tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58812032012-02-16T21:54:16.051-05:00SewickedMy life, views, & doings. For comments, suggestions, etc please email me at sewicked@gmail.comSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.comBlogger8551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-8059108618302536222012-02-09T17:30:00.000-05:002012-02-09T17:30:01.437-05:00Month of Letters and other mattersHeh, found this and out of curiosity, filled it out. There is one that I shouldn't have on there, I only dipped into that state while traveling. There's a couple more I've been to but I don't remember so I didn't count them.
visited 22 states (44%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or Like this? try: Caerfai Chemical Simulation
Someone decided that February is a month of letters.Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-42151912026913845052012-02-03T16:38:00.000-05:002012-02-03T16:38:36.210-05:00Do you play, or have you ever played, tabletop RPGs?Or if you know someone who does or did; then here's a blog about a survey: http://www.mediafire.com/?dvrtdmco8l55hq6. It's long, about 125 questions. But fill it out and email it to the guy, by the end of February. He wants a snapshot of gamers before D&D 5e comes out.
I'm trying out Mythic GM Emulator. I'm reading through it and figuring out how/what applies to my Blue Rose character. I'll let Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-11965932073012858422011-12-29T16:25:00.002-05:002011-12-29T16:35:31.172-05:00Merry Christmas (belated)Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. I drove down to see my Dad, stepmom, et al. The presents were well-received. The weather was nice and traffic was not too bad.
I finished a bracelet (the silver and black beads one). I've started another one using hand-dyed thread. It's only the 2nd time I've used hand-dyed thread. This one is shades of black and brown and I'm using silver/clear beads.
Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-62784892888623138922011-12-21T07:56:00.002-05:002011-12-21T08:16:12.461-05:00Happy HolidaysHappy Hanukkah. Happy Solstice. Three days until Christmas and it's a warm, scattered wet, day. Yesterday, my coworkers distributed Christmas present. One made homemade chocolate chip cookies with her son. Yum, delicious. One gave me a s'more kit (chocolate, graham cracker & marshmallow). Another gave me chocolate crème wafers, plus chocolate and fuzzy socks from another coworker. I need to takeSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-48543718651924675942011-12-16T17:20:00.001-05:002011-12-16T17:20:00.727-05:00Ooh, Scary, 2 Posts in Less than 1 MonthTuesday was the big winter blood drive where I work. I stopped by my office, took care of a couple brush fires, went and donated blood, came back, ate at my desk while I worked, then back to the blood drive to volunteer. I was a donor escort; escorting folks from their chairs to the canteen. They were a little short of volunteers so I had 3 pods (7 chairs with a central equipment table) to handleSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-41237203250544858972011-12-12T16:12:00.001-05:002011-12-12T16:14:18.399-05:00Christmas Season Has BegunAnd by that, I mean I've gone to my first Christmas party. It was supposed to be my second one but I got sick and didn't go to the first one. I gave Chris the latest Edge book by Ilona Andrews. He had just learned it was out and hadn't gotten a copy yet. I still have his other present but I haven't wrapped it yet.
This one was mostly getting together with friends, playing games, eating supper Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-57154518915849417002011-12-07T07:54:00.002-05:002011-12-07T11:20:50.332-05:00I've been making a few bracelets. Not a lot, because I've been distracted, but a couple. Here's Pearly Girl (thanks to the nice lady who named it for me).
I've started one in pale pink with purple beads.
I've taken some sky/cloud pictures and some flower pictures.
frost bitten pansy
touch of blue
And the clouds came rolling in
The sun sets
clouds like scurrying sheep
Very redSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-15648158763734367162011-11-18T16:36:00.000-05:002011-11-18T16:36:27.253-05:00Um, Been Awhile, Huh?Didja miss me?
Okay, what should I cover?
Here's a hankie edging I'm making: Well I was going to show you, but I'm having trouble adding pictures today.
I mailed off the commissioned bracelet. I hope she likes it.
Tomorrow, I'll be running the Beginner Box for Pathfinder. Hopefully, I'll be able to run by the sewing machine place and drop off my sewing machine to get fixed.
I was at Mace Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-35996235233329685922011-10-21T17:45:00.000-04:002011-10-21T17:45:58.222-04:00Another QuickieI suddenly realized I hadn't posted anything this week. Eep.
We took the SO out for supper at a Brazilian steakhouse Friday night. Much nomminess.
I helped A.S. at her booth over the weekend. I sold two bracelets and got a commission for another one and for a glasses 'chain.'
Monday, three of us went to the fair. My bracelet got nothing. Pout. But one of the local tatters (Triangle Tatters) Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-46765361063831778352011-10-14T17:37:00.000-04:002011-10-14T17:37:00.385-04:00State Fair timeIt's time for the State Fair. I'm taking the day off work on Monday to go see it. Even then, I will probably miss a few things. There's just so much to see.
As promised, this is the website of the nice lady who had the tatting shuttle giveaway. This is the website of the gent who made the shuttle. Doesn't he make lovely things?
The Lacemakers is going out of business. I'm really sorry to see Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-68580343666838343792011-10-12T17:38:00.000-04:002011-10-12T17:38:49.706-04:00Short PostCause I'm not feeling so hot. But here's the shuttle I won (see, it's even an action shot).
It's a David Reed Smith shuttle, made of white oak. Isn't it pretty? It feels good, too. (I really should link to his webpage, he has really pretty stuff, not just tatting shuttles, but like I said, I don't feel very well).
I got the family letters written again. Now I just need to mail them.
I have Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-5288786526650469242011-10-03T12:15:00.000-04:002011-10-03T12:15:14.445-04:00Heritage Day at Oak ViewThe first Saturday in October is the Wake County Park System Heritage Day. I spent the day at Oakview. Along with other members of the Triangle Tatters.
This was across the path from us.
Lovely lads, aren't they.They're brothers.
