Damn that Culpepper:

Looks like *somebody* had a huge point to make against Miami today. Fucker. That last TD by him was just for spite. Fuck you and your knee, ass. Yeah, my team lost. Fucking fuckers. God I love football!!!

As for the knitting, I actually got some done so far today. I started out continuing work on my 1st sock out of Jollyewe's yarn, but it didn't take long until I was at the 'do or die' part of the toe. *shivers* The daunting Kitchener stitch. There was no way in hell I could do my very first Kitchener AND watch the game. So that was shelved for now.

Then I was stuck scrambling for another project to get onto. I grabbed the yarn earmarked for the Crusoe socks, but then I couldn't find needles for it. Scrap that.

See, I'm part of a Football-along AND a member of the Holiday Knits group over at ravelry, so I'm trying to combine the two by knitting only Christmas presents during football.

Last year the whole famdamnily got My So Called scarves out of Malabrigo - just different colors. This year most of them are getting socks. Well, the ones I'm willing to continue giving handknits to. Some of them can go get their own damn socks from SquallMart for all I care. Handknit ingrates.

So - since I couldn't find enough of any one size of small dpns to start socks I grabbed the yarns I have earmarked for my 1st Coronet (it's destined for holiday gifting anyway, so what the hay), and enough circs and dpns in the required sizes to get going.

Cast on and got one entire repeat done by halftime.

By the end of the game I think I'm up to 5 total repeats.

I have to admit that I do not understand the construction of cables. Ohhh, I can DO them - that's not it. I do not understand how 'the magic' happens. I get 'the magic' of entrelac, and 'the magic' of turning a heel, but cables? How does that shit really work? If I could understand that, I could probably lose my dependence on reading the pattern EVERY frigg'n row! Tedious, man.

Now it's time to watch the Colts. Maybe I'll get the entire 'headband' part of the hat done before tonight's game. Oh, and I think somewhere in all this football gift knitting going on 'round these parts there's supposed to something called "Laundry So You Don't Go To Work Naked Tomorrow" and "Feed Husband So He Doesn't Leave You For Black Bear Diner".

(this uploading crap is rediculously slow right now).

Less Than Nine Hours Away:

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?

I know I should go to bed already, because when The Mike wakes me up tomorrow there is gonna be a Rumble in the Household Jungle! (Apologies to Mssrs. Ali and Foreman)

His team (The Raiders . . . HATE THEM) is playing My team (The Dolphins . . . LOVE THEM!) at 10am on Sunday.

Eventually one day I'll tell three different stories.

Story 1 is where I very first met The Mike. He made me laugh immediately, then later he had to jump to my defense so I didn't get my shit-talking ass kicked by the non-musical Coast version of Eminen and his equally "Kim Mathers-like wife" ('scept only similar in the Trailery Trashery way and not the Young Hot Fake Blond way) . In the same night. Yeah really.

Story 2 is where we fast forward a FULL YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER to when we meet for the second time. There was some 'this is SO a set-up but we have to play it off' action on both sides, some bad dancing (mine) and some frank comments (his) on said bad dancing.

Third and final story is a two-parter and it includes football to bring us all to this point.

Oh yeah - that's right. My original point! Football.

GO DOLPHINS!

Hi Ass Husband!

Love you.

Hope your team chokes.

Another day, another picture:

"Sweetie Poops"

Well, her real name is Josie Pau Pau but one day The Mike called her Poops and it's stuck ever since. What you can't see in the picture are my ball winder and swift attached to each arm of the rocking chair she's sprawled out on. Knitting tools in the living room - SEXY!

The Happy Place

My yarn room. Isn't it downright delicious???

Why yes, those are Death Rays shooting out of Freckles' eyes. Is she protecting my stash or plotting destruction of it ?!?

Also, note glass of wine on desk - my *reward* for cleaning & organizing my room.

My first post!

This is gonna be FUN!