tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281736372024-03-12T17:52:44.309-07:00hummingbird knitsLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-72001586573969365082009-08-31T15:55:00.000-07:002009-08-31T16:10:00.936-07:00I'm alive, I swear<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It has been a ridiculously long time since my last post. I've gotten a bit away from knitting lately, but the college semester is starting up again and I think I'll be doing more of it now--riding the subway to and from my co-op research position. I've got a lot to talk about!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My only real in-progress knit is a pair of Pomatomus that have been going, in different incarnations, for a few years now. They're very nearly done though, so here's a shoddy webcam pic of the first. Soon there should be a shoddy webcam pic of the pair!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><align=center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3668700219/" title="163127 by socomfyhere, on Flickr" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3668700219_c88de2db91.jpg" width="300" height="220" alt="163127" /></span></a></align=center></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Additionally, I bought a fountain pen a few weeks back, and I love it. It's a </span><a href="http://www.jetpens.com/product_info.php/cPath/214_452/products_id/4733"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lamy Safari</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in special-edition pink.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3831098989/" title="185159 by socomfyhere, on Flickr" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3831098989_a10a891f6f.jpg" width="300" height="220" alt="185159" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"></span> I also got black ink refills because the pen originally came with blue and I'm not a huge fan of anything other than deep, dark black for writing in my journal. And this, of course, brings me to another point: I just entered a </span><a href="http://lostcityknits.blogspot.com/2009/08/excellent-time-for-another-gifting.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">contest</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> over on Denise's blog, </span><a href="http://lostcityknits.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lost City Knits</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Maybe it was the impetus for me to post...but hey, it was a good one! I want to keep going, I forgot that blogging is fun. Till next time...</span></span></span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-34109830950065255382009-05-06T22:33:00.000-07:002009-05-06T22:34:47.868-07:00I swear, knitting soonPhysics is tomorrow at 2:30 pm, EST. Please be thinking good thoughts for me, or sending good physics karma my way if at all possible. This is a devil-class. <div><br /></div><div>That is all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regular summer programming to resume shortly.</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-84085027376638967072009-05-04T14:31:00.001-07:002009-05-04T14:32:48.754-07:00Aaah!It's finals week and I'm a little bit freaked out. All of the coursework for my fiction-writing seminar is done, and I'm currently studying for one of my three remaining finals.<div><br /></div><div>Left to do are Molecular Analysis, Introductory Physics II, and Intro Statistics. I'll be sooo glad to be done on Friday, let me tell you.</div><div><br /></div><div>My roommate just told me I'm a very violent typer. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with the mental state brought on by this time of year...</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-47614374606375373092009-02-24T05:10:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:20:57.070-08:00Lots of Stuff<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm not feeling particularly verbose at the moment, so here are some photos for anyone who might stumble on my poor neglected blog:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3305172074/" title="Lindsay 019 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3305172074_64033b903d.jpg" width="262.5" height="350" alt="Lindsay 019" /></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Touch of Whimsy scarf I knit for this winter out of Cascade Eco+.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3304346939/" title="Lindsay 020 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3304346939_3340aaa75c.jpg" width="350" height="262.5" alt="Lindsay 020" /></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Baroness Beret out of KP Wool of the Andes in Mist.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3305168632/" title="Lindsay 011 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3305168632_8bd8cdec7e.jpg" width="350" height="262.5" alt="Lindsay 011" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amazing swap package from bellasocks on Ravelry: Cookie A International Valentine's Day Swap.