tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219201502011-07-28T18:05:53.614-05:00Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.comBlogger1131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-65175564638985603112010-02-26T22:06:00.002-05:002010-02-26T22:34:28.460-05:00

Ha! The knitting gods did not smite me down for my arrogant prediction that I'd finish early. Total length (unblocked) - 65" I used up both balls (that was the point). I'm liking the ploofiness of it right now so I probably won't block it.Great pattern; only downside was that I had to watch what I was doing which meant missing much of the Olympic action. However, thanks to the NBC announcers (

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I'm at the wonderful point in Wisp where I can wear it while knitting. If I could stay off the computer for 2 seconds I might actually have a shot at finishing it tonight. Short post tonight. I'll leave you with a couple of photos, unrelated to the post's topic.Our super-awesome new spoon rest.Bought in Portland, ME on a weekend getaway.Enjoying the chilly weekend in Portland.*Qiviut/Silk: I

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I'm going to go ahead and shock knitters reading this: I think I'll probably finish my Wisp early! Yes, I realize the deep jink-potential in that statement. I'm embracing it in fact. I know I should know better than to make such a hubristic pronouncement (I am an avid reader of the Yarn Harlot after all). Oh well!Good luck to all the other knitting olympians out there who have been staying up too

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While working the first few rows of Wisp during the opening ceremonies, I had a flashback to my last olympic project. It's both humbling and amusing to remember that at the time (2006), a pair of mittens was chosen as a challenging enough project for the endeavor. Looking back, I wouldn't exactly say that such a basic mitten pattern was that difficult for me. But because I'd never done socks,

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-25710937861324022022010-02-12T22:46:00.002-05:002010-02-12T22:56:22.747-05:00

What does it say about me that my first post in five months is because of the knitting olympics?Actually, that line of thinking might not be too productive to spend any time on.For now, this is just a placeholder until I get around to waxing poetic about my chosen project: Cheryl Niamath's Wisp using the infamous Qiviut yarn that Passionknitly gave me in 2006. I'd say the biggest challenge for me

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-1007991362964776852009-09-18T09:29:00.005-05:002009-09-18T10:08:36.284-05:00

You know how you sometimes go through these food obsessions or phases where certain recipes are in constant rotation (maybe even despite protests from others in your household)? I didn't realize I did that much until I recently noted that I was whipping up the 3rd batch of white bean dip in 10 days. If you've been following this blog for awhile, you might remember a previous obsession: roasted

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-65265589128041769832009-08-22T21:02:00.003-05:002009-08-22T21:45:35.297-05:00

It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaI cannot wait for the next season to start. Not that we can actually watch a show when it's actually on. But FX.com works for me. And we're only a tiny bit ashamed that this show provides us so much enjoyment. Despite the questionable themes, as recently described by PrincessSara. Our favorite episode is Manhunter.Flight of the ConchordsWe got into this later

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-38343721518981823182009-07-29T11:14:00.000-05:002009-08-07T12:34:13.845-05:00

I was just telling a friend that for the past few months, I've had a tough time aligning both motivation and time for this ole blog. The moments when motivation is high are usually extremely inconvenient - just as I'm drifting off to sleep, or in the middle of a bike ride for a series of errands, etc. Then when I have time, blogging isn't how I want to spend it. I'm not sure if this is a phase or

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-91670076999203831942009-04-06T09:46:00.004-05:002010-03-01T14:06:37.571-05:00

So much news to report! But I can't imagine it's news that any of you haven't heard yet.Regardless....We're moving to Boston! E* got a residency at Mass General cuz he's wicked smaht and it starts in mid-June so things are moving quickly. Thanks to craigslist and some VERY helpful friends, we managed to secure an apartment in 5 days. Although it doesn't have any outdoor space, it IS in a very

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-77119298345605513072009-03-06T10:29:00.002-05:002009-03-06T10:59:27.825-05:00

For I have comitted a knitting sin.I ripped out my first pair of socks.And I feel great about it!!See, I didn't really know what I was doing when I started these back in 2006. I got the pattern right, but the yarn and needle combination was horrible. The resulting fabric was so dense - I've always hated the feel of it. Plus I bound-off one of the socks rather tightly making it extremely difficult

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-25422026975992642142009-03-03T10:37:00.001-05:002009-03-03T10:39:08.130-05:00

I have a lot to say about this actually but for now I'll just post this amusing video.

