-30C

It's F-R-I-G-I-D out there. I won't lie though, I haven't left the comfort of my apartment since Tuesday night when I got violently ill. I'm healthy again, but man am I scared to put my nose outside.

On today's menu, I'm making dessert for a good friend's birthday tonight. It's going to be a dark chocolate pie with a white chocolate and raspberry sauce on the side. Decadent, I know :D

Oh, I actually stuck to my word yesterday. I swatched for the Gathered Pullover, decided on what mode I wanted to do on it and I started it. Go me! I decided that instead of a rolled hem like the pattern calls for, a folded hem would be more flattering. Like a lot of folks did, I also plan on lengthening the body and the sleeves. Hihi! Granted I'm only 2 inches into the body (not including the hem).

Oh, by the way I'm using the recommended yarn in framboise, which actually looks more lie grape to me. But really...who cares?

Alright, I'm going back to Lost. I started watching the first season last night and I'm utterly addicted.

Happy saturday!

Hmmmm

Since I finished Ene's Scarf yesterday, I've been debating over what to do. You see I want to tackle the Gathered Pullover for which I have the yarn and everything. But since I'm slowly getting back to the knitting world, I could also wait and challenge myself to make it for the oh-so awesome Knitting Olympics.

Then again, I don't know if I can make a sweater in 2 weeks... Pfff, who am I kidding, it's not going to happen. So today, I'm going to swatch and come up with a game plan for the Knitting Olympics. I'm very excited about being able to wear my "Canadian Olympic Knitting Team" hockey jersey again!

Ok, I have nothing else to say...

Lots of stuffs

There's something deeply satisfying about finishing a project that isn't a sock. About 10 minutes ago, I cast-off my Ene's Scarf. I like it so much that I'm wearing it right now. It's taken me a month from cast-on to bind off and I'm just really happy with this one.

Anyhow. In other life news, I've been battling my second bout of gastro since the beginning of the week. Working with children definitely has it's high points but MAN. All the diseases they spread! Little buggers...

On tuesday, my roommate and I went to see the premiere of Paradis Perdu and it was delightful. A little too wordy for my taste but beautiful and a half. I can't help it, I'm a sucker for nice set design and simple mise en scène and although this wasn't "easy" simple, it gave off an air of simplicity which I adored. Anyhow, if you can find tickets, go! Pierre Leabeau's performance as the narrator was well worth the 60$ we paid per ticket. The man has the most AMAZING diction in the province. WOW!!!!

Oh other cool stuff, I think I found my plane ticket! It seems that Air France will do a second stop for free so I might just spend 2 weeks in France and then go somewhere else. I'm thinking Turkey could be sexy, that and I could walk around singing "Oh Mandy! - You came and you brought me a turkey -On your vacation away to Turkey - You came and you found me a turkey - ..."

Oh I hope it's stuck in your head now because I can't stop giggling to myself now...muhahahahaha!

Good night.

thursday

Sup folks. I'm still alive. It's grant application time so I'm writting a lot. It'll be over soon and hopefully my writting skills will reap some awesomeness. I'm also still knitting Ene's scarf, a pair of plain socks and Massie. I can't lie though, I'm definitely focusing on the shawl. It's so...blue!

Otherwise, I'm shopping for a plane ticket to France. If you know any travel agents in the Montreal area, let me know!

Mornings

I've never been much of a morning person. I like to laze around in bed and read and cuddle and all that stuff. Occasionally the enticing lure of coffee will make me bolt out from under the covers. This is not one of those mornings. With the beginning of the new year, I figured that while I won't go out of my way to be a gym freak and all that, I could stand to get a little healthier so that I can be awesomer. Yes, I said awesomer.

So my new morning companion is...*drum roll please*...oatmeal.

Let's just say that this is not the most satisfying relationship I've ever been in. But it's working, I manage to feel full until lunch.

Anyhow, I'm knitting away at Ene's Scarf. I'm liking this whole lace business. I don't think that I could handle complex lace where both RS and WS are patterned, but who knows, I might get there at some point. The only thing that kills me is that since the rows are so damn long, to complete 2 rows, you're looking at about 45 mins. This can be a little frustrating but still. It's looking dead sexy and this is what's keeping me motivated.

I've also got a couple of pairs of socks going as well for when I can't handle teeny tiny yarn.

Alright well have a nice friday folks!

Looking forward

2009 was an interesting year. It had some good. It had some not good. It had some (*cue booming/echoing luchador announcer voice*) TERRIBLE. (/*cue)

2010 is here and so far, so good. And by that I mean that I'm not hungover. Well not in ways that I can't handle with bacon and coffee anyhow. So I want to wish you all out there in the universe a year full of love, health, warmth, smiles and laughter. If I could control the economy, I'd wish for you to not feel the pinch of the recession anymore as of...wait for it...now!

For myself, I just hope that I can be awesomer. That and I hope to have no regrets this year. There are a few things in the works already for the new year. I foresee some travel (damn right!), an inevitable return to school (B.Ed) and the return of someone very important to Montreal (not a boy but a man) which will lead me to make some important decisions/choices.

But for right now, all I see in my today future is coffee, movies and Serge.

Happy new year