Randomness

[oyceter]

hermionesviolin, I got the books! Thank you!

Wargh. I found a non-BPAL perfume I like: Clean. I only tried the signature line and none of the spin-offs, but whoo! Lemony! Of course, this means it is crazy expensive!

More jittery than usual today, thanks to the Paxil. It's a side effect, but not one that bugs me that much, because I usually am jittery anyway. Of course, I don't help this by drinking coffee!

I want to watch Mr. & Mrs. Smith again (and again and again) because female assassin with gun never fails to please me. I am so easy. Definitely a DVD movie, not because of inherent quality, but because of the sheer joy derived in seeing things blow up. Also, Brad Pitt being funny! And have I mentioned Angelina Jolie as an assassin? Guh. Want more movies with female assassins/spies/thieves!

And I am happy because I got to play a fun new card game today! Fluxx is very weird but very cool because the rules and goals keep changing. I adore the fact that I have people to play games with me now.

Also, I am caffeinated, it is Friday, I am eating dinner with an auntie and probably seeing friends on the weekend and maybe even playing mahjong, and as such, I am insanely cheerful and bouncy.

*bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce bounce*

I am now crocheting a lap blanket! My sister's friend gave me her leftover yarn (three skeins!), so I am crocheting them a blanket for their NY apartment. It's fun! So odd though, having just one live stitch. I suspect I'm getting a funny groove in my finger from the crochet hook though.

I also finished the heavy knitting portion of the hooded sweater of doom! Unfortunately, this means I still have to seam the entire thing, make little pockets (mom's request), crochet on a border and sew buttons. Alas, I finished it during the heat spell last week, and let me tell you, that is not the time one wants to have a giant winter sweater in one's lap! Also, seaming bores me.

So I started me new knitting project! Cotton tank tops galore for the summer! Current pattern is Sexie from S&B Nation, except with cotton instead of stretchy ribbon, so I worry that it will be too small. Oh well. I also want to modify the pattern so I can use my newly learned tubular cast-on skill, as said cast-on only seems to look good with 1x1 ribbing and the pattern has 2x2 ribbing. Since it's only a few rows, I might just change it to 1x1. Must think. Probably need to study the pattern a little bit more to see how it is. I am irritated, though, because I've already spent several hours just doing the tubular cast-on and knitting a few rows already. Oh well. I just figured out yesterday that I have enough yarn to do the next size up, which is good, and I've already made some mistakes in the previous rows, so I think I'll just frog the whole thing and start again.

Man, I love reading patterns! I am such a dork ;). I've got to crochet myself a hat!

I was sort of scared I'd lose interest in knitting because I have a magpie mind and collect hobbies at the drop of a hat. And I hadn't gone to a knitting group for a while because of the busy-ness surrounding the family visit. But I went this week, and it was of the good, and now I am all interested again!

ETA: I need a knitting/crocheting/yarn-is-my-friend icon. Must investigate this.

Comments

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the books arrived and hope you enjoy them :)

[oyceter]

Thank you! And ooo, I adore the Thomas Canty covers!