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proceed with caution: RANT following!i know i haven't blogged in a while - but, i just *had* to today after reading about the 13-month old twins who died late last week. and no, it wasn't an accident.initially, there was a blurb about it during the friday daytime news - and, as i had suspected to df, said there wasn't something right about that. they had the police on, the alderman on - all

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sigh.last night, i started to descale the coffeemaker. i ran 48 ounces of vinegar through it, and the instructions said to let it sit for at least 4 hours. ok. it was night time, so perfect.i purposely left the *open* instruction manual in front of the machine, with a large coffee mug still underneath the dispensing spout, and, i get a soft "what am i supposed to do with the coffeemaker?" this

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i am not - *not* allowed to go fabric shopping anymore! at least not for a while. :)i've been sewing and sewing these blooming lotus nine patches for what...a month now? while i was sewing the last set of nine patches (fabrics #7 & #8), i decided that i just wouldn't be satisfied unless this was a *really* useable quilt. in my mind, useable = queen sized. i just wasn't satisfied with the size it

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-51781051112986038062010-06-14T00:19:00.002-05:002010-06-14T00:28:32.794-05:00

sigh. i am in *love*. michael miller's 'alfabeto italiano collezione'.i even love it despite the fact that all 26 letters are not there. but how awesome is that - an almost complete alphabet, in italian! i *need* to have this. now!

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as i was getting ready to spend nearly an entire saturday off sitting in a day-long nclex review class yesterday, there was a blurb on the news about some kind of "national start a diet day" this coming monday (tomorrow). i got really excited, because, a.) i was supposed to start my diet last week and b.) failed miserably at that, thinking i could just start it *this* monday.so what a great idea.

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so this is why i should never - *never!* - be allowed to leave the house & go to the fabric store. i finally(!) received my so buzzy quilt bee fabrics on wednesday - you should have seen me waiting for this little package to arrive - i was like a dog wagging its tail waiting for the owners to come home! apparently, there was a little zip code snafu that the post office had to straighten out - and

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so, instead of going out of town for the long weekend, nick & i stayed at home. we were able to go and visit some friends, and, on sunday, we went to wolff's flea market at the allstate arena. i wanted to be there by 7 am, but of course, that didn't happen, and we ended up pulling in about 8:30 or so - and the place was absolutely *packed*. i love wolff's. i don't think you really, truly

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today i decided that i have a love/hate relationship with my dyson. after neglecting the floors for about 2 weeks, without even a quick swiffer in between - between the two of us and the two cats, the floors - as you can imagine - were disastrous. i swear there was a thin layer of fur covering just about every floor surface. (okay, a bit of an exaggeration, but, there definitely was a layer of

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so, it's just after midnight, and it's still 75 degrees outside. what happened to spring?i made a little bit of progress tonight. i turned some of this (a bunch of vintage linen fabric scraps i bought off of etsy, that i had absolutely no idea what to do with):into this:what a great way to use some of these little scraps!i used the spiderweb tutorial found on quilt-it.blogspot.com. i wanted to

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so i was reading the paper today, and there was an article that had this statement:honestly, i can't even remember what the article was about, decluttering or something along those lines. (you know, because i am *always* thinking about decluttering...but i just never get around to doing it... :) ) but when i read that, i was like, 'hmmph! so true!' however, i still really love 'later'...i also

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1696392386070050962010-05-20T11:28:00.005-05:002010-05-20T12:04:58.232-05:00

the good, the bad and the ugly!so i was commenting on all my photos on flickr, and then a realization came to me: why am i commenting on them *here*, when i can comment on them on my *blog* (that i never post on...)! so i present to you the fruits of my labor the past week:i found this one in a half-completed state in my pile of unfinished quilt projects...it's a unisex-ish quilt, although i

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i am a freakin' idiot. so i choose possibly the worst time *ever* to knit these:(did i mention that, in additon to knitting these, i am in the middle of my p.e. week and have a final coming up next week?!?)in any case, though. i started the second (left) mitten this past sunday, and continued knitting it until i finished it (minus the thumb) this morning. and so i'm comparing the two mittens, and

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-87812630827735190742008-01-09T09:04:00.000-06:002008-01-09T09:26:10.467-06:00

so i can't believe i actually finished a project in time - actually, let me rephrase that - finished a project, with time to spare.case in point: 23rd of december, i've decided to make all of my boyfriend's family's gifts. it's now 4:00 am on the 24th - the day we're exchanging gifts - and i'm just finishing them up, barely. eek.but take a look at this!and an even better photo:and of course, it