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3304344037/" title="Lindsay 016 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3575/3304344037_672b6bb6a8.jpg" width="350" height="262.5" alt="Lindsay 016" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A closer shot of the Koigu...isn't it beautiful?!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3305165218/" title="Lindsay 005 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3305165218_89e6a54ff7.jpg" width="350" height="262.5" alt="Lindsay 005" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My first socks ever: Patons Kroy sock yarn that I dyed from natural with Kool-Aid and knit into toe-up short-row anklets. I like a heel flap much better, now.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Specific details are all on my projects page on Ravelry: I'm "socomfyhere" over there.</span></span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-41098077305145284152009-01-17T12:26:00.000-08:002009-01-17T12:28:42.708-08:00Going BackSo my winter break is pretty much over: classes start up again on Monday. I did get a few things finished, knitting-wise, so I'll post pics and specs soon. Sorry I've been so quiet, there have been a lot of changes around here lately. First and foremost, BF has been out of the picture for a while now. I'm getting used to it, but that explains most of the silence. Also in that time I've gotten a haircut, knit a beret, and finished a scarf. So expect more from me, pretty soon!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-5440912179902225922008-12-27T09:06:00.001-08:002008-12-27T09:17:14.639-08:00A Finished Object!I'm rather bored of break, already. I know, that's totally lame, I should enjoy the time to myself. But BF went across a few continents and his internet access is spotty, BFF works a lot, and my family is driving me nuts. So I'm holing up in my room, knitting and listening to <a href="http://knitmoregirls.libsyn.com/">podcasts</a> and reading. Not a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">bad </span>way to pass time, but I sure do wish BF was here.<div><br /></div><div>I finished <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/gloria-cowl">this</a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gloria-cowl">Gloria Cowl</a> in about a day and a half, using the STR mediumweight that <a href="http://hummingbirdknits.blogspot.com/2008/11/procrasti-knit-ing.html">BF gave me</a> back in September as a birthday gift. I *love* <a href="http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/newmoon/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19_20_25">Chapman Springs</a>!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3139651444/" title="Lindsay 021 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/3139651444_c776e6992e.jpg" width="300" height="225" alt="Lindsay 021" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3139651444/" title="Lindsay 021 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And here it is on me. It took like 18 shots to get a good one, but once I started I couldn't just give up and use a crappy photo...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3138820885/" title="Lindsay 020 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/3138820885_ce7f3ec739.jpg" width="225" height="300" alt="Lindsay 020" /></a><br /></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-35683331613648504962008-12-17T12:33:00.000-08:002008-12-17T12:44:03.487-08:00Finals Week...I've been pretty stressed lately, but luckily yesterday I sold back my Economics textbook and got surprised with $80 back! So I then promptly went to Ravelry and bought a skein of mediumweight STR in <a href="http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/newmoon/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19_20_306">Bella Coola</a>, as retail therapy for the stressed-out-ness. Then, looking through the other projects people have made with that same yarn, I realized how perfect it is for the <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/PATTpomatomus.html">Pomatomus</a> pattern. Since I was pretty unsatisfied with my Pomatomus-in-progress I decided to rip it and got some further catharsis from the school-induced stress. Only one more test!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-56135450394082408412008-12-15T10:12:00.001-08:002008-12-15T10:25:40.632-08:00Cadence Tagged Me!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">And I've finished my toughest final, so I'm taking the bait. Here's how it works:<br /><br />1. Link to the person who tagged you.<br />2. Post the rules on your blog.<br />3. Write six random things about yourself.<br />4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.<br />5. Let each person know they've been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">MY SIX THINGS, from <a href="http://girlmeetsneedle.blogspot.com/">Girl Meets Needle</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">1. Whenever I walk down a set of stairs, especially stone ones (there are a lot on my hilly campus), I'm afraid that I'm going to fall down them face-first and break all my teeth. I categorically refuse to even walk fast down stairs because it freaks me out so much.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">2. I'm a college junior and refuse to drink alcohol (wine at church, Bailey's drizzled on vanilla ice cream, all fine. But actually drinking? Not for me...and it's probably related to #3).