tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13535109975147018392024-03-14T05:18:36.018-07:00Heather's Knitting MessHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-57353763204763607412010-09-04T11:38:00.000-07:002010-09-04T11:40:21.117-07:00Moving~I have imported and moved this blog onto wordpress.<div><br /></div><div>I wasn't a fan of blogger to begin with... and wordpress seems rather nice. To post things via my phone and on the web as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the link for my 'new' blog. I already did a new post too!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://hsailormoon.wordpress.com/">http://hsailormoon.wordpress.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hope to see you there! :D</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-44773519114582999682010-04-12T19:00:00.001-07:002010-04-12T19:00:43.206-07:00Swamped<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/4458514050/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4458514050_6482747c5e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/4458514050/">CIMG0048.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>Yep... I have been swamped with school and work... and school... and yep work again.<br /><br />I've said yep twice, in a poorly constructed sentence. wow.<br /><br />Anyways, I am procrastinating here verses writing my credential writing sample about "the applicants interest in teaching children with the diversity of languages and cultures represented in California schools".<br /><br />So... 500-600 words, never seemed so easy and yet so ... ... can't think of the word... <br /><br />Why couldn't I just write about my personal pedagogy... but if anything, I probably can work that into my 'interest'... oi... I need to think.<br /><br />Ok Heather... time to be smart... I can do that~... yep. ;p<br />- - -<br /><br />The scarf is what I made for Jimmy when he went to his trip to Japan, for his class, he used it~ I had never been more happy to see a nice pilled scarf in my life~ :D<br /><br />Knit Picks, Swish DK, Marbled Heather and Storm colorways, US 8, 320 stitches repeated 10 rows of garter stitch, alternating between the colors, knit length wise. Came out great~ (also yes I am aware of the 'mistake, I mean design feature' I view it as a cute intentional little heart shape I left for him. ;D</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-80853345845225320152010-02-02T15:58:00.001-08:002010-02-02T16:00:09.291-08:00Stuffed Condor<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/4325864571/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4325864571_009348206f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/4325864571/">Stuffed Condor</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>Finally, this semester seems to have settled in. I have had my first 'accomplished' day since classes have started.<br /><br />This semester is going to be a TON of reading... more then I have had before.... seriously. These classes depend on our reading the material from the textbooks etc. There is no way around it. Which is good... but man... seriously time intensive. ( I am starting to wonder when I would have time for WoW, I may suspend my account again. *sad face*)<br /><br />Work is also taking time... 15 hours a week about. I am kind of in limbo with work. I am hired, ready to go to OCC but... the STEM Center there is not completed... which is the place I would be working. So I cannot go to the campus and do my job... until that center is completed. I have been keeping busy on campus, in the office creating Advising documents that I can use later on.<br /><br />- - -<br />Lots of knitting is getting done tough! It is the only thing I can just bust out and relax for a while between classes or during some lectures.<br /><br />I am knitting my very own Winding Rivers Cowl:<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/winding-river-cowl-2">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/winding-river-cowl-2</a><br /><br />Plus, I am part of a Dishcloth KAL, for KrisKnits:<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/january-2010-dishcloth-kal">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/january-2010-dishcloth-kal</a><br />(I am waiting for the rest of January's directions... I already figured out what it is! :D)<br /><br />I then have an order placed with KnitPicks.com for Jimmy's Japan Scarf. I am using the Cerus Scarf pattern:<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cerus-scarf">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cerus-scarf</a><br /><br />Jimmy picked out the yarn, we are using Swish dk in Storm and Marble Heather colors. :D I am knitting this for the Ravelymics. I have joined Team Knitmore:<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-knitmore-girls-podcast/884627/1-25">http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-knitmore-girls-podcast/884627/1-25</a><br /><br />I also finished the IHeart Toe up Socks, for the Wendy Knits KAL too.<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/socks-from-the-toe-up-kal">http://www.ravelry.com/groups/socks-from-the-toe-up-kal</a><br />They came out ok, only downside is that there was a knot in the 100 gram ball, and the dyelot completely changed. So I am going to spend an afternoon doing some dying (Koolaid probably) to help it kind of match the rest of the sock and the first one.<br /><br />I am going to be doing the Heats and Flower Sock for this month too!<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hearts-and-flowers-socks">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hearts-and-flowers-socks</a><br />I am going to use the other 100 gram ball of Knit Picks Essential Kettle Dyed yarn, in the Ivy colorway. For my mother! :D I bought that yarn to knit her a pair of socks. :D I hope she likes it and doesn't mind the lace work.<br /><br />I will also do February's KrisKnit's Cloth KAL... whenever she finishes posting the Jan. Cloth and starts the Feb. Pattern.<br />- - -<br /><br />Today is going ok thus far. I got 9 out of 10 correct on my History/Econ course... where I was frantically studying for this morning. I will not slack again~ it is too much material.<br /><br />I also have appointment at the Student Health Center to see about another type of medication (beyond the antibiotics they gave me a week ago) that I can take for my chest congestion. They were talking about an inhaler medication, and every 'nurse' type relative I have, suggested the same thing. So step 2 of meds for me please.<br /><br />Umm, I picked up my work 'Student Outreach Advisor' polo shirt today ... it looks good~ and l like the red! ;D<br /><br />Oh! I have something exciting to mention! I PASSED my LAST 2 CSETS!!!! :D I got the online scores yesterday~~ So that means I am DONE with all my STATE TESTING~~~ for the Teaching Credential program~~~~ THANK GOODNESS~ xD I am so excited about that. Now I can look forward into getting the rest of the application requirements met for Credential program. My To-Do list keeps getting bigger and bigger. However, since I have taken all of the pre-reqs, a lot of the list is already checked off. I.e I have taken my TB test, the Fingerprint scan/background check... etc. I am getting there~ :D<br /><br />I also added my last NEEDED class~ this morning. History of Chicano Art... for me to graduate. I sadly made a mistake in my schedule and did not have one last upper division history course.... otherwise I would not have graduated!!!! ><; I cannot believe I missed that and made that mistake. Fml. But I figured it out and fixed it... and this teacher is kind of a trip in her passion for the subject... but she is good... no joke. I am going to like this course. It may kick my butt, as will the rest of my classes... but I will take it... haha.<br />- - -<br /><br />Umm... Oh I should probably mention the bird in the glass case. It is a stuffed condor that is on display in our Library, from OCC. OCC works in a condor preservation group ( I remember when it started I knew a girl that was working on it) and this is one of the birds they released into the wild... and sadly died. :( It drank anti-freeze, so it was poisoned. Poor thing. But... LOOK AT THE SIZE OF IT! I took the photo intentionally took the photo with the person next to the bird, just to compare the size~ Crazy. This condor was only 1 year old! O.o; I didn't know birds got this big! This is far different in comparison to my turtle neck doves and thinking pigeons were big birds. lol<br />- - -<br /><br />I should end this and get to writing some emails. I need to get some paperwork filled out for my field experience work for the application requirements. :) I love feeling productive... its depressing otherwise.