ok, i'm sorry to do this to the few non-lj people who read my journal, but i'm going friends-only. there's an anonymous commenter out there who has been asked to leave me alone and refuses. in order to avoid further problems, and to keep that person more in-the-dark about my life, this will henceforth be friends only. if you're interested in ( Read more... )

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i'm SO doing this. thank you, yarn harlot.

(excerpt)
The 2006 Knitting Olympics

Eligibility: Any knitter who, embracing the "Citius, Alitius Fortius" ideal, would like to challenge themselves while embracing the Olympic spirit, and is just whacked enough to play along with me.

Concept: You must cast on a project during the Opening Ceremonies of ( Read more... )

this video, which is an attempt to actually understand what the hell those jackasses in fallout boy are singing about.

it made me giggle. thanks, jordan.

i try not to use too many internet abbreviations in my posts and, mean girl that i am, i tend to laugh a little at people who do. so, in blythedoll today, i was thrilled to see the following exchange in the comments on a post ( Read more... )

went to garden bowl with folks from hot topic for emilee's going away party. soooo fun. rock 'n bowl rules. and i got shoelaces that glowed under the blacklight. and mandie bought me bourbon. and then, after lots of the people left, some of us hung out in the bar and talked and drank beer and kamikazes courtesy of joshua. and joshua also ( Read more... )

i've finally convinced my mother that i should cook one night a week. hooray! i've been trying since i moved in. and i've cooked many, many times but only when mom was out or something. anyway, i'm cooking on tuesday and i'm trying to decide on a menu. i've got two possible menus on my mind (and in case you don't know my cooking, i do ( Read more... )

so, for my birthday my parents offered to frame a print i've had for about 5 years. i love this print. it's a reproduction of a 1934 map of northwest michigan (LP, not UP). that's where i went to high school, that's where my grandparents live, i've spent a lot of my time up there through the years. i even applied for jobs up there at one point ( Read more... )

1. took some soma and it didn't do a damn thing to either relax my muscles or make me sleepy. bummer, dude.

2. watched house tonight. revspook7, you need to watch this show. you'll LOVE dr. house. freakin' hilarious. tuesdays at 9. you out of class then? if so, snag the tv. you won't be disappointed. he's like the sarcastic doc from scrubs, but ( Read more... )

so i got to hang out with michigan rachel (as opposed to kentucky rachel) tonight, which was super-cool. we went to dennys and smoked cigarettes and talked. i got in trouble for smoking cloves. ooops. it was really nice to get out of the house and to hang out with someone so cool. she has the craziest stories. anyway, it was neat. i hope we ( Read more... )