3.9.11

day two:

a picture of you and a person you've been close with for a long time.

oscar!
we met around 3 or 4 years ago, waiting tables and were close friends for a long while before we finallyyy started dating. i like to think that we inspire each other to be the people we are. :)

3.8.11

i'm going to be doing this "30 day photo challenge" thing from facebook for the next month on here.

day one:
post a picture of yourself with 15 facts (i'm assuming about myself).1. my name is sam.
2. i'm a student.
3. i knit.
4. i read.
5. i love photography.
6. i absolutely love crafting/diy projects/using tools/refurbing furniture, etc.
7. i have celiac disease.
8. i love yoga.
9. i really wish i could draw well.
10. i love to love.
11. punk music makes me happy. (so do other types, but punk never fails.)
12. sometimes i'm not sure how to handle stress.
13. i like tattoos.
14. i'm learning to be more self-aware.
15. i'm always down for some good, old-fashioned activism.

:)

2.25.11

i've been little miss handyman around the house lately! i put a new shelf up in the bathroom, along with sewing up a couple of couch pillows (in progress), making a new key hook, and fixing up a coffee table from my sister. i got the table fixed, but i guess when i stained it i didn't take off enough excess. take two will be next week. tomorrow we're having a small cook out for my birthday and i'm really looking forward to a relaxing day with friends!

here's that key hook-

the tin is from the 1800's, it was in my grandparents' house for years and i snagged it out of the back of my dad's truck on its way to goodwill. gorilla glue is holding the hooks in place (my drill bit was slightly too large), but that also means it's nice and sturdy! not your conventional every day key holder, but it goes really well in my kitchen and overall in my apartment full of used but redone pieces. just goes to show that you can have a nice home without spending tons of money, and the projects are a really nice hobby for me as well.

i also recently discovered netflix, and let me just take this moment to state how wonderful i think this invention is! why in the world am i just now getting on board with this? the only drawback is that my queue is full of weird movies for my humanities course. but once those are done with, interesting things here i come! plus, the watch instantly feature is blowing me away daily.

1.18.11

have i posted since the new year? ... happy (belated) new year! and happy mlk jr day(also belated)!

today my first full-internet semester begins. lots and lots to read, which makes me happy, but at the same time i'm already feeling a bit of the stress. i've taken less than a handful of internet courses, none of which were really given much attention as my grades in those courses reflect. but! this should be my very last semester before finally having my AA in english. where to go from there is still being mulled over in my brain and probably will be until the very last possible minute. i'm crossing my fingers that i'll stay motivated enough to tackle 5 classes this time around. american lit 2, british lit 2, american minority studies, walking I, and speech. really nervous about speech, since most of the speeches i've ever given have not ended in my favor... unless it was because the teacher or professor felt sorry for me. . like the times i cried, but at least crying isn't as embarrassing as vomiting, right? ... this is why i've put my speech class off for such a long time.

this morning i also got my own very-first-flat-tire! surprisingly, it wasn't the fiasco i always imagined. it happened pulling out of my carport and was so subtle that i only noticed a block down the street. sometimes on the highway i imagine getting a flat while driving between two 18-wheelers, or in some other precarious situation. not in a morbid way, but in the "i'm-only-thinking-about-this-so-if-it-ever-happens-i'll-be-prepared" sort of way. the good kind of neurotic :-)

12.14.10

whoops, i sort of forgot i had a blog until recently. i finally got moved into the new apartment and absolutely love it! so does jig -

also, here is another scarf i made for a friend recently:
yarn: (need to do a label check)
worked in: seed stitch, with size 7 needles

it's been a terribly busy month, and i will be so glad when it's over. . or at least when the holidays get here :-) i'm pretty proud of my christmas shopping this year. almost done! but, as i said, it's been a long month and an even longer two weeks... i wish i could blow off work and just knit and do yoga all day, every day. too bad bills can't pay themselves!

10.25.10

october is a busy month for birthdays, apparently! i had to put my cool throw pillow on hold to make a few scarves for friends. i started pretty late, so they've all become belated birthday gifts, and so far i've only completed one. i wish there were more hours to the day.

moving in 4 days! :-)
so great, but there is tons to get done still, so it's going to be the busiest week probably of my entire year. if not, it's a very close second!

here's the scarf i've finished for my friend sarah:





















yarn: (i'll have to check the label, my bad!)
worked in: half twisted drop stitch with size 7 needles.