today i met up with an old friend i hadn’t seen since 2001. we drank coffee, talked about the past and the present, and then went to a yarn store. i bought a bunch of mohair/silk blends to use to make this scarf, knit on the bias. i’m not thrilled with it, but, then again, [...]
sunbathing topless, drinking beer, reading a murder mystery, lying on an orange towel. photo by shira.
in bethesda with shira, diana, and moose. krista arrives later. pool, beer, fruit, hummus, psychic twin.
yesterday i went to target and bought this dress. it is too big in the boobs and kind of tight around my stomach, but i really like it anyway. it makes me feel kind of like a princess, even when it falls down in the back and you can see all my back fat. nobody [...]
a couple of months ago i bought this bracelet making kit for eight year olds at target. the only thing left of the kit is the page of silver glitter stickers of daisies, hearts, butterflies, and stars. the other day i stuck one of the stars on my chest/shoulder area, and it’s still there. if [...]
attempted a beaded rib patterned sock using variegated yarn. it looks kind of like vomit. i pulled out the variegated yarn. i guess i’ll just do the whole yarn in the brown silk blend. i love the regia silk sock yarn; i knitted black into knee socks a few months ago. today i walked about [...]
i am really really bad at making stuffed animals. but that does not stop me!
well. i have been feeling pretty bored with my knitting lately, so i bought some sock yarn at the knitting store, in colors — i mean — brown and pink! so we’ll see how that goes. i think i am going to take the yarn with me to dc next week and knit on socks [...]
today i had lunch with chris. originally we were supposed to go to the italian place around the corner, but it turns out that place is closed on tuesdays. unfair! instead, we went to the mexican place on kingshwy & devonshire, lily’s. i’ve been there before with steph; it’s a nice place. it’s also within [...]
i napped today, and so did theodore. it was incredibly cute, if slightly uncomfortable. at stitch-n-bitch tonight i went back to knitting my lace, and realized that i made an ugly error six rows back and had to rip out. ugh. every time i have to rip i lose enthusiasm for the project that gets [...]