Compiling

I'm currently compiling my 'Year in Review' post for Thursday. This involves lots of thinking, and rereading previous posts as well.

I think I may be going cross-eyed (and possibly cross-brained, too). Maybe this year's post will be full of photos?

Swap Stuff Received

Recently I was in two swaps. Both had deadlines of Halloween.

The first (Love Bites II):



and a close up:



The second (Detritus swap):



and a close up of the yarn:



I loved everything in both boxes! I'm just not witty enough to gush properly at the moment.

New Shows!

So, here's my new weekly listing:

Monday: House, Castle
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Eastwick
Thursday: Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice
Friday: Dollhouse

Weekend: Vampire Diaries (maybe)

What are you watching this season?

Bookshelf Revisited

Remember that TBR pile I talked about a while back? Here it is revisited:

1. Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance
   
2. Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate - Kyra Davis
   
3. The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
4. Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
5. The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
6. Speak of the Devil - Jenna Black
7. Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke
8. A Match Made in Hell - Terri Garey
9. Night Shift - Lilith Saintcrow
10. Hunter's Prayer - Lilith Saintcrow
11. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
12. Whitewash - Alex Kava
13. At Grave's End - Jeanine Frost
14. Norse Code - Greg Van Eekhout
15. Cherry Bomb - J. A. Konrath
16. Frankenstein: Dead and Alive - Dean Koontz
17. Greywalker - Kat Richardson
18. Poltergeist - Kat Richardson
    

A Knitting Checklist

Borrowed this from SleepingSi.

Bold for stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do one day, and normal for stuff you’re not planning on doing.

1. Afghan
2. I-cord
3. Garter stitch
4. Knitting with metal wire
5. Shawl
6. Stockinette stitch
7. Socks: top-down
8. Socks: toe-up
9. Knitting with camel yarn
10. Mittens: Cuff-up
11. Mittens: Tip-down
12. Hat
13. Knitting with silk
14. Moebius band knitting
15. Participating in a KAL
16. Sweater
17. Drop stitch patterns
18. Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
19. Slip stitch patterns
20. Knitting with bananafiber yarn
21. Domino knitting (=modular knitting)
22. Twisted stitch patterns
23. Knitting with bamboo yarn
24. Two end knitting
25. Charity knitting
26. Knitting with soy yarn
27. Cardigan
28. Toy/doll clothing
29. Knitting with circular needles
30. Baby items
31. Knitting with your own handspun yarn
32. Slippers
33. Graffitti knitting: knitting items on, or to be left on the street
34. Continental knitting
35. Designing knitted garments
36. Cable stitch patterns
37. Lace patterns
38. Publishing a knitting book
39. Scarf
40. Teaching a child to knit
41. Knitting to make money
42. Button holes
43. Knitting with alpaca
44. Fair Isle knitting
45. Norwegian knitting
46. Household items: dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…
47. knitting socks- or other small tubular items- on two circulars
48. Dying with plant colours
49. Knitting items for a wedding
50. Olympic knitting
51. Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn
52. Knitting with dpns
53. Holiday related knitting
54. Teaching a male how to knit
55. Bobbles
56. Knitting for a living
57. Knitting with cotton
58. Knitting smocking
59. Dying yarn
60. Steeks
61. Knitting art
62. Fulling/felting
63. Knitting with wool
64. Textured knitting
65. Kitchener BO
66. Purses/bags
67. Knitting with beads
68. Swatching
69. Long Tail CO
70. Entrelac
71. Knitting and purling backwards (I'm counting this as I do it lefty anyway. I can knit right handed, and
72. purl right handed enough to teach.)
73. Machine knitting
74. Knitting with selfpatterning/selfstriping/variegating yarn
75. Stuffed toys
76. Knitting with cashmere
77. Darning
78. Jewelry
79. Knitting with synthetic yarn
80. Writing a pattern
81. Gloves
82. Intarsia
83. Knitting with linen
84. Knitting for preemies
85. Tubular CO
86. Freeform knitting
87. Short rows
88. Cuffs/fingerless mitts/armwarmers
89. Pillows
90. Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
91. Rug Knitting on a loom
92. Thrummed knitting
93. Knitting a gift
94. Knitting for pets
95. Shrug/bolero/poncho
96. Knitting with dog/cat hair (kitty sheds into whatever I'm working on anyway.)
97. Hair accessories
98. Knitting in public

Hi there

Remember me? Yeah, I've been pulled away from the blog for a while. Life and things.

