Sarkasmo - posts tagged '365'

365.077 - Spring is near

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:59:30 GMT

365.077 - Spring is near
Packet went out in her playpen today, and instead of turning right around because the cold wind was touching her fur or because there was snow touching her paws, she stayed outside, exposing her belly to the world and the elements, as if to say, 'BOOP ME, WORLD!' (Her Boop isn't visible in this photo.)

365.076 - Pinball wizard

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:58:44 GMT

365.076 - Pinball wizard
I'm not into video games, RPGs, board games, or organized sports (I don't PLAY hockey, I just follow it). I go weak in the knees about pinball games, though. Do you know how hard it is to find pinball games these days? Ones that work? This one is Spider Man. I've only got the 3rd highest score, but given enough time and pocket change, I'll nab all the high scores!

365.075 - Tess straightened my hair

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:58:02 GMT

365.075 - Tess straightened my hair
My hair didn't like being straightened. You could practically hear it trying to suck moisture from the air and sproing back into curls. I didn't mind it at all, because I'll sit through just about anything as long as someone's playing with my hair. Packet was unaffected by the change, but Darren said, 'Your hair looks really....flat.' The curls are back now.

365.074 - Boy, that window needs to be cleaned.

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:57:04 GMT

365.074 - Boy, that window needs to be cleaned.
Packet likes to sit in this basement window, soaking up the sun and watching stuff move. She can't get in the window by herself, though, so she waits for me to put her there. She can jump down by herself, at least. That's something.

365.073 - Packet guards the chili

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:56:56 GMT

365.073 - Packet guards the chili
She clearly disregards my request to guard it from the floor and not the table.

365.072 - Stre-e-etch

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:50:35 GMT

365.072 - Stre-e-etch
I saw a couple of other 365-ers doing this, and I needed a good stretch, anyway. Just reaching the floor has never been a challenge, except on my worst days, and even then it just takes a few minutes to get there. I don't even know if this is a valid stretch position; I just know it helps plant my hands while really stretching out my hamstrings and lower back.

365.071 - Dad's socks, take 3

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:49:58 GMT

365.071 - Dad's socks, take 3
Switched to the largest size (82 stitches) and a 3x3 rib. Despite each sock being 82 stitches, the socks are progressing more quickly than I expected.

365.070 Princess Packet, indeed

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:25:15 GMT

365.070 Princess Packet, indeed
Packet's one remaining throwback to the days when she would sit on my shoulder or my head and let me walk around the house: She will step from her spot on the yarn dresser onto my back, if I bend over, and she'll stand on my back while I transport her where she wants to go. She has good sea-legs, I'll give her that, especially for a cat who's afraid to jump up on things if she can't see the tops of them.

365.069 - Blue screens make my heart race

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:24:39 GMT

365.069 - Blue screens make my heart race
And not in a good way, even when the blue screen is a good thing. I reinstalled XP last night, and now I'm in the middle of downloading/updating all my favorite programs to get back in the swing of things. The computer is definitely running better now. Ubuntu didn't agree with me.

365.068 - After (a 4-day break)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:22:44 GMT

365.068 - After (a 4-day break)
I missed taking pictures Tuesday - Friday of this week. Oh, well. They wouldn't have been exciting, anyway. I spent that time wrestling with Ubuntu. Today, I decided to stick with Windows for now and wrestle with my dad's socks, instead.

365.063 - Before the frog

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:21:52 GMT

365.063 - Before the frog
These are the socks I'm making for Dad, in their first incarnation. Today I decided, after getting to the heels, that they're too skinny and too short, so I ripped them out completely and started over anew. Part of me hates losing all that work; part of me doesn't mind a bit because I'm a process knitter.

365.062 - Classy

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:19:44 GMT

365.062 - Classy
Found in the Billy K's restroom. This was the only picture I took that day, so it's the 365. I've been fighting with Ubuntu for about a week now, and I didn't keep up with my photos like I wanted to.

365.061 - Darren dressed to match the new car

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:24:12 GMT

365.061 - Darren dressed to match the new car
This is our latest car, since the Mazda died. It's a '99 Chevy Cavalier Z-24 (up here, that's pronounced 'ZED twenty four'). Jenn's nephew made sure everything is in tip-top shape for us, but we have to clean the interior. I think the previous owner had two kids, so there are crumbs and spills and a mysterious large brown stain on the back seat.

365.060 - Fine, I'll model your socks.

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:17:12 GMT

365.060 - Fine, I'll model your socks.
Packet is so sweet, isn't she? So I finished Ma's socks, and I hope they're the right size this time. The slip-stitch heel is tricky to guesstimate - for me, at least.

365.059 - Welcome to America

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:16:20 GMT

365.059 - Welcome to America
Seriously, we're not even 5 miles away from the border and we find this at the mall: a Proactiv VENDING MACHINE. Like, you swipe your credit card, punch in your selection, and products get pushed out like candy bars. Seriously.

365.058 - Surveillance footage

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:15:48 GMT

365.058 - Surveillance footage
Packet really likes tents. If you drape a towel or blanket over any furniture, she will hide in there. Even if it's a Spongebob throw.

365.057 - Dalton and Harper taxes

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:08:23 GMT

365.057 - Dalton and Harper taxes
Breakfast receipt from the other day. Notice that instead of PST and GST, they have the sales tax amounts listed as Dalton (McGuinty)'s and (Stephen) Harper's taxes. Cute. In other news, I'm eating eggs again. Go, me!

365.056 - I'm not chewing on my hair

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:06:26 GMT

365.056 - I'm not chewing on my hair
Darren sees me doing this and tells me to stop chewing on my hair. I'm not. I like to rub it on my lips. I actually do that with lots of soft things. So there.

