spinnin yarn

Well, here it is. My first finished practice piece. I bought a kids 'learn to knit' package at a book fair at my school. Those needles are fat! So was the yarn. I thoroughly enjoy knitting. I can even purl. And finish! I'm amazed that I had the patience to finish a whole ball of yarn. I realize now that i should have not cast on so many stitches. If i had just cast half of that, i'd have had a scarf i could wear. This is about the size of a wrap for a 9 month old baby. Maybe my friend here will let me adorn her daughter for a dinner out on the town. She just might! Tonight I stopped at a Michaels to buy more yarn. Also got lots more beading and jewelry supplies, this has turned into a major hobby/pasttime/meditation for me. I love love love making jewelry. I really love holding the beads, glass, and crystals and arranging them. Thinking about people as I make little bracelets or earrings.
Almost finished with the book, Songs of the Gorilla Nation, My journey through autism
by Dawn Prince-Hughes, Phd. It's a fascinating read to me. Too fascinating.

at least i got to fall in love this christmas

I met a creature that sent me over the moon in joyful love attacks. His name is Rudy, and he stole my heart with just one look. I tried to bring him home, but his family wouldn't let him go. I can't blame them, he's so friendly and just the right size. Cheerful and ready to participate at a moments notice. Whenever Rudy and I had a chance to sit together and enjoy each other's company, my Doberdog would get a little jealous, so she kept a very close eye on my behavior, to ensure her 'place.' If things looked too cozy between Rudy and me, she would remind me of her existence, usually by leaning on me while producing a complaint. A petpat and lipsmack would let her know she had nothing to worry about. Aside from watching my beloved son open some very cool gifts, Rudy was the highlight of my Christmas.

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to all!

Not much going on here.
Blessings to all,
Peace.

i cooked

last weekend, i went to a super wal mart to get some groceries and stuff. not my favorite place, but i was astounded at the bill. for what i spent, just over a hundred, i had so many fresh fruits and veggies. (normally i'd be balking at the pesticides, unfair business practices, pick your own social issue---but today, i'm choosing my battles and decided to get the conventional stuff from wal mart of all places. there. i can breathe now.)
so today i cooked up a storm.
i had purchased this large bag of pretty golden delicious apples, for snacks...etc. today i made a pie. my first real apple pie. with my first real homemade crust. it was delish. i won't scare you with a picture, as the pie was crude and i think my 5 year old could have done better, but it tasted yummylicious.
then i made some pumpkin cranberry scones from a mix i got a few weeks back, so good. not too much sugar. like it that way. then on to banana bread. finally eggplant parmesean. MAN. that was good. wow.
i love my cast iron cookware. food really cooks well in it, but i had to practice so as not to have everything stick. ya gotta know when the bottom is ready to be lifted. i didn't buy that feature, so i've been doing the trial and error version, mainly error. but EVOO (for all of you non-Rachel Ray viewers out there, that is extra virgin olive oil) heated remarkably well, quite smooth... and it was the most flavorful taste of olive oil i've had. musta been the bread crumbs. some brand i've never used.
steamed some broccoli, ate dinner. and pie.

i love cooking. i really do. it's rare a day that i'll ignore the bidding of my demons and actually do as i please. i even let ethan play playstation for over a hour. no shit!
then we watched Ice Age, the disney flick. twas nice. if you must sit through it, it's not awful.
i went to hallmark today. you know those music centers they have at the end of some aisles that you can sample the music by pushing the cd picture...??? i bought 3. one for my girlfriend for Christmas, and 2 for me. one is this awesome french cafe music, called Springtime in Paris. the other is Zen. i must check iTunes to see if i can just get it there.

blessings be!

feel like traveling

ever just feel like going someplace? i'm getting that itch. i feel like driving up and down the coast of california. just for kicks. kind of random. i know. just feel like it.

what happened?

a day or so ago, i looked at my digital clock in my bedroom. it showed- 9 30.
that period after 30 meant that it was pm. good. then i set my alarms.
so then it looked like this: :9 30.
ok. no biggie, right?
but I SWEAR for the last however many years i've had the darn thing, there was a : between the hour and minute. now there is not.
upon detailed inspection involving different kinds of illumination, i did notice the : ghost there.
but why is it no longer functioning?

the clock works fine. i unplugged it and plugged it back in. still no :

aye aye aye. gotta get a new clock.

thursday

i attended a pretty good lecture today on Asperger's Syndrome. it is so fascinating to me, i love it, and that's why i have my career focused on it and autism spectrum disorders.
it was in winston-salem, nc, and i spend the night at the hawthorne inn, where the class was.
the drive was fine, had a co-worker with me. i think she had a good time, sometimes i felt as if she didn't want to be there.

i need a massage. can't wait to get one soon.