The weather was gorgeous, if a bit chilly. I was glad I had brought a blanket, I used it to cover my legs and loaned it to another tatter at one point.
These gents Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-38864632816151582882011-09-29T11:56:00.001-04:002011-09-29T12:08:46.902-04:00Donation...Successful!The last time I tried to donate platelets (and failed), one of the nice phlebotomists recommended that I try drinking a gallon of water the day before my donation. I had an appointment yesterday but I wasn't sure if she meant a gallon the day before or a gallon in the 24 hours leading up to my donation. So I did both. I started drinking water as soon as I woke up, until over the course of the daySewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-60411855743482732972011-09-26T08:54:00.001-04:002011-09-27T16:27:03.951-04:00I'm Home and I'm Tired (Palmetto Tat Days)I am back home again from Palmetto Tat Days. My friend and I left Thursday morning and arrived at the site in time for supper. We did have a slight problem with my GPS but we called A's husband and he went to the Palmetto Tat Days' website and gave us the directions. We've corrected the problem and if it's at the same site next year, we're good.
We picked up our pre-paid stuff (this year's Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-22120202562664450782011-09-11T20:12:00.002-04:002011-09-13T08:31:00.159-04:00What I've been doing (some pictures)I've now tried kumihimo. Wow, it's easy. I started with the yarn from the kit (which was in Japanese, by the way). I couldn't read the kit instructions so I did what any 21st century computer savvy person would do: I turned to YouTube. I quickly found some instructions. Here's my 1st kumihimo braid. Something I learned, get something to hold the loose ends or they will tangle.
Once that was doneSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-76112726725047800302011-08-31T17:36:00.000-04:002011-08-31T17:36:00.859-04:00FrustrationI messed the bind off of my sock. The thread for my bookmark either breaks or I mess up the pattern; I'm adapting an old edging from single motifs to a line of split ring motifs.
I have some great books to read (The Meaning of Everything, Changes & Thou Uncommon, Thou Improper Noun) but just can't sit down and read them. I have a lovely coloring book (Fat Ladies in Spaaaaace) but only .3 mm Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-91099179047069669432011-08-22T15:15:00.000-04:002011-08-22T15:15:20.112-04:00Vocabulary test and a Book about OEDI took a vocabulary test and here are the results http://testyourvocab.com/?r=764695. It was testing the approximate size of my vocabulary. Not bad, huh? Feel free to take it yourself. They're trying to compile statistics and especially need teens and kids to do it.
I'm reading a new book. It's The Meaning of Everything, and it's about the OED (Oxford English Dictionary). I want the CD ROM of Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-91253314568784845852011-08-11T15:44:00.002-04:002011-08-17T14:48:02.728-04:00No Pictures TodayMy sock is making progress, but other than length, it looks the same. I should take a picture of my bracelet in progress, except I'm a little disgusted. I ran out of thread.
One of the ladies at the Tri-Tatter's meeting on Saturday showed us something she had just learned. It's called Zentangles. Despite not having the recommended tools (smooth heavy paper, like watercolor paper & micron pens),Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-90200861204278691632011-08-04T13:19:00.001-04:002011-08-04T13:25:47.385-04:00Sock (in progress) Picture
My sock, the heel is done and I'm on my way
I'm on my 3rd contrasting (light in this case) stripe past the heel. I still have a lot of yarn left. I have no idea how tall to make this sock. And I'm not certain it's going to fit my foot. That's the drawback of the toe-up version. I can't try it on what I've already done.
The contrasting stripes are about 3 stitches tall. My gauge, on this loomSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-68449124915693385522011-08-01T11:00:00.022-04:002011-08-03T12:39:46.836-04:00Rain! Finally!We got some rain this weekend. We're still almost 7" below our normal rainfall for the past year, but considering we've gone about 10 days with nothing appreciable, I'll take it.
I finished another half-braid bracelet. This one is Lizbeth size 20 in Caribbean, with bugle 11 in Purple Iris and 11/0 Aiko in Iris beads. this picture is from when it was in progress. I still need to hide the ends on Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-69864038277344223422011-07-18T16:22:00.000-04:002011-07-18T16:22:27.424-04:00Socks (pictures)
toe up sock, in progress
The top sock was made toe up
My 1st sock, made cuff down
Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-84385516884509204422011-07-18T16:06:00.000-04:002011-07-18T16:06:24.482-04:00The Siege in Chattanooga, Knitting a Sock & other stuffI went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. Carrie and I drove up. She drove, I kept her company.
I was looking for a fine-gauge knitting loom (the knifty knitters are too big for regular socks). MSWF is huge, so I should be able to find one, right. Heh, heh. Carrie could only think of 3 vendors who'd have that sort of thing (instead of raw wool, spun wool, dyed wool, sheepskin, yarn, dyes, Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-24893813132252694572011-07-18T15:52:00.000-04:002011-07-18T15:52:19.383-04:00Frustration (Tatting)Ah, it's a common problem. You underestimate how much thread you need, and then you try to keep tatting, after a sensible person would add another thread. Until you completely run out of thread and do not even have enough to tie a knot or hide an end.Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-55924782821455814312011-04-18T16:15:00.000-04:002011-04-18T16:15:17.685-04:00All SafeDon't worry. Yes, tornadoes hit nearby but none of them came that close to me. We just had to deal with some heavy wind and rain. There aren't even any fallen branches, big ones, close to my house.
The storm did give me a migraine, but some migraine meds and a nap took care of that. It does mean that I didn't get as much done as I'd planned on Saturday. I did get my oil changed, so that's one Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-15726722457021294092011-04-15T14:41:00.002-04:002011-04-15T14:42:36.614-04:00Bracelets GaloreHere are some of the bracelets I've made. I don't have a picture of the one I made for my niece (black thread, gold seed beads).
