I’m not very fond a Han0i Roy

Today I went to see my friend M’s husband B sing with “his” band.  Today they were doing a Band and friends performance at an outdoor event supporting “our troops” and POWMIA’s.  The average age there was probably 70.
There were 3 bands on before the Band and friends.  There was an A Capella doo-wop group [...]

Mission (almost) accomplished

Here are the best pictures I’m gonna get of the wrap I just finished with much help from my friend E.
I probably still need to close the button hole a bit, but overall I’m pleased with this project.

A good deed

E came over this afternoon and the wrap is drying off. Later or tomorrow I will sew on the buttons and take it from there.  She also helped me cast-on my new project.  That was fun.
And then there was the trip to my co-worker’s place to feed his cat while he and his GF are [...]

Cranky Purl

I’ve been on hiatus from knitting for a while.  I was hoping to shop for a new pattern with a friend of mine, but we weren’t able to get coordinated.  So I went last night and bought the making for this pattern, except in different colors.
At some point over the weekend, my friend will show [...]

I hate YOU

Last week, I was walking down the street and some crazy looking black dude called to me as I passed him, “I HATE white people.”
I try not to engage with the crazies, so I did not respond, but I was pretty psyched by the comment. Having once been called a “white bitch” [very true] by [...]

Cultchuh

The Br00klyn Museum of Art is a 20 minute walk from my apartment, but somehow I very rarely go.  When I heard that the forecast for the weekend was rain, and more rain, I decided to hit the BMA.  I’m very glad that I did.
When I got there at a little before 12:30, the place [...]

The last day

Yesterday at work, a co-worker approached me:
A: Today’s your last day.
Me (feeling the aderenaline begin to course through my system):  Today’s my last day? [thinking--how does SHE know?  What am I going to do?]
A: Yeah, today’s the last day for you to fill in the information online for the pedometer challenge.
Me:  Oh…[breathing again]–the PEDOMETER challenge.
So I [...]

We’re sending a car

When I was taking the train back from upstate NY on Monday, a man came on wearing a tux and bowtie.  A woman was speaking with him, “Well, it was lovely to meet you.  I’ve got to go plan my class.  Good luck.”
Him:  Yes, thank you.  I hope so…you know, Lor1n Ma@zel will be there.  [...]

who’s driving

My friend went to visit her elderly mother at the Nursing home. She found that her mother had made a friend Phyllis (who she calls Doris).

R :  It must be nice to have a friend here
Mother:  Well she isn’t very interesting
R:  What do you mean?
Mother: She just sits around all day–she doesn’t even read the [...]

I was dreading going to work, but it went fine.  Now I’m sitting at the compuer with FC frannie Banana in my lap wanting ripping up my pants with her too-sharp claws.  It looks like she ripped off some fur behind her ears while I was gone–that’s something she does often when I am away [...]