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Stolen SHAMELESSLY from a friend's blog (not sure if she wants to be blog-outed just yet)5 Computery Things That I Think You Should Know*Or I am a Huge Dork, the Abridged VersionAlt+Tab - Used to switch between open programs without using the mouse. I probably use this more than any shortcut keys besides CTRL+C and V. I tried to take a screenshot of what this looks like but it doesn't work - the

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And it worked! It's like the silent treatment for blogs!(but secretly we all know I just got lazy...)Is your life low on bullet points? Then you've come to the right place...World of Goo (plus Sonic, Donkey Kong, and Wild West) - we finally started using some gifted wii points (thanks princess sara) and purchased these 4 games. World of Goo is AWESOME! Highly recommend. It's good enough to make E

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Blerg.Edited: Oh well, it was worth a shot.You all (both?) know how it can get with a blog....a little time gets away from you and the task of updating becomes über-intimidating.

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-75621404642302735172009-01-16T11:27:00.003-05:002009-01-16T16:30:45.989-05:00

Even when things are busy, I try to make sure I post at least once in a 30 day period. Well, blog fail. (D'oh, I promised not to use that word again cuz it's so overused. oh well.)Throughout the day today, I will periodically add to this post with short updates or tidbits until it becomes worth posting. So don't expect transitions or good prose or anything (ha, like you were anyway?)I won 2

Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17893603498265110123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-63017886328801455842008-12-09T17:03:00.003-05:002008-12-09T17:36:58.143-05:00

I'm cranking along on Christmas knitting projects! Finished: scarf & hat set for my niece, socks for my gram, and felted purse for my MIL. Not so finished: pink scarf for aunt, the yarn for which is on back order (I'm not very happy w/ the online yarn store...won't get into that now), blue chenille scarf for my mom, and crocheted snowflake(s) for family friend. I was especially glad to realize

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-63993269073555481582008-11-11T22:04:00.003-05:002008-11-11T22:20:05.902-05:00

I've had this recipe on file for awhile, awaiting the right opportunity. A couple days after I got back from Miami, the temperature started dropping here in DC. So these cupcakes that pack some heat seemed like a good idea during the chillier days. A member of our knitting group is leaving us for Chicago next week (and a better job in yet another restaurant that I can't afford :) so I made some

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-3563736215971954062008-11-08T13:10:00.005-05:002008-11-08T13:20:54.980-05:00

Several decisions have been made since last I blogged.Here's the result of one of them:Another decision that was made carries less importance for the country, but still affects the quality of my sleep.Here it is:Thanks for all of your input!!! 

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Who wants a list!? My mom's flying in tonight and staying for a week so if I don't post this now, it might never get done. Thus, we're opting for the list format to speed things up. FridaySox game. Yay!SaturdaySculpture Garden and Fountain by the National Gallery of Art. Lot of knitting and people-watching. Someone (not one of us) got asked to leave after she jumped (fully clothed) into the

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I was putting some milk in my coffee the other morning in the office kitchen when someone I don't know (from another department?) said, "You know those are bad for you, right?"I looked up and realized he was referring to my small Nalgene bottle which I fill with milk at the beginning of the week and keep in the fridge at work. I replied that I was aware of the issue but that I had never really

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-20844811623267145652008-09-29T21:09:00.004-05:002008-09-30T13:32:33.419-05:00

I swear, this is almost over. We will soon be back to our regularly (and equally mundane) programming.After lots of helpful input, we have this lovely short list. Feel free to weigh in again! I've tried to add one semi-negative comment for each one. Don't ask me why - that seemed like a good idea.Fairhaven: No blue!Twighlight: Matches our shower curtain. Is that good or bad?Marimekko Ruovikko:

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When we got married, we didn't put any bedding on the registry. We were already happy with what we had (same goes for towels, bathroom stuff, etc). But over time, I've grown to loathe how haphazard our bedroom feels. Between the navy blue duvet cover and the various pillowcases on the bed at any time, we're looking at navy blue, black, white, and forest green. I don't like the furniture either

