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So I bought a house.
Well, Mike and I bought it together. But still...a house. Of my own, that my parents don't have any say (or money) in.
When I was in California the last week of February, I'd already been obsessively stalking the realty listings because I wanted to buy a house soon. Mike and I had our down payment fund, it was in the right place for 20% of what we ( Read more... ) -
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Apparently I'm on a real finishing kick to go along with my winter bout of start-itis.
My list of finished objects has grown by 8: 3 pairs of socks, one hat, one pair of fingerless gloves, 2 scarves, and one case for my Kindle.
The socks! First was a pair of Monkeys for me. I've been wearing them every night because it's kind of cold outside and ( Read more... ) -
Knitting habits
I saw a post on the Loopy Ewe blog that got me thinking about how and what I knit ( Read more... ) -
Prize for Pete's Barn raffle @ Juniper Moon Farm
This pair of socks, hand-knit by me, is a prize offered up for the raffle at Juniper Moon Farm to raise money for Pete's Barn. All the important information is in Susie's post here.
These are the Rivendell socks (Ravelry link) from Rustling Leaf Press. They are knit in Franklin Hand Dyed yarn (from Valley Yarns of WEBS fame) which is 75% wool, 25 ( Read more... ) -
The perils of working overnight
Apparently, regardless of how tired I am, I cannot fall asleep before 6am (which is even worse, in a way, because my shifts end at 7 and I still have to drive home) even on night when I'm not working and have stuff to do in the morning ( Read more... ) -
Moosica
So I sing in the car. Loudly. To whatever's playing, usually off my iPhone ( Read more... ) -
Gyms are for pussies
And also, people who can afford them...and aren't practically crippled ( Read more... ) -
I got it!
Well, I knew I had this one in the bag from the beginning. They offered me the job on July 1, right after I had my first interview with them. But I had concerns: they have a 6-month probationary period (unlike every other place, which has a normal 3-month probation) and I hadn't done any other interviews in the area ( Read more... ) -
Having nothing to do is kind of lame, actually
Waiting to hear back from jobs. Still nothing to do. Tired anyway. Wah wah me me me.
Someone think of something for me to do...that doesn't require getting off my ass too much :)