I AM Victorious!

On fighting the flu that is.....two co-workers went down for the count and its hit my area pretty hard but me just a tad stuffed up. No where near being Typhoid Tif......

Pretty quiet week for me....did get some knitting done on my Travel sock and the Clapotis. While technically I was done with the mid-section of the Clapotis, I decided it should be longer so still knitting the mid-section.....Have plenty of yarn so why not....

Oh I did watch the eclipse on Wed night. Well on and off b/t eating out, errands, and coffee.....

Told ya it was a quiet week....and no pics either although in hindsight I really should've taken one of the moon...

Its all about the food Baby....& making new friends

Social weekend for me....its exhausting. We have monthly potlucks for work (Public Works dept) and admin asst/cat sitter and I decided to have them at the curation bldg once in awhile cause well our bldg is better for such things. So our 'Valentine' edition was at our bldg.
And look at my pretty fruit salad.....


Making a knitting friend--thats right one of the new co-workers is a knitter.....and she and cat sitter are pregnant-month apart!

And yesterday evening I went to a dinner party. Friend/boss and her husband threw this party at another friends house for a different friend (you follow that?) Actually the purpose for them was that they want all their friends to be friends with each other especially since now we all represent three different agencies that take care and make use of the desert. Easier to get things done when you have friend in the other agency.
And I did make a friend....he needed an ear and I was able to provide one. (and why don't they make more guys like him d*** it, the girl he's in love with has this wonderful man that is willing to take care of her forever)
So while no "Mr Rights" for me (there could be a Mr OK.....) I say it was a good evening professionally and personally

And my sweet herbed mixed nuts went over well


And hey look I did get knitting done! My Clapotis is slowly growing--think its half way done now....


My latticed cable sock has another full repeat and its looking good....
Travel sock is growing too (and dopey me--I realized I'm actually getting a pattern then got all excited....)

Alright there is my weekly post for my blog....Think I am going to try to blog once a week....been doing good these past few weeks....

How 'bout chocolate? (and response to being tagged)

Ugh this past week was just as exhausting (and a little stressful).....course I only had one day to rest up b/t the two weeks.

I did get chocolate though--rich chocolate ice cream with brownies and fudge sauce. Along with coffee, knitting, and some really good company. My coffee evenings with my friend, Tim, and my knitting do help me unwind (but not the sock!--oh the puns....).


And here is said sock--been making some progress on it--also knitted while waiting for Boss and I to give a quick presentation to the FRG on base (they do support of variety of ways for the soldiers and their families). With FRG's help, we are showcasing the archaeology and how they can get involved.
Knitted earlier today while waiting to get my hair trimmed up--nothing exciting just neatening of existing haircut (debating about coloring....I did the blond highlights but I really like the complex dark colors.....say mahogany colorway....)

Other good news is that I am now on Ravelry! Yeah! Been adding stash and projects slowly--adding more as I type

Also-I never posted pics of Wisp after I finished it. So here we go. I will have a picture of me wearing it which at some point will go on my Ravelry page..... I do love this thing though--it is soooo soft---love love LUV mohair!












Along with this post I will respond to being tagged by both Cami and D-fly.....I can't tag anyone back cause well we would have this vicious circle so I will provide the info but thats it....

Factoid #1
HUGE X-Files fan.....yep got posters, books, t-shirts, even Barbie and Ken as Mulder and Scully (they were a b-day present from the family). I can't WAIT for the new movie that actually is in the works.

Factoid #2
I rock climb--okay haven't done it recently.....and for the most part it has been indoor rock climbing but I have done outdoor climbing. Started in college and I was hooked. There is no better feeling for me when I finally conquer a really tough climb-makes me feel powerful ie here me roar feeling. You get the idea....

Factoid #3
My Jewishness--Ok most of you know that I'm actually a sorta practicing Jew......but the tidbit part is that I got quite involved in college-rediscovered my religion. I even went thru the conversion process (family is Reform and its Dad's side thats Jewish so this synagogue being Conservative didn't recognize my Jewish line-needs to be passed thru the mother). Along with answering the "100 questions", starting to learn Hebrew (not easy.....), I did a mikvah. That was a very interesting experience. You have to be buck naked (no jewelry, no nail polish, just you al natural....). With men the three Rabbis are in the room with you but women they are right outside (you say prayers as you dunk yourself three times in what was very very cold water.... I did have two mikvah ladies with me (they were my Hebrew teachers actually). Its hard to explain how vulnerable and out there you are doing this but it was good too....

Factoid #4
I have actually travelled outside the US. For my fieldschool for my undergraduate degree of Archaeology-I went to Belize and excavated at a Mayan site. This was the best damn trip of my life. It was only for a month and I wiped out my savings to do it but it was worth every single penny. It was FABULOUS! I have pics but they are the old fashioned prints-should scan them and share a few....no scanner though....

Factoid #5
Am I supposed to be a mother? Okay this isn't really a fact but both Boss and now the guest historian we had here (who is a non gay guy btw) said I would make a good mom. Apparently I have this nurturing thing goin on....
Will admit that pesky bio clock has started to tick on me again (I will be turning 30 in the spring) but I have decided that I refuse to 'plan' this stuff w/in a tight constrained timeline. Kids and marriage should happen when they are meant to happen. So okay #5 is more factoid viewpoint than factoid on my life...