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We went to a wedding last weekend - the bride and groom were especially thankful that their guests came out to celebrate despite the near hurricane conditions outside. Also, Erich and I learned that the quasi-salsa and semi-swing dancing we do impresses lots of people. I think the trick is to know about 4 different kinds of turns/spins and make sure the follower knows the leader's signals. Then

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The following was supposed to just be an outline for a more interesting post. But too much time has past so this is all you get.Context is that our good friend Darragh had been visiting for nearly a week and went home to England on Wednesday afternoon. Erich had the next 4 days off with only his personal statement for the residency application on his to-do list.Wednesdaychampagne and photo

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-42944126930616849252008-08-19T09:46:00.006-05:002008-08-19T11:10:29.346-05:00

There are so many other weekend updates that I had planned for you. But you'll have to settle for just this one for now.FridayRed Derby - E* and I met up with a friend we hadn't seen in awhile. Red Derby is about 6 or 7 blocks north of us and they've been open less than a year. I think they're known for their crazy selection of canned beer. That might be all they have - beer in cans. Also, we

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-81550204103741245902008-08-18T16:31:00.002-05:002008-08-18T17:00:17.245-05:00

Look at my view! Aren't you jealous?Flew in to Miami this morning just in time for Tropical Storm Fay.

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Ok, I have this whole other entry lined up to post, but I'm preempting it for no good reason.Charcuterie. That is the reason, albeit, not a good one.I don't remember ever reading this word before this morning when I happened to be reading yet another mention about the upcoming opening of Commonwealth in the 1st floor of our building. It states, "The menu of British-style pub fare includes butcher

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-34942759936489499442008-07-26T08:21:00.004-05:002008-07-26T08:39:21.212-05:00

Does anyone know what this plant is?I started growing it from seed in the old apartment. And I could have sworn I labeled the little carton it was in with permanent marker. But when I went to transplant it into the window box, there were no markings, and it wasn't looking at all like a zucchini plant (which had been my guess). The fruit that it suddenly sprouted last week looks like Okra. But I

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Sadly folks, this is the final installment in this riveting series.10. Cleaning the old apartmentWe woke up early on Sunday morning to go clean the old apartment and take the last of the small things we had left behind. We were expecting to meet up with our landlord at some point while we were there since she had scheduled an open house for that day at 2. We probably spent about 2 1/2 hours

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6. Dawn's carWhen last we spoke, I had finished describing everything up to our arrival at the new apartment.The fun didn't stop there of course.One of our friends had afternoon plans so after helping us all morning, she brought a carload of stuff to the new place and then headed home. Or tried to anyway. She called me about 3 min. after I had helped empty her car to say that her car had broken

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-86612066944369052692008-07-04T13:37:00.005-05:002008-07-05T17:50:51.363-05:00

3. The little Budget Truck that Couldn't and4. SickyLast Friday ended with a couple of more carloads to the new apt and last minute packing projects at the old place. We went to bed late and extremely exhausted. My exhaustion was mainly due to the cold I had been suffering since Thursday. E*'s exhaustion was probably due to picking up the slack when I had to rest. This made Friday and Saturday

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1. How Comcast kept E* prisoner for 7 hrs.I took the day off work on Friday and E* was finishing up the 1st week of his vacation. In addition to taking several carloads of boxes to the new apartment, we had planned to have Comcast set up the digital cable and internet on that day. Our appointment was from 11-2. I dropped E* and some boxes off in the morning and then went home to pack more

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-15968113624769882592008-07-01T15:27:00.005-05:002008-07-04T12:12:24.522-05:00

As most of you know, E* and I really enjoying moving and as such, decided to kick off the summer with a move to another apartment in the same zip code. Last Saturday was the big day, though we started with just our car on Friday. To cut right to the chase, this move was BRUTAL. We were hit with snafus on all fronts.Here's a handy summary list to guide you through subsequent posts (see how

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I know you all rely on me for Duggar Family news. Sorry I missed the boat on their most recent announcement.It should come as no surprise that the news involves another pregnancy. Yup, Michelle Duggar is expecting her 18th child next January, as announced on the Today Show on May 9th. Given that the other 17 children's names all start with J, let's put some guesses up here for the possible 18th

