Crab N' Kegs

Picture if you will, my sister and I sitting around drinking wine one night when I comment outloud to myself "gee, it would be fun if we could throw a crab feed for your birthday next month..."

Crazy ideas turn into even crazier parties.





Sissy turned the big 2-6 last week, and my mom actually let us put a keg in her backyard to celebrate. Cause nothing says "DOWNWARD SLIDE TO 30!" like crab and kegs. I'm not the biggest beer fan in the world, so I celebrated by drinking some yummy chardonnay. However, Matt only had one thing to say about this:



Knitting coming soon.

Queued

These are the top 6 items in my Ravelry Queue:



I have the yarn for ALL of them (as soon as the tax-return shipment for some Cascade Pima Tencel and Eco-Wool arrives from webs.com) and I am having a MAJOR case of startitis. This is bad.

The Blouson and Ballet Tee are going to no-brainers as soon as it get hot as sin here in the Valley (about 1.5 months from now), but I need to resist those others. Currently I'm knitting as much as I can on the Watery Cardi (Sesame II) while I can still handle 100% wool. She is coming along pretty quick - I've got a front and almost 2 sleeves done thanks to the cabin weekend (more on that tomorrow). Marilyn's NSSC is to a point where it's become a couch-only knit, so progress on that is slow.

Knitting time has been hampered significantly because I'm on my yearly Spring diet, which blows. I make no effort to hide how much I despise depriving myself of anything, but I've just felt so tired and icky the last few months that it needed to be done.I always feel great after working out, but given how busy we are there's very little spare time and something has to go (since it's pretty challenging to knit on a stationary bike. I may have tried it once or twice). And right now, I've gotta ride this motivation for all it's worth.

Oh but don't worry, the nightly glass of wine is still a part of this diet. I realized a couple years ago there was no way in hell I could give it up.

Quirky

Brandy over at The Purl Parables tagged me with a 'quirky' meme. This thing was sort of written for me because I've been called someones 'quirkiest friend' more than once.

So here goes. Six quirks about me:

1. I love vinegar.

Any condiments, really, but I put vinegar on EVERYTHING. Balsamic, Sherry, White, Garlic-Red, Cider - you name it, it's in my pantry. My favorite midday snack is Ramen noodles cooked, drained, and then soaked in white vinegar. It's also a great way to repel people from coming into my office.

2. I love knitting.

This is not a quirk for almost everyone reading this, but to my real-world friends, it's somewhat insane. My sister mentioned it numerous times in her speech at our wedding. My friends love rummaging through my (usually ginormous) purse to see what I am toting around on any given day. I also knit while driving. What - I stop when the light turns green!

3. I make up words

Sometimes the English language just doesn't allow you to express the way you feel. Example: I am tremendasaurusly tired. This used to horrify some of my English-major friends in college. I think I started doing it more frequently to annoy them.

4. I bite my nails

Gross, I know. I've tried everything to stop. At least it's not crack cocaine or something.

5. I love random trivia

For fun, I read Wikipedia. Currently, I'm reading up on the meaning of common nursery rhymes and the list of the most haunted places in the US.

6. I sing to my pets

Nothing like a little family sing-along to put everyone in a good mood. My favorite is singing "VI-VA" in place of Paul Simon's "Ceceila". Vi-Va, you're breaking my heart, you're shaking my confidence daily... oh Va-Vi-Va, I'm down on my knees... you get the idea.