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recently completed projects

now, at long last, with pictures!
  • a Headline News cabled newsboy cap from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation
    headline news newsboy cap 5
  • deck o' cards notebook from ReadyMade
    deck o' cards notebook 1
  • Brainylady's basic cabled socks
    cabled socks! 2
  • another boring garter stitch scarf for myself
    rainbow Katia Nepal scarf 1
  • duct tape coin purse and keychain ID pouch
  • a birthday scarf for Nana
  • some junk out of wire
  • the scarf for Bill

currently on the needles

active:
  • an amineko (yes, crochet - yes, in Japanese - no, I can't actually read the pattern)
  • a Dr. Who scarf (season 12 pattern) for the DH
  • a Linux illusion scarf
on indefinite hiatus:
  • a Wonderful Wallaby in Wool-Ease for Adler
  • the fuzzy steering wheel cover from Stitch 'n Bitch Nation for Lucy
  • a sleeveless top in Patons Fresco, semi-improvised pattern
  • Kitty Hat from Stitch n' Bitch in grey Wool-Ease
  • gigantic Wool-Ease T&Q sweater for the DH
  • skull & crossbones Christmas stocking

how many more days?

Hmm... the countdown seems to be broken - again. Until I can figure out why it stopped working, I guess I'll just leave the days blank.
  • _ days 'til Bonnaroo!
  • __ more days until Canada Day
  • __ more shopping days until my b-day
  • ___ more days until W's out of the white house
I stole the idea for this cute little countdown feature straight from the far-superior blog bag 'n' trash, a fellow member of the mini knits webring. Wanna buy me something for one of these upcoming events? Well, I do have a Froogle wishlist and an Amazon.com wishlist. Hee.

recent music purchases

  • Sufjan Stevens, Come On Feel the Illinoise and Greetings from Michigan, The Great Lake State
  • OK Go, Oh No

what I'm reading offline

  • Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation by Michael Zielenziger
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

recent DVD acquisitions

products and stores I endorse

other things I love

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

the season of itch

The #1 reason I hate summer, aside from the heat and sweatiness, is that it is itch season. I hate being itchy. I count the summer we had a flea problem here in Mom's house because we didn't get a flea collar on the cat fast enough among the worst summers of my life. You can understand why I totally freaked out when I started getting bitten by fleas from our downstairs neighbors' cat when I went down to the basement to do laundry back home.

So I'd been extra pleased that, so far on this trip, I hadn't been bitten by anything, even after having the cat sit next to me in front of the computer all afternoon today. I got the kittie cuddle time without the itchies! Great!

But when Mom got home tonight from her trip to Russia, I helped her carry her bags into the back hallway where her room is, and I was halfway back up the hall when I realized I had fleas all over my ankles!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

My ankles itch so much right now, I feel like they are on fire. Let me just say that if I get fleas in my dreads and have to cut them off, I will be so furiously angry, I will have to kill someone - and it's not going to be the cat.

Anyway, we're off to Bonnaroo now, so I won't have a chance to post anything for the next few days, probably. There will be way more posting when I get back, for sure. See y'all in a few!

posted by Liz @ 6/14/2006 09:26:00 PM