365.055 - Dancer's bazaar in Ottawa

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:05:49 GMT

365.055 - Dancer's bazaar in Ottawa
Jenn, Sandra, Michelle, and I went up to Ottawa on Sunday to a Dancer's Bazaar, where lots of jewelry, videos, music, and hip scarves were for sale. I already have a hip scarf, so I didn't get anything, but I had a good time and got to look at all kinds of neat stuff.

365.054 - catch-up - snow, again

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:04:44 GMT

365.054 - catch-up - snow, again
Looks like I didn't take any pictures on Saturday, so this one from Sunday morning will have to do. I like taking pictures of the plows and snowblowers and stuff, just because Cincinnati doesn't have the plow army that Ontario does. This is one of the smaller plows - the ones that clean the 401 are like army tanks.

365.053 - Patience is almost a year old!

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:28:42 GMT

365.053 - Patience is almost a year old!
We're going to have to start using giant, exaggerated air quotes when we talk about THE BABY, since she's about as big as her mommy now and is going to be much bigger. Doesn't she make a gorgeous redhead?

365.052 - My bed.

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:51:47 GMT

365.052 - My bed.
Not that I'm fishing for pity. I just want to be able to remind myself of this dark period in my life where I slept on a couch instead of my beloved cannonball bed. See that green electric blanket in the middle, there? Doesn't work. Hasn't worked since the day after I first used it. It's a blanket, though, and this is Canada.

365.051 - Packet and her mommy

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:50:58 GMT

365.051 - Packet and her mommy
She doesn't give kisses like Mister does. She just smells your breath to see if you've eaten anything interesting lately. So weird. I love her, though.

365.050 - Her green eyes

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:24:38 GMT

365.050 - Her green eyes
I actually got a letter today from Immigration Canada, and that should be what I'm taking a picture of, but it's just a letter. Packet's green eyes make me feel better than the letter. I'm a temporary resident of Canada now, though. Yay!

365.049 - hip scarf

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:23:49 GMT

365.049 - hip scarf
My belly dancing hip scarf. It's shiny, and it jingles. I like it.

365.048 - Every cup tells a story

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:22:51 GMT

365.048 - Every cup tells a story
'There's no guarantee we'll pass a garbage can on the way out of the parking lot.'

365.047 - New beginnings

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:15:26 GMT

365.047 - New beginnings
I was making a pair of socks for Ma out of this yarn, but realized they'd probably be too big. I frogged them and have started over again. This time, they'll be on 49 sts for Wendy Johnson's toe-up slip-stitch heel socks.

365.046 - Just not in your car.

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:14:28 GMT

365.046 - Just not in your car.
Ontario: Yours to Discover. We'll have to wait until we get a car before that happens, though. Soon, soon, soon.

365.045 - Eatin' each other's beavertails

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:21:33 GMT

365.045 - Eatin' each other's beavertails
Jenn had stuff to do in Ottawa today, so we visited the nation's capital and went to places I hadn't been before - the Byward Market and Sparks Street. I love it there. And beavertails are OMG yummy.

365.044 - Spooky fog

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:29:20 GMT

365.044 - Spooky fog
It's warm enough (in the 40s!) for the snow to get all melty and foggy. And look how small the driveway snow banks are! Gosh, we can even see the street.

365.043 - My Tuesday

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:27:38 GMT

365.043 - My Tuesday
Yesterday slipped away from me. At the end of it, these were the things that took up the whole day: the phone (we got a bluetooth dongle to help with managing the phone's files), Ma's socks, and Packet.

365.042 - Finished my monkeys

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:05:05 GMT

365.042 - Finished my monkeys
I knit them toe-up and used Wendy Johnson's toe-up gusset with slip-stitch heels. Yarn is KPPPM from the lovely and wonderful Wen. They were made on size 0 Knit Picks Harmony needles. I do adore the feel of Koigu.

365.041 - Leetle moo-cows

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:56:56 GMT

365.041 - Leetle moo-cows
Yes, that's right: white, brown, and black moo-cow nonpareils. We got them at Jungle Jim's.

365.040 - Every single Saturday

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:09:44 GMT

365.040 - Every single Saturday
Maybe I'm the weirdo here, but I don't believe in washing the sheets every single week. Still, this isn't my house, so these aren't my rules. Sigh.

365.039 - Monkey heels

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:44:54 GMT

365.039 - Monkey heels
I rewound the remaining yarn into center-pull balls and stuffed them into the socks, and now the socks stand up on their own. KPPPM likes to be all tangly, and this KIND OF helps. This is a catch-up photo. I did nothing yesterday, and I took no pictures. I failed at 365, but I blame it on my lack of a life and I'm not going to quit yet.

365.037 - Paul, in a wig.

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:44:03 GMT

365.037 - Paul, in a wig.
I'm playing catch-up with my 365 photos, and this is out of order.

365.036 - I won't be in the way, promise.

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:32:47 GMT

365.036 - I won't be in the way, promise.
I can't even properly caption this. Sophie has this Eeyore look against which I'm completely powerless. I had to give her kisses (thank you again, Nasonex!) and belly rubs before I could continue playing Guitar Hero.

365.035 - About winter

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:29:55 GMT

365.035 - About winter
One of the few things I dislike about winter: not being able to see out the windows. Salt, fog, and dirt. Then again, when I clean the windows, all I get to see are snow mountains anyway.

365.034 - Mister is soooo high, man

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:29:12 GMT

365.034 - Mister is soooo high, man
Sometimes Jenn bribes Mister into sitting on his cat tree by sprinkling catnip on it. He falls for it every time.

365.033 - Never thought I'd see...

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:21:28 GMT

365.033 - Never thought I'd see...
Packet is using her ZoomGroom brush as a pillow. This is monumental. Also, HI! I posted a 365 photo before 11:30pm! (That doesn't make it a good one.)