty-something year old knitters with lots of cool funky patterns for that age group. Meaning NO stupid baby clothes! And now they are deciding to add baby patterns!! What the fuck?!?!? Are we promoting teen pregnancy or something? How many 15-27 year olds have kids???? Seriously? Seriously! This is why I hate buying knitting books and other magazines because they are loaded with "cute itty bitty so sweet baby" patterns. I HATE KIDS!!!

Complaint Numero Dos!

Knit.1 Mag was sponsered by Lion Brand yarn meaning all patterns in the magazine were made with Lion Brand yarn ONLY!!! Which most knitting magazines and books always use the fancy expensive yarns that I can only find online or at fancy schmancy yarn stores and is usually triple the cost of a skein of Lion Brand yarn. Though it is usually nicer yarn it is completely unaffordable for the young teen to twenty-something knitter especially when working on a large project which requires 5+ skeins of yarn. Plus, Lion Brand is available at all craft stores aka Michaels and JoAnns making it easy to find and cheaper being that places like that have actual sales and coupons!

I am so utterly pissed the frick off with my new findings. I am currently debating on whether or not to cancel my subscription just despite them! I left a comment on one of their blog entries with my aggravations to their future. So far it must be "moderator approved" meaning it will probably get deleted and I will probably get an e-mail of some sort as a response.

Ugg!

Sister Scarf

2006-11-16T21:30:00.000-08:00

From Lions Brand Just Scarves Book, I tried my hand at the Jelly Bean Mitter Scarf. Of course I didn't use the same yarn but insted used Moda Dea Sassy Stripes and I didn't hold 2tog while knitting because I didn't buy enough yarn and because of some other yatta yatta I ended up using the same size needles as the pattern which caused the stitches to be a bit loose but oh well. Its still pretty cool how it knits up. But I have to say I was a bit confused about keeping the right side on the right side. I followed the directions exact (or I thought) and it was just a no go so I kind of just jumbled it up a bit but I think it looks better with the squares alternating wrong and right sides so that the scarf all together doesn't look like there is an exact right or wrong side. Plus, because I didn't double the yarn and used a bigger needle for the yarn, its really kind of hard to tell which is the right or wrong side anyways.

So I hope she likes it! She is turning 12 and I knitted her a scarf last Christmas but I don't think she was that impressed so I hope this one is a winner!

Baby Knits

2006-11-16T21:24:00.000-08:00

So I had a few friends who were having or had babies recently and I whipped up a few little tid bits for them. From the book One Skein, I knitted the following two items using the same yarn it called for. The hat was a breeze but the petal bib was a bit more tricky. I am still a bit lost when it comes to short rows. Plus there were so many parts to knitted together! Eeekkk!

Then I tried my hand at my first Knitty pattern the Tiny Tether. It was a breeze and even though I thought it looked a bit off at first, with a few more leaves and after attaching the pacifier it looked much better and cuter! Of course I took the pic before actually picking up the pacy so I have no pic of it actually looking cute. I used some Red Heart for the stem and leaves and some JoAnns Angel Soft for the flower.

Rain Rain Rain

2006-11-16T21:10:00.000-08:00

So I have made a few interesting observations with regard to the people in Seattle and the rain in Seattle. You would think that they would kind of co-habitat naturally being that the people choose to live in the rain. You would think that they would be able to withstand the effects, the pitter patter or rather dribble dribble of the sky falling or rather smooshing the sky down into the pavement of every street corner causing puddles to reflect the moonlight....but I am getting off topic here....Needless to say, I have observed the following curious habits of Seattlites and their umbrellas:

1. People with umbrellas choose to stand under awnings while waiting for their bus with their umbrellas still open causing less room for others to stand/walk under the awnings - thus making one, er MOI, to step out from underneath the awning to avoid said poking of eyeball with said open umbrella and get pelted with large drippings off said awning together with getting rained on.

2. People with umbrellas choose to walk under awnings with their umbrellas open causing less room for others to stand/walk under the awnings - thus making one, er MOI, to step out from underneath the awning to avoid said poking of eyeball with said open umbrella and get pelted with large drippings off said awning together with getting rained on.

3. People with umbrellas choose to walk without looking with their wide open umbrellas obliviously to the said people walking past them causing one, er MOI, to quickly leap to the side, either out from under the awning and/or into someone else and/or into a puddle to avoid said poking of eyeball with said open umbrella.

Geez, just when a girl thought she managed to bypass horrible freeway/driving etiquette by moving away from So Cal and by taking the bus in Seattle, she now must thrust her finger through the down pour of everyday rain and say, PISH POSH!!!

Beef Kabobs

2006-11-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

By the way the Mamounia Moraccon Restaurant down the street from us FUCKIN KICKS ASS! First off its like a 5 course meal which I actually liked EVERYTHING (well except the desert cause it was a coconut cake but I did lick the strawberry sauce off the plate). Second, you eat with your hands! Third, they wash your hands at the table before you eat. Fourth, they have some good wine. Fifth, there is BELLY DANCIN. Sixth, you sit on pillows. Seventh, it fucking worth it!!!

So yeah, you must eat there. Pichers, I think you would of loved it!! The DoubleMint Kims sure did!!!

Mmmmmmmm, Lentil Soup, Chicken Thingy, Beef Kabobs, Saffron Rice, Zuch in Cumin Sauce, Sweet Jasmine Mint Tea......Mmmmmmmm

p.s. AND there is MALE BELLY DANCIN....must check that out....

I see london I see france I see someone's UNDERPANTS

2006-11-16T18:46:00.000-08:00

"The Underpants, concocted by comic genius Steve Martin, is a hilarious, sophisticated adaptation of Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce about a housewife who becomes an overnight celebrity when she accidentally loses her underpants in public. Chaos follows in this witty comedy that explores fidelity, sexuality and hidden desire." and boy was I cracking up. OUT LOUD!! It was hysterical! I think I am totally a fan of Steve now. No doubt. He has always been a good actor but after reading and watching Shopgirl and now this!?!??!?

And you know what made it even better than betterest? Me and the Kims totally rolled down there about 20 minutes before the show, scored $10 standing room only tickets which in turn turned out to be 3 seats together AND of all things not one seat in the house sucks! Its an AMAZING theatre (the ACT Theatre by the way)! Its small, circular and intimate. I think Pinchers and Squid would of really enjoyed it (ahem, I had mentioned it during their stay).

p.s. Seeing the DoubleMint Kims was really really awesome too!! Yay kick ass friends!

Apparently I have been deemed

2006-11-07T19:08:00.000-08:00

SHARIN (needles)

...no, its not what you think....yes, its true...but not that kind of true...yes, i do own needles, several actually...no, my arms are clean....ummmm, i think i will stop trying to explain the madness of pinchers and squid

Re-living my youth on screen

2006-11-07T19:02:00.000-08:00

The fact that I saw Monster Squad at the midnight movie last Saturday on the big screen is enough alone to describe the complete awesomeness of such an experiance. No, its not the all time best 80s (er 1992) movie of my youth but I remember it as a youngster and being that its not available on dvd for my collection nor to rent means much more than just being a better than average movie of my youth to see again....

Horace: Wolfman's got nards!

Sean: If we pull this off, I'm gonna shit!

Rudy: Where the hell am I supposed to find silver bullets? K-Mart? **I find this quote ironically funny in a not so funny way**

Phoebe: [outside the tree house, wanting to join the club] Mom says you have to let me in or else it's prescription!
Sean: That's 'discrimination' jerkoid! Prescription is drugs, which you're on if you think you're getting in here!

Patrick: Aww, man, fat kid farted!

Cha-Ching

2006-11-06T18:39:00.000-08:00

Finally, I am not becoming some moldy growth upon sofa! Yay me! Today was my first day of work and it was sooo awesome finally being productive. I think I am really gonna like it here. So far so good. But man o' man the traffic home SUCKED DISEASED SILVER HAIRED CHIPMUNK BALLS! I was lucky enough to have been let off work early at 4:15 to try and beat the traffic since the weater was of course rainy and there apparently is a SeaHawks game downtown (what sport that is, I dunno, good thing this wasn't the million dollar question). And it took me 1 hour and 45 min just to get to the 520 bridge which is like 2 exits away from my on ramp! So all in all it took my 2 hours to get my bootie home causing me to be late, er miss, my photography class. Thank the lucky buddha heavens I am only training in Bellevue this week only and next week will be in happy 5 minute away Downtown Seattle.

Anyways, though my work day wasn't exhausting I am exhausted being that I was currently on the Canadian's work schedule which is the night shift and I was a bit anxious for my first day and couldn't sleep on top of it plus that drive home really knocked me out. Pj's, lasagna and Heroes here I come!

Pishing and Poshing at the Movies

2006-10-31T22:43:00.000-08:00

So I have finally gotten back into my movie watching days. I love LOVE that there is an indie theatre within walking distance (and its a FANTABULOUS theatre by the way - very very woot woot). So here are my reviews over the past few weeks...

