Unless, of course, you want to talk about the faulty equipment that Haliburton sent over, the bad facilities and the general killing and maiming of an entire generation so that he and his ilk could make billions?
Ok. There. That's the end of THAT discussion. Hey, newspapers and news outlets: STOP QUOTING THIS IDIOT! He's shot his credibility just like he shot his lawyer friend in the face.
So. Enough. It's just as bad that Terry Bradshaw, late of the NFL, is now a Fox News(?) commentator spouting off about Benghazi. Really. I couldn't make that up even if I tried...
Knitting...
This is WORLDWIDE KNIT-IN-PUBLIC WEEK!! Go out and knit something in front of people!!
Ok, so to celebrate this great holiday, I bit the bullet and bought Fluormania sock yarn. And of course, the Teal Sock #2 is sitting again... I'm on the foot of Teal, though, so there's hope that it'll be finished sooner rather than later.
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| I told you it's coming along... |
I'm sad (well, not really) to say that on my first day off in a couple of weeks, I went to Le Mouton Rouge and spent a bit of money on yarn. This IS my favorite yarn shop. Kelly is great to deal with, the yarns are quite nice, and the "stuff" that we knitters need? It's plentiful!
I went by myself, and I probably should have thought about that for a bit. I haven't been feeling well, and Morris is a ways from my house.
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| Neon Flower |
Back to knitting... So here's the Fluromania colorway I have. It's "Neon Flower." It's going to be wild. Seriously, the picture doesn't do it justice with the way it pops in real life. Kelly is holding 2 more for me: Ocean and Berry, I believe.
It's a little different. I'm doing these in a plain pattern, with a K2, P2 ribbing instead of K1, P1. I also chose US size 1 DPNs and I cast on 72 stitches. Usually, I'm a 64-stitches gal, but also I'm using 2.5-ish or so...
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| Bright start... |
Which I gave away. And now that I know - I wish I'd have had sense enough to keep them... Oy. Live and learn.
So I did the usual 6-row knit-around for the cuff, and it's looking interesting at any rate.
All Hubby said was, "Well, those are gonna be bright!"
The other stuff I bought is pictured below.
Do I need it? Of course....(maybe not).
I bought more sock yarn. I'm on a roll. I think it's because I've finally got socks "in my hand" and they're becoming a great take-along project. It's summer. I know that I owe Kid #2 his afghan, but really - even though the house is air-conditioned, I don't really feel like working on an afghan.
He knows it's in progress. He's seen it.
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| Trekking |
I love the colors. And I don't think that the cable would be "too much" with the colorway. I could also do the Twisted Rib like I did with the Madelaine Tosh "Franken-sock."
Yes. This time I'll write down what I did with the heel. Thanks for reminding me...
And there's more Opal. This is still the Little Prince colorway, but it's a different color - I can't remember which number it is; it's in the bag in my office at home. It's brighter, and has blue in it, which my last Little Prince socks didn't have.
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| Opal |
Since this one is very definitely a self-patterning yarn, I will again do a plain vanilla sock.
By the time I finish this, I should be able to do a Plain Vanilla Sock in my sleep. Which is nice, I think.
At least memorizing a pattern will be good for my brain. I think I can do everything to the heel in my head. At least till the heel turn, since I have mostly memorized The Doris Heel.
I also purchased the Fish Lips Kiss heel pattern from Ravelry. That may end up on the next pair of Opal socks. Not sure yet.
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| Shawl-to-be |
Check out the awesome shawl pin I got from the shop. I figure that if I get the whole thing, it'll be the next thing on my needles.
Go ahead. Laugh if you want. At the rate I'm going, I could potentially use this as the project I knit while recuperating from the atrial ablation.
Lord knows I'll need something to keep my mind busy.
My Friday...
So here's a lovely look at my lovely Friday (yes, tomorrow).
At 7:30 a.m. I have a board meeting/annual meeting at which I'll be named president of the organization's board of directors. It's a one-year term. I have to run out of there,
10:30 a.m. interview with a committee of colleagues who are in charge of hiring for the academic advisor position I've applied for. Then, at...
11:30 a.m., I spend an hour with the Dean of the adult accelerated program. Who also happens to be Special Assistant to the Provost. And buddies with the person who decided to flip my life head-over-heels.
Then, just for fun... at 2:30 p.m. I meet with the cardiologist to talk about the upcoming surgery. Hubby will be there with a notebook in hand. Because I'm telling you: my brain will shut down right about when the doc says, "It's a 5-hour procedure..."
