I found the corkscrew. The guy had set it on the coffee table anticipating that I would open the wine there. Why should I do that? Kitchen, Hello! I often wonder how that man's mind works! Crazy, I know, but I love that man of mine!

Happy Birthday to me! All of 35 today! Woo Hoo! I recieved 2 bottles of wine for my birthday and was looking forward to sampling some. Um, seems I can't find the corkscrew. Now what am I going to do? Anyone know how to open wine without a corkscrew? Anyone? Anyone> Beuller? Beuller?

Here I am!  Being sneaky at work!  I emailed my pics to myself but it looks like only 2 pics made it! Thank goodness it's the most important one! Birthday Surprise!

 

It's my b-day package from Terri!  Included were a T-shirt and tote bag from the Park she lives in, a little bear holding a Canadian Flag pin and my personal favourite, a little RCMP bear.  Terri knows I have a thing for men in uniform.  Especially those Mounties! A big shout out to Terri!  Thanks!

 

Tomorrow I'll try to get some more stuff transferred and put up.  Maybe not, it's supposed to be really busy!

 

Holy MF! This is really bad! I know I'm not up with all the latest and greatest upgrades and versions of browsers but c'mon! This totally sucks! Especially when I have a super birthday present from Terri to share! And a new project to show you on the needles! Grrr. I'm off to forward all the neat pics to my PC at work. Pray to god I don't get fired.

Another 12 plus hour day yesterday...ugh. It was super busy! After work I had to drive an hour to see my dear friend visiting from Korea! She looks mahvelous and seems to have mellowed a little with age. So, so, so nice to see her! Le buchet, aka the bucket hat, hasn't shrunk up any further. Any ideas on how to keep shrinking it? I guess I could just wash it every week with the blue jeans. They keep shrinking a smidge everytime you wash them so in theory the hat should too. I'll try it! And the wash out effect on the yarn is gorgeous! I have to renew my driver's license today. So I guess I'll try to do something to my hair and put a little makeup on. I'd like to have a nice picture. You never know with those DMV people though. I think they're trained to catch you in your worst moment!

Well, I finished the bucket hat I was making for the guy. I used an indigo dyed cotton. Nice cotton but the label did say that the garment may discolour while being knit up. Um...not the garment, the person knitting! My hands turned blue. I have pretty dry hands, I did work on it one day after I had been in the ocean and I turned very blue. All good though. The colour washed out easily. Now, it seems I have made another soup tureen. The label said to expect a 5% shrinkage. (Hah! The Seinfeld about shrinkage. Snarf!) Five percent is not a lot. This will be the hat's 3rd trip through a really hot wash for about 10 minutes and a tumble in the dryer as hot as it will go. I love the hand of this cotton knitted up. It's a great fabric, kinda stiff but soft. No flopsy mopsy. I can't wait till Bonne gets a Bucket together for the Sugar and Cream cotton. That should be a really great one. I still haven't done the zipper on the Cabled Hoodie. I'm going to blame the weather. And quote Matthew Broderick in Biloxi Blues. "This is like, Africa hot."

One day that upload file button will show up. Maybe it's time to surf for a new browser. A free browser that is. Jeeezus. It's not even 11am and I'm sittin' here in a cotton tank and my, well, undies and I'm sweating buckets. Holy hot, Batman! The girls are so quiet and still I have to check to see if they're breathing! The guy is off to Saturna Island to play a wedding at the vineyard. He usually plays there once a year in the summer. I've never been as it seems I always have to work or something. He took my CRV and I'm glad he did. At least he'll stay cool. I'm going to get cooled off now. Any suggestions for staying cool?

This still sucks. I'm wondering if I should give them any money next time around. Maybe it's time to explore other territories! No knitting as it's been smokin' hot! Phew! Stepping out into the lot today was like stepping into an oven set to broil. My pit stick did okay though. Still with the Secret Platinum, maybe I'm just getting used to the aroma of sweaty me? I dunno. Blogger without pics sucks. It sucks! Sucky sucky sucky!

Still no upload capability! Argh! Here's a snippet of what we did while we were away! The story continues!

Dammit, the upload file function is still not working. I'm going to have to forward my pics to work and upload from the PC. Grrrr...I know that Mac user issues are usually low on most list's to be fixed but I hope they do it soon! I don't want to get busted for 'net use at work. It's a dismissable offense! I think I might get off with a warning, after all it's not porn but I can see how knitting stuff could be construed as non-work related. I'll upload a new photo album to my mac.com page and post the link when I've got it up!

Houston, we have a problem...seems that I've lost the ability to upload pics. Hmmmm... Back with the fantastic trip update soon!

Ahhhhh... Off for some beach time. See you next Wednesday!

Rumoured to be in town filming a new Muppet movie. I'll be pulling some favours to get my picture with them. They rock! I think I've seen almost every Muppet movie made! And that Kermit is on my Top Ten Men list. -meow- No zipper yet. Maybe tonight during Amazing Race. One aside-the little person should have picked a better partner. Her cousin sucks. And she drools all over Phil. Yuck. Le Poope The guy put all the dog toys back into the storage basket this afternoon. By the time I got home the basket was empty.

