Monthly Archives: October 2008

suddenly inspired, after literally years of not writing a single form of poetry, i grabbed a red pen and started scribbling. my LYS holds a monthly Haiku contest. the current theme is “what is your favorite kind of thing to knit?”. the prize this month?? “to be determined…” lol anyway, here is my submission:

“Vast are the choices!
My favorites are selfish:
when I knit for me.”

i think i may start a daily (or weekly) poetry post. we’ll see. :)

yesterday was relaxing and nice. i really needed that. shit, i need more of it. today’s monday and here i sit back at work, hating every second of it. back to yesterday, we had another lazy morning. i eff’ing love those. waking up when i want to, only getting up to migrate to the living room and snuggle up under the covers on the outstretched futon in front of our huge tv. mmmhmmm talk about a good start to any day. i met up with mom at Lloyd Center around 11:30 and we carpooled to Powell’s ( = biggest bookstore of all time, best time-sucker evah). i scored not one but TWO knitting books for $15:

Knit Aid: a learn it, fix it, finish it guide for knitters on the go

Dominknitrix - Whip Your Knitting Into Shape

my very first knitting books! i’m so happy with them, i’ve already scoured the pages of both books from end to end and have quite a few new techniques i’m anxious to try. sometimes i feel like i spend more time reading about knitting than actually knitting. lol

HP and i spent most of the day watching The Biggest Loser marathon. i managed to watch an entire season in 1 day, from start to finish. we went out to dinner and still managed to get back in time to see the last 10 mins of the finale. LOL i want so badly to be on that show. i really should send in an audition tape. i need motivation like that. forget the winning prize, i just need to get this weight off and the motivation and knowledge to change my unhealthy lifestyle. i’m genuinely tired of being the fat girl w/a pretty face. i want to be the smokin’ hott goddess i once was! ;)

HP and i spent a lazy morning lounging on the couch. with the whole day ahead of us, we figured we should go do something. we drove to Sauvie Island and spent a few hours perusing the pumpkin patch and even went through one of the huge corn mazes. it was SO much fun. we both picked out a pumpkin from the “Freak” pile (pumpkins that were shunned from the other piles LOL) and we even splurged on a $5 teeny tiny bag of pumkin spice kettle corn. it was nearly gone by the time we got home. LOL

after getting home to shower and clean up (it was hella muddy in the corn maze) we headed right back towards the island for a housewarming party for one of HP’s old school friends. they ended up being quite a bit older than i and at first i felt completely out of my comfort zone. i felt like they were out of my league and that i just didn’t fit in. 4 or 5 Sangria’s later (wine, fruit and brandy) i was feeling differently and even had a good time. i did talk HP into leaving before he was fully ready and we were home around 8:15. by 8:30, HP was passed out on the couch and i watched the last few episodes of Ugly Betty uninterrupted. i think i’ll drag myself to bed around midnight.

yay for one more day of freedom.

first of all, check out the badass-ness that is pirate currency. i can’t describe how badly i need those. i think that will be one of my selfish buys next paycheck.

on to other news, things are going alright. HP’s birthday earlier this week was a hit and our Wednesday day off was absolutely fantastic. we left the house around 11am and didn’t get home til nearly 10:30pm. we drove to mt. bachelor, stopping along the way at various pee-spots and even got down with some outdoor nooky action in the middle of nowhere. we made it to the mountain and then had dinner at the Deschutes Brewery. i didn’t know until we got there but that’s where HP spent his 21st birthday! the server was super nice, the food was good (not outstanding, but your average bar food) and the beer was ice cold. it was a good day-after-birthday celebration.

way too distracted to continue posting now. to be continued…

no, not away. literally run. i need to start walking first, i know. but i want to be one of those women you see huffing their way down the sidewalk, mp3 player strapped to their side, earphones blaring. i want to feel that high. i want to feel that great about myself.

i need to start taking walks. i wonder if i can convince HP to join me.