</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-91067510299910566532010-01-20T14:09:00.001-08:002010-01-20T14:09:56.847-08:0011 Textbooks Later<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/4291673846/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4291673846_9ed7146489.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/4291673846/">11 Textbooks Later</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>11 Textbooks later... And I am $443 poorer. Thank goodness for the wonder that is Financial Aid.<br /><br />I am actually missing one of the textbooks, from the pile... It is on order, so I paid for a copy and will pick it up when it comes in.<br /><br />These books are for only 3... THREE Classes!!!! Ugh. Dude, I could have bought so much yarn with this 400 dollars. *tear*<br /><br />However, all the books are reasonably priced. They are mostly reading books, so ranging from 20 to 30 dollars. The true killers are the Spanish 1 book and work book, almost being half of my puchase, $ wise.<br /><br />It is what it is... I am not complaining. Who knows, I may be able to do a lot of reading and knitting at the same time this semester! ;D<br />---<br /><br />In the background, is the view I have of our massive rain storm. We had a little bit of lighting and quite a far share of thunder. Today is suppose to be the worst of it.<br /><br />Us, So Cal folks, are not used to this rain weather. ;p Apparently some people cannot remember to put their car lights on while driving in the rain. Other then that tho, it is not too bad where I am at. We haven't had any tornado warnings like Orange County has... Apparently Long Beach had a few twisters too.<br /><br />Just a lot of wet... Which is nice to have, because I actually get to see my cats in doors for once... Granted they are sleeping most of the time. But I am a crazy cat lady, so their company is welcomed.<br /><br /> I just cannot wait to get home, start my antibiotics and do some reading and knitting. I am thinking, with this much reading for the semester... I may have to cancel my WoW acount for a bit... Because I am not sure if I will get much time to play. (As for the anti biotics, I went to the health center yesterday. So I am on antibiotics in hopes of getting rid of my neverending sinus infection)<br /><br />-- Sent from my Palm Prē</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-82645283346631994012010-01-19T20:20:00.000-08:002010-01-19T21:08:39.773-08:00Another year<div>
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<br /></div>I am still alive... meaning that survived last semester. Which was a challenge, Finals this last semester were the toughest I have encountered. The entire week went by like a blur, I only knew the days passed, by having lunch every day be Ramen (chicken flavor) lol.<div>
<br /></div><div>This semester seems to be fun, like I always say at the start of every semester. I do think this is the first semester, at CSUCI, where I am not taking any Edu course. I finished them all. I am taking two History/Business courses... and oh my goodness, I have not had this many guys in my classes before. I am used to having like at the most 4-5 boys in a class, here for my History of Business and Economy of North America and there are 23 boys and only 13 of us girls!!! O.o; So this is the major that all the men are in... lol I knew they existed on campus. ;) I wonder what the ration of my History of Modern Japan will be like. I am also taking one class, with my favorite boy~ Jimmy. We finally have a class together (after close to 5 years of dating and going to college together!), we are taking Spanish 1... so romantic. ;D lol I am excited for that class, it will be fun to touch up my Spanish and be goofy in it again... I took 3 years of Spanish, I think this will be fine. My last course is a Library study course, where from what I gather from the syllabus, we will take trips to various libraries, Ronald Regan Library, CSUN Library, etc (even my old high school was on the list, but that got changed to an elementary school one due to various reasons, my high school was state of the art when it was built in 2001, still is nice).</div><div>
<br /></div><div>- - -</div><div>I've been knitting a ton lately... I finished my Aunt Jennie's socks for her by Christmas, she LOVED them~ she was stoked that her feet were not cold at all when she wore them on Christmas. Mission Accomplished. I also made a cowl for her, if she likes it, in a light blue, from Rowan Damask, it is the Winding River Cowl from the last Interweave. I want to make one for myself, when I get to make a trip over to Micheals and try the Lion Brand Superwash dk yarn.</div><div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/winding-river-cowl">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/winding-river-cowl</a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>I also made scarves for Jimmy's Grandparents. </div><div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/palindrome-a-reversible-cable-scarf-6">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/palindrome-a-reversible-cable-scarf-6</a></div><div>A Palindrome scarf for the Grandfather (which apparently is my specialty knit scarf for gifts lol) out of KnitPicks HW City Tweed.</div><div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/seagrass">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/seagrass</a></div><div>I knit the Grandmother a scarf in the Seagrass pattern that I bought off of Twist Collective Fall 09. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>I do not have the best photos of them up, because I knit them as quickly as I could and blocked them asap and then packaged them and sent them off to Virgina before they all came home. I had hoped that they would be used while they were over there, in this crazy thing called snow, and they were. :)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I think I did some other knitting. I started some Regia socks, which are both finished with the leg and I need to start the heel flap next.</div><div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/sock-recipe-a-good-plain-sock">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/sock-recipe-a-good-plain-sock</a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>I had finished a few other projects, since I last posted... but that has been awhile. These are the note worthy ones that I can think of at the moment.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I am happy to share that I am knitting these! </div><div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/i-heart-toe-up-socks">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/i-heart-toe-up-socks</a></div><div>The IHeart Toe-up socks from Wndy Johnson, from her book Socks From the Toe Up... no confusion here I think... they are Toe-up socks. My second pair (ignoring my test knit for South West Trading Company, for their second book, that is coming out this summer. More info on that later, as the publish date comes closer, I have photos lol).</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I found a KAL on Ravelry, talking about knitting these socks this month... and I loveeeddd this pattern when I bought the book. So I thought kill two birds with one stone, in try to enter the KAL, and get an awesome pair of socks out the deal. I am knitting them out of KnitPicks Essential (now Stroll) 100gram yarn in Burgundy. I already finished 1 sock today! :D So 4 days = 1 sock sounds good to me. I am just started the toe tonight, for the second sock. I cannot wait to wear them, they are super cute and red and has <3's><div>- - -</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I also got a new toy yesterday...</div><div>An HP dv4-2145dx Laptop in Moonlight White!! I don't have a photo of it to post... but if you go to best buy's site and search that model, it has some awesome photos of it! I would post the link, but apparently every time I try to do that, it never works... so I guess they do something to it so whatever. It is SOOOOO pretty! I absolutely adore the white top and keyboard of this laptop, I wasn't looking for a pretty laptop, but this one turned out to be a brand new (just came out last week) model and looks amazing! xD It also plays WoW better then my desktop... no surprise there. 4 gigs of Ram (expandable to 8, so maybe later) with a Great ATI HD Mobile 4200 Graphics card. So I got top of the line... and pretty~ xD I love it.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I am also happy that I have a laptop again... the reason for this new laptop was because my old one kept having issues of the screen not working or the computer booting up. So after the 4th visit it took to GeekSquad, they determined my laptop was a lemon... which is under the insurance plan I bought, which meant that I was able to take the value of my original laptop and use it towards a 'comparable' technology. So I got this pretty pretty laptop, and did not have to pay a difference, it was actually $30 cheaper, after taxes. Where I of course bought the 3 year accidental warranty for this new laptop again! Psh~ Otherwise I would have been screwed so badly when the 1st problem occurred on my laptop years ago. <3><div>
