Domestic Geek

It is so not fair to have a dream that you're going on a vacation trip to Hawaii. You dream you're packing, you dream of your last day at work before you leave, you dream you're driving to the airport and WHAM! Alarm goes off, it's MONDAY morning and you have to get up to go to work. *grumble*

Geez, haven't posted anything craft-related since before Halloween. I wish I could say I've been off crafting up a storm, but this has not been the case. Work got crazy busy and while I got a lot of overtime and was able to buy Christmas presents for the first time in years, it didn't leave a lot of time for hobbies. I also slipped into my pre-holiday depression that I've been experiencing the last few years and then caught a bug going around work and have been sick for a little over the last three weeks. I'm starting to finally feel better, though, so some new projects are in the works.

I did get a few more feet of crocheted popcorn garland made during the first couple of weeks of December, but not enough to make it to the tree yet. To help with it, I bought a cool little product called The Crochet Lite at Michaels (pictured at right -->) so that I could crochet in the dark. It basically has an LED or something in the handle that shines up through the hook. It definitely lights up enough so that you can see what you're doing. I don't like the feel of it as much as my regular metal crochet hook, but it's usable. I'm going to bring the project out to my current project basket in the living room so that I will continue to work on it throughout the year. It'll be on the tree next Christmas. Oh, yes....it will.

I did finish my bag from my knit class and totally forgot to post pictures here. I'll have to write up a post later and post some pics. I started trying to make a second bag, but I got stuck. I'll try to pick that project up again soon. I really want to knit myself a sweater and some socks.

Currently, though, I am trying to learn to machine embroider. My most awesomest boyfriend in the entire world gifted me a Brother PE-700 embroidery machine for Christmas. A co-worker that embroiders gave me her old copy of PE-Design software, a card writer box, some blank cards and some of her old designs to get me started. w00t! It looks like this is the year I'll finally be able to live my dream of starting my own embroidery business.

I've finally been invited to join Ravelry. I've got to get busy and set myself up a profile over there.

I also just joined Etsy. I need to make some money and since paid blogging ain't gonna do it anymore, I guess it's time I put some of my skills to use and sell some stuff online.

OK, that's about it for now. I'm really looking forward to making 2008 a really crafty year.

As I haven't been much of a Potter follower since my disappointment with book 7 (except to watch Order of the Phoenix), I haven't been making my daily visits to J.K. Rowling's site. Thankfully Fond of Snape made mention that today is Severus Snape's birthday, or I would've totally missed it this year. Happy Birthday, Severus!


* He's a Capricorn (as is Marcus) — the perfect match for a Virgo such as I.

I was perusing the Techie Diva site and found a geeky accessory that I absolutely must have! It's the Cyber Snipa Dog Tag. I don't usually wear jewelry or such, but I think I'd wear these. One of the tags houses a flash drive (I'm always finding myself in a spot where I wish I had a flash drive on me) and the other sports some tools and an LED flashlight. Definitely something a geek such as myself should own.

Happy Birthday, Marcus!

Today was Marcus' birthday. As usual, I don't dare divulge his age for fear of the wrath I will bring down upon myself. I've never met a man so freaked out about birthdays and getting older, especially since no matter how many he has, I'll always be older. To hear him go on, you'd think he was on the verge of geezerhood!

Yesterday we celebrated out to dinner with Mike & Nina at Chili's, followed by Dairy Queen ice cream cake at our house. Mike & Nina got him the coolest calendar they made via iPhoto/Apple using Mike's mountain biking photos. It's really neat. This evening, Dad accompanied us to the Texas Roadhouse for yet another yummy birthday dinner.

Since his birthday is almost over and I'm really late in posting this, why don't you head over to his site and give him some belated birthday wishes.

Also, today would have been my mother's 63rd birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom.