I stole a meme

1. FIRST NAME? Andrea (Andria on my birth certificate)
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? The Andria Doria, I think. It sank the year before I was born, and neither of us can decide how to spell the name. Is it with an e or an i?. For me, for the last 25 years, it's with an e
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Memorably in 2001… December, I think. It was a bad year
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? Roast beef with horseradish, although I do have a thing for Lebanon Bologna, but haven't had it in YEARS
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? This is it
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Not on my life, or yours
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Oddly enough, McCann's Steel Cut Oatmeal
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yes
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Coffee Heath Bar Crunch
14. SHOE SIZE? 5 1/2
15. RED OR PINK? Pink… or red, no, pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I am decidedly unsure of myself at the most inopportune times
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My Grandmothers
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? No
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Blue jeans, a bright blue, green print 3/4 sleeve top and Clarks with no socks
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? Take-out Pizza from Faccia Luna and red wine
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The hum of my computer
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Fuschia
23. FAVORITE SMELL? freshly cut grass
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Mary
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Their sense of humor and fun.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from? I think so
27. FAVORITE DRINK? Hmmm, Mount Gay and tonic, A good pinot noir, A nice single-malt scotch
28. FAVORITE SPORT? To do: Cycle. To watch: Cycling
29. EYE COLOR? Brown
30. HAT SIZE? Small
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes, 50% of the time
32. FAVORITE FOOD? I am a real sucker for anything with beans and rice… Chipotle?
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings , I'm a sucker and I hate scary movies
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? Chocolate Pots de Creme
38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Probably no one
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Everyone
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Therapy, Jonathan Kellerman, started as a beach read and never finished
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? No mouse pad. When the stupid desk messes with my optical mouse I use a notepad or anything white within reach.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? News
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Birds on a Summer morning
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Cozumel, Mexico
46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? Arts and Crafts… all kinds
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pensacola, Florida
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I pinched it from Stephannie, of And She Knits, Too.

What am I?

A bird's nest? A lifesaver? A multicolored bale of hay?

A Lovely Lonesome Skein of La Luz. What shall I do with it?



I'm thinking a Dream Swatch ala Knit & Tonic… or a narrow seed stitch scarf. It's soooo soft and shiny. Almost luminous.

I have finished my Zimmerman sweater. Now I have to weave in the ends. I hate, hate, hate that part! And I need to take a photo of me in it. I do love the way it came out. The yoke is very nice, although I chose not to do the short rows for the back of the neck. So it is equal front and back. Next time I'll try the short rows.

And I've begun the clapotis in the Noro Sakura. I love it! The colors are wonderful. I'll take pictures when the sun comes out again. Sometime this weekend.

Two birds…

Noro Sakura: Rayon, polyester, nylon, silk and lamb's wool. Destined to become a small clapotis… someday
This is my Yarn Pr0n And my Eye Candy. Doesn't it look like candy?

Four Things

I keep trying to put the summer clothes away, just things get in the way. So the cats keep sleeping in the baskets and this requires another round of laundry to get rid of the cat fur. I keep thinking I have to knit her a kitty Pi. Got to finish the sweaters first. And do the laundry.
How can you say no to this face?



Four jobs I’ve had:
Waitress
Silk Screen Artist
Graphic Designer
Art Director

Four movies I can watch over and over:
An Affair to Remember
Spanglish
I know, that's only two, but I can't think of any others

Four places I have lived:
Naples, Italy
Southern Maryland
Philadelphia, PA
Alexandria, VA

Four television shows I love to watch:
ER
Everybody Loves Raymond
Seinfeld
NBC Nightly News

Four places I have been on vacation:
Sugarbush, Vermont
Nova Scotia
Cancun, Mexico
Central Coast, CA

Four of my favorite dishes:
A really good Spinach Lasagna
Crab Imperial
Lime/cilantro Rice and Black Beans
Chicken Vesuvio

Four websites I visit daily:
Google
Weather.com
Knit and Tonic
Crazy Aunt Pearl

Four places I would rather be right now:
The Outer Banks, NC
Key West
Pismo Beach, CA
The Isle of Capri

Four bloggers I am tagging: ala Crazy Aunt Pearl:
(since I don't really know anyone well enough to tag them)
1 You
2 You
3 You
4 and You

You're it

Blogstalking!

Okay folks, here it is… the blogstalking assignment for this week. The wierdest thing in the medicine cabinet. Any guesses?



I'm going with the, yes, folks, the Antique Person Polish!



I gave this to hon for his 50th, and it's actually kind of nice!

Maybe up next… Yarn Pr0n.

We Survived!

The ride was wet and windy, (40 mph headwinds!) but we did it anyway! Although we did the metric century instead of the full 100 miles. Can't go down there two years in a row and not ride! And besides, last year was MUCH worse. So between the riding and the drinking (after) not much knitting was done. But overall, a fun weekend. Unfortunately, I have no photos, as I was afraid to take the camera out in the monsoon.

Found these, there's evidence!



I do, however have photos of my kitty's eye view of her favorite place. My side of the bed. (Blogstalker's weekly assignment.) This is what she sees just before leaping up and sitting on my lap as I try to knit.



She's too big now to squeeze under the bed.

No Photo Wednedsday

Okay, so I had my bike tuned up, and now the cyclecomputer won't work. And now it's supposed to rain on Saturday. Some offshore coastal storm thingy. I abhor riding in the rain. But since there is ONLY a 30% chance, I'll ride anyway. And pack the rain gear.

And take my knitting. (For the hotel, not the bike)

I still have cinxia to finish. I am something like 4 rows short of finishing my Zimmerman sweater, but they are short rows. And this requires my reading instructions. carefully. I think I need mindless knitting for a weekend like this. So I will bring along Wendy's Kimono Jacket (my latest startitis result) and my Emily. Both will be pretty much stockinette for a while.

Wish me luck. On the ride, not the knitting.

News Flash: Yet Another Week Flies By!

How did that happen!?

I see we're now into October. My car should have been inspected in September, I haven't finished Sizzle, or Emily, or Sage. All little tank type tops.

And I'm supposed to ride a hundred miles on my bike next Saturday.

It's time again for the Seagull Century. I, and around 7000 other crazy folks, will ride from Salisbury, Maryland to Assateague Island and back. For Fun. It IS fun. If it doesn't rain. As it did last year, and I did not ride for the first time in 6 years. The wind and rain were hurricane-like, and I decided I am not 25 any more. It really was too dangerous. For a fun ride. Now if I had been riding for Team in Training, like the other half of my century rides, I might have given it a go.

Last year we went yarn shopping instead. Found a great little shop in someone's basement in Snow Hill, Md. That is where I bought the yarn (Katia Danubio) for my Cinxia. And see, a year later, I'm only half done. I should have called this blog Half Done.

Here is yet another picture of a half done project. The sampler vest which I have now decided will be the Sampler 3/4 sleeved sweater. I'm winging it here…



What do ya think? Straight 3/4 sleeves, tapered 3/4 sleeves? And what stitch pattern? Aaauuughhh.