A lot of posts about nothing really. I'm trying not to gripe about work. Since I work 11 hours a day that leaves little for me to talk about. So what do I got today? No knitting. The zipper is still freaking me out a bit. I'll look at it a bit more and figure it out. Patience is a virtue. What's procrastination? Did you know that bucket hats suit everyone?

I'm afraid. I'm very afraid. Of The ZIPPER! I know I shouldn't be. After all, I do have a degree in Fashion Design and a zipper's just another day at the office, right? Might turn out to be a challenging day at the office. I've been reading up on some tips and I think I've got it down. I'll be attempting it tonight. Send off those good vibes, folks! New FCEK on the shelf of the grocery store. There's a couple things in there that look worth trying. Most are in affordable yarn. Nice to see I don't have to spend $15 per 50g ball for a project! Now I'm thinking of my next project. Tank top. Possibly crochet. Maybe not. Unsure... Hm..... Pic of the day! She kinda looks like a brothel dog on that couch with that red collar!

Do you ever have one of those days? The ones where your partner drives you bonkers? Even the way he sneezes makes you crazy? I know the reason behind it. I want to finish some of my projects and he keeps bugging me! Following me around, asking if I want to do anything, asking if I finished the laundry, asking if I'm hungry, etc, etc. Grrrrrrr. It hasn't held me back though! Look! It's a BUP! And it fits! I think I look a little like Liza Minelli. It's the eyes. A little spacey. Next up...All the seaming is done. Most of the ends are woven in. Now, about that zipper! On the list for tonight. I wonder if I'll be able to get the guy off his rear to take a decent picture! We have a visitor at our house. This is Billie. She's staying for the weekend. She hides out in the basement. Last, but no where near least...Ella and her amazing eyes.

The seaming has started! Hood done! Problem...it seems the pattern issue I had discussed with Nora has become a reality. What the hell am I supposed to do with this? The pattern called for turning to make the hood shaping. That's some fine shaping isn't it! Nora had the same problem. She stitched hers closed. I'm thinking of a more original approach. What about a tassel? I'll put some more thought into it tonight. Ahhhh...a quiet moment with Buddy and Monk.

Pre blocked BUP pics. I'm blocking it tonight and it should loosen up. My gangsta look. I think I look like I'd love to bust a cap in somebody's ass! Happy look. The guy does make me smile. I finished this BUP today while at the Vancouver Airport waiting for my father. He's looking better! Got a haircut since I last saw him. He was flying through YVR on his way up to Northern BC for a fishing trip. Always good to catch him on the way up. On the way back he's been in the bush for a couple weeks and hasn't showered and, well, he stinks. I love him but he stinks. Sorry, pops! The airport is pretty cool. I think the renovation/expansion that was done is great. Sure it cost me $18 to park in the parkade next to the International Arrivals gate but I did get to see sights like this Notice the guy on the left. Ouch! How about this sculpture? I love the way the marble on the floor looks like water and the paddles are dipping into it. Pretty cool, huh? Last pic today. Hmmmmm... Knitting and dogs and me all in one entry! I think it's a new record!

No knittin' so how about a kitten? Or a scary puppy? Or maybe this adorable one?

I'm having too much fun! Presenting The Greyhound Truth a short film by The Guy. Please be patient while the film downloads. Shhhhh...the movie's starting...

Look! She's blocking! Photos taken with my NEW Nikon 3200 Coolpix! How about a pooper pic? How cool is this?!

Pit update. New stick lasts till about one o clock. Not bad. I may have to move into the man scents. Cabled hoodie is blocking. Another BUP is on the needles. TTFN!

I did it! I finished the knitting of the Cabled Hoodie! She's downstairs getting ready for her blocking. Now just assembly and the scary zipper! I blocked my BUP as it was a little big on me. Well, now it's way too big on me. I threw it in a hot wash and a hot dryer to see if it would shrink up but I dare say it got bigger. I think the rayon in the yarn has gone slack and the cotton has tightened up! Making it the same as when I started out. I'm off to try another one. I have some indigo dyed cotton that may work great. Then again I could end up with another tureen for my head. Cabled Hoodie's almost done!

You'll never believe it. I am finishing the hood to the Cabled Hoodie! AND! I knocked off a Bottoms Up Bucket! A fun little pattern. Quick and easy and rewarding. Nice break from the woes of Cabledom. Why the Cable today? Because it's c-o-o-l. Overcast and showers today. Lovely! I'm having pit issues at work. It's so stinking hot that my deodorant fails me around 11am. So today I bought a new brand. I'll let you know how it fares. Only my third deodorant in a month! July is my favourite month. Birthday month! Today I've been spoiled with a new book and some brunch. Ahhh, the luxury!

Happy Canada Day!!!! Best wishes from Ande and The Fish!