Then, at 6:30 p.m. I have a guitar lesson. Which is likely to be the highlight of my day...
Luckily, I don't have to work on Saturday.
But I do have a wake on Saturday. It's also the day I'd planned to whip down to Le Mouton Rouge to pick up those 2 extra Fluro skeins. I'll see how that goes. It'll be another trip down there by myself, because if I go with "The Girls" it'll take too long. It may be that I can go Tuesday, with "The Girls" since we haven't seen each other in a long while.
If the call doesn't come for Tippi from Children's Advocacy Center.
The wake is for the FIL of my friend Nat. It's a short one, with a private burial, and I really want to make sure I get there.
Susan B. Anthony...
This is my new Facebook picture. I love this quote. Especially these days, when we're having a lot of trouble (in my opinion) with folks shoving their religion in our faces. It reads: I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.
You tell it, sister.
See, I'm a religious person. I have no problem with other religious people. I just do not believe that the United States of America has a "state religion."
Those Founders that the ultra-right-tea-baggieez are always beating us with? They clearly said that there was to be separation of church and state.
I'm also not really fond of politicians saying, "God Bless America" after speeches. I think that's disrespectful to atheists and agnostics. For cryin' out loud: Even Pope FRANCIS says that they should be respected.
And I love that a woman said this. Particularly since women are usually on the receiving end of men's proclivity to regulate and "religious-ulate" our reproductive rights and even our working and personal rights. Hey - I'd like to make the same wage a man makes. It would be cool.
And please. If you don't have my plumbing, you aren't allowed to legislate against it.
The Storms...
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| Clouds from the southwest |
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| More clouds |
It started with a couple of plops of rain, a clap or two of thunder and then some pretty nasty lightning.
The lights flickered briefly but we didn't lose power.
Then it started bucketing. It didn't last long, but it was fierce. We apparently just got skimmed with that system that spawned a couple of twisters up north of us.
There's more in the forecast for today, and I'm hoping it holds off till I get home, and settled in with my knitting.
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| The rest of the clouds |
And last night's yoga class was punctuated by yet another storm. Of course, I was by the window. Try holding Adho Mukha Svanasana (down dog to the civilians) while thunder and lightning are popping all over... It's a study in concentration, for sure.
As I start to clear out 8 years of "stuff" from the campus, I'm feeling melancholy, and the clouds kind of reflect what I'm feeling.
I don't know if I'll get the job I'm interviewing for. I told my boss the other day that I wished with all my heart that she or someone else would call and say, "You all are moving to the new location" -- but I think that she and I are the only ones who think that that's a good idea.
She's pitching something for my assistant, for which I'm really grateful. But one thing is for sure.
I'm really tired of having to reinvent myself.
I thought I'd have a home in this job for a long, long time. And maybe for some folks, 8 years IS a long, long time. But not for me.
Bad Karma...
So this other thing happened. A student bounced a check for a private yoga lesson. Then, my bank (which happens to be the student's bank) ran it again and it bounced AGAIN. So. No fee for the lesson and TWO bounce-fees. I've asked the student (strongly) to pay me in cash, ASAP. According to the last communication, this should be accomplished by next week. I gave the student 5 days, which I'm told is "much too nice."
My studio owner - well, this is her hot-button issue. There's a sign in the studio with the student's name and "cash only" on it. I don't know that I'd have done that, but it's her studio. She really doesn't want to have to chase people for fees. And I get that. We shall see.
If the student doesn't come forward with what's owed, I will (sadly) be reporting this to the police. It sounds harsh, but it is, after all, a business.
If the student had called and said, "I need to change the lesson date and time" it would have been fine and I would never have thought that it was perhaps that money was tight. It's more honorable in that instance to do that -- rather than write a check you can't cover.
You want to trust people. And it stinks when you find out that you can't trust them as often as you would like to.
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| Blowing coat |
Random Picture...
This is Tippi. Or what's coming OFF Tippi. She's blowing coat. So is Quinn, but to a much lesser extent.
Raisa is, too, a bit. But not near this amount... However, NEXT year, she'll be on par with Tippi, if not more.
And no. I'm not saving it this time. I haven't even started anything with the Five-Dog-Yarn that I have.
But I've found a lovely lace shawl that will fit that yarn nicely.
It's on my list.
I was going to go put another box of stuff into the car. But then I realized I had 2 cans of upholstery cleaner in there.
I don't think I need to have them explode. It's a cloudy day, but the car interior heats up nevertheless.
I guess it's time to save this, post it and take a toddle around the office.
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