Why Helllloooooo! Long time no read eh? How about a recap of the last 2 weeks? Let’s see, I
- Studied until I wanted to die, and then studied some more.
- Banged my head on the wall while trying to get my final project simulation working.
- Totally flunked my only final exam (no way is it better than a 50%).
- Managed to get a very decent grade in my class (despite the final), because the project report I busted my butt over was “quite good”.
- Dyed 120 skeins of yarn for The Loopy Ewe, because sleep is overrated.
- Caught up on some backed up Yarn Nerd custom orders. (Thanks to my lovely customers for being patient with me!)
- Knit 1.25 hats. That’s it. My poor hands were suffering from wool withdrawals for a while there.
- Played in 2 orchestra concerts.
- Oh, and you know, went to work too, because the bill collectors don’t view finals week as a valid reason for late payments.
PHEW! All caught up now? Cause I’m still not, especially with the freight train of Christmas bearing down on me. I think I’ve managed to whittle my knitted gifts list down to something that’s still a bit long, but I think manageable. We’ll see if I finish it all when next week rolls around. But finals are done, and I survived, so I don’t mind a few intense knitting nights, especially when you have some tasty treats to keep you company.
Nothing like curling up on the couch with a movie, some Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa w/ giant Peppermint Marshmallows (thanks TJ’s! Now where’s my advertisement check?), and some Manos Wool/Silk blend. Yum on all 3 accounts. I’m afraid I can’t tell you anymore about the knitting, but let me say it is splendid.
And speaking of snow, it has become quite chilly here in New Mexico, after a confusing November comprised of quite a few 65 degree highs. And with the cold came the first true test of my dedication to bike commuting, which I passed with flying colors. Thanks to my wonderful parents, who bought me some great wind/water proof stuff for my birthday, I am well equipped for riding on dark rainy nights (I have lights and a shiny vest, don’t worry peeps!). Also, it turns out that I like riding in the cold a whole lot! There’s something to be said of bundling up and braving the cold to get home, it makes you appreciate the effort that much more.
Thanks to everyone for the Birthday wishes too, I really appreciated all of your comments on both the sweater and my Birthday! I’ve worn the sweater quite a few times, and am already planning out the next one. I have the entire period from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day off (thanks work!), so I think I’ll be putting in some progress on Sweater 2.0.
Oh as many commenters correctly guessed, the message embedded in the Seamless Hybrid is in fact, “HelloWorld”. The first commenter to guess correctly was Kelp!, so congrats to her, and thanks for guessing everyone! And if you’re scratching your head a bit, you might want to check out this link. Basically, almost every computer programming class and book has you program the computer to display “Hello World” as a first project, so I thought it was fitting that my first sweater do the same. I like to think of it as nerdy with a sublime touch.
Finally, I also owe 3 people some yarn as promised a few posts ago, so the winners are Kim U, Jennifer and Karen S. Congrats you three! I’ll be dispatching an e-mail to you soon.
That’s about it for me, so until next time, rock out with your nerd out. (Ok, that one is going into the permanent language repertoire.)
PS: Look Mom, a new blog post! Now you don’t have to withhold my Christmas gifts!