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happy new year!okay...so i promised that it wouldn't be another year until i posted...and lookee who's here! :)so...we're only 2 days and an hour into the new year, and i'm already knees-deep into new crafty projects. well, only two projects. but two projects that need to be completed within the next two weeks. yikes!first up:super-dee-dupter cute cabled baby hat. i'm doing the one on the right,

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i'm too crafty for my own good.whooa. - oh yeah. it's me. and, if anyone is even following this blog anymore (which i suspect is no one), i'm sure you figured i'd fallen off the face of the earth. i've come close (not really), but, no, i actually am still here, on the face of the earth. truth be told, i've been just really, really busy. busy crafting, and busy procrastinating. i can't tell you

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hump day.sorry for the lack-o-posting here for a while, but, gosh...just so much has been going on here lately!first off: da bears.i have to admit, i know hardly anything about football. i remember hearing this thing on the radio a few months back, that they were having some class for chicks who didn't know anything about football. so we could at least learn. and enjoy. and i remember saying to

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so wow. we're 13 days into the new year's already...can you believe it?i didn't make any new years resolutions this year, but, i think it has worked out better. now, i'm actually *going* to the gym, and, in addition to that, i'm also taking two ballet classes and a tango class, to boot! so...knock on wood...this will keep up. (and it'd better!)so now that i have all this free time on my hands,

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new years, (not really) missed connections, bad boyfriends and brazilian waxing...here's hoping everyone had a very safe and wonderful new years!just a few comments on my evening last night:mid-30ish dude, sitting at the bar, with your friend wearing the packers shirt: okay. enough with the ogling. it was very flattering, but, there are two things that are very wrong with this picture: you didn't

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1166427479908265942006-12-17T23:59:00.000-06:002006-12-18T07:18:23.770-06:00

secret pal swag!so, on my trip to my super nice post office early last week, i was presented with a few boxes, one of which contained my second secret pal 9 package! i wasn't even at chicago ave. yet before the box was torn open, to peek inside:of course, i couldn't *open* all the pretty lovely presents, i had to wait until i got home that evening...and i couldn't even *belive* all the super

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my cats *have* to have this:okay, fine. *i* have to have this. i don't think you understand.in a wee bit of insomnia this evening, i somehow ended up on the ikea website, and came across this super cute cat bed. nevermind the fact that it's $60.00, and, despite the fact that my cats already have several very cool, very trendy cat beds, i just have to have it. it's the coolest thing i've ever seen

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shame, humbug and slack-o-ramaso it's been a few weeks since i last posted...oops! so much has happened during those two weeks, also!first off: i'm *so* disappointed that mario lost. what a crock!secondly: i took my first ballroom dance lesson with my boyfriend a few weeks ago. although it was a lot of fun, i think i'm going to have to trade in my ballroom shoes for a pair of steel-toed boots. (

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i'm voting for mario.what a hottie! whoo-hoo! and boy, can he dance!so i've been such a slacker lately. i know. i'm blaming mario. actually, no, i'm not. i'm blaming the show - dancing with the stars - for my lack of blogging as of late. i've really never followed the show, until my mom and i were watching it on halloween - and i was hooked. and now, i'm determined to take ballroom dance lessons.

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happy (belated) halloween!okay...i meant to post these earlier this week, but, i was (and still am) recovering from my self-inflicted sweatshop from last thursday-friday-saturday. just as i was finishing up my bonnet for my halloween costume (two hours before the party! eek!), the doorbell rang, and my mail lady dropped me off a package containing these very colorful and autumn-ish gifts:(i

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i must have some kind of sickness.yesterday, while on my lunch hour, i went over to nordstrom rack, where they had an entire wall of scarves, hats and mittens... yes, they were very cute, but when i looked at the price tag? $12.99 for a hat? yes, that's *super* cheap...and in my non-knitting days, i would've bought it in a heartbeat. of course nooo... i could knit one that's better. (but forget

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1161158487299978882006-10-18T02:53:00.000-05:002006-10-18T03:05:05.606-05:00

i can't sleep...so here are my answers for:a contest...in honor of tali's first birthday! (happy birthday!)1. where is your favorite knitting spot?anywhere and everywhere! i've actually found that the time i spend on the cta has been a great help - i actually *have* fo's now!2. if you suddenly could never knit again (shudder) - what would you do instead?i'd take up piano lessons again. learn how

