camera sock

camera sock, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

KNITTING HAS BEEN DONE!

I needed something with instant gratification~ Plus I wanted to knit with sock yarn~ ;D

So I made a camera sock for Jimmy's camera. (This is my brother's camera, but Jimmy and him have the same camera, except Jimmy's is silver and Alex's is blue).

So this yarn is left over Knit Picks Kettle Dyed Jay Essentials yarn. I used this yarn for Jimmy's socks, so it worked out in making him a camera sock too! ;D

Very simple project, very cute result. I hope he will like it.

Pattern:
http://notanartist.blogspot.com/2007/02/canon-camera-sock.html
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I am pretty positive I passed my CBEST, which is good news.

I finally have the correct size in those red shoes I got from Jimmy. ^^; 11's normal width.

It's been raining on and off and in waves etc. I have tons of photos along the PCH on the way back from my testing, beautiful view! <3 the coast!

Saw Coraline in 3D, and I liked the movie. There were parts that creeped me out... but that is why I had Jimmy there (and his arm to squeeze).

Time to go to bed now... I do not know what is up tomorrow.

Oh Alex got a new car (1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue in a beautiful deep red, *jealous*!) which means that the Volvo is MINE! xD

Gnight

'stolen' scarf

stolen scarf, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Say it with me.

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...

This is Andrew's sister after they went and saw Coraline in 3D (which Jimmy and I are going to see tomorrow).

Is not this photo ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!!! OMG! xD I want his sister~ She is so cute!!!!!

. . . She has good taste in knitted wear~ ;D hehe.
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Alright, that made my heard all super warm and fuzzy... I need to show this photo to my mom in the amount of cute in it~ then go to bed!

CBEST TOMORROW!!!!! XD It is going to be freezing cold... I shall be prepared!

just a bit wet

just a bit wet, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Yeah, seriously, just a bit or rain!

That circle in the middle is what they call the reflection pool.

I personally call it... the Bird Bath, but now it is a bit more like a pond.

It is normally filled with water, but here its a bit over flowed.

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It's so rain-y that inside the library (which this photo is the front of the library) is all doom and gloom. When they designed this building they were big on the natural sun light and since there is nothing but gray skies today, its kinda of gloomy inside also.

Jimmy and I had lunch at Subway, I had soup~

Then we went to the book store and I bought

Lip Stick Jungle by Candace Bushnell
&
The first 3 volumes of Ai Yori Aoshi by Kou Fumizkuki

:D No more spending money for me today... hopefully.

Look at what I bought!

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Yeah, paying attention in lecture... we were talking about stars...

Then I remembered that there were star stitch markers that I've book marked FOREVER ago, in that I wanted to buy them. So finally we have some extra cash to spend~ So I decided to buy these finally! xD

I AM SO EXCITED~ They are for smaller needles I believe, I am not sure. I am just excited to use them tho! I cannot wait to start a complicated sock pattern that I can use these beauties for! xDDD

Here is the link to them on etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16682363
I bought the only set, but I wonder if she could make more if you ask.

CSUCI on front page of local paper.

Our campus's library, central room with computers.

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/feb/05/economy-creates-higher-education-barriers-cant/

This article is mostly about how most colleges are cutting back in admissions, and due to the state budget cuts, they (at least my school) cannot afford the amount of freshmen that want to come in.

At least with my school, we cannot afford the expansion of the campus, we are still a small college in comparsion to most CSU's.

This will however boost admissions of students to go to local community colleges (which is not a bad thing!) and finish their GE courses there and then transfer in to the CSU's or UC's. Which in the long run will allow students to not have as much debt once they finish with college all together. It is just a different way of doing things. 

I went to the Community colleges first and trasnfered... Alex went straight to CSUN...  I will have less debt to pay back then he will... but he will have a better credit score due to the amount of money he has barrowed. So it's a toss up, but regardless both are not terrible.

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Time to pay attention to lecture.

Laser kitty

lxkitty, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Yeah... I am sick... total stuffy head, stuffy nose, runny nose, sneezing, ears popping(which is weird), watery eyes, achey face. yeah.

It's been kinda like this the past oh, 3 to 4 days... just a bit sniffily... but it has gotten a bit worse each day... till tonight where I feel awful.

So please enjoy this photo of Socks with her laser vision.

Time for bed. Nyquil do not fail me now.

I have done some knitting... a bit on Jon's scarf... just one or two cable repeats (a whole whopping 20 rows OMG). Enough sarcasm, good night.

