New JOB!

I have a new job! I have a new job! I start on Monday and I am very happy. It’s a lot more cash, 5 min from my house and in an industry I have a lot of experience in so I should kick butt at it. I might even be able to go and play in the SCA again. Yippiee.

Heart Trouble

Ok, life sucks! I am so frustrated. I just got put on blood pressure medication because of my rapid heart rate and irregular heart beat due to stress. And you thought this was a bout Mr. Valentine. Hah! So I’m supposed to be de-stressing my life, so what does my mother do? Anything and everything to irritate and piss me off. Yes this is so good for the chest pain as I have no where and no outlet to deal with this stress. I can’t even walk away because she follows me and keeps talking she just can’t seem to just shut up even when I tell her she needs to leave me alone, that I literally just walked in the house and haven’t even put my stuff down. That I need just 5 minuets to decompress from work and the drive home. But no, that is apparently an unreasonable request. I got my 5min by sitting out side in the cold after taking the trash out. This after being home for almost an hour before I was able to even just sit for a few, but it didn’t last long as soon as I’m back in the house yap, yap, yap. I couldn’t even meditate because she just wouldn’t back off so of course I ended up with chest pain and palpitations again. Until last night I thought my crappy job was the main source of my stress, I was very wrong. And for turning 35 last year yippee I won a stress test and mammogram over the weekend. YUK! Having boobs sucks, now I get to have them flattened between metal plates! Ger.

Allergies. . .

Allergies suck! I have apparently developed an extreme sensitivity to Dairy, Eggs, and Chicken! So what is left for me to eat at day board? Bread and Butter! No more feasts for me. This sucks! I had a veggie burger for lunch yesterday; figured veggie burger won't be any of that in it. WRONG! If the veggie product doesn’t say Vegan, it has powdered egg white in it. So I got ill after lunch. Sigh. Happily I am working with very good practitioners to get rid of this 'sensitivity'. Man I miss cheese. . .

Knives

Sigh. I really need to get my target set up. I’ve been trying to find some nice throwing blades for when I do but nothing yet. Shortly I’ll be practicing on my aim using my sister’s archery target and golf balls or darts. Not quite the same thing, but I can get comfortable in the motion and get my aim where it needs to be. Particularly with my left hand, being right handed, but want to be ambidextrous when I throw. If nothing else it will add to the challenge and help relieve work stress. This may even come in handy at work when throwing small semi-hard blunt objects at coworkers. Not that I do that, no, not at all.

Rules

The rules as told to me by a wise old man, or at least an old man. . .

1. Don’t go there.
2. If you do go there, don’t come back.
3. If you do come back, don’t bring anything with you.
4. If you do bring anything with you, keep it to yourself.

This has been helpful on numerous occasions.
Please don’t ask me which.
:P

Tree

we have a tree. for once my sister didn't get an 8 footer. it's actually a reasonable size that won't eat the house. it's about 2/3rds decorated, i think it looks fine but i've been out voted and the general consensus, ie my mom and sister, is that we will need more lights this year. But the bobble cookie dough is in the fridge and we'll be baking this week. Yum!

Done!

yippie skippy. i'm done! the back is on and the pictures are pending finishing the roll for development. whoohoo! now i just have to fix the little bit in the one corner, i sniped some thread when i was trimming, and i'm done. hehehe.
i will post a photo once the film is developed.

blocked or block head

well, the blanket has been blocked and tonight or tomorrow i will by cutting the backing to size basting in down and sewing it on. I went with a lovely and super soft cream polar fleece. it will be yummy and you will be able to see the color peaking through the honeycomb pattern in the blanket. I'm going to sew it on as though i was doing a quilt so if the parents don't follow the washing instructions it will still work as a blanket because it will be like a puffy quilt on the back and then the knitted blanket on the front. Can't trust anyone over 30, oh wait i'm over 30. um never mind.

Stupid shrinking yarn

ARg. i finished the blanket, it looked good. i washed the stupid thing to block it. IT SHRANK! aaarrrrrrrhhhrhrhrhrrhrhrhrh. 100 hours of work and the stupid thing shrank!! i hate blankets, babies and right now aint to happy with Al. Gerrrr. Now instead of being 36 by 48 it's only 33 by 40! i calculated everything, i did a stupd swatch to check the guage and the thing shrank! i have never had stuff shrink like this before. now i'm going to have way to much backing. Stupid Blanket. i am not knitting another blanket for specific dementions ever again. i will never modify blanket pattern again to meet with a particular request. they, if and only if i am bribed properly and fully, will get what they get and like it! here that Ariel? you want one too, be prepered for lots of resistance. ARg! hate when loads of work get screwed because of something i didn't even think to take into consideration.

thank you for your attention.

Stupid yarn.

Lavender

Yippiee. starting to change over into the last color for the baby blanket. ok it is a worthy project and looks great. it will look even better once i block and back it. sigh. i can't wait to finish and get some pictures as momentos. that and i'll be able to really work on my la bohem yarn and smoke ring. hehe.