THE ILLUSIONIST - So I never saw a preview for this but figured because of the title and because of Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti, it had to be good. My instincts smelled something foul when I notice Jessica Biel was part of the cast but like I said, I figured the two leading male actors wouldn't toss in the towel for crap. Mental note: must trust gut from now on. This movie was a complete waste of parking money, movie money, time, energy and any and everything else that you could think of. First off, both me and the Canadian figured out the damn movie half way through causing me to fall into a deep (as much as that is possible in a theatre with non-reclining chairs) sleep until the climax of the film in which I was rewarded with said gut feeling by watching the end unfold exactly how I had imagined it to. Pathetic. I will be a bit more skeptical of Edward and Paul's next projects. (Notice my lack of "memorable quotes" for this review)

THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP - Excellent! Though I have heard from other friends that they didn't like it. I say to them, "Pish friggin Posh!". Me and the Canadian enjoyed it. Directed by the same guy who did Eternal Sunshine, it has the same craziness with regard to cinematography in which imagination and reality bleed into one another. Must see! Do it now!

Stéphanie: How's your head?
Stephane: It's okay. It's not normal though...
Stéphanie: It's never going to be.

THE PRESTIGE - Slow but good. Not outstanding mind you but still a decent flick. Of course being that Christian Bale was involved in this film said alot. He tends to be a bit finky with his films - opting for the unusual or indie before blockbusters. Plus Hugh Jackman aka Wolverine was in it. Very much better than The Illusionist which has the same basis I suppose, i.e., magicians. For the guys, there is plenty of cleavage shots of Miss Scarlett Johansson (a girl who I think is getting to big for her briches) but needless to say I wouldn't purchase this for the dvd collection nor watch a second time but it wasn't a disappointment.

Cutter: Remember when I told you about the drowning sailor?
Rupert Angier: Yes, he said it was like going home.
Cutter: I lied. He said it was agony.

SHORTBUS - "Voyeurism is Participation" This is an unrated indie flick involving sex/relationships. I was a bit uneased at watching this film in a theatre amongst others. The sex scenes are a bit more graphic than an R-rated film though obviously not like a porno. But still. I found myself not wanting to snicker too loudly during certain scenes because the audience was extremely quiet during the showing. I later learned that my friends had the same experiance so I guess I wasn't wrong in my need to laugh at people talking/having sex. I thought the movie was really great but I think I would have enjoyed it better in the comfort of my own home.
p.s. Was it just me or was the Mistress of Shortbus kindof sexy?

JESUS CAMP - a documentary about evangelistic kids being brainwashed about god. This movie validated my ideas and beliefs about religion. Let's just say my mouth hung open in disbelief at how this camp was really a cult for impressionable young minds. What is even more outrageous is the fact that I am sure the leader of this "cult" thought this movie was done for their benefit being that there is absolutely no commentary throughout the film though its obvious what the director's views were. Did you know their is a pledge to the Christian Flag? That the government is viewed as the "devil"? Those are just tid bits for what you are about to see....

SAW III - Okay, not everyone is going to agree with me on this being that most people didn't really like Saw or Saw II for that matter. But I think that the first two were outstanding horror flicks. The best made since the 70s and early 80s along the lines of Halloween, Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Nightmare on Elm Street (that is if you don't count 28 days which I don't really know if I would put in the horror category and if you don't count Rob Zombie's films which are basically remakes of TCM but are still good). Anyways to make a long story short I think that the writers of Saw have a phenomenal knack for bringing in gore AND a good story line for today's horror genre. I mean come on, what is with all the stupid ghost flicks parading around as horror flicks? I ain't scared of friggin being slimed! But this is serial killer stuff that is really great. A killer who doesn't kill? This is like Charles Manson style baby! So back to Saw III. The first 2 were excellent but this one was not as good. It had a bit of cheesiness going on but in the end it was done quiet well. I really liked how they wrapped this one up.

Jigsaw: Pain: it's a part of the puzzle. Blood: it's the price of freedom. Death: it's not that easy. Suffering: you haven't seen anything yet.

CraftZine Mania!!

2006-10-31T12:21:00.000-08:00

So the creators of Make Magazine decided to cater to the crafters around the world and come out with Craft Magazine! A $15 crafters dream! Yes, I know, $15.00 for a magazine??? But I am telling you it is soooo C-O-O-L!! Of course many of the artists they featured I have already read about from many hours spent cruising the online knitting world but there is much more than just knitting in here! Here are just a few highlights:

This guy has big sticks! Check out Mr. Knitting Machine aka Dave Cole. I am talking knitting with telephone poles, teddy bears made out of lead, bowls knitted with license plates, etc. We are talking BIG BIG Knitting Craziness that makes my eyes bulge with yarn haze!

Then there is Liza Lou who uses beads to recreate entire living spaces aka trailer house complete with cigs and typewriter, a backyard complete with trash and grass, dead presidents, etc. Why she doesn't have her own personal website I dunno but here are a few links: Backyard, Presidents, Trailer. And here is bit more detail regarding the artist and her projects including some photos of current projects such as a jail cell.

There is even a knitting project in which to transform crappy heels into funky knitted boots by Tina Marrin. Unfortuntaley they require 19 dpns which is highly expensive, a drill and a size 7.5 shoe which I don't wear. Boo hoo!

It also teaches you screenprinting, cider making, recycleable art and much more! Yes, it sounds like I am advertising here but its just so freakin AWESOME! If only I actually crafted once in a while....

My South Park Action Figure

2006-10-30T15:55:00.000-08:00

Check out this cartoon i made!

don't fuck with me
Click here to make yours!
cartman is a fat bastard

Meow Blogs

2006-10-25T22:15:00.000-07:00

Now my cats have their own little world in cyberspace at Catster!!!

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Visit my family

Tapping my veins with google

2006-10-20T18:38:00.000-07:00

I stole this off of Pincher's Blog and am now addicted. Most likely because I am tired of being a baked potato on the couch and have now moved on to being a drone to the net. Talk about sucking the life out of my existence. Anyways, this is 90 seconds of fun... Google Image Labeler

So far I made a top score today of 1600 and my overall score is 58800. Should I be proud? Probably not. Should I try to make it into the top 5? Probably not.

p.s. I stole this game too

How many me's can there be?

2006-10-16T12:27:00.000-07:00

HowManyOfMe.com

There are:
418
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

H-a H-a H-a larious!

2006-10-16T12:26:00.000-07:00

Deadly Crochet

2006-10-15T14:19:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to try my hook with crochet but I have been holding off because 1)Its a whole nother world beyond the already exhausting and exciting art of knitting and 2) I am not even past the previews with knitting (aka I am a novice) and don't feel "ready" to tackle a whole new yarn'n technique. BUT since I have noticed that a) crochet looks easier than knitting being that it only uses one hook instead of two needles and 2) I first learned what yarn could do by watching my grandma crochet blankets as a child and thus new the basic stitches (though I had no idea what they were called) - I decided to teach myself in one day so that I could crochet this very simple lookin Slit Throat Choker for Pinchers as a yarned thank you. Months ago I had forwarded her the link to this and she really liked it but alas I didn't know how to knit and saved it in the archives for a later date.

Needless to say I thought this would be a no brainer since I already know the basics of knitting (though that has nothing to do with crocheting) but I figured ya know, I know how the yarn feels and how its held and how needles/hooks feel in my hands, etc. And I figured I already had a book on my shelf to show me - Cozy Crochet by Melissa Leapman. But when it came down to it the book sucked the hairest sweatest foulest pair of monkey balls this side north! Which translates to DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK if you have never crocheted! I was dumb and picked it up because 1) I had taught myself how to knit from Knitting Pretty by Kris Precival which was a very basic book that did teach me to knit (though eventually I picked up Stitch and Bitch which is alot more detailed and organized and helped with my advancement). Now I know the books are not by the same author but they were published by the same company and the formats were identical so I assumed that it would be a good basic beginners guide to crocheting a few stitches (I also purchased this prior to the publication of Happy Hooker).

So needle-less to say, I sat down with about 6 hours to learn the art of crochet AND to actually make the above-pattern in time for Pinchers arrival and lo and behold I was stitchless! I basically got a chain going (which I didn't need the book for) and then I was lost. The stitches in the book are so basic and there is no pattern "lingo" in the book, i.e. when it says "turn" and crochet - where do I crochet into? What part of the stitch cause now its backwards. The pattern was making me do buttonholes at the very beginning! My first stitches for crocheting is a friggin buttonhole for crying out loud! I don't even know if I have ever even made one of those in knitting (though its highly likely it just wasn't used as a buttonhole and thus wasn't called that).

But now I am rambling. To make a long story short I had to trek out into my neighborhood with no Barnes and Nobles near to hunt down my only salvation - Happy Hooker. I had been holding off purchasing this book because I wasn't yet ready to embrace the crochet holy land. So off I went and to my dismay the first store I went to (a small indie bookstore) only had Stitch and Bitch. So I had to go in the opposite direction to the local tiny ass fabric/yarn store in hopes they were still open to hunt my angel, Debbie Stoller. Thank the fiber stars the book was there. So I rushed home, looked up a section entitled "button holes" and was happily hooking away and in maybe 2.5 hours had finished the choker. I have no idea if I did everything right (since I didn't have time to worry about that and went with slight improvs) but it sure looks like the original pattern. I even hooked up a crocheted button instead of sewing a real button on (because I really hate sewing and also I thought it would look better in the color of the yarn).

So yeah, thats my long story about my first crochet project.

p.s. I used Lions Brand Wool-Ease with an F hook.

p.s.s. This pattern is by Trewe who has written some amazing/funky patterns! I think most can be found on craftster. She used to have a website called Strange but Trewe with all her patterns but the site isn't working anymore. Bummer.

