Jeans and Sneakers

I guess since last week was our 4 year anniversary, I was thinking the other day about the first time Rob and I said the “L” word.  Both of us had horrible previous experiences in past relationships, and we were both very careful about the usage of the word.  I could remember very clearly the first time he told me he loved me. . .but for some reason, I couldn’t remember when I told him.  I just knew that I didn’t tell him at the same time he told me.

I was cleaning out my room today in preparation for seclusion. . .the deadline for my latest sale is coming up and I’m going to need to get cranking on the doll.  This is best accomplished when I’m not distracted by all the mess that surrounds me.  Anyway, while cleaning out my bookshelf, I found a folder of some online conversations that I’d printed out that at the time, I’d thought had particular significance.  Namely, the conversation the day after I’d “broken up” with Rob because I thought I might be rebounding and treating him unfairly, and the conversation when I told him, for the first time, that I loved him.

I don’t want to say that I’m totally clear about what I’m thinking and feeling, but I will say that I’m a lot more clear about it than I was when I met Rob.  Poor guy, he must have thought I was crazy with all the crap I had rolling around my head.  I’m lucky he found me and was able to continuously put up with me.  :]

I haven’t yet started the doll, but I’m not too concerned, it’s a simple figurine, nothing fancy, and I should be able to complete it in a few days.  I have given some thought to what I’d like to knit next.  I haven’t separated the dyed yarn for the toe up Jaywalkers I’m making with it yet.  And I had plans for a top down raglan, but I haven’t really felt the urge to get in there and cast on.  I did finally decide on a yarn for the Forecast I’d like to make, so that’s good.

I was waiting for my paycheck from my last job, it seems like they waited for me to call before printing and mailing it out.  Whatever, at least it’s in my possession, and I’ll be ok for bills and stuff.

My mom signed a lease for an apartment in a better neighborhood than she’s been living in since I moved back home, so that’s one less thing to worry about.  My dad’s birthday is tomorrow, and I was going to write him a letter, but I think I’ll just call instead.  This month is almost over, and it feels like it just started.

Next weekend is a three day, and my birthday is next week.  Then there’s Rob’s birthday, the bday bbq, and hfest to look forward to.  Then it’ll be October, my brother’s birthday and Halloween.  November and thanksgiving, and then the end of the year with xmas and new years.  We’re definitely past the halfway point in the year, and if the rest of it goes like August did, it’ll be 2008 before I know it.

My car needs a new slave cylinder for the transmission. . .apparently it’s got a slow leak that made itself known by leaking out everything and not letting me drive my car.  The good news is that to replace, it’s only about $20-30, and it’s easy to change.

Work has been going well, I’m comfortable there, and they seem to like me.  Hopefully I can stay here for a long while.

I don’t know what to write about first. . .

The new job is ok. It can get a tad boring at times, and Friday I got a little bit mad because they decided last minute that they were moving offices on Friday, and everyone just expected me to pack my own desk and know what was garbage and what wasn’t. Mind you, Friday was my 5th day there. . .ever. I hadn’t even opened any of the desk drawers. But I did my best, and if they have anything to say about it, I’ll have a few words to say back.

The new building is supposed to be awesome, and my desk/reception area is supposed to be cool, so we’ll see how that goes.

Last Wednesday was 4 years for Rob and I. We took it easy, and went out to dinner and a movie. It was nice. His bday is coming up, and I have no idea what to get him.

I sold another doll, and I was supposed to start it yesterday, but it was so beautiful out yesterday, I couldn’t stay inside. I went on an adventure. . .to pick up some wheels for my 7 that someone was just giving away, and to a yarn store, and the book store. Then Rob and I got some food and we played video games. Hahaha, not too productive of a day, in so far as I wanted to wash my car and start the doll. . .

Today is Rob’s grandma’s bday, and we’re going over to his parents house for dinner to celebrate. Should be lots of good food, so I’m making sure not to eat anything until we go. Afterwards, Rob’s gonna go to a friend’s house to weld some stuff, so I’m going to get dropped off here and start on that doll, and maybe wind up the yarn into two balls so I can get started on those socks I dyed yarn for.

My dad’s bday is coming up too, but my sister Wyn and I decided this year we’re going to write him letters or something. I finally get to use that stationary set Wyn got me for xmas!! We’re going to try to bring back letter writing, at least within the family. I’m probably going to get my brother a nice writing set for his bday, as he’s shown an affinity for the written word.

I’ve slept a lot this weekend, but I’m hoping that I’ll get used to my work schedule and start waking up naturally in the mornings on weekends again. It was nice to have such long weekend days, rather than just 12 hrs or so each day.

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Holy crap. Let me just tell you. I used to love this yarn. I coveted it and dreamed of the day I would dye it into something beautiful. Well, the dyeing came out great, but I had to untangle a full skein of this yarn. . .three times. This yarn loves to tangle. I had no problems whatsoever with the last skein I had. This one was problems from the start.

