Oct 11: Happy Birthday To Me!

A gourmet funfetti cupcake!

Today is my 21st birthday! Yay!

My mom and brother came in from DeKalb and we went to Rocks Lakeview where I got their turkey cranberry wrap and it was amazing.  After that, we went to Phoebe’s Cupcakes where I got this beautiful little cupcake.  The cake was dense and moist…and the frosting…sugary, but not overly sweet.  I was able to eat all of the frosting, which means it was awesome.

Annnnd tonight I am going out with a bunch of people from school/work. Yay! I can play with the big kids now!

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct 10: More Knitting (WIP)

A pointyful scarf!

Someone needs to remind October that it is NOT supposed to be this cold right now.

Soooo I really need to finish this scarf by…Friday? Yeah. I want it for Michigan.  It’ll match the awesome, pretty leaves that I expect to see while driving up to Mackinac Island.

In other news, I woke up at 8 this morning (there goes my goal of sleeping in?) and when I went into the bathroom, I realized how crappy my hair looked (I think I actually said, “Ugh!”).  Something needed to be done.  I called up the salon I go to, the girl who cuts my hair had an opening, and BAM! My hair is an inch shorter, my bangs look like bangs again, and my layers look awesome.  Woo!

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 9: Om Nom Nom

I definitely overcooked that chicken.

And those mashed potatoes are totally from a pouch.  Supposedly, they’re real potatoes.  Whatever, they were damn tasty.  They made up for the chicken that was not tender at all, which is probably due to it not being completely thawed and possibly cooking it too hot.  Still edible, though.

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 8: Let There Be Light

My thrift store lamp.

I give credit to my cousin for this lamp, we were at Brown Elephant and we saw the giant floor-versions of this IKEA lamp and I said that I wanted the table lamp.  Two minutes later, she found this lamp.  It was pretty awesome.

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 7: For Me? Thank You! (FO)

Selfish knitting!

I have finished my Rose’s Wristwarmers!  It’s a lovely Dr. Who-inspired pattern with CABLES. I love cables.  Look how pretty and dainty they are!  The criss-cross diamond cables are filled in with a seed stitch and the sides are cable six, to the front.  I know that people have reversed one of the cable sets to make the gloves symmetrical, but I figured that it didn’t matter too much to me.

I used Malabrigo’s Silky Merino in Velvet Grapes.  It is a lovely silk-merino blend and I can’t say enough about my love of Malabrigo.

I started to panic around the last inch of the second glove, I was convinced that I would not have enough yarn to finish the inch and then put the two thumbs on.  I think I have about 5 yards left, I just barely made it.  I would have been super unhappy if I had to buy an entire skein just for a few yards out of it, but! I didn’t have to and all is right in the world.

Also, the yarn pooled.  I like the effect on these.  It is not the same on both gloves, the first has more of a spiral pooling of the lavender tones and the second has a spiral as well, just not as uniform.

They are done for me to wear in Michigan! Now I just need to finish the Pointyful Scarf…

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 6: Toasty Hands

They're done!

Ew, do you see what the lighting in my apartment does? Everything is all pixelly and gross…and you can’t see the pretty cable pattern. Not happy about this one, but I got home late and have been on campus for 12 hours.
In any case, THESE ARE DONE. Finally. I will write about them and have better pictures of them tomorrow night, I am hoping.  Maybe Thursday.

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 5: Turn Me On

It'd be awesome if the heat were turned on in my building.

While you’re here, hop on over to YouHaveHer’s blog.  She’s decided to join in the October Photo Project as well, and what can I say? I’m excited ’cause she always has good photos and awesome insight.

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 4: Heaven

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

“So there are cakes and pillows and colors galore, but underneath this more obvious patchwork quilt are the places like a quiet room where you can go and hold someone’s hand and not have to say anything. Give no story. Make no claim. Where you can live at the edge of your skin for as long as you wish.”

This is my favorite passage from a book…ever.

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 3: One of Those Days

All of my homework for the upcoming week.

My plan is to have almost all of this done by tomorrow night…completely doable, none of it is hard.  Just tedious.

Also, I’d like to add that I love that my History of the American Working Class homework is always reading.  And only will ever be reading.  No paper, no projects.  And it’s still an interesting class.

(October Photo Project)

 

Oct. 2: Baby, It’s (Getting) Cold Outside

New scarf!

I bought (yet another) scarf today while I was at Old Navy.  It’s so bright and colorful and kitschy.

Can you tell I like macros?