i've just begun "beginner's basic #1" of my bitch n' stitch knitting handbook. (did i mention one of my vistas showed me how to do the knit stitch?). currently being created is a soft striped scarf of blue and green. it reminds me of when sea meets land - the blue is an incredible aqua and the green could cloak a leprachaun. it's vibrant and, ( Read more... )

i stayed home from work today. with a slightly nauseous tummy (only after eating, though), a headache, and slight dizziness, i lounged around the apartment, refusing to shower until the afternoon and watching reality tv drama. i interjected all of this idolence with studying, but i quickly found i lacked the concentration and mental powers to ( Read more... )

i'm about to leave for my VISTA training. not the silly Corporate one where they lock us in rooms in Atlanta, but one i've devised and prepped myself. today is the day i meet the people i'll be working with face-to-face ( Read more... )

the book hit me hard this morning. sitting alone on the couch with the sun streaming in and the book laying open on my lap, i cried twice in one hour, hands covering face and shoulders shaking. jeremy slept peacefully oblivious to the emotional turmoil i was reading and feeling ( Read more... )

"have you ever heard of the word mendicant before ( Read more... )

hey everybody in the w-s/greensboro area -

do you have any magazines you're thinking about recycling? i need them! by monday! for work! pleeeease help me if you're able!! i'll come pick them up.

many, many thanks!

i'm sitting here at work, lingering over lj despite the fact that i know i ought to be working. i chalk some of my time here to "recruitment," a necessary action for a vista leader (haha), and the other part of my time to the fact that i've not taken a lunch break all week. a fifteen minute breather an hour into my day won't hurt anything ( Read more... )

According to a Star Trek Personality Test:

Myers-Briggs would say that you are an INFJ (Introvert, Intuitive, Feeler, Judger). In Star Trek language, you share a basic personality configuration with Benjamin SiskoPeople like you are typically global thinkers with great passion for your unique vision. You are highly creative, original, and ( Read more... )

anyone wanna gmail account? they're pretty cool and i can get you in...

whether it was the retro cowgirl on the cover or its eye-catchin' title, the book grabbed me. i am now the proud owner of stitch 'n bitch: the knitter's handbook. a desire to knit has been building in my blood over the last few months, and i think laura-lee's post about it made the idea more firm in my mind ( Read more... )