1st bracelet, from Palmetto Tat Days 2010
This picture is of 2 different bracelets. Both made with moss agate cubes. One has solid green seed beads and the other has clear seed beads with green painted on the inside.
~hematite spheres, black seed beads and Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-59797905180914452212011-03-19T09:38:00.000-04:002011-03-19T09:38:12.612-04:00Great Time Had, After a Lousy Lead-inLast night was a birthday supper for one of the Davids. We were meeting in Raleigh, because everyone else lives or works in Raleigh and it was where that David wanted to go. I got directions online, because I'd never been to that restaurant. It was to take about half an hour, figure about 40 minutes with traffic. I left at about 6:15, to get there by 7 pm. Except.
I got stuck on the on-ramp. I Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-62639795676064967962011-03-17T17:01:00.000-04:002011-03-17T17:01:13.041-04:00Feeling BetterI've been in a little bit of a funk recently. I haven't managed to tat, knit or write from Sunday until today. I managed to work on a my 'historical piece.' It's a size 10 cotton thread in variegated purple, with a Lady Hoare shuttle tatting a 1930's era edging.
There's hope.
Had a great belated celebratory supper on Saturday for a friend. We went to a new Irish pub and it was great. Lovely Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-78411502338030882402011-03-08T15:49:00.000-05:002011-03-08T15:49:16.467-05:00Missed Me?It's been a long time. Quite a bit has happened. I finally made one of the minor Norwegian dragons (by Anne B), in black. I gave it to Jennie Breeden when I saw her at Con-Nooga. I made a variegated red seahorse dragon. I've made 4 bracelets; one of my niece, one for a charity auction, one for a friend and finally one for me. I have been asked about making them for money. I'm thinking about it.
Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-80007945151433965332011-01-06T21:34:00.000-05:002011-01-06T21:34:22.545-05:00Thanksgiving, Christmas and New YearsThanksgiving was spent with my mom, my aunt & my uncle down at my aunt's & uncle's house. Mom picked me up Thanksgiving morning and we drove down. We got there after lunch. Mom and I hit a few stores before heading for the grocery store, just to learn that they closed before lunch. My aunt had not been able to go before we arrived, either. Guess what we had for Thanksgiving supper? Tuna salad Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-23105354266492107372010-12-08T17:48:00.000-05:002010-12-08T17:48:53.922-05:00FillerI'm sorry I haven't posted anything. I'm having laptop issues The power cable only charges the battery and powers the laptop when I have it shoved into place. It doesn't take long for my hand to cramp, so until my new cord arrives. I'm not doing much on my laptop (where my pictures are).Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-13650373092771703132010-11-11T13:19:00.000-05:002010-11-11T13:19:31.850-05:00Remembrance DayIt's Remembrance Day. Do you have a poppy? I don't. I haven't seen any VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) or other folks around to get one. My boss printed one for me, but it's not the same.
I went to the Veterans Day ceremony this morning, at 11 am. It was cold and I sat on a stone wall. There was a mix of people; veterans, students, ROTC, military, etc. I cried.
I should post pictures, but I'm Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-50928184575188557102010-09-30T14:22:00.003-04:002010-09-30T16:57:01.433-04:00websites and my doilyHere's instructions for a little plush skull; great if you celebrate Dia de los Muertos. Or even if you just wish that you did.
And now you know why cannonballs are dangerous, especially when dredged up from the sea.
Here's the unblocked, untrimmed heart doily; my entry for this year's State Fair. I still haven't found a presentation for it that I like.
I finished tatting a 2-color cross Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-51584979510777696082010-09-24T12:15:00.000-04:002010-09-24T12:15:11.187-04:00Siteseeing, Family Matters, and Games I PlayDo you sometimes feel awkward about people in wheelchairs or with service animals? Here's a serious, albeit sarcastic, etiquette guide.
Time to hit the local farmer's market this weekend. They're gathering food for the local food banks.
I'm still looking for a frame/mat/something to display my heart doily. So far, no luck. I have Saturday, and that's about it. Cross your fingers that I'll Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-71315862475442000872010-08-30T09:03:00.003-04:002010-09-09T19:35:23.955-04:00Happy SighI had a rocking time at Palmetto Tat Days! I made it to Anitra's house later than I had planned. My car key slipped off the key ring/fob and I spent half an hour or so looking for it. Chris finally found it just under my car on the passenger side.
I met Anitra's and Steve's new dog: Yoko. They have reason to believe that she had been abused in the past. Now they know something of the physical Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-44727593327683504932010-08-25T11:55:00.000-04:002010-08-25T11:55:48.272-04:00So ExcitedTonight I finish packing and stay at my friend's house overnight. In the morning, at some excessively early hour, we will leave for Toccoa, Georgia. Why are we going to Toccoa, Georgia? That's where the Palmetto Tat Days is being held this year. It's a longer drive so we have to leave earlier.
Last night, I started preparing. I loaded my shuttles for the two classes that I'm taking (I'm not Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-50786876543448791602010-08-20T18:31:00.000-04:002010-08-20T18:31:03.754-04:00Gaming, Tatting & Visiting MomWe started creating/rolling our Traveller characters last night. With the Mongoose edition, you no longer run the risk of your character dying during the generational process, although mine did end up badly scarred. We were running late so the 'how our characters know each other' stuff is going to be handled over email. Ri & T are going to Dragoncon so we won't be playing in 2 weeks, instead Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-61004169311318248092010-08-10T17:54:00.000-04:002010-08-10T17:54:55.607-04:00Pictures, FinallyBecause I've had a hard time loading them. I finally got the camera to work and to find the reader, now I can't get them to the blog; or anywhere else.
Here's the bookmark that I made for the literacy program at work. The pattern is by Karey Solomon, from an old Tatting Times. The thread is DMC size 12.
The bracelet that I made for my namesake. I bought a little bracelet with plastic beads for Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-39770701425225906692010-08-09T17:09:00.002-04:002010-08-11T09:15:41.846-04:00Brief NoteGreat weekend with some great gaming. Two sessions of Pathfinder on Saturday, with two brand new players (long time D&D players, but new to PFS). Home game on Sunday.