<br /></div><div>This laptop will also be helpful in my new job... oh I haven't posted about that... well that will be for another post... it is 9pm... and I should be getting to bed soon. I have school tomorrow~ I also want to get back to finishing that toe on my sock! ;D</div></div></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-85081130889570527892009-10-01T13:09:00.001-07:002009-10-01T13:09:36.574-07:00A Letter S Worksheet<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3972773868/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3972773868_5406d018ee.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3972773868/">A Letter S Worksheet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>I have to say that I was quite jealous of the letter S worksheet that my Kindergarteners had today. I was so jealous that I had to take a picture of it! <br /><br />Looking at this worksheet made me wish I had my sock knitting right there and then. I need to figure out what yarn I want to use for the Wandia socks for the KAL I am in. Today is the first day to start <3 I cannot wait for this weekend to get started.<br /><br />Oh back to the worksheet, it was adorable to watch the children color their socks. Some were, interesting, some were very colorful and even striped. It did hurt my heart when a boy said he wanted to leave his socks... White.. *tear* all the possibilities. Alas, he was happy with his choice. <br /><br />I do get to work with the Kindergarteners tomorrow as well, but after lunch. So I am excited to see them in their routines to end the day. I am also very proud of myself that I am getting better at memorizing their names! :D *so proud*<br /><br />Now, I am on campus... About to write a ton of notes for my Edu 520 class at 4pm. I never liked cramming things in... But I have been that busy, that I some times need to during the week. *sigh* I want Saturday already. Heh.<br /><br />-- Sent from my Palm Pre</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-51731542411841023942009-10-01T12:46:00.001-07:002009-10-01T12:46:08.628-07:00A Letter S Worksheet<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3972717360/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/3972717360_5623184c49.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3972717360/">A Letter S Worksheet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>I have to say, I was pretty jealous of my Kindergarten classes worksheet they had today. <br /><br />It made me really want to have my sock knitting with me and just start knitting right there and then.<br /><br />However, it was adorable to see the colors that the children used for their socks. One boy wanted to just leave his sock white... And I have to say, that hurt my heart just a bit lol.<br /><br />I get to go back and work with them tomorrow after lunch. So I am excited about watching them in their routines after lunch. :)<br /><br />I am really enjoying these classroom observations. I adore my Second graders and love learning of the Kindergarteners. Plus, I am doing much better in learning their names, so I am extra proud of that.<br /><br />Now time to write out my notes for my Edu 520 class... Never a fan of cramming things in till the last minute. I cannot wait for this weekend already. *sigh*<br /><br />-- Sent from my Palm Pre</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-86117102765490613652009-09-30T20:41:00.001-07:002009-09-30T20:41:01.368-07:00Testing flickr email from pre<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3970975464/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2523/3970975464_648311d212.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3970975464/">Testing flickr email from pre</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>I am just trying to test this out to see how it posts to my blogger.<br /><br />These are my finished Angee socks, from Sock Innovation! I love how they came out! :D<br /><br />-Heather<br /><br />-- Sent from my Palm Pre</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-53000829781187520582009-09-23T14:04:00.001-07:002009-09-23T14:04:51.397-07:00reBlog from Minnie: Sand and Silk Designs<p>I found this fascinating quote today:</p><br /><blockquote class="zemanta-reblog-quote" style="margin: 1em 3em;"><br /><p>Without divulging any personal details, <a href="http://twitter.com/missviolet">Miss Violet</a>, aka Elli, of the famous <a href="http://limenviolet.com">Lime and Violet</a> podcast, Happy Housewife Sundries, Oak River Township, and many more lovely yarny things really needs to escape her current living situation, and needs legal help to evacuate from her toxic marriage. As a way to thank her for being a wonderfully creative, inspiring, and fantastically interesting person, several of us have decided to donate some or all of our profits to her cause. This list will probably grow as the days progress, and I will try to keep it current with how long everyone is in for!<span class="attribution zemanta-reblog-cite" style="text-align: right; display: block; width: 100%; padding-top: 1em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px;">Minnie, <a href="http://sandandsilk.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/help-miss-violet-escape/">Sand and Silk Designs</a>, Sep 2009</span></p><br /></blockquote><br /><p>You should read the whole article.</p><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie"><img class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=42de43d7-cf6b-4081-b603-8d7b06f4edc9" alt="" /></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-12241361243017656552009-09-21T11:33:00.001-07:002009-09-21T11:37:19.339-07:00A Sock and an Update<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3932347757/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/3932347757_192a75802d.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3932347757/">CIMG0091</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>I have been soooo busy.<br /><br />First the summer was packed full with conventions, trips, and working on campus at the Alumni office.<br /><br />So as soon as Blizzcon ended (which was sooooo much fun!) the next day school started!<br /><br />School has been kicking my butt this semester, thus far, but in a good way. I am kept super busy~ I am always getting ready for the next day of classes, so when Friday rolls around I appreciate the day off. (Usually with sleeping in, knitting, and listening to some audiobooks or podcasts!)<br />- - -<br />This past weekend was also really busy but super fun! :D<br /><br />Friday, I stayed home and slept, omg I needed that day off. Saturday was up early and off to CSUCI for the trip to Dodger Stadium, with my parents and Jimmy! It was Dodgers vs The Giants, Dodgers won 12 to 1. It was a fantastic game, for one reason being in the All-you-can eat-section, which meant that I enjoyed eating 2 Dodger Dogs, and not having to pay 10 bucks for them and tons of other snacks! :D Jimmy bought his much-wanted Dodgers LA hat at the park. ^^* (he has been wanting to get one forever~ and he finally had the funds~).<br /><br />Sunday was Mikomicon at CSUN! :D That was a lot of fun too, especially for it being a small con. My brother knew the guy who started this con, 4 years ago (since Alex went to CSUN) and knew where it was and that the Anime CSUN club put this together. So Alex dropped off me and Jimmy at CSUN, and hung out with his friends in Northridge (so no parking fee for us~).<br /><br />The Dealers Hall/Artist Ally, was so much more manageable since it was smaller (in comparison to AX's Dealers hall) and I was tempted to buy a few things~ but decided not too. I need to have a check for $50 bucks today for my Health book lol priorities.<br /><br />Went and saw Traci Hines concert, ran into tons of people, I knew, Jimmy knew, and in turn they all knew each other. So that was really interesting and fun.