cyan and blue

you are lightskyblue #87CEFA

Your dominant hues are cyan and blue. You like people and enjoy making friends. You're conservative and like to make sure things make sense before you step into them, especially in relationships. You are curious but respected for your opinions by people who you sometimes wouldn't even suspect. Your saturation level is lower than average - You don't stress out over things and don't understand people who do. Finishing projects may sometimes be a challenge, but you schedule time as you see fit and the important things all happen in the end, even if not everyone sees your grand master plan. Your outlook on life is bright. You see good things in situations where others may not be able to, and it frustrates you to see them get down on everything.

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Bad Blogger!

Yep, that would be me. I haven't blogged since Feb 14th?? Seriously?? Well, I have been busy, and I have actually been knitting, too! Since I have last posted, I:

-moved from San Diego, CA to Massachusetts (and drove x-country with 2 cats)
-got my license to practice acupuncture
-found office space
-painted and furnished said office
-marketed my practice and done all the other stuff involved with being self employed


I've been knitting, too! I found a great little knitting group that meets once a week on Wednesdays. When I was in San Diego I was never really able to make time to go to any groups on a regular basis, so it is nice to be able to schedule it in every week. I finished a pair of socks for my brother that were supposed to be his Christmas present (he got them in April... oops).
I have also been feverishly working on Serrano (aka the cardi that will never end). After many frogging episodes, lots of cursing, and even a desperate email to Miss Laura Chau herself, I am almost done with the main body.

Oh! Last weekend I went to see the Yarn Harlot in Northampton! I met up with a bunch of friends from my knitting group. I didn't do any yarn shopping at Webs, though (the horror!) because it was mobbed. Crowds make me nervous. So I waited outside for Dan (aka Naked Dude) and Jess and did a little knitting. The Harlot was hysterical of course, and I highly recommend going to see her if you can.




Ok folks... I'm off to shower and then work on Serrano some more. Maybe I'll even take some progress pics for ya! ;)

I Heart Ravelry!

WTF?

I am still in shock about what happened to my beloved Patriots yesterday. I blame everything on Belichick's red sweatshirt! As far as I am concerned though, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Giants are the better team. They were the better team last night, for sure... by a hair. It was a great game, and a nail-biter until the end! I can only look forward to next season... and of course we always have the Sox! Pitchers and catchers report on Valentine's Day... now thats a reason to celebrate!

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There is a recent thread in one of the Ravelry forums asking if Ravelry is killing the blog... I don't know about blogs in general, but for me I know my blog has taken a back seat to my Rav addiction! I used to spend free time browsing through my Bloglines feeds, but now I spend in in Ravelry forums. So I'm also 'Needlephile' on there in case you're looking for me! Make sure to add me as a friend... I've recently found the feature that allows you to see a list of your friends' recent blog posts, so I'll try to keep an eye on that. I do still enjoy reading blogs from time to time!

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OH! I have also been taking my board exams! I have taken and successfully passed three out of the four National board exams that I need to take to be able to get my license. Its very exciting!! I can't wait to actually start doing (and getting paid for) what I love. What a novel concept!

Happy 2008

I hope everyone had a very fun and safe new year celebration last night! Now comes the time for everyone to set their personal goals for year ahead. So here are mine:

1. First, something knitting related... to finish that damn Serrano cardigan that has been sitting around unfinished forever. I have a whole year to finish it, so it shouldn't be a problem.

2. My health this last month has gone downhill this last month with all the crap I've been eating and all the alcohol I've been drinking, so I am planning on not drinking for 30 days. I also am going to start up phase one the South Beach diet again, and start doing yoga and jogging four times a week. I WILL lose 25 lbs.

3. Starting tomorrow, I will start studying for my board exams so that I can pass them with ease and become a licensed acupuncturist!

4. I will find a new job where I can make a lot of money in a short period of time, and that means I need to find a waitressing gig somewhere (which should also help with the weight loss). The job I have now was fine while I was in school, but I can't get enough hours there to pay all my bills.

Well... I think thats it for now. I'm sure I will come up with more later, and as the year goes on. I wish the best of luck to everyone in their goals as well!

Do or do not. There is no try.
-Yoda

x mas knitting

I say it every year... I am going to limit myself to ONLY a couple knitting projects as christmas presents. So I was planning on just knitting a pair of socks for my brother, and that was it. Then I found out that when I went home to Massachusetts for the holiday that one of my girlfriends was going to have a baby shower... so I decided to knit her a log cabin baby blanket. Ok, no problem. Then yesterday my boss/friend asked me if I could knit her a basic black scarf, and she would pay me for it. So I said, "How about if I just make one for your Christmas present?" Eish! So today I had to go out and find some kind of black yarn for this scarf, and headed out to The Grove. I couldn't find enough of what I wanted in black, but I sure did find 3 skeins of Rowanspun aran in the 50% off basket!! So what normally would have cost me $42 only cost me $21! So of course I had to buy the 25th Anniversary Issue of Vogue Knitting, too!


Then I headed off to Michaels, and found some black Bernat Boucle yarn, which I know is the polar opposite of the beautiful Rowan yarn I just purchased, but still perfect for my friend's scarf. I found it quite amazing that the Michael's at the mall was not completely mobbed... everyone must have been watching the Charger's game!
As for the baby blanket, I would post pictures but I am not really sure that I'm going to keep with the colors I picked. They seem to look weird, and I want to give her something really nice. Maybe when I go home to Mass I'll make a trip out to WEBS to look for some nicer yarn.
In other news... this last Thursday was my last day of graduate school!!! I am really excited, but a little sad that its all over. Now I have the National Licensing Exams to finish, and apply for my Massachusetts state license, and then I'll be moving back there to look for a job. Its all kind of crazy... I can't believe its been happening so fast! Here's a pic of me celebrating with some of my fellow soon-to-be acupuncturists:

Caffeine High

I know that I have been completely MIA lately, so the few readers I had are probably long gone, but I have been so busy lately I barely have time to even read anyone else's blogs. I couldn't even get my latest swap package out in time :( I did send it out today though, and found a package for me sitting on my doorstep! This was for the Knitter's Coffee Swap Three. My partner Jeremy sent me three skeins of Cascade 220, a couple bags of coffee, a cute smiley face mug, and lots of goodies! I can't wait until Thanksgiving morning to brew the coffee and munch on some biscotti. Yum!
I hope everyone has a great holiday!