time for the friday 5

1. Are you going to school this year?
No...

2. If yes, where are you going (high school, college, etc.)? If no, when did you graduate?
I graduated college in 1998.

3. What are/were your favorite school subjects?
I always enjoyed Math and sometimes wish that I had taken more classes (or majored in it). I also liked science, but after a certain point, my brain just stopped absorbing it.

4. What are/were your least favorite school subjects?
English/Literature were always a little hard for me. I hated having to keep up with the idea of reading a text in 2 weeks. I usually like to read novels at my own pace.

5. Have you ever had a favorite teacher? Why was he/she a favorite?
Never really had a "favoroite" teacher.

Alright, so I got my package from The Knitting Garden. After getting my copy of Rebecca #25, I felt a compelling urge to do some late summer knitting. So, I have yarn to make three tops...two of which I'm pretty sure I'll be able to wear even in the early fall. I'm starting with the one below.



I'm going to cast on for this top during lunch today...check status on the right. God, I love the free tools you can get on the internet! This on is thanks to Anna Knits

She's Renton...I'm Diane.

My friend Maya found this one...


Which Trainspotting Character Are You?

Alright, I'm going to make a second attempt at updating keeping a blog. Unfortunately, I find it exceedingly hard to do while I'm at work...And, the thought of dialing in once I get home is quickly pushed from my brain. So, I'm going to try to post 3 weekdays plus either Saturday or Sunday. We'll see how it goes!

One more thing...I'm living in a neighborhood that is "up and coming." Over half of the houses on my block are currently being renovated. But, around the corner and down a block things look a little different. When Andrew and I first looked at our place the biggest concern was whether I feel safe or not. We decided to take the place even though we knew that there are often people hanging out in the streets by the Section 8 housing units.

Well, things were just dandy until yesterday. Just after I got home we heard sirens screaming close by and saw emergency vehicles tearing up our block. Later, I came to find out that 4 men were shot in a drive by. One of them died. So, just as I was getting comfortable, I've got a wake up call. My neighborhood isn't perfect...I'm not moving anywhere, but I will have to keep my wits about me.

It's shaping up to be a really unmotivated week. I got back from new york completely deprived of sleep and I still feel tired 2 days later. I had a blast over the weekend when, in reality, I didn't do anything out of the ordinary. I just did it in a different city.

Andrew and I are still trying to get our dryer fixed. Our landlord called 2 times Friday night and 2 times Saturday morning while we were away. He kept calling Andrew's cell phone, so I decided to answer the damn thing and put us out of our misery. Turns out he wants us to try a different company to get the thing repaired. As long as I can get Bounce-fresh clothes this weekend, I don't care who cleans the god-forsaken thing.

I have also been trying to figure out the poncho idea. I have the yarn already. I just need to decide on whether to knit it as a single strand (22 st = 4") or double it (16 st = 4"). That might not seem like a big deal, but the number of rows per inch is very different. The pattern I'm kicking around in my head right now is from lacy scarf pattern that I have. I'm thinking of using that stitch pattern as a motif for the poncho. I tried casting on last night but had to rip it out this morning once I realized that I was supposed to start on a wrong side row. I'll give it another whirl tonight.

Busy, busy...I've been doing a lot of busy work. Last week I was in training...this week I just can't focus.

So, here's my only thought for the entire week.



I know this strip is a few days old, but it still tickles my fancy. Okay, I'm off to New York for a long weekend.