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10 Favorite Movie Moments

1. In A Room With a View when George grabs Lucy and tells her how his rival is the wrong sort of man for her.  /sigh
2. Mal's ass when he gets up from his nap talk to the crew after discovering the discs on the dead planet in Serenity. 
3. Mrs. Blandings talking to painters about colors in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.
4. The posing in the locker room after being awakened in Aliens.
5. The men giggling in the line up in The Usual Suspects.
6. The reveal of the main course in The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover.
7. The scene before the last battle starts in Kingdom of Heaven. Orlando being intense.  Yum!
8. The bathroom scene in The Great Escape.
9. The chase scene through the village in The Pink Panther.
10. Anything involving Oded Fehr in The Mummy movies.

/ahem

I hadn't really planned on posting today, but, after watching Castle last night, I had to.  I love me some Nathan Fillon.  Review on EW.com with spoilers.  You've been warned!

Anyway, the lovely and talented Cheryl also commented to yesterday's post with a link that explains mothproofing yarn.  Had to share that.  Thank you, Cheryl!

Speaking of our Cheryl, I'm making her momma's Chicken & Dumplings today.  If I don't ruin it, we'll talk about it later in the week and I'll link you and shit.  If things don't go well, it'll be like the crackers.

Ya'll know.

Slightly Hyper Monday Love!

I got to see my best friend for a little while yesterday and it's made me all happy and shit.  Don't worry.  I should be back to hating the world again by mid-afternoon tomorrow.

At one point, we were each holding a skein of the same yarn (in different colorways).  I read part of the label to her and said something that only she would understand.

"I get it, but I don't get it.

The label claimed the yarn was "mothproof", and while I do understand what that means, I don't really understand what it means in terms of how one "mothproofs" yarn.  What did they do to the yarn?  How was it mothproofed?  Thankfully, we've known each other forever and she understood. 

There aren't a lot of people who speak my brand of dork, ya know.

Her favorite holiday/time of year is Halloween.  I think that may have had a little something to do with this very cool reusable bag she gave me.  I have no idea where she got it, but I'm guessing somewhere on etsy if I have to make a guess.

Not only was there the really cute bag, but the bag was stuffed with stuff!

This is from Tempted.  It's a Merino (80%) Silk (20%) blend in the colorway Bordello.  Who doesn't love that name?

And this is from DragonFibers.  It's a Merino (60%) Bamboo (40%) blend.  It has more crimp than the other bamboo blend I tried to spin and I have high hopes to be able to actually spin this one.  The colorway is called Party Dress and it may not be what the photo is showing. 

It's still my blog, ya know.  Photo issues are a given.

Don't judge me.

There may have been yarn, candy, a severed plastic finger and some fabulous lavender goodies, but I have to hold something back for later, right?  I mean, I've been working on Lyra for over a month now with no end in sight.

Plus I suck and shit.

Not that it's news.  :p

Oh, and I also love that's currently harvest and that there is so much going on as we all get ready for winter.  I even sort of love seeing all the squirrels running around.

Sort of.

When I'm not in the car.  0.o

I hope your Monday has some love and candy in it.

TypePad Just Ate My Post

1. My treat ::  Pretty Boy
2. Bell(s) :: Slave
3. Five :: Long Hours
4. You’re crazy! :: Girl!
5. Disgust ::  Men
6. Tempest ::  Teapot
7. Bummer ::  Dude
8. Brim ::  Hat
9. Hose ::  Job
10. Lollipop ::  Guild

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10 Things That Make You Feel Old

1. Peter isn't old enough to remember life before Post-Its.  0.o
2. Chris O'Donnell has somehow become an old guy.  (OMFG!  I'm older than he is!)
3. I remember when John Taylor was 23.  (I cried the day he turned 35.)  (Shut up!)
4. The best submissive partner I have ever had will be 30 before I know it (or I am ready).  He was 21 when he was (actively) mine.  /sigh
5. Drew Barrymore is a grown up type lady now.
6. Sean Connery is 79, FFS.
7. I remember life before cable.
8. Or dvds
9. Or color tv
10. FFS!  I remember life before the Star Wars movies.

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Why do I suddenly feel the need to have a nap?

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Please go wish our Carrie a very happy birthday!

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Happy WhateverTheFuck day it is!

I said I have a type, right?

10 Things You Want But Can't Afford

1. Karl Urban
2. Collin Farrell
3. Oded Fehr
4. Shia Labeouf
5. A custom made Golding spinning wheel
6. A compound big enough to keep all of the all above and then some.
7. U2 to play at a garden party in the above compound.  (I do have a birthday coming, you know.)
8. Pretty slaveboy to tend the garden, of course.  (Yes, I have one in mind.  He just loves an herb garden.)

I'd keep going, but you get the idea.

Just a simple country girl with simple desires...

Wanna see the secret?  (Don't get excited.  It's a rental.)

Sorry about the foot and the crap photo quality.  Must work on that.

Unless I could get one of the boys to do it for me.  ;^)

Random Monday Lovin'

  

   1. Omelette :: Broccoli & Cheese
   2. Classic :: Style
   3. Thrifty :: Ways
   4. Search :: Quest
   5. Fan :: White Noise
   6. Fussy :: Man
   7. I am not :: Who You Think I Am
   8. Indulge :: Sex
   9. Poor :: Marketing Skills
  10. Manicure(d) :: Lawns

Wanna peek at the brown stole I knit for my Squish?  And I know you do...

Go here and lookie!

I'll try to write something up about it tomorrow.  I am still in the process of figuring out how to talk about that pattern without being too blunt while also not misleading anyone. 

That should be interesting...

 

Lookie what Sarah sent me to cheer me up.  There is also a cute pin on the other side, but it didn't want to be in focus.  Shut up.  It was too the camera's fault.  She found that panda stitch marker and thought of me.  Isn't that lovely?

(Btw, the panda is holding a knitting needle.  NOT a strap-on, which was my first thought when I saw it.  /ahem)

With all this TypePad business going on lately, I've been thinking about how we knit bloggers work and just how weird we must seem to the non-knit bloggers.  Because let's be honest, we are weird.  Not in a bad way for the most part.  Just weird compared to most other bloggers.

Then I start thinking about numbers, readership and how to play the game of knit blogging.  While it's all important to the business side of knit blogging, I think I like the relationship side better.  Like Sarah and the panda, who is not holding a strap-on.  Simple thoughtful kind gesture that really made my day and reminded that I am not alone. 

Maybe one of these days we'll talk about the numbers, what to do to build a readership and how to get the word out without spamming boards, annoying people or sucking up to anyone.  But today, I'm just content with my friends, my tiny weird corner of the internet and my panda stitch marker.

Although, part of me wonders if someone makes them where the panda is holding a strap-on, but I think that's a post for a different kind of blog.  ;^)

Happy Monday, everyone, and thanks for stopping by!