When I first unravelled the skein, I put it down for one moment to get the swift, and BAM! it was tangled. Beyond all recognition. To the point where Rob asked me if I was going to throw it out. I would have taken pictures, I thought about it actually, but I was so frustrated I didn’t want to.

I finally untangled it, got it all nice and wound for dyeing, dyed it, rinsed, let it dry, and it tangled again, despite my efforts to keep it from tangling by tyeing it at several intervals along the loop.

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So I patiently untangled it again, and wound it around my arm (I don’t have a niddy noddy, and Eunny Jang posted on her blog that she just wraps it around her arm). Well. As soon as I unhooked it from my arm. . .guess what? That’s right!! Tangled again.
I was going to separate this into two equal balls so that I could do toe up jaywalkers, but I’m seriously reconsidering. The thought of doing anything with this ball other than knitting it immediately makes me tremble with fear. Seriously, this yarn has brought me near to tears three times this weekend.

I might attempt to separate it anyway, with Rob’s help, but honestly, I don’t know if it’s worth the effort.
The dyeing. . .that went well. I didn’t use enough dye I think, but it still came out pretty, and that’s all I really care about. This’ll make gorgeous socks if they ever stop tangling.

You know the phrase. Monopoly, it meant more money under your side of the board, and it was something to get excited about. I suppose that because it was only a game, we overlook the moral implications of the card. Technically, it’s stealing.

If you found a bag of money, or say, a stack of twenties in an atm, would you play the good samaritan and try to turn it in? Or would you take the money and run?

I quit the most recent job… they weren’t offering steady hours, or a lunch break, and the pay was less than I’d have liked. I interviewed at another place yesterday, and they offered me a salaried position. Needless to say I took it. I start monday, so we’ll see how that goes.

It’s 5:15 am and I’m in Manhattan with Rob moving servers. He said on the way home we’ll stop and get Ihop. :]

I keep meaning to knit up a swatch for a new set of jaywalkers, so that I can dye a custom self striping yarn. Video games have been distracting me though. Yesterday it was Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, and today it was mostly Keepsake (horrible voice actors) and then Legend of Heroes on PSP for the wait and the ride into the city. I’d be playing it now, but the PSP battery died.

The heat’s been nasty, though this morning (ha, yesterday morning,) we had an awesome thunderstorm that woke me up from a dead sleep. Anyone who knows me knows that’s quite a feat. I gguess the cold front lost though cause today was horrid.

Being up right now is so going to kill my sleep schedule, but I’ve got the weekend to correct it, and Saturday is the next RX-7 meet. Oh well.
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I didn’t have any plans for yesterday, but ended up having an adventure anyway.  I woke up earlier than I would have liked when our old roommate showed up.  Rob had invited him over to help him take the engine out of his 3rd gen.  But mostly they sat around while Chris played Wii because it was too hot to go outside.

Wyn called me and we chatted for a good long while, and then she decided she was going to come out so we could have an adventure.  When she got here, we went to Panera to grab some food, and saw an old friend.  That was pretty cool, catching up and whatnot.  After that we went to Adventureland. . .which was funny.  I didn’t think I’d end up going to A-Land ever again after two summers ago when two people died within 3 days at the park.  But it’s been awhile, they changed out the rides (one of the ones that killed someone, and some others) and they raised the admission, and life went on.

So Wyn and I went and had a good time.  We saw another person from high school which was odd, I’m still not 100% sure he recognized us.  Oh well.  I’m definitely getting older, or at least am out of practice with going on rides, because the first ride we went on was the roller coaster, and I’ve been on that ride a thousand times (I worked at the park when I was a teen), and I got a little nauseous.  But I didn’t let it get me down, and I went on more rides after that, and I was fine.

We got fake tattoos (mine are actually pretty effing cool, and I’m considering getting them as real tats), and had our picture taken (by the little brother of a friend I had when I worked at the park) and bought merchandise with the picture on it.  I had cotton candy and rock candy, and all in all it was a pretty good time.  The park is so much smaller than I remember.  I mean, of course I know the layout of the place since I used to work there, but when I was a teen, my sis and I used to be able to go around on rides for hours, we could spend the whole day there and not even notice the passage of time.   Yesterday, we went on all of the grownup rides like once, (I went on the two best ones twice), and then we just kind of walked around.  It was a totally different experience than I remember.

But still, it was an adventure.  Afterwards, we came home and looked through my knitting magazines.

It was nice to do something, like actively do something, go somewhere, and spend time with someone.  And I got an invite to get all gothed up and go to this one club nearby sometime, which is pretty cool.  I might have to do that, I’ve got this corset that’s been dying to be worn.

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I wore her to work today. More pictures on my nifty flickr thing and on Ravelry.

In other news, work was awesome today, solely because someone started quoting The Princess Bride. Actually, two people. It’s amazing to think that this time last year I was working for a company of all young people who hadn’t even seen that movie (and many other cool ones as well.) It’s nice to be able to joke and relate with people again. :]

Honorine is done, pictures to follow.