November 2005



Post-Thanksgiving Food Coma

Monday, 28 November 2005 11:13 A GMT-05
So, are we over that food coma yet?  I am, and ready to get back on the diet for a few weeks - until Christmas baking season starts, that is!I realized this morning that I haven't posted anything in almost a week!  Apart from the holiday, I

Self-portrait Tuesday

Monday, 21 November 2005 7:55 P GMT-05
I actually have a portrait this week! This is me, taken by me, on my 40th 39th birthday last Thursday. (Hey, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!) The shot doesn't show how blonde my hair looks now. I got a major highlight job before we left t

What I did on my vacation

Sunday, 20 November 2005 1:07 P GMT-05
If you don't like travelogues, skip this post; otherwise, read on.I like the idea of traveling more than the physical act of it. I'm used to flying by now, but I still don't like it. All of the rude, ignorant, and smelly people that I encounter eve

Home again, home again, jiggity jig...

Saturday, 19 November 2005 3:08 P GMT-05
I'm back from adventures in the West!  I'll post more later, with some photos - I just thought my blog looked a little lonely without any posting for over a week!Knitting?  Did I get any of that done?  Well, let me just say that I don't know how y

Happy Pocky Day!

Friday, 11 November 2005 9:03 A GMT-05
Because 11 11 looks like four sticks of Pocky lined up, Japanese candy company Glico has declared November 11 to be Pocky Day! If you've never tried Pocky, you can order it from J-List, or if you're lucky, you have an Asian grocery store nearby that

Le Weekend

Monday, 7 November 2005 9:18 A GMT-05
Thanks for the good luck vibe - not only was my driver's license issue on Saturday a.m. taken care of quickly and efficiently, but I also look good in my picture! I did a little shopping afterwards; I wanted some shoes and maybe a glitzy top for o

Cutie Patootie

Friday, 4 November 2005 9:48 A GMT-05
Truffle is all smiles, wearing his new sweater. It didn't use up much of the leftover yarn at all, and isn't it cute? I didn't use a pattern, just knit the body in the round, with a few rows of k1p1 ribbing at the hem and stockinette to the neck. I

Self-portrait....Thursday

Thursday, 3 November 2005 9:13 A GMT-05
I wore MutantBella today and thought I'd snap a picture of myself. The first one that I took in the mirror at home had a big flash in it, and I can't seem to turn the flash off on my digital camera. This one doesn't capture the whole sweater. No m