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(i actually have a few finished projects to show off, but, with all the excitement of the going-ons today, i totally forgot to photograph them! next time, i promise!)so with my birthday coming up (next monday), i told my boyfriend that i wanted to go to the pumpkin farm that was advertised on a few billboards along i-55 and lagrange rd. on the way to his place - and he agreed to take me. anyways,

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secret pal 9 questionnaire!since i can't sleep...here we go!1. what is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? what fibers do you absolutely *not* like?i like wools, especially "different" ones (think: colinette) and handpainted yarn as well. i don't really like acrylics and "novelty" yarn such as eyelash or fun fur -that type of thing.2. what do you use to store your needles/hooks in?i'm using

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happy anniversary!today marks our (my boyfriend & i) one-year anniversary. woo-hoo! in celebration, we went to go and see "hamlet" at the chicago shakespeare theater at navy pier last night. since i only live in the city and have *never* been to navy pier previously, after we saw the play, we walked around navy pier a bit to check it out, and of course, no visit to navy pier is complete without a

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it's monday already? seriously?the weekend went by way too fast! it was a 'lil hectic, though, for a bit...so, as i enjoy my breakfast of my farmer's market poundcake and a diet coke, let's recap!friday night, i couldn't sleep worth anything; i ended up going to be about 3 am or so, to be woken up by the loud, crinkling sound:6 am and yup... that's a hole in the bag. my cats (particularly griffin

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ffffuuuuuudddddddggggggeeeee.i can't believe it. i really can't believe it. i was just talking about it, and i forgot about it. what am i talking about? grey's anatomy, of course!i waited the entire summer for the season premiere episode. i even watched the last few episodes again on sunday in preparation! and then...i totally forgot.what can i say? i was just so excited about my discovery of

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stash enhancementi *heart* sundays. for some reason, i'm usually pretty productive (relatively speaking). but, when i woke up this morning, it was so dreary out. cold, dark, gloomy and rainy. so, i started doing my weekly chores, and as i was doing laundry, i realized that it'd be a good idea to go and visit one of my local yarn stores that i haven't been to yet. i received a bunch of coupons and

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can someone teach me how to crochet so i can make these, please?are these not the *cutest* things that you've ever seen? i *need* to have a pair.not too much to report this time around; we made a very last-minute emergency trip up to the dells over the labor day weekend, and i was able to get a bunch of progress what actually is a *lace* (yikes!) scarf - the one that i mentioned in a previous

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so, as i'm sitting here, knitting up my mid-month dishcloth kal (you know, instead of getting ready for work...), i was reminded of a particularly nasty person yesterday, and, had an amazing revelation:"these people who are just so dissatisfied with everything...these people who are just not happy with anything you do for them, even if it's to *their* benefit...these people who complain about *

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cta-schmeeteeae.so yesterday, i was determined to get to joann fabrics on elston, because their interfacing was 50% off. and, i actually *need* interfacing so i can make my knitting tote and cut out the pattern for the knitting tote, etc. so, i decide to look on transitchicago.com and plan out an itinerary and see what time i'd actually *get* there. okay. one transfer, no problem. my eta? 7:17.

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buttload 'o photos!so, this week has been a relatively (shopping and such!) productive week, and, the majority of it involves *yarn*, so, i just *had* to show...earlier this week, i popped into nina to check out some yarns for this cabled hat knitting obsession i have lately... (it all started when i saw that pattern on knittingcentral.com's website...i just fell in love with their chloe's (mona

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happy happy mail day! happy happy mail day!today was an *excellent* mail day. (after arguing with the people at the post office, that is...)i picked up tons of crafty stuff today. first, i reeceived my mason-dixon knitting and one skein books: and then, my fabric for my knitting tote came in...i'll be using the green cat fabric for the outside, the pink stockinette for the lining, and the black

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so, i'm not really sure or not if i'm the only person who does this, but, i don't know...it seems that i can spend hours on end, going through links from one person's blog to another. it's amazing to see what other people are crafting, and what they are knitting, and ultimately, what everything comes down to is, is that i get ideas for *more* projects that i just *need* to start. for example:

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so i joined this monthly dishcloth knit-a-long group because, even though there are a plethora of dishcloth patterns out there, I keep on knitting "c" initial dishcloths as well as my commuting-friendly "grandma's favorite dishcloth". (commuter-friendly meaning that it's a very simple pattern that is easy to keep track of.) so anyways. i just thought i'd check it out. so, what happens is, on the

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so now i understand what all the craze is about!i can't believe how quickly it came, but, my boyfriend and i finally went to go and see "wicked" yesterday evening. i bought the tickets before his birthday, nearly three months ago, and had to wait until now in order to get decent seating! we had a very nice evening, starting with dinner at the ristorante we at the w hotel. (total sidenote: i was

