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Our reality is wild
Jan. 12th, 2022 04:21 pm
I was standing in line for a Rapid test last week, and while looking around at the carefully placed dots 6 feet apart, the National Guardsmen checking people in and administering tests, traffic cones guiding the flow of traffic, the sanitizer stations and double-masks, I was really struck with how normalized this surreal situation is. Remember when we thought we'd be working from home for like, 2 weeks max? Like, people for real said the Covid fear was an overreaction and everything would be fine soon.
#TuesdayThoughts for Your Thoughts with Derry Murbles & August Clementine pic.twitter.com/kzRj0pwNMQ
— Parks and Recreation (@parksandrec) January 31, 2018
It really made me loop back like, I have almost no documentation of what Covid Times are like, because it's just so a part of everyday life now. We have a concert that has been rescheduled 3 times, in Chicago for Final Fantasy VII Remake, and apparently it's still happening in early Feb. Coordinating Rapid tests and navigating requests for isolation periods to not expose Sean right before her Actuary exams, negotiating masking and distancing based on comfort levels. All just so wild.
Knitting boom
Dec. 20th, 2021 10:48 amRecently I went through my projects and was ruthless in deciding which ones I'd emotionally detached from and which ones I truly wanted to finish. After frogging the rejects, I actually had like, at least 10 projects I really wanted to finish. Here's what I've completed since like, end of November (minus this first one being Oct.):
Basic Raglan by Joji Locatelli
In Oct I mentioned in passing that I finished a sweater on the girls trip. When I finished it I thought it might be a little big, but it is SO cozy and I wear it all the time. It needed about a fourth of the bottom and both sleeves:
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All in all, I've done a LOT of knitting since mid-Oct and really since end of November. Which is nice, because I barely knit at all from like June until then.
My face and my knit
Sep. 22nd, 2021 02:02 pmI started this tank top in 2019 and finished it in 2020. My weight fluctuated enough that it was too small by the time I finished it. I set it aside, and I even slated it to try to give away more than once.
I’m glad I kept it, because now it fits so well! The armholes are a little unforgiving but it’s totally manageable. Which is good news because the color is so good and I love the pattern ^_^
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I got my 2nd dose of Pfizer on Saturday morning. It was itchy at first, like the first one, and then just like the first one, for a half-hour or so I was a bit "off" — not quite dizzy but definitely a bit woobly.
I didn't start getting any noticeable symptoms until I went to bed — I started feeling like I do when I drink and then don't drink enough water before going to bed. Waking up constantly, a little confused and disoriented, hot and headachy. In the morning on Sunday I took Tylenol because my head was an actual helmet of pain, but that worked quickly and I was able to go about my normal activities.
Monday late morning I started feeling achey — but not in my muscles — in my bones and teeth, like when I was severely vitamin deficient. The hangover feeling returned, so I took more Tylenol. I was good the rest of the day. I kind of expected I'd have really mild symptoms, but you never know!
Steve has his 2nd dose on Friday, so we'll see how it affects him this weekend!
"Granted, it was a LOT of apples"
Mar. 25th, 2021 11:59 amBen and Sean cleaned out their nightmare fridge a few weeks ago, and when I was aghast that they simply put basically everything back, they assured me they freed up a lot of space by taking out all the apples. XD
Last Saturday I met Hannah at Tangletown Gardens and she helped me pick out some plants!
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Ope it's 2021
Jan. 11th, 2021 11:58 amMy Design Elements test crochet!
Dec. 28th, 2020 03:59 pm
I finished my test crochet for Whitney Marie Anderson. It crocheted up so quickly. I couldn’t remember what the yarn was so I bought a bunch of single skeins on sale. I like how it turned out!
I like more squishy things (this is pretty stiff due to the stitch density) but it’s pretty. If I can soften the wool up, Steve will totally wear it.
Also: new glasses pair 1.
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Vlogmas is where you record Day in the Life (DIL) every day until Christmas, and I also open a yarn Advent Calendar. This year's advent is from HighFiberArtz and I LOVE IT! I add all videos to a playlist, and if you're interested in spending ~15 minutes with me per day, check them out!
Pics of yesterday
May. 28th, 2020 10:54 amTo start, wanted to show you guys one of Nero's favorite spots to lay:
You can find him so often at the top of the stairs. XD
( More cat goodness and lunch stuff )
Got some yarn goodies! Happy to support these guys. <3 <3 They threw in the big tote as a gift!! I love it XD
( Lovelyyyyy )
Steve and I went for a leisurely, short walk. The city is FINALLY redoing our neighborhood roads, aafter 30 years of slapping pavement on top of the cracked stuff. The roads are getting torn up and are all hustle and bustle with big machinery, but I still got some pretty pics!
( Nature! )
Nero was very stubborn and ridiculous about being on my lap in the evening.
Bad pic but a bunny was helping out, eating dandelions in the yard:
It was Day 2 of my workout program, "Fun" day. So I did the walk and played lighter-hearted/less intensity ITG (because ITG will also be my day 3, Interval cardio) AND traded off with Steve every few songs.
Workout outfit:
( Workout! )
After showering, Steve and I got up to some fun even though we were both SO tired. I'm happy about how into me he seems lately! I'm always surprised! But omg we were both so sore. It was hot though! Then we made a pizza - it was a "croissant crust" from DiGiorno he wanted to try. He said they really lost out not calling it something like "CRUST-ssant!" XDD
After that, played a bit of Hearthstone battlegrounds together. This match here - I think this screenshot was the first time I went up against them. I was certain I'd lose - look at his board and health compared to mine! We ended up going head to head at least 6 times, tying most games and the rest I wore them down. I ended up taking first somehow!! It was awesome. My opponent also was having a silly fun time at the ridiculousness of our matchups, because it NEVER goes on that long. By our last matchup he had the one Big Boi up to over 100 attack and health!
Separately, in a meeting this morning, Mike told me that SPPS (Saint Paul) teaching staff received a gag order to not talk about the incident at all - with students or with staff. The FUCK. If they did that to us when Philando Castile was killed, I would have quit immediately.
In a meeting this morning, Mike, Jake, Alex, Sandy and I all talked about the shit going on in Minneapolis. Jake and Alex are on the up and up, Sandy's almost there, and Mike is focusing on the wrong thing ("Losing the contract with the U won't hurt the police force financially") - but Jake really nicely educated him on the "message" it sends, and Sandy pointed out that she used to work at a bank, and cutting off the relationship with the police force does hurt individual officers who used it as a part-time job.
I do it a lot more than I realized. I just find people so fascinating and I want to capture a candid facial expression or document a funny background.
I don't like, share it or ever tell the person (I would never want to make someone feel bad because it's always in love or humor). I'm just a weirdo creep.
If you Zoom with me, beware XD
Podcast Episode 22
Mar. 21st, 2020 11:27 amSubscribing is always helpful to me! But regardless, if you're interested in hearing me talk, here ya go. ^_^
By the time my workday ends, I just need a break.
I hope you understand <3
