I'm Alive!

No really, Im still here. I'm just lazy and havent bothered to update here. For the last month I've had pet sitting gigs everyday. One of them was in Vail so I wasnt getting home until 7pm on weekdays, so usually I'd get home eat and go to bed. It was scary for a bit because I would be so tired driving out there that I was afraid I'd fall asleep at the wheel. The last day of that service I was so tired that the whole way there I felt like I was in a Nightmare on Elm Street movie and I was slapping my face trying to stay awake. But I have a month free of services so now Im trying to rest up. I'm counting down the minutes to our Annual Tahoe trip. It will be my niece Vivian's 1st birthday on the 29th, so that will be fun.

The past few days have been hotter than hell, I think it's been worse because the humidity is rising. Monsoon season should be starting soon and Im not really looking forward to it. Yesterday was so hot I had to turn my computer off because it was making my room hotter. I'm hoping that Bob will be able to finish my room soon. Tho the biggest problem, the complete lack of insulation (well there is 1 inch), will have to wait till I have money again so I can pay for it. Once that is fixed I hope that will take care of the heat and noise problem up there.

In WoW news I got my warlock her Dreadsteed. The lovely people in the Ravelry guild helped me out a lot with it. I always heard what a pain getting that thing is but it really wasnt too bad. I would have liked to get more playtime in this weekend but the heat just wouldnt let me. Maybe someday I'll find a way to keep my computer from getting so damn hot.

Last week I started working on my website again. With Ravelry able to handle all the sales, I should be able to make it work easily. Hopefully I'll be able to have it up by the end of the week. If any of you are crocheters you can see 3 of my patterns in the newest Crochet Pattern a Day 2009 Calendar that should be out soon. My Octopus Cat toy is even on Halloween!

NATCROMO & Kitty Lovin Hookers CAL

So this month is National Crochet Month. There's been alot going on on Ravelry, there's even a party group set up just for it. I also started a CAL(Crochet A-Long) for my Kitty Lovin Hookers group that Im going to continue each month. We'll be making cat toys & cat beds to donate to a different charity each month. I even wrote up 2 new patterns for it. This "Chirp at the Birdie" cat toy:

And this "Kitties All Around" cat bed:


Im selling the pattern as a collection of these 2 and the Here Fishy Fishy pattern on Etsy and giving $2.00 per sale to the KLH charity of the month. I set it up on Ravelry and on Etsy last night and so far have 3 sales!!

Lovely bath goodies

I had noticed that one of the nice girls in the Completely Pointless and Arbitrary Group group on Ravelry had an Etsy store selling bath goodies, so last week I decided to treat myself. So I went on and bought some Lavender shower gel, Rose bubble bar, lavender bubble bar, Ginger Peach Bath Salts & Tropical Escape laundry soap. And she sent sample goodies of a Clove Bath Bomb & Red Currant & Thyme lotion. So last night after going out to a nice dinner with Mom & Bob, I relaxed in the tub with the Clove bath bomb and it was absolutely lovely. I smell like dessert now and my skin isnt as dried out like it has been because of the heater.

In the words of Ferris Bueller, It is sooo choice, if you have the means I highly recommend checking it out.

Crochet song

Ok, so this randomly came into my head last night before bed so I wrote up the whole lyrics with prompting from ProperTrappings from the CLF group on Ravelry.

To the tune of Salt n Pepa's "Push It"

Ah, hook it

Ah, hook it


Oooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby

Oooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby


Crochet up this!


Ow! baby!

CK and ProperT here!


[now wait a minute, yall

This thread aint for everybody

Only the crochet people

So all you fly hookers, get on out there and hook

Hook, I said!]


CK and ProperT here, and were in effect

Want you to hook it, babe

Coolin by day then at night hooking up a sweater

Cmon girls, lets go show the guys that we know

How to become number one in a hot CGOA show

Now hook it


Ah, hook it - hook it good

Ah, hook it - hook it real good

Ah, hook it - hook it good

Ah, hook it - h-hook it real good


Hey! ow!

Hook it good!


Oooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby

Oooh, baby, baby

Baby, baby


Hook it good

Hook it real good

Ah, hook it

Ah, hook it


Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-paca

Yeah, bring that yarn here, gimme that twist,

Better make it fast or else Im gonna get pissed

Cant you see the yarn is loopin hard like I wish you would?

Now hook it


Hook it good

Hook it real good

Hook it good

H-hook it real good


Ah, hook it

Get up on this!