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ok! i've been meaning and meaning to post these photos, but, well, you know how i am... here are my much-awaited photos from my last secret pal box! (and i'm really sorry, secret pal, for not posting them sooner!)photo #1: some absolutely gorgeous and *soft* blue sky alpacas yarn - this'll be absolutely perfect to knit up a panta with! and, a novel...with knitting patterns and recipes included as

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i thought fireworks (and i'm talking *big* fireworks) are illegal in illinois.apparently, my "friendly neighbors" just to the north don't think that laws apply to them. no comment on that one. sigh. the good thing is, is that i didn't have to go down to navy pier to see the fireworks display tonight!in any case, though, i thought i'd better get a move on my posting, as apparently, i've been a

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and this is why i love the summer in the city:(taken at approximately 7:35 pm, sunday, june 18.)warning: much complaining/drama follows. proceed at your own risk.sundays are supposed to be relaxing, right? or maybe today was just the exception to the rule. after attending a family function last night, my sister & i headed just west of here to attend a combined graduation/good-bye party for her

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1149913829627434032006-06-09T23:14:00.000-05:002006-06-09T23:48:16.116-05:00

now, without further ado, here are some very belated thank-yous!first off:*thank you, thank you, thank you* to my knitters tea swap pal, kathy! when i signed up for the tea swap, i figured that i'd be getting some tea. and some treats. and some random yarn from someone's stash. boy, was i wrong! not only did i get some deliciously-sounding vanilla caramel tea (which, by the way, i haven't had a

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so much for 'required weekly postings.'but i've been so busy doing other things!some of my latest obessions:irish soda breadpound cake #1pound cake #2after settling for the soda bread recipe that has baked up 'pretty okay', i think i've finally perfected my irish soda bread, or at least the way i like it - not too dense and slightly sweet. but as for my newest obsession...pound cake...well now

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okay. so i don't post for months, then, all of a sudden, two posts in one day! ahh...what can i say? what i can say is, is that i want this:isn't that the cutest? it's a sheep embellishment kit from crazyyarnlady.com! i saw the cutest embellished mittens in morehouse farm merino knits. i think the sheep would be perfect!today has been a very productive day, for me at least. first work, then to

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okay. so april literally *flew* by, and now we're 4 days into may. where'd the time go? considering that i've been absolutely *awful* these past few months at posting, i'd better get everyone up-to-date!"april in a nutshell":first off, since it was on the first, anyways - was our (my boyfriend & i) 6 month anniversary. (i have to admit, he was more excited about it than i was.) we are now a

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okay. so i know i've been absoltely *horrible* about posting lately. *horrible, horrible.* but, on the same token, i've been absolutely, completely *busy*! i mean *busy*! first off: i *finally* had my carpet replaced, after a year or arguing with the installers about it! here are the cats, right after it was installed, testing it out:testingmore testingand then, a couple of days later, the

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okay. so i think my secret pal is crazy (in a good way, of course). i came home yesterday, to find a big 'ol heavy box on my front doorstep. i open it, and this is what i find:yarn. and more yarn!i would've been happy with this. but nooooo... this is what else i found in the box:helps-you-not-lose-your-scissorsand i *so* totally would've been happy with the yarn and the scissors. (what's hanging

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grr.okay. i am thoroughly peeved right now. so - i purchased this filofax organizer off of ebay at the end of january, and, it was listed as being a "store demo with no noticeable imperfections". okay. that being said, i fully understand that: a.) the item is not perfect, it's been handled, and b.) it's a store demo. store demos get messed up a bit. but what did i receive? i received this totally

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1139984252974786272006-02-15T00:17:00.000-06:002006-02-15T00:28:40.336-06:00

i am flippin' insane.eylet baby blanketso, i've decided that i'm going to knit up this 'eyelet baby blanket' for one of dan's good friends who is expecting this coming april/may, out of theirblue sky alpacas organic dyed cotton, in the 'shell' color, this absolutely gorgeous light pink color (which, incidentally, i was considering knitting a scarf out of).i think i am insane.not only do i *still*

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i am in love.sheep!i have to have this. it's morehouse farm's sheep scarf kit!now, if i could just decide on a color combination...okay...enough procrastinating...it's time to get back to the laundry...