<br /><br />Jimmy interviewed and talked with Kyle Herbert, a popular voice actor for video games and anime, and we watched him do a 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' type spoof on the DragonBall Evolution (a bad live action movie on Dragon Ball Z the anime). So that was hilarious~<br /><br />After that, one last visit to the Dealers Hall and Console room, and we headed out. Hung out with my brothers friends 'Late Bday Celebration for him'... ate some pork sandwiches and cake... and called it a day and headed home. :D<br /><br />Jimmy is going to do an article for Traci Hines concert and band announcement 'Sirens Call' and put up the audio of his interview with Kyle Herbert, on AnimeVice.com So I will be excited to see those go up.<br /><br />I am so tired from this weekend, I slept in till 10am.<br /><br />But I have to get up~ because I have a reflection paper for my Edu 520/521 class and email it to my supervisor today. 2 pages, double spaced, no problem.<br />- - -<br /><br />My Knitting~<br /><br />I finished Cookie A's Summer Soxs last month for a Knit Along<br /><a href="http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/91/Issue91.php">http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/91/Issue91.php</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3868697891/" title="CIMG0518.jpg by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3868697891_0f3be0343e.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="CIMG0518.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I am also working on a pair of socks from Cookie A's Sock Innovation book, knitting up Angee. (rav link)<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/angee"> http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/angee</a><br />Which you see as my first photo, I am on the cuff of the second sock. (I brought the sock with me to knit at Dodgers Stadium, along with my 3 by 1 rib sock pattern from Laura Chau's book (Cosmicpluto)) (rav link) <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/3-x-1-garter-rib-socks">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/3-x-1-garter-rib-socks</a><br /><br />Then lastly, or recently cast on, I am knitting up a Button Tab Hat<br />(rav link) <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/button-tab-hat">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/HSailorMoon/button-tab-hat</a><br />in a skein I bought of Vanna's Choice yarn, a longgg time ago in a fushia colorway.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3942085030/" title="CIMG0149 by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/3942085030_4c27132da7.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="CIMG0149" /></a><br /><br />I cannot wait to finish it! I am to start the decreases soon on the hat... and maybe... just maybe, I will have knit a hat and will wear it! :D I have yet to knit a hat for myself, and do not feel like I am much of a 'hat person'... but we will see~ If not, I used up a skein of stash yarn and can give it to someone else~ :D It is really pretty.</p><p>Time to get started on this paper~ I have a night class at 6pm tonight, so I do not have all afternoon to finish this. :D</p><p>Follow my twitter, if you want anything more 'updated' about me... I post there more then I post here.... I have yet to figure out blogger on my palm pre. Twitter account: <a href="http://twitter.com/hsailormoon">http://twitter.com/hsailormoon</a></p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-65852636891779816582009-08-30T20:33:00.000-07:002009-08-30T21:41:31.086-07:00A book, not about knitting.<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWe4-xi7mp-x3v_AUMXVLrVUDcDrz3utAXP_n0yaPo1FawkKWmxBxaRT_oMB4lKCzrpGgC5v4DL40IvLrY9b469YwaFEhMLa4eRP31qcKbQZ9HvRoehXMwJc5umn7A_Bqkaez9PxDQG_k/s1600-h/CIMG0519-751341.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWe4-xi7mp-x3v_AUMXVLrVUDcDrz3utAXP_n0yaPo1FawkKWmxBxaRT_oMB4lKCzrpGgC5v4DL40IvLrY9b469YwaFEhMLa4eRP31qcKbQZ9HvRoehXMwJc5umn7A_Bqkaez9PxDQG_k/s320/CIMG0519-751341.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375966116169258210" /></a></p><br>Is it silly that I wanted to but this book, for 7 dollars, because it had a knitted 'sweater' on it? Lol ;p<br><span id="signature"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;color: #999999;">-- Sent from my Palm Pre</div><br></span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-28784022582879720792009-08-17T11:02:00.000-07:002009-08-17T11:26:28.207-07:00Fair Entry WinningsSo I haven't blogged about how my fair entries did.<br /><br />Well, I entered 5 knitted items:<br />An infant cardigan, a baby hat/cap, a pair of socks (pomatomus), a stuffed rabbit (kind of looks like a door stop), and a small scarf (palindrome pattern).<br /><br />My entries did well. I earned 3 Honerable Mentions (for the scarf, socks, and bunny). Then I also earned 2nd Place with my infant cardigan. (with a whooping prize money of 2 dollars) lol.<br /><br />So in the end, I was pleased. I kind of threw these entries together in a month. So not bad really for a first try. So I have a dollar check and four ribbons in my glovebox of the car.<br /><br />Right now, I am sitting in my car, along the beach, staring out at the ocean... While knitting on a sock. ;D Along with finishing my iced coffee. A nice start off for the day, if I do say so myself. It is also kind of fun watching the surfers in the water. It is kind of a 'gloomy' overcast at the beach, but I like it! ^.^Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-32720907941978912922009-07-12T10:54:00.000-07:002009-07-12T11:14:49.036-07:00Time to catch upSo it has been awhile.<br /><br />I know this. I have been busy. I have been helping with the Alumni Association at my school. Making calls, setting up mailers and creating both a facebook group and linked in profile for the association. Which has been fun.<br /><br />I haven't forgotten about my knitting though. I finished the baby jacket for the fair. I have plans of also making an infant hat to enter too. So I have several things in the works<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">.<br /></span><br />I went to Anime Expo with Jimmy on July 1st-5th in LA. So that was a lot of fun! I brought along some sock knitting with me! I pretty much completed the cuffs and legs of both socks. <br /><br />But probably the most exciting this I have going on right now is an item I have owned for 3 days. <br /><br />A brand new Palm Pre! :D It is so amazing I love having a smart phone. This phone rivels the Iphone. Even Jimmy is some what jealous over some of the features this phone has. I adore this smart phone so much... That Iam even using it to type out this blog post now! Iam stillgetting used to the key board right now, but Iam enjoying it. <br /><br />Iam also really using twitter now. Where as before I kind of just messed with it in class once in a blue moon. Now I check it all the time! So follow me if you want. Iam still figuring out how to do photos in my twitter posts, but I am getting there! :D My screen name is HSailorMoon <br /><br />I guess that is it for now. Next major step on this phone is to put photos on blogger here. Baby steps right now.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-8442340367054967902009-06-20T09:41:00.000-07:002009-06-20T09:45:51.661-07:00Hello Crack~<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25511326">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25511326</a><div><br /></div><div>I went and bought my very first spindle (top whorl) and roving set/kit!!!! :D I've known of this etsy seller for awhile... and decided... this morning is the day I will buy it! :D Plus it is super pretty too!</div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3643632225/" title="My new spindle kit! by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3643632225_ed06d76dbe.jpg" width="467" height="500" alt="My new spindle kit!" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I am excited!~ I cannot wait for it to come... and... now I have to stop typing and get ready... time for more moving of stuff~ (We are all helping some family friends in moving~).</div><div>- - -</div><div><br /></div><div>.... *whine*.... I want to spinnnnnnnnn. >.>; I hope I like it lol.</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-61181285831413519612009-06-18T09:26:00.000-07:002009-06-18T09:55:43.841-07:00So what have I been up to?!Well, Knitting wise... a lot! :D<div><br /></div><div>This is what I have been working on since school has ended.</div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3638224967/" title="all my knitting atm by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3638224967_ce1c5f9585.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="all my knitting atm" /></a><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3638224967/" title="all my knitting atm by hsailormoon, on Flickr"></a><br />This guy, is going to be a Fair Entry! (our County fair is comming up soon)</div><div>It is a baby (newborn) jacket. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-eyelet-cardi">Eyelet Baby</a><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-eyelet-cardi"> Cardi</a> (rav link).<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3638233181/" title="start of baby jacket by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3638233181_5d4607296b.jpg" width="426" height="500" alt="start of baby jacket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3638233181/" title="start of baby jacket by hsailormoon, on Flickr"></a>I am enjoying this. :D Plus it will go by quickly... and I can 'say' I have knit a 'jacket' before~ xD<br /><br /></div><div>Does this scarf look familiar~ Well it should. This is the green<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/palindrome-a-reversible-cable-scarf"> Palindrome scarf </a>(rav link), the same yarn and color I used for making my friend Andrew's scarf last year. :D (I had an extra skein left over).<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3638249529/" title="entry scarf by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3638249529_b27713de5b.jpg" width="299" height="500" alt="entry scarf" /></a><br />This small scarf is going to be another Fair entry, since I knew that all my friends liked them, I thought why not enter it! :D I finished this in 2 - 3 days. :D</div><div><br /></div><div>Now these pretty socks are part of the Sock Innovation KAL that I joined. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunshine-11">Sunshine</a> (rav link) from<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/sock-innovation"> Cookie A's </a><i><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/sock-innovation">Sock Innovation</a></i> (rav link)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3639039504/" title="sunshine by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3639039504_1fc4880042.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="sunshine" /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3639039504/" title="sunshine by hsailormoon, on Flickr"></a>I am really liking this pattern and I was able to use some sock yarn from, swaps I did last year!! :D It came out so pretty, the pooling is a bit different with each sock... the most complete one has some type of stripes, where as the other sock does not and the purples are a bit lighter too. Either way~ I like them! These may or may not be a Fair Entry... I can only enter 1 knit item per class, and socks are their own class... so I am going to have to choose which pair of socks to enter. *cry*.<br /><br /></div><div>This sock is from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/juno-fibre-arts-buffy-sock">Juno Fibre Arts, Buffy Sock</a> (rav link) I love her etsy store! The color way is Alchemy (it was one of a kind! so I had to snag it!) I have to say I love BFL and I love the colors and I love the yarn, she is one of my fave etsy sellers! I always check what new stuff she has! :D<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3638256529/" title="alchemy colorway sock by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3638256529_562d992bbb.jpg" width="500" height="409" alt="alchemy colorway sock" /></a><br />Just a typical 64 CO sock. I have the basic pattern memorized really. :D I have the other cuff finished and is in the red 'bag' in the top photo (I do my socks in sections at the same time, if I can, as to get them done faster and at the same time).</div><div><br /></div><div>Then here are the completed <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/glynis">Glynis</a> (rav link) socks from, once again Cookie A's <i>Sock Innovation</i>. I love the fit. These are also up for dibs to enter for the Fair. I am going to have my family vote as to which ones to enter, later this month. Entries are all due July 24-26th.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3567837564/" title="IMG_0488 by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3567837564_b331a2f450.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0488" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>- - - -</div><div>Let's see, the other part of my life (besides knitting)... school.</div><div><br /></div><div>I went to the campus yesterday (to have lunch and see Jimmy~ he just got back from Virginia for 2 weeks) and went by the Edu department and got my grade changed 'finished' turns out the teacher was there that morning and even though I missed her, she changed it later that day (I left a note, so I am thinking she forgot boo).</div><div><br /></div><div>Then I met up with two school (Deans office ppl) contacts that my Dad knows through various meetings or what not... and has been wanting me to meet them. Turns out one of them <i>needs</i> help for the summer... and my Dad suggested I could do it (and besides my knitting, I am not doing much). So I am volenteering to help at the Deans office for the summer. :D So that will be a lot of fun! ^^* All I need is a parking permit and I am set~ :D</div><div><br /></div><div>I signed up for my classes next semeter... I am taking my two field experience (in the classroom) classes (which are lonngggg days) M and W. Then nothing Tuesday. Thursday I am taking a Child health class, and then ending (late boo 6-8pm) with my Capstone course! So I am going to be sooooooo busy this semester, it is not even funny. But then in Spring... all I have left to finish to graduate is Spanish and 2 emphasis classes~ So then I will have completed my BA... and all the pre-reqs for the Credential Program. Then I will have another year at CSUCI to finish that! xD So close~<br />Oh and then I end with this, I love having Jimmy back home!</div><div>I wanted a cookie, omg I wanted a cookie so bad... and we were going back to his house... so I said 'lets go to vons!' and I bought my cookies (sugar cookies in the small bag to the left)... and then omg the Oatmeal creme pies (debbie bliss) were on sale, so my brother will now worship me for buying those. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then after I was done checking out, Jimmy had 'checked' on something... and FOUND IT!!!! I had been looking everywhere, just to see the World of Warcraft 'Game Fuel' sodas!!! xD Plus, it was ON SALE~ Buy 2 boxes and get 3 FREE!!!! Could not pass that up~ So we bought 5... We split them, I have 2 Horde (red) and 1 Alliance (blue) and Jimmy has 1 of each (he bought some in Virgina too, so this is my first time having it! :D)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3639073900/" title="videogamesoda by hsailormoon, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3639073900_0310e786fb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="videogamesoda" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>See~ how cool we are~ ;D I cannot wait for Blizzcon in August.</div><div><br /></div><div>Summer plans:</div><div>July 1st-5th Anime Expo!!! LA.</div><div>July 20-24th Disneyland!!! Anaheim. (with Jimmy's family)</div><div>August ?th- ?th (I forget) BLIZZCON!!! Anaheim.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love conventions and stuff~ :D Maybe this year or next year~ I can squeeze a Knitting con or something into my schedule, oh one could dream!:D</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-83158564901631654742009-06-12T19:19:00.001-07:002009-06-12T19:19:24.415-07:00M.I.A.<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3492605694/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3492605694_1367fdb1d7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3492605694/">IMG_0064</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>Missing In Action.<br /><br />Yep... I can admit that... I haven't blogged... in quite some time *ahem* almost a month.<br /><br />School has ended, I did well... 4 A's... and 1 B (which I am having issues with the teacher in 'fixing' this grade... she 'lost' one of my final papers... and emailed me asking if I had 'turned it in'... of course I did!.... so she is having to do some paperwork to fix it... but had knee surgery last week... and I haven't heard from her for a week... so I am nervous. But you get 7 weeks after the grades are turned in to 'edit' them... so she better change that stupid C to my rightful B! *grumble grumble*).<br /><br />- - -<br />I have been knitting like a mad women though! :D I have finished the Pomatomus socks (and my Farmor loved them, she swears she will never wear them... >.>;). <br /><br />I have knit and completed one of Cookie A's sock patterns from her book, Glynis (and they look amazing!) in Malabrigo sock! :D<br /><br />I am also half way (both socks at the heel) in another Cookie A's pattern Elynis (from the book), for my Aunt Jennie.