Oh the times we had....

2006-10-05T22:44:00.000-07:00

These are some Lace Up Opera Gloves care of Ysolda who is an amazing knitter and so generously shared this pattern for free on her blog and on craftster (where you can find many a helpful pattern questions and answers). I made three sets for Pinchers, Squid and Moi to match out Catholic School Girl Skirts when we headed out to Bar Sinister for some goth club fun! I still can't get over that place with its S&M loft, bed sheet rafter twirlers, crazy wigged bar dancers and man oh man the black leather outfits on all the club goers!! Craziness!

But back to the gloves. I perfer to call them corset gloves since that is what they remind me of but of course I didn't finish them until about an hour prior to us leaving so of course they aren't laced up correctly. Which as it so happens, I don't even know how to lace properly (there were no instructions for that part). And due the heat of August and being in a club we all ended up taking them off prior to going in. Well actually I sported mine in until they got to heavy from my forearm sweat. But I got a compliment so it was worth it and I am told Squid had gotten many a compliment on hers too!

Of course I have no idea right now what kind of yarn I used other than it was ordered off of Knit Picks and it had similar fibers as the original pattern. And I would have to add, not to be slack on the ribbon and make sure its soft ribbon - not paper and cardboardy. But it was a fun pattern in which I had to learn a few knitting tricks all of which I probably forgot by now since I took about a 2 month knitting break.......

No I am not dead. Yes I am a couch potato

2006-10-04T15:27:00.000-07:00

Soooo I am here! In Seattle!! But I have been slow on the bloggy blog thing. It took awhile to get internet set up and my personal computer isn't hooked up yet so I have been debating on bloggin when I can't really blog any pics which I think should be included in every blog. But oh well. I am sure I can manage to post a few every now and then since I don't plan on using my digital too much in the near future cause I am taking a begginer's photography class.

Anywho, that is jibber jabber. So I am here, two states away from home, and I am learning that I was spoiled with southern california weather. Not that I don't like, er love, the crisp fresh Washington air but its just a tid bit nipple-y up here sooner than I expected. So far, the city is INCREDIBLE! There is so much to do and see and eat and experiance here! I have seriously not even begun to scratch the surface which is sad since I am not currently employed but alas, money makes the world go round and with the cost of parking around here, I have no choice but to conserve on the cash flow and stay stationed on my couch or within walking distance of my new digs. There is actually alot to do in walking distance as far as food, shops, shows and bars. But then again, that means money.

But we have pretty much settled into our tiny nook of a home. Its a bit (ALOT) tight on space but manageable so far since we got lucky and were able to use the basement for storage. There is so much shit down there that is ours, er mine. Yes, I am the queen of shit (but not that kind). The kitties are still adjusting a bit it seems. Their little ears and foot pads are chilled alot. They tend to sleep and hibernate under the couch blankets, with the occasional meow or need to take a dump.

Hmmm, I guess thats it for the new life I am having. I think I have already shared with most all the nifty things about life here. Blah Blah this is really a lame-o blog. But whatev!

Oh, but I will mention the definite perks:
1) Egyptian Theatre - Way rad place with way rad flashbacks!! Monster Squad!!!!
2) Olympia - best Italian food with extra large portions
3) Bimbos Bitchin Burritos - best damn gynormous burritos this side of WA
4) Online Coffee Shops - Why the fuck arn't those all over So Cal yet?
5) Hilltop Yarn Shop - Talk about pissin my pants with yarn overload excitement
6) Seasons - as there are actual semi seasons in these parts! Maybe not snow in my front yarn but we are talking changing color of leaves on trees and stuff.
7) Man Man - well not just a Seattle thing but they played like blocks from me and were fucking FANTASTIC (which I can now say is one of my two fav bands of all time)
8)Fountain Park - Okay thats not the name but there is this park like 2 blocks from me that you can actually walk in the fountain (I found out its called Cal Anderson Park)
9) Vintage Stores - Red Light and Atlas ROCK and are so fuckin close to me and are totally not priced like the ones on Melrose in LA. Fuck yeah!
10) Kerry Park - spectabulous view without the space needle price!
11) Original Starbucks - cause its the only friggin Starbucks in this damn coffee capitol that can actually make my drink correctly.
12) Crepes at Pikes Place Market - cause the friggin good. Nuff said.
13) Cemetary by Volunteer Park - First off its got gorgeous headstones dating back to the 1800s and the walk there is very much yummy on the eyes with old mansions on millionaires row, the park, etc etc.
14) dun dun dun....my Canadian!!! - cause who doesn't want to snuggle with their love all day?

Oh my freakin non-god!! Its a bleepin knitted ferrari!!!

2006-07-31T08:03:00.000-07:00

Art graduate Lauren Porter, 22, is queen of the road after knitting herself a full-size Ferrari sports car. “I get men admiring the racing lines and old women admiring the stitches,” Lauren, whose 12 Miles of Yarn will exhibit at Studio 95, said.

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Greatest Invention Ever!!! (For the Ladies of course)

2006-07-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

So I don't know about the rest of you girls but I have never been able to cob-a-squat and take a leak. Actually, I have never even tried it knowing that it would result in nasty case of piss pants being that sometimes I have trouble just hovering over public toilets. Maybe its my short legs....

So alas, here is the greatest invention ever!!!! I saw it in Bust and I think I must order some to keep handy in the car or on trips where bathrooms are either unavailable or gross to the maximum (I am thinking those wee events where only porta-potties are available)

Dun dun dun!!! We can now piss like a man!! Woot woot!!! I present you the Magic-Cone!!! Only $16.95 for 30 cones(with $5.00 shipping)! They even have a cartoon demonstration online. Hahah! I love how they say its perfect for "discos" in the bottom right corner!

Sigh

2006-07-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

Well I have no new knits to post. I haven't touched my knitting for 2 weeks. I am still only a third through my one skein wonder yet I want to make 3 pairs of something secret for my girlfriends when we return to Bar Sinister at the end of the month. Keep your fingers crossed that a) I can figure out the pattern since I suck at M1 increases and b)I can get 3 sets done in the next 2 weeks.

Mainly life is chaos right now. With time ticking away (faster than I expected) I am in a race against myself, time and money in the next month and half to work more, save more, yet spend more time with everyone, do last minute things, get details worked out, pack, organize, clean, etc etc. The really sad thing is that I really have zero time available for family and friends and sleep in the following days before I leave the state which makes me slightly depressed. I would really love to just enjoy things a bit rather than be swept up in the chaos and time crunching.....

On that note, my blogs may be lacking in quality and quantity. I still haven't gotten around to posting about my trip to visit Leslie in Sonoma County along with some pics. Heck, I still haven't uploaded the pics to send to her. I suck. Sorry Les, if you are reading this.

Currently I am trying to apply for some government jobbie jobs up in Seattle since those applications take a long time but I totally lag on a good resume and good writing about me skills. I don't know if I want to transfer to Ritz up there since I don't know anything about anything to do with opening, editing and APS let alone selling during crunch times. I owe my savings $400 plus I need to get new car insurance asap (according to my stepdad) which will be another $300. Enter the key word here STRESS.

So yeah, this is a blah blog. Sorry.

*Sigh*

Movie Reviews

2006-07-14T08:06:00.000-07:00

So I have been catching up on my movies a bit in the past week and a half...Woot woot!

The Lake House: Ummmm, let's just say it wasn't the best movie ever. Keanu sucks. I don't really care for him too much other than in Bill and Ted's, Point Break and Matrix (the first one only). He may have made one or two other good movies (see below) but he well...sucked some balls in this one. I mainly saw it cause of Sandra Bullock and because I was in the mood for some mushy lame romance movie (aka missing my Canadian). All in all its a bizarre set up that was sorta lagging. I did like (just a bit) the premise of waiting....in the sense that it can be worth it though sometimes obstacles (like time) can make you think its not meant to be. I guess of course I am biased since I too am biding time to be with my Canadian....

Kate: [voice over] Ridiculous. For argument's sake, what day is it there?
Alex: April 14th, 2004.
Kate: No. It's April 14th, 2006.
Alex: It's the same day two years apart.

Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest: Welp what can I say. I saw this opening day (aka Thursday at 11:59 PM) and it was enjoyable in the sense that 1.) JOHNNY DEPP 2.)Orlando Bloom 3.)JOHNNY DEPP 4.)good special effects 5.)JOHNNY DEPP 6.)great visuals and costumes 7.)JOHNNY DEPP but it really lacked in character development (further), story, and suspense. The action scenes were too long in some parts and it seemed there wasn't enough of any specific character. The movie was basically filler - filling in a space between the first and the third. So basically, the movie people ripped our cash right out of our hands and laughed their way to the box office. Yes, it was good. No, it was not good enough. Helllooooo, shouldn't a sequel, even though a follow up and never as good at least carry its own weight as a movie seperate from the first? This movie could not pull its weight as a secular movie. It didn't even leave me hanging by a thread to see what was going to happen next (though of course I will see the third cause of ahem, Johnny) I was a bit disaapointed yet not entirely surprised since of course this is Disney and because they knew they were making a third movie. So all in all I guess see it if you liked the first and plan on seeing the third but even if you are a Johnny fan there is really little of him in this movie...