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">3. Vomiting is the most unpleasant experience in the world, in my opinion.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">4. I go to church because I like to sing and I've been doing it my whole life, not because I feel particularly strongly about religion.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">5. I'm pretty much a garbage compactor for my friends: any food they don't want, I'll try and probably eat. It's one of my principal skills.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">6. John Mayer is my favorite musical artist of all time, and I don't care if people don't like him. If people try to convince me he's terrible, that's when I start caring, and being annoyed with those people. My mind is made up :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;">Ahh! I don't know six bloggers! Anyone who reads my blog and wants to take this, you're welcome to it! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size:14px;"></span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-71769928559130898892008-12-14T17:37:00.001-08:002008-12-14T17:39:35.616-08:00All that remainsCell physiology final tomorrow, 9 am. Hardest test all week.<div>Turn in English portfolio.</div><div>Find out about an off-campus study program that I applied to...acceptance letters supposedly will be out tomorrow.</div><div>Get a unit test grade back.</div><div>Econ final Tuesday, 9 am.</div><div>Geography final Wednesday, whenever I want.</div><div>Physics final Friday, noon.</div><div>Me and BF, figuring out the status of our relationship before he leaves the country for a majority of the break, Friday when I get back home.</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-44445752874111809092008-11-30T14:45:00.001-08:002008-11-30T14:46:55.196-08:00The Final PushThe end of the semester is fast approaching now that Thanksgiving is over, and I have three large written things, a presentation, a poster, a unit test, and four final exams to deal with in the next three weeks. For that reason, I will be trying very hard to make myself scarce on the internet. (I'm pretty much obsessed, so it'll be a tough task.) Have a lovely few weeks, all!Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-43970163187286959892008-11-24T18:53:00.001-08:002008-11-24T18:59:59.631-08:00A Quiz!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">From </span><a href="http://girlmeetsneedle.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Girl Meets Needle</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, my new favorite Massachusetts-ian whom I know from plurk! Not allowed to use more than one word for responses...I think it'll be kind of tough.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Where is your mobile phone?<br />Desk<br /><br />Where is your significant other?<br />college<br /><br />Your hair colour?<br />blonde<br /><br />Your mother?<br />home<br /><br />Your father?<br />ESPN<br /><br />Your favorite thing?<br />sleep<br /><br />Your dream last night?<br />none<br /><br />Your dream goal?<br />graduate (x2)<br /><br />The room you’re in?<br />combo<br /><br />Your hobby?<br />knitting<br /><br />Your fear?<br />many<br /><br />Where do you want to be in 6 years?<br />married<br /><br />Where were you last night?<br />homeworking<br /><br />What you’re not?<br />dedicated<br /><br />One of your wish-list items?<br />books<br /><br />Where you grew up?<br />northeast<br /><br />The last thing you did?<br />undercarboxylation<br /><br />What are you wearing?<br />clothes<br /><br />Your TV?<br />shared<br /><br />Your pets?<br />none<br /><br />Your computer?<br />wonderful!<br /><br />Your mood?<br />ill :(<br /><br />Missing someone?<br />BF<br /><br />Your car?<br />trusty<br /><br />Something you’re not wearing?<br />make-up<br /><br />Favourite shop?<br />Borders<br /><br />Your summer?<br />gone<br /><br />Love someone?<br />much<br /><br />Your favorite color?<br />blue<br /><br />When is the last time you laughed?<br />minutes<br /><br />When was the last time you cried?<br />days</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:14px;">I'm not sure who, of my readers, is into doing memes. But if you read this and want to join in the one-word fun, go right ahead and take it (but if you want to leave me a comment about it, that'd be really nice :))</span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-10747264346026048862008-11-23T17:44:00.000-08:002008-12-15T10:26:53.862-08:00I like to get mail...<div style="text-align: left;">So the Ravelry Destash board is my friend, for its plethora of reasonably priced sock yarns in colors that I would never actively go looking for but that I end up loving:<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3054869908/" title="yellow koigu by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3054869908/" title="yellow koigu by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/3054869908_6283431bd4.jpg" width="400" height="330" alt="yellow koigu" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3054034929/" title="crabapple blossom by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3054034929/" title="crabapple blossom by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3054034929_0139c9e58a.jpg" width="400" height="310" alt="crabapple blossom" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This puts my sock yarn stash up to 5 pairs' worth, and now that I've got to make a pair for my godmother and I found out my little brother would love a pair, I've got to find some more! (None of these skeins would work for them...)