Sunday, Sunday, Sunday

Tomorrow I have to go to make an emergency visit to the dentist. It's not going to be fun and it isn't going to be cheap. Plus side though; I get to sleep in a little on Monday so I can afford to be a little lazy on this chilly, December Sunday.

Currently listening too:

Alexz Johnson - "Skipping Stone"

I can't wait until this EP comes out in January. Until then if you like what you hear you can download "Skipping Stone" for free at www.Alexzjohnson.com.

Currently Watching:

Doctor Who

I'm on episode 4 and aliens have landed in present day London.

 I am seriously doubting the Doctor's ability to tell time accurately.

Currently Reading:

The Great Santa Search by Santa Claus as told to Jeff Guinn

Tis the season to read the Christmas Chronicles. These books never fail to fill me with the Christmas spirit! Reading them also helps me to kick ass whenever my family plays Tis the Season: The Christmas Trivia Game.

Currently Working on:

Finishing up Holiday Presents!

1. A scarf for my co-teacher made out of  Yarn Bee Highland Thistle

 in the Highland Fling Colorway. Side note, I really wish we had a Hobby Lobby here in New Jersey and that Hobby Lobby still sold the Highland Thistle yarn.

 It was one of my favorites!

2. Framing and matting my aunt's present. It isn't as easy to find a collage frame with 5x7 photo openings as I thought it would be. There should be more!

3. Wrapping, wrapping, wrapping.

When lazy time is over it is back to the housework grind.

 I hope everyone else is enjoying their Sundays.

Want to win this contest!

Sorry I haven't written lately, but I haven't really done anything that is blog worthy. Basically I go to work and then come home and sleep. I'm legally not allowed to write down any stories about my day, as long as my students are involved, and since every story involves students you will just have to take my word for it that my students are kind of hysterical!

Anyway, Knitpicks.com is running a "Win your Wish List" contest and I am desperate to win it!!!! So here I go following instructions:

http://www.knitpicks.com/cfCart/viewWishlist.cfm?wishlistid=99FA029A-C046-AD8D-BA8E00CE3AAD3AB2&media=WLBL

If you are a knitter and you have never checked out www.knitpicks.com you have seriously been missing out. Their lines are lovely and affordable. They have worked to fill the void that was left in my heart when my favorite LYS closed two years ago. The shipping is fast and affordable and the site offers an online community,  tutorials, and have a podcast.

I have been utilising my library's affiliation with Listen NJ and have been downloading books so I can knit and "read" while I am on my daily break at work. Right now (Literally, right now) I am listening to Going Bovine by Libba Bray. I had been enjoying it, but the addition of a talking Scandinavian warrior garden gnome has pushed my joy to a new limit. The only problem is that I am so into the story that the reader isn't reading fast enough for me! I can't wait to see how it ends!!!

Knitting Power

Today I spent my break working on the shawl that feels like it is never going to end and listening to podcasts. Since my new school doesn't have a teacher's room I was in the copy room and people kept coming in and out. As usual I got a few weird looks from people who don't seem to understand knitting, but then something amazing happened. One of my bosses walked into the room and loudly exclaimed "You knit ?!?". I looked up and calmly said yes, expecting the same old conversation. Her next words floored me. She cried out that she was so excited and that I made her day. It seems my boss just started knitting and she has a bunch of questions! I found somebody new to talk knitting with :). Yay for spreading the yarn love!!

That being said, the shawl still never seems to end.

The Black Hole

The dreaded Black Hole. Every knitter hits it, and unfortunately I have hit it with each of my 3 WIPs (two shawls and a blanket). I was seriously hoping to get one shawl finished in time to submit it to a Fall Harvest festival, but no matter how many hours I spent working on it last month I couldn't hit the halfway point. Sacre bleu!

My knitting frustration combined with starting a new job lack of concentration has led me to a reading binge so I haven't gotten any knitting done at all this past week. My knitting bag keeps staring up at me and I keep promising it and the shawl that I will pick them up as soon as I finish my book ... then I pick another book. My two main hobbies (reading and knitting) unfortunately don't work together unless you are listening to audio books. Luckily my library joined ListenNJ this summer and I am finally getting around to try it out. Tomorrow I plan to use my iPod to listen to Jesse Eisenberg reading Holly Black's Red Glove  while I try to knit my way out of the stinking Black Hole!