Bad stomach on Saturday, lingered through Sunday and visited again today. Bad headache today.
Read Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix and Death Masks by Jim Butcher. Should finish Blood Rites by Butcher by tonight. Still reading Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-92071465699711245192010-08-05T20:08:00.000-04:002010-08-05T20:08:46.136-04:0012 Pounds Down and TattingOkay, so maybe I'm bragging a little, but it's really nice to see my clothes fitting again. Except today's skirt. For some reason, the back zipper makes an 's' shape, like I have a tail stub poking my skirt.
I would post pictures, as I finally got my camera to work again. Except, I can't find my memory card reader.
Tatting:
Finished a bracelet for Namesake, but I think it's too small. It's blueSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-56189971192710399502010-07-23T18:20:00.000-04:002010-07-23T18:20:36.485-04:00It was hard but I did itI didn't go to the gym but I did get some exercise. I took a walk in a nice air conditioned building. And I did 5 minutes of a 10-minute cardio workout.
I still haven't found my paperclips *grumble*
Rosemary's game is Sunday. I need to do a character sheet for my character's cohort by then. He's an Awakened warhorse (given sentience), with two levels of fighter and two levels of barbarian. Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-75288426777910829342010-07-22T17:14:00.000-04:002010-07-22T17:14:06.460-04:00Exercise and a contest for gamersHere's the contest, if you play Pathfinder I think that you should at least take a look. I think that the project sounds very interesting and so does the project. They're using Kickstart to get the money to print the gamebooks. If I had the money, I'd go for the $500 pledge. As it is, I'm unreasonably tempted by the $100.
Exercise
Today was my 3rd day in a row at the gym. I'm handling the Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-25670401002238726972010-07-19T18:21:00.001-04:002010-07-19T18:23:49.786-04:00Movies and Used BookstoreMovies
We went to see Despicable Me in 3D this weekend. It was a really funny movie. I had heard good things and it lived up to what I heard. There was one little joke in the movie; very subtle. But from the laughs you could tell where the adults were sitting. Very few children would have gotten that joke.
We also saw an trailer for a movie that looks even better in 3D than in 2D. The one aboutSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-6492461172252815412010-07-16T17:38:00.000-04:002010-07-16T17:38:33.599-04:00Viral Video and a Car ScareNet Stuff
Do you know who Isaiah Mustafa is? If you watch TV, you probably do; even if you only know him as 'that Old Spice guy'. There's an entire YouTube channel devoted to his videos (including a wedding proposal and one supporting libraries).
Here's a parody of one, by New Spice guy. It's really, really funny.
Life Stuff
Last night, I met some friends and we went to see The Last AirbenderSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-10566531445680471882010-07-14T18:34:00.000-04:002010-07-14T18:34:35.081-04:00Weight Loss and Other MattersJust about a month and a half ago a friend, upon my request, recommended that I try Spark People for my weight loss/health. In that time I've lost about eight pounds, 2 inches and gotten a lot more exercise.
I haven't been tatting like I would like to be. I misplaced my copy of the butterfly pattern and I had loaned out the book. No tatting that pattern until I found it. Plus, I would really Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-57302217682763232912010-07-05T08:33:00.000-04:002010-07-14T14:06:36.730-04:00Have You Said Thank You?
This seemed appropriate for just after American Independence Day.Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-72891159906058054022010-06-30T17:33:00.000-04:002010-06-30T17:33:16.759-04:00Tatting and StuffRemember Angelica? I gave up and started over. And then, a friend on InTatters asked for help with beaded tatting. Now I want to pull out some beads, my camera and do some tatting instructions for her.
Here's the phone case that I ordered. It arrived last week but I had to go to the Post Office to sign for it.
kuutydruk on Etsy made it. Isn't it purty.
And apparently someone went off the roadSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-17523056058216381932010-06-29T17:26:00.000-04:002010-06-29T17:26:02.653-04:00Weekend of Gaming and a MovieSaturday, we played another Pathfinder adventure. This one was part 4 of a story arc. The game was a lot of fun but somehow the 'I'd love to play on Saturday but my tatting group is meeting 1:30 - 4:30 & I want to go to that' got missed. I ended up missing the meeting entirely.
Sunday was Rosemary's game. Thanks to Chris's character getting a speak Undercommon language pearl, he was able to Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-17013773324615270332010-06-25T21:41:00.000-04:002010-06-25T21:41:28.701-04:00Where Did the Time Go?Seriously, where did it go?
We went to see Iron Man 2 and Jonah Hex recently. Neither were ground-shakingly incredibe but both were enjoyable movies. IM2 was not quite as good as the first IM but it was acceptable. And Samuel L Jackson rocks at Nick Fury.
Tatting-wise: I got Sherry Pence's The Exquisite Collection of Tatted Butterflies. I made Seven, the 1st butterfly. I started to do it in Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-26176971278554869832010-06-15T11:46:00.000-04:002010-06-15T11:46:56.705-04:00Third 'great weekend' PostLast weekend (June 4th & 5th), I took off early from work on Friday and drove to see my mom. Her older sister is visiting so I got to visit with both of them. I drove home again Saturday afternoon.
This past weekend, we went to the DC area to visit Mike. We did it to see him again, to celebrate his recent work success (his company made a tremendous announcement last week, the reason he hasn't Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-19812975943667210262010-06-01T16:28:00.004-04:002010-06-15T11:37:02.519-04:00Another Wonderful WeekendIt was a busy weekend, too. First, we had the "Yay, David Didn't Lose His Eyesight" movie marathon. We watched Support Your Local Sheriff, The Three Doctors, The Five Doctors and The Two Doctors. The last three were Doctor Who specials.