Scarves IN ACTION! ;D

red and green scarves, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

I am not sure if I ever posted the photo that Andrew and Adrienne took of themselves wearing my scarves...

So I thought since I showed you what they were like in progress... why not show you as the final product! Being used! xD

It is so rewarding to get a photo like this! :D I miss them~
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Back to class... I got a 27 out of 30 on my first lecture quiz... so I should keep it up... and get back to paying attention.
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Oh I forgot too, twitter... I have one. Add me, screen name is HSailorMoon (surprise surprise) lol. I use twitter once in a blue moon.

Socks speaking.

closclose, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Ya know.

I heard Heather passed her Social Science/ History part of her CSET.

So that just means she has two parts left to take in her CSET.

But she is taking her CBEST this Saturday, so hopefully she will do well. That Cliff notes book has been on the floor for the past week, I know because my favorite toy is behind it.

So yeah. Kudos to Heather... maybe she will get me more cat treats, we have been kind of low recently.

Where is my feather stick... ooo better yet, I see some yarn I can drag around the house and make a mess! Fantastic!

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CSET: California Subject Examinations for Teachers (3 tests of subgroups)
http://www.cset.nesinc.com/

CBEST: California Basic Educational Skills Test (1 test, 3 sub-sections)
http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/

All of these tests are required to obtain a teaching credential... the CBEST is new, due to No Child Left Behind act in 01. They all have to be passed before you even apply for the credential program, at CSUCI.

studying

studying , originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Now this semester~ I think I will actually study more~ ;D Due to the lovely book holder device.

I tried the typical, lay on the bed and read type of studying... and yeah, was not working well. Yet with this way! I can sit straight up~ have the book open for me... and I can relax and work on some sock knitting!

Talk about two birds with one stone~ ;D It's prefect! This is the second pair of my mom's socks... I want to get them done already~ It seems forever that they've been on my needles... which was a bit before christmas when I started. However, I will be so thrilled when I will have all four socks done at once~ ;D

Back to my reading.

Artsy Jimmy

IMG_8909, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Arn't his eyes pretty~ ;D <3333

Smiling like a crazy person

smiledork, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Right now Jimmy and I are hanging out right now, while watching tv. I got dorky and decided to lay next to him and take photos of us... I gave up in trying to get both of us in the photo, so I took it for me! ;D

Plus he is on his i-phone. ;p

Stitch markers

bst, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Look Mom! Finally there is some KNITTING!
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Ok not really look 'mom' but the attention of the intensity of 'LOOK' is close.
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Finally got some more sock knitting done. This is the second sock of the pair for my mom. The first sock is just at the end of the gusset worked. So I am trying to get these socks done together at the same time.

I switched back to dpns after the feel flap, mostly because I find the gusset work to be a bit too fiddly for my taste when I get to the heel flap. But then as soon as that gusset is done! Back to Magic Loop ASAP~ ;D

These stitch markers were part of packages from the Fall yarn swap I joined (Oh I loved my partner!). They are from threeirishgirls.com so I am loving them. I never really use stitch markers for my sock knitting... but then I remembered I had this! So now, I don't have to have a post-it folded with one side saying Knit All and the other K2tog & SSK to flip back and forth every row. (I have two of these post its, one in my knitting bag and one at home) Now I can just work the gusset anywhere and not have to worry about a paper or where I stopped last! ;D
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Going to a friends 22nd birthday party tomorrow at BJ's... I am looking forward to it somewhat but then eh... but I don't see some of these people that often (especially the birthday boy lol). So it will be alright, plus I will have Jimmy. :D

Jimmy went to an arcade in Simi Valley tonight... he asked if I would like to go... I said no thank you. I had knitting to get done! ;D Plus I worked a few cables into Jon's scarf today too. Very relaxing day today.

Back to the sock knitting.

Haha it is windy here today. So much that a 'breeze' knocked off my 'kacha-kacha' row counter off my knee. :p But that will not stop me! :o.

swim swim

IMG_8873, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

I want to go swimming in THAT~

I am sitting here in front of the library next to the coffee shop with Jimmy.

The water here is a 'reflection pool'. It's pretty and everything... but I want to swimming~~ in it~... but its like 4 inches deep I think, tops~. So its just for looking at.

