Coming Up For Air

Yes, mine are blooming.  If I had the time to spare, I'd get outside and whack them down.  Luckily for the poppies, I don't have time right now.

We're doing well, I think.  I am now able to stay awake past nine at night.  For a while there, I was sound asleep by eight.  Not good but what my body needed.  It's been a crazy few weeks and I'm starting to feel a bit more like myself. 

Shut up!

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Pork ::  Back-fat
2. Work ::  Out
3. International :: Pain In The Ass
4. Board ::  Room Table
5. Idea ::  Man
6. Spinning ::  My Wheels
7. Relations ::  /ahem
8. Dresser ::  Too small
9. Poster ::  Child For Needy Knitters
10. Inappropriate ::  Children

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Ravelry rumor has that all patterns by GoddessKnits are 50% off without a coupon through the end of the month.  Even though, I've sworn off buying more patterns, I still somehow ended up with a couple of her sock patterns. 

Better or worse, summer is coming, people.

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My latest pet peeve is the overly needy knitter.   You know the ones.  All shiny and new and just so darn excited all the fucking time.  The ones who start threads about having seen someone knitting in a movie or in public.  The ones who want everyone to know that sweaters and knitwear in general will be huge in the fall without realizing that knits are always popular when the weather turns chilly.  The ones who see the word "knitting" in any kind of article anywhere and just have to post a link without any kind of commentary or attempt at starting a discussion.  As if a vague link or mention of something having arrived via email is enough.

They are the annoying kid-sisters of the people who are too lazy/stupid/spoiled/friendless to just fucking google it.  Yeah, don't get me started...

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Trying to finish a pair of socks, while juggling a surprisingly busy schedule as I love my fabulous new hair and sit here yelling at the television.  The Following cannot end soon enough...

Comments

[Karen]

Oh no. I just dvred the latest episode of The Following. I'll watch it early when the yelling at the TV won't bother everyone else.

Is it bad that immediately thought of the Wicked Witch when I saw your poppies? Those memories from childhood are deeply engrained.

Yay for a haircut!!

[CindyCindy]

I do not watch "The Following" because I am a serious weiny. I can't watch "Grimm" for the same reason. Now, you can make fun of me;-p Love the poppies. How many millions in your yard? I'm proud of you for staying up past nine. This week I haven't made it past, but have made it til. So very proud of myself. And, #1? Disturbing. Very disturbing.

[Marilyn]

The poppies are so pretty. They do tend to reproduce like bunnies though!
50% off you say?...so many pretty shawls! You are leading me astray...
Show us the new haircut? Pretty please? ;)
xoxo

[Stacey]

The patterns may come in handy for the 80 lbs of sock yarn that will hopefully get out this weekend. I ordered one of those fancy wooden ball winders finally and it has to get here so I can finish winding ALL the skeins.

I may also be falling down that pattern rabbit hole. I am going to try and not knit anything but socks this summer. As long as the cow and goats don't chew on the yarn while I'm farming and knitting that is.

[gayle]

I gave up watching TV that had to be yelled at. If they're that stupid, they don't deserve my attention...
Poppies, eh? My tulips are now 1.5" tall. Hopefully a chicken doesn't get out and roll in them, like last year, so I actually get tulips this year.

[margene]

I need fabulous new hair. Hopefully I'll be cleaned up and shiny tomorrow night.

[Kitten]

I thought of Dr Demento. The Existential Blues.

[Melissa]

Poppies! So pretty.

[kmkat]

Love California poppies. My mom had a bed of them at the front of her (huge) garden.

[Helen]

Love your poppies. Picture of the new hair? :)

[Kym]

Oh. . . the poppies! So lovely.

[Patty]

I like the poppies too. I used to yell at Maggie Rodriguez every morning. (Especially when she was interviewing Levi the Palin boyfriend...who caresssssssssssss Maggie!!!)And I hear ya, I did some serious sleeping in my chair this week. Here's to feeling good!

[Angie]

Sleep is good, get what you can. :D The poppies look marvelous. There are a few late croci (-uses?) in my yard with a promise of some daffies sometime. We may feel some warmer weather these next few days, which will probably take me from ahead of the game to way behind.

I have a pair of socks on needles around here somewhere. So I'm ready. Heh!

xox

[KellyS]

whine! I've been that person.
sorta still am.
but Im cute, right? hullo??? is this thing on??

xoxo
hope you get some ice on those wrists babeh

[donna lee]

I keep reminding myself that those folks are just New and hopefully will settle down eventually (before someone whomps them upside the head). I don't remember getting that excited but maybe I did and just forgot.

The Following is so damn annoying. I want it to end already. I've had enough with the dragging it on and on and on.

I am recreating Thorlo socks handknit style since they're my husband's favorite. I've gotten the style down, now I just have to add some "padding" to the bottom of the foot.

[Cheryl S.]

Gorgeous poppies!

[gale zucker (she shoots sheep shots)]

I would love to have a poppy problem, we have some that bloom for about 20 seconds every year...they are about 1 " tall right now. But are stunners when they grace us, bright orange.
Socks...I should revisit my sock knitting.