Twilight

Finished the last book last night. Wow! Its awesome, though I do have to say there are a number of things that bugged me about the last 3 books, but thankfully they didn't bug me enough to stop me from reading them all. I can hardly wait for the 1st movie!

Its official

I'm hooked. It took me all of approximately 14 hrs to finish Twilight and I can hardly wait to get my hands on the next one! The movie is a MUST see (for me, anyway). I have to see if I can find that Flair on Facebook again (and get it this time!) that says, "Voldemort killed Cedric Digory so that he could become Edward Cullen". When I first saw it I was amused, but not really having any appreciation for the story I let that Flair get away.

Besides my newfound obsession, I'm trying to get some Christmas knitting done while I'm recovering from this nasty sore throat/aching all over illness that has gone around the house this past week.

I really (and by that I actually mean REALLY, REALLY, REALLY) need to figure out exactly what I want to get done for Christmas so that I can cut out the extraneous impulse knitting projects I keep finding to do, especially because I have found the inspiration for a new story and I'm hoping that I can develop it into a book (and not just one that I print out or email copies to friends/family). We'll see how that goes what with the knitting, the homeschooling, and that other stuff (cleaning, cooking, laundry for example).

What have I gotten myself into?

I decided what I want to make with the lovely purple yarn I got from my Starbucks swap partner and I was so eager to get started I decided to wind my yarn. Sounds fabulous and very exciting doesn't it? Which is why I dove headfirst into it. But there were a few very important things I should have considered BEFORE I started.

- Do I know anything REALLY about winding yarn? No, not really.
- Am I making a huge mess out of the skein while I'm winding. ABSOLUTELY!!!
- Is that going to stop me from getting through all this so I can start my Mermaid Fingerless Gloves? It depends. I might be able to keep at it long enough to get to the finishing line with the winding, but I make no promises even if I desperately want to make those awesome gloves for myself.

And as a cute and ironic twist to this battle of wits, the yarn colorway is called Million Dollar Baby and I may be mentally black and blue from my attempts to bend this skein to my will.

Wish me luck! Now, which do I want more for Christmas, my own personal ball winding slave or a ball winder that I can use to do it myself... Decisions, decisions.

Yarn Swappy Goodness

My Starbucks and Yarn Swap box arrived today! I'm so excited! If it wasn't for the other projects I've got on needles I'd have cast on with my new yarn today. Its a beautiful variegated purple. Its so lovely! But I haven't decided yet what to make with it. I'm thinking some socks for me, but we'll see.

Besides the lovely yarn, I got some size 2 Comfort Zone dpns. They're so bendy! I may be using these to work on the socks I'm making for the wee ones. And I got some delicious biscotti, which is ofcourse all gone, but I did get a few bites before the hordes devoured the rest of it. There was also my Starbucks gift card, which will be great for those times when only Starbucks will help calm the craziness in life. And last but certainly not least is a lovely felted bag in a beautiful burgundy color with a drawstring closure. I'm thinking it'll work great for sock knitting projects.

Here's a pic of all the goodies:

Realistic deadlines

Ok, so I have one pair of my Warm Woolies socks finished. I finished the cupcake, which was a piece of cake. ;) And I'm nearly finished with Gir. Should have him done tomorrow for mailing. A little late, but not nearly as late as I thought it would be. I've taken a step back in the knitting for the twins. I'm still going to make them sleep sacks maybe as Christmas presents, but for right now I'm going to just make them some hats since their birth day has been moved up nearly a week.

So after I've finished those projects, I'll have plenty of time to work on socks for the kids and figure out what to make for my Guilty Pleasures/Good Karma Swap partner. I'm so excited about this swap. Its my second one and my first(Starbucks and Yarn Swap) was very cool. At least the putting together my package to send my partner was. Haven't had the pleasure of getting my package yet, but I'm on pins and needles about it!

Princess Bride Trivia Test Results

Your result for The Princess Bride trivia Test...

Westley

Inconceivable! You scored ###!

You live it, you love it, you lost track long ago of how many times you have seen it. You have been known to wish someone luck by hollering "have fun storming the castle!" You scoff at people who cannot recite the entire 'battle of wits.' You are a true fan.
Thank you. Its people like you that give me hope for humanity.

Take The Princess Bride trivia Test at HelloQuizzy

But then I could have said that about myself without taking the trivia test, except I don't actually scoff at ppl often. LOL

Deadlines... Why do we do these things to ourselves?

As I sit here to type this, I have 4 projects nearing their deadlines (ie. birth or birthdays). Not to mention some projects for one of my yarn swaps, thankfully though that deadline is far off relatively speaking. And have I started any of these? Not a chance! I do have yarn for them, but what is occupying my time and needles? Socks. Socks for the boys who hardly A)need them or B)wear them, but they love them and think they are the coolest thing! Sure I could cast on any of my other projects but they will take time and making socks for the kids is almost instant gratification.

In the end these projects will be done, eventually, but I have to wonder why do I do this to myself? Do I secretly hate myself, feel the need to punish myself or maybe this is just my way of living life on the edge as I try desperately to stay one step ahead of my self-imposed deadlines. So, just to keep myself accountable. I have the following to A)start and B)finish within the next two weeks if humanly possible:

• 2 sleep sacks - 1 boy, 1 girl for the (as DH has dubbed them) Denise and Denephew
  
• gir and his cupcake for my friend's b-day present
  

And... my charity knitting for the Good Karma swap:

• 2 pairs of socks
  

Wish me luck or pester me till I update on my progress, whichever floats your boat.