<br /><br />I am also about 3/4th's done with another Cookie A's pattern (from the book), Sunshine, for myself for another KAL on Ravelry (the first one... let's just say FAILED in terms of their crazy, and too many, rules).<br /><br />I haven't taken much photos of my knitting... but I will do that soon~.<br />- - -<br />I also raided my local library for audio books... and omg they are amazing! :D<br /><br />Plus I have been playing WoW these past few days... so my summer vacation... is doing quite well. :D<br />- - -<br />Alright, I have to go pick up some dinner for everyone... I will be posting sooner~ rather then later. ;D</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-2291486943428142012009-06-07T08:43:00.000-07:002009-06-07T08:45:07.244-07:00Giveaway Post<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://blissfullydomestic.com/blissful-style/giveaway-hp-mini-vivienne-tam-edition-from-intel/comment-page-31/#comment-33984"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Giveaway - HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition from Intel!! (link)</span></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;font-size:22px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;font-size:22px;"><img src="http://blissfullydomestic.com/wp-content/uploads/hp-mini-vt.gif" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 374px; height: 450px;" border="0" alt="" /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 48px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I want this beauty so bad!!!! ^^* Go check it out~</span></span></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-82271225344754689292009-05-12T05:42:00.001-07:002009-05-12T05:42:03.876-07:00Pre-Final Procrastination<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3468760228/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3468760228_3088bd6544.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3468760228/">IMG_0024</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>I have my Science Final today... at 8am.<br /><br />It is 5:35am and I woke up at 2:30am.<br /><br />I have to leave the house in about an hour... to get to school.<br />- - -<br /><br />Then after my Science Final, I have to complete my Historian's Craft paper 16-25 pages.... I have three sections I have not written... and then the transitions. I am so glad we have been working on this paper all semester long.<br />- - -<br /><br />Went to Solvang, CA this last Sunday, for Mother's Day. I was able to bring Jimmy with me! :D I bought cute things... (including a cat plushie~ which is adorable! ;D) and a book. Nothing that screams 'solvang/toursity'.<br /><br />I do however am already planning on going back to Solvang with my Dad. The Garden shop that he wanted to go to was closed on Sundays... and the most amazing yarn and spinning store was closed by the time I got there (I missed it by like 15 minutes, it closed at 5pm). So sad. The Spinning store had like 6 amazing spinning wheels in the windows, I saw boxes of colored roving, shelves of yarn, etc! :( So sad.<br /><br />I MUST GO BACK! ;D lol So that will be another day trip. :) I am excited, it was such a nice visit.<br />- - -<br /><br />I should get back to studying/reviewing... I am half way through the material. *crosses fingers* Here is hoping I do well. :)<br /><br />(even though, I have an A and if I were to literally skip the final I would have a B... I still want to do well... enough. :) bye)</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-2013448266655156472009-05-01T15:11:00.001-07:002009-05-01T15:11:18.609-07:00Knitting and Reading<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3492605934/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3492605934_0cf81dc5c0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3492605934/">IMG_0080</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>Now if only I could get away doing this in my classes, especially during lectures!<br /><br />Then I wouldn't be so inclined to want to skip and just knit all day! ;D<br /><br />Multi-tasking... it's great stuff. Back to work!<br />- - -<br /><br />I am reading "Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire" for my Edu 320 class... we have to select our favorite quotes per chapter... and then write responces to them... and at the end reflect and write a summary.<br /><br />Due Wednesday... but I have my HUGE History paper Final draft DUE Wednesday also... and that is going to kick my butt this week.<br /><br />Along with a stupid Lecture Quiz for Geology on Tuesday....<br /><br />One more week of classes... that's 4 days... and then Finals week... and I only have 1 actual Final Test out of all my classes... thank goodness.<br />- - -<br /><br />Then come summer, I can knit and read the book's I've been wanting to read~~~~ like my World of Warcraft books~ Oh I love being a nerd~ ;D</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-4113525565937434552009-04-27T13:40:00.000-07:002009-04-27T13:54:04.040-07:00Laddie loves him some Granny Square. lol<div align="center"><em>"Hi! I am Laddie."</em> He is Jimmy's Relative's Dog. (His Aunt and Uncles)<br /><a title="IMG_0045 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3480470837/"><img height="500" alt="IMG_0045" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3414/3480470837_1198ecb4b9.jpg" width="375" /></a> </div><div align="center"><em>"Nice to meet you!"</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>"Why hello?! What is this?"</em> It's my crocheting Laddie.<br /><a title="IMG_0046 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3481281334/"><img height="500" alt="IMG_0046" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3481281334_a0c6342d6e.jpg" width="375" /></a> </div><div align="center"><em>"Nice to meet you 'crocheting'. I am Laddie!"</em></div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><em>"Hmm, 'crocheting' you smell nice. Do you have treats under there?"</em><br /><a title="IMG_0051 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3481281154/"><img height="500" alt="IMG_0051" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3481281154_2485755cb4.jpg" width="375" /></a> </div><div align="center"><em>"Let me see!" *sniff sniff*</em><br /><br /><em>"Hmm! No treats... but you do taste yummy."</em><br /><a title="IMG_0052 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3480475673/"><img height="500" alt="IMG_0052" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3480475673_0552b387a1.jpg" width="375" /></a><br />... Aww how cute.</div><div align="center"><br /><em>"You taste really yummy 'crocheting'... nom nom nom"</em><br /><a title="IMG_0053 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3480475451/"><img height="500" alt="IMG_0053" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3416/3480475451_51839c2eb3.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Oh god! Laddie! No more! Let the yarn go! O.O;</div><div align="center">- - -</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There was no harm to the yarn or crochet square in this event. (Thank goodness~) Lol.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Laddie was very calm with the square... and it was easy to take it back from him. He is a great dog. :) I enjoy it when Jimmy's Grandparents take care of this dog. :)</div><div align="center">- - -</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I have till Thursday night to finish my Pomatomus socks for the KAL! ><;;;; I finished the heel completely on Sock 1... I am half way through the heel flap on Sock 2.... I think I can I think I can.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I am going to finish up this history paper/segment to drop off to the class... and just leave... to come back and knit some more.</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-40500115464581795632009-04-25T08:41:00.000-07:002009-04-25T09:30:20.112-07:00Interesting Friday~So, I think I had mentioned before that I was required for a class to go to the Museum of Tolerance in LA this past Friday. Which in turn, I was really looking forward too... but that day had some twists and turns, much more then I had expected. ;D<br /><br />Let's start with heading out the door that morning. My Dad and I decided we should leave for LA at around 9am (you never know with traffic, on a good day it would take 45 mins, on a bad day it could take up to 2-3 hours). So we left at 9am! No biggy...