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something finished

make that somethings, because i finally added the zipper to the long-suffering urban aran, my first time doing that, and i t works great. thank goodness the weather, at least at night, is starting to almost be wool-worthy. kinda. not really. but close enough. just did a little mini-photo shoot, so look for that soon.

for now though, ta-daa! i present my icarus shawl.

as always, more info and pics on the project page. ok, off to make some food in the kitchen, hope you all are well ~

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posted 21 September 06 & filed under urban aran

progress!

thanks for all the comments on that last post ~ i’m sending my brother the link today and i’m sure he’ll be pleased as punch. so far, so good: he’s home now and happy to be out of the hospital and scott is doing well too, though will be at john hopkins for a while yet.

and what’s this? knitting? yes indeed. i have twenty-two rows to go before binding off, but with each row taking a good twenty minutes (and i read that the bind-off is a bit of a bother), it’ll be a week or so until icarus is done. at least i’m at the fun part with the feathers and such – plus i’m thinking about adding the beads the designer mentioned. so, make that two weeks. ;) no rush, i’m enjoying it for now.

and that in the corner, what’s that? my happy sourdough starter i got from a friend’s boyfriend a while back. i’m planning on making some homemade sourdough bread tomorrow. can’t wait.

other than that, i’m keeping on keeping on, you know? hope you are too. i almost always have good intentions about posting more often, but there’s so much coming up this week and so much happened this past week that i absolutely must post more and soon.

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posted 13 September 06 & filed under familia!, icarus

phew

it’s been a great two weeks at work – full of interesting people, tasks, and conversations, but i am exhausted. tonight i plan on catching up on sleep since tomorrow i’m hosting a spin-in at my place with a handful of spinning friends. yay!

ok, this is the only icarus photos you’ll be getting for a while as it’ll bascially look the same, just larger and more puddled, until i get to the edging. pretty, though, no?

it’s been about six weeks since i sold my car, and though my wimpy legs are starting to get pretty tired of walking to and from the bus stations every day (about 30+ minutes each way), it’s still been a change for the better. i know that illustration looks exagerrated, but for someone like me who gets pissy and combative in a second when driving, it’s been great not feeling that familiar road rage every single day, so the image fits me to a t. i’m waiting for an interesting book that reinforces these feelings, and in the meanwhile, this list of carfree places in the world is fascinating.

i love riding the bus – i don’t love standing on it for hours, but it’s never boring. and if it is, i can just close my eyes and sleep. hands down, it’s the best place for people watching and wow, one of the last places you’d think to see it, but people are so much nicer and considerate to each other on the bus than almost anywhere else, at least in public.

mcdonalds had the idiotic idea of giving away little plastic hummers in every happy meal. obscene, ugh. [via treehugger]

it’s national farmers market week, which reminds me how much i’ve been missing fresh local produce and open-air markets.. i’m so far behind on the eat local summer, it’s not even funny – things have been wayy too chaotic for me to be able to participate, what a total bummer. but i haven’t entirely given up yet.. [via liz]

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posted 11 August 06 & filed under icarus

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