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NBC.com vs. ABC.comFull disclosure: I'm endorsing ABC.com As boring as this topic may be for some of you, I had to post this as a public service announcement.I must implore you, that you if you are waffling between watching an NBC show or an ABC show online, go with the latter!Here's the background. For about a year, I've had an odd obsession with ABC's Ugly Betty. It's very strange considering

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1. We ate fresh strawberries while weeding at the garden yesterday. These are compliments of OldandBusted and her gardening efforts last year. Her strawberries, rosemary, oregano, thyme (?) and we think even a pea plant survived the winter and the transplanting. Thank you!2. This morning I threw a little more than half of a pork shoulder into the crock pot along with a bottle of coke and some

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I was going to write this big long post and end it with some big news. Kind of a reward for those who actually read to the end (I know I can be wordy).But I also tend to blurt things out. So the big news is that we're moving!We decided sometime early last week (or rather, I was strong-armed into agreeing with Erich) that we should move. Our main reasons are that we haven't felt totally safe in

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This week started out...interesting.We had been subjected to drenching rains for about 3 days which (for a couple zip codes in the area) resulted in a power outage Monday morning. Our house lost power between 7:21am and 7:29am. I know this because my alarm went off at 7:21 and I immediately reset it for 7:30 (part of my normal routine). But I wasn't awoken at 7:30. Instead I lazily opened my eyes

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Damn, I let a whole month go by. I had been so good about getting a post in by the 28th or 29th day, but I wasn't as lucky this time.Oh well. This weekend will be full of blog-worthy events so stay tuned: someone I know says goodbye to their 20s, someone else gets married, and a secret surprise on Sunday will hopefully please a brand new 30-yr old.

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First, I give you a 2nd lolcat to vote on. He made it weeks ago but it didn't get promoted here yet because I've apparently fallen out of blogging again.My reason for not blogging has been totally valid. Work. Lots of it. I was blindsided. For a little over 2 months I've been splitting my time evenly between 2 campaigns and they both converged in a perfect storm of deadlines nearly 2 weeks ago.

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I was going to include this in the last post as part of my "Weekend Update," but it really deserves it's own post.A friend lent us her copy of Once over a month ago and we somehow never got around to watching it (probably because we had never heard of it and therefore weren't motivated to make time for it.)But after watching the movie's leads win an Oscar for Best Song and hearing their endearing

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We finally made it over to the Portrait Gallery the weekend before last. I have no shame and can admit that my primary reason for going in February was because of the Stephen Colbert portrait, which is only going to be displayed until April 1. Although I did hesitate before asking the woman at the info desk which bathroom the portrait was located outside of. After wandering around the lobby and

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Check out this lolcat (ok, really it's a lolgoat) that E* made!**** EDITED: Click picture to vote for it over at the website!!! *****iz funny, no? Then plz for u to cast ur vote.kthxbai.

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I've discovered a lot of great new artists recently. But the dirty little secret is that the majority of them only became known to me through commercials. I know. Makes me feel like a sucker of the capitalist machine.Anyway, the silver lining is that after getting those commercials stuck in my head, I ended up researching the artists and even bought some of their work. The first example of this

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I finally got fed up enough with the outrageous price of fresh bread in bakeries. Erich is a sucker for Firehook's bread in particular. But we consider it a luxury that we rarely indulge in.However, over the past several weeks, I've been following the RealityTour of no-knead bread making, partially based on a recipe in the New York Times that I had actually bookmarked MONTHS ago. His successful

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This week didn't start out so well.We were stunned Sunday night - New York fans rushed the field on TV, and our apartment became like a morgue as friends put on their coats and headed home quietly. In true Boston-fan fashion, we expressed some guilt that perhaps we had celebrated too fiercely when the Pats scored that touchdown in the 4th quarter to pull ahead. Mea Culpa. I can't believe this

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As you can see, I really struck gold in the Christmas knitting loot category.Counter-clockwise from top left:Socks that Rock medium weight from PassionKnitly- not for Christmas but since she picked this up for me at Rheinbeck and I got it at Thanksgiving, it still feels new and part of the holiday season. First STR EVER! Colorway - SpinelRecycled Sari Silk from PrincesSara - 3 skeins total, 509

