27 February 2006
A Frog and No Mice
Today was the first day I enjoyed at work in a long time.
To celebrate, I took a walk in the beautiful, sunny winter afternoon to go birthday present shopping for my mom. It was cold, but the sun made it enjoyable. I love crisp winter days like this! I walked home on the canal and stopped for the first beavertail I've eaten in years. By the time I got about halfway home, the sun disappeared and it got damn cold! I kept clenching my hands into fists to keep the blood flowing. No regrets...it was a fab way to end a day!
This weekend was chill and fun. On Friday night, Lindsay and Sean came over, along with Theo and Adina. Between us, we talked through half the night and 3 bottles of wine. We also survived a random mini earthquake.
I knitted a hat on Saturday (!!) only to frog it (knitspeak for 'tear up') because it was too big in a goofy way. On Sunday I started it again. I studied for my English midterm (do cue cards work for English like they work for Psych?) and we went to Matt's for Vero's birthday bash. Fun was had by all!
Added bonus: no mouse sighting since Friday night around midnight.
To celebrate, I took a walk in the beautiful, sunny winter afternoon to go birthday present shopping for my mom. It was cold, but the sun made it enjoyable. I love crisp winter days like this! I walked home on the canal and stopped for the first beavertail I've eaten in years. By the time I got about halfway home, the sun disappeared and it got damn cold! I kept clenching my hands into fists to keep the blood flowing. No regrets...it was a fab way to end a day!
This weekend was chill and fun. On Friday night, Lindsay and Sean came over, along with Theo and Adina. Between us, we talked through half the night and 3 bottles of wine. We also survived a random mini earthquake.
I knitted a hat on Saturday (!!) only to frog it (knitspeak for 'tear up') because it was too big in a goofy way. On Sunday I started it again. I studied for my English midterm (do cue cards work for English like they work for Psych?) and we went to Matt's for Vero's birthday bash. Fun was had by all!
Added bonus: no mouse sighting since Friday night around midnight.
24 February 2006
Mice to Meet You.
Friday morning, 7:10am. Living Room.
As I sat on the couch eating my cinnamon bagel, I heard a muffled squeaking sound. Joe heard it too. It sounded like a cornered squirrel or an early bird outside your window at 5:30am on a Saturday morning.
I asked Joe what/where he thought the sound was. He had a look around and what did he find under the sink? A little brown mouse named Jordy trapped in a big glass vase. Joe evicted him and we started thinking about the invisible colony that may or may not hiding out under there.
When I left for work, I saw the mouse prints running around the snow in the front yard. Poor Jordy—must have been cold on those little feet of his. I don’t know where he ended up, but there were no signs of struggle. Which means the neighbourhood black cat wasn’t out yet. I sort of feel sorry for him, but not enough to offer him the cupboard under the sink. Not even if he paid rent.
As I sat on the couch eating my cinnamon bagel, I heard a muffled squeaking sound. Joe heard it too. It sounded like a cornered squirrel or an early bird outside your window at 5:30am on a Saturday morning.
I asked Joe what/where he thought the sound was. He had a look around and what did he find under the sink? A little brown mouse named Jordy trapped in a big glass vase. Joe evicted him and we started thinking about the invisible colony that may or may not hiding out under there.
When I left for work, I saw the mouse prints running around the snow in the front yard. Poor Jordy—must have been cold on those little feet of his. I don’t know where he ended up, but there were no signs of struggle. Which means the neighbourhood black cat wasn’t out yet. I sort of feel sorry for him, but not enough to offer him the cupboard under the sink. Not even if he paid rent.
05 February 2006
Show and Tell
Heya!
This will be more of a visual post since it's Sunday and I've got more to show than to tell.
First of all, I finished my first Non-Scarf knitting project! It's the Charm Bag from Stitch 'n' Bitch that I'm giving to K-80 for her birthday (today!). It'll be perfect for bringing flipflops to the beach. I'm happy with how the liner turned out...I'll never be a snob about Walmart fabric. Voila:
This will be more of a visual post since it's Sunday and I've got more to show than to tell.
First of all, I finished my first Non-Scarf knitting project! It's the Charm Bag from Stitch 'n' Bitch that I'm giving to K-80 for her birthday (today!). It'll be perfect for bringing flipflops to the beach. I'm happy with how the liner turned out...I'll never be a snob about Walmart fabric. Voila:
Yesterday I started working on the newest line of my FishBall empire: FishBowls. I curled fuschia and gold paper and still have to do the sky blue accents, but here's a look at the work in progress:
Last but not least, I got my hair done on Thursday and decided to go for a trim and some highlights. Three hours in the chair resulted in blonde, black and fuschia highlights -- I'm very happy with the look:
That's it for me -- I hope you're having a great weekend! Take care 'til next time!
e.
