Knit Addictions: Back in Smogville

October 28, 2004

Back in Smogville

The DAD news
Well, my dad is back in the residents home. He is stable again and has his good days and his bad days. After speaking with my mom, it's comforting to know that all of the other residents and nurses welcomed him back with great big hellos and hugs and how much they missed him. He's a pretty funny guy when he's not in agonizing pain so it's nice to know they appreciate his sense of dry humor.

AMOEBA
Remember a post a few months back when I was all pissed off at Amoeba? Well, they took our cd and apparently they listened to it cuz they contacted us and now we're going to be their featured "Homegrown Artist" on November 17th. So if you live in LA, go to the shop and check us out and please buy our cd there! :-)
Of course, you'll see us on their site that day too! (The Hollywood store)

ZZZZZZZZZ FILM
We went and say "I 'heart' Huckabees". OMDG! I fell totally sound asleep twice! So did Bam! This is more of an idea than a film. I highly recommend it for a lovely afternoon nap. I thought with all those superb actors in it this must be a fantastic script and story. Alas. Very meandering and .......well, not very good.

AROUND THE HOUSE
But I tell ya, sometimes, a nap in the theater is as good as it gets. We still have the evil homeowners next door who knocked down their condemned shacks and are building a new house. The issue I have with them,.........they work 7 as in SEVEN days a week. Starting at 7:30 am and generally going until 7 or 8 pm. After a while, ya get a little loopy. Not to mention, the edge of their new house is literally, 4 inches from the edge of our garage which doubles as Bam's office/recording studio. So he sits in there with the banging right on him. It's enough to make an ex-smoker start smoking again.
But, .........he is at 16 days without a cigarette today!

NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS

That's what I should call this scarf cuz it's like a pastel version of the Sex Pistols colors! (who I adore!!)
Thanks to my Secret Pal..........I used the yarns she sent me to start this scarf on the airplane ride home from Minnesota. I think it's turning out uber cool and I can't wait to wear it with something pink/green. It's making me want to find neon pink/neon green and design a very loud, very obnoxious sweater!!!!

MORE KNIT
I swear, all I do is work these days. Well, that and watch movies. (I have to have ONE addiction, right?) But I did finish the Lulu sleeve and am gonna put that together. It still involves more knitting...have to pick up the collar yada yada yada. But that should be fast. I have so many projects on the go.......a second Janis Tank in Pink/Black. But ....well, it seems there is a strong publication possibility so now I cannot post piccies of all my knitting designs. (this is weird to me)
Anyway, here's a pic of a scarf I did last year out of the Vogue knitting magazine. It's still a fave around the house and we have to decide who gets to wear it! ha ha!

SITE MANIA
Lately, I've got more sites that need building and just not enough time to build them. I guess I'm a slow website designer cuz man, oh, man. I just have a tough time.

On that note.........here's to dreams of yarn...........