Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Flying Pig and the Yarn Menagerie
The flying pig is finished. It's amazing. He is just so amazingly cute and I have lots of pictures of the pig in process. It's great. Chris is taking pictures to make me a flying pig avatar. I'm pretty excited. I think now I'm going to make a polar bear or zebra to add to my little family. The pig couldn't be any cuter. I'm gonna go post my pictures on flickr. More later!
The Yarn Menagerie
It's finished! My elephant is finished! And I've brought pictures! Plus, I spent a little extra time and money and bought some yarn and made my giraffe! So, my little yarn menagerie is up to three animals now. My project for today is a flying pig for one of the ladies at Sarah Jane's. Last night was so much fun. We knit until 2 in the morning and then Chris and I came home and I stayed up till 5 working on my giraffe. His spots are such a pain to sew on. So, he's kind of a spotless giraffe right now. And I'm trying to think of some type of decoration for my elephant so that he doesn't look so plain. The giraffe has spots, and the lion has a sparkly main, so I don't really know how to make the elephant less plain. He is cute, but plain. Chris and I patched things up over dinner. We went out and got wings and talked a lot, and we are both going to try and work a little harder at understanding each other. We needed to have that talk. Things are good now. We had a really good time watching Short Circuit 2, and then the Simpsons. It was a pretty good night. He is really into this whole yarn store idea, and I'm totally behind him on that. It's going to be interesting to watch him develop this. I think that's all for now... I will post my pictures and begin working on my flying pig. I think I'm going to make him a little differently so that he stands on all four feet instead of sitting down like mine are. I just want to make sure you can see the wings alright. After all, what's the point of having a flying pig if you can't see the wings?
Due to some technical issues with blogger, I can't upload my pictures here. I will go make a flickr account and will be back soon and link to my pictures. That will just be easier.
Due to some technical issues with blogger, I can't upload my pictures here. I will go make a flickr account and will be back soon and link to my pictures. That will just be easier.
Can't Believe I'm Even Doing This Right Now
Why?
BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO FINISH SOMETHING!!
I just had to mark this momentous occasion with a quick blog post.
More details (and pictures! I have pictures!) later...
BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO FINISH SOMETHING!!
I just had to mark this momentous occasion with a quick blog post.
More details (and pictures! I have pictures!) later...
Friday, April 11, 2008
Last Post for the Day...I Swear
I feel ridiculous. First off, I'm sitting at my computer crying over something unbelievably stupid for no reason at all. Second, I'm sitting at my computer crying because I'm talking to my boyfriend who is sitting in the next room over because I'm too stupid to just go in and talk to him. Third, I wanted a tattoo. That's just a stupid idea in itself. I knew I wouldn't be able to talk Chris into going. Fourth, I'm beating myself up over the fact that I'm being stupid.
I hate today.
I hate today.
Rain--Again
It's raining. Again. Imagine that.
I should work on finishing my elephant. But I don't want to. I am unhappy. All the life and resilience I felt two hours ago is gone.
Over one word:
Tattoo.
Chris makes me feel like I'm this terrible person sometime because he doesn't care at all about my hobbies. I try so hard to make him feel smart and important. I learned more about Python because he's a programmer. I got into video games because he likes them so much. I really REALLY tried to understand artificial life because he wants so badly to make it work. I even try to read into things even though I absolutely hate reading into books and movies. I do all these things because he wants someone to talk to because his friends abandoned him. His friends abandoned him because of me. So, because I feel awful about that, I try to be his friend. I try to learn the things he knows so he can talk to me. I even took a philosophy class so that he would be able to talk to me about his major. I try so hard to understand him and be an interesting person to talk to. He just thinks my hobbies and my interests are stupid.
