Saturday, April 18, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Busy Busy Busy
I have been so busy the past couple of weeks. I have so many papers to grade, papers to write, and tests to study for. I have to give a presentation on Friday for my thesis proposal. I'm crossing my fingers it goes well and I don't sound stupid. I can't wait for summer to be here.
I have managed to get a little knitting done. I am trying to make one Christmas present a month, that way I'm not rushing to finish them all in December. I finished Grandma's present this past month.
Its a pair of convertable mittens in a black wool I had in my stash. I think they are really cool.
I have managed to get a little knitting done. I am trying to make one Christmas present a month, that way I'm not rushing to finish them all in December. I finished Grandma's present this past month.
Its a pair of convertable mittens in a black wool I had in my stash. I think they are really cool.
Friday, March 20, 2009
A little Letterboxing stuff, and some updates
So I've been a little busy with school and have been neglecting my poor blog. I wanted to show some pictures of stuff that I've been doing though.
I made this stamp for Darcy for letterboxing. I actually made two. As you can see in the picture, the letters are BACKWARDS! UGH. After two hours of carving this stamp, I had to scrap it and start again. Luckily the second time around I have better luck with those pesky letters.
This second one is the stamp I made for Tamila so she could go letterboxing with me. It didn't take me quite as long as Darcy's but she was still pleased. (I checked and double checked the letters on this one to make sure they were right.)
Other than that, school has been keeping me pretty busy. Lots of tests, papers to write, papers to grade, and oh yeah, that thesis thing. I should probably start that.
I made this stamp for Darcy for letterboxing. I actually made two. As you can see in the picture, the letters are BACKWARDS! UGH. After two hours of carving this stamp, I had to scrap it and start again. Luckily the second time around I have better luck with those pesky letters.
This second one is the stamp I made for Tamila so she could go letterboxing with me. It didn't take me quite as long as Darcy's but she was still pleased. (I checked and double checked the letters on this one to make sure they were right.)
Other than that, school has been keeping me pretty busy. Lots of tests, papers to write, papers to grade, and oh yeah, that thesis thing. I should probably start that.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Long Leave of Absence
Wow. Its been a long time since I posted. I've been really busy with school. Also my computer has been broken since Super Bowl Sunday. It decided that loading Windows was WAY to much work. I turn in on and just get The Blue Screen of Death! Ugh. Luckily for me one of the guys that comes to the Wesley Foundation named Chad knows how to fix it. He has successfully reinstalled Windows. I have procured a copy of Microsoft Office 2003. Hopefully it works on my Windows XP. Cross your fingers! Chad just has to install my web drivers and I should be good to go. I can't wait. I am so tired of going to campus everytime I want to check my email or Facebook.
Other than that, my life is pretty uneventful. I'm just trying to keep up with school. I only have two classes, but I really need to get all A's this semester in order to stay in school. I am really worried that I'm not going to be able to stay.
Other than that, my life is pretty uneventful. I'm just trying to keep up with school. I only have two classes, but I really need to get all A's this semester in order to stay in school. I am really worried that I'm not going to be able to stay.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
What a week
It was definitely an interesting week. I had class on Monday. Then an ice storm hit Kentucky, and much of the eastern side of the country. Then I proceeded to get 4 days off school. This is what I woke up to Tuesday morning:
Ice covered everything. You can't tell but the ice on my car was about an inch thick. I didn't go anywhere until Wednesday, only becuase I lost power that day. I went into town to get some groceries and maybe hang out at church. Church didn't have power, and town was chaos. You would have thought the end of the world was here. You couldn't get near a restuarant if they had power. I don't even want to talk about the scene at Wal-mart. I went to Kroger, and get some food that didn't require heat or refridgeration, basically snack food and apples. I didn't get power back until early Friday morning, and since the Wesley Foundation got power Thursday night, I ended up spending the night there Thursday night.
But I have power and heat now, thankfully. Though statewide nearly half a million people still don't have power. And now they are saying some might not have power until middle of February.
Ice covered everything. You can't tell but the ice on my car was about an inch thick. I didn't go anywhere until Wednesday, only becuase I lost power that day. I went into town to get some groceries and maybe hang out at church. Church didn't have power, and town was chaos. You would have thought the end of the world was here. You couldn't get near a restuarant if they had power. I don't even want to talk about the scene at Wal-mart. I went to Kroger, and get some food that didn't require heat or refridgeration, basically snack food and apples. I didn't get power back until early Friday morning, and since the Wesley Foundation got power Thursday night, I ended up spending the night there Thursday night.
But I have power and heat now, thankfully. Though statewide nearly half a million people still don't have power. And now they are saying some might not have power until middle of February.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Snuggle
I finished this blanket this morning.
I'll take it to the local Humane Society soon. It was a good way to use up some odd balls leftover. And studies have shown that animals who have a hand made blanket at the shelter are more likely to be adopted. So hopefully this helps some dog or cat find a new home!
I'll take it to the local Humane Society soon. It was a good way to use up some odd balls leftover. And studies have shown that animals who have a hand made blanket at the shelter are more likely to be adopted. So hopefully this helps some dog or cat find a new home!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Socks! And Skating!
I finished some socks!
It felt nice to knit something for myself after rushing to finish stuff for Christmas.
I also went skating last night, and that was really fun. Although I am very sore this morning. I didn't fall once, though, and that was a plus. It was a little rough getting started, but once the zambonied the ice, and I got back into it, I did much better. I want to go again at least once before the rink closes for the season, maybe I'll even learn to skate backwards!
Oh, and random picture of me in my new Sesame Street shirt Darcy and Dad got me.
It felt nice to knit something for myself after rushing to finish stuff for Christmas.
I also went skating last night, and that was really fun. Although I am very sore this morning. I didn't fall once, though, and that was a plus. It was a little rough getting started, but once the zambonied the ice, and I got back into it, I did much better. I want to go again at least once before the rink closes for the season, maybe I'll even learn to skate backwards!
Oh, and random picture of me in my new Sesame Street shirt Darcy and Dad got me.
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