We're still talking about the socks.
Arg, the socks. The Kick Off The New Year Socks. The cables that I have to remember to mirror, the toes that are too long, the gauge that isn't tight enough. Oh, the socks.
I'm halfway through the gusset increases and I'm ready to -- quoting Ian -- punch a llama. I am so tired of these socks being un-sock-like. We are having a rocky relationship and the end is not in sight. I am skeptical of this whole Fleegle heel thing. What kind of a name is Fleegle, anyway? Not one that sounds very trustworthy, that's for sure.
I don't know what I'm doing for February's socks. I kind of want to make heart socks out of hot pink yarn, but I don't want them to take forever. It might end up being basic toe-up socks I knit tiny reverse-stockinette hearts into everywhere. That sounds cute, right? But first I have to finish the stupid New Year socks. ARG.
Okay. That's enough WIP Whining for today. Let's talk about something else sock-related, shall we?
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Bad Planning, Good Day
So... today was a long day. Told you this one would be late.
I slept for less than two hours and really only got up on time because I told a friend I needed to be up by then and had incentive to let him know I was. I managed to forget to bring my water bottle and a pillowcase in which to stealthily hide a quilt (more on that later), but nothing of importance was left behind.
There were practically no people on the road. It was awesome. It was 3:00 in the morning.
I got an agenda when I got there and my heart sank because it didn't look like there was going to be enough free time to do anything, and we were leaving at four in the afternoon. This felt stupid all day long. I had to text Ian and let him know that I couldn't go to dinner with him and the friend he'll be living with next school year, seriously disappointing all of us.
When I got on the bus I went straight to the back and ended up in the "multicultural cheer" section, somehow. Black, Hispanic, Arabic, and me the white girl. It was pretty cool. On the way back the Hispanic boy and I had our seats stolen by a couple of Asian girls, so the aggregate diversity went down in an amusing way. There are a lot of different people at my school, and I find this to be really awesome. Anyway, we chatted or slept for a few hours as the bus left at 4:00 AM and we stopped for breakfast at 6:20 AM. At some early time of the morning Ian called, and it's weird that my phone has no idea of either this call or the next call but it has the third one. Anyway, we figured out a plan for when he could come pick me up that would work as long as my professor didn't require that I stay on the capitol grounds (which he didn't, because he knows both of us and is a pretty chill guy).
Rallies are boring. Cheer cheer speech speech speech introduction cheer speech speech introduction cheer cheer speech speech speech cheer. Basically. It was really boring, and it was sprinkling, and my feet were unhappy from standing in my new shoes. When Ian arrived we were waiting in the school picture line, and he thoughtfully snapped one for me.
It's not very good, but that's the school group I went with. I'm a tiny red set of pixels on the right side middle row. Ian's standing pretty far out of the way holding my umbrella, and I wish I had a picture of this because he's a 6-foot ginger boy in a suit jacket holding a black umbrella with purple and blue flowery patterns on it. So adorable.
He lives within walking distance of the capital and doesn't have his car in the city anyway, so we had to walk. It was so painful I eventually took off the shoes and just carried them and walked in my tights (I need to wash them now). Not my favorite thing. His apartment is tiny and funny-shaped, but apparently bigger than most 4-person apartments (all I have to say is: yikes). I was cold the entire time I was there, which concerned him because the air was on as warm as it would go.
We grabbed lunch at the cafeteria, which is I think where this picture is from:
I slept for less than two hours and really only got up on time because I told a friend I needed to be up by then and had incentive to let him know I was. I managed to forget to bring my water bottle and a pillowcase in which to stealthily hide a quilt (more on that later), but nothing of importance was left behind.
There were practically no people on the road. It was awesome. It was 3:00 in the morning.
I got an agenda when I got there and my heart sank because it didn't look like there was going to be enough free time to do anything, and we were leaving at four in the afternoon. This felt stupid all day long. I had to text Ian and let him know that I couldn't go to dinner with him and the friend he'll be living with next school year, seriously disappointing all of us.