This yarn’s really got me going

It’s got me so I don’t know what stitch I’m doing


Ah, hook it

Is it bad that...

I was totally distracted by Hilary's turquoise jewelry on the debate tonight? I did listen to everything she and Barrack Obama said but I couldnt take my eyes off her jewelry. I loved it!! Not only is she intelligent, earnest and witty, but that girl can accessorize! This was an interesting debate. Since it was just her and Obama there wasnt any chance for ganging up on anyone. With the exception of the B word. But I think he deserves it. Im totally behind Hilary but I think if Barrack were to win it wouldnt be horrible. The only thing that worries me about that is Oprah gaining that much more power. I mean really, the woman is cool and all but she just is starting to give off that Evil Empire vibe. Her new network will be called OWN for crying out loud. Maybe it's the teenage rebel in me but I just never trusted anything that soooo many people followed blindly.

More Crochet

I finished my fingerless mitts for my CLF book submission. And now Im working on a pair of socks. I like them, I just did the heel last night and I'm not sure if I like it or not. I play a bit more and decide. Here is what they look like before I did the heel.

Ooh and yesterday I got a message on Ravelry asking for my permission to be featured in the next issue of Crochet Insider. They liked my Hollywood Starlet Purse.

I think it will have a pic and link on their gallery page. Hey every bit helps!

some crochet

So I've been working alot on my submission for the CLF book. I finished my prototype on Friday, so Saturday I decided to go to Kiwi Knitting to get some yarn to do the finished product in. I had bought a nice hank of Buckingham alpaca/silk blend at Purls last weekend but because I didnt have a scale at home I wasnt sure it would be enough. So I brought my prototype with me and they weighed it at Kiwi for me. Turns out I might have enough to do it with the alpaca/silk but I thought I'd look around and get 2 balls of something just to be safe, since Purls didnt have 2 hanks of that alpaca/silk in the color I liked. So I bout some Crystal Palace Panda Silk. It's very yummy and shiny. I got it in the "Jade Tones". When I got home and tried it out tho, I decided not to use it for this project because I thought the varigation didnt work with the cables. But I think I will do another similar project with them after. So instead I started using the alpaca/silk and it's going to be very nice. I cant wait till Im done.

And I checked out Crochet Me the other day and found this. It was so cute I had to make one.

Pepper liked him too, and kept trying to steal him and the yarn I used.

bad blogger

Looks like Ive been a bad blogger again. Well X-mas went ok. My Mom and Bob both had the consumption for X-mas. So I got to play the part of Mom while people visited. Yeah I dont want to be a mom I dont like playing one either. But it was ok, the food was good. I made these yummy Garlic Gratin Potatoes and made them again the other night. To die for.

Ive been spending most of my time on Ravelry. They got free downloads up and I added the linkies here for anyone who wants them. You dont have to be on Ravelry to access the downloads either. Soon I will be able to sell my patterns through Rav and it will be sooooo nice.

Work has been crazy. Now that the holidays are over we've got all these deals to work on and I've got a big pile of files on my desk.

and thats about the It.

Holiday fun

This is me and my mom at her office X-mas party. It was pretty fun. They had good food and a Casino night with all proceeds going to the Children's Miracle Network. The only bad thing was the cash bar. I would have been ok with it but the drinks were ridiculously expensive. I paid 6.50 for a Malibu & Pineapple. That's worse than hoighty toighy places on SF or LA..


Monday my Mom,Aunt Leslie and Uncle Mark got to go to the local radio station's holiday concert. My uncle's piano company provided the piano for Ingrid Michaelson and Brandi Carlisle to play so they got tickets. It was pretty fun. Ingrid Michaelson was fantastic but after her set when I went to get her cd, it took sooooo long at the ATM (I think it ran on a 28.8 baud modem or something)and it was sooo crowded because she was signing that they sold out before I could get one. The Brandi Carlisle performed with the Indigo Girls, that pretty much rocked. At one point when we were going in my mom ran off and when I found her I had to tell her that with her haircut she cant just run off and expect me to find her at an Indigo Girls concert. After their set I bought a couple cd's for my mom. Then KT Tunstil performed and it was fun. She's hilarious. But I couldnt understand what she was singing on any of the songs I didnt know because the drums kept drowning her out.

I'm doing a good amount of crochet but I cant show or talk about it until its been given. I'm spending most of my time on Ravelry and I can't wait till it goes public. Then I'll be able to sell my patterns just through them and I think it will be better and less expensive than Etsy.

