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Love is the drug and I need to score
Showing out, showing out, hit and run
Boy meets girl where beat goes on
Stitched up tight, can´t shake free
Love is the drug, got a hook on me
Oh oh catch that buzz
Love is the drug i´m thinking of
Oh oh can´t you see
Love is the drug for me
Listening to...Love is the Drug - Roxy Music
Sorry to post and run but I need to score some STARBUCKS STAT!! Bahahaha
Starbucks :) My favourite place to spend a rainy afternoon.
I can't believe I've found a city with crazier weather than Chicago. It changes literally every 2-3 minutes here haha. Sunny, rainy, sunny, cloudy, rainy, sunny, sunny and rainy, cloudy .... oh my gosh! And I love it, of course :D
Manchester International Airport.
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As of last week, my internet at home as been out and I recently learned that my home internet service provider is no longer able to provide service to my village. As in, ever. again. This really bites for many reasons. One, I'm working on my master's online and will now be at school even more than normal to complete homework assignments and such. Two, I was already feeling incredibly disconnected this past semester and now I'm afraid that not being able to communicate with people when I'm home will further this disconnect. But hey, at least I'll be able to add "I had to walk a half mile up hill in -40 degree weather just to use the internet!" to things I can one day tell my children.
And yay for this swap!! That will connect me to YOU! woo hoo!
Here are my deets:
Which holidays do you celebrate, if any?
Thanksgiving and Christmas!
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
The Christmas caroling party my family attended every year for 20 years. Our dear family friends used to live in an historic neighborhood in downtown Kalamazoo and they held the party every December. There was always lots of yummy food, singing around the piano, kids running all over the place, plenty of fluffy snow, and then Christmas caroling along cobblestoned streets that were lit by luminaries. There’s even an old castle in the neighborhood we’d go visit. Sadly, those friends sold their house this past summer and the caroling parties are no more.
I also bake gingerbread cookies and use my grandmother’s old recipe and all her old cookie cutters. I make sure to frost them the same way she always used to and to use chocolate chips for eyes and buttons, too. It’s just not the same without those gingerbread cookies.
I grew up Catholic and am not Catholic anymore, but I still love to go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and then hearing all the church bells while driving home. I’m really looking forward to it this year. I think it’s the familiarity of it all that I love.
For New Year's, are you a party animal or quiet night at home type?
I go back and forth. Some years I babysit and party with my favorite kiddos. Other years I attend parties or just hang out with friends. I'm not big on fireworks at all, so I don't care about catching them. This year I’m going to an Indigo Girls concert in Anchorage on New Years Eve. !!!!!!!
What drives you banana hammocks about the holidays? Tempting foods? Relatives? Shopping?
Decorating the Christmas tree. I loathe it. We always had an artificial tree growing up and my dad was super anal about making sure every fake limb was just perfect. It would seriously take us two days to set the damn thing up. One year, after pulling the tree out of the attic, he made me and my sister vacuum the wretched thing. I hope I can make decorating the tree a fun tradition for my family someday, but right now I ask my parents to please make sure it’s decorated before I arrive.
The shopping also drives me nuts, mostly because it’s complete and total culture shock for me to enter the mall during the holidays.
I also have two cousins - both in their 30s and who are brothers - that have been feuding for almost three years now. So we have to have entirely separate Christmases if we want to see them and their kids. It's annoying and juvenile.
What's your "comfort" when getting "through" the holiday season? Crafting? Eating? Drinking? :o) Knitting. Cooking. Drinking wine. Walking around and looking at Christmas lights. Wrapping presents. I love wrapping presents, and my mom has paid me to wrap them for her for as long as I can remember. I worked through two holiday seasons at Pottery Barn Kids and would request to work the gift-wrap shifts. I'd clock in, wrap gifts in the back for five hours, clock out, and go home. It pretty much rocked.
Holiday foods you like
Those Brach’s peppermint nougats with the little trees in the middle are my all-time fave. Also spiced cider, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and turkey.
Holiday foods you despise
Egg Nog. Fruitcake. Stuffing. This weird Midwestern side dish called “Ambrosia” that has jello, marshmallows, and coconut. EW.
Foods you can't eat (allergies, etc.)
Cow’s milk, wheat, gluten.
I’m not allergic to booze, but please don’t send it. I mean, I’d love you if you did. Really. But I live in a dry village (dry=illegal to possess alcohol of any kind) and could have my teaching certificate revoked if caught. Scary.
If you’re set on sending booze, the best way to bootleg it in is to send it in large bags of dog food. The kibble disguises the sound of liquid, and then if the liquid breaks, the kibble absorbs everything.
Don’t ask me how I know this.
Favorite yarn(s)?