Sunday was Rosemary's game followed by going out for Indian food to celebrate the May birthdays.
Monday was a Pathfinder game followed up by a cookout. We Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-78199013085070686942010-05-24T16:13:00.003-04:002010-06-17T12:17:52.734-04:00Great WeekendI drove down to White Oak Friday night. I left a little later than I'd planned but on the bright side, I didn't get lost this time. This is despite my TomTom telling me that no route existed to get to my destination. Liz gave me good directions and I wrote them out with a magic marker on notebook paper in really big letters. I knew it was going to be dark by the time I needed to look at the Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-31947857218842644792010-05-20T16:41:00.003-04:002010-05-23T12:41:21.038-04:00Ow!I tried pilates last night. I am not ready for that; unless there's a beginning pilates. I was fine for the first 15 minutes. After 20-25, I started feeling 'odd.' At 30 minutes, I just lay there and breathed. When the nausea kicked in, it got really unpleasant. I ended up having popcorn and sprite for supper. Not fun. It didn't hurt though, not until today.
At least I have Mutants & MastermindsSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-32913433157384514312010-05-19T16:55:00.001-04:002010-05-19T16:56:13.351-04:00Mother's Day Report Plus Pathfinder WeekendMom loved her present. I printed out the certificate to make a card and added a mother's joke inside. The joke was The Mama Test: She enjoyed the joke and shared it with her sisters (Aunt Dot & Aunt Shirley, Aunt Carole couldn't make it).
Websites that I found interesting:
Oh, Random Pulp Fiction Titles website. These are reallyfunny. Perfect for Spirit of the Century
Here's a fantastic time Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-76051600985866583812010-05-07T18:07:00.000-04:002010-05-07T18:07:13.799-04:00Mother's Day Is ApproachingI've been torn about what to get my mother. On the one hand she doesn't need any more stuff, but I want to get her something. I suddenly remembered what I got her last year. This year, I bought her something similar; a clean childbirth kit for Burmese Midwives. I thought about getting a chicken or something from Heifers International but decided this was more 'motherly.'
Tatting: Using Jane Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-70929862776857144702010-05-06T17:41:00.000-04:002010-05-06T17:41:03.028-04:00Platelets! I have donated!Here's a tragic story. I hope it ends on a better note than it currently enjoys. When people take every legal step that they can and then have their wishes ignored...it's enough to make me chew nails and spit out tacks.
Want to knit your own Doctor Who scarf? This woman is a geek after my own heart.
I finally managed to donate platelets. Now I know, give up on donating in the morning. I need toSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-12467082535939973842010-04-30T17:42:00.000-04:002010-04-30T17:42:54.710-04:00Gaming Convention & stuffThe Siege, in Chattanooga, was fun. However, due to the rockfall that destroyed part of I40, we had to dip down to Atlanta, instead of driving there directly. Naturally, the trip was a bit longer as a result; but not too bad until a power line fell across both lanes in SC. We were stuck in one place for about 3 hours. Really, we didn't move more than 1/2 a mile.
It was great to see Diana & Colt Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-25528809134610505652010-04-14T17:00:00.001-04:002010-04-14T17:02:24.964-04:00A Literary Cause & other stuffFeel like helping someone read? Why not help fill the wish list for one, or both, of the high schools here.
After the complete lack of success at going to the gym on Friday (no gym shoes), I was quite relieved to go walking on Monday. Since the weather is so nice, I decided to enjoy it by walking outside. My walk got interrupted by some work stuff. I walked about 20 minutes, but it was not Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-25884660838941956522010-04-09T15:44:00.000-04:002010-04-09T15:44:19.363-04:00Promoting a cause, Gaming & Links Support rape crisis centers and enter to win an Advance Copy of Red Hood’s Revenge, by Jim C. Hines.
I'm a sucker for a good cause.
Gaming: Looking for some old school D&D fun? Here are some classic adventures, available for download.
I ran a 4th edition (D&D for those who aren't in the gaming community) last night at a FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store). I got there late, thanks to missing my Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-14133340033728706342010-04-07T16:52:00.001-04:002010-04-07T17:24:03.437-04:00Lots of links and some picturesOuch, sad blast from the past. I was checking my email address book and saw the address of a deceased friend. Sudden, sad reminder of the fact that he's not on this plane anymore.
Oooh, contest to win books and stuff from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.
This is an incredible idea and shows what two people can do and how they can change the lives of other people; one stove at a time.
Some geek Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-78501358576823255222010-04-06T17:31:00.000-04:002010-04-06T17:31:54.839-04:00Thank Goodnes It's...Tuesday?It's hard coming back to work after a long weekend. And the weather was so beautiful. I would like to have seen more of it, but I started my spring cleaning. I've been so tired since October that not much got done. I started with the boxes that I saved for Christmas, 'to wrap presents.' We have a small bin and large rolling trashcan for recyclables (yay, no sorting). Even broken down, boxes take Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-24687725398533482642010-03-31T17:50:00.001-04:002010-04-01T12:14:07.294-04:00TV, Gaming & TattingTV: I have now seen 2 episodes of the TV show Justified. For those who haven't seen it, or the ads for it, it's about a US Marshal who gets sent back to Kentucky, where he grew up. The reason he got sent there? He gave someone associated with a drug cartel 24 hours to get out of Miami. When the man showed no sign of doing so, he met the man at the restaurant where the 'gent' was eating. The man Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-19164301341371283062010-03-30T17:25:00.000-04:002010-03-30T17:25:24.147-04:00Gaming & Craft linksI manage to tear another nail today. Don't wince, it didn't go down into the quick. It's just 1/3 the length that it used to be.
I also finished (minus the charm/bead center) the TotusMel cameo pendant with beads.
