Current Project

I'm not turning this into a knitting blog. But I'm really excited about the project I'm working on right now. I'm making my first non-hat/scarf/afghan. A couple friends are expecting, and I'm venturing into the land of stuffed animals for that reason. I found a pattern for a really adorable rabbit here: http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=88776.0

So far I've done the body/head, both arms, one leg (although I may go back and redo it because it kinda sucks), and part of an ear. When i'm finished all the parts I'll stuff and assemble and maybe post a picture. The only crappy thing right now is that my lovely digital camera broke suddenly while we were in Tennessee, so I'll have to use my webcam or borrow my roommate's camera to take a picture of it.

what's new

I suppose I should be working now. I just need a break from what I've been typing for the morning. So I'm typing something different. At least for a little while. I'd like nothing more than to take a nap right now. I'm not sure what it is about this time of the afternoon, but bed always sounds really good to me. I'm trying to keep bouncy upbeat music on my ipod so i have something to nod along with as I work. Right now it's "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Remix)" by the Postal Service. That's a hell of a title.

I've been looking at real estate websites for properties near where I want to move next summer. I actually saw a condo a few weeks ago for 199,000 (that I can't afford) and right now either the same one or one similar is 189,000, so that's nice. Maybe in another 10-11 months it'll be down a little more. I don't like living where I am right now, so I really hope to be able to afford somewhere else. I think I'm just a little too close to DC, and my apartment isn't really the greatest place. Of course, everytime I talk about moving out, my roommate laments what she'll do when that day comes. I don't know if she's trying to get sympathy or wants to make me feel bad, or what, but instead of complaining, she could do something about her situation. I'm looking to move to an area where my commute to work would be about 45 min to 1 hr, whereas right now it's only about 20 minutes. But I can deal with that in order to have some place I like and can afford. I think she needs to do the same, instead of complaining that everything's so expensive and she can't afford to live by herself. I'm giving her lots of notice, unlike her last roommate, who gave her 2 weeks to find another person to live with (i.e., me).

Anyway, despite that, I'm really excited to be considering buying a property rather than renting. And I'm looking forward to having my own space completely to myself. Just have to save lots of money and make sure everything is set for when that day comes.

A friend of mine had some really good news for us the other night. She's expecting. eee!!! She's the first of us to get married and she'll be the first to have kids, too. I'm so thrilled for her. And I'm thoroughly planning on spoiling that child rotten. Of course, I'll spoil it with books. The ones I loved when I was a kid. I'm so looking forward to this whole thing and watching her go through it.

becoming a gilmore

About a month ago, I started drinking coffee again. I'm spoiled at work because not only did our office manager work at Starbucks for a number of years, she's a coffee aficionado and therefore buys good coffee for the office. None of that grocery store stuff for us. And she makes it STRONG. I temper mine with quite a bit of milk, but it's still tasty. And it's a better way to get my caffeine for the day than soda.

I avoided coffee for a long time because it didn't seem to agree with me, but I'm thinking maybe that was just my dad's coffee. I like the coffee at work. It was hard on vacation to have the crappy stuff they gave you at the continental breakfast. Coffee-flavored water. Blech. I'm thinking of adding a french press to my wishlist for christmas. I think having a coffee maker (even a little one) would be too much temptation for me. But being able to make coffee one cup at a time, and not instant, would be nice. I think maybe I'll go get myself another cup.

talking to jay

I had a dream last night that I was sitting and talking to Jason Mewes (Jay of Jay and Silent Bob) and among other things we were talking about tattoos. So I showed him mine and he showed me one of his, which in my dream was a bird on his back. I have no idea what tattoos he actually has in real life. The only other thing I remember was that I was wearing a black tshirt and he was sitting on my left.

I have the oddest dreams sometimes.

Brother Drama Part 2

My brother's girlfriend broke up with him last Monday night. He called me in tears and asked if he could spend the night at my place. Of course, I said yes. During our talking about the situation, he was saying some stuff that freaked me out, mainly because he's been suicidal in the past. I encouraged him to move back in with our parents and get some space from the girlfriend. He still wanted to be with her and wanted the chance to talk to her and work things out, which I do admire from him. But I still don't think they're right for each other.

They talked the next night and are back together for now. I'm worried that she'll do this again and he'll get upset again. And I'm worried what he might do or what might happen to him if that does happen. I don't really think he'd do something to himself, but he might be driving recklessly and get into an accident or something. I'm just worried.