I have tons of sock yarn, but it’s always good. I also love Socks That Rock,, Malabrigo, Koigu, Cascade 220. Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca. Workhorse yarns are always good. My favorite colors are green, purple, brown, and charcoal gray.
I'm also really into embroidery floss and can't get it out here....
Crafty pursuits - knit, crochet, spin, sew, quilt, any of these or others?
Knit. Embroidery. Beginning quilting.
Hobbies/pursuits/proclivities/passions (other than the aforementioned crafty ones, obviously) Reading. I have to read every night, no matter how tired I am. Right now I’m reading “The Girl Who Played with Fire.” I just re-read Harry Potter #7 in anticipation for the movie. I’m reading “Beezus and Ramona” to my 4th graders. I read pretty much everything except science fiction. Other than doing read-alouds with my kids during school, I can only read one book at a time.
What do you do in life? (job, career, school, family, etc.)
I’m a 4th grade teacher in an Eskimo village of 800 people in Southwestern Alaska, aka “The Bush.” I’m in my third year already (God, where did the time go!?) and am planning on moving to SE Alaska (the panhandle) this summer. I’m also working on my master’s degree while trying to juggle teaching and my crafty pursuits. I love teaching and plan on doing it for the rest of my life. And shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve recently decided that I’d really like to teach kindergarten someday. Gulp!!
Random favorites -- books, movies, tv, genres, ice cream flavors, time of day, etc.
Snacks – sweet and salty combo. I spike my salty popcorn with M&M’s whenever possible. I also love salted almonds and dried apricots together. SO GOOD.
Coffeecoffeecoffee. I think coffee is what keeps me from murdering 4th graders some mornings. Anything bold, nutty, or spicy is good.
I don’t have cable, but I do NetFlix stuff. My roommate and I are finishing up all the seasons of LOST. Next in our queue is “Friends” and “Alias.” Oh and we’re also into “CHUCK.” We’re also considering watching all the seasons of “Northern Exposure” since we pretty much live that show every day in the village.
I'm most definitely a morning person. My roommate isn't, so it works out. I'm up, showered, dressed, and am out the door before he even wakes up. I enjoy the mornings to myself, and back when I had internet, I'd chat with Shannon while drinking my coffee. I like lots of time to get ready for the day. I don't wear makeup or care what I look like, but I don't like to be rushed. Rushing = forgetting your lunch on the counter and being forced to eat a disgusting school lunch. So I like my quiet morning routine :)
My mommie bought a new coffee machine, and although we’re not supposed to drink coffee (after a little incident involving Pip, two double espressos and a certain french embassy), we decided to sneak up to the machine when no one was looking.
We were a bit disappointed when we didn’t find a hot chocolate button, but after a few encouraging thwacks we got it running smoothly.
And although the coffee was quite tasty, we much preferred the home made brownies that my mommie had baked a few days before.
I think the caffeine is starting to kick in, Henry is already on top of the bookshelf and Little Pip has put on a silly mustache, I think I better call the embassy!
Au revoir :-)
Dang, it's been WELL over a year since I posted to flickr. I very strongly dislike New Flickr.
But anyway, very, very, very, very late in getting this posted!
GMDS 9 Questionnaire
Foods you like, despise, can't eat (allergies, etc.)
No allergies to anything. Super hate raw onions, tho.
Coffee vs. tea? Do you have a favorite kind?
COFFEE. Coffeecoffeecoffee. Morning noon and night! I LOVE coffee. I used to buy whole bean coffee, and always the good stuff. Now we drink Tim Horton's coffee aalll the time, and I am not complaining one bit because it is Delish.
Where do you live? (climate, big city/small town, etc.)
I live in South East Michigan. Just over four years ago my husband and I moved from our beloved Pittsburgh to my hometown, because we wanted our kids to have family. Turned out to be a huge mistake, and although we are making it work, love our home, and have made some friends, (though none of the crafty/knitter variety, sadly) we very much feel this is not our forever town.
Crafty pursuits - knit, crochet, spin, sew, quilt, embroider, make friendship bracelets, any of these or others? Any you've always wanted to try?
I LOVE KNITTING. I crochet once in a great while, and I love to quilt and sew stuff. I did try to get into cross stitch a little while back, but with two small kids there is not the time or ability to concentrate on it.
Favorite yarns / fabrics? Any yarn you want to try but haven't yet?
I LOVE WOOL. Worsted or Dk or Sport. I love to knit at a small gauge, but that doesn't exactly work with my lifestyle, except for sock knitting! I do also love a good superwash. Not a fan of variegated yarns. nice bold/bright solids or heathers, but I also love natural hues.