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Winter not-so-Wonderland

Things have been wacky out here lately. The weather as gone from 79 and sunny to 50 and windy/cold/rainy and a matter of days and it could go back next week.. I've been working on some crochet projects for christmas and Im almost done as long as I dont decide to do more. I'm also participating in a Secret Santa for my favorite crochet group on Ravelry, I even got the first part of my present from my secret santa. I'm not quite finished with my present to send out. But I hope she'll like it.

Today I went to the chistmas party for my pet-sitting job. They had it at PF Changs which was nice, but they had us out on their patio, I assume because it was such a large group. It was pretty cold despite the many heaters because the wind kept creeping in. It was kinda fun, I won a little prize for charades (a battery-powered shoe shiner, obviously been regifted at least once). And we had a Bad Santa game where we picked a present and people could steal it. I got a 7 piece Olive oil set, its a long plate for bread, and olive oil bottle little plates for dipping and a little holder. Nobody stole mine. It came from Costco so I'm going to try to return it as it just doesnt match any of our stuff and its not like we really entertain.

My mom has been ultra-sick for over a week, coughing, sore throat, ickyness, fever. I keep making her drink this Vitamin Waters either the Defense or Power-C and yelling at her if she tries to do too much. Hopefully I dont end up getting it. I can't afford to get sick.

Today Bob and I went to get our Christmas tree before my party. We went to Home Depot.Last year we didnt get one because we were moving and went to Sara's, so last time we got a tree was 2 years ago in San Jose. The Home Depot there put their trees in the covered nursery area. For some reason here they put them in the parking lot, uncovered. It was pouring rain today and frakking cold. I didnt think they would do this so I was dressed warmly with my warm coat on, but no hood and no umbrella. There was absolutely no cover out there not even while in line to pay or get the tree cut. I was so cold and miserable. Luckily the cashier worked pretty fast so it didnt take too long, but ick. I'm totally allergic to cold.

Back to crocheting...

Save This Cat

I actually found out about this organization from watching Celebrity Poker on Bravo but I love it and wish I could do more for them.

Things I am thankful for..

1. My Family- Tho they altenately keep me sane and drive me crazy, I think they are much better than many of the alternatives.

2. My Cats- When the world is crashing down around my ears and everything makes me want to cry one of those warm fuzzy things crawls in my lap or up on my chest and licks my nose and everything is ok again.

3. Ravelry- Finally a place to connect with other crafters and share my ideas and organize my yarn stash and projects and the Crochet Liberation Front and the Completely Pointless and Arbitrary Group Group are like my second families. Flaming Hooks and Cake!

4. World of Warcraft- ah WOW how do I love thee? You suck all my at home time and keep me endlessly entertained. While giving me time to crochet in-between fights and during Griffon flights.

5. Icanhascheezburger.com- Lolcats iz teh funneh.

Hmm Im sure there's more, and I could go into specifics but that would be long, and I could be crocheting and watching Ravelry Radar so ...kthxbai!

Zombie Apocalypse

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Drunk hand

Ok so every year I go crazy with the pumpkin carving. Last night I stayed up till midnight carving 9 pumpkins. And I didnt go easy way either. I'll post pics later. But any way today I haave "Drunk hand", on my right hand all my fingers but my pinky are numb, my fore arm kinda aches and I have as much muscle control as a Co-Ed after a raging kegger. It is teh suck. And this isnt the first time I've had this, pretty much every halloween after carving up my masterpieces I end up with this. I know I'm doing something wrong in the way Im holding the knife maybe. I dunno, has anyone else ever had this?

-Photos from Halloween have been added to my flickr page

Good news

I got another job. I'm working at a Relocation company. Pretty much its 3 agents; 2 full time, and one semi-retired; that specialize in working with people moving to Tucson from out of state. It's quiet, usually I'll be the only one in the office. But there's alot of organizing to do and I think I'll manage to keep myself pretty busy. It pays well and we're going to work out a way for them to pay for my health & dental insurance. I think if this goes well I should be able to get my finances under control in time to lose control at christmas.

I'm loving Ravelry. Not only is it a fabulous way to promote my patterns but its just fun to show off my finished works and see what other people are doing. And saturday I found the BEST group on there. The Lolravelers. A way to combine yarn love, and lolcat love!! It's enough to make me dizolv inta lolcat speek. I can has stitchez?

Speaking of cats and yarn. I do love my cats, but they really make it hard when I catch them (Pepper, Im looking at you) peeing on my yarn. Luckily it was cotton yarn, so I threw it in the bathroom sink with some soap and cleaned it. I hope it dries properly.