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i am shellfish.(translation: i am selfish)so. i've been scrambling to get enough hours for the past few weeks, due to the fact that my manager is completely unfair, and my shifts get cut. not only am i working weird shifts, i am working weird, middle-of-the-day (read: wednesday 1-6 pm) shifts. anyhow. considering the situation, i figured that the easiest way to pick up a random day or two was to

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1138767027928932072006-01-31T21:56:00.000-06:002006-01-31T22:10:27.943-06:00

rebates are a crock!so...i've just spent the past two evenings filling out various rebates for my best buy purchase from last night... i absolutely refuse to be one of those "these-are-the-people-that-we-like-to-make-money-off-off-because-they-don't-ever-mail-their-rebates-in" people, like i was last year, missing out on my $40.00 worth of mail-in-rebates. (i mean, come on, i can buy a fair

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1138199607196437972006-01-25T08:24:00.000-06:002006-01-25T08:33:27.206-06:00

resolutions-schmezolutions!okay...so i just took a quick look at my "not-really-resolutions, 2006" post, and, forget it - i've already broken each and every single one of them! (okay, maybe except for the blogging one...) bah!that's okay, though - i still have hope. i've decided to print out four copies of it - and post one by my computer, one on my fridge, put one in my filofax, and one in my

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so, i get home this afternoon, and this is what i find in my e-mailbox:an adagio teas gift certificate from my secret pal! thank you! how did you know...and, the best part is, is that they have loose irish breakfast tea! (because, you know, i have taken a liking to all things irish since i've been dating an irish guy...) i'm very excited! i'll post photos of my teas once i receive them...(oh, and

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so, it's the middle of the night, and i can't sleep. but look what i found:You are Mohair.You are a warm and fuzzy type who works well withothers, doing your share without being tooweighty. You can be stubborn and absolutelyrefuse to change your position once it is set,but that's okay since you are good at coveringup your mistakes. What kind of yarn are you? brought to you by Quizillai just had

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so i'm totally freaking going.oi can't believe it! in exactly two months, i will be in las vegas. i'm actually not just going there for the heck of it; one of my boyfriend's friends is getting married that weekend, and we're going to attend the wedding. so, of course with all the wedding hoopla going on for the first few days (bachelor/bachelorette parties on friday, followed by the wedding/

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1137233579001324462006-01-14T04:12:00.000-06:002006-01-17T02:22:03.846-06:00

and this is why i don't use needles smaller than size #10.5:the beginnings of the egg rollok. so maybe i *have* used needles smaller than a #10.5 before - but geez louise! considering that the majority of my (unfinished) projects these days are knitted on size #13 (or larger) needles, this one is taking *forever*... this (shh!) is going to be for my sp...well, for her cat, anyhow. It's the egg

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not-really-resolutions, 2006so, here we are, thirteen days into the new year, and, although i have some ideas in my head, i've really not officially declared any new year's resolutions! but, i don't know...i think i'm really not into the whole 'resolution' thing - especially considering that i never, ever, never ever ever follow through... so, maybe a more appropriate term would be '

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sp7 questionnaire1. are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? do you avoid red heart and lion brand?i have to admit, i am a yarn snob to a point. i love wools (especially chunky, bulky handpainted wools), however, i've learned (as i did last year) that i just can't wear wool scarves, as much as i love them! but still, i'm a yarn snob. i just *love* beautiful,

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so, it's 2:30 in the morning, i have a pound cake in the oven, and look what i accomplished in the process:a finished project! (i can't believe it!)1x1 rib knit long scarfyarn: katia's 'nepal', color #5000, 2 skeins on #15 needlestime it took to complete: 5 days, off and on

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merry (belated) christmas!o christmas tree, o christmas tree...with all my 2600+ lights...i know. just call me ms. griswald!i'm very excited! two days after christmas, i'm about to leave to go after-christmas shopping on north michigan avenue, and look what shows up on my doorstep:sp 6 treats! yay!a box 'o stuff from my secret pal! yay! i received a beautiful purse, a copy of the reader, stitch

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okay. yah. yah. it's been a while.it's just that...i've been busy...procrastinating!stitch markers!first off (as usual)...a very special thank you goes out to my secret pal... i received a not-lost-in-the-mail-this-time (ahem, thank you, usps...) envelope yesterday...and guess what it had inside! stitch markers! they're blue and lovely and gorgeous...and, my digital camera is freezing in my car

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before i begin...i have to say a *huge* THANK YOU to my secret pal! (yes, i am turning into one of *those* people that don't even e-mail or acknowledge or anything!) thanks to a huge post office snafu (go figure), i never received my first 'secret package' - and she was nice enough to send me this as a replacement:ribby! ribby! joy! joy!needless to say, very excited. i've been wanting this

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"flowers for your sweetie" for all the made-up, "hallmark holidays" there are, happy sweetest day. bah humbug. (maybe.)

