Wow. It’s only March 9th, and already the Mosquito Spray Trucks are driving through our neighborhood. How crazy is that? I saw the first mosquitos last week though, so I guess it’s time already.
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate Houston sometimes? Mosquitos in March. Insane.
I completely forgot that The Price Is Right is still on TV. Bob Barker is now in his 34th season – he has been doing the show almost as long as I’ve been alive. Still using the retro ’70s long stick microphone after all these years.
You could win this … a new car!
Now I want to go to California so I can see the show in person!
I want to write something witty today, I really do. But I’ve got nothing right now. Maybe later. Right now I’m too busy working the code. It is lunchtime though, and I’m hungry – but I don’t know what I want. So, what are you having for lunch today?
Mike is coming home today! Mike is coming home today! I’m dancing around the house, I’m so excited that he is coming home today!
I finally reached a point where I could sleep at night (sheer exhaustion will do that to you), but it still hasn’t been the same with him gone. I’m so happy that I’m about to go to the airport to pick him up!
In the latest knitting news, I stopped in to my LYS and asked the lady that taught my sock class how to purl Continental. She showed me the regular way, and then she showed me the Norwegian purl. I picked it right up, and I am zooming along. I love it. Before, any time I tried to rib I ended up with a bunch of extra stitches and a whole lot of frustration. Purling Continental takes care of all of that! Now I can finally start on my socks. Wheee!
Mike is coming home today!
Now that I’ve been knitting for a month, I was really curious to see if I coud finally teach myself how to knit Continental. All of the local shops teach how to knit the English/Throw method, but after watching my friend Katy knit the other way, I really wanted to try it out. It is amusing because almost all of the local knitters that I have met knit English, but so many people online knit Continental. I wonder if it a geographic thing and follows along with certain regions of the country.
Tonight, with my Booga Bag in hand, I watched the “Getting Started” episode of Knitty Gritty that I had saved on the TiVo – and when they covered how to do the knit stitch … I DID IT! I’ve now done about 5 rounds Continental, and it is so smoooooooth. Plus I love knitting in the round while watching TV or talking on the phone. This is just great! I’m so excited!