Fun links
combat tracker for 4e D&D
A wonderful steampunk clothing vendor
Adopt a word site
transform an old book into a new journal
I found a great site with blank postcard Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-25386466808165796552010-03-29T17:47:00.000-04:002010-03-29T17:47:27.140-04:00Great WeekendI didn't get as much done as I would have liked but I did get a couple things done. What made it a great weekend was some fun gaming (D&D 4e, mini campaign thing) on Sunday and then taking Dave M out, quite belatedly, for his birthday. Plus, I finished that pair of grey wristlets that I started after Christmas.
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I made another Kiva loan today. This is my 8th one. Four of them are Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-59892685773780091752010-03-26T17:54:00.000-04:002010-03-26T17:54:11.295-04:00Tatting & scratchies (pictures)Here's the edging that I did. I'm not happy with how it turned out. I think that if I don't join the points, it will look better. I didn't make those picots long enough. It's an antique pattern that I found on-line. Of course, now I can't find the link.
Here's the unfinished pendant, TotusMel's cameo pendant. It needs to be ironed/pressed and it needs the central bead.
I'm going to do this one Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-43458263139423881152010-03-24T17:51:00.000-04:002010-03-24T17:51:18.226-04:00Surprise! 2 posts in 1 weekShocking, isn't it? I'm finding politics to be particularly distressing right now. But it's spring, flowers are blooming (too bad that includes the Bradford pear trees), the sun is shining warmly, and the days are longer.
I mailed my postcard today (the one that I mentioned yesterday). It's not a crafty one that I made myself, or one showing local sites or sights, but still it's a postcard. Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-85810361273796141392010-03-23T17:54:00.013-04:002010-03-23T18:00:32.917-04:00I've Been SickI swear, I had one month without illness since October. It's been one thing after another. I had viral bronchitis from October to January. I had a month of good health before I caught a nasty cold, that turned into a sinus infection. On day 8 of the anti-biotics I got an allergic reaction, or side effect, to the amoxicilin. It was a full-body rash, an itchy rash. My face and scalp were never Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-20131571310053791022010-03-19T18:01:00.001-04:002010-03-29T10:10:00.636-04:00quick link to craft instructionsWant to teach a kid to weave but don't want to invest a fortune into buying a loom? Or want to try it yourself? Here's instructions on making a simple loom from some dowels and a clipboard.Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-38422316300675979172010-02-05T18:21:00.000-05:002010-02-05T18:21:43.254-05:00Colorado Vacation - Excerpt 4Excerpts from My Colorado Vacation - Day 4
21 July ‘086:40 am Light breakfast in the HoJo library. I had their cinnamon (packaged) bun and my tea, Majestic Morning. I’ll be hungry later.Met National Guard Army guys, during breakfast. They’re in OKC for Search and Rescue Training. Very nice guys.7:30 am All packed and ready to load car. Laptop still exiting.8:30 am Off to the Cowboy and Western Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-83069359647035619392010-02-05T17:52:00.000-05:002010-02-05T17:52:02.483-05:00Weather & donating booksWe've had almost an inch of rain since midnight. No wonder we have flash flood warnings.
Oh, here's where you can donate books for Haiti literacy.
I got to bed late after the game last night. Which is mildly ironic since we managed to negotiate our way out of the big fight. The bad guy was more of a criminal than a villain and we brokered a deal; he made reparations for the damage that he had Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-58156863091164531382010-02-04T19:20:00.000-05:002010-02-04T19:20:17.494-05:00Recent tatting:
Here's a snowflake. I wonder how long I had it on the shuttle, just one join from completion?
And here's the 'edging'.
It's a modified Hen and Chicks pattern. (okay, so the link goes to a tatted cross, but it's based on hen and chicks, too, a bit more obviously)
Speaking of tatting, here's a whole library of antique patterns. Before you buy that CD of old patterns, check to Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-3462027942434117292010-02-03T08:44:00.000-05:002010-02-03T08:44:23.476-05:00Book Trailer for contestOver at Bitten By Books, they're talking to Chris Marie Green; who's written some interesting books.
Here's a book trailer for the latest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ReLmr6MYk8 Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-87284819206495021492010-02-02T17:12:00.001-05:002010-02-03T13:06:11.379-05:00Tatting, TV & a great Haiti essayTat It And See is done. Heeeeere's Norman: Day 3
Day 4Day 5
Day 6 Day 7Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Allll Done
I started it on the way home last night and finished it up while watching TV, in addition to cooking supper (it was my turn).
We finally watched The Green Lantern: First Flight animated movie. That, plus the next to most recent The Clone Wars episode and Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-3238728985942672862010-02-01T17:12:00.000-05:002010-02-01T17:12:21.106-05:00Short & SweetShort post because I really need to catch the next bus home. We got about 6" Friday & Saturday, of snow & sleet mixed. Went to supper with J on Friday, instead of going to see Avatar. By the time we left the restaurant at 8 pm, it had already accumulated about 2 inches.
When I took the trash out on Saturday, I barely made an impression in the snow/ice. Scarier, neither did my boyfriend on SundaySewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-37012834839809944882010-01-29T12:25:00.000-05:002010-01-29T12:25:11.429-05:00TGIF & TIASI managed to get home at a reasonable hour last night, after gaming at Sci Fi Genre. The Living Forgotten Realms game went pretty well; we felt challenged. My character, an avenger, did her part; took damage and dealt it (striker/defender).
I forgot to show pictures of my impromptu picot gauge. Here it is, along with my progress, through day 8 of Jane's TIAS. It's a piece of paper, folded to Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-84366649877209325742010-01-28T08:39:00.004-05:002010-01-28T08:39:00.549-05:00I Pontificate, on re-reading booksThere are some books that I read once and then get rid of, via Used Bookstore, Bookcrossing, whatever. There are other books that I keep around to re-read once in a blue moon. Then there are those books that I re-read over and over again. Sometimes I read them from cover to cover and other times I read selected bits.
