tv on the computer

What a lovely day (so far) B.C. on snuffalupagus and mtp, a boy made me breakfast (french toast), I finished the other sleeve. Then I started the "skirt" of the sweater-picking up stitches,YUCK!-while watching my most embarassing indulgence: grey's anatomy. No, it's not very good, you're right, but I am for some reason fixated on watching every episode. Luckily I can watch it online when I am alone.
See this blob of knitted fabric. This is the sweater in progress. Not only did I have to pick up stitches, I had to seam the sides and shoulders. Why don't I read the patterns first? Anyway, I shouldn't complain too much because this sweater is really very easy and besides I shouldn't be using patterns anymore.

I'm sure most of you are wondering "how's lee chat?" He's fine, but obviously annoyed at having his picture taken. He's two years old now, and continues to love yarn, milk, paper, and rubber bands.
Ok: knitting, cat, television...could my life be any more elderly? Don't you do anything fun anymore, Jen? Well, yesterday I went for one drink at a fancy restaurant. Then to the grocery and bookstore. But remember the other day I drank a bunch of beer from a bucket? Remember!?

bucket

Thursday was my official "back in the drink" day, but it turned out to be a bust. Thursdays are my babysitting day, which is fine because I just happen to babysit the most amazing human being in history. But when I was done, no one was around to go out with me. I ended up at super target looking a halloween stuff. What should I be for halloween??
Last night I made up for my thurs. failure a bit by going to C-Hunt's, a classic texan place, used to be an auto shop. Beer only. Cash only. Beer served in buckets at picnic tables. Perfect. Sorry but I forgot the camera. There is only this pic I stole from their myspace page. Which doesn't do the place justice at all. I'll just have to go again for a good bucket photo.
I've yet to watch Indiana Jones, but the Extras episodes were fantastic. Much funnier than season one. You must check this out. I know, I love it mostly just to listen to them talk, and just looking at Ricky Gervais is funny to me, but it's really good.
As far as knitting is concerned, I've made shockingly little progress on sleeve 2. And I haven't even had breakfast yet today. Guess I should take care of that.

the final countdown

So the f.d. meds have made me an unwilling teetotaler for the past 13 days. Tomorrow I'm back in the game. The day before I started the fast, I signed up for a 101 beer club. I have a checklist, and when I have consumed 101 different beers from my local B.B. Rover's, I get my name on a plaque on the wall, a t-shirt, and a lifetime 10% discount. I heart Texas.
Today's Netflix delivery? Indiana Jones, and Extras season 2 disc 1. No, I haven't seen Indiana Jones. What's it to ya?
Did I mention I've been reading (books!) again? Well, recently I've only made it through one. Water for Elephants, I don't remember who wrote it. Yes, very very best sellerish, a bit too much romance, but I read it in a week. Now I'm slowly making it through Special Topics in Calamity Physics, by some hot sh*t young nyc writer chick (I know!). It's ok, but I've been working on it since I went to S. Padre at the end of Aug. Anybody have anything to recommend?
I've got to get rockin on the two mix cd's I'm making for my friend and sister, both of whom are coincidentally moving to CA next week and huge fans of my mix cd's. Cheers!

i love you sweet leaf

Apologies in advance to my mother. 1.for using the nice computer she gave me as a table and 2. for comparing her baking (or no baking,I guess) skill to that of a texican walmart employee. Anyway on the first of two (don't ask) trips to my local evil retailer, I picked up these "peanut butter fudge no-bake cookies". Just like my mom used to make and I used to (adorably) call "elephant poop" cookies. I know, in addition to the wrongness of being in the walmart in the first place, I added mistake to sin by buying something resembling a beloved childhood treat. But! They are spectacular. Sorry mommy.
I guess this post will be about food. For dinner I had some yummy sushi with my new fave beverage, sweet leaf hibiscus iced tea. Of course sweet leaf has a flash site, so I can't steal a picture. I don't know if they have sweet leaf tea where you are, but if they do, go get some!
In non-food news, last night I watched some more Carnivale and I can't say enough good things about it. What are you watching?
Well, I'm off to start sleeve #2 of my warm wool sweater. I won't think about how I couldn't even touch my steering wheel on the way home from work today. (97 outside, 1097 in the car). Later.

if it's sunday

I'm sitting around watching nerdy political shows. Unfortunately this morning Hillary Clinton was all over the place. Everyone knows I hate Hillary Clinton, of course, because of my mega crush on Bill. I'm still feeling horrible about missing his visit to the atx recently. But you know, the f'ing dysentery and all...We can watch the news coverage together in the fun links list.
In happier news, I have two new baby friends. Jack and Ramona:

Did you know that Joe Raposo wrote the theme to Three's Company?
Obviously there's not much going on today. I think I'm taking the teens to the mall. If I'm good I can get some earrings at Claire's.

Big apologies to M.W., E.S., and F.A. for my glaring oversights regarding their birthdays. How far can the f.d. excuse stretch?...Oh yeah, breakfast today: just eggs. ick.

summery

Party summer '07 began like this:



and ended like this:

From party barge to knocked flat with f'ing DYSENTERY! You read that right. Ok, Ok, It was an amoeba which was probably not exactly the same one that causes classic third world dysentery. But still.

Yes, against all good judgement and reason I decided to start a meaningless blog again.
So let's begin like we did last time, with my breakfast.
Since I've been Texan, Y'ALL know I love love love the heck out of some breakfast tacos. Since I have to take my f.d. meds "with food" and there was no food here at the homestead, I headed to my local tc for the world's most beautiful food: the potato, egg, and cheese breakfast taco. Now the tc is in no way the maker of the best breakfast taco, but it is the closest. I felt pretty awesome when I strolled out the door in my samurai jammies, barefoot, hair severely unwashed, and looked up to see two very attractive people jogging by. Diff'rent strokes, indeed.





This blog thing wouldn't be dorky enough without one picture of what I'm knitting right now. This is the sleeve of the tilted duster, featured on the cover of Interweave Knits fall 07. Which reminds me, they probably want me to pay for that subscription....anyway, it's pretty easy, if a little tedious. It should be and excellent movie sweater, as they keep the theaters here in tx at about 30 below.



Speaking of tedious, I forgot how long it takes to upload these silly pics. Guess the "s" in my dsl stands for slow. Let's see if this thing even works before i get too post happy.