Not a lot to report

I don't have anything really interesting to say, but I'm not tired yet (it's midnight) so I decided that I might as well blog. I can guess the reason why I'm not tired: I woke up at 1pm. Yes, that's what I said...1 in the afternoon. I'm not really a complete bum but I was out late last night and I just didn't want to get out of bed! Well, maybe it had something to do with the paper I was supposed to be finishing today but who knows really. I shouldn't even have stayed out so late last night but I was too lazy to leave early take a cab across town by myself. Enough about last night though, I don't want to have to re-live my experience at the meat market bars that I went to against my better judgment. If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to visit with my friend Tim, who had come from DC for the weekend, I would have been at home knitting away.
This afternoon we went over to my friend Meli's house to watch the Oscars, which was fun. We usually throw an Oscar party but it just keeps creeping up on us every year and we forget to organize. A couple of years ago we did a costume party where you had to dress up like your favorite actor or actress. That was definitely a highlight. In fact I was going to bust out the "Swan Dress" again this year but Matt told me that it would be retarded (yes, I think that's the word he used) to be the only one in costume. Needless to say that I wore jeans. I think he really hates that dress.
Anyways, the Oscars. Once again I felt like I should have been more diligent about going to to the movies this year, but I wasn't. I didn't see any of the big ones except for Sideways, although I feel like I go to the movies all the time. I really hate the fact that The Aviator won so many awards although if forced to watch it I'm sure that I would like it, after all it was designed to be a hit. So for what it's worth I'll have to go through and make some additions to the Netflix list so that I don't feel so out of touch. Better luck next time.
Going to bed now, I guess I'll just read my next English homework book until I pass out from boredom.

Mini Love

I have loved small things for as long as I can remember. When I was little I would buy little sanrio erasures with my allowance and I would make the tiniest origami things that I could. I'm a sucker for anything small and cute, hence my Mini Cooper and now my new most favorite mini love of all...the Sofia Mini! Oh, how did they know that champagne would taste that good when sucked through a pink extendable straw? And could one look any cuter at a bar than when she clutches her tiny pink can of a drink? No, there is nothing better than this. Not all of the smallest sanrio erasures in the world could lure me away from this, even if they do smell like strawberries.

The Crafty Procrastinator Strikes Again...

Well, I don't have a lot to report for today although I had a pretty good day. I go through phases (which I guess everyone does) but I'm especially obsessed with knitting right now. I finished knitting my rag bag last night and sewed the lining in today when I got home from school. Once I was done with that I started a project from my new book, the "Airy Scarf". That's the name of the project, not the book. Anyways, I had one ball of red mohair that I didn't know what to do with and this project was perfect! Matt's Grandmother's birthday is next week so I think I'll give it to her when we go to visit. If you have the book, "Last Minute Knitted Gifts", please make note that there is a mistake in the pattern. The eyelet row should be: k1 *yo, k2tog* rather than "k1 *k2tog, yo*" as it appears in the book. As described in the directions you end up decreasing by one stitch at every eyelet row. Anyways, once I figured that out the project went very quickly. I'll post a picture of both once I've blocked the scarf.
I also watched the OC tonight, which is my favorite show...although it might just be tied with The Amazing Race. The only thing I'll say is that I'm very excited that Summer and Seth are back together. And there my high school TV drama commentary ends.
Maybe tomorrow I should actually do some of my homework, considering that I do have mid-terms next week. I'll keep you posted.

Rag Bag

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Originally uploaded by GinnySF.

Progress

Today I got to do everything that I like doing, I like when that happens. Matt and I woke up around 9am and he made breakfast for us (love that). One of my favorite parts of life as a unemployed student is sitting around and leisurely drinking coffee in the morning...which I also did today. Once I finished with my morning routine I got ready and drove over to the Paper Source, which is one of my new favorite places. I am going to a bridal shower next weekend and I don't really know the bride, so I decided to make her a set of personal thank-you cards rather than buying something boring from her registry (not to mention that I'm completely broke and have no business buying expensive gifts from Williams Sonoma). I'm currently addicted to my oh-so-exciting "Print Gocco" which is a small screen-printing machine that you can use to make cards, etc. I'll share the details once I begin.
Anyways, back to my day. Once I was done at the Paper Source I went over to visit with the owner of my favorite knitting store, Urban Knitting Studio. I've made a consious promise to myself not to buy any new yarn but I still like to look and drool, and she has a lot of drool-worthy yarn. I sort of broke my promise though and I bought a book called "Last Minute Knitted Gifts" as well as a new needle-size/gauge checker. It was a good visit anyway, and I'm excited to make some things from my new book.
For the rest of the day I plan to read some more Thoreau, walk to the mexican fruit and veggie store with Matt, make a pizza for dinner (yay, very excited about making pizza), and hopefully finish a little project I started last night.
What project? I'm making a "Rag Bag" with some yarn that I've been wanting to use but didn't know what to do with.
If I can figure out how to do this, there should be a link to the pattern.


