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

Sunday, July 09, 2006

is it time to panic now?

The DH and I are in Elmira for the wedding of our friends Jeffistopheles and spookypoop. We are crashing at their place. The wedding is at 10:30 Sunday morning (which, depending on how you want to look at it could be "later today" or "tomorrow"). The tuxedo rental place doesn't open until noon on Sundays.

Guess who forgot to pick up his tux today.

Go on, guess.

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Oh, just the groom.

It's going to be an interesting morning. We figure, once spooky's mom stops freaking out, we'll have three possible courses of action:
  • Find the name of the manager of the tuxedo place, call him or her at home on Sunday morning, and somehow convince them to open up the store early for us.

  • Stall for time - have the planned continental breakfast before the ceremony instead of afterward (this will only work if the justice of the peace can reschedule for two hours later, as well).

  • Cobble together an outfit for Jeff from any old suits of his we might be able to find at his mom's place, and maybe his shirt with flames on it (like what Johnny wore for our wedding).

If any of the groomsmen were close to Jeff in size, we could make that guy forfeit his tux for Jeff, but no one is. Jeff's about the skinniest m.f. I know - he would be swimming in anyone else's tux.

I guess I will have to keep you all posted on how this whole thing turns out - there's nothing more we can do about it tonight.

Also - this is my 99th post on this blog. With any luck, I will have a new template to debut with my next post. It's almost a complete overhaul in the nuts & bolts of the code, so with any luck it'll render properly in nearly every browser (including the broken ones). It'll have new colors and everything. So if you like the way things look around here now, you best take a screenshot right quick. The blog, she is a-changin'.