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Wow, I'm off to a stellar start with my plan to post more often.As I am a knitter and have a blog, I think I'm required to post a run-down of the holiday knitting gifts and loot.Given:1. A feather & fan scarf for my gram done with Brooks Farm Duet, previously written about here and here. I finished it in November which I've decided is an excellent way to mitigate some of the December-knitting

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To help get myself back in the habit* of blog writing, I'm going to fall back on my old reliable post format: The bullet-point list of how I spent my weekend. And without pictures! Try to contain your excitement.With some assistance from E, I changed my bike's rear tire inner tube! It had been flat for about 2 weeks. Initially, I wasn't that anxious to change the tube because as the weather has

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But they are very comfy.I finished them last night after the extremely satisfying Sox game :)I wanted to finish them DURING the game, but halfway through grafting the toe, the people for whom we were babysitting came home and you know it's impossible to graft and be sociable. So I calmly noted where I left off, packed them into my bag, watched the last 2 innings at their house, and drove home.

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Last call for joining me tonight at the 9:30 club.It's an early show and she's opening for Matt Nathanson who I don't know.So I'm only planning on going at 5:30, watching Ingrid's set, then heading to stitch 'n bitch. I can't think of a better way to fill up my evening!p.s. Both hubby and I are in love with her; she's totally on our respective "lists". I'm crossing my fingers that I get lucky

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Please bear with me as I fight with blogger over the customization of the blog. I spent way too many hours last night futzing with the html, only to end up overhauling the whole thing at the very end by upgrading to their new (and improved?) interface. This was probably a bad idea however since I think the new system uses xml and I only know how to work with html. So the fact that I have this

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Thanks for all the input!!! I was so attached to clapotis that I couldn't judge the matter objectively.After the overwhelming support for feather & fan, I ended up ripping out both swatches, cast on 2 needles sizes bigger so the lace would show up better with this yarn, and started in on a new & improved feather & fan scarf. I had only done about 3 rows when I saw the brilliant suggestion by

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I've been swatching for a scarf for my Gram* and I can't decide between the traditional Feather & Fan pattern and a mini Clapotis.The yarn is Duet by Brooks Farm (drool) which is a wool/mohair blend. These 2 pictures make the voting a bit unfair because the clapotis swatch doesn't have dropped stitches yet (which is honestly the whole point behind wanting to knit that pattern).Here's how I see

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I have been in love with Ingrid Michaelson for a few weeks now. BEFORE the Old Navy commercial debuted. But not much before.I have the podcast Cast-On to thank for exposing me to her music.And she's coming to DC in a couple weeks! Sadly, I have no one to go with so I might miss this chance to see her.

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I believe my last installment in this series was about coffee orders at the Miami Beach Dunkin Donuts. Well, I'm back on the Beach this week and while yesterday's hazelnut iced coffee was excellent, they got neither yesterday's nor today's order 100% correct. But they did seem to be doing better. Today's wasn't actually incorrect; I just had to repeat everything - once to place the order and then

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I'd like to say it was worth the wait, but that would be cheating since I didn't actually have to suffer through an actual wait: a generous friend of mine let me see Ravelry through her eyes before my invite came.Those of you who think the site sounds lame or that you don't need another thing to join in your life...stop it. Just sign up and wait til the invite comes before you judge the

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Things have been busy so I only have time for 2 quick updates.1. I finished Harry Potter last night. I liked the ending and was thoroughly surprised. So clearly, I did not fall victim to any spoilers out there in the last few weeks.2. I'm #243 on the Ravelry invite list! That means that I'll probably get my invite the next time the Masters O'Ravelry send out a batch of invites - they usually do

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Except their town wouldn't have a school because these kids are all home-schooled.I guess I dropped the ball for a few months cuz last time I checked, the Duggar family had 15 children. Now they're on #17. And the mom's only 40!! My fascination with this family has not diminished.CNN article

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Whoa, Natalie Imgruglia's "Torn" just came on my Pandora station. This weird wave of high school nostalgia just washed over me. Isn't it cool how music can do that to you?