I wanted so badly to get a tattoo. He thinks they're stupid. So I don't get one. I love knitting and listening to "angry" music because it makes me feel good. He just thinks knitting is silly because I never finish anything. I like to talk and he hates it that I'm always noisy. Today is one of those days where I wonder if moving in together was a terrible idea or not. I want us to work because I love him so much. I love how he makes me feel most of the time. But when he asked me what I want to do today, I said "get a tattoo", he said "no" and that was the end of the conversation. I'm not even going to tell him what I want to get because he will just tell me that it's a stupid idea. I think the only reason he put up with me getting the last one is because I told him that he was partially the reason I got it in the first place. I have an orange heart on my hip. It's tiny and barely noticeable, but I love it so much because it reminds me of him.
My heart feels so heavy today, even when it started out as such a good day. I have a feeling that I won't end up going to the knit in because Chris won't want to pick me up. I like having friends with the same hobby as me and I wish he could appreciate it as well. I don't want to feel like this today. I wanted to be happy. I wanted to have fun with my boyfriend on what started out as a beautiful day. Now I just want to lay down and sleep and be miserable. I really want to get a tattoo. Maybe I'll just walk to the tattoo place once Chris drops me off. Maybe tonight he would just be happier working from home alone. That way I don't bug him by trying to talk about my day or asking him how work is going.
I am sad again and I hate it.
I should work on finishing my elephant. But I don't want to. I am unhappy. All the life and resilience I felt two hours ago is gone.
Over one word:
Tattoo.
Chris makes me feel like I'm this terrible person sometime because he doesn't care at all about my hobbies. I try so hard to make him feel smart and important. I learned more about Python because he's a programmer. I got into video games because he likes them so much. I really REALLY tried to understand artificial life because he wants so badly to make it work. I even try to read into things even though I absolutely hate reading into books and movies. I do all these things because he wants someone to talk to because his friends abandoned him. His friends abandoned him because of me. So, because I feel awful about that, I try to be his friend. I try to learn the things he knows so he can talk to me. I even took a philosophy class so that he would be able to talk to me about his major. I try so hard to understand him and be an interesting person to talk to. He just thinks my hobbies and my interests are stupid.
I wanted so badly to get a tattoo. He thinks they're stupid. So I don't get one. I love knitting and listening to "angry" music because it makes me feel good. He just thinks knitting is silly because I never finish anything. I like to talk and he hates it that I'm always noisy. Today is one of those days where I wonder if moving in together was a terrible idea or not. I want us to work because I love him so much. I love how he makes me feel most of the time. But when he asked me what I want to do today, I said "get a tattoo", he said "no" and that was the end of the conversation. I'm not even going to tell him what I want to get because he will just tell me that it's a stupid idea. I think the only reason he put up with me getting the last one is because I told him that he was partially the reason I got it in the first place. I have an orange heart on my hip. It's tiny and barely noticeable, but I love it so much because it reminds me of him.
My heart feels so heavy today, even when it started out as such a good day. I have a feeling that I won't end up going to the knit in because Chris won't want to pick me up. I like having friends with the same hobby as me and I wish he could appreciate it as well. I don't want to feel like this today. I wanted to be happy. I wanted to have fun with my boyfriend on what started out as a beautiful day. Now I just want to lay down and sleep and be miserable. I really want to get a tattoo. Maybe I'll just walk to the tattoo place once Chris drops me off. Maybe tonight he would just be happier working from home alone. That way I don't bug him by trying to talk about my day or asking him how work is going.
I am sad again and I hate it.
Blast Fair Isle to Hell (and bring it back quickly, because I'm awfully interested to hear how the trip went!)
Damn it all. I have been rifling through some blogs, sites, books and magazines looking for something easy to stretch my fair isle legs with. I've never tried it before, and I'm fully regretting that now. I've been knitting for far too long to not have tried simple things like cables and fair isle. I just need to suck it up and try. It can't be that hard, right? I mean, I'm sure it's confusing at first, but with a little practice I'm sure I will be able to pick it right up. And it's probably a pretty cool yarn-saving trick. I don't know, but now I have all these new ideas on hand to try fair isle and intarsia (or are they the same thing...?) and I still HAVEN'T FINISHED MY OTHER PROJECTS!! Chris is getting sick of seeing my random yarn bursts around the house and I really am trying to get things finished. I'll finish my elephant when I get home from school
(did I mention I started and am extremely close to finishing my elephant? Well, if I didn't, I am now. It's almost done. It needs one more arm, stuffed and some ears. It will be done before the knit in tonight. Maybe I'll take him with me as a mascot.)