Some of those books I no longer re-read like I used to. I've changed or perhapsSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-24442519539135669472010-01-27T15:37:00.000-05:002010-01-27T15:37:24.975-05:00I WON!I won a TotusMel bracelet from Choklit. I'm squee'ing I'm so happy. I missed her announcement so she contacted me on Twitter. Wasn't that nice of Choklit?
Yes, I still have my migraine. Thank goodness for pain medication. I still have the headache, but unlike years ago when my only option was extra strength acetimoophen, or a relative, I am not curled in a ball in darkened room, whimpering. Yes,Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-46409139718960946172010-01-25T17:53:00.001-05:002010-01-26T12:36:01.239-05:00Rainy Morning MondayThe day started out very windy & wet. What I didn't know is that there had been high wind & tornado warnings overnight. There had even been about 2 inches of rain in 12 hours. It was lightly raining while we were at supper and it rained on the way back from the game, but it must have intensified after we got home. It was windy enough that some of our recyclables blew out of the bin. I hope that Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-71555642215215162872010-01-22T17:54:00.001-05:002010-01-25T14:13:13.452-05:00TIAS, the weather and gamingI just missed the bus last night, so I was working on day 6 of Jane's TIAS by streetlight. Or I tried. Both threads broke, not just the chain thread. I was disgusted by that point, so I tied in a knot and kept tatting. It won't be pretty, but it will be done. I got the point where I needed to add the bead and realized that I could not do that in the poor light. I finally finished day 6 at lunch Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-24263099990157574542010-01-21T17:15:00.000-05:002010-01-21T17:15:20.599-05:00A picture or 2, and other developmentsAs promised, here is a picture of the vest that I worked on this past weekend.
As you can see it has a lot of beads & embroidery.
Here is a detail of the embroidery that I fixed. Can you see what I did or where? If not, then I did it right.
The bugle bead that I did not replace is one from near the hem (you can barely see the area in the bottom of the photo, rice beads & bugle Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-12659804358211637342010-01-19T14:34:00.001-05:002010-01-19T17:09:13.867-05:00Someone else's contest & family stuffA wonderful artist is running a contest on her blog. It's a tiered contest so I'm going to let you in on it, despite my own desparate desire to win. If she get 33 individual entries, then she offers up a $33 certificate to her etsy shop. She makes gorgious cuffs, collars, sleeve garters & earrings. See, take a look. If she gets 66 entries, the certificate goes up to $66.
Another day, another Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-52990002581497610352010-01-15T17:30:00.000-05:002010-01-15T17:30:33.326-05:00TIAS Day 5 & not much elseHere is Day 5 of Jane's TIAS
And here's Day 1 & 2, with Day 5 (which includes days 3 & 4)
Sign that your headache is actually a migraine. You take pain medication & your nausea disappears.
I'm off to Jacksonville, NC for a 3-day weekend. Family time. Don't have too much fun without me.
Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-7388129885891827742010-01-15T13:46:00.000-05:002010-01-15T13:46:01.099-05:00Haiti & other mattersHere are two other craft people who are doing a little something for Haiti; Shore-House Chic and Reclaimed Home. Both are running auctions, the former for a tote & the latter for a necklace, in which the winning bid goes to a charity for Haiti. Proof of donation sent to the artist has her shipping the item to the winner, at no further cost to the winner. Isn't that just nifty.
I could not find Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-27657786967115330532010-01-13T17:28:00.001-05:002010-01-13T17:44:12.758-05:00I'm in a FunkWhich is soooo much fun for the people around me. Luckily, that amounts to none, right now. I'll do what I can to get out of it by the time C gets home tonight.
I'm 2 days behind on the TIAS. I suddenly realized that I don't know if I have any solid color thread the same size as the multicolor that I used. Some days it doesn't feel worthwhile to have gnawed through the straps. I have thread thatSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-20872991646634626702010-01-08T16:54:00.000-05:002010-01-13T16:55:09.965-05:00Brrrr, It's ColdIt's been unseasonably cold; or is that unreasonably? Temperatures have dropped into the teens & twenties several times over the past week. Luckily, I finished my scarf.
That's me, wearing it. I also have on the hat that Alisa made for me. Despite the cold, I have not unpacked my OMG It's Cold coat. I've been making do with layers and a leather jacket.
Alas, due to construction, my bus stop Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-1583087753843237152009-12-09T08:47:00.025-05:002009-12-23T13:53:02.953-05:00Trips and Picts and EatsThe 5-day weekend was great. A little short, but great. We (C, R and me) drove down Thursday and got there in time to eat at Pappadeaux. I had the crawfish stuffed lobster. It was sooo good. Friday morning we hit the grocery store and then went to pick up Mike at the Atlanta airport. It took a phone call to make it happen (we are at X, meet us there) but it worked. As we were leaving, a taxi Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-73199118142438836542009-12-01T08:23:00.000-05:002009-12-01T08:23:00.518-05:00BMAC - read at your own riskBMAC is the acronym for Bitch, Moan & Complain
Yesterday sucked.
I finally went to see someone about my cough on Sunday. She prescribed an inhaler & some pills. I have viral bronchitis. The prescriptions are basically to give my aching lungs a chance to heal on their own. Rather like taking a muscle relaxant so that your tense muscles stop aching, and once they stop tensing with pain, they startSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-89120055695203222092009-11-24T08:16:00.000-05:002009-11-24T08:16:56.018-05:00One More State Fair picture & wristlet photosI did not want to post this picture until I talked to Anitra. For me, I don't post pictures of other people, identifiable ones anyway, without hearing from them.
Here's one of the scarves that I made, both on & off the pocket knitter.
And here's the wristlets (see Friday's post), starting, begun and on my hand (I wanted to do this cool, left, center, right thing, but just couldn't Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-15817480473925921322009-11-23T17:14:00.000-05:002009-11-23T17:14:32.776-05:00Early Gifts & Odd ComplimentThe drive to see Mom wasn't too bad. It was in the dark, but that's not unexpected. I was a trifle delayed as I stopped to pick up some cold medicine. Turns out I didn't need the stuff that you have to show id to get (thank you very much, meth heads -grrrrr) but I still waited until I got to Mom's house before I took it.
