I have not yet realized the full potential of the Butt and Thigh Max. It seemed too easy and I'm not exactly super-buff. But tonight I will make sure there's more tension.

No crafting to speak of, I think after this show I'll chill with the quilting and concentrate on the new biz for the rest of the year. I just can't control the lethargy.

My Butt and Thigh Max came today!!! I haven't used it yet but tonight's the night. Oh, and my kitten's a boy, the first vet was wrong. I'm just glad they figured that out before the neutering procedure.

I started working on Staceyjoy's Olive Bobbles Hat. I'm on the fourth row of bobbles: bobbles are a bitch. I'm doing mine in the Lamb's Pride Aubergine.

I have such a yearning to make something like Ms. Burns' fancy jacket at chicknits. But alas, I've never made anything that fit, so I'm going to have to control myself.

Here is my first attempt at putting an image on my blog. She's the baby that will be mine in a couple of weeks when she grows up and opens her eyes.


She'll be the newest little member of the badcat family.

Today cleaning made me feel better.

On Friday I purchased a piece of fitness paraphenalia off of the TV. The commercial was very compelling plus I waited two weeks after I saw the commercial to purchase it, sort of a cooling off period. I'm really excited, I believe this will solve my cellulite problem, the only thing keeping me from ultra-hotness!

Quilting: The sashing is completed on the polka dot quilt. I'm at an impasse in that the next steps on both quilt require more fabric that I don't have. So I ordered more from equilter last night, I love that place!

Now I have to finish my CA taxes.

Worked on the black polka dot sashing last night. I'm thinking about a mostly white plain border with a couple of the left over blocks in the corners. I'll do the flowering vine maching quilting on the borders in contrasting thread and on the sashing, so cute! It'll be like the quilt equivalent of an ice cream shop in the fifties!

This weekend I took the very exciting step of actually working on two quilts! Made some extremely crappy blocks (that will still be used) for the swap quilt I'm doing with my Mom. The combination of gold tissue lame and stiff transfer images made the blocks turn out pretty bad, but not so bad that the magic of a finished quilt won't overcome it eventually. I also started sewing sashing (switched to a black and white polka dot) onto the 30s print curve blocks. Oh, and I forgot, I put fringe on the turquoise scarf I made for my mom. I was so productive this weekend!

Coincidentally, I also had two detested family dinners this weekend. Could one have anything to do with the other?

I will not be able to do anything else stupid or demeaning at work.

Looking at my last post makes me realize how long it's been since I've made ANYTHING. I'm in a rut, simple as that. Oh, I just remembered, I'm working on some red wool panels to felt for my grandma's christmas present. I know it's early, but I needed something I could fly with: i.e. not started and on wooden needles. Still though, too many irons in the fire. I need to finish something and I think I need to finish something quilty. I also think it's going to be the circles project, it's the easiest and least demanding. I believe I'm going to do a 1" sash between each and every 30's print block using a sky blue hand dye, just writing it is making me feel more motivated!

Off to the most painful ten minutes of my day - abs!

p.s. terminated the internet dating experiment. couldn't take the pressure. hopefully real life will come through for me

I am feeling very overwhelmed by my internet dating this weekend. The one I had the most hope for turns out to be a little pre-emptively in love with me and a little under confident.

The good news is I finally figured out what to do with the turquoise Lamb's Pride Chunky. My Aunt gave me some darker teal Chinchilla and I'm knitting them together in a 1,1 rib scarf. It looks knitted on both sides and is so soft, Merry Christmas Mom! I'm probably 3/4 of the way through too.

New Favorite Apple: Pink Lady

thanks Marco

I've come to think of internet dating as my own personal reality tv dating show. I have all these guys who want to meet me and have to decide in an artificial setting what I think of them. Also, the pressure is really on them to perform: I want them to like me, but they're the ones who are going to get kicked off, not me.

Great weekend: I got to dance on a coffee table, wear my Bay Watch t-shirt, eat indian food twice, get hit on by a French Canadian, and order yarn for a third sweater. And no, I have not finished any sweaters to date. Third time's a charm. Chipitipitotle!

The Fiber Trends clogs are still not the right size and I've washed them four times in the washing machine on hot/cold and spent over an hour agitating them manually with boiling water at home. Someday.

I can't believe I missed "Angel" to meet a guy who would use these words to address me:

"I have a feeling that you may not be responding on purpose (a strategy commonly used by women who cannot say what
they want...or rather don't want)"

Condescending much?

I find it entirely appropriate when the word "war" is on everyone's lips to be concerned about when my Goddess Balm will be showing up. Don't you?

Screw the war mongers, I have a life to lead!

Best Valentine's Day ever! We hit three parties, experienced a personal best for everyone in the car singing Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart," twice, met a group of music students with guitars and a slide whistle who let us jam with them even taking requests for Guns 'n' Roses songs, Bill yelled at women in a limo through the sunroof of my car, saw a girl yodel like a badass, hearts were broken by every member of our group.

Got up and crocheted a couple of flowers for my little yellow booties, if they will ever felt!

When you are waiting for knitted items that you've felted to dry, be patient. Do not put them on top of the heater to speed the process. Your item will burn and you'll have to flake the charred pieces off like you would with toast.

I washed the orange booties twice and can still fit about five of my feet in there, six in one of them. Felting isn't easy when you use the laundromat. The grey handbag turned out just as cute as a button though.
This is the coolest website my friend Natashia showed me today. I am obsessed with "The Goddess Coconut Oil."