Almost December

I'm way behind in my work, so I thought as long as I am going to be here for a while I would post some thoughts.

World of Warcraft is a very addictive game.
Previously, I had trouble with MMORPG's in that they seemed really boring.
But this game is ... well, better.

Things I've learned from World of Warcraft:
Running from Orgrimmar to Gadgetzan does not burn as many calories as one might think.
I am really tired in the morning.
All my toons have different personalities.
I am a persistant fisherman
I am as much a packrat in the game as I am in Real Life.

Okay, now I am going to get back to work. I mean it, really.

Done!!

Finally finished the KAL from Yahoo Groups.

here it is.




The hardest part was the bobbles. I think I tried to do them like four different ways, which is why they all look so not the same.
And at one point near the end thought I hadn't done day five and i did it twice before i realized it. That was because when I did day 5 the first time I didnt have access to a pen with which to mark off the rows. So I had to frog it for 8 rows once i realized the pattern wasn't comeing out right.

oh well all's well that ends well.

KAL on Yahoo! groups

So, as you know, I have designed a couple of Dishcloth sized blocks. And the mid-November KAL started yesterday. Well, I was working on one of the new blocks on Wednesday night before turning in and got about 10 rows done on it in teal. I started the KAL block in wine Thursday morning. so they were both in my bag. After work I was waiting for my daughter to finish her job and I pulled out some knitting to work on the block I had designed. I started knitting after checking my chart for what stitches needed to be made. I got about halfway across the row, when I noticed that the stitches were not lining up properly.. I counted and recounted and thought well maybe I am on the wrong row... turns out I had grabbed the KAL and was trying to add to it. Silly me. I mean I spent like five minutes looking at the work and thinking "how can I be that far off?"

That's the story so far...
more to come as I am now printing out this morning's KAL

Getting to Know Me Thursday

So, One of my Yahoo! Groups posts "Getting to Know You Thursday" questions for us all to answer, these are my answers this week I think you can tell what time of month it is for me.


1. Where will you be spending Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is at my house this year. RSVP if you can make it. (and bring something yummy) LOL. Joke, no really, My father in law is going in the hosp. for knee replacement surgery on Monday and my mother in law will be staying with us while he’s in, because the hospital is near our house and she doesn’t drive. Sooooo… I will be chief cook bottle washer and chauffer for Thanksgiving day. ( I haven’t been to see my parents for Thanksgiving since 1984, btw, if anyone wants to “awwww” now is the time).


2. What's your favorite pet store chain? Why?

Petsmart is really big and has lots of stuff and they will clip the dog’s toenails for five bucks.

Petco lets your pet poop on the floor and the friendly staff just smile and scoop it up for you.

Those are the only two I know and/or have ever been to.


3. Do you buy organic at the grocery store or just buy what looks good?

Are you nuts? Who can afford organic? I don’t even think looks have anything to do with my grocery store purchases. What I go for is how much can I get for the least amount of money. You know that bag of blackening bananas taped shut with fifty cents written in sharpie marker? Yeah that’s mine! I’m gonna make banana bread. And the kids are gonna like it!!!



4. Is there a store you like that doesn't cater to any theme? It has
neat things that you would never think of shopping for on purpose?

I hate shopping. I only enter a store when I have a clear picture of what I am going in for… then I go straight there, no dilly dallying, pick it up and get out as soon as I can even if it means running through the self scan line. The debit card is my new best friend. I no longer have to deal with surly cashiers and know it all baggers.

5. Do you have sentimental attachment to a piece of furniture you own?
Not an heirloom, but something you bought? What makes it memorable?

My king size bed cost more than I could have gotten it at a the fly by night discount mattress store, but I bought it at a major Furniture store, because, well, at the time I had the money, and just once I didn’t want something that somebody else might have used in some seedy hotel room and had upholstered over it. (I’ve seen the hidden camera stories on the news)



Also my LayZBoy sofa with the dual recliners that cost way more than I had ever spent on a sofa before. Or even all together. But, for the same reasons as above. Sometimes I just have to do something to make myself believe that I DESERVE NICE THINGS TOO.



Okay, I want to apologize for my attitude, I am really MS ing (no P) if you know what I mean.

Didn’t mean to bite anyone’s head off, just venting a little.



Thanks for putting up with me.

Linda in Detroit.

Knitting

Okay this week I've been in knitting frenzy mode. If I had money I probably would have run out to the store to buy a bunch of yarn. Unfortunately, no money, however I do have a stash of unused yarn I dove into last night to get the yarn I needed for todays KAL "dishcloth" on Yahoo Groups. I won't be using it as a dishcloth, as I have no cotton yarn. It took me about a half hour to knit up todays rows. now I can't wait until tomorrow.

In the meantime I am working on a couple of patterns I designed myself "sort of" and maybe will post them when I get the stitches worked out. This is what happened: Yesterday, I was looking at the past list of KAL's on the YG and reading through some of the posts, when I saw that several people are using the blocks to make an afghan. That's what I was thinking! But being mildly OC, I need to have a theme of some kind (can't have turkeys and lighthouses on the same afghan). So I looked and saw there was a lighthouse, a fish, a dolphin, and I thought, "if there were like a seahorse and a scallop shell, and some other nautical themed items it would be perfect. So I started searching through Google for other dishcloth patterns that might carry those Items. I spent about an hour looking and kept seeing the same few dishcloth patterns so I decided to make my own. I went into my graphics library and pulled up some promising templates which I enlarged then transferred to grid paper. Now I have a couple of patterns to start, and while I'm typing two more items come to mind for consideration. a boat of some kind. probably sail since that would show up better on a dishcloth than say a speed boat, and an anchor. I don't know why I didnt think of that one first, I was, after all, IN THE NAVY.

Another senior moment brought to you by ME-No-PAUSE.

OMGoodness

It seems I can never keep up on this sort of thing.
I have joined like three yahoo knitting groups in the last two days.
I lost my car keys for about 45 minutes today and went into peri pre menopausal meltdown today.
I was so excited about starting the KAL dishcloth tomorrow that I went and downloaded some of the earlier ones and completed one today, just so I can get warmed up for tomorrow.
will post pics when I have a chance.
laytah