Let's see, I've been riding the bike once or twice a week, once on the weekend (when possible) and once to and from work.

I got about 4 inches lopped off of my hair, but unfortunately haven't taken a picture of the new 'do yet. I'm working on it. There will be a before/after photo as soon as I get a chance.

Oh yes, remember about a year ago when I posted about the trike race at work? No? It's back there somewhere, I swear! Anyway, it's that time of year again! And yes, I have a team ready. We race next Thursday evening. It should be interesting, as half of my old team no longer works here. I'm hoping to remember my camera to get some new pics to add.

I've been playing D&D or variations thereof with OH and 'the guys'. So far, I've only died once. That's pretty impressive for me!

That's what I've been up to, how about you?

Step Away from the Bookstore

Since joining Goodreads, I've been able to keep track of my books/authors more. Which is a good thing. Usually.

I was putting my latest purchases into my (virtual) bookshelf, and realized something.

I have 23 books waiting to be read! On my real bookshelf.

I need to stop collecting them, and actually read some of them.

Here's what's on my TBR pile (in no particular order):

• Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath
• Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance
  
• Dayhunter - Jocelynn Drake
  
• Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate - Kyra Davis
  
• Dead Beat - Jim Butcher
• Double Play - Jill Shalvis
• The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
• Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
• White Night - Jim Butcher
• Small Favor - Jim Butcher
• Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
• The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
• Speak of the Devil - Jenna Black
• Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke
• A Match Made in Hell - Terri Garey
• Night Shift - Lilith Saintcrow
• Hunter's Prayer - Lilith Saintcrow
• An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
• Whitewash - Alex Kava
• At Grave's End - Jeanine Frost
• The Devil You Know - Jenna Black
• The Devil's Due - Jenna Black
• Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher

Those are just the ones I own. There's an additional half dozen that aren't out yet....

Movie Reviews

I watched a few movies last night. I figured I'd share my thoughts on them here. Now, just remember, I'm no Ebert and I don't do this for a living...

Star rating:
* - What were they smoking?? * * - Eh. * * * - Pretty good. * * * * - I really liked it. * * * * * - Awesome!


He's Just Not That Into You
* * * 1/2

As chick flicks go, I liked this one. Not something I feel I need to rush out and buy, but good enough to rent. If OH were watching it with me, he'd probably heckle the entire movie. Even though I had a pretty good idea about how it would end, it was a fun movie to watch.


Passengers
* *

Anne Hathaway tries a serious role that doesn't include a makeover. I kept having flashbacks to The Sixth Sense while watching this. It felt somewhat disjointed to me. And I kept wondering when it would get good.


Wanted
* * *

This movie is a good 'guy flick'. Lots of action and explosions and guns! Felt a hint of Fight Club in it at times. There are a few scenes I really got a kick out of (but am not going to write about just in case you've not seen this movie yet) and I wasn't yanked horribly out of my suspension of disbelief. If you start putting thought into it, you will probably find lots of errors about this and that. If you want a decent movie with lots of flying bullets and some nifty explosions, give it a shot.

Too hot to think

We've reached the upper 80s-early 90s now. And, considering it's about 20 degrees warmer inside where I work, I've come up with my excuse for not blogging so much recently:

"Can't brain today, I haz teh heat-deth."

Stay cool and hopefully I'll have some pretty pictures soon.

Back to it

I was on vacation last week. Or, rather, staycation. It was nice to not have to go to work. I was able to do some things around the house that I usually don't have the time or inclination to do. Like rearrange the living room. It kind of scared OH when I messaged him with what I was doing, due to my ... grace.

And, I'm writing this post on my nifty new LAPTOP! Woo hoo! Which means that I'm not chained to the desk upstairs.

On the knitting front, I've made quite a dent in my Stormqueen shawl/thingy. I only have about 40 rounds left to do, plus the edging. But I had to put it down for a little while now that one round is 500+ stitches (and still growing). But it's real pretty :)

I'm now on R123. Or maybe 125. Right in there somewhere. Here's a photo of it at R90: