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Today Was a Good Day!

So, today, I had a doctor's appointment, it was kind of a bummer, but really it could have gone worse. I came home to:


This guy


My Knit Picks Order


And my super hot package from my Secret Pal. Who is awesome. Seriously.

And at least while I was at the doctor's I got some knitting done..


Whitby Socks from Knitting on the Road

Let's see.. Where to begin, since I've been gone, I uh, finished the Azkaban scarf, and gave it to the lady at work. Oh my goodness, I thought she was going to pee her pants. This of course, made me happy. I gave it to her on Friday, and told her to have a very happy Harry Potter day on Saturday. She wore it all day. I was so proud. Dude seriously, it made knitting for eighty bajilliondy minutes so totally worth it. I also finished my Sock Pal's sock

I promise I washed my feet first

These actually took so little yarn that I may make a pair for myself out of the matching skein. Oh my goodness, I'd look like such a goon. "Here are your socks complete stranger, I have a totally matching pair!" But they were comfy when I was modeling them.

If you can tell in the Knit Picks order though, I'm doing good on sock yarn, that's four pairs (OH MY GOODNESS, OR EIGHT ANKLE SOCKS) there, and my pair of Cigar Gloves too. Of course, I'm not keeping all that sock yarn. That in conjunction with the probably 4 pairs-worth I bought at JoAnn's Firefly sale, and the two pairs I bought there on sale last night is enough to keep me busy. I really don't need enough socks to knit my way to the moon or anything. Yet.

And my secret pal, who could not have timed it better, I got a nice note (which was really nice), a new Ipod cozy (that is modeled above, already carrying my Ipod), an awesome brooch (which I'm wearing tomorrow), and: The Comfort Zone DPNs. Oh my goodness. My Secret Pal is the bestest person like ever. Which reminds me, I actually need to get some free time, to make it to the post office, so I can send *my* pal her next package. The last bit arrived today. (Note: I suppose if my secret pal happens to read my blog, and receives something she happened to spot on my blog, I suppose my cover is blown!) Other than that, working on my questionnaire for the Knitty SP5 (soo confusing..) and working on my new blog. Yes, I'm probably relocating my little slice of the net, I'll definantly keep it updated as to what happens and where I end up. I hope everyone else has a knit-tacular day as well!

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Alive

Dear Secret Pal,

Though tempted, I did not click the link to your web page. I still do not know who you are. You're secret is safe! (And once I make it over to Halo Scan, I'll delete the link) This isn't a big update, but if you're interested..


In my time of personal crisis, I've finished the Azkaban Scarf, finished the second sock for my Sockapaltwoza pal, and started another sock. And finished reading Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince There's not alot else to report. I haven't had time to work on pics or site stuff, but I'm potentially relocating soon. Kind of like real life, where I'm sort of relocating there too. Hope everyone else is doing good!

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My Life

On Pause... Hopefully I'll be able to come up with the words in a day or two. Nothing more to say about that.

-Reina.
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Summer Knitty

So, summer Knitty is out. Thoughts, opinions? Me personally, I just don't see me making like, anything in it. Yeap, that's right, well, maybe Cigar. Maybe. Not for smoking reasons, but because, well, because I use those three fingers most in knitting too. ^_^. Me personally, I can't imagine the boyfriend wearing any of it. And the Obey scarf may just be a little too cool for me. If not too cool, It could just be that I'm still slowly making my way through the Azkaban scarf, and another two months of Stockinette more or less just isn't my bag. Of course..

New techniques could be learned. I've never intarsiaed before. I'm not sure what that verbs into, but I figure I like 'intarsiaed' and well, I'm gonna use it. Maybe it will be like the time my friend convinced me to help him bring the word 'righteous' back into popularity. He lasted about a month, and years later, I still say the word righteous. That's right kids, you heard it here first, I'm so totally lame, that sometimes it hurts. Other than that, I got the new KnitPicks catalouge in the mail today, and in it were some pretty lace alpaca scarves that I could own the pattern for and make all three for under twenty dollars. Seriously, it's so stupid it hurts. I don't even really wear lacy things, but I'm sure I could incorporate it somehow.

Speaking of which, I need to buy new clothes. I wake up every day and scrounge for clothes because well, I work at an office now, and they don't let me wear jeans and a t-shirt. My old offices always did, but here it's at least slacks. Total bummer. I did however buckle down a bit wilst working this weekend, and churned through the rest of the ninth repeat on the Azkaban scarf (progress had halted completely), got about half-way through the right ankle sock for my sock pal, and well, got at least a little ways into the second (of three) ball of the Ribbed Shrug. And Christine left me a note with pattern info for that super cute dress she made. I wonder if I could toss that on with a shrug for work.. Could I tax deduct the yarn as a business expense?! Man, talk about the IRS being screwed. I'd just spend all of my income on yarn, instead of most of it!

Oh crap, the new Interweave was out today. I meant to hit the bookstore and at least look at it. Work kept me late today, and intends to keep me late tomorrow. However, they're building a new Starbucks relatively close to where I live, and man, I doubt seriously I could hate that job like I hate mine. (go go optimism!) That and I think they don't care if my hair were to be bright pink. That in and of itself may be enough to keep me going!

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Is that a..

Finished Object?! Why yes, yes it is. Witness the first ankle sock for my Sockapaltwoza pal!


Doesn't my right foot look jealous?

But wait, there's more.

You probably didn't notice that I'd slyly added another WIP on my left sidebar, but I did. (I know, I changed the colour-scheme and it all just got hazy, right? It wasn't that no one reads, I just know it ^_^) So, here's a pic of the first third or so of the Ribbed Shrug from the Summer 05 Interweave.


Paton's Katrina - Glacier

And a thread over on the Knittyboard made me start to think I could maybe use some point protectors. I don't ever use them, but a bit of inspiration occured while I was at the store the other day, when I passed by some Crayola Model Magic. And I had to make some penguins to protect whatever projects I'll toss on Size 8s. (Read: Apricot Jacket).


Aren't they cute?

Hopefully they're durable enough to withstand my wear and tear! Looking at my pictures here, I really need to become a bit more adept with the old camera I think. Happy Fourth of July for those of the American persuasion! I will celebrate my holiday by: working! Because my job sucks. At least I'm getting paid double, which is almost something to celebrate. :)

Oh yes, for the obligatory something completely unrelated, this MIT student is doing a survey for his thesis. Help him out?

Cameron was an Egypt man.. let my Cameron go...

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