"sigh" need two more.....
Factoid #6
Other odd stuff I collect and like--Animaniacs by WarnerBrothers. D-fly got me 2 collections of cartoons....only watched half of one of them.....I have stuff animals of Yakko Wakko and Dot. Wakko is my favorite (Faboo!)
Mystery Science Theater 3000. And I get to re-enjoy. Tim has lent me one of his collections and I have more saved for my Dvd's in the mail.
Dr Who.....so excited that BBC decided to bring it back and the current Doctor is great. Going to start watching the spinoff series Torchwood here soon (Dvd in the mail....great system)
Monty Python....saw the Broadway play with Mom and Dad in Chicago. It was Faboo!
So yeah I am a nerd with weird sense of humor....thats the point of this factoid.....

Factoid #7
What else is there? Ok-the most difficult job I've had--asst manager in a restaurant. Worked at the restaurant for almost two years, did the manager stunt for 'bout a month. For some people this is not a bad job, even going to school for it-for me thats not true....Its stressful, exhausting, and difficult. But I do have a greater appreciation for all the waitresses and waiters out there. Unless they are really bad--they deserve tips and our respect. It is not an easy job and many times its thankless.

Okay thats the best I can do. And I'm not tagging anyone....know so few of you in the blogging world....

Can someone pass me a Duck Fart?

Well besides working 6 days in a row this past week with 5 being out in the cold windy desert hiking over rough terrain....Both my credit card and debit card numbers got stolen and $1700 were charged to a Mobile Bee website. The credit card was easy enough to take care of but Debit cards....ugh. Good news is that I think its taken care of now. Paperwork is on its way for me to sign so the claim can be officially filed. Now just need my new cards-kinda hard to function in life w/o them or cash....have a checkbook thank goodness but still.
How did this happen? My stupidity.... Bought a Greyhound ticket at the Long Beach location to return home on the 21st and like a idiot I left my purse on the counter. I believe the employee at the ticket counter wrote down prevelant info from my purse for use later. I think this happened because the charges went thru the 22nd and 23rd and he didn't chase me down right away with the purse--nope he 'looked' for its owner when I was in line about to leave 'bout a half hour later....

Lets look at the lovely yarn that D-fly sis sent to me hmmm?


This yarn is from Cascade Yarns, the heather collection. This will become Dahlia. I thought it looks quite cute and I will have just enough yarn!













Frog Tree Alpalca! The lavender shall become a hat for the Best CatSitter ever friend-matches the scarf I already made her pretty well. The turquouise will be come a hat and scarf set for WI friend that was so thrilled with her last set. Figure this way she will have a 'cool' and a 'warm' set. The multi color will become some type of hat for me so when I am out in this really cold windy weather again on top of mountain ridges...I will be a bit warmer

While work was very exhausting this week--it was the type of work that I went to school for 7 years. Wandering around documenting and recording sites. My boss hired a historian to help us with all of our mine sites and they are going to write up a report on them. I got to go along for the ride and take a lot of pictures....
Although Friday we found something that we weren't all that thrilled about. Uxeploded ordinances (UXO's)-new ones, lots of them. Right in a main section of a site we are documenting. This is after Boss and Historian witnessed an accident on the way into work that ended with a fatality. The now dead guy for some reason decided to turn into the side of a semi and get his car chewed up and spit out. Now the truck driver according to Boss and Historian did a fabulous job of getting his semi under control WITH blown tires and a bent axial. Lets just say it was a very weird day, Friday.....
Get to head out to the field tomorrow and it looks like its going to be a chilly day for us in the mountains again....

And how 'bout some pics of the yarn that I bought for myself?


First Knit Picks yarn (the other color I got is down below). This one will be socks or course-no fancy patterns....its the Essential yarn in Peacock Multi













Now Lotus Yarn! I got Walking with Ghost Aura which is even more sparkely in person. Its going to be a wrap/stole with beading to make it even more sparkely. The other is Bloodflowers which will be some type of patterned socks.....

Even after all of this--I actually did get some knitting in. Been making some good progress on the Clapotis. This has been a great project in the evenings in that I can set it down and come back to it w/o really losing where I am at. Pics of it before the drop stitch part of the pattern and what it looks like up to today.











The sock that I have been working on--since it does require more concentration-its strictly been a weekend project. Have made some progress on it and I think its looking quite pretty. Even with a little fluffy Boo taking off with the sock....He looks to be the sweet kitten of the two boys but he's the bratty one....
The cable pattern doesn't show up all that well--it is subtle. Have a pic of the bottom of the sock just to show how the yarn 'puddles' on its own.













And for my take with me project--yep another sock. I needed something to knit while I wait for my orthodontic appt, my coffee evenings with a friend of mine...waiting for whatever where ever. Its easy knitting and its small (Its the other Knit Picks Essential yarn in Riverbed Multi)


And today it was a very very windy day--almost lost power and the internet was going on the blink too. But Felix was having fun chasing the leaves thru the patio door....


And just for an added bonus-my co-worker found this NPR audiocast online and thought I would be interested. Quite entertaining and now intrigued by this knittery tagging phenomenon.....

And now I'm going to go back and knit my cabled sock and watch the Puppy Bowl IV on Animal Planet....