i had to work at an office in bristol yesterday, which i was in no way bummed out about. i got up nice and early and took the east bay bike path from east providence to bristol. my hope was to get my work done and then enjoy a late afternoon of swimming at colt state park. the weather wasn’t really having it though, and the ol’ one-piece stayed in my bag. fortunately i at least didn’t get caught in a thunderstorm on the way there or back.
AND i found a new (to me) yarn shop in warren. AND i walked in and they were having a big sale! i have what i call the “yarn tourism loophole.” basically, even though i am trying very hard to destash and not to buy yarn that i don’t need for a project, i always let myself buy a fun skein of new yarn whenever i go to a new yarn shop. i justify this by acknowledging that i am supporting a local business that loves the thing i love. which is wool. however, in a sale situation, sometimes i may buy more than just that one permissible skein.
some noro silk garden sock yarn (30% off) and some sheep shop sheep one (50% off). i spent under $30 but got so much squishy wonderful yarn. i also learned while i was there that the sheep shop will be no more. and so you should go stock up on as much as your little heart can handle, either at your lys or online at the webs sale. i’m trying to be good and not buy any more. but i kind of want to just because i know that before long i won’t be able to! sheep one is just a nice single-ply squishy not-too-soft yarn, and the colors are so great. ugh. you should go buy it all so i can’t.
oh, and last week i went and got myself a motivational tattoo. it was done in providence by mike brousseau at federal hill tattoo. i think it’s perfect. and i mean, you know i’m always hanging in there. tonight this takes the form of stitch and bitch at waste not want not, followed by an outdoor screening of the big lebowski. i’m trying to come out of an antisocial phase. i think this is a pretty good way to do that.
have a fun weekend, kids. and be good!
i hope everyone had a totally overwhelmingly pleasant weekend. overall, i would say that i did. saturday got off to a rough start – i had to meet with my landlord and upstairs neighbors because the gas pipes were hooked up incorrectly, and gary and i have been paying for their heat all winter. it was a stressful meeting, but i decided to get over it. i did some angry-situps and put on a sequined dance outfit and settled in for an evening of knitting. and i made some progress on my owl sweater!
i guess by “some progress” what i really mean is, i started making this sweater in the s/m size on friday night. but then i decided that my gauge was a little smaller than the pattern called for, and i was worried my bod might be too uh…bodacious for the smaller size. so i frogged everything i had (about 6 inches of the body, so not too much) and started over on saturday morning in the regular medium size. which, it turns out, is exactly perfect. so on saturday i finished the body and sunday i finished one sleeve and started on the second. basically, i was totally obsessed. and i’ll admit i am hell-bent on finishing this sweater by tomorrow night. it’s possible that i have a problem. but i would really like a few chances to wear this sweater before i gets warm out. i know i have time, but i’m not taking any chances.
the sweater knits up really quickly, or i would not have gotten so much done. i had lots of interruptions. most frequently, i was distracted by this:
felane, i love your little freckle face, but god forbid i have to sneeze, get up to pee, find a tape measure, stretch my tired legs, etc. it is such an ordeal.
other non-knitting endeavors included some good non-creepy trips to the gym, a visit to the mall with gary when the mall was not even open, and a very social trip to seven stars for coffee. i like going to a place alone and just happening to see lots of people that i know and like. also i read some baby-sitters club, and kristy described something as looking like “garbage a la barf,” a description i’m kind of in love with and will probably use all the time now.
i watched storytelling while knitting, also. it was weird enough to not be totally depressing, but if i’m gonna sit and watch a movie, i would rather it be something kind of happy and you know, heartwarming. i really really love welcome to the dollhouse, but happiness and storytelling really didn’t do it for me. thank god i always have spice world to lift my spirits back up.
Filed under: movies
i watched the parent trap last night while i was knitting. it was one of my favorite movies when i was a kid, but i hadn’t seen it in years. i vaguely recall being forced to watch the lindsey lohan version in school when i was in sixth grade and i won’t lie, i thought it was aight, but i was twelve, what did i know?
still, i knew that this one was the jam. i remember being young and watching it all the time and being really psyched that susan and sharon like fig newtons because, oh my gosh, i liked fig newtons too! my thought process as a child was really stellar. things haven’t changed much.
what i didn’t really remember was how awesome maureen o’hara is in this movie. she plays the mom, and she just completely rules. i also didn’t remember how much shit they talk on boston. the dad is always talking about his ex, saying things like, “she’s not a threat, she’s from boston for god’s sake.” i didn’t know boston was so uncool!
i don’t usually update this two days in a row. does it seem like i’m putting off knitting projects? i am for a little while – my hands hurt! also i wish someone would bring me breakfast. mostly pancakes and coffee.
