Bossygirl

...me sitting here with my laptop in front of the...what am I watching?...oh yeah--the Super Bowl (number 80 million or something). A fan? Not so much. Yes, like many Americans, I watch not for the clash of the titans, but aye, the commercials. (I like the dancing lizards so far). And Tom Petty? Nothing against him, but wow. How many 20-somethings did they have to pay to rock out to the oldies down there on the field with their little fiberoptic lighters? (And how many 40-somethings are hacked that they couldn't get in?) Sorry, Tom...wouldn't be one of them. Geez, those guys look old.

So it's been awhile...again. Guess I never realized how much free time I used to have B.P. (Before Phoenix). No, it's not so much a time issue, but the energy I lack at the end of the day. Happily, I've been reserving some for knitting most evenings until I'm too tired to sit up straight and petrified I'll really make the mother of all mistakes. I've started the Central Park Hoodie from the Interweave Knits blog out of a forest green alpaca-blend tweed. I get a lot done during American Idol...not so much during last week's premiere of Lost (but hey, wasn't it awesome?)

The two new little kitties are getting bigger (and my camera needs new batteries, so no pics at the moment). Izzie and Lucy (nee Bucky the boy cat, we thought...oops) are so cute and full of cat-like hi-jinks. Big entertainment value for the buck. Hobbes has found his maternal side (?) and spends lots of time grooming and licking them--I thought maybe he was tenderizing them at the beginning--but now he really seems to relish the role of Super Cat. They lo-o-o-o-o-ve him, and spend most sleeping moments nestled up next to him, resting their heads on his belly like a big orange furry pillow.

Phoenix Middle School is an amazing experience, still. (Here's a shout out to any of my students who have found my blog. Told you I had one! If you're reading this Sunday night, be sure to bring your flash drives to class tomorrow. Got your paragraphs done? Hee hee.) In Global Cultures, we're deep into researching African countries. I have a webquest I'm working on, which is turning into an interesting task. It's a lot of fun to have the tools to work with now that I didn't have when I left the classroom for the library 9 years ago.

Back to knitting...I've been making some Yarn Harlot hats out of Noro yarn, have an Oat Couture ruana ready to start, and as mentioned, The Central Park Hoodie. I got some great new books for Christmas, including Bag Style. I tried and tried to make the hemp shopping bag using the pretty open lacework pattern, but muffed it up every time. After 4 tries and 4 frogging parties, I put it aside for another time...or another variation on the pattern. Apparently didn't have enough brain cells for that one. Too bad...the hemp yarn is pretty cool.

(Salesgenie.com with the stupid pandas? Really? But the Shaquille O'Neill as jockey commercial was worth a giggle.)

Apologies for the bare-bones post--no pictures or links. I'm just glad to get one up and running since the last one. Actually, you should check out my sister Jane's site: www.bluestarartworks.com
Fun stuff from a wonderfully creative mind. :-) (Guess who got a big share of the creative DNA? Visit the site and you'll know how to answer that one.)

Tah.