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I have this really weird desire to see Becoming Jane as soon as it comes out. It's just because of that girly preview with the Dido song. It got me.I've never been a bath person, but the tub at our new place is slowly converting me. I rewarded myself for cleaning last night with an awesome bath: some candles, lamp brought in for reading, Three Bags Full (a sheep murder-mystery seems to mesh very

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Any guesses what that means?Here's a hint: I do.I love you E!* Pretend this was posted yesterday

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I feel like life has lately become a blur of staying late at work and playing with dirt, seeds, and weeds.Some highlights of the last couple weeks:Fried Green TomatoesI accidentally snipped the wrong branch off one of my tomato plants, leaving me with 2 very large, green tomatoes. Not one to throw food away, I figured I should try my hand at fried green tomatoes. I never would have really

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He weighed in at 4 lbs. 1.5 oz.He's tall for his age: 15"!I don't really have a basis for comparison on this measurement, but he's 12.5" around the thickest part.We didn't cut him open yet though. Giving him a little more time to enjoy this world in one piece.

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Behold what my sneaky garden plot was up to while I was busy packing up the old apartment and moving to the new one.What an impressive beast. In the picture below, it's hiding most of my right thigh. But truthfully, the zucchini is actually closer to the size of my calf in thickness.A little bird told me that there was a giant zucchini sitting in my plot and that the neighbor gardeners were

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Most of you are pretty caught up on the blog-worthy things in my life right now. Let's say I try a new format where I DON'T try to cram everything into a master monthly post w/ bullet points and photos... I don't need that kind of pressure.By far the biggest thing on our plate right now is moving to a new apartment. After a draining 3-week apt-hunting process, we found our new home in my old

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It's been awhile since I subjected you to one of my rants.I'll start with the good news.I was glad to see on my 3rd trip to Miami in March that a Dunkin Donuts-Baskin Robbins combo was about to open in the SAME building as the office I work in down there. They were open for business on my last trip a few weeks ago.The other good news is that they're starting to get my drink orders right.The bad

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My mom called yesterday to ask if I recognized the name of one of the sailors reported missing off the coast of North Carolina after their 54-ft. sailboat sent out a distress signal on May 7th.I did recognize her name.Christine Grinavic and I had all of the same classes in middle school when I lived in Cumberland and shared some of the same extracurricular activities. We were never best friends,

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How bout somewhere warmer? Like Miami. The trip was full of productive worky things, a rally/protest/march through Fort Lauderdale, a nice morning stroll on the miami beach boardwalk, and a Portuguese Man o' War.Seeing about 10 of them washed up on the beach made me suddenly a little gladder that I had forgotten to bring my bathing suit. Frankly I don't know how anyone could stand to swim in the

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...a Miami.And so begins part of the chorus of Will Smith's famous song "Miami". I'm going down to Miami Beach tomorrow for the 2nd work trip - this time for 4 days. And much like the last time, I can't get that stupid chorus out of my head....Welcome to Miami | Bienvenido a Miami...This 1930's boutique hotel will be my pad for the next few days. Yes, work trips to Miami are a good thing.

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You probably won't believe it based on my track record here, but I used to write in my journal nearly every day. During a particularly strong period of OCD-ness, I actually did write in it every single day from May 1 to August 20th, 1995. I flipped through those pages recently and was shocked at what I thought was worthy of a written record at 14 years old.

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I think I would post more if I had a laptop.or a portable desk.

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I know you're all dying w/ anticipation.And the winner of the previous vote was.....The write-in candidate proposed by SealDaze!I don't have a picture to show you what I'm talking about but it's basically the more complicated pattern (Little Leaf), but using garter stitch so the odd rows are knit across instead of purl across. It does lose something in the cuteness that Little Leaf had - but now

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Since we don't actually get an election in '07, I'll give you all a chance to vote right now.Some of you are already familiar with my search for the perfect pattern for my lovely Qiviut (musk ox) yarn, a Christmas present from PassionKNITly. I wanted something reversible, lacey, but not too complicated because I'm not that experience with lace. This hunt turned out be to be quite challenging. I

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This past Christmas might have been my craftiest yet. I didn't quite realize that until after we were back in DC after our exotic stay in rhode island. While I didn't knit nearly as much as some of my friends, I managed to make a good number of the gifts. Unfortunately, I'm a bad blogger and didn't photograph all of the items so this, and the subsequent post in this series might be a little lame

