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Such a Bad Blogger

first of all, i know i had a contest a month ago.  that was not a contest with no prizes.  i swear.  it was not some pathetic attempt to get more comments.  seriously.  i can be pretty pathetic sometimes, but i would never be that transparent.  i would try hard to hide my pathetic-ness.  because i do have my pride.

anyway, this past month has just flown by and i'm not entirely sure how it happened.  Chelle, i assure you, i have not gotten sucked in by facebook. 

i blame the drinking.

anyway, i promise that i'll announce the winners soon.  i'm going to the Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair this weekend.  maybe i'll pick up a prize or two there.

thanks for still stopping by. 

HOLY CRAP! 5 YEARS ALREADY?

yep, the blog is 5 years old today!  happy blogiversary to me!

in honor of this very important day, i'm going to give out a couple of little prizes. 

leave me a comment, and i'll pick 2 or 3 people at random and send them something.  and you have until ... let me see ... Friday April 24th. 

smell ya later!

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ETA:  the contest is closed!  thanks for all of the comments!

Horrors!

i forgot to blog yesterday!  does that mean this daily blogging thing is over?  do i carry on?  what number day is this?  i don't know!  i can't believe i forgot!  ack! 

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day 295 or 296 -- sundays pass by even faster than saturdays when i forget to blog. 

Monday Night

another monday come and gone.  like many, i don't like mondays, but i hate tuesdays more.  longer commute, morning meeting with the boss first thing, beginning of the week.  just general blech. 

so i'm going to bed now.  i just ate a banana muffin that i baked this morning (yep before going to work) and it isn't bad, but maybe a little underbaked.  oh well.

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day 289 -- banana-y.

Just a Quick Post Before Bed

today was a really long day.  i was out of the house early only to get caught in hellish traffic.  WTF!  it was sunny!

i'm going to bed.  good night.

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day 285 -- so sleepy today.

Lost My Blogging Mojo

so i'm going to do what every self-respecting knit blogger does at times like these.

post pictures of my cat.

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day 283 -- snow day tomorrow!

One Hundred and Nineteen Gallons of Yarn

today i went to ikea for the 2nd time in my life.  the first time i went was shortly after it had opened and i made the fatal error of going with j.  he was pissed off before we even entered the store, so that visit didn't last long and i came home empty handed.

today i met a friend there and we got there bright and early so the experience was all together different.  i was very focused though and came home with exactly what i planned on getting -- storage bins.  my craft/yarn closet was spilling out into the office and it was making me twitchy.   and when i got home, i got straight to work. 

people, it's embarrassing.  i filled seven 17gallon bins with yarn.  true, not all of it is of the highest quality but still. 

but hey, at least i got something accomplished.

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day 282 -- i did get a couple of other things, but nothing very exciting.  i was very well disciplined.

Why Did the Turkeys Cross the Road?

to scare the bejesus out of me.

this morning, i was driving along, taking a shortcut through the backroads to avoid traffic on the masspike when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, were a bunch of turkeys!  i had seen these guys before at a distance, but this was the first time i'd seen them up close.  crazy isn't it.  if i wasn't 100% awake before running into them, i certainly was after. 

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day 279 -- for the record, no turkeys were injured this morning.  in fact, had i hit one of these guys, chances are my car would have taken the brunt.  my car is small and these guys were  not.

Whatever I Want Wednesday

this week's photography class assignment was to play with shutter speed and to experiment with several techniques to show or freeze movement.  this one might be my favorite.  when i first saw it and it made me feel a little nauseous i knew i had nailed it. 

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day 278 -- i just wanted to take this moment to thank HB for picking me for a blog award.   i know i'm supposed to pick 10 blogs that i love but i'm afraid i can't pick just 10.  so i'm going to have to refrain from playing along.  but thank you so much for picking me.

Welcome President Obama

i was going to try and write something profound about today's inauguration activities and what this new president means to me, but my words felt insignificant and weren't even coming close to expressing what i'm feeling. because it's more than having a new person in the white house whose politics are more in line with mine.  so much more.  and anything i do say will sound cliche.  so i'll quit while i'm ahead.  or not too behind.

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day 277 -- a very excellent day.