Jack Sparrow: How did you get here?
Will Turner: Sea turtles, mate. A pair of them strapped to my feet.
Jack Sparrow: Not so easy is it?

The Devil Wears Prada: I mainly wanted to see this cause I do like Anne Hathaway (yes, I do own and watch all her teenie bopper Disney flicks) but since it was a novel first and I was told it wasn't too shabby I picked that up and barrelled through it in a weekend. The novel itself isn't spectacular but its not crap either. A light, quick, enjoyable read if you want something easy and sorta interesting which almost had the same quality of the movie. They did change it up a bit for the movie but just enough so it didn't piss me off and ruin it. The movie was cute. Everyone who I saw it with enjoyed it. Not worth any awards but it was two hours of enjoyment.

Miranda Priestly: The details of your incompetence do not interest me.

A Scanner Darkly: Again this was a novel first by Philip Dick. I was curious as to whether or not I really wanted to read it since he is listed as a Sci-Fi author but then I came to realize that his novels were the basis of a lot of movies (Total Recall and Minority Report being the ones most noteworthy) and decided it was worth a shot. Unfortunately, I didn't finish the book by the time I saw the movie but I found that after finishing the book, the movie almost followed it page to page. They were both very enjoyable (especially the graphics in the film - think Waking Life style) and I enjoyed the concept alot. Its basically set in the future, in Orange County (woot woot??) and revolves around drugs and the law (woot woot??). Everyone left the movie (except me) feeling a little down (thats just the type of movie it is). There isn't alot of action necessarily, more about thoughts and progression. I say this is a definite must see/read/purchase. And hey, its got one of the best actors - Robert Downey Jr. and I guess I should mention, Winona Ryder (she gets points for her 80s movie acting though she has really plummeted in her adult acting career I think), Woody Harrelson (whatever) and of course Keanu Reeves (I guess he gets points for this film).

Medical Deputy #1: You know, Fred, if you keep your sense of humor like you do, you just might make it.
Fred: Make it? Make what? The team? The chick? Make good? Make do? Make out? Make sense? Make money? Make time? Define your terms. The Latin for 'make' is facere, which always reminds me of fuckere, which is Latin for 'to fuck', and I have been getting jack shit in that department as of late.

Little Miss Sunshine: So I saw an advanced free screening of this movie in Santa Monica unfortunately in the front row. But I was able to semi-enjoy the movie by scootching so low in my chair that where the back of my knees should hit my lower back was hitting and my chin was pressed to my chest by the curve of "L" in the seat and I still had to move my head left and right to see the entire screen at times. Of course I knew this would lead to unbearable pain later (including pinched nerve in back of leg together with tight back and neck muscles the next couple days) but I knew that the movie was much more important to be enjoyed (oh the sacrafices a true movie buff makes....) and so without futher adew (sp?) I say this is a must see. Really, I don't know what else to say. Its got great characters (cursing and druggie grandpa, son who doesn't talk, suicidal brother-in law, fucked up moral father, ugly want to be a star daughter and a mom just trying to remain sane) Oh and throw in a VW bus that lost first and second gear. Seriously, this is good stuff!

Olive: Grandpa, am I pretty?
Grandpa: You are the most beautiful girl in the world.
Olive: You're just saying that.
Grandpa: No! I'm madly in love with you and it's not because of your brains or your personality.

Next up I am looking forward to the foreign flick "The Science of Sleep" (ala Eternal Sunshine style) and I am a bit interested in Trust the Man (cause Maggie is cool and does good flicks)

For the movie buffs

2006-07-14T07:50:00.000-07:00

Things You Would Never Know Without the Movies (courtesy of Pinchers random forwarded e-mails that tend to be very amusing)

1. Large, loft style apartments in New York City are
well within the price range of most people - whether
they are employed or not.

2. At least one of a pair of identical twins is born
evil.

3. Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don't worry
which wire to cut. You will always choose the right
one.

4. Most laptop computers are powerful enough to
override the communications system of any invading
alien society.

5. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered
in a fight involving martial arts. Your enemies will
wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing
around in a threatening manner until you have knocked
out their predecessors.

6. When you turn out the light to go to bed,
everything in your bedroom will still be clearly
visible, just slightly bluish.

7. If you are blonde and pretty, it is possible to
become a world expert on nuclear fission at the age of
22.

8. Honest and hard working policemen are traditionally
gunned down three days before their retirement.

9. Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer
to kill their archenemies using complicated machinery
involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gasses,
lasers, and man-eating sharks, which will allow their
captives at least 20 minutes to escape.

10. During all police investigations, it will be
necessary to visit a strip club at least once.

11. All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that
reach up to the armpit level on a woman but only to
waist level on the man lying beside her.

12. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one
stick of French bread.

13. It's easy for anyone to land a plane providing
there is someone in the control tower to talk you
down.

14. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even
while scuba diving.

15. You're very likely to survive any battle in any
war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a
picture of your sweetheart back home.

16. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German
or Russian officer, it will not be necessary to speak
the language. A German or Russian accent
will do. (It used to be an English accent for the
German).

17. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in
Paris.

18. A man will show no pain while taking the most
ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries
to clean his wounds.

19. If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will
be thrown through it before long.

20. If staying in a haunted house, women should
investigate any strange noises in their most revealing
underwear.

21. Word processors never display a cursor on screen
but will always say:
Enter Password Now.

22. Even when driving down a perfectly straight road,
it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously
from left to right every few moments.

23. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing
devices with large red readouts so you know exactly
when they're going to go off.

24. A detective can only solve a case once he has been
suspended from duty.

25. If you decide to start dancing in the street,
everyone you meet will know all the steps.

26. Police departments give their officers
personality tests to make sure they are deliberately
assigned a partner who is their total opposite.

27. When they are alone, all foreign military
officers prefer to speak to each other in English.

The Hoff wants to take you for a ride

2006-07-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of SAS Knits It Again

Doo Dadas

2006-06-29T14:38:00.001-07:00

Welp, thanks to grrleighknits I found the coolest knit designs Loop-D-Loop. Her patterns are amazing!!! Very asymetrical, simple yet funky. I just HAD to have her book so being that its (or was) my birthday I got it. I can't wait to try out one of her scarves!! Knitting heaven!!!!

I also came across some other cool knit sites such as The Church of Craft who believe that art should be a religion in itself and KnitKnit, a way cool knitting zine.

Alas, though I have alot of knitting projects in the works I got nothing to post. I made some dishcloths and dishtowels for my grandma's birthday but forgot to take pics. She loved them though. They were based on the same patterns as I used before for my aunt's wedding but I did them in blue. I also knitted some food magnents for my other friend's birthday but since she hasn't received her present yet, I can't post pics. I also got to get my booty moving on a ton of baby presents. There are two little ones on the way and I am actually pretty excited about making lots of hats, booties, etc. since its not often babies come around and being that I don't have any plans on having my own soon (which is odd I am even excited about knitting baby stuff since I don't like babies but thats a whole nother story)

Aside from the knitting realm, I did manage to finally see a couple movies. I have been out of the movie loop with the whole 7 days a week job thing but I checked out Nacho Libre (not bad but not superb) which had a Napoleon Dynamite feel (being that is the same director) and I also caught District B13 (a french flick) that was dyno-mite! First off, really cool slinky like action moves; Second, its in friggin french - the ohh la la language; Third, David Belle (Leito) is bit on the hubba hubba side....

Rocky 10 years later.....

2006-06-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

So I was way way WAY excited about re-living my Rocky Horror experiance before I left town since I had only been once back when I was 15! Though it took some arm twisting to get a seasoned Rocky goer (aka Pinchers) who has been over 100 times. Me and Squid (who is, er was, a Rocky Virgin) had to cook her dinner. Actually, Squid cooked (since I don't know how) and I on the other hand had to endure standing in the kitchen half naked - meaning booty panties, sash around the boobies and a cooking apron of course. I managed to swindle some knee high socks to not feel oh so nudie. Needless to say we got the job done and we were going to Rocky on of course the last Saturday of the month for some nighty action. I tried getting my boss, Mr. Broken Bones Man to dress as Frankenfurter but it was a no go. The Double Mint Kims came too though they didn't dress up but we did give them big V's on their cheeks for being virgins (though they managed to get out of being de-virginized due to falling asleep in their chairs). All in all, it wasn't as exciting as a remember. Maybe it was all the teenie boppers, maybe it was that it way too late (show starts around midnight and ends around 4:00 a.m.) but all in all it was still fun seeing again. Check it out at Midnight Insanity
It really is quite the experiance though. Standing out on Cherry and Fourth in next to nothing surrounded by oddballs - men in women's underwear, girls wearing nothing but g-strings and pasties, heck - even a girl with panted undies on! Getting riled up for the theatre with lots of cussing. The Virgins. Interactive goodie bags (though they got sold out before I got mine). Lingerie Contest (which I know Squid would of won!! Cause we were all HOT to Trot that night!!!) Way cool props, cool cast, and of course the Time Warp in the isles!!!

Magenta: I ask for nothing!
Frank: And you shall receive it, IN ABUNDANCE!

Riff Raff: With a bit of a mind flip...
Magenta: You're into a time slip...
Riff Raff: And nothing can ever be the same.
Magenta: You're spaced out on sensation. HAH!
Riff Raff: Like you're under sedation!
All: Let's do the time warp again!

