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I don't do politics. But I have to show you this. Enjoy. I did.

SAFF

rocked! In fact, a non-fiber art person called it a "Star Trek convention for knitting people."

I was overwhelmed by all the color and fiber and animals and people and spinners and...well, you get the drift. The animal that seemed to be highlighted was the alpacas, but they did have other animals of fibery goodness. There was half a huge barn full. My group of 6 spent almost 3 hours wondering around. The crowd seem to be coming in as we were going out. But I am (understandably) sleepy. So enjoy the photos of the day. I'll show you what I bought later. Night!

This was the larger area for us to buy things.



A fluffy rabbit that was for sale



"Hello. I'm an alpaca."



"So are we."



"If you want to pet me, you have to feed me first."

over

the elections are. At least for me, I mailed my absentee ballot yesterday. Therefore, all the politicians camped out trying to influence my vote can pack up and leave. This includes "McCain" and "Obama"bumper stickers, shirts, posters...all of it. Just put it away. This election has lasted over a year. Someone just count the votes already.

Good Lord willing, the local folks back home who I voted for will win and the idiots won't. I know, small and petty. Here the world is, watching the presidential race and I just don't want some folks on the city council. What will happen on the national level will happen. My one little vote is just one drop in the bucket. But back home, my vote is one of only a few thousand. I feel somehow that it counts for more on the little race. Votes count on the big race too (Florida 2000 anyone?), so everyone go vote (early or mail-in). Let the blasted thing be over already.

4 days

since I last blogged and not much has happened until today. Like, I bought some material at Jo Ann's this afternoon and hung it up using Velcro. It's been getting really chilly, and rather than turn the heat on, I invested in some curtain/insulation. The material was 50% off, so I went ahead with something thicker than planed. I took the leftover Velcro and hung up some photos I had enlarged.

turns out this Jo Ann's place is pretty cool. Like Handcocks Fabric but with more space for other crafts. I liked the machine that was embroidering all by itself. Yarn wasn't anything better than a Michael's or Hobby Lobby, but they had alot of 1 lb. skeins. I take that back, the selection here is better than the last few Hobby Lobbies I've been to. I'll probably go back when I need more cotton for dishcloths.

speaking of knitting, I have violently cast someone off my 'knit for' list. A woman in 2 of my classes wanted me to make something for her newborne. No big, I have been wanting to try out Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Jacket anyway and have some Plymoth Encore I scored on sale. When she asked me to knit something, it was in a half-hour long conversation where she said she wanted to see my group's lab worksheet. What she really just wanted was to copy. And this isn't the first time she's done this to me. Turns out, she does most of a class's discussion board rehashing what others have said to make up the minium posts. All this didn't tick me off, it was when she wanted me to restate the prof (who was still talking) had just said. This person then spent the last half of class looking at non-school realated materials on the computer. And she wants me to help her with school work and knit her child something? I. Think. Not. When she brings the subject up again, I'll tell her no.

there is more, but Puppy is telling me it is time for a walk. So, I'm off!

important updates

in bullet points so I can go knit, I mean, cook dinner.

• old glasses broke, eye doctor from home couldn't find my Rx, eye examine, new glasses
• Puppy keeps stealing my really soft fleece blankets
• she now eats thin rawhide bones (my attempt to get her to quit eating chicken bones off the street)
• lab no. 2 for "Info Retrieval" is almost done
• "Info Input" prof is getting mean. Everyone thinks so, therefore I am not alone in this.
• I have 6 projects OTN, more than I've had in some time now
  
• no more clean socks, must wash tomorrow

so, that should be it. Byeeeeee

and now for something different.

guess what I've been watching? Monty Python's Flying Circus. Sometimes I forget how funny it is. With the whole, no-tv-in-the-house thing, I've been watching previous seasons of various shows on my little DVD player. So much better than TV.

I love my "Information Retrieval" class. It all makes sense to me. It would be nice though, if I could just sit down and do more 'find the info/data' activities. Hopefully, they'll let me start working on literature searches at work soon. That would be fun.

oh, the Elder Twin finally lost a tooth! I don't know which one, but I know how hard she's been working on losing one. The old wives' tales say she can start reading now.

but I digress, I wanted to blog this morning to show off Something Witty.

problems with the system

the new hours are going to work out perfectly. Sadly, I was not able to get much homework done today because the Library of Congress Subject Heading Authority Records website did not like the computers I was on. So, I caught up on my newspaper reading. And wow. I am so glad my stash is large enough to keep me knitting for awhile. Asia finally admitted that the financial crises has hit them too, which means the problem is very big and budgets everywhere are going to feel it.

but that is a tomorrow problem. Today's problem (other than my inability to spell) is that Beerfest is going on. For the first time in my not-so-long life span, I am living slightly off-campus in a wet county. (A dry county means no selling alcohol so something like Beerfest does not exist.)With this 'enlightend' experiance, I can safely say that I hope it ends soon. Not only did I have to suffer bad singing of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, as I walked Puppy, it means lots of sirens going past my apartment building. Lovely. Just lovely.

no politics, no politics, no politics

is this election still going on? When can I just vote and get the blasted thing over with?

on a much happier note, I start Friday hours today. Fun. Actually, it is. But it means I have a few extra hours this pay cycle. Money I did not budget for, so I can take it to SAFF and not worry about buying groceries. Yea!

I've CO another project for me. More on that once I get photos.

and I got an early birthday present from my Paternal Grandmother. Selected Poems and Four Plays by W. B. Yeats. I love Yeats. And now, I have a whole hard-copy book of his. Nothing against getting a Kindle copy, but I'm going to be taking extensive notes/drawings. Besides, you should see how nicely it looks next to James Joyce. Oh! I better print off that poem by Auden about Yeats.

time for lunch and a walk before work.

lazy Sunday afternoon?

I think not. Lookie what I finished just a few minutes past noon.

ok, so the picture is really bad. But I am so excited to be finished!

I also went to the department picnic for nearly two hours. We had a great time, which leads to another reason "Grad School Rocks."

Grad School Rocks because you get to see your profs in casual cloths and acting like real people. Some of these said profs even look like regular people outside of the ivory tower.


p.s. I'm a bit late on this video, but it is so funny I have to post a link. Just click here.

eek!

I'm going to SAFF! yea!

gasp. I have to learn to spin. Later...