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Oh, and I still look like a sausage in my top.

I look like a sausage in this top.

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Originally uploaded by GinnySF.

Okay, so this is a top that I made last summer and I was SO excited about it...and then I tried it on. I'll say it again: I totally look like a sausage in this top! I hadn't blocked it because I thought that it was a hopeless waste of time but I decided to go ahead and try it anyway. I'll keep you posted, but I don't think that all the scrunching in the world could make this top look good on anyone.

I read a little bit more of Walden today and I'm actually enjoying it alot more than I thought I would. He makes a lot of sense, although I can only read the book for about an hour at a time until I need a break. I guess that I've got the whole rest of the week to read it, so I can afford to do it in spurts.

What do you think I should do with this top if I'll never wear it?

A very long account of my uneventful day

Today I was supposed to be reading Thoreau, Life in the Woods and Civil Disobedience, for my English class. I've got a paper due next Monday but I just couldn't bring myself to stop blogging. I think I've got the site to where I pictured it so I guess now I should stop tinkering and do my homework. I didn't realize that I would have to actually program or whatever you call it in order to blog, but I'm enjoying the process. If I didn't have Matt to help me then I think I would have been completely lost...But I have Matt, and he's more than willing to help me learn whatever I need in order to make the blog how I want it.

As far as knitting goes, I'm really trying to finish my projects before I start new ones. I'm also trying not to buy yarn because I have enough to last me until next year, really. I've only got two more sides to sew on my loopy pillow but I HATE the mattress stitch so much that I can hardly stand to do it anymore. It really took me a whole night to do each of the sides so far, and it doesn't seem like I'm getting any faster at it. If I make another of these I might just add a selvedge edge and figure out some other lazy way to finish it up. Would it be unethical of me to use a sewing machine for the sides? I hope not because the pillow is really cute and I think the only way I would tackle this project again is to shortcut the dreaded mattress stitch.

I'm also working on the other hand warmer for Matt. Our apartment is so freezing cold that the poor guy's hands are frozen after spending the whole day in front of the computer. I really like the pattern from Weekend Knitting, but I had to add about 20 extra rows to the pattern because his hands are about a million times bigger than the specs. I really can't wait to be done with these boring projects so that I can start on a new one, but I have a feeling that I'll be bored with that too.

I was really looking forward to watching the Simpsons tonight because it was about Gay Marriage, but it was a little disappointing. I think that I prefer the episode when Bart thinks he's gay and Homer tries to convince him he's not, that one was much more entertaining. I don't watch the Simpsons very often but I'm glad that they're not afraid of pissing people off.

I better go do some reading now, just so I don't feel like such a procrastinator.

Before the Headboard

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My second attempt at college is going much better than the first so far. I'm really trying to give myself more time to work on my homework so that I achieve the results I want, rather than waiting until the last minute or declaring boredom and giving up. This weekend I constructed my first interior design project, and I have to say that I'm quite proud of it. I've been wanting a headboard for awhile but they tend to be pretty expensive. I've never upholstered anything before but I thought that this might be a good time to try it, and it's actually pretty easy.

Can't handle it

Well, after spending countless hours reading other people's blogs (that's you, KB) I've decided to start my own. I had actually been writing a "mental blog" while I tried to go to sleep for several weeks now and I realized how pathetic I was...so here I am.
My anxiety is beginning to take over and I'm feeling compelled to write something really witty so that you'll keep reading, but I'm not very witty so my regular nuerotic self is going to have to do. For some reason I never felt this pressure when writing my mental blog, go figure.