Frank: Enchant". Well! How nice. And what charming underclothes you both have. But here. Put these on.They'll make you feel less... vulnerable. It's not often we receive visitors here, let alone offer them... hospitality.

The Criminologist: It's just a jump to the left.
All: And then a step to the right!
The Criminologist: With your hands on your hips...
All: You bring your knees in tight! But it's the pelvic thrust / That really drives you insane / Let's do the time warp again!

Frank: A mental mind fuck can be nice.

Journal Knit

2006-06-23T22:40:00.000-07:00

So for an early b-day present for my Canadian I knitted him a journal cover. It was my first attempt at intasaria and I have to say it came out splendid. I really really enjoyed this project and plan on doing future intasaria projects but not until after I learn how to knit backwards in order to avoid not getting my bobbles all twisted and out of control. Thank goodness I only had about 6 and in only 2 colors. But anywho, I originally wanted to make a maple leaf with red and white yarn but that was WAYYYYY too complicated so I graphed out an "E". It took forever to get the guage right (which also was the first time I have ever guaged too by the way) and I have to say guaging isn't what its cracked up to be. Not that I thought it was being that I have never guaged cause its seems way too much like a hassle so I always try to stay with the same yarn a pattern calls for but in this case the pattern called for silk which was a) not very manly and b) not very cheap and c) not even available and my lys. Sooo, thus I guaged and I tried to cheat and only do a 1X1 square. Welp, that caused me to restart and frog and restart and frog like 4 times before I finally got it down. Now I only need to get the hang of blocking. I never blocked before and was ansy to get the cover unraveled so I ironed it under a towel and I flattened it a bit too much lengthwise so it hangs a bit on the top and bottom. I figure a quick toss in the wash machine can handle that down the road. I found the pattern on SpunMag. I used Lions Brand Woolease. But damn...what needles did I use....

Surrender the Booty!

2006-06-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

Arrr, swab the deck you scally wog! I need to find me some booty, er, treasure! Cause apparently back in pirates time finding booty didn't mean finding some women but actual jewels and treasure. This comes from my fun filled surprise last night from the Double-Mint Kims for my birtday present. I had totally forgot I had mentioned that I wanted to go to the Pirate's Adventure in Anaheim. It Wild Bill's replacement! When we arrived, Kim #1 handed me a crocheted eye patch made by Leethal! How rad! So we walk in and this place is soooooo much cooler than Medieval Times! First off they have a pre-show by the bar (which I couldn't see cause there were too many people in front of me) and they had appetizers of cheese, meat and shrimp! And sooo many people were dressed with pirate hats, bandanas or even as actual pirates!! When we loaded into the theatre, our pirate (Andre the Orange Pirate) dug my eye patch and next thing we know he calls us down to be Treasure Hunters! How cool! (This place has alot more audience participation than sucky Medieval Times) Whoa! Of course we didn't win the booty cause Kim #2 got jacked by some other scallywag who stole our flag! But needless to say the food was fantastic(specially the coconut pirate rum!) and the show was awesome! It was more of a musical with trampolines, acrobatics (the hot gypsy girl), guns, fighting, contests, sweet nifty sound effects (think creaking rope climb) and crazy finale with kids and guns in red coats! Then when the lights went up, the pirates started to dance to YMCA as we were exiting! How COOL is that?

So all in all my birthday week has rocked!! Woo hoo for being the big 2-5!

I found Spirit in Vancouver

2006-06-22T07:42:00.000-07:00

So my weekend in la la land was superb! Of course the main reason is because I got to see my Canadian! So I didn't get to get my birthday kiss until 20 minutes after my official birthday being that it took forever to get from plane to Canadian but I made it! So Friday we took in a little walking and shopping down Robson to Gas Lamp browsing for vintage stores. We found a couple only to realize they were way way way overpriced. Definitely can't wait till Seattle for their very reasonably priced vintage stores. Needless to say I did end up buying a really expensive old school Girls Scout shirt that is in need of major sewing repair (which of course I don't know how to do but I guess that's why my mom gave me a sewing machine for x-mas.....) We also found this rad 80s type shop where I scored some heart shaped shirt scrunchies!! Way awesome!

As we made our way downtown we ran into some Spirit Bears and I managed to take a picture with more than a handful (more like every single one we passed by)! Talk about acting like a tourist!! Then my Canadian made me a nummy homemade (from scratch) birthday cake with whip cream frosting and some strawberry jam! He also made homemade (from scratch) asparagus cheese soup!

Oh, and I almost forgot! When we were in Gas Lamp we found Graffetti Alley which is this way cool alley that got graffetti arted by artists paid by the City. It was really spectacular to turn the corner and run into this wall of color amongst bums and the smell of urine.
On Saturday we had a nice romantic evening at La Bodega where we ate and drank Sangria and walked home along the water....

Sunday we packed a lunch and headed out to Stanley park (with a pit stop for some gelato of course) and played some backgammon (which I got my ass kicked) and took some photos. Oh, how I love Stanley Park and will miss it so much even though I never lived there....
All in all it was a great great GREAT weekend which I really needed. Not only to get away but to see my Canadian! Now I don't get to see him until the big move....

p.s. Oh and I managed to get my passport stamped this time!! Woohoo!!!
p.s.s. My Candian got me my Planned Parenthood Pendant (from my prior blog)! Woot de la woot!

Save Screech

2006-06-20T08:44:00.000-07:00

So I was listening to Kevin and Bean this morning cause they had the Hoff (which was really too short of an interview) and lo and behold they follow him up with Screech from Saved by the Bell who apparently needs help with the foreclosure on his house! How crazy is that! His site is actually pretty amusing - he is trying to bring the down the guy who promised to get him out of foreclosure AND at the same time save his house. You can buy a tee-shirt to go towards saving his home and he will sign it with some profanity blasting the guy that fucked him over. Good stuff. If I have $15 leftover at the end of the month I might just have to get one....

I will be out of the country....washing my hair....

2006-06-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

10 points for anyone who knows what movie that is from!! Man I love the 80s. Okay...moving along....I will be leaving tonight and arriving in Canada hopefully just a few minutes right before my b-day to see my Canadian! Whoo hoo!!! I am a tad nervous about leaving Xander though since he is on medication and is having some problems but I know my aunt (who is a fantabulous cat sitter) will keep a good eye on him.

So far the pre-birthday has been fun! My mom gave me half my present which was a HUGE basket of yarn including the new giant speed sticks from Lion Brand! My grandma (whom I share a birthday with) got me a super soft bath robe. I have yet to finish her b-day present which I will post when I get back. Plan on getting some knitting done on the airplane. Oh oh! And my Dad is giving me a 5 disc dvd player since mine is broken and so is Trav's! How lazy will I be when I load up 5 80s flicks all at once. Do I hear a genre marathon?????

Plus, I think my co-workers are planning some ice cream cake yumminess for me today at work. Mmmmmmmm!! Good things, good things!

Okay, well off to work (er, back to work). I have been dilly dallying all morning being that I am ultra tired. I have probably been averaging 4 hours a night or something with the stress of Xander and then packing and planning, etc. Hopefully nobody sits next to me on the plane and I can sprawl out for a nap.

See you when I get back!

Bleu

2006-06-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I am a fanatic when it comes to blue cheese. First it started with the salad dressing, then it moved to actual blue cheese crumbles on my salad then the real kicker that swooned me was a blue cheese burger!!! Mmmmmm! Which I have found Red Robin to have the bestest of those! Then I even had some homemade blue cheese potato soup. That's right, no other cheese but blue in it! It was quite tangy, almost a wee bit for me, but my taste buds quickly adapted and I was good for a bowl full. Quite yummy.

Surprisingly, I never actually buy blue cheese cause well, I am not sure what to put it on other than a salad and I never really make salads at home, let alone cook in general. But behold, I was purusing Trader Joe's last week and was debating on buying some havarti and came across a pre-shredded chedder and blue cheese mix! It was like a light from above was shining on this tiny little container amongst the hustle of other shoppers. I was uber excited and decided to experiment a bit with what blue cheese could be paired with.

Here are my results so far....(remember its not just blue cheese but a cheddar mix)

1. Baked potato - Eh, not so nummy. I actually perfer the havarti/cheddar duo the bestest.
2. Pasta - Not too shabby. It was actually a tortillini thingy so it wasn't just plain pasta to begin with but it gave it a little kick.
3. Tacos - MMMMMMM! So fantastic!! Seriously! It was like a taco salad a la fantabulous!! Really, this must be tried!

Of course, I finished off the container with the tacos and wasn't able to continue exploring which in reality I don't really know how to cook anything else.... but I am thinking maybe a blue cheese burrito might be in order......

The Lab gets shot

2006-06-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

Another adventure in photography......
First up is my Canon AEO1(?) <--- Haha! I don't even know what my camera is!!

Next we have my old school Kodak Pony (first photo shoot ever!)