Since i got laid off I decided that the best way to make myself happy was to bake. So since then I've made, chocolate chocolate chip cookies, cranberry pumpkin pie, & cinnamon raisin bread. And I have a bunch more stuff to make more things. My big problem is baking makes me happy. But I dont necessarily eat everything I bake. So mostly I make my mom angry because I have yummy baked good around and she wants to lose weight. I need to find someone who likes to just eat yummy baked goods alot.

Movie Meme

stolen from Sara

AFI's top 100 movies. Bold the ones you have seen. Strike out the ones you couldn't finish. * the ones you have seen more than once. (Found via kmkat)

1. Citizen Kane (1941)

2. Godfather, The I've seen bits and pieces.

3. Casablanca (1942)

4. Raging Bull (1980)

5. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)

6. Gone with the Wind (1939)* Over & over...

7. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

8. Schindler’s List (1993)

9. Vertigo (1958)

10. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)*

11. City Lights (1931)

12. Searchers, The (1956)

13. Star Wars (1977)*

14. Psycho (1960)*

15. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

16. 2001 : A Space Odyssey (1968)

17. Graduate, The (1967)

18. General, The (1927)

19. On the Waterfront (1954) watched this in an English class.

20. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)* Come on like you ccan go a christmas without seeing it.

21. Chinatown (1974)

22. Some Like It Hot (1959)

23. Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)

24. E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)*

25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)*

26. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

27. High Noon (1952)

28. All About Eve (1950)

29. Double Indemnity (1944)

30. Apocalypse Now (1979)

31. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)

32. Godfather Part II, The (1974)

33. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

34. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)*

35. Annie Hall (1977)

36. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

37. Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)

38. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)

39. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

40. Sound of Music (1965)

41. King Kong (1933)

42. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

44. Philadelphia Story, The (1940)

45. Shane (1953)

46. It Happened One Night (1934)

47. Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)

48. Rear Window (1954)

49. Intolerance (1916)

50. Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)*

51. West Side Story (1961)*

52. Taxi Driver (1976)

53. Deer Hunter, The (1978)

54. M*A*S*H (1970)

55. North by Northwest (1959) Saw this with my sister Sara at Cinespia, a thing where they show old movies at the Hollywood Cemetary.

56. Jaws (1975)* I think I watch this everytime it's on tv.

57. Rocky (1976)

58. Gold Rush, The (1925)

59. Nashville (1975)

60. Duck Soup (1933)

61. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

62. American Graffiti (1973)*

63. Cabaret (1972)

64. Network (1976)

65. African Queen, The (1951)

66. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)*

67. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

68. Unforgiven (1992)

69. Tootsie (1982)*

70. Clockwork Orange, A (1971) And I will never watch it again. Ick.

71. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

72. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)*

73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

74. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)*

75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)

76. Forrest Gump (1994)*

77. All the President’s Men (1976)

78. Modern Times (1936)

79. Wild Bunch, The (1969)

80. Apartment, The (1960)

81. Spartacus (1960)

82. Sunrise (1927)

83. Titanic (1997)* Ugh..

84. Easy Rider (1969)

85. Night at the Opera, A (1935)

86. Platoon (1986)

87. 12 Angry Men (1957)I'm sure Ive seen this, I was in a play of it in Junior High.

88. Bringing Up Baby (1938)

89. Sixth Sense, The (1999)*

90. Swing Time (1936)

91. Sophie’s Choice (1982)

92. Goodfellas (1990)*

93. French Connection, The (1971)

94. Pulp Fiction (1994)*

95. Last Picture Show, The (1971)

96. Do the Right Thing (1989)

97. Blade Runner (1982) This is just too convoluted for me.

98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

99. Toy Story (1995)*

100. Ben-Hur (1959)

Hmm. I guess I have some movies to catch up on.

Woot! Etsy Love!

OMG! I've sold 3 patterns just this week!! I sold 2 Miss Leslie Ballet Sweater patterns and my very first sale of the Imaginary Tiger Friend pattern!! This is so cool, I hope it keeps going. I wish I could sell to retail stores but for now this will help with gas money.

And now the bad news. I just got laid off.. So now I have to look for another job. It is teh suck. Too bad I can't sell the patterns for gobs of money..At least I'll have more time to work on crochet stuff to sell on Etsy.

Ravelry

Im in!! So don't expect to see me for awhile, between this and WOW I dont think Ill be leaving my computer for much. If youre on Ravelry check me out, Im on as Craftkitten.