- - - Also.. the woman on the right... in the multi stripe vest... I think it is totally hand knitted... and I think she did it herself~ Noro of course~ ;D

Ok time for Jimmy and I to figure out where we are going to go eat on campus... it's a tough choice with all three locations u.u; (sarcasm)

Burt's Bees Shimmer

Best stuff ever!!

I decided to buy one, since I've eyed them at our schools book store. Plus I gave Jimmy a Burt's Bee hand salve... and that stuff is working amazingly on his hands! They were super dry on top.

So I thought, well if they have great hand stuff... then their lip stuff must be great (plus I knew people in high school that used it).

Seriously, trying this stuff on your lips is an experience! No joke! There is peppermint oil in it, so the first thing I felt was the mint and it was ting-gly on my lips! Plus I could totally smell it! xD I like me some peppermint!

Then the color (I bought Rhubarb) is perfect! ;D It is similar to the loreal thing I have, but more casual looking~ ;D Which is what I want in a lip balm~ I have the fancy stuff for fancy events.
I am a huge fan of this companies stuff~ My lips feel wonderful when I put this on. Now granted it came off when I ate lunch (you can see the color on the napkin) but honestly... duh~ its lip balm! ;D I love it~

This lip shimmer was a major high light for my day... that and I finished my two papers before 6:30am. So that was good too~ ^^*

I am excited~ Today after school~ I get to see my new shoes! Oh I hope they fit, because I cannot wait to wear them~ if they dont fit, we will have to send them back and try another size (I am thinking if anything, they may be too big, some 11's fit me perfectly and sometimes they are too long... so we will see! xD)

I think I am going to knit... verses study right now... I was wanting to start knitting my Aunt Jennie's socks soon. So I need to get these two pairs off the needles (3 out of the 4 are at the heel turn) and get started on my Aunt's pair~ Also its pink! So pretty!

brain = done

IMG_7850, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Hi brain.

I miss you.
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My brain is done. I've been sleeping tons lately... at least 8 hours and it is so great. I usually hit the hay at around 8-9 pm the latest and wake up at around 6:30am. Which honestly is quite nice!

Except, yesterday, I woke up at 4am to complete a paper... turned out rather well, I was proud of it. Then I went back to sleep for another hour till six.

Today, I have to wake up and complete 2 papers... but these are about a page or so each... so that is much simpler.

Yet, I feel sooo drained right now. Maybe I am getting sick... the back of my throat was very scratchy and hurt yesterday. Plus it has been dreadfully cold as of late... ok 50's... to us that is cold with an additional wind chill factor.

I just feel awful really right now. Sore and acky... no I cannot be sick... not now. I can be sick on Friday... and the rest of the weekend. But I have today and tomorrow with classes. Luckly they are just a few classes nothing hard core or anything. Hmm... I do have the lecture quiz in my geology class... boo. I need to study for that.

Edu 510 = Reality sucks

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I went to my first class, for this course today... and dear god, it depressed me.

She basically gave us the run through of (she loves special ed) the reality that is out there for a multi-subject credential and the special ed credential.

No jobs out there for multi-credential... jobs for special ed.
No intern for mutli, interns for special ed.
The list went on and on.

The thing is, I do not! want to go into special education. That is something I do not want to do for my career, I cannot handle special ed, emotionally etc. I know that it is a great field and the need is high, more pay at times etc.

It is just that there are little to no jobs out there for a multi-subject (K-6th) in California... and has not been for about 2 years. Now I know we are in an economic down slide at the moment and I have 2 years till I would have completed my BA and Credential.

But what really concerns me is that, I have 5 years after I graduate with my preliminary credential to 'clear' it to an official credential. Which part of that requirement is to teach for 2 years, not substitute or do part time teaching... full on have my own classroom for 2 whole years. Well, what if I cannot find a teaching job in that time?! Will the education situation in California, especially So Cal be fixed in two years... when I graduate... or will it be worse?! Tons of districts are lay off hundreds of teachers. I just am at a loss really.

I am so bummed out... I knew that the reality of being a teacher was one thing... but to not even get the job is another. I've wanted this since I was 5, to have my own classroom and be a teacher.
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I just want to knit... I am too stressed out... listening to pandora and sock knitting will help. I need to keep on track with my knitted projects.

Knitting seriously keeps you sane, in my world at least.

Oh no you didn't!

rlyk, originally uploaded by hsailormoon.

Oh no you didn't! That Robe did not just dis-respect meh! *snap fingers*
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I got a little vain earlier and took photos with my phone.