</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-19072152814219301262008-11-10T15:13:00.000-08:002008-11-10T15:19:51.723-08:00Lo Mein BrainSo today's Econ test was tough--lots of nit-picky stuff that I would've known if I had spent more than 4 hours studying all weekend. Tomorrow I've got to make Cell Phys worth the sacrifice of Econ studying time...it's more important, anyway, being a 300-level class in my major. Econ is just a distribution requirement (liberal arts, yadda yadda, pain in my ass!)<div><br /><div><div>In better news, however, I just got a call from the car people and they said that I simply broke a tube on the air conditioning system--not the entire radiator. Should be cheaper and quicker than what I had initially suspected, thank goodness. And some housemates and I (not including the cranky, defensive one) ordered in cheap-o Chinese food for dinner. Haven't had that in a long time, so the nice happy food-brain chemicals are getting me really pumped for cell phys studying...or something like that. Does MSG poisoning make you chipper at onset?</div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-31852493098696583172008-11-09T11:34:00.000-08:002008-11-09T11:48:30.392-08:00Procrasti-knit-ing<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hello everyone! <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Of course, that basically means "hello self!" but I'll ignore that fact and pretend I have an audience...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This week I have an economics test on Monday, a cell phys test on Tuesday, a physics test on Friday, and I plan to visit BF that same afternoon. So after a friend and I went to brunch this morning, I managed to mangle my car's radiator by pulling too far into a parking space--lamest car accident ever. Hopefully it will be easily and quickly fixable, but I'm getting a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">little bit</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> stressed out about that combination of things. Can't even go to yoga this afternoon because I should be studying. <br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've been doing some knitting so far this semester, mostly to avoid schoolwork or to keep my hands busy during Grey's Anatomy. Nothing of it is very far along:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2996257008/" title="Lindsay 002 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/2996257008_d5c8765372.jpg" width="400" height="330" alt="Lindsay 002" /></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/basic-sock-recipe"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This sock</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is out of some Regia yarn that was gifted to me by a woman from whom I bought Louet Gems fingering over Ravelry for an eventual pair of </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twisted-flower-sock"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Twisted Flower socks</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. It's cute and clown-barfy, and a nice brain-drain knit: no thinking, just stockinette.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2995416627/" title="Lindsay 001 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/2995416627_76007b7291.jpg" width="400" height="330" alt="Lindsay 001" /></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm actually about twice as far on </span><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/a-touch-of-whimsy-scarf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this scarf</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> right now, but all the repeats look the same, so just imagine it longer. I really like the Cascade Eco+, as well as the pattern.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/3015948341/" title="Lindsay 001 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3005/3015948341_54f3c6d046.jpg" width="330" height="400" alt="Lindsay 001" /></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And last but not least, BF got me Socks that Rock for my birthday in September! I'm so proud. (I bookmarked it on his computer and put my favorite BMFA color in my facebook interests and told him to look there...but he did the actual purchasing all on his own. Nice job, male brain.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So that's all that is interesting in my life right now...recently reached plurk nirvana and am hoping to reach academic nirvana just as painlessly, haha. Off to study...</span></span><br /></span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-26252371649712497592008-08-31T13:34:00.000-07:002008-08-31T14:04:54.983-07:00Summer's Over!