Hobbies/pursuits/proclivities/passions (other than the aforementioned crafty ones, obvs)
Nope. Knitting is my life, and my job. Yarn and kids and family is all I am about at the moment.
What do you do in life? (job, career, school, family, etc.)
I own Knitterly Things, and dye self striping yarn for knitting socks. I love the work, sometimes it also doubles as my crafting when their isn't other time.
Favourite summer activities or vacation spots? Any vacation plans?
We mostly love being outside and taking the kids to the park and playground. No plans for travel, money is always tight these days.
What makes you happy?
My kids, quiet time after a long, busy, loud day. Immersing myself in a project, even for a short while, summer days, the greenness of our yard in the summer.
Do you blog? Tweet? Pin? Please share URLs and/or handles!
I do, all of the above. Blog is knitterlythings.com/blog, private twitter as @juliavesper, business twitter is @knitterlythings. I pin as juliavesper.
Random favorites -- colors, flavors, scents, books, movies, TV, magazines, genres, time of day, motifs (foxes, bees, squirrels, owls, beavers, mushrooms, bats), etc.
I LOVE greens, and blues, and aquas. Also neutral, natural colors. I am a big fan of elephants, I like small, unique things, colorful things. Scarves in chilly weather, Chuck Taylors, and baking things.
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Drive Thru Coffee has to be one of those things that really and truly brings happiness to any day. Especially when you drive up to the window and ask to take your coffee guy's picture and he smiles, says sure, and then asks, "do you want me to give you a thumb's up or anything?" which totally made me giggle.
Is it wrong that I love the reflection in the window so very much? Because I do.
Also, his glasses. Adorbs.*
*for kyle
Ahhhh.... coffee. The sound of the grinder... the trickle of the freshly brewed liquid into the carafe... the aroma... and two Hallowe'en mugs for this fine rainy July morning. What could be better?
Backdrop: Kim's quilted table runner (also used in the amontillado picture), here shown with a little light. In some of my outtakes you could better see the metallic-copper quilting, but this one's composed the way I wanted it. I'll have to do a whole photo set for Kim's quilts.
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Snow day! Photo-editing catch-up, lots of cheese, Misfits, coffeecoffeecoffee, much tidying, the arrival of new glasses, and an introduction to Minecraft...
I need three cups of coffee in the morning to feel somewhat human and to drive away the exhaustion after waking up. Due to too much brain activity, I am seldom well rested. Another addition to The Bedhead Series.
#135 / 365 - #3422 / Year 10 - 10.07.2018
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Idea by Kim. Photo by my son Charlie. Steam on the glasses by Peet's Major Dickason's blend.
What I really want to do is direct...
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Okay, this was a LOT harder than I expected. It's amazing how difficult it is to compose a picture with the camera pointed 135 degrees back towards you and down. But... as I was sipping this morning's espresso, I had a Vision. And it was a vision full of coffee goodness and evil.
I tried to get a disreputable-looking T-shirt from the bottom of the closet, something that I'd been wearing to change the oil in the car or something, to go for the full-on William S. Burroughs effect. (That's right... at one point I wanted to name the resulting picture "The Naked Breakfast.")
As it is, I think my calligraphy is my second-favorite part of this picture. (The Benchmade Apparation is #1...)
Big thanks to the hospitality of the Words On Skin Flickr group for hosting, or at least not complaining about, our Flickr Group Roulette guerilla art visit. :-)
So as I was sipping this morning's espresso, I had a Vision. This was my original idea—I figured it would look kewl to have the paraphernalia against the tie-dyed Madras bedspread. But I'm not sure the coffee beans really show up... so I did the other.
Big thanks to the hospitality of the Words On Skin Flickr group for hosting our Flickr Group Roulette guerilla art visit. :-)
Thank you to Whitney, my swap partner for our Good Mail Day Swap!
I wish I could have captured my reaction when I opened this box and saw nothing but beautiful yarn cakes!
What I received:
-allergy-free apple cookies (not shown...I didn't have enough hands to hold them!)
-Coffee beans from her local coffee roaster. They smell divine :)
-Liberty of London journals, which made me squeal b/c I was sort of feeling left out of the loop after everyone else found LoL stuff :)
-The Yarn:
- Malabrigo worsted in Velvet Grapes, Sapphire Green, and Water Green
- Socks that Rock Medium-weight in an awesome green that I shall refer to as
The Perfect Green Sock Yarn
- a skein of brown local alpaca yarn
Oh, and a card in which Whitney definitely sent some warm sunshine to Alaska :)
Thanks so much, W! And thanks again to Elinor for organizing The First Annual Good Mail Day Swap, and to Danielle for taking charge and doing the rest.
I can't wait to see what everyone else gets and sends!!!