Plus I found my Loreal infallible lipcolour, so I am thrilled about that. I was so bummed that I lost it... and it was in the mini van. psh... typical I leave it there.
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I went with Jimmy (and I drove with him in the car! yay!) to his church Catalyst today. Oh that church was snazzy in how it was set up and decorated. One downside... seats sucked... they were these wooden fold up chairs with a thin soft thing on top... yeah didn't help.

Then I decided... My job! to knit comfortable seat cushions! They seriously need them.. >.>; or at least my butt does lol.

Speaking of butts! We saw a butt crack! Total plumbers crack! FROM THE GUY IN FRONT OF US! Some skinny white guy... with no butt when he stood up... apparently could not realize that his toosh was exposed. o.O; That was certainly something I did not expect to see at church. Over all I liked the church.
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Then Jimmy and I had lunch, the tre tre gourmet Taco Bell. Some coffee (for me) and some milk tea boba (for him). Then we went shopping around that area.

I bought a pair of pretty pink pearl earrings by Holly Yashi

and an angel figurine,

from this new age store that I always visited when I was in high school.

Afterwards we went to Blockbuster and they were having a sale on buy 3 (used) dvds for $20! So I bought, Nancy Drew (the newest one), Sex and the City:The Movie (I haven't seen it and am a semi fan of the series), and Made of Honor.

So I spent a fair amount today~ (about $40)... but Iam seriously pleased~ :D

What would have made it better is if I had yarn mixed in there... but alas the world is not perfect and yarn stores are not in every shopping area. *le sigh*

Time to get some stuff situated for school tomorrow. Plus I need to order these text books already. >.<;

The Knit Kit

OH! MA! GOD!

I need like seriously!!!... Five of these!!!! No Joke!
Please don't let them be like a hundred dollars a pop... otherwise... yeah what financial aid. (lol jk... maybe).

Man kind has not let me down. <3

I am super tired... and am going to go to bed soon. I had a nice date with Jimmy today~ :)

Wait...I just noticed it said estimated price... 20 bucks! Amazing~ Yeah... I want this~ Hmm... birthday? May... might work out.

Oh also, click photo to link of the product.

First purse, now shoes!

This time around, I am not the one doing the purchasing~ ;D

Since Jimmy got back, we exchanged gifts. I bought him the World of Warcraft Legends books and two t-shirts. ^^*
He bought me, a Roxy clutch (which is perfect for holding my fun reading books in my backpack and or purse, no bent edges!) bag, a scrapbook designed to be filled in for couples (aww <3), some Obama memorabilia from his trips to DC this winter, and a pair of adorable roxy shoes! One down side, but not a problem at all~ the shoes are too small. He ordered a size 9 and I wear a size 11, so of course they were a bit snug. But I loveeeddd the design. So he is going to send them back to Zappos.com (they have free shipping back and forth for shoes, as many times you need) and basically said I get the credit of the shoes and pick something nice from the site for myself! xD So I picked theseeeeeeeeee~

They are Naturalizer brand, Daily (the name of the shoe). Click the photo to the link to the website about the shoe~

The red is absolutely adorable!!!!!!!! I never spend this much on a pair of shoes, but Jimmy wanted me to get something 'nice' when I was asking if I could buy two video games from the site (they have everything on this site!). So I picked out these lovely shoes! ;D

I ordered a size 11 wide shoe... and what is great is, as I mentioned before, the free shipping back and forth, so if it is a bit too loose, I can send it back no problem! (Just have to wait a bit of course). So I am very happy, because I remember I read about this shoe brand awhile ago, in that they had wonderful shoes (and fashionable ones) that were very comfortable.

Tomorrow, Jimmy and I are going to go on a date and hang out at a shopping center, have lunch, window shop at Barnes n' Noble, Micheals (He wants yarn for his sackboy doll I am going to knit him *crosses fingers*, luckly they posted the pattern online for free), Kohls, Gamestop, have some Jamba Juice (I have giftcard with a little bit on it), and then have dinner at Macaroni Grill (he got a gift card for it on Christmas). ^^* So I am extremely looking forward to tomorrow. It will be nice. Hopefully it doesn't rain too badly.
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As for my knitting. Not much really, a bit here and there to be quite honest. I knit a bit of a sock (a few rows) waiting for Jimmy to buy his bus card at school (I bought mine earlier). Then I knit on Jon's scarf while watching tv today, so that was good to get some cables done on that.