She was glad to get the ironing board cover but the polka cd made her Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-52332349178372301462009-11-20T17:09:00.000-05:002009-11-20T17:09:47.124-05:00It's Friday? Finally!It's been a long week. The symptoms of my cold changed; not unusual for me. My sinuses started draining. I took a day off to rest, again, hoping to kick the cold. Didn't work. Now I have the sniffles and a sore throat. Can I just say 'oh. yay.'
Gaelic: I lost my flash cards earlier this week. I was up to about 50. I have now started over. On the bright side, with what I learned from the 1st Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-33121665980126970732009-11-17T10:13:00.001-05:002009-11-17T10:14:08.210-05:00Looking Forward to SupperDoes that sound odd? My stepmom has an appointment this afternoon, here in town. She and Dad plan to stick around afterwords to have supper with me. Not dinner. Dinner is eaten at midday, at least by locals. We don't know where we'll be eating yet, Dad made some joke about me cooking.
Friday, I'll be driving down to spend the weekend with my mom. It's going to be a family filled week. I'll takeSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-84336065738267014212009-11-16T13:44:00.000-05:002009-11-16T13:44:21.931-05:001st Spam Comment & Mythic FrustrationI'm been making blog entries for..awhile. And this weekend I got my 1st spam comment. Huh. It's a milestone, of sorts.
Television: This weekend, Chris and I watched the History's channel special "Search for the real Wolfman." It was broadcast before Halloween but it took us awhile to watch. They had a retired police detective & a cryptozoologist examining the case of The Beast of Gévaudan(Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-10513081431186084182009-11-05T17:48:00.000-05:002009-11-05T17:48:17.669-05:00Convention PreparationI'm only working a half-day tomorrow, so that we can drive to Mace. It's only about an hour away so we'll have time to get there before the 1st round of games. I'll be playing Witch Hunter all weekend; specifically my French scholar Solange-Marie, aka almost useless in a fight. Nice thing about Witch Hunter, despite her nigh-onto-total lack of combat effectiveness, she's a very useful character. Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-46132958985361729482009-11-03T09:52:00.007-05:002009-11-03T10:20:07.969-05:00Nightmares, ughI almost had one last night. I don't remember anything about it, thankfully, and I managed to wake up before it got really frightening. Unfortunately, as I have learned from past experience, I had to stay awake for a few minutes or when I went back to sleep, I would drop right back into the nightmare, as if I had never interrupted it. And it's a lot harder to wake up the 2nd time. Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-66625426344327962972009-10-30T08:48:00.033-04:002009-10-30T13:59:48.632-04:00More Photos of Fair & some of my own crafts & contest alerttatting & ~knitting & my HallooBoobies entry [cleavage alert]Not my contest, someone else'sFangs, Fur & Fey are having a belated 3rd anniversary contestGo to their site for instructions. Grand prize is a Kindle. Whoot!Now to Picture funRebecca/Tatmom03's cross - burgundy DMC perle 8. I start with a chain at the top. I leave a picot (usingSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-37315495263455899692009-10-28T17:19:00.021-04:002009-10-28T17:38:42.980-04:00NC State Fair & Tatting goodies Warning: this post is picture heavyActually this is a jacket that I did years ago. It's a man's jacket with calico roses appliques.Stump of the tree that used to shade my bus stop. Rides at the fair, reflected in the mill pondState Fair tatted entries (or entries with tatting) I don't know who made any of these. But I like looking at them. It's hard to see, but Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-69096325212637299222009-10-09T13:22:00.003-04:002009-10-09T13:30:39.568-04:00I'm Baaaaaack, Did Ya Miss Me?Or yes, my home internet has gone wonky and unreliable. That means that I am only online while at or near work. Since my employers have expectations, that really cuts down on the amount of time that I can work on my blog or read the blogs of others. I feel dreadfully, dreadfully out of touch.I have finished tatting two more of Rebecca/Tatmom03's crosses; one burgundySewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-78598074094968718092009-10-02T10:57:00.005-04:002009-10-02T14:45:18.287-04:00Breast Cancer Awareness Monthaka Save The Tatas! Check out this blog; loved today's story. Really made me tear up. I've lost family to cancer, but not to breast cancer. Nonetheless, I check ever month & my mammogram earlier this year came back clear.Gaming: More jokes last night about my character's inability to use tech. She broke her communicator, hoping that would summon her teammates. In our Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-59006764535023826652009-10-01T08:52:00.005-04:002009-10-01T09:11:23.878-04:00Banned Book WeekWhat book that has been challenged, have you read?I've read several of them; some because they were required in some class or other and some for pleasure. Some I've liked & re-read, several times. Some I couldn't stand (I still hate Lord of the Flies, partially because of my own expectations before I read it).Family stuff:I went to see my mom this past weekend. We had a nice visitSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-39490691388640717582009-09-16T10:16:00.005-04:002009-09-16T15:12:57.909-04:00Book Meme & Old Movies'We encourage you to be creative with this! Please choose one or two questions to answer or try to answer all the questions in five words or less. Or choose a picture to answer a question! Brevity is the goal of today!'1. Do you snack while you read? Only if I'm hungry2. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you? Um, Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-47456854954754059402009-09-15T09:18:00.011-04:002009-09-16T10:16:30.806-04:00Trip to Mom's et al (with pictures)I should have taken a picture of the succulent, probably a cactus, that I gave Mom for her birthday, but I forgot. Of course, I needed before & after & after photos. I bought the plant at the Flea Market, and it was sort of a rosette, just about the size of my palm, perfect. I left it out overnight, in the rain, figuring what could be better than Mother Nature'sSewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.com1