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">So I am back at school, getting ready to start classes tomorrow. I finished the birthday sock on time, and now just have to think of one more little cool gift-y thing by the 12th. I washed them and left them out to dry, which I will pick up this coming weekend when I have to go home to get a new retainer (ick!) The socks fit me pretty well too, so I modeled them on my feet: <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2814571952/" title="000_1900 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/2814571952_ef45ef2665.jpg" alt="000_1900" width="320" height="240" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm happy with how they turned out, but the second one was becoming interminable by the end. If it hadn't been for the deadline they'd probably still be on the needles. And the recipient already liked the first one so he should like the pair.<br /><br />This semester I am taking a cell physiology class, physics, economics, writing fiction and urban geography. It's a pretty eclectic schedule, and 1.25 classes more than the average load at my school, so I'll be busy! I'm a little worried about the workload, but since two of the classes are introductory-level and there's no reading-intensive class (as far as I can tell--reading for a fiction class is all fun anyway), I think it should be alright. I go to a liberal arts school, can't you tell?<br /><br />My blog posts aren't super-regular, so I don't think it'll be a huge change for anyone when they become even more sporadic. Also, do I even have any regular readers? The answer to this one could be interesting...<br /><br />Anyway, the summer has been good, and I'll be doing what I can in terms of knitting and posting during the semester, so I might be back soon.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-86464235867981672852008-08-20T22:39:00.000-07:002008-08-20T22:40:59.354-07:00RealisticallyI have lost my mind! I don't know if I'll get the second gray sock done by the time I get back to school, let alone another Pomatomus or an entire sweater! Plurk, Ravelry, BF, and family are conspiring against me, clearly...Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-83991934472207558482008-08-18T22:52:00.000-07:002008-08-18T23:19:58.468-07:00Photo Overload!As I mentioned in the last entry, since my summer jobs have ended, I've returned home for a few weeks of relaxing and planning before returning to campus for the fall semester. I'm trying to pack as much as possible into that time, and blogging has slightly fallen by the wayside. Not knitting, or knitting-related activities though!<br /><br />I got my <a href="http://starbucksandyarn.blogspot.com/">Starbucks & Yarn</a> swap package yesterday from <a href="http://anniebananie.wordpress.com/">anniebananie</a>. What a lovely package!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2777443262/" title="100_1652 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2777443262_1e1cb54a93.jpg" alt="100_1652" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">One skein UrbanGypZ <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/urbangypz-merino-handpainted-sock-yarn">handpainted merino</a> sock yarn in Electric Lizard: beautiful, machine-washable, and 560 yards!?!? AMAZING.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2777446050/" title="100_1659 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2777446050_74559eb99f.jpg" alt="100_1659" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Some beautiful fingerless mitts which I plan to wear frequently while typing or researching in the chilly college library this fall/winter.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2776587007/" title="100_1657 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3077/2776587007_4841af0063.jpg" alt="100_1657" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And pair of lovely drink cozies to put around the drinks I will buy with my $15 Starbucks gift card.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2777450158/" title="100_1660 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2777450158_2f0c5a2e66.jpg" alt="100_1660" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br />All in all, a fantastic package. Thank you so much Annie!<br /><br />In other recent yarn-news, I purchased some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/koigu-painters-palette-premium-merino-kpppm">Koigu</a> on the cheap via the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/iso-and-destashing">Ravelry destash boards</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2777418802/" title="100_1624 by socomfyhere, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2777418802_9e224658de.jpg" alt="100_1624" height="240" width="320" /></a><br /></div><br />In the end, I realized that it was from Nicole of <a href="http://www.stashandburn.com/">Stash&Burn</a> fame! And that was only my first brush with knitting celebrity: the second occurred on <a href="http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from_uid=3116307&check=-1462303268&s=1">plurk</a>, a site I tried resisting for nearly a month. It's a "microblogging" site where users just post quick blurbs and then can get quick responses. It's quite fun and tempting, with the concept of "Karma" worked in there. Anyway, I posted about an item I recently made for my swap send-to-partner, and <a href="http://www.plurk.com/user/missviolet">Miss Violet</a> of <a href="http://www.limenviolet.com/">Lime'n'Violet</a> responded! I'm still new to the plurk world, and not hugely chatty so I don't get a lot of responses, so I was way excited.