6 posts tagged “knitting”
So, in the last month or so:
- My Advanced Orchestra went to Festival and got two 2's and one 3. I told the kids that it wasn't about the numbers, all that mattered was their experience. (Not just bullshit, I really do believe that. No one will remember in 5 years that we got a 2 overall at Festival.)
- DONE A LOT OF KNITTING.
- My Intermediate Orchestra went to Festival on Monday of this week. They did pretty good. Some strange things happened onstage that had never happened in rehearsal, but it was Monday, and no one expects perfection on Mondays. I had them listen to their CD yesterday in class and grade themselves (A - F) on their performance. Most said about B or C, which I agreed with, but I know where they came from, so I gave them an A for hard work and effort. (I told this to my mentor teacher, and she said that I was talking like "an experienced teacher!") One of our judges was one of my favorite high school directors, and he said we did a good job. The other judge was a HS director who used to be the director at MY school, and he wrote on the comments sheet that the kids "are in good hands."
- I got a new phone! LG Rumor. Lime green. I spilled iced tea (not Long Island, unfortunately) on my Razr, and it had been working funky (or NOT working, really) for a while, so I got a new one. The new phone was worth the money for the peace of mind that it will actually work.
- Jessica and I went to New Orleans! I have pictures, but Vox is taking too long to upload, and I am impatient. You'll get those later.
- I bought the new Panic! at the Disco album. Thank goodness I only spend $10 on it, because it kinda sucks. Not nearly as awesome as the first one.
- I hit 10,000 miles on my car. :D
I spent my Saturday night calculating how to knit socks, watching The Office, and baking a King Cake.
I have noooooooo concept of time now that I'm not in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is next week, and it TOTALLY snuck up on me!
I talked to almost every member of my family today, which was nice. Then I was looking at some pictures from Christmas, and realized that I never uploaded them anywhere! Here are a few.
I made a pitcher of iced tea this morning! It's sooooo good.
Jessica and I moved into our apartment! I have a new address, email me at newandhorrible (at) gmail (dot) com if you want it. We're still getting stuff settled, so it's not all nice yet, but we are getting closer to allowing other people to come inside.
I've also been knitting a lot:
I had two Thanksgiving dinners - one at Jessica's Grandparents' house (where they told me that I am part of the family, whether I like it or not) and another at Dani's house with the Fantastic Four of Sin City Knits. That's the name I've decided to call us, the other three just don't know it, hahaha.
Yeah. That's about it.
I should post here more.
Packing is HARD.
I do not enjoy it. It's really strange to think that this time next week, I'll be with Jessica's family in Las Vegas. I'm glad that I'll be with them, though, and not completely on my own just yet.
I have a nice new car (2007 Saturn Ion), nice car insurance, and a nice fun road trip ahead with my father. Hooray. We're going to drive as long as we can the first night, so we'll hit either El Paso or Las Cruces, and then the next night, we're staying with an old friend of my dad's in Flagstaff, and then heading to Vegas the next morning. Sunday night, I'll probably be blogging from Sin City.
WOO.
I honestly can't wait to live with Jessica again. It's going to be fantastic.
I finished my Greenleaf scarf last night! Just need to block and add fringe.
And yeah, that's basically the update on my life. Knitting, packing, moving, incurring lots and lots of debt.
Yup.
lame-o, lame-o, i am a lame-o
Yes. That is What I Am.
General Updates:
- AFA RULEZ. Totally.
- I knit. A lot. Sometimes, too much. I'm also obsessed with Ravelry. It's SO AWESOME. Here's my page, in case anyone's interested.
- My room is a pigsty.
- I dyed my hair. (I wanted it to be more red. The box said "Light Reddish Brown," but it's really just brown. Laaame. I wanted to be Ginny Weasley, but no dice.)
- SEEING HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT. I CANNOT WAIT. I have my cloak, wand, and everything! I'm totally awesome.
- I'm ALSO VERY EXCITED about the DEATHLY HALLOWS RELEASE. This, of course, means that I will have to finish rereading HBP before then. Must. Not. Knit. Until. Finished.
Umm, yes. That is all, I believe.
In denial! About lots of things. Mostly involving television shows (24! LOST!), but other Real Life things as well.
So! To take my mind off of it, I knitted something that, when I finished it tonight, made me very VERY happy.
"What is this glorious, multi-colored creation?" you're all asking. Well, my darlings, it is ...
A hat! It was a BITCH to make, though. I knitted it flat (as two rectangles), and seamed up the sides and top. I improvised the tassels, which are my favorite part. I did 2x2 ribbing on the bottom, but you can't really see it because it's variegated. I am very VERY happy with it.
Yesterday, the 6th graders were out in the hallway, "getting something from Julia's backpack." Vera stuck her head in the doorway and said, "Ms. D! Quentin needs you in the hallway immediately!" And I went out there, because Quentin is the one who whines and sort of instigates lots of things. I walked out into the hallway, and got showered with paper shreddings, and cries of "HAPPY GRADUATION!!!" I told the children that it was very, very sweet of them, but that they needed to clean up the mess they'd made in the hallway.
Speaking of graduation ...
Today, Kevin said to me, "You know, Ms. Dianiska, I am really going to miss you."