Scoe's #1

2006-06-12T08:43:00.000-07:00

Welp, I have always wanted to try out the famous Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in L.A. and last Thursday the Doublemint Kims made it happen. Though we didn't go to the L.A. one (of 3) we did make it to the downtown Long Beach one which was sorta in enough of the hood for me. See, here is the thing. I do not like mixing my foods and here we are mixing breakfast (which I never eat at any other time of day but breakfast) with fried chicken. But I was willing to give it a shot based on his famousness and the rave reviews I have heard from other people (though the Kims warned me it wasn't what the raves were all about) But still, I had to take on the adventure since that was really what it was all about - not the food and it turns out..... I was overly disappointed. EWWW, YUCK, GROSS, NASTY, GAG, PELCHK and whatever other sound effects one can make. First of all, I LOVE waffles so being that this "advertised" waffles I was stupidly assuming the waffles would be semi-belgium style but noooooo, they weren't even regular waffles, they were fucking leggo my eggo waffles!!! What the punk??? And they were freakin soggy - not even a crispness anywhere on the mo fos! Seeing this I was relieved I had ordered a biscuit. But alas I went to "break" off a piece and it was a soggy smushy mess! At least I thought to myself, the fried chicken looks normal enough. Enter big sigh here. So I go to bite into my fried chicken (which on a side note here, I don't even like chicken on the bone but I can tolerate it occasionally which would be this fowl starving/disgusted situation here) and lo and behold....it was over cooked!! The battered skin was so crunchy it couldn't be chewed!!! Damn Damn Damn!! So all in all, at least I can say I have been to Roscoes and it SUCKED BIG HAIRY MONKEY BALLS!!

So at least I got to cross that off my list of things to do. Speaking of lists, the Doublemint Kims asked me for a list of things I wanted to do before I left for Seattle so I had to come up with a few things off the top of my head....

1. Male Strip Club (why not)
2. See a movie at Gruman's Chinese Theatre
3. See a major celebrity doing something normal in the real world
4. 10050 Cielo Drive, Los Angeles
5. 24 hour Vegas trip

So they said they would work on it. They are so awesome.

I am also going to accomplish some other must do tasks with Pinchers and Squid

1. Rocky Horror (its been 10 years)
2. Goth Club (and I am not even goth)
3. 80s Club (and I am not even a clubber)

Also, I am thinking it would be cool to check out the ol' D-land too one last time....

P.S. We checked (after Roscoes) this fantabulous little cafe in Long Beach called The Library!! It was uber awesome! Great drinks, great atmosphere and great concept! Though we were the only girls there and possibly the only heterosexuals there too. haha!

Knitter's Geek Code

2006-06-06T15:49:00.000-07:00

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Knitting back in time

2006-06-06T14:31:00.000-07:00

WOOT WOOT!! I just received my e-bay purchase!! A fantabulous find I tell you!! First of all, I love old books in general - the look, the smell, the history..... Its a 1940s knitting book from the UK called "Knitted Garments for the Family" by Dorothy M. Beckett. Its got everything- sweaters, dresses, skirts, mens wear, childrens wear, teenage wear, his and her bathing suits, undies and knickers, even some weird (yet very cool idea) of a fake-out blouse thingy that ties around your neck and waist and only covers your front to wear under a suit. hahah! It smell ancient. The binding is staring to crack and I had to turn the pages very very carefully but it is still in one piece. Whats even more amazing is the book jacket. It is a hardcover burgundy with a skein of yarn embossed on the cover. The title is only along the spine. Inside, the jacket is lined with this retro grey/silver paper design showing hands knitting and winding yarn! And even better - someone wrote notes in the book!! Not much, just the number of rows they were on for one of the patterns! But that just made it even better - to think of how many people may have knitted from this very book.... My only concern is if the knitting needles aren't correct. Obviously they must be using UK needle size but I have heard that old knitting needles were different sizes too which could mess everything up. But we shall see. I think I want to make some retro undies first!! Here are some pages from the book.....

Laughlin' it up

2006-06-06T14:16:00.000-07:00

So, the family Laughlin voyage for my aunt's wedding was a hoot! Had loads of fun! It was so great seeing everyone and actually having a 3 day weekend all to myself!!! Woo hoo! I really really needed it. I won a whomping $50! Hahah! But I didn't really gamble much anyways. Maybe like $40 worth. My aunt's wedding was much fun. She got married on a river boat then we headed over to the Edgewater where she had rented a room for 4 hours for food, drinks and dancing. I did a lot of chair dancin' and even some floor dancin thanks to the DJ staring me off with a Counting Crows song "Accidentally in Love". (Must of been the 4.5 Washington Apples I had - - crown royal, apple schnapps and cranberry juice) Some family members got WASTED!! haha! The fun kind of wasted though. Here are some pics......

I also knitted up some dishcloths for the wedding present. You can't really tell but the dishcloths have a cabin knitted (er, rather purled) into it. There are a ton of cute and easy patterns on Melissa's Knit Page. I used the same size knitting needles and some Sugar and Cream cotton yarn.

I also whipped up (if you call it that cause it took a lot longer than the dishcloths) some dish towels (that don't match - blah) they have a diamond pattern in them but you can't really see it with the varigated yarn. Here's the pattern.

p.s. The damn DJ wouldn't play the Time Warp for me. He claimed it was a Halloween song. WTF???

p.s.s. We stopped at Del Taco in Barstow on the way back and I have to say it was the best damn Del Taco tacos I have ever had. Normally you get only a half full taco with a pinch of cheese. But behold, at this Del the taco was spilling out of the shell!! the meat was half way up the shell, let alone the gobs of cheese! And it was even topped with a tomato slice! Holy Trinity Batman! But sadly, I had to chuck the slice 'o tomato cause I mean what the punk am I to do with a burger sliced tomato folded into my taco????

I take two steps forward and then two steps back..

2006-05-30T14:00:00.000-07:00

Sooo, I just realized that I have been purling WRONG!! Eeeekkk! Which is funny cause after like my first 2 or 3 scarves I realized I had been knitting (garter stitch) wrong but it didn't seem to make much difference when all I was knitting was in garter stitch. But then I was browsing my knitting groups post on myspace and came across someone's post about learning how they had found out they were knitting wrong and how your supposed to bring the yarn around counter clockwise which led me to question how to bring the yarn over when purling (is it counter clockwise too????) so I got on the dreadful (*I say dreadful because for some reason the idea of learning to knit via online videos seems so "the wave of the future" rather than the old fashioned, my grandma taught me which seems warm and fuzzy)and alas, realized that I had been purling wrong all this time too!!! Instead of coming in (through the back) of the front stitch I always came in through the back stitch (which answers some questions about patterns actually stating to come through the back leaving me baffled since that was what I was already doing)! And I think I was always wrapping the yarn clockwise too!!! Double whammy!! But ya know, I don't think any of my projects have really suffered too much from it anyhow. So sad though to realize that I am still so far from being an intermediate knitter.....

*I actually first got into the yarn arts when I was in grade school. My grandmother was an avid crocheter, making blankets and slippers for the whole family. I learned a couple simple stitches but then put it away. A couple years ago, I saw a knitting book and decided to teach myself via the old fashioned book way (I LOVE BOOKS!! - specially old smelly ones though this one was new). I have yet to re-learn crochet since I never really learned what the stitches were called that my grandma taught me nor what to do with them cept go back and forth.

p.s. My post title reminds me of my old favorite Paul Abdul. I think I shall look into finding an old album of hers. Back in the day I was addicted to her cassettes. That and NKOTB which I just recently obtained their greatest hits album for $2.99 the other day! How awesome!!!! Awww, their music is so crappy its wonderful. Seriously, the music itself is like R&B style but they still know how to serenade a girl's heart. Awww.......

p.s.s. I little secret, I used to have NKOTB sheets, comforter and curtains. I would always flip my pillow over to Jordan Knight and sleep on his face.....

Pirate Squid

2006-05-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

Well, since I mastered the fair isle (if you can call it mastering) with the strawberry hat I attempted it again for Squid's birthday present request. She wanted red and black stripped wrist warmers. Since I have never made wrist warmers before I was estatic to find a pattern that was already red and black stripped (my mind relishes when it doesn't have to think too much while knitting). Check out the Pirate Wristlet pattern. I even used the same needles and yarn. Though I didn't have "trouble" making them technically I did fuck up ALOT. But needless to say, she still liked them and that was good enough for me. I had given her warning that they probably wouldn't be perfect since it was my first time trying my hand at them. And I even ambered them up by switching the colors around for each mitt. Since I am taking the nation by storm and amberizing it one person at a time (ie. Pinchers --> Joe, etc) Love it!!!

Strawberry Shortcake

2006-05-24T13:19:00.000-07:00

Sooo, it seems like forever since I have posted something I have actually knitted but I have been knitting lots just not enough time to post them while "in progress" plus most are presents so I have to wait until after they are given to actually post them. Which leads me to Sailor Mars' wee little itty bitty one who turned 2 the other day... she just absolutely adores Strawberry Shortcake (and who doesn't I might add - I actually recall being Miss Shortcake for Halloween once when I was a wee bitty one too). I found this pattern on www.lionbrand.com "Strawberry Patch Cap" and thought whoa, this is perfect! But alas, it took me about a day and a half to figure the damn pattern out. Though it was my first time using fair isle and only my third hat, I don't think it was my lack of pattern knowledge per se but more of lion brand being a totally lame place to copy patterns from. (If I were to digress here a bit I would explain how I wasted many precious knitting hours and time to make a hat off their website only to find that in the end it was a complete failure and I have to rip the damn thing apart and re-do it which I haven't been wanting to do AND after I emailed lion brand and got a better explaination of the pattern, they still didn't fix the pattern on the web to be more user friendly....) But anywho, so yeah, I finally finished the hat and I was kind of worried it wouldn't fit cause I have no idea how big baby's heads are and plus everyone kept asking me if it was a tomato but in the end I presented it to Ta Ta and she exclaimed "Strawberry" outloud! Which just goes to show how easily one can be impressed by a two year old. She put it on her head right away and wore most of the time at lunch which made me happy. Tee hee! I used the same yarn it called for - Woole Ease in Red Sprinkles and Hunter Green.