<br /><br />Until we went down two blocks from where we lived... stopped at a Stop sign... and all of a sudden we hear a 'Pop' noise... so we pull to the side of the road. Only to realize, Wow, the clutch is not working in having the van change gears?! Hmm, that's not good. O.o;<br /><a title="IMG_0038 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3472919277/"><img height="375" alt="IMG_0038" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3472919277_999cf1e1d7.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />This is what happened! One of the axils had poped off! (To me it looks like a plunger lol) Soooo, my dad calls his mechanic... he can take it in today... next thing, we kinda need to get the van to him to fix it. After calling Alex (who is still at home), he googles us a towing company, which we've used before.<br /><br /><a title="IMG_0039 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3472920077/"><img height="375" alt="IMG_0039" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3472920077_db12c014ac.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><br />So about 10 minutes later, the tow truck arrived. (My Dad's van is a 1986 VW Vanagon)<br />After a cheapppppp $66 dollars later, they will tow the van to the mechanic for us! So my Dad and I walk the super super far two blocks back home, hop in my car (the volvo) and at 9:35am we head off to LA!<br /><br />(At the end of the day, the mechanic fixed the Van with no problems and $80 dollars later, the Van was done and ready to be picked up! Talk about the best of the worst happening, two blocks from home, a cheap towing and an easy inexpensive fix... we will pick up the VW later today.)<br /><br />Now I really do not have any photos of driving to LA, we did not encounter much traffic really. However, we had like 2 near hits, one with a guy merging into our lane... while we are still in it! The dude, decided he wanted our spot in that lane apparently, so my Dad switched lanes to avoid the jerk. Second event was while traffic was moving well, all of a sudden the kinkos truck ahead of us breaks, so we follow suit... However! The car next to us also breaks, yet the person behind him was kind of going a bit tooooo fast and massively breaked, full on smoke, black tire streaks, the whole nine yards (including the bad smell of burnt rubber and noise). So to the left of us, we see this whollleeee thing happen! The small black car, did lightly tap the SUV's bumper... and I was expecting to see (after hearing the breaking) quite a crunch between the two vehicles... and honestly... I saw noooo damage.... nothing. So they were both quite lucky... yet they both eventually did get off the freeway to check possible damage and insurances. Irregardless to the fact that nothing bad happened, it was still nerve racking for me to see it all. u.u; Yeah LA freeway driving, is sooooo not like ventura country freeway driving.<br /><br />Plus in LA, there are ANGRY drivers, oh the amount of honking you hear is insane! Poor LA people are cranky. Maybe its too much coffee. lol I dunno. ANYWAYS~<br /><br />We get to LA and decide, it's almost lunch time and we have to be at the Museum at noon, so we need to get some food. Then we spot a Norms resturant!<br /><a title="IMG_0041 by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3473729090/"><img height="375" alt="IMG_0041" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/3473729090_f18d0a9c80.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />All I can say is nom nom nom~ The food is fantastic. (Iam sorry but f*you Dennys)<br /><br /> My Dad then procedded with sharing his stories of these type of resturants growing up in the Vally (San Fernando Valley) here and eatting at these places. He even listed the various ones as we ate and as he remembered them. Like how he went to this smorgiousbord eattery (I know I cannot spell it) before he left for Vietnam with his family and ate 23 sausage meatballs lol a personal best he said. ;D lol My Daddy. He's cute.<br />- - -<br />Then we go to the Museum of Tolerance, good stuff. Very educational. They have upgraded things and topics in the Multi-Diversity section, which was very great to go through.<br /><br />The Holocaust section is just as I remember it as a child... (8th grade)... but different all at the same time. I really enjoyed getting a more adult perspective, plus having the oh I dunno, 8 years of knowledge worth of history to reference to everything else was a bonus, in that I was able to follow it all that much better.<br /><br />3 hours later, we were finished. :) Good stuff. Even if my classmates were as quite as rocks in discussions our tour guide tried to start. My Dad and I had to jump in and talk quite often, because no one said anything, most of the time. u.u; (which is another similarity of when I went to this museum in 8th grade, apparently 8 years later, some students still stay the same) lol ~<br />- - -<br /><br />Afterwards, it was close to 4pm... which means Dun Dun Dunnnn Rush Hour traffic. So we take some detour routes and head towards the PCH freeway and pulled over to McDonalds to get something to drink (and ice cream ;D) and wait out the traffic a bit.<br /><br />Yet we pull into this tiny McDonald's parking lot to realize there are these white screens and half of the parking lot is closed off. Hmmm. What's this?!<br /><a title="SSPX2163fx by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3472944573/"><img height="375" alt="SSPX2163fx" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3472944573_f062f9bf41.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />A Commercial shoot/filming for a McDonalds Commercial!!!<br /><br />Now to point things out in this photo. My car is on the right side of the photo... see the 'actor' in the light blue jacket to the right, my car is parked (you see the back window) to the left of his left shoulder... kinda hard to see, look past the silver car.<br /><br />The Camera is to the far far left, middle of the photo. Then I guess the group of 'teens' in the brightly dressed clothing are 'dancing' with McDonald's bags... among their 'cars'. Because really, in Southern California, this is how our 'teens' dress... and they totally have these types of cars... and this is what they do on a Friday afternoon and 'hang out' dancing in a parking lot. Yeah... well that's the media.<br /><br />My Dad and I sat in the window looking at all of this, I guess the premis of this shoot is, to film kids 'chilling' outside a McDonalds. Dancing to some whatever music, with their McDonald's bags of food, while 'teens' walk around (like the two kids to the right were just walking back and forth from the store to their spot where they are now). However, they filmed these blueish and greenish glasses on top of the third green (rice burner) car and the 'teens' would put them on the roof of the car.... and then join the 'dancing group' all smiley and dancing.<br /><br />So, I dunno. I am excited to see this commercial when it airs... to figure out what on earth were they doing. ;D Another day in southern california, I guess. ;p<br />- - -<br /><br />After all of this, we pick up a quick dinner, and head home. Yet Jimmy had texted me, that his friend Paul was having his 22nd birthday at his house, and that Jimmyhad mentioned of my friends would be there (whom I rarely see). So I decided, that maybe I could stop by and just say Hi to the people and stay for a bit. (oh the perks of having my own vehicle, seriously)<br /><br />I get there and hang out for a bit. It was actualy quite fun. Got to talk to Tim (my friend who I rarely see), see Jimmy, say Hello to his friends, meet some new people, got to have some enjoyable conversations with these new people~ and overall had some fun just hanging out. :) I even played some Rock band with Jimmy. ;D<br /><br />I think however, one of the oddities of the night, was Tim... deciding to dress in a suit... in particular... a Flu Suit?!?!<br /><a title="IMG_0042 edi by hsailormoon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3473737708/"><img height="500" alt="IMG_0042 edi" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3473737708_dcf412c300.jpg" width="332" /></a><br /><br />All of a sudden I see this person run from the garage into the living room dressed in this white thing... to find out it's Tim! O.o; This fabulous suit cost 2 dollars... and I was told of a 'flu epidemic' in Mexico... and it may come here, yada yada yada... Tim bought it... just to wear it... and for 2 bucks... why not. It was a good laugh. ^^*<br /><br />I then headed home around 9:30pm... and went to bed~ I was super tired... :)<br /><br />Overall, my Friday was quite eventful.