come here ibook that my brother is giving me because he's awesome.

go away car door handle that broke off in my hand today. i had to leave my dignity in the glove box and climb out of the car on the passenger side. and will have to tomorrow. and every day until i can afford to get it fixed.

come here panang curry. you are so yummy.

go away panang curry. the cat just barfed and it looks much too much like dinner.

come here maggie and bill's awesome wedding. it's wednesday and we're still recovering from a sunday night wedding. well, and the three nights of family gatherings and parties that preceded it. hopefully there will be photos to post soon. congrats to maggie and bill. yay, love!

come here summer thunderstorms. you make the midwest's weather seem almost bearable.

i've been meaning to post this task as complete for a couple of months now, but it took a while to get a picture (of sorts). why isn't my head in the picture, you ask? well, you know how photographs can reveal ghostly images that can't be seen in real life? just like the spirits that seemingly dwell around us, visible only to the camera's eye, i have a secret double chin that can only be detected on film. you can't see it in real life, but oh, the cameras never lie. so no pictures of my head today. look at the sweater, anyway. it's my first sweater and i'm pretty proud of it in spite of a few lumps and bumps. the mohair-wool blend is super itchy to my hyper-sensitive skin tho, so wearing it evokes a confusing blend of pride and itchiness. i may end up giving it away. only, i extended the sleeves to accommodate my gorilla-length arms, so the recipient would probably have to alter the sleeves again to make it human-shaped.

some other knitting projects recently finished:

mom's birthday scarf:



everyone say "oooh, cables!"

baby hat for my friend diane's baby (due any moment):



and matching booties:




woolly hat for myself:




the hat is, admittedly, a little out of season. i designed it in march, when the weather was still stormy, but mom's birthday scarf took so long that both it and the hat were completed after the weather had turned for good.

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