Rocked me like a hurricane
We stocked up on non-perishables, booze, and candles, filled several spare containers with water, pulled everything off our balcony, and hunkered down to sit through Sandy. We stepped out onto the balcony a few times to listen to the wind, and watched a shit ton of Doctor Who. And then I went to bed and slept through the worst of the storm. Lucky for us, DC was not hit as hard as expected. Some flooding, some trees down, some power outages. But not nearly what was called for, and not nearly as bad as the derecho storm over the summer. So! We've been checking out the damage that *did* occur, and I'm thinking of all my friends up the coast. All seem to be well, and I hope their power gets restored soon, and that NY and NJ recover quickly. That being said, watching the reports out of Ocean City, MD is a bit devastating. I love that pier, and I know those streets, and just this summer I met an older man (a WWII vet) who lived right on the Bay, and I'm hoping that his flood-proof house lived up to its name. So.
In other news, the 5k is coming up this Saturday. I don't feel at all prepared, but will have a run or two over the next few days and will hopefully make it through the race without dying. And then that Sunday is another Redskins home game, at which I will give my friend Chris the scarf!
I got to see some family this past weekend- both sisters were in town, as well as my brother in law and the babies. Who can't really be called babies any longer, as they're running around like little mad things. I gave them some carved wooden toys I picked up at the Fenton Street Market, and that seemed to move me past their distrust of me. I'll see Ed and the twins again this week, and Serena at the end of the week. Clarissa I'll see again at Christmas.
And that's about it! I did start on another project- it was supposed to be the first project from the Sticks & Chicks Guide to Knitting, but my local yarn shop did not have lace-weight metallic yarn. So I decided to just make a scarf for myself, with tassels, and then I'll try project two. I might not go to LYS for Project 2- it calls for novelty yarn, so I might just buy a fun acrylic from Michaels or AC Moore. We'll see!
In other news, the 5k is coming up this Saturday. I don't feel at all prepared, but will have a run or two over the next few days and will hopefully make it through the race without dying. And then that Sunday is another Redskins home game, at which I will give my friend Chris the scarf!
I got to see some family this past weekend- both sisters were in town, as well as my brother in law and the babies. Who can't really be called babies any longer, as they're running around like little mad things. I gave them some carved wooden toys I picked up at the Fenton Street Market, and that seemed to move me past their distrust of me. I'll see Ed and the twins again this week, and Serena at the end of the week. Clarissa I'll see again at Christmas.
And that's about it! I did start on another project- it was supposed to be the first project from the Sticks & Chicks Guide to Knitting, but my local yarn shop did not have lace-weight metallic yarn. So I decided to just make a scarf for myself, with tassels, and then I'll try project two. I might not go to LYS for Project 2- it calls for novelty yarn, so I might just buy a fun acrylic from Michaels or AC Moore. We'll see!