My parents keep asking how school was. It's like saying, "How was that drive-by shooting?" You don't care how it was, you're lucky to get out alive.

2006-05-22T23:01:00.000-07:00

Which My So-Called Life Character Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty

This life has been a test. If it had been an actual life, you would have received actual instructions on where to go and what to do

2006-05-22T22:53:00.000-07:00

"Sigh", My So Called Life has come to an end for our (Pinchers of Power and Squid and sometimes Crackhow) Monday night shows. Its the 3rd time I have watched the too short one season long series and again I am at a loss for how profound an example of high school it is...and how profoundly hot Jared Leto is....but um, yeah, its an amazing show. And I think it proved to Pinchers just how incredible Claire Danes is when it comes to tears.... I always said Willow had nothing on Angela. Man on man, if I were a cryer I would be holding a box of kleenex for each episode that Angela Chase's face melts in a scene. "Like, its unbelievable...or something. Whatever."

Snap Snap Snap

2006-05-22T09:20:00.000-07:00

So here are some of the results of my photoshoot....I am rather pleased that the entire roll actually came out!!! Woot woot!!!

"I'm going to impale your mom on a spike and feed her dead body to my dog with syphilis."

2006-05-17T11:53:00.000-07:00

So yesterday, Kimono, Kim #2, Connect the Bones Man and I went on a photo shoot in Santa Ana. I still didn't load my own film. Tee Hee. But we will see what we got this Saturday when I develop them at work. I am told my camera sucks balls. It was fun though strolling down Main Street like paparazzi (sp?). That or wacky tourists. Then we loaded up on some can't never say no to it Baskin Robbins. After feedin the craving, we rushed down to the movie theatre and caught Thank you for Smoking. Which was uber fantastic! Mind you there were only spectacular previews before it too (which says alot). I even accidentally snorted while laughing in the theatre. And I don't even snort!!!!Needless to say it should be part of the dvd collection.

By the way, one should check out Hard Candy and Water too. Excellent movies.

Supa Skinny Summer Scraves

2006-05-08T17:28:00.000-07:00

Woot Woot! Its summer and whadayaknow its also the perfect time for scarves! Yes, I am delusional but hey, why not? I figure my Super Skinny Summer Scarves go great with a tank top in the evening and hey they are friggin looooooong! Nobody makes long scarves these days it seems - or at least not store bought ones and hey, those ones suck anyways! So in an attempt to save for my move I whipped up a whole bunch of these to sell at my mom's store but apparently they are "too" long for people to want to purchase. PISH on those lame holes! Bah! I like em and if nobody wants em I will take em all back cause these are my wishes, my dreams!!!! Oh, wait they arn't pennies. Oh well, take a lookie.....(Drop Stitch Ribbon Scarf)
(okay, the last one isn't super skinny....but his sister came over to use my bathroon)

I am the Hoff

2006-05-05T07:53:00.000-07:00

Cult Icon Hasselhoff

You are Hasselhoff, the Cult Icon. You revel in your enigmatic and confusing popularity – moreso in the positive aspects of it than the confusing or unclear parts. You are the shining star of the world: more specifically, of Germany. Someday, you will be featured in a ticker-tape parade. Someday!

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

what happened to yellow orange fossil resin?

2006-05-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

amber --

[noun]:

A person with a sixth sense for detecting the presence of goblins

'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Whoa....a political blog....dun dun dun...

2006-04-28T23:04:00.000-07:00

Soooo, as we all know I am NOT political (cause if you did not know already - I feel that the cause of the world's confliction is due to religion which leads to politics which leads to chaos) but if I were to "choose" a side I would hang a left being that I am pro-choice and anti-guns yatta yatta.

And... well.... I think this is freakin an amazingly cool way to sport being pro-choice, ahem, pro-birth control with hand crafted jewlery by Artifactual Creations made out of inactive birth control pills. They are made exclusively for Planned Parenthood and all proceeds benefit PP whom I commend for their efforts in fighting to save Roe.

Alas, this is enough political talk for moi. But seriously, I need the peach flower pendant - and I would wear it proudly - even though its wrapped in politics....

Thanks to the Hedgeblog for sharing...

I was tagged by Kate....

2006-04-24T11:30:00.000-07:00

1. I must pee before going to bed no matter if I already went to the bathroom 20 minutes before.
2. I do not burp. I don’t know how.
3. I shave my arm pits every day. No matter what. (yet I don't shave my legs in the winter)
4. I won't eat brown M&Ms cause they taste more chocolatey
5. It takes me eight hours to consume 500 ml of water.
6. If I can I try to avoid taking the elevator with a stranger.

I am tagging – McMine, Sailor Mars, Pinchers of Power, Squid, Supa Tran and Eu-genie. (Jessica and Niki, Madison, No Nam, M. Lo, Willis, Messlie, and Jessica O.)
RULES

The first player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself," and people who get tagged need to write a blog about their 6 weird things/habits as well as state this rule clearly.
In the end you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment saying "you are tagged" in their myspace comments and tell them to read yours...

stitches = smiles

2006-04-20T13:07:00.000-07:00

Ahem, once again I am flabbergasted by the way knitting brings things into perspective. This whomper of a pink tank cozy found on Boing Boing (scroll down a bit for today's post) reminds me of the knitting tree sweaters found on Elaine Bradford's page of knitted art. Seriously, how can knitting not be inspiring? There is definitely a warmth and graciousness wrapped in its fibers. The time and patience of a personally woven creation.....

New Virus ALERT

2006-04-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

Please pay attention...

There is a dangerous virus being passed
electronically, orally and by hand.

This virus is called Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer
(WORK). If you receive WORK from any of your
colleagues, your boss or anyone else via any means DO
NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private
life completely.

If you should come into contact with WORK put your
jacket on and take two good friends to the nearest
pub. Purchase the antidote known as
Work-Isolator-Neutralizer-Extractor (WINE). Take the
antidote repeatedly until WORK has been completely
eliminated from your system.

You should forward this warning to 5 friends. If you
do not have 5 friends, you have already been infected
and WORK is controlling your life.

Update: After extensive testing it has been concluded
that Best-Equivalent-Extractor-Remedy (BEER) may be
substituted for WINE but may require a more generous
application.

Oh my needles!

2006-04-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

There is just not enough great things about knitting as there is already that I have recently discovered ... knitting blogs, Knit.1 magazine, the Doozer Knitting song, yarn'n with my man but now there is a music video - GANGSTA KNITTERS

Oh my, its just too funny. Love it!!

Hoff Mania

2006-04-18T10:26:00.000-07:00

Are you obsessed with the 80s? Ever watched Knight Rider? How bout Baywatch? Do you laugh and gag at the sight of thick curly chest hair? Are you a myspace comment whore? Have you ever taken someone up on the Hoff challenge? If you have you know what the challenge consists of - hunting the internet for rare and hysterical Hoff images to blast your opponent's webpage with.

AND since I am feeling nice today.... I will allow you to view my ammo supply.....

All things Hoff
Drop it like its Hoff
Nipples are Hoff
Play the Hoff Game

Like finding a needle in a f*ck stack....

2006-04-18T09:47:00.000-07:00

Go see this movie....it will scare the laugh right out of you!! Not only does it rock as a comic horror flick (not that I know if thats the direction it was going in) but it bleepin rocked for raunchy cuss lingo that of course I want to obtain. AND of course *woot woot* to Nathan Fillion (aka Mal from Firefly)!!! But it wasn't just funny in that gory and completely semi cheesy special effects (not all of them mind you - the slithering slug demons looked like fleshless penis' which was kind of creepy) - some scenes were freakin bad ass when it comes to zombie freaky-ness aka "family fun day" JAMES GUNN is now the uber shit (though I really didn't care for Scooby Doo - though it did have "Buffy" in it) but his other film (also by his wife) Lollilove looks fabulously hilarious too!

p.s. Meat is good. Mmmmmm Meat. meat Meat MEAT!

McDreamy, er McMine needs a new co-star....

2006-04-18T08:38:00.000-07:00

So the word is out….dun dun dun….I will be leaving ya’ll for rainy Seattle to be with my favorite person ever! The date (September 1, 2006) has been set for departure (or actually a couple days prior to haul my crap across the states). I am UBER UBER ecstatic to know I will be with my Canadian every minute of every day and I am also way excited for the change of scenery. But alas, I am a bit sad thinking about leaving everything I know behind – family, friends, the stereotypical “OC” (but not sad enough to stay – sorry).