When I got on the bus I went straight to the back and ended up in the "multicultural cheer" section, somehow. Black, Hispanic, Arabic, and me the white girl. It was pretty cool. On the way back the Hispanic boy and I had our seats stolen by a couple of Asian girls, so the aggregate diversity went down in an amusing way. There are a lot of different people at my school, and I find this to be really awesome. Anyway, we chatted or slept for a few hours as the bus left at 4:00 AM and we stopped for breakfast at 6:20 AM. At some early time of the morning Ian called, and it's weird that my phone has no idea of either this call or the next call but it has the third one. Anyway, we figured out a plan for when he could come pick me up that would work as long as my professor didn't require that I stay on the capitol grounds (which he didn't, because he knows both of us and is a pretty chill guy).
Rallies are boring. Cheer cheer speech speech speech introduction cheer speech speech introduction cheer cheer speech speech speech cheer. Basically. It was really boring, and it was sprinkling, and my feet were unhappy from standing in my new shoes. When Ian arrived we were waiting in the school picture line, and he thoughtfully snapped one for me.
It's not very good, but that's the school group I went with. I'm a tiny red set of pixels on the right side middle row. Ian's standing pretty far out of the way holding my umbrella, and I wish I had a picture of this because he's a 6-foot ginger boy in a suit jacket holding a black umbrella with purple and blue flowery patterns on it. So adorable.
He lives within walking distance of the capital and doesn't have his car in the city anyway, so we had to walk. It was so painful I eventually took off the shoes and just carried them and walked in my tights (I need to wash them now). Not my favorite thing. His apartment is tiny and funny-shaped, but apparently bigger than most 4-person apartments (all I have to say is: yikes). I was cold the entire time I was there, which concerned him because the air was on as warm as it would go.
We grabbed lunch at the cafeteria, which is I think where this picture is from:
Monday, February 2, 2015
What A Day, and 3GT
Today has been long.
I wrote a 400-word response paper for my English teacher, which took way longer than it should have because all my English-class-writing skills are rusty. Then I stopped at Payless to buy grownup shoes because I need to dress professionally tomorrow (though... I am wearing bright red tights as socks...) only they didn't have them in the right size so I had to go to a different Payless to find them.
When I got home I had to do English class with my youngest brother. Then it was review-the-terms time for my psychology of sexuality class because we had a quiz on female anatomy. On my way home I picked up bright red tights at Target and lipstick at Walmart, only to discover that someone with a sense of humor decided to smash the lipstick so now I have to try to return it -- not likely! Great fun for me.
I have to get up in three hours to get on a bus for Austin, so if there is a post tomorrow it will either be automated or come in after midnight. Probably the latter. Apologies in advance.
Because I don't have too much more time to talk, let's hit 3 Good Things real quick before I head to bed.
I wrote a 400-word response paper for my English teacher, which took way longer than it should have because all my English-class-writing skills are rusty. Then I stopped at Payless to buy grownup shoes because I need to dress professionally tomorrow (though... I am wearing bright red tights as socks...) only they didn't have them in the right size so I had to go to a different Payless to find them.
When I got home I had to do English class with my youngest brother. Then it was review-the-terms time for my psychology of sexuality class because we had a quiz on female anatomy. On my way home I picked up bright red tights at Target and lipstick at Walmart, only to discover that someone with a sense of humor decided to smash the lipstick so now I have to try to return it -- not likely! Great fun for me.
I have to get up in three hours to get on a bus for Austin, so if there is a post tomorrow it will either be automated or come in after midnight. Probably the latter. Apologies in advance.
Because I don't have too much more time to talk, let's hit 3 Good Things real quick before I head to bed.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
2015 Resolutions Update, And February
Want some good news? We all survived the first month of 2015! Go us!
Here's some more good news: A lot of us did a lot of things! There was a lot of productivity in this first month of 2015, even with a few major setbacks for some people. Hopefully we all keep up this great momentum all year.
Let's start with a bit of a review of how I'm doing with my 2015 Resolutions, and then we'll start the February Resolutions.
