Like a Lost Angel

I was listening to Candy by my man Marty, the lyric, "Like a lost angel not longed for this world" struck a chord with me.

More often than not I feel lost in my own life. It seems like everyone else knows what they want, how to get it and how to keep it. Everyone else has a plan, and then there's me.

A friend told me once 'Problems are impossible to solve if you just focus on the problem. Solutions are possible if you accept they can be done and you are capable of doing it. ' (betcha didn't know I was friends with Tony Robbins*)

I try to live by that theory. Sometimes it's a struggle, you feel so weighed down by whatever the problem is, no matter how large or small, you think that you'll never be able to get up, but you do, and your stronger because of it, eventually.

*I'm not really friends with Tony Robbins, but seriously, how cool would it be if I was?

So...

I knit a short row... and I liked it. Well, I liked it once I learned how to execute it correctly (thanks youtube! you rock!!).

I have bangs, they are past the longish sexy stage and at the long annoying stage. This makes me sad, I do not feel I had enough time with the longish sexy bangs.

I am on the lookout for twinkle lights. Not just any twinkle lights the kind that hang like icicles (wow, that word just doesn't look like it's spelt right...but spellcheck says it is so we'll go with that). Where's a Harry's House of Twinkle Lights when you need it?

I have a new ipod, which I love, it's a touch, named Chester. I have the most bizarre playlist. Seriously weird. I'm kinda concerned.

Giving Thanks

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a day we give thanks, here is what I am thankful for.

family, as much as they dive me to drink, i love them
kitties, who keep me laughing
knitting, it keeps me sane, introduced me to my pal Adam.
Ravelry!
WJA
i am thankful that there are only 38 days left to 2010.

Tea for Two

and two for tea. Sorry, am done now. This post was inspired by the Yarn Harlots post on Tea Time.

I love drinking tea, especially in the winter when my feet are chilled or it's grey and rainy out. I am very specific about my tea, and get made fun of often for my particulars.

1. tea water has to be boiled, in a kettle, preferably on a stove, although i have used an electric kettle and a microwave when i was really desperate.

2. i like my black tea (ie Lipton, Salada etc) with a drop of milk (cream is unacceptable in tea) and a sweet & low. I drink tea like a Brit, or so one told me. Lady Earl Grey is my absolute favorite tea, and that just gets a sweet & low.

3. when home, I drink my tea from my winnie the pooh mug and if I'm really lucky, there are cookies in the house, Mary Martins winter gingersnaps... SO GOOD!

and that is how I do tea, what about you?

Eclipse

So Eclipse is coming out on DVD Dec. 4th. I already have plans with my friend for a Twilight movie day. I'm bringing a sock with me, easy peasy knitting right? OH YA! figure if between now and then I finish Doug's Gridiron sock, I can start the second one and hopefully have that done and overwith by the end of the year.

I still have some work to do on my brother's cobblestone, which I'll be doing tonight.

My goal, albeit a lofty one, is to finish Doug's socks and my log cabin blanket by the end of the year and start 2011 with clean needles. 39 days. not that I'm counting or anything.

Here I go Again on My Own

My sweetie and I have parted ways. We want different things, things neither of us are willing to compromise on. My heart is truly broken. As I said to him, I knew I loved him, I just didn't know how much until now.

So, what does a brokenhearted girl suffering from insomnia do to pass the time in the wee small hours of the morning? She knits of course (fear not dear knitters, i know not to try anything to complex)! Armed with new yarn (Cascade Eco wool in a yummy neutral color) and a new pattern (EZ's Garter Stitch Blanket) I am hoping to knit myself back together again. Hopefully the soothing repeat of the simple knit stitch will mend my broken heart and help to get some not drug induced sleep.

