Hi… My name is Katie…
Jul 13th
… and I am addicted to yarn!
There, I said it. Phew! This has only become a problem in recent years. More so in recent months. Something about the creation process has turned my brain to mush and all I want to do is knit beautiful things… and then give them away! I think it’s a disease, really.
Today we hitched up the wagon and rode into town (which is what I like to say when we get off our butts and make the 20 mile drive into Macon) for 3 purposes: visit the storefront side of the Snackpants place of employment, take some of his work shirts to be embroidered with the company logo, and visit the yarn store that is sadly going out of business but happily has everything 50% off. SCORE!
This is my haul:
Cost less than $40 too, which is pretty awesome if you know anything about yarn. I got a LOT of the pink one, and the purple is the same brand. I think the light pink is going to become a lovely hat for myself, the green is alpaca and I have never used it so figured what the hey! The white looking ones in the middle are actually more of an off-white with blue highlights. Should be very nice!
The problem with going to the store to buy yarn with no idea what you will make from it. I find that it causes me to buy more things than I actually need (like I actually *need* any of it!) but it also causes me to find more things to make. Or something like that.
The REAL problem is finding homes for everything I make! I just don’t need 86 knit hats and scarves and baby hats and blankets and all that.
Time to run. I think Snackpants just called me a wench so I am going to punch him in the junk. Or at least threaten to.
You too can smell like purple!
Jul 9th
At World of Coke, they are clever devils, as you would expect from such a global corporation. The only way to get out of the building is by exiting through the gift shop. Now Snackpants loves him some Coke products. So we browse through the t-shirts, the shot glasses, the stuffed Coke polar bears, the lip balms and the messanger bags, and find a table with scented shirts. That’s right – the shirts come pre-stinked for you in a variety of scents. One of the Coke products loved so dearly by Snackpants is Grape Fanta. And wouldn’t you know it, they have a shirt bearing just that odor.
Snackpants does not get to enjoy the Grape Fanta as frequently as he may like, due to the predominant ethnic population at his place of business, who happen to share his affinity for the fizzy purple drink. As a way of satiating his love, I now have (sitting here beside me on my desk) a shirt that smells like purple.
I am undecided as to whether or not I will actually wear this shirt. Were my social life more active, I would be concerned about being sniffed by virtual strangers. On the other hand, it eliminates the need for deodorant or perfume, as long as I don’t operate heavy machinery or go for a jog. I am thinking about just keeping it in a Ziploc so as to preserve it’s purple smell for as long as possible, since the scent comes out in 8-12 washes.
What ever is a girl to do! If nothing else, I will take the sticker off before wearing it in public. No one should walk around wearing an open invitation like that!
Big Naked Weenie
Jul 7th
No, this does not mean that this post will be pornographic in nature! That was actually the name of the menu item I ordered for lunch at The Vortex Bar & Grill yesterday.
It was exactly what is said: a big naked weenie. A footlong all-beef hot dog with nothing on it, cause that’s how I roll. And instead of fries, I got… tater tots!!! And they were crispy and yummy and so awesome!
Snackpants ordered this monstrosity consisting of bison meat, cheese, bacon, and onion rings [edit: I forgot the BBQ sauce! For shame!]. It was an adventure watching him trying to smash it into his mouth without things falling all over the place, since it was so tall.
The Vortex is a really cool place. I think my favorite feature was the toaster on the ceiling. There were all kinds of random things on the walls and the ceiling. Perhaps my least favorite thing was that they allow smoking, but I admit that it was separate enough that I could not tell that there were people actually smoking in the restaurant. And of course, I LOVED that it was 18 and up only. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against kids or teenagers eating in restaurants – but having an adult only place was kind of cool.
After lunch we headed to the aquarium, which was just awesome. We saw all kinds of crazy fish and whales, weird looking creatures and humongous sharks! The highlight of the afternoon had to be when we went into one of the banquet rooms (which was technically not open, I don’t think, but the doors were open) and had a closer view of the Beluga whales. Here is Snackpants with his new friend:
The fun didn’t stop there. There were 2 females and one male, and the females liked swimming by that back window. Of course, they liked doing their business by that window as well, so we had front row seats to Beluga whale poop. It was pretty gross. Ah, nature.
Here are a couple of other things we saw:
After the Aquarium, since the World of Coke was just right there, we decided to go. Admittedly I was not real excited about it, since I am not a Coke fan. But it was neat. We got to see a small bottling plant in the building, a real cute “documentary” about the folks that work inside the Coke machine and put the soda in the bottle when you put a coin the machine, and go on a very intense 4D ride that should be banned from even a theme park for being so violent!
We tasted some lovely drinks from around the world, Snackpants (for some unknown reason) decided to verify that the Beverly was still gross, and we got our commemorative “World of Coke” Coke bottles to take home. A tiring but very good day.
*Cue the arrival music*
Jul 5th
That’s right! I have finished the baby blanket! I am actually quite impressed with myself, if I do say so… myself. Which I do. Have a look:
The magnificence! The splendor! The pink baby-ness of it all! It will please me to take this to my NICU tour on Tuesday to see if I can make it a donation, along with some of the hats that I have made. It’s always nicer to have a purpose in making these things, I think.
In other news, I nearly had a freakin’ heart attack last night when someone set off a really loud fire cracker that sounded like they were trying to break down the door. I had that momentary sense of panic wash over me until I realized what it was, knew I was being ridiculous… and went back to sleep.
Happy Independence Day!
Jul 4th
In honor of the 233rd birthday of the grand ole US of A, I am doing nothing patriotic. Because Snackpants is working and I have nowhere to go today! However, I did hit the grocery store earlier today to pick up a little American dessert:
Yellow cake, chocolate frosting, red, white and blue sprinkles… the only thing I cannot explain is the random bright pink icing in the middle. Regardless, it should be yummy after our dinner! Now I just have to figure out what we are eating…
To help escape my boredom while I watch reruns of Bones on the DVR, I am knitting a preemie baby blanket. I have a tour of the NICU coming up on Tuesday and have made some teeny tiny hats to see if the hospital will take donations, and am now working on a blanket! It’s not my first attempt at a blanket, but will be my first complete project once it’s done. It’s done in a basket weave, which looks far more complex than it actually is:
With any luck, it will be done by Tuesday so I can take it with me. Woo!
Happy 4th of July! Have fun and try not blow your fingers off with fireworks, okay??
