on my way to work today:

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from the same trip to the spiral jetty:

that is the sound lmmh makes while deciding to post a random image while abso-f*cking-lutely freezing in her office and ranting mentally about her work situation. clear, eh?

there have been many unhappy and angry emoticons in my life over the past week due to my freak asshole of a boss. it’s a long story, and one that is sure to outrage, but also one that is also sure to bore and cause me countless more unhappy and angry emoticons, so i’ll just skip it.

instead, let’s just contemplate this for a while:

this was taken in september 2003 on my and sop’s first trip together out to the spiral jetty. it was early in the morning, after a night of a full moon illuminating the sky with with its reflection off the salt and the light truly was this blue.

so, last weekend, when i needed to go downtown and was sure i would not want to walk home in mid-day heat and would therefore want to take the bus, i felt i needed a portable project. the beaded bracelet (maryella from knitty), while quite small, has problems in the actual travelling due to the slipperiness of the thread and the needles and i really didn’t see the possible scene that could ensue as i found a needle pulled out of a row on the bus as one that i really wanted to risk.

So, i decided to start something else. Socks. Socks with one ball of yarn. “ooh,” i thought. “i could stop by black sheep wool on my way into town!” But then, i looked at my yarn basket. i have sock yarn in there, waiting to be used, and have absolutely no excuse NOT to use it. True, the yarn i had in mind (Koigu P522), was varigated and i am not so much of a fan of variegated yarn, but the colors are VERY me and, honestly, what else was i going to do with it? So, i pulled out the short brittany 2.25mm needles and started in on the rib and cable socks from the fall 2005 issue of Interweave Knits.

then, yesterday, i noticed that there was a new post on the wool palace. Seems she decided to get rid of some stash yarn by knitting the rib and cable socks from IK fall 2005 using a variegated koigu yarn and her very short brittany needles. hmm… i’d say it was something in the air, but due to the great distance between us, i severely doubt that.

part of my ‘accomplishments’ last weekend were really just purchases. but purchases i am so excited about, i have to share:

Melissa recommended this book and i have to agree it is fabulous! Tons of info and blowouts and wow!

i have been listening to their music online for over a month and never making it to a store to purchase the CD. So i was so excited to actually get to a store so i can listen to this even more! very fun music with great lyrics. in fact, the lyrics of one song actually form a nice link to the Zinn purchase.