Yarnification

Seen in various places, but I filled these out days ago and didn’t post them, so I’m not sure where. Actual crochet content coming soon!

I’m still working on Lori’s questions—they’re more involved than these ones were so I haven’t had time to adequately answer them yet.

This is really long, so I’m trying out something so it won’t take up three miles on the main page… (Read on …)

I haven’t posted much in a while apart from random drive-by quiz results, have I?

I expect to have some photos shortly; I’m in a crunch trying to finish up some gifts, doilies for my mom and my mother-in-law. The one for MIL is done already apart from blocking, but it’s itty-bitty. That’s what she wanted, a tiny little doily, but I’m hoping to make a matching one in a bigger size to go along with it. Right now I’m about a third or so into my mom’s doily. I’d wanted to make a bunch of snowflakes to send to various family members, too, but that didn’t really work out.

Partly I’m so late with finishing gifts and not getting as many made as I’d have liked because my hands were/are bothering me (current status: not bad at all today, though my knuckles still have been swelling up randomly). And partly because I’m having a major back pain episode and the one position that’s comfortable to sit in is murder on my neck if I try to crochet too long sitting like that.

(Anyone want some cheese to go along with that whine?)

I’m noticing that my status bars over there haven’t been updated for so long that they don’t actually bear much relation to what I’m working on these days. I’ll try to remember to do WIP Wednesday this week. But mainly I’m doing the doilies, and after those I’m going to get back to some other projects, like lining the purse that’s otherwise finished and finishing up the Seraphina shawl, which I could totally use because, well, holy early winter, Batman! It’s cold here!

And I’m trying to decide what to do with the felting yarn Lori sent me. I’ve been browsing around looking at various patterns but haven’t been able to settle on anything yet. I’ve thought about doing some felted mittens—I saw a great-looking pattern somewhere and bookmarked it. They looked so lovely and warm. But I’m thinking that for a first attempt at felting (and in a front-loading washer at that) it might be best if I did something where size isn’t critical, like a bag. If anyone has suggestions, I’d love to hear them!

And now for some quiz results! Seen at various blogs, but I can’t remember whose offhand.

You’re a scientific intellectual.

What Sort of Intellectual Are You?
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The “Santa’s private dancer” bit, that is.

You Are Dancer

Carefree and fun, you always find reasons to do a happy dance. Why You’re Naughty: That dark stint you had as Santa’s private dancer. Why You’re Nice: You’re friendly. Very friendly.

What’s also probably just not right is this score, given that Don and I have been together since I was 22 and married since I was 23. Maybe that’s why I was ready to settle down that young. (Hey, don’t be looking at me like that. You mean you’ve never dated an ex’s friend?)

Your Dating Purity Score: 39%

You are an experienced dater. You’ve dated around enough to know what you want in a relationship. And you’ve got the dating skills to get exactly what you want!

And just for the “awwww” factor:

You Were a Koala

You value living life at a slow, peaceful, meditative pace. You give insightful advice, helping others to overcome obstacles.

Marvie and Rebecca were wondering about the practicality of crochet coasters, and I’m a big doofus and didn’t email them back, and anyway I figured they might not have been the only ones wondering.

So here’s the deal: I’ve made a few coasters out of worsted weight cotton before these ones, and they’ve worked great for me and weren’t wobbly at all, but—and this could be a big difference between stable and wobbly—we’ve only been using them for water glasses next to the bed, where they’re less likely to be knocked over by cats, and where they usually have a giant 44-ounce cup of ice water on them. So I don’t know if they’re as stable with a smaller glass, since the water cups are pretty heavy when they’re full. What I’d say is to try making one and check it out. The ones I’ve made before were Janelle’s star coaster and granted they’re a little flatter than the ones I just made. But we’ve never had any spills, not even when a cup is close to empty.

Moving on…Nope, didn’t do any crochet this weekend. I feel really scatterbrained. More so than usual. And anxious—because of the holidays coming up and me being so not ready for it, and because there’s something going on with my hands that involves random joints swelling up and being painful and stiff, then randomly getting better, then other random joints in my hands doing the same thing. (Please do not mention the word arthritis, okay? I am only 32.)

Anyway, I’m trying to get a grip on myself. Meantime, some slightly unflattering quiz results!

You Have a Melancholic Temperament

Introspective and reflective, you think about everything and anything. You are a soft-hearted daydreamer. You long for your ideal life. You love silence and solitude. Everyday life is usually too chaotic for you. Given enough time alone, it’s easy for you to find inner peace. You tend to be spiritual, having found your own meaning of life. Wise and patient, you can help people through difficult times. At your worst, you brood and sulk. Your negative thoughts can trap you. You are reserved and withdrawn. This makes it hard to connect to others. You tend to over think small things, making decisions difficult.

So I’m a bad girl, but a picky one…

You Are a Bad Girl

You are 30% Good and 70% Bad You’re a total bad girl, from your wild hair to tattooed toes. But you’re too badass to even care if you’re labeled “bad”!

Your Sexy Dress Should Be

Butterfly Halter Dress

Men See You As Choosy

Men notice you light years before you notice them You take a selective approach to dating, and you can afford to be picky You aren’t looking for a quick flirt – but a memorable encounter It may take men a while to ask you out, but it’s worth the wait

Hey, first I wanted to say that I don’t think I’ve answered any email at all for days (and some for much longer because I am flaky about things like starting to reply to an email and then saving it in the draft folder and never ever remembering to finish and send it), and I promise I’m not ignoring anyone on purpose and will try to get back to everyone who’s written in a reasonable amount of time but probably not before the day after Thanksgiving.

I’m having a bit of a tough week on account of spectacularly bad cramps and related nonsense. I accidentally left the heat packs at home today, too, which is a major bummer because I’m allergic to ibuprofen and heat is my friend. I’ve been taking Tylenol and that is just sad because Tylenol just does not help with this at all.

I expect I’ll be feeling better by tomorrow but I’ll also be super-busy what with the holiday coming up and all.

Since it’s been going around…For the record, I heart mashed potatoes. I’ve been totally rooting for them in Lori’s poll but they are trailing behind turkey and stuffing so I really think you should go vote for them.

You Are Mashed Potatoes

Ordinary, comforting, and more than a little predictable You’re the glue that holds everyone together.

Found this one at Kari’s. I always did like the Ents the best.

Entish

To which race of Middle Earth do you belong?
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Heh. Sad but true.

Slacker Kid

High school was a place you showed up occasionally, but you didn’t really leave a mark. You hated rules, authority, and structure. In fact, you still do.

I love Stewie! Though I find it a bit disturbing that the second place result was Peter. Ack.

You scored as Stewie Griffin. Congradulations you are Stewie. One of the best characters on the show and usually everyones fav. Because you are stewie you prob are one evil sick bastard. Stewie Griffin 63% Peter Griffin 38% Lois Griffin 13% Chris Griffin 13% Joe 13% Quagmire 13% Cleveland 13% Meg Griffin 0% Brian Griffin 0%

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You fit in with: Taoism Your ideals mostly resemble those of the Taoist faith. Spirituality is the most important thing in your life. You strive to live by all of your ideals, and live a very intellectually focused life. 40% spiritual. 30% reason-oriented.

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