Archive for October, 2006
Friday, October 27th, 2006
Today
This is today.
The year’s first snow. I don’t expect it to stay long; it’s too wet and the temperature is a wee bit too high (35F). But this is it. It’s late, but winter has indeed arrived. By the way, those black spots above the tree line? That’s not lens dirt. Those are birds. Normally […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
I’m easily pleased
Really. I generally am. I’m an opinionated, obstinate, stubborn wench, but it really doesn’t take a whole lot to make me happy. For instance, today was our first freeze. The university is built like a greenhouse with bad insulation and worse ventilation, which means that during the summer you suffocate and during the winter you […]
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Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
A little FO
I finally (!) finished the mittens for the Mittens Swap. I should have been finished with them at least two weeks ago, but illness and a suddenly hectic work schedule pretty much threw all plans out the window. Nevertheless, they’re all set to go to their recipient in tomorrow’s mail.
The pattern is Gjestal 60-2, and […]
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Thursday, October 19th, 2006
In the mail . . .
It’s a chilly, blustery day. The wind is gusting outside in ways that seem to penetrate every single crevice, uninsulated wall, and leaky window of this old house. The temperature at 1:30 in the afternoon is hovering around 45F, which wouldn’t be bad if the wind weren’t blowing and carrying a fine spray of mist […]
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Kid Kaiser
Kid Kaiser. 1994 - 10 October 2006
I’ve never met a more . . . unique dog. My old GSD was a calm, fairly quiet dude who took things as they came without much complaint. He was an accepting fellow. Kaiser was different. He believed the world operated—or should operate—according to his desires and notions, […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Daily Trivia, Dogs by rhonna
Saturday, October 7th, 2006
SP9 Questionnaire
The SP9 folks want a whole slew of questions answered. For them, then, here ’tis. For everyone else, ignore it.
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1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I’m still in the process of figuring this out. So far, I’ve had limited access to yarn […]
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Sunday, October 1st, 2006
I’m alive . . .
believe it or not. Things have been incredibly busy for the past week, and next week promises to be equally difficult. Last week consisted of oral exams for the English proficiency course, and I’ve been reminded of how tricky it is to learn a foreign language. Norwegian students are interesting in that by the time […]