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baby, it's cold outside!brr!51 degrees? okay...so i'm a wuss. (kinda.) i absolutely *love* the cool, crisp weather that autumn brings to chicago...it's just the adjustment!so it's 3:42 in the morning, i've got t-5 hours until my 1st calculus exam, which, i should add, that i haven't even *started* studying for. it's not that i didn't mean to study. it's just that there are so many other things to

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produce galore!(courtesy of my ever-favorite saturday morning farmer's market)*more* honeycrisp. (yes, i know i'm obsessed)senshu apples & asian pearsraisin challah(blognote: for those of you who *really* didn't believe that i *love* pink, yes, it's true. i *do* have pink colanders & a pink cutting board.)today's weekly trip to the farmer's market proved very fruitful (no pun intended). not only

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chicken jamba-TOMATO PASTE-layaso much for my potentially-will-be-*really*-good jambalaya recipe that i tried today. at the (almost) last step, i added *2* (yes, two) cans for tomato paste. considering the fact that i was *halving* the recipe instead of *doubling* it, umm...yeah. didn't turn out so well. hence chicken jamba-tomato paste-laya. sigh. i was *so* looking forward to it, too!

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* f f f f f f u u u u u u u d d d d d d g g g g g g e e e e e e . *i just remembered, that i forgot to 'submit' my first exam (for this web class that i'm taking) by midnight last night. i logged in to my blackboard account, to see if maybe i would be lucky, and, by some act of the good-fortune-on-christina-gods, the module would still be open. this is what i got:(oh yeah. big blank page. and the

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* s i g h . *i'm in love.so i just got back from the clark & division farmer's market, and guess what i found there? honeycrisp apples! now, for those of you who aren't in the "know", there are like fifty gazillion types of apples out there (i only found this out last year). in any case, i discovered these apples through a friend of mine last fall - and let me tell you, i've been eagerly

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yikes. i've just realized that: it's 8:04 pm, i've still got a mess of a house to clean, calculus homework to finish, an ebay transaction that i have to deal with, i have to work tomorrow and friday, and my old roomate is coming into town friday night, to boot! where have all the hours gone?

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SP6 Questionnaire1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?I admit, I *am* a yarn snob. I have to admit, when I was really new to knitting, I had no idea. I went to Michael's and JoAnn's and bought Lion Brand. But then, I went to a knitting store, and I was absolutely seduced by the colors, and

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so i *finally* have one (mostly) fp under my belt:okay. so it's just another scarf to add to my enormous scarf collection. but, *the yarn*! it's just a simple garter stitch pattern on #35 needles, knit up on plymouth yarn's "baby alpaca grande", in color #3317, an absolutely *gorgeous* not-too-baby blue. i still have to weave in the ends, then add fringe, then block, but, c'mon...it's nearly done

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this is going to sound really bad, but, i think i have knitting-related attention deficit disorder. now, i haven't been officially diagnosed or anything, but, i swear - when it comes to knitting, i could have five different projects on the needles (currently: 4) and, if i see something else that catches my interest, i have to drop whatever i'm currently working on, and try to figure out the next

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i think the lazy, dog days of summer are coming to an end.so, i was supposed to re-pack up all the stuff in my second bedroom today, to prep for all the carpet re-stretching, re-tacking, re-whatever they have planned for this coming wednesday. umm, not so much.in the midst of moving stuff around in the closet, well, i came across a part of my yarn stash. and what did i do? take a break and start

christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809126072508003586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286191.post-1124438294167168572005-08-19T02:57:00.000-05:002005-08-19T02:58:14.166-05:00

i'm never drinking green tea past 8 pm again.

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calling all chicagoans!so, i just discovered a new yarn store: nina, located at ashland & division.there was actually a write-up about it in this month's (or maybe it's next month's) chicago magazine, the 'best of...' issue. and i really have to say, i do agree.now, i wasn't able to spend a whole lot of time in there - considering that i had 15 minutes before they closed. instead of being pushed

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i'm an addict. remember when the whole webcam thing was all the rage? i used to spend hours going through people's archives, seeing what was going on in their lives. i don't know, there's a certain fascination with seeing other people live their lives. maybe i'm just a peeping tom. but hey, these people *want* to be seen.lately, i've found myself reading people's knitting blogs, in the midst of

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