Weekly Topic

What is the ideal setting for enjoying the perfect cup of coffee? Who would be there - or would you be alone? Inside or out? Morning or night? With food or just the steaming cup of joe?

It really depends these days. The last three months or so, DBF and i have discovered our shared love of the all might bean, so we've had many a great morning or evening having coffee together. Most recently, we sat outside a Starbucks (which we both hate, but was the only coffee to be found at 8 o'clock at night) and drank on a very nice, clear autumn night, on our way to get our Halloween pumpkins.

I can also really enjoy a nice mocha on the rainy days at work when the big bosses' are gone, and it's just me and Alec, eating chocolate covered espresso beans, him telling me about the latest adventures in suburbia, me telling him of my latest knitting misadventure or night out.

i rarely eat while drinking coffee. If i get a cup at lunch, i don't tend to eat much else - maybe a cookie. Again, too many years of working at a dessert place where all there was is cookies, ice cream and coffee.

oh

Sorry for the lack of updates. i know that i have at least one swap that checks here for status, and i haven't mentioned my poor little Harvest Sock in forever, let alone much else. I'm kinda drowning in knitting right now - all my own doing. Everything is beeing worked on at one time which means that nothing is getting finished.

I've finally made some progress on cathy's bag, and am going to for go sleep tonight to finish it

- but i also casted on for the DBF's birthday present, so i'm not making a dent in the knitting pile. *sigh*.
But Cathy's bag will be finished tonight. Then my harvest sock. I want to have that shipped out by the end of the first week of December. I also have the Knit it Forward swap that is due the same week, but that is *much* closer to being finished. I might pick that up tonight after i finish the bag and get that done.

i'm just knitting my life away.

argh.

Having home computer issues this week. Can't really post from the work computer. Should be fixed sometime over the weekend.

Just so you know.

Winter wonderland Weekly Topic

When did you first start drinking coffee? What age were you? Was it about the caffeine, or do you love the taste and smell? Tell us how your passion began!

I had the joy and luck to get job at an Italian Bakery at the age of 14. They only served Coffee and Desert. Working there smelled W*O*N*D*E*R*F*U*L, and that's where the coffee lust started. My mom drank coffee in the evenings, but i never much cared for the taste. After working at Vacarro's for a while, i did develop a taste for espressos, cappuccinos, and of course, my goddess -MOCHA!!!

it's really just gotten worst from there. I will still take espresso over coffee any day, but it all comes from the all mighty bean, so i still love it.

One day, i will get my "nerd" tattoo, of the chemical makeup of caffeine, as a mug.

It's scientifically accurate too!

OMG!!!11 It's a F.O.!

Well, there's something you don't see everyday! I actually finished a project! Gave Rachel her long awaited, highly anticipated blankie. She seemed very happy with it, and i know that she will love it. It was great timing on my part, since her birthday is Friday and her office is moving this weekend. Since Rachel is my "office buddy" this means I won't be able to see her nearly as often as I am use to. (hm!) I won't be able to stop by on my breaks and get a much needed hug, or have a friendly face wave to me on the street in the morning as i'm running, to get to my desk on time. No one to have girlie gossip with...

*la sigh*

Well, i crocheted that blanket with love, damn it(!), so if Rachel needs a hug, there's one or two in the blankie, i'm sure. and if i need a hug... well i'll guess i'll have to go visit her after work :P

Enjoy the blankie, girlie! Happy (early) birthday!

It's dying...

I have a sweater that i love. It's not hand knitted, nor does it even fit me exceptionally well. But it was a gift, and the exact type of sweater i had wanted for a long time - a basic black sweater with big pockets. After wearing it for more years then i'd care to admit, it's dying a slow sweater death. It's been steadily getting holes in it, by yarn breaking in spots, and it's come apart at the seams, but now it's getting bad



Just means that i'm going to have to be more motivated to get knitting out of the way, so i can knit myself a replacement. *la sigh*

I really do love this sweater

I'm in!!!!

Got my invite for Ravelry. Screen name is sskstacey. Go add me!

I don't have ANYTHING loaded on there yet, but i'll be nerding it up over the weekend, so keep an eye out for it :P