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Ho hum. So much time has passed and as more and more people remind me that it's been ages since I posted, I get more and more intimidated by the prospect of trying to lump all of last month's news into a succinct post. But I refuse to let blogger intimidate me. I am not its slave - it is supposed to serve ME!- end rant -I was also reminded recently that I've only posted one entry in the

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Number of ankles I've sprained in the last 3 weeks. Having never broken or sprained anything before, I was really intrigued by the injury that whole week as evidenced by the numerous pictures I took to document the ever-changing bruising and swelling patterns. I will spare you those photos. Luckily I wasn't really ever in any pain. It's still a little swollen now but I've been told that's normal.

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I started this post almost 2 weeks ago. I'm so lazy I'm not even going to edit it before posting.---------------------------Last weekend got off to a great start when PassionKnitly jumped on a Chinatown bus in NYC to visit us. While the bus company did its best to try to keep her from us (leaving over an hour late, backing up on an off ramp on 95, leaving the engine running while filling up at

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That was quite possibly the best 3 day weekend I've had in a long time. It consisted of (here we go with another list):2 roast chicken dinners (made by Erich and me)Sunday brunch at Asylum w/ our neighbor friends (who were victims of Chicken Dinner #1 the night before)a loaf of zucchini bread w/ some muffins thrown in for good measure - a surprise for Erich since he had class on Monday.a free

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This is the first installment in a new series that will serve as my soapbox for various neurotic tendencies I might have.I'm going to begin by railing on a piece of our society that I particularly loathe:The Mobile Billboard.Have you seen this phenomenon? It's disgusting! I can handle an advertisement on the side of a truck that is actually transporting goods. But these mobile billboards are such

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I should begin by saying that this I'm posting this now ONLY because E* complained that he's sick of looking at the other post every time he checks the blog. So if this post is less than stellar, I blame him because I wasn't really in the blogging mood just yet.On to crafty business.This past Sunday was the Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair in Adams Morgan (my 'hood). I almost forgot about it

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I stayed home sick yesterday. I caught a nasty cold that started Monday afternoon. The symptoms are winding down today so I'm at work, trying to take the recommended dosage of Cold-eeze.Finally, I'll leave you with some better (and more sanitary) news. You'll notice that there's a new book in my sidebar. The author is my friend's husband! His book is actually one of three that come out this fall

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I've been struck this week by two songs about geographic locations.This one is about my quirky little state: "Rhode Island is Famous For you" (the mp3 is linked on that page). You might notice that the song actually says very little about RI. It somehow manages to say a bit about every other state, while leaving RI extremely vague. But I find it endearing because of the cute melody and the sheer

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Remember when Thursday night was the BEST night for TV? I'm still a die-hard Friends fan so it's probably not surprising that I loved the Thursday night TV lineup.I bring this up because Thursday was my favorite day this week. It beat the other days hands down, thought it had nothing to do with TV.First happy thing: I finally applied for another job. I decided 2 weeks ago that I have to buckle

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Is that true? Did my month-long hiatus make you yearn for another Beta post? Haha.I'm not really sure why it's taken me so long to update this. I'll assume its a good thing and means that I was having a wonderful and busy August.I did get to take 3 vacations: A weekend in NYC with Passionknitly a week in Rhode Island to catch a Jimmy Buffett concert and a week in Key Largo w/ parents at my

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This is mostly defined by the heat wave we've all been having. Truth be told, I haven't suffered much due to the wall of AC at every destination in my travels. I even managed to ride my bike to work on a couple of the hottest days.Other evidence of summer-ness: Sunday is our 1 year anniversary. Its kind of surreal. How did that happen? This has been the fastest year EVER! To celebrate we're

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The Daisy cardigan is nearly finished. I just have to finish sewing the arm seams and weave in ends. It was so fast and very satisfying. I was even pursuaded to order 2 more sets of the same yarn (one is the same color, the other is blues/greens) for 2 other babies I know. Clapotis is rounding the final stretch, but I fear I will run out of yarn. I'm really bad at guessing how much yarn is needed

