2004 survey

2004 survey
Created by millaboo and taken 133 times on bzoink!
What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?	Learned to knit, got engaged then unengaged, raised a puppy, redecorated three rooms all on my own, got drunk, and got the flu twice
Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next	didnt really make any, but i have for this year. mostly knitting related though. (do those count? lol)
Did anyone close to you give birth?	yes as a matter of fact. My cousin and my fatehrs chidlhood best friend each had beautiful baby girls!
Did anyone close to you die?	yes. my great great uncle Allen (my favortie person in the world), my great uncle Morris, and my great aunt Eliza.
What countries did you visit?	none but my own sadly enough.
What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?	a place of my own
What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?	november 2nd. because i don't understand how that many people could be soo dumb.
What was your biggest achievement of the year?	raising a fabulous dog.
What was your biggest failure?	taking care of allan
Did you suffer illness or injury?	the flu twice. my migraines came back. 4 brown recluse bites. mmm fun!
What was the best thing you bought?	a learn to knit kit
Whose behavior merited celebration?	my best friends
Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?	my (real) mothers or gw's -seriously folks, its a tie.
Where did most all of your money go?	split between knitting related items and trips to tx
What did you get really, really, really excited about?	andrew
What songs will always remind you of 2004?	musicology
What do you wish you'd done more of?	been responsible
What do you wish you'd done less of?	everything i knew i shouldnt have done
How do you plan on spending Christmas?	next year? hopefully with andrew
Did you fall in love in 2004?	yup. a few more times for practice. once for real.
How many one-night stands?	too many
What was your favorite TV program?	Inside the Actors Studio (i think thats the name.. its on bravo)
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?	yeah, but not so much that id put their name here.
What was the best book you read?	intimate (sorry, dont remem the authors name)
What was your greatest musical discovery?	my dad
What did you want and get?	a dog and a car
What did you want and not get?	A sewing machine and an ipod
What was your favorite film of this year?	Ray. hands down best movie ive seen since... schindlers list or something...
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?	whats clean?
What kept you sane?	knitting.
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?	collin farrel
What political issue stirred you the most?	gay marriage and abortion rights
Who was the best new person you met?	andrew
Tell the most valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:	dont believe everything youre told
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Mariah update

I've managed to get past the 5" of seemingly never ending cabled ribbing on Mariah. I've been feeling yucky and flu-y the last few days and about all I've done is knit with a few random things in between. So it was probably two solid evenings before I got to the regular stockinette. Now its just flying. I miss-read the chart when I started cabling so I have the hold to front and hold to back cables reversed. But oh well. It doesn't look like I messed up so its all good. I ended up casting on about ten times because I couldn't get the stitches right, and after all that, I just couldn't go back and do it again. My head would've exploded with frustration. But I'm happy to report the Caron Simply Soft is working great. One of the girls at stitch n bitch said she wasn't sure it would show the pattern well because of the slight 'halo' the yarn has to it, but its working out great. (YAY)

Wow. What a slacker I am

Ok. So I haven't even bothered to write one stinking entry since august. So shot me. I think its the lack of a decent digital camera that keeps me from doing so. Oh well.
ivy got tons of WIP's right now. Most of them barely started. I casted on for Mariah last night. (yes yes, I know the knit along hasn't started yet, but I cant help it.) I'm using Caron Simply Soft. In black. But only because I cant find a nice soft natural oat color or a nice heathery gray that wont be too expensive for me right now. (considering I might not ever finish it)
I am half way through a pair of mittens to match an eyelash scarf I made a couple a weeks ago. Its a color way that reminds me of the blues in the Monet painting ... waterlillies or something like that.
I'm also working on the cardi in Hip to Knit. But its not really working very well... The sizing just isn't working for me. I'm gonna have to frog the back and do it over. Too busty and hipy for it. Blah. Where are the knits for chics with curves. hm?? hmm?? They're either extra big or have to curves to them! grrr.
hmmm. What else am I working on...
oh! A shawl for my GrammaMom. (she's my gramma, but she's pretty much raised me. so anytime I mention 'mom' its her. k? k. Its in an eyelash yarn that's purple and fuschia. but rich jewel tones, not garish. itll be beautiful.
ok. I think thats it for now.