WIP's

Hi ya bloggy,
Oh how I've missed you. Haven't had much going on in regards to knitterly things, as my mojo was hiding again, this time in the freezer behind the garlic bread! Anywho... had the baby shower last weekend and no I did not finish the baby sweater from hell in time for it, and you know what I. DON'T. FRAKKIN. CARE! So put that in your pipe and smoke it! (sorry, was guilted into going to the shower and pushed to knit something for the baby, so ya)
In happier knitty news (ya, totally just typed news knews) I have been knitting on my awesome brother Todd's cobblestone sleeve. This makes me squee with excitement. I'm chugging along on my sweeties socks, they may become my Hell's Kitchen project. Sadly, my BSG socks are at a standstill, haven't had a weekend to myself to watch BSG. No BSG, no BSG sock knitting. I am hoping to rectify this come Saturday. I also hope to take some pictures of said socks some time in the near future and post them.

News!!

My little knitting blog has been taken over by my personal life and my whining and ramblings. In order to remdy that have started a new blog, In Search of Holly.
I'll still update this one with all sorts of knitterly things.
=)

Fall in August

I am LOVING this fall weather. Sadly, like all good things, this too shall come to an end and summer will resume, at least for a few extra weeks.

Have been knitting on my sweeties sock a little bit. Still an epic fail for summer of socks, however, i got further on the 2 socks I started than I have on any other sock I've worked on in the past. One day I'll even finish a pair. Oh well, there's always Sock-tober, right?

::yawn::

Cause I just did.

I have seemed to misplace my knitting mojo, I would like to find it, as I have many things to finish. Maybe it's behind the couch.

I have started the sleeve on my brothers cobblestone, started a baby sweater for my cousin (using stash yarn thanktyouverymuch), knit a little on my BSG sock, realized I somehow mucked up a row and am now tinking back a bit, this is what happens when you try to knit and yell at the t.v. at the same time, and have looked at doug's sock, taken out, looked at knit and put it back. weeee.

My birthday prezzie to myself should be arriving today or tomorrow. Hazel Knits sock club for August. I got a sneaky peaky on Ravelry, and OMG! GORGEOUS! I can not wait to see it in person.

Mmmmm, coffee the elixer of life.

hmmmm...

i think i need to tweak the new design a little, maybe this weekend.

apologies for the silence.

i tried yoga. and i liked it. go figure.

feeling reminiscent for an old friend, who i haven't seen in 16 years and who lives many miles away.

Swap Prezzies and Lost and Found

I signed up for the My Favorite Things swap on Ravelry. I got my bundle (am trying to bring that word back) from McKate (ravelry ID, as far as I can tell she doesn't have a blog) in the mail over the weekend. Inside were fabulous goodies and treats!

(apologies for the craptastic photo...)

we gots some sock yarn that is destined to be fruit loops (my favorite cereal!!) another yarn that reminds me of the ocean...may make a cowl neck thing-y (yes that is the technical term) or fingerless gloves...or i may just keep it and pet it as it is soft & beautiful to look at and sock elastic, which i never knew existed but have a feeling i will not be able to live without.
treats: kettle corn, which was soooo good, i need to buy more!!) sour patch kids & swedish fishies, hand made soap and candles, the soap is lavender citrus and smells heavenly.

Thank you McKate for your generosity and for making my 1st swap a memorable one.

I have found my knitting mojo and I didn't even know it was lost!!

I started Sizzle Sunday night. I am so excited about this, it was on my lust to knit list for at least a year.

Now only I could buy just the pattern for shopping tunic in Twinkle: Big City knits but sadly you cannot buy the patterns separately. Maybe I'll just bite the bullet and buy it as I'm sure I'll find other things in there to knit.

Yo!

Still got nothing...
Am working on random little knitterly things here and there, a plain ol sock in some stash yarn that is making it's own pattern as it goes...neat-o-rific man and here i just thought it just stripped itself. Stripped or striped? Man my spelling leaves a lot to be desired, this is what happens when you are taught to spell phonetically, but i digress.
Am trying to get better at capitalization, still liking just having everything in lower case. I think it just comes down to sheer laziness on my part.
Dudes, it's only Wednesday...which normally would be fine except for the part where all day yesterday I thought it was Wednesday, so imagine my disapointment this morning when I realized that today was in fact Wednesday and not Thursday.
oh well.