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I bought a jar of dark orange marmalade for my Dad. I'll be visiting my parents this weekend.
Found the DVD of Happy-Go-Lucky at Target, so I bought it yesterday.
Hot DAMN! John Fluevog had a one-time-ever-only crazy sale today! I don't know if they're doing it in all their locations of just NYC, but it's not online. It's never happened before, and is unlikely to happen again any time soon. I arrived at the store at noon and it was already insanity. Unfortunately I am a size 7, which is pretty common, so my options were somewhat limited (they were all out of pumps/party shoes by the time I got there, and they projected a complete sell-out of shoes sizes 7, 7.5, and 8 by 5pm). Still, I made out swimmingly! I bought a pair of funky black and brown Mary Jane's that were originally $159.99 and a pair of brown ankle boots that were originally $199.99 for $29.99 each! That's $300 off! The shits!
I went to the yarn store last night to buy a skein of organic cotton to play around with. That costs about $8.
They had qiviut--which is the undercoat of the Arctic muskox. It's a rare fiber, and they had it in a lace weight, so I just had to try it out.
$85 for a skein. That was one expensive impulse buy.
They had qiviut--which is the undercoat of the Arctic muskox. It's a rare fiber, and they had it in a lace weight, so I just had to try it out.
$85 for a skein. That was one expensive impulse buy.
Bought a wi-fi router today, which means we don't have to take turns getting online anymore. 
I'd like to learn how to knit but I'm worried that it's too hard for a righty to teach a lefty.
I'd like to learn how to knit but I'm worried that it's too hard for a righty to teach a lefty.
If you can find someone who can teach you "continental style," it won't make a difference. It's a natural style for lefties--and actually faster in some ways than how most Americans knit.
I can't teach anyone to knit. I'm self taught. My mom tried to teach me, but it wasn't sinking in, so she bought me a book called "Kids Knit!" I couldn't read yet (I was 5), but I followed the pictures.
As a result, I've got some really weird methods... The end result is the same--and I produce gorgeous fabric--but I'm not as fast as other methods would make me.
Thing is, after doing it for 47 years, it's in muscle memory. There is no changing what I do at this late date.
BTW, check your local yarn shop (not Michaels, a real yarn shop). All give classes, and have people there to teach and coach. And they'd be able to teach you continental.
I went to the yarn store last night to buy a skein of organic cotton to play around with. That costs about $8.
They had qiviut--which is the undercoat of the Arctic muskox. It's a rare fiber, and they had it in a lace weight, so I just had to try it out.
$85 for a skein. That was one expensive impulse buy.
My mom would probably love to have some of that!
Today, I went back to Michaels and bought more beads- mostly semi-precious stones.
Wow! I don't think I've ever been happier for someone buying shoes, ever! Congrats!
Someone has wood. 
Oh dear god, i cant believe i just said that.
Oh dear god, i cant believe i just said that.
I believe it.
You! Shut up! 
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