and then look into some more complex projects to work on tonight. I really wanted to make that scarf, and it would have been a really cool project to show off. I grabbed some extra cash at the ATM over lunch, so maybe I will just give in and buy something soft and pretty to make a new hat out of or something. Maybe I can talk Chris into going to Wal-Mart and I can buy some cheap yellow and brown cotton to make a giraffe out of like I wanted to so long ago.
The problem with making a polar bear or giraffe is that they are crocheted. I don't want to go to a knit in where everyone is knitting and I'm just the weird girl who crochets. Hmm.
Chris keeps proposing that my blog turn into a yarn haven where I can open up my own shop. This idea sounds unbelievable in so many ways. One: It's what I would love to do with myself. I want to open either a yarn shop or a Ritter's. Two: He's actually serious about it!
Oh my god. I know what I want to do tonight. I want to get inked! I think I am going web hunting for a picture of needles to get inked tonight. I'll post a picture if I find a good one!
(did I mention I started and am extremely close to finishing my elephant? Well, if I didn't, I am now. It's almost done. It needs one more arm, stuffed and some ears. It will be done before the knit in tonight. Maybe I'll take him with me as a mascot.)
and then look into some more complex projects to work on tonight. I really wanted to make that scarf, and it would have been a really cool project to show off. I grabbed some extra cash at the ATM over lunch, so maybe I will just give in and buy something soft and pretty to make a new hat out of or something. Maybe I can talk Chris into going to Wal-Mart and I can buy some cheap yellow and brown cotton to make a giraffe out of like I wanted to so long ago.
The problem with making a polar bear or giraffe is that they are crocheted. I don't want to go to a knit in where everyone is knitting and I'm just the weird girl who crochets. Hmm.
Chris keeps proposing that my blog turn into a yarn haven where I can open up my own shop. This idea sounds unbelievable in so many ways. One: It's what I would love to do with myself. I want to open either a yarn shop or a Ritter's. Two: He's actually serious about it!
Oh my god. I know what I want to do tonight. I want to get inked! I think I am going web hunting for a picture of needles to get inked tonight. I'll post a picture if I find a good one!
A Mild Addiction
Is this blog becoming a slight addiction for me? Yes, I believe it is. I post in the morning, several times an evening, and even at school. Yes, this could become a serious problem for me.
However, maybe tonight will fix that for me. There is a knit-in tonight at Sarah Jane's and I'm really excited to go. I need to get paid first because I will probably want to buy stuff. But this pay check needs to cover most of my rent, so I can't spend that much. Let's see, I need to save about $200 on this check, just to make sure my check next week will cover it. Actually, I only need to save about $150 because I get paid next week from Dan, where I will save about $100, and then another $100 on my check the following week from Ritter's. I think I might actually be able to pay for part of Chris's rent this month. It's kinda nice having money.
But it sucks not having a car. I really should start looking into getting one. And fixing my credit. God I hope my paycheck can cover my credit card payment.
Gotta get ready for school. Ew.
However, maybe tonight will fix that for me. There is a knit-in tonight at Sarah Jane's and I'm really excited to go. I need to get paid first because I will probably want to buy stuff. But this pay check needs to cover most of my rent, so I can't spend that much. Let's see, I need to save about $200 on this check, just to make sure my check next week will cover it. Actually, I only need to save about $150 because I get paid next week from Dan, where I will save about $100, and then another $100 on my check the following week from Ritter's. I think I might actually be able to pay for part of Chris's rent this month. It's kinda nice having money.
But it sucks not having a car. I really should start looking into getting one. And fixing my credit. God I hope my paycheck can cover my credit card payment.
Gotta get ready for school. Ew.
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