<br /><br />I think that about covers it, in the knitting realm. With all that lovely new yarn, in addition to my old projects, I sure need to get to work!<br /><a href="http://plurk.com/redeemByURL?from_uid=3116307&check=-1462303268&s=1"></a>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-21813745988804429502008-08-08T21:07:00.000-07:002008-08-08T21:16:23.611-07:00The month of AugustI am back home from my two summer jobs, and I have three weeks off until school starts back up again. It is great! I get to enjoy myself now for a little while, and hopefully will get a lot of knitting done. Which will be necessary, in order to complete all of the projects I currently have in mind:<br />the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/pomatomus">Pomatomus socks</a>, the birthday <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/gentleman-socks">Yao Ming socks</a>, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/february-lady-sweater">August Lady sweater</a> (that I truly have yet to even start...), and the sock-weight <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/knittingma/mahayana-flying-gloves">Mahayana Flying Gloves</a> that I hope to knit in the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/BigSister/stash/painters-palette-premium-merino-kpppm">Koigu</a> being sent to me by <a href="http://www.stashandburn.com/">Stash & Burn's </a>Nicole. <br /><br />Also planned: a trip south to pick up the Non-Husband DH so he can share in the delights of time off, a trip to a relatively-nearby amusement park, a concert with the Highly-Communicative BFF, and unpacking/repacking from the summer and for the semester. Should be an interesting three weeks.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-88002238625727165562008-08-05T20:10:00.001-07:002008-08-05T20:13:01.553-07:00Slightly behind schedule<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2736777415/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2736777415_948fa7c515_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14515393@N08/"></a></span></div>I finished this first sock of the Yao Ming pair (as I'm referring to them on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/socomfyhere/gentleman-socks">Ravelry</a>) last night while watching Conan...far later than I should be awake on a work night but I'm glad to have it done. I know it's not for me, but the recipient has men's size 9 feet and I have women's size 8.5...note the bagginess at the toe and heel. Not huge but it should be enough. And I'm particularly sure of that because I had him try on the 75% completed sock last Wednesday. I will soon cast on the second one, but not until I'm out of the campus housing where I've been staying for the past eleven weeks...<br /><br />But of course, that's a whole story in itself. The lovely residential life staff has decided to kick us out four days earlier than they indicated, with the consolation of allowing us to move into another dorm for the interim. So basically I'll be moving out of this room tomorrow and living out of a backpack for two nights until I'm done with work and can leave campus for good (or at least for the three weeks before school officially starts on Labor Day, another joy).Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-27394751264236287322008-07-28T17:28:00.001-07:002008-07-28T17:31:31.179-07:00I've set myself a goal<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2711512505/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2711512505_8da7100961_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><br /></span></div>I've decided that this sock should be finished by the end of July (yes, I know, cutting it close...but I have this Thursday off). Then I can finish the second in the month of August, along with my swap project and the other stuff that I want to get finished before the semester starts. Seems pretty reasonable, right?<br /><br />In other news, I only have two weeks left in my summer jobs (including this one). It's very exciting, especially since I am taking some very cool classes this semester--more on that later! Of course, I'm also beginning to acknowledge the fact that hanging out with Mr. DH every weekend (boyfriend, please remember...) will not be happening during the year. It will probably take some adjusting. Poo.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-83858702473279782922008-07-25T23:46:00.000-07:002008-07-25T23:50:22.651-07:00A bit of progress<span style="font-family: georgia;">I am plugging away on the birthday present socks, and have finished the heel on the first. At this point, I plan to finish the first before July ends, so I can have almost all of August to knit up the second. And yes, I </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;">am</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> that slow of a knitter. Pictures soon, maybe even on the future recipient's foot!