So now I am down to the wire of only five (5!!!) months to enjoy the rest of my time in So. Cal but unfortunately working 7 days a week doesn’t leave me with much time. But I promised my hem bitch I would visit her up in the bay area AND Kimowave and I are taking our friendship vows later this summer in our friendship commitment ceremony. Plus, Pincher, Squid and I need to morph into superheroes sometime soon. Oh, and I am supposed to learn me some photography. And its been awhile since I have had a slumber party at Sailor Mars’ house. So much to do….so little time. But either way, if I don’t get to all of these things – all of these peeps I mentioned (ahem) WILL be visiting me!! No excuses or I will kung fu your ass!

But the real kicker in this whole shebang is that Pinchers and Squid are taking APPLICATIONS for my replacement!!! Booo!!! Booo!! But I am not worried. Ain’t nobody can replace moi…..er….they better not! Cause damn it I AM THE AMBER!!! And you will feel the wrath in yur arse if you dare try and dismiss this vital fact! H-a H-a-larious!!

whistle while you knit

2006-04-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, I found the coolest little knittin, er, yarn'n song there ever was and I owe it all to Fraggle Rock. Which it has been way too long since I have seen that show. Must add to dvd list. But anywho grab your needles and start tapping your feets to this little diddly...

It's neat and it's sweet
It's a ding dong treat
Knittin' socks for little feet
Just sittin' with your knittin' all day long
You know knittin's friendly
And knittin's fun
Knittin's good for everyone
And that is why we sing this knittin' song
Well it's knit one pearl two
What's a Doozer gonna do
With a gol-darn
Ball of yarn?
It's stitch three drop four
Pitch that knittin' out the door right now
There's a green there's a red
There's a knot in my thread
A knitter needs his noggin read
So don't come 'round and speak to me of yarn
You can k-nit all day and k-nothin' fits
'Cause only k-nitwits like to k-nit
And k-nittin' k-needles just ain't worth a darn
Well it's knit one pearl two
What's a Doozer gonna do
With a gol-darn
Ball of yarn?
It's stitch three drop four
Pitch that knittin' out the door right now

Listen to it here DOOZER

Six Demon Bag Lyrics

2006-04-04T10:23:00.000-07:00

So here are the new Man Man lyrics. I had to blog em up so I wouldn't lose them. I only wish now to find all the lyrics for their first AWESOME album.

visit them now at WE ARE MAN MAN

FEATHERS
she feels like a stranger has come in the night and stolen her life and left her with this and boughs break on ebony toothaches she is a flask trapped inside a fall i know you need to find what you thought you left behind in a past life i won't question why the only light that you have you give away i know you need to find what you thought you left behind in a past life i won't question why the only light that you have you give away she feels like a stranger has come in the night and stolen her life and left her with this

ENGRISH BWUDD
all i want to be is a shovely bubbly gobbly gook a seagull stole him from his slow mama's hands aboard the boat the sweet louisa and dropped him in the meadow-lands where wild hyenas taught him how to hunt old elephants so he spent his formative years eating out badunkadunk fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman he travelled across the sea in the belly of a japanese businessman on a pleasure ship to france and he don't know why she loves him and he don't know why the sun sets but fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman bang pow pow pow ahhhhhh and her father hated him with the passion of a dying chinaman he said get him out of here or i'm gonna bite of his face no daddy daddy don't daddy daddy get the fuck out of my house no daddy daddy don't daddy daddy this is my house my house fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman fee fi fo fum i smell the blood of an englishman

BANANA GHOST
please don't go and build a fence around your heart like you've done before when you're losing ground i know i can't wait i don't even have the strength to begin to imitate the dying little bird you've saved when the night breaks and the clouds shake and your hopes ache to someday be redeemed please don't go and build a fence around your heart like you've done before when your losing grace and i know i can't wait i don't even have the strength to begin to imitate the dying little bird you've saved when the night breaks and the clouds shake and your hopes ache to someday be redeemed her face is a curtain of this truth i'm certain i know i know i know so please don't go and build a fence around your heart like you've done before when you're losing ground i know i can't wait i don't even have the strength to begin to imitate the dying little bird you've saved

YOUNG EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH
gotta get it get it got it good i got it get it gotta gotta get it get it got it good i got it get it gotta gotta get it get it got it good i got it get it gotta gotta get it get it got it good i got it get it gotta

SKIN TENSION
will we ever find the one that we were meant to love like we want to be loved take this flight into the sun or did they die in a dry hump fire years before we were born when all the hogs devoured the dogs like lightening after the storm and her lips were wet like a rose with summer sweat and when our eyes met i knew i was through tiptoes on cobblestones in glass stilettos it breaks my knees when she hides her nosebleeds in my dreams as i sleep and i know i'll never be the man that she thinks she really needs but it don't stop me from trying to be and i scream ice-cream goddamn you miette goddamn i let down my guard and lifted this heart so now it can break again goddamn you miette goddamn i let down my guard and there goes this heart straight out the window again goddamn goddamn goddamn godbless

PUSH THE EAGLES STOMACH
i don't wannna know your name my vice grips i don't wanna know your name bad vice cops i don't wanna know your name the prescription doesn't scan we start shrinking when we hit that grill you know we will don't beat around the black jack night don't beat around the black jack night don't beat around the black jack night don't beat around the black jack night
(my brain hurts, you're own your own from here)

VAN HELSING BOOMBOX
only time will tell if i'll allow the scenery around to eat me alive i wanna sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet even though i know it won't work out in the long run so i burn down the walls breathe like a shadow those arms i once knew hold me like ghosts i learn how to speak forgotten language i fall in the sea but forget how to swim and when anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have when anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have and only time will tell if i'll allow the scenery around to eat me alive i wanna sleep for weeks like a dog at her feet even though i know it won't work out in the long run so i burn down nepal breathe like a shadow those arms i once knew hold me like ghosts i learn how to speak defeated languange fall in the street as i howl at the moon and when anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have when anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have when anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have when anything that's anything becomes nothing that's everything and nothing is the only thing you ever seem to have

ICE DOGS
am i supposed to close my eyes as you walk away from me am i supposed to blind myself so i'll never have to see you walking side by side with a different kind of man who'll redefine your body in ways i know i...what if i don't want to go now will you come and put these eyes out for me...so don't go and blame your mother for what's your father's fault or all of your daughters will turn out just like you bent on destruction and burning through their beauty and looking beyond their years by the time they're only (twenty)...and what if i don't want to go now will you come put these eyes out for me...oh c'est la vie please don't go and abandon me when the bridge burns down and the bad blood tastes like wine on the wind and they c'est beware of the man in shades beware beware of the man in shades beware i stutter step my way across desert lakes to try and sweat the ghost of the past and lay my anchor at last at your feet as they c'est beware of the man in shades beware beware of the man in shades beware i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am i am the man in shades yes i am

don't chew, just let em melt on your tongue....

2006-04-04T07:49:00.000-07:00

So for a girl who doesn't even come near being weak at the knees for chocolate I have finally become smitten by these ooh la la truffles that Pinchers of Power snuck over last night. I say snuck because she stole them from a guy's stash that he keeps for his wife to give her when she is on The PMS. Listen to this story. This guy knows his wife so well that apparently when its "that time" she will give a sigh somewhere in the house. When he hears that he sneaks out his $80 tin of orgasmic truffles and finds her in the house, tells her to close her eyes and then places the truffle in her mouth making all her pms melt away. One word - WOW! I myself am in shock about how damn good these nummy treats were. Even Squid who is "diabetic" chomped down one or two. We are talking about the best damn chocolate that doesn't taste like chocolate that's ever hit my chocolate hating tastebuds! Apparently they are only available via Blue Frog Chocolates in New Orleans and are whoa whoa whoa expensive but geez they are soooooo good......

Elissa Meyrich can go bleep herself!

2006-04-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

The battle
Free to Stitch Free to Bitch

Sew Fast Sew Easy can suck the hairy crumbs off armadillo balls!

Debbie Stoller is the shit. Plain and simple.

blooms of yarn

2006-04-03T14:19:00.000-07:00

Well myspace jacked up my original blog so yatta yatta whatever the frick I said before here are some damn roses I knit up with crappy standard acrylic yarn from this Rose PatternI made the purple ones into a hair clip and the light pink ones into a pin.

nano nano

2006-04-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Woot Woot!! I used dpns for the very first time (granted for the bulk of this semi masterpiece I only used 2 but hey for like 5 seconds I used 4). Anywho, I found this pattern on Craftster and in about 3 days I now have a tangle free headphone cozy to match my nano case! And yes, my headphone cord was cold (if that happened to be your question).Lion Brand Micro Spun in Mango with size 0 dpns using i-cord method

wonton meows

2006-04-03T14:17:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, it was my little sister's birthday and I thought I would try my hand at this cute pattern I found on the internet. So I grabbed some soft JoAnns Sensation Angel Hair Yarn and a pair of 8 needles and had at it and thus was born a kitty kat or as Kimowave declared him - wonton! (Note: I must work on my sewing skills -- his nose is quite odd but I dig my asian eye slanty cat!)

And thanks to my cool co-peeps Kim and Sean....

baking a toque

2006-04-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

And finally I busted out with something other than a scarf! Woot woot for moi! So here it is, my first beanie! Though I made it a little loose I was quite proud that it turned out okay and I found circular needles to be KICK ASS!!!

Alas, the memories of my too short trip up north where I began this "toque" in a wee bitty bakery in vancouver.....

pish the *bleep* posh