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Nothing earthshattering here, but I LOVE the Mac vs. PC commercials.I still want to fight the trend of using the term PC in these instances. Why did that become the standard word instead of IBM or IBM-compatible? Is it simply because there are fewer syllables in PC?Anyway, I know Macs have plenty of their own problems, but I find these commercials so entertaining! Another gem is this anti-mac

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Sounds like a fun weekend, huh. I LOVE rainy weekends when I don't actually to be anywhere. Our skylight in the living room makes the rain and lightning so much more entertaining.I've felt kind of annoyed with myself lately because while I love the World Cup and can actually tolerate watching soccer games (as opposed to nearly all other sports), I have not made any effort to catch a game in this

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BOO!!!I scared ya, didn't I? You clicked over here expecting that same old book post and instead you're hit with a spanking new entry! E* and I just got back from a wonderful trip to Colorado. It started with the wedding of a friend and continued with a bit of family fun and the requisite death hike.Let's begin at the beginning. And because bullets on the screen are preferable to real bullets..

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I liked the book. But I don't think I love it. Not yet anyway. I'll think about it for awhile and see if my opinion of it changes over time. I'm certainly glad I read it though.Now that I've taken up the last 2 months reading the same book, its time to move on. Its taken me awhile to get my hands on these books from the library. Then of course, I suddenly got both at once when I was at the libary

Betahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618328178283196044noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21920150.post-1148045846279449892006-05-19T08:33:00.000-05:002006-05-19T08:37:26.296-05:00

Notice the book that's been in my sidebar for awhile? It's still there - not because I've been lazy about updating it. But because its actually taken me SO long to read it. I feel like a slow 4th grader. I've had to renew it twice! I was shocked to see that I first checked it out on March 28th. What the hell!? Anyway, it's still a very good book. I'm hoping the reason its taking me so long is

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My weekend was loosely defined by movies and knitting. Yeah I know, my life is tough. E* started the weekend with a saturday morning exam and spent the next 2 days studying for the rest of his final exams. It's during periods like these that I try to rent movies that he wouldn't ever feel like watching. Lately, that's meant foreign films for me! A month ago I rented Nowhere in Africa. I actually

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Actually, I behaved myself.The peanut gallery has asked what I bought on Sunday at the infamous Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival.I've got just 2 words:Brooks FarmThe 3 ladies and I went back to this lovely vendor from Texas about 2 or 3 times. Each time it was because we couldn't find anything better after looping around the whole festival and trying to hit all the barns and stalls.I ended up

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Sheep & Wool Festival tomorrow!!!!!That's all. :)

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From here1. Copy & paste.2. Bold the ones you’ve read.3. Add four recent reads to the end. - I'm doing 2 recent and 2 old favs.4. Tag! - nah.The Da Vinci Code - Dan BrownThe Catcher in the Rye - J.D. SalingerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas AdamsThe Great Gatsby - F.Scott FitzgeraldTo Kill a Mockingbird - Harper LeeThe Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey NiffeneggerHis Dark Materials -

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We were graced by the moms last weekend. It was wonderful. I think they really enjoyed themselves and didn't kill us in the process! It helps that they get along so well. Mothers-in-law in the same hotel room - jealous? The weather was not so cooperative, but on the 'glass is half full' side, it didn't rain as much as they had predicted and we never saw the dangerous storms they had said would

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It finally happened. They blew up the bridge. The old Jamestown bridge was demolished yesterday. My dad got to watch from a DEM boat and got the whole thing on film (it's a Rhode Island thing, you understand).Here are 2 before and after shots. I know its hard to see the difference, but trust us, this is significant. They built the new bridge in 1992 and named it the Jamestown Verrazano Bridge.

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I don't know how the cherry blossoms are fairing now after the odd weather we've had this week. They supposedly peaked last Thursday and Friday, but then we got zapped with a small cold snap and intermittent rain. I'll survey the damage this weekend.For the last month, my grandmother has inquired about the cherry blossoms every time we've talked on the phone (at least once a week). She LOVES them

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My mornings have improved dramatically recently because I found my milk frother in RI last weekend. I shall explain. Once upon a time in high school, I worked at several cafes and thought it was appropriate for me to get more in the coffee groove. So I bought a french press (I think it was in anticipation of living in a dorm room) and not soon thereafter, a Bodum milk frother. I'm not sure I

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