<br />- - -<br />I did not get much knitting done. I did crochet on my Granny Square on the way to LA... but no photos of that... because I left my crocheting in my car... which my Dad just took to go to a meeting a half hour ago... soooo. Yeah. I am liking it and am throughly enjoying the pattern. (It is totally relaxing! I cannot wait till I finish this! ;D)<br /><br />I need to get back to my Pomatomas socks... and finish those lovelys up this week! I have 6 days and counting! Dun Dun Dunnnn ;DHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-29065968983531363562009-04-23T09:01:00.001-07:002009-04-23T09:01:49.573-07:00Knitting has been done!<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3467947625/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3467947625_160d47b98e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3467947625/">IMG_0037edited</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>Knitting indeed has been done... by my hands... however... there have been no completed socks as of yet. >.>;<br /><br />Although!!!!! I have started the heel flap on the other Pomatomus sock (not shown here), which is at home. This photo is the second Pomatomus sock... and I am half way through the last pattern repeat before the heel flap. So I should be finishing the heel flaps on BOTH socks, tonight.<br />- - -<br />My question is now... Will I be able to finish the Gussets and the rest of the Foot of the sock... before May 1st?! O.o; I dunno... I hope so... because I am in the Cookie A. KAL for her Sock Innovation book... and next month, we start with a pattern from the book! xD I am so excited!!! This pattern/sock for the KAL is 'Random acts of Cookie', so we were able to pick whatever pattern of her's we wanted to knit (besides the ones in the book).<br />- - -<br /><br />I am liking the pattern... it's not difficult at all... just a bit daunting to look at. As for the color varriations for this yarn... it's ok. The pattern still holds true! ;D I<br /><br />I've decided I am going to give these to my Farmor, who loves blue~ as a mother's day present! ^^* Also her feet are narrower then mine... so these will look cuter on her... I don't think this pattern looks cute on my feet. (Which is wierd, because I never thought as my feet, as 'wide'... but... my Dad's family has narrow narrow feet... so she shall get them! ;D) YAY!!<br /><br />My first hand knit gift to the women who taught me how to knit and crochet! ;D Good stuff~<br />- - -<br /><br />Bad stuff... I have to go back to the stupid endo-ologist to finish my root cannal. I cannot wait to walk out that door and never go back! Psh~ I am going to Jimmy's endo-ologist (along with my family) if we need work done like this. This place.... SUCKED! They wanted the FULL PAYMENT (of $1,195) right there and then... we manged with two credit cards... but omfg... we were so pissed. Jimmy's guy, monthly payments~ like normal dental offices! Seriously. <br /><br />Enough rambing! Oh I am late to class!!!! I will be making an order for some knitpicks yarn today too~ while in class... >.>* lol.</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-73472244191412828502009-04-18T11:10:00.001-07:002009-04-18T11:10:15.352-07:00Granny swatches<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3452615259/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3452615259_053521ab24.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3452615259/">a</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>Sooo I've been needing to do something with all of my Paton Grace yarn, that I tried to use to make a Roam sweater from Knitty.<br /><br />So I've decied I want to try this 'Granny Square' blanket thing~ ;D For the summer, since I need something cool at night and cotton is best right?! <br /><br />Here are the swatches I've done.<br />Left swatch is done on an US G hook... (4.25mm) Plus some 'learning mistakes' so it kinda looks a bit off.<br /><br />Right swatch is done in US F hook (3.75mm) after learning what the instructions were meaning.<br /><br />The site of this 'Granny Square' is from :<br />http://www.purlbee.com/granny-square-project/<br /><br />The blanket idea is here, the colors are to die for~ :<br />http://www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2009/3/24/joelles-giant-granny-square.html<br /><br />The colors are LOVELY... which makes me want to buy some more Grace... But I have a tonnnnn of black I need to use... so next blanket~ I am buying some pretty pretty colors. I am almost hoping that this eats up the black Grace yarn so quickly... that I can buy some more Grace in a lovely border color! xD <br /><br />Very exciting~ :D</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-48647707430715507602009-04-17T08:46:00.001-07:002009-04-17T08:46:03.033-07:00Mah Teefs.<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3313679995/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3313679995_fdff7b8484.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21150936@N08/3313679995/">IMG_9303</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/21150936@N08/">hsailormoon</a>.</span></div><p>So apparently my teeth really love me... and dentist visits!<br /><br />I finally have my braces off, I've been enjoying my new smile etc. Then I remember at my last dentist cleaning that they were suggesting I get a crown on a back tooth of mine, since its previous filling had cracked in the tooth.<br /><br />Well, I am turning 22 in a few weeks, which means I will no longer be covered on my mother's insurance. Sooooo Dentist vists are go!<br />- - -<br /><br />I have an appointment for my crown. I go in, an hour later after lovely drilling this drilling that yada yada. There is 'decay' still in my tooth... but 'opps! darn' they reached my nerve of the tooth. Sooo that means the decay lovesss my tooth so much that it didn't want to leave. Poor lonely decay... >.>;<br /><br />So I have to go to an endo-ologist? this morning at 10am to get a root cannal. u.u; Keep in mind, I don't mind the dentist, I don't mind having dental work done, its chill... whatever. I am just tired of having my teeth worked on allll the time (like the braces were ugh~ non stop attention to my teeth. <br /><br />However!!! I am all for these dentist visits~ as long as I don't have any pain or anything get worse~ I've had an infected tooth (first day of high school) and that was THE WORST~ ever. Swollen jaw, pain, oh the works. Now I have a gap there~ ;D (they pulled the tooth). Soo~~~ going to the Dentist isn't the most super fun thing in the world... but I'll go~ especially to keep my teeth going ok~ I do not want to go through tooth pain ever again~ *knock on wood* lol if I can help it.<br />- - -<br /><br />What is funny though. I got my tooth all drilled and lovely at the dentist, fine, have to get a root cannal, fine... have to have a temporary crown placed on my tooth till they can get another impression done for the final crown, fine I understand a process. <br /><br />Well apparently my mouth is not a fan of temp. crowns... it poped off once while she was cleaning it... ok put it on again, no problem... but then afterwards I was with my parents talking (after their officed closed) no more then an hour after the appointment... and it pops off again! for the 2nd time! xP <br /><br />So I have it... and the endo-ologist would have had to remove it anyways to do the root cannal this morning... its still kind of funny... (and a bit irritating, but whatever, its not like I am without a temporary crown forever. (Also my tooth is not one big drilled into hole right now, they have filler stuff in it (think semi regular dental filling), the temp. crown is just there to help me... um have my 'old tooth back' to eat or whatever while I wait.<br /><br />- - - <br />I guessI should start getting ready... I have a lovely morning waiting for me.<br /><br />If only I could knit while they work on my teeth, that would be AMAZING~ ;p However, I think with their hands and faces all in my face...it kinda would not work out too well. ;p<br /><br />I am just knitting on the Pomatomus socks whenever I get the chance... the cuffs are almost done~ then onto the complicated parts of the heel and heel turn~ ;D Fun stuff.</p>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01581064821567723554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1353510997514701839.post-3136946240315996992009-04-15T11:59:00.000-07:002009-04-15T12:02:14.204-07:00Contest!I am just blogging here to share the love~~<br /><br />The loveeeee.... of contests! ;D<br /><br /><a href="http://somewhatvoluble.com/2009/04/07/blogoversary-giveaway/">http://somewhatvoluble.com/2009/04/07/blogoversary-giveaway/</a><br /><br />Oh the pretty!<br /><br />It is a lovely hand made amazingly looking journal! 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