I'm off work for the next couple of days, or maybe until I get a new job. The grant that's paying me did not get filed with the office of institutional research (or something like that). So I'm off until Monday. The guy who's been giving me other stuff to do on the other grant is on vacation and told me that he would not be answering emails for ( Read more... )

Knitting friends: do any of you know of a good font to use for charting patterns ( Read more... )

This site trips all my "OMFG COOL!" triggers, especially these patterns ( Read more... )

I got in the yarn to make my next sweater. OMG, soft and cuddly wool! I love this stuff. Now I have to find an interesting cable to do. I have a thing for cables now that I've done a really simple one, I want more! I'd love some links to some CablesRUs sites or flip through some books ( Read more... )

For the rest of the day, I have three simple goals ( Read more... )

Work is going well. Tomorrow I'm going to KC for a work meeting and visiting Crafti. I'm looking forward to it. This Friday is my first payday, but since I only worked a few hours, it'll be hard NOT to spend it all in once place (or just save it all ( Read more... )

Haha! Dragon won the Race for the Throne game. Thank goodness, because I don't think I could handle reading one more smug, smarmy Scorpion post about how awesome they were for winning (this was before the results were in. OF COURSE Scorp was gonna win, they are just that awesome ( Read more... )

One sock is about half done. I'm working on the heel flap, next step, turning the heel!

The job interview went well! If anything comes out of it, it'll be a temporary position with no benefits, but a steady paycheck. *chants* steady paycheck, steady paycheck, STEADY PAYCHECK ( Read more... )

I am almost finished with my sweater! All I have to do now is weave in the ends (a time consuming prospect because there are so many of them), and sew in the buttons. It's pretty comfy. The socks will be a much more portable project at least. I hope to have them done by Christmas ( Read more... )