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Speaking of birthdays, my best friend Miss J. had a birthday today--I nearly forgot! Luckily (for me, not for my swap partner) I had just procured a Starbucks-related object that made a lovely gift for her. I will just have to find/buy/make another. (Secrecy because I don't want to give away the package's contents yet!)</span>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-1836922098928173432008-07-14T17:07:00.000-07:002008-07-14T17:21:15.491-07:00Resisting because I mustSo this past weekend I went to visit a friend, in a nearby city (huge compared to where I am, but not the biggest in central NY). It just so happened that I dropped said friend off for a two-hour gig volunteering at the hospital in town (pre-med) and had nothing to do in the interim. What's a girl to do but stop in at the nearby Barnes & Noble store--one of which is nowhere near her current residence--? I was sipping away at my innocent and cheap (compared to a book) tall non-fat iced caramel macchiato when I accidentally dripped a drop on the book I was perusing. Well of course, what could be brushed away and pretty much ignored in a library book (after notifying the librarian on duty, of course) COULD NOT be ignored in a store, so I just had to purchase the book--<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Novel-Elin-Hilderbrand/dp/0316018597/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216081254&sr=8-1">Barefoot</a></span></span> by Elin Hilderbrand if anyone's curious. Then, conveniently located in the center aisle on the way to the cash register, was a display of these huge volumes, multiple books by a single classical author bound together...and on sale for $8 a pop. So one of those came home with me too.<br /><br />All of that leading up to my current resistance effort: not buying any Knitpicks <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/Essential%20Kettle%20Dyed%20Sock%20Yarn_YD5420175.html">Kettle-dyed Essential</a> Sock Yarn, or Lisa Souza <a href="http://www.lisaknit.com/yarn/animalfibers/sock-merino.html">Sock Merino</a> in "Miss Violet's Pink Ribbon" (both of which are available on Ravelry via stashes: cheaper and SO tempting) because that money is sitting on my bookshelf.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-11164792486064469992008-07-11T21:33:00.000-07:002008-07-11T21:38:52.322-07:00Time warp!My first experience with mobile blogging! Even after knitting all evening at trivia this past week, I felt that I had made ZERO progress. But now looking back at the picture from last time it seems that I have nothing to worry about.<br /><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_lflwcozTe-4/SHg0o-ZCk4I/AAAAAAAAAAY/RSVwJlyOIWQ/s1600-h/0712080033a-747558.jpg"><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_lflwcozTe-4/SHg0o-ZCk4I/AAAAAAAAAAY/RSVwJlyOIWQ/s320/0712080033a-747558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221981646483526530" border="0" /></a></p>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-15356712101547115312008-07-08T18:09:00.000-07:002008-07-08T18:15:14.093-07:00Some New ProgressI have been continuing to squeeze friends, reading, and knitting into my non-working time, and this past weekend I was very successful: <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2644890984/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2644890984_fe88f88163.jpg" alt="100_1610" height="262" width="350" /></a><br /></div><br />This is the many-times aforementioned birthday sock, knit on Takumi US2 dpns (2.75 mm) in Knitpicks Essential. I really like the Essential so far: not very splitty, good size for a tight knitter, and the fabric has a very nice texture. It might be the heathery color, but I have noticed that this yarn doesn't have the <span style="font-style: italic;">most</span> amazing stitch definition ever, but for the price it can't be beat.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28173637.post-7486295826204355952008-07-03T22:13:00.001-07:002008-07-03T22:15:25.584-07:00One finished sock!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2635049559/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2635049559_d43bd138e8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14515393@N08/2635049559/"><br /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/14515393@N08/"></a></span></div>I have not done nearly as much knitting or reading as I would have liked this summer. I have, however, spent a lot of time with people who are very important to me, and I have listened to a lot of podcasts. I have also learned a lot about the job that I have long hoped to have when I grow up, and what I have learned has confirmed the initial thought--that it is what I want to do.<br /><br />And there has been a <i>bit</i> of knitting progress: the first Pomatomus sock that I have actually finished. I started this pattern multiple times, but actually plan to end up with a full pair this time! Another will be following, as soon as I finish (and start!) a birthday present sock-pair with a September deadline.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063218288366364019noreply@blogger.com1