Creating Text(iles)

Way too many books. Way, WAY too much yarn.

Name:Anne
Location:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Bundle Up, Little Weather Pixie!

Well, I'm glad to see that my weather pixie is bundled up well (sometimes she does NOT wear enough clothing; that leather jumpsuit with the fishnet sleeves, for instance, is unsuitable for cold weather), but the cat should be indoors and not standing around next to her, enjoying the weather -- the weather people have told us so, several times already this morning. They're all worried that Pittsburghers, en masse, are leaving their pets outdoors, where, in about an hour, they're going to be frozen solid. Have there been any reports of frozen pets in the area? NO, there have not. But it's the weather reporting fad for today, so everybody go look out the door and make sure there aren't any cold pets lying around.

The child got safely on the bus this morning, on time, even. No school delays in Pleasant Hills. I'm proud, proud, I say, to be part of a community that did not delay school openings for two hours in order to wait for the air to warm up, which it won't.

The grandchild's vest is coming along:



Look! You can see the elephant's little feet, and the bottom of his trunk!

Can I finish this vest in less than two weeks, while at the same time starting a new semester and being a useful member of my household? Maybe! We'll see!

But no knitting for me till this evening (unless maybe at lunch...), as when I got into work yesterday and finished examining my lovely collection of Christmas Vacation Spam, I discovered that I have Lots To Do. Lots. Way Lots. I have a syllabus to write, a dissertation to read, a dissertation proposal to read, several recommendations to write, an essay to polish so as to please its editor, and a semester to schedule so that I can get a major manuscript done before I end up in Terrible Karmic Trouble on account of I promised it by the end of August. So. No knitting, no staying home watching "Court TV" and sewing new yoga togs. Simplicity has created a pattern with which one can sew one's own workout gear (6265), and well, hey, I'm charmed. I bought some lovely black knit material with rosebuds on it, and I'm making new yoga pants. It's important to have cute yoga pants whilst in the middle of "Down Dog."

But not today. Because I am SO working today.

(Now then. Just for the hell of it. Let's just use the Google translating function and move that last bit into French and out again:

But no knitting for me plow this evening (unless perhaps with the lunch...), as when I entered work yesterday and finished examining my beautiful collection of Spam of holidays of Christmas, I discovered that I have fates to make. Fates. Fates In Manner. I have a program to write, an essay with reading, a proposal for an essay to reading, several recommendations to write, a test with polished in order to being pleasant to his writer, and in one six-month period to program so that I can obtain a significant manuscript makes before I finish to the top of the terrible trouble of Karmic of in because of me promised towards the end of August. Thus. No knitting, no observation at the remaining house "court TV" and new togs of yoga of seam -- simplicity created a model with which one can sew his own speed of training session, and well, hé, I am charmed. I bought certain in vain a black knits the material with rosebuds on top, and I make the new trousers of yoga. But not today. Since I work THUS today.

Oh, my. Too much fun, and way too easy.)