Inside The Great Northern Hotel

Hello and welcome. This space used to say friends only, but only half of my posts are of that nature so it was kind of a lie. I don't particularly care for people to friend me without saying hello or knowing me already, but whatever, I have no control over that.

My journal is mostly for things I find amusing these days, and for posting pictures of things. It is kind of boring, but I still need it for getting stuff out every once in a while.

So, ok, for REAL this time I am going to start updating my blog all the time. I plan to blog about cats, knitting and my exciting life. Or just try and talk about funny things. Cats and knitting make me sound 80.

Anyhoo, FOLLOW MY BLOG!

lj syndicated!
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/weirdgirladvent/profile

Or just the blog itself:
http://weirdgirladventures.blogspot.com

I know, it is a dorky title. It sounded good when I set it up.

House is on. HOUSE! HOUSE! HOUSE!!!!!

I might have to have sex with my tv tonight.

I just wanted to let all of you know that Dan bought me Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box for my DS last week and I am THOROUGHLY enjoying it. Super fun puzzle time. I will get other Professor Layton games, I'm sure.

Also, I enjoy saying diabolical box. A little too much.

My mom (also my next door neighbor) is getting a kitty tonight! Which is basically like me getting a new kitty that doesn't take up any additional space, since I'm not really allowed any more cats (3 is too many as it is). So yay! I'm excited. He does not have a name yet, he is about 7-8 years old and is an abyssinian.

The blocking was successful and now I have a finished cape/poncho of beautiful hot pink lace. It is also VERY SOFT. I love it! :)

I know, I don't post anymore, so most of you aren't aware that for two months on and off I have been working on a lace knitting project that was SUCKING MY WILL TO LIVE. Towards the end, every row took like 45 minutes to knit. But I finished it! Yes I did indeed! It is now blocking on my foam snap together flooring that I bought for blocking just such a project. I'll post more pictures once it is finished drying and the ends are trimmed and you can see me wearing this shawl/cape. I now feel like a much more experienced knitter having finished my first lace project, even though it took me forever. I still can't quite get over how I finally have found something I truly love to do and am so good at. I felt hobby-less for such a long time. I'm so content in my knitting now!

On to the photos...



Full shots and more closeups beyond the cut:
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...from cute.

OH DEAR LORD.

http://themightysven.carbonmade.com/projects/37941#7

NSFW except the nudity isn't actually real.

Yesterday I spent a good portion of the day finishing up a slouchy hat that I started on Wednesday night with great results! It is in a cotton acrylic blend, so the cotton is nice and light for those not so warm summer days/evenings and it is also very soft due to the addition of the acrylic. Hats are fun to make... well, fun after the first couple of rounds. I'm still tackling the whole joining the round deal, it just looks messy on the edge often. But I'm working on it!



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Um, I'm just not really blogging here anymore...I'm blogging here:
http://weirdgirladventures.blogspot.com/

It is a dumb name I came up with over a year ago, and I have just decided to start using it. Feel free to read! Or not!

Or follow the feed on lj, which is basically just like reading my lj journal except other non lj people will end up reading my blogs in the future...or at least that is the hope!
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/weirdgirladvent/profile

Um, hi. I haven't been posting. Here are a few quick things:

1. I have a new blog, I intend on using it more. It is http://weirdgirladventures.blogspot.com/
The name is kind of silly and dumb, I made it up over a year ago. But whatever, I kind of like it. Who knows if anyone will read... judging by my readership here, probably not so much.

2. I have been furiously knitting. Please see behind the cut for my latest finished projects, two shawls:
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Happy Birthday to Cuppy and Sara (ilovecupcakes & devoutdolls respectively)!!!!

I hope you guys have a great day, do something REALLY fun and get lots of stuff.

So, I've decided to run in the Beat The Bridge race for Juvenile Diabetes. It's one of those deals where we are all encouraged to participate at work, and I figured it would be a good excuse to get in shape. I don't have much time, though. I probably WON'T beat the bridge, but I will try.

Anyhoo, with the running comes more responsibility...RAISING MONEY. So give me your money, foo.
http://jdnw.convio.net/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=1110&px=1145948


Pretty please with sugar on top?

So, I haven't posted in a while and I don't think I mentioned it, but for Valentine's Day Dan said he was going to purchase tickets to a show I really wanted to see...but it sold out before he had a chance to buy them (he tried to go to the box office on Valentine's Day on our way to dinner, but it was closed). I have to say, I was a little bitchy about it. Ok, a LOT bitchy. As with past relationships I just assumed that he would never do anything to make it up to me, and well, I was sort of not ok with that. I made reservations, bought symphony tickets, paid for the expensive dinner, blah blah blah. I mean, I love being able to do those things and I know he doesn't have much $$, I just wanted some sort of trinket to show he actually felt bad about screwing up his ticket gift "promise".

And of course, because of past relationships, I figured I'd be disappointed. But I forgot that Dan is the best ever!!! I came home yesterday and this had arrived:
http://www.wacom.com/bambootablet/bamboofun.php

In blue, like I wanted. I sent him a link in passing just to say "this is cool, want". I didn't think he'd actually buy me one!!

I actually do enjoy drawing and painting as a hobby (not like all my talented friends on here), but what I really love is working in Photoshop to create things. But drawing with a mouse just doesn't work, and I've wanted my own Wacom Tablet since I took a bunch of computer art classes in college. So tonight I am going to play with my new drawing toy, hopefully what I create doesn't suck too much. Either way, it should be lots of fun!!

This person needs some fucking meds.

http://community.livejournal.com/crazymeds/347522.html

WTF, MATE?

Awwwwww.

This makes me angry on so many levels!

RICIN: Seattle Gay Bars Receive Threatening Letters
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/01/06/gay_bars_receive_threatening