Brought to you by the letter L, and the number 6

Gonna go to see Mom tonight after work. Hopefully I'll be able to finish my bunny slippers, and maybe my denim skirt. Went to Diana's for craft night last night and a record 4 of us came!! It was fun. I got about 3 inches done on the back of Cupcake. Oh, and I am so addicted to Guitar Hero. As I knew I would be. Have a good weekend! LL

It's been an eventful week in good and bad ways. Tues, I got an intestinal attack for a few hrs at work. It was awful. Then, yesterday, I had a screw in a tire on my car. It was easy to fix though. Then last night, i had my otehr crochet class, and I learned the treble stitch, granny squares, circles, spirals, and little urchin like things called bouillons!! It's like a whole worl of possibility opened!! After my bunny slippers I'm gonna make a crochet top from the Happy hooker book, to see how I fare at a real garment. It's appropriately called Cupcake. I also found a dress to wear to the weddings I'm going to this fall, and it was cheap! Yay!! One less thing to worry about. Tonight is the premiere of Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, and the Office. Yippeee!!!!!!!! LL

I added a link on the links list on the right of this blog. If you like tshirts, please use this link to go to threadless.com to buy cool shirts. They are all original designs submitted by random people. If you buy anything going through my link, I get points towards purchases!! LL

I am copying Marri and adding Progress Bars for my unfinished projects on the side. This will inspire me to actually finish some it hopefully! And you crafty folks can keep track of my craftiness too! LL

I went to Afternoon Tea with the knitters on Saturday, and it was a blast. We wore hats and sipped tea and nibbled delicious finger foods. Then, Sunday I met one of the knitters at the movies and we saw Becoming Jane, about Jane Austen. It was really good, and the guy was H-O-T! BUT I when I left the theatre I started sobbing and cried all the way home. Don't see this movie unless you're prepared to cry!!! I actually didn't end up crocheting too much over the weekend, but I did sew all of the first one toegther and am now working on the second. I also bought a billion buttons, some of which will be bunny eyes. I'm going to Charlotte this weekend, so it's good timing to throw the bunny slippers in the wash to fluff or felt, whatever happens to them, before adding the faces. I am attempting to exercise tonight. Wish me luck. LL

I was saddened today with the news of a friend's death in California. She has apparently been very sick for a couple of weeks and died yesterday. She was 34. So awful. She had 4 kids and a husband. Wish I could go to the funeral. LL

As of Monday, i will be permanent, with all the great Duke benefits that go with it. Yay!! I know my Dad is happy. I arranged afternoon tea at a cute tea room with the knitters tomorrow. Should be fun! The rest of the weekend will be spent mainly crocheting!!! oh, and still putting bedroom and closet back together... LL

I took a crochet lesson last night and I love it!! I have another lesson next week, but I got enough of the basics down to start making the bunny slippers I want so bad. I started on a practice one last night. I already have the inside sole done for one! Let's see how far I can get without help... LL

Last night, I was awoken by the sound of owls hooting back and forth. It was cool. Elle was barking though. Maybe I can adopt some to be my postal owls like in Harry Potter. This weekend was beautiful! and today I actually put a jacket on. It's awesome! But I don't want it to get any colder... I think I need to buy some sweaters for the winter. LL

Yesterday was a lonely day. I just felt an abnormal need to hang out with people, but i couldn't find anybody to go to lunch with me, and noone showed up to craft night. Oh well. I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I have virtually no plans except to do some errands and clean my apt. I did the laundry/pet room last night, and in turn the dining room, living room, and sunroom since that's where all the laundry room stuff had been living. On to the bathroom!!! I tried to take my first bubble bath, and found out that my tub stopper is broken. Argh. I submitted a maintenance request, but I'm sure that's not considered high priority. LL

Last night I got home and took a 2 hr nap, and then I cleaned and reassembled the kitchen. It's on to the laundry/pet room tonight!! So exciting, I know. LL

They finished the work on my apt last night. Finally! Now I can start the process of reassembling everything. i think I'll start with the kitchen tonight. LL

I love the internet. I have actually found the yarn that I need. Can you believe it? It's amazing. I ordered a skein promptly.

Ain't he ADORABLE?

Anne drove my most of the time i was visiting her, so I took a rare pic of me riding in my own convertible!

One weekend, I saw 2 tree frogs on my deck!! I love frogs. If you know me well, you know I have a frog tattoo. And used to have many pet frogs. Anyway, this one was only like an inch. Cutie!

The worst has happened. I have run out of yarn in the middle of a project! Waaaaahhhhh. I only have like 2 inches on the sleeve and the collar to do. I'm going to scour the internet and pray to the yarn gods before ripping out anything. In the meantime, I shall start something new. Knowing me, this project will sit in it's bag unfinished for a long time. LL

I had a pretty good weekend. Had a good time friday with Jonathan... then on Saturday, did the yarn crawl, and karaoke. The karaoke place was not what I expected. I eventually had to leave due to the smoke in my eyes... but I did get to sing a lot. And a few cool people came from meetup. Anyway, at one point i went outside for a second, and this drunk guy, Tony came up to me who had apparently gotten thrown out earlier. But he left his glasses at the bar, so i went and found them for him. Then he proceeded to try to make out with me. Ew. Then somehow, he was let back in later, and wouldn't leave me alone. He asked me to go "chill" with him... luckily just as I got called to sing. And then i left. Also, some old mountain biker guy hit on me. Ew. LL

Happy Birthday to Miss Julie Lofrano! Can't wait to see you in October. L

Thank god this week is over. I'm going to go home and take a nap before going out tonight. I'm hanging out with that Jonathan guy. Tomorrow I'm doing a yarn crawl with my knitting group and karaoke with my karaoke group. Yay! LL

Marri alerted me about the new Ipod Touch. Ummmm, awesome. Me want. Bad. It's about time I upgraded- i never even got a video ipod. But I guess I'll wait til they get more memory. Cause it would be great to watch tv/movies on. Must also wait til my finances are more in order... I missed my knitting group last night. I haven't been feeling that great, and just didn't feel up to it. But I knit at home. I finished the front of my polo shirt, and started a sleeve. I only have 2 short sleeves and the collar to do. I just hope I have enough yarn!! It looks iffy. I may squeak by if I'm lucky. If I don't, I don't know what I'll do.... i'll cross that bridge when I come to it. After this shirt, i have to get started on knit gifts. I have a whole list forming. If you are special enough to receive something, consider yourself blessed and loved. LL

We had food catered at work today to celebrate the department being here 1 year. Yummy. Some of the guys in the office gathered around my desk counter eating as if I was the bartender or something. I regaled them with porn stories. As always. The girl that is mean to me at work is supposedly jealous of me. I have been nothing but nice to her, but that may change if she doesn't stop being a bitch! I'm knitting tonight. Yay! LL

Happy Birthday to Ginny who is 20-something, and to Lily who is 5 today!!

This is a pic I got from Anne. Me and my favorite chicken, Gonzo. I guess I was like 10 or something. It looks like I have acid washed jeans on. Ew.

Elle got sick last night. Grossness everywhere on my carpet and sofa. Took forever to clean up. I left her in the kitchen, hoping whatever it is will pass soon. She must have eaten something bad at Anne's. She ate fine this morning though. Other than that, it was a great weekend. Found a couple of good yarn shops in the Outer Banks. Though, I didn't really make it to the beach. I did dip my foot in the ocean yesterday quickly. I just wasn't in the mood to get hot and stuff. Probably too much fat on me. LL