So, last night to get away from Chez S, which also doubles as lisaknit.com, I bribed The Husband to wait for me to scrape my mop into some sort of order (yes, it is getting really long...time for a new picture) and go down to good old Baja Fresh, which would only be perfect if they also had a slushy Margarita machine next to the soda dispenser. Yes? Shall we put it into the suggestion box? I needed to get out of here because it went from quiet to wowza within minutes of the Sock! page going live. Unbeweebabble. We needed to talk about the latest shenanigans being attempted by Prophane Industries, who sent their minion to talk to The Husband yesterday. Hmmm, they want him to come to work for them for a 6 month extension of his contract, which is what Can You Hear Me Now is part of. They (PI) want to cherry pick people out of this contract that is going away, which will make no sense whatsoever. Hmmm, no one else does what The Husband manages and when he leaves, they will be left holding an empty sack, empty because they don't know that there is a hole where the money is going to leak out. (He finds those leaks and plugs them) You know what? If nothing else, it was delightful to see him sitting a little taller, saying that they can kiss is you-know-what and if for some reason PI gets their way, it will be on his terms, because he could care less now. YEAH! Oh, it would be nice to have the 6 months of salary, don't get me wrong, but nothing will get in the way of his severance money, which is a bribe to go away. Fine, he will go away and run the skein winding machine. :o) Yup, we are going to NEED one. (gulp)
The first real live shawl "kit" left here today. Yeah, I put one together for Jo and it forced me to do the work to write instructions and all of that. It came in at a reasonable dollar amount, especially since this kit was the other half of what I used for the first shawl and it has my most expensive silk boucle in it but cutting the skein in half allowed me to bring the kit in for well under $100. Yup...now this should be yummy and wonderful for people who like soft, cushy, luxurious and FAST projects. We will test them next weekend. Of course now I need to get busy assembling things...silk yarn makes all the difference, my friends. Dee-lish.
Hmmm, I had a request for a Breast Cancer Awareness Pink sock yarn today and oh yes, next up is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Turquoise-y Aqua, which is essentially the color that Brenda used in the Shoal Waters Cardigan but I will see if I can do it as an immersion dyed color instead of the watercolor hand-paint that is Seaglass. And thennnnnnnnnn, Pat wants Yellow Ribbon. Yup, the palette will fill up quickly but then The Husband has to quit going to the campus of PI and get busy with skeining! I mean, come ON! :o) He was looking into motorized skeining equipment today...I guess that he is climbing on board. Woo hoo!
I have to tell you that the donation amount for MSF has grown to over $350 since we began a couple of weeks ago. How great is that? You guys are simply awesome. It is our distinct privilege to fund these heroes on a regular basis, in our small way, to try to walk the walk when we say that we are citizens of the planet. You can wear your socks or shawls or sweaters and know that you did a wonderful thing.
Our little Grandsonfetus is doing beautifully and he is going to the San Diego Zoo today...do you think that he will remember? Hah. Oh yeah and Sunday is his first Dodger's game...I guess that he will have to "have dual "citizenship" when he is born because his daddy is a Dodger's fan and his mama was born in Oaktown", the land of the A's. I still think that it nice of the A's to have a star by the name of Chavez, so that little GSF can have an infant outfit with his name on the back. :o)
Time to stir the pot.
You are too funny. Stay that way.
Posted by: Madame Glitchbane | August 26, 2005 at 06:27 PM
Ohhhh, I like Rod's comment.......HA....then they can learn that way!*GRIN*
hoho....did you know, that if/when i marry Mike........then i would be intitled to be an American Citizen, if i went to US with him.......and at the same time Danish Citizen!*GRIN*
Posted by: Helle From Denmark | August 27, 2005 at 01:03 AM
black black black, to go with the sky drama please!!! where is the tankster?
Posted by: vanessa | August 27, 2005 at 05:07 AM
Black black blck, blackity black black. Yup...it is on the list, Miss Moo. The Tankster needs to be photographed! He is getting more testosterone flooding into his system and so he is getting muscular and looking more like a real dog!
Helle, time to marry Mike and move to the US! Perhaps you could get better health care, where they would see you right away when you need a mammagram...(I think that someone should put the short hairs of anyone that makes a woman with a lump wait weeks for a mammagram into a a vice. :o(
Posted by: Lisa S | August 27, 2005 at 08:22 AM
my name made the Blog, happy you weren't cussing me for making you type out the pattern, dear, dear, sweet(?) girl.
thank you thank you thank you.
all should arrive Monday, i am anxious.....luv you.
Posted by: Jo | August 27, 2005 at 04:13 PM
Hah, I'm glad Rod enjoyed telling them they could have him on HIS terms only.
My Sock! came today, Emily took one look at it and pointed to "Pacific" and said, "I want that." I might have to get more if I don't want my pair of socks to be anklets... I'm glad you are being rewarded for taking the sock plunge, or at least being shown a job for Rod if it feels more like a forced march than a reward...
Posted by: CarolineF | August 27, 2005 at 06:41 PM