1) Keep up with 3 Good Things all year
I'm doing really well with this one! I'm a few days behind writing things down (I think I need to write down Friday and Saturday), but I am taking time to think about them every night. I just don't always have the mental energy to write them down!
2) Exercise for at least 10 minutes each day
This is working out as well (pun unintended). A lot of my exercise has just been ten to fifteen minutes of basic yoga, but it's definitely making a difference for me already. This month I'm going to start trying to get some more serious exercise in.
a) Bonus points for actually completing C25K this year
I have not started this yet because I don't feel that I'm in shape enough to do even that. Plus, it
was January, and that means it was cold. This is a resolution for spring/summer months, not
January.
3) Put up one blog post a day
This has been happening as well, as long as you consider "day" to be "before I go to bed". Some of them have been very late, past midnight, but I'm going to work on getting them in earlier as I get more used to my schedule. Having some weekly elements is going to help that a lot, I think.
4) Complete my Year Of Adulting Blanket and accompanying journal
This is sort of working... and sort of not. There are 32 squares, which means I'm right on top of things as far as squares go, but I'm a week behind in the journaling. Hopefully I can catch up this week, and then I'll be right on target again. That's the goal here!
5) Read all 24 of my MERaT books
I got off to a good start by reading both of my January books. They were really short though, so that wasn't very challenging. I'll have to plan a little bit better to do as well with February's books. More on that in a bit.
6) Knit 12 pairs of socks
I'm so disappointed that I couldn't finish my "January" socks in January. It just didn't happen this time. But, I'm confident in my ability to catch up and finish them within a few weeks. More on this in a minute as well.
7) Make sure more yarn is going out of the house than into it
I'm really not sure how I did on this. I haven't calculated my yarn usage for January yet. I'll get back to you.
Looks like I'm making some good progress on the 2015 goals. Ready to see February's?
Here's some more good news: A lot of us did a lot of things! There was a lot of productivity in this first month of 2015, even with a few major setbacks for some people. Hopefully we all keep up this great momentum all year.
Let's start with a bit of a review of how I'm doing with my 2015 Resolutions, and then we'll start the February Resolutions.
1) Keep up with 3 Good Things all year
I'm doing really well with this one! I'm a few days behind writing things down (I think I need to write down Friday and Saturday), but I am taking time to think about them every night. I just don't always have the mental energy to write them down!
2) Exercise for at least 10 minutes each day
This is working out as well (pun unintended). A lot of my exercise has just been ten to fifteen minutes of basic yoga, but it's definitely making a difference for me already. This month I'm going to start trying to get some more serious exercise in.
a) Bonus points for actually completing C25K this year
I have not started this yet because I don't feel that I'm in shape enough to do even that. Plus, it
was January, and that means it was cold. This is a resolution for spring/summer months, not
January.
3) Put up one blog post a day
This has been happening as well, as long as you consider "day" to be "before I go to bed". Some of them have been very late, past midnight, but I'm going to work on getting them in earlier as I get more used to my schedule. Having some weekly elements is going to help that a lot, I think.
4) Complete my Year Of Adulting Blanket and accompanying journal
This is sort of working... and sort of not. There are 32 squares, which means I'm right on top of things as far as squares go, but I'm a week behind in the journaling. Hopefully I can catch up this week, and then I'll be right on target again. That's the goal here!
5) Read all 24 of my MERaT books
I got off to a good start by reading both of my January books. They were really short though, so that wasn't very challenging. I'll have to plan a little bit better to do as well with February's books. More on that in a bit.
6) Knit 12 pairs of socks
I'm so disappointed that I couldn't finish my "January" socks in January. It just didn't happen this time. But, I'm confident in my ability to catch up and finish them within a few weeks. More on this in a minute as well.
7) Make sure more yarn is going out of the house than into it
I'm really not sure how I did on this. I haven't calculated my yarn usage for January yet. I'll get back to you.
Looks like I'm making some good progress on the 2015 goals. Ready to see February's?
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