Day Thirty-Five: Of Futile Efforts

Why does everything have to cost so much money/time/resources?
Knitting update: We have made little to no progress on the kitty hat. I need a smaller magic loop (after attempting to cast on 4 times I have given up. there is no way to make my loop hat sized.) But we will not waver!

Life update: I did a bunch of cartwheels and now I'm in serious physical pain, which doesn't help that I'm hiking up hills tomorrow, if it doesn't rain (please don't rain.)

Blog Update: I attempted to cook yesterday, unfortunately before I could get into the kitchen, my mother had already made spaghetti. I'm going to teach you the sauce recipe eventually, but that meant I couldn't do chow mein. Not like I had the ingredients for chow mein. I'll get used to the whole "cooking for an audience" thing eventually. I will say that I had the most amazing failure ever in making microwave mug cookies.
What you may not know is, I'm actually an awful chef. I don't really follow the instructions, I'm very much a "wing it" kinda gal. That being said most of what I cook tastes good, even if it isn't pretty.

Have fun and keep smiling.

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I'm feeling my oats.

Fight Me. by Me

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"When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred."

-Thomas Jefferson

Day Twenty-shmfg: Oh Friday, I'm in Love.

[I promise this was actually started on a Friday]
My life can't help but getting weird. Let's look at what happened this week.

• Senior president elections
• Got my younger sister back
• No one died
• Drove a new car
• Was photographed extensively 
• Scrapped a film
• Started a new one

We interrupt your typical Friday post for a Sunday post, since it's still technically a Sunday.

Fun fact, this Sunday was mother's day. For mother's day, my mom wanted noodles with butter. That's not exactly hard to make, nor is it particularly vegetarian. I don't really have a recipe. 

Life got weird this week but hey, that's how this works. Tomorrow I have a project plan and more things to add to my growing agenda. I'm also taking the CAASPP test tomorrow, I'd love to talk about what's on the test in hopes that they improve it for next year, but that's illegal. Oh well.

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I'm feeling incredibly lazy because of the test coming up tomorrow.

In Bed All Day by christine_w

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“What hath night to do with sleep?” ― John Milton, Paradise Lost

Day Twenty One: Break.

There will be no new knitting pattern this week!

Tragic, I know. I've been working hard on trying to find the perfect "Big" project for the month of May. Doing so is proving difficult, as I live in Southern California the weather doesn't really permit cozy knitted sweaters and the like. However, festival season is kicking up and I'm sure some cool shawls made with lightweight yarn would be perfect!
Finding the perfect pattern+needle combo, not so much. We'll most likely start casting on later this week, sorry about the lack of project.

Have Fun and Get Crafty.

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California.

Like we did (windows down) By bell_n!

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"In California in the early Spring, There are pale yellow mornings, when the mist burns slowly into day, The air stings like Autumn, clarifies like pain - Well, I have dreamed this coast myself."

-Robert Hass

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(Tuzki)  

(Transparent)

(Dignity)

Day shmglff: For Sooth, For Shame, For Better Metal.

I didn't update. The Internet ate my drafts and I didn't update.
Good news though, since I didn't update last week nothing of consequence is happening I'm sorry. I'm writing a short story-light novel-"basically it's fanfiction at this point". All original work so it's not actual fanfiction but you get the picture. Because of this, I might be a little busy and I've decided to change it up.




This week we'll be getting both our first look at Writing class and Book Club. May 1st is a Friday and the first Friday of every month is book club! (Give me suggestions on what to read, I will happily take them...) On Wednesday, since it is another crazy day, I'll be doing writing class. Or, more aptly put, the one where I show you what I'm working on and how I do the thing. I'm quite excited.





I was not able to complete (or even start) last week's knitting project, because I didn't get the yarn required. I may revisit the Harry Potter book scarves at a later date but as we say, New week- new project.




This week is... (drum roll please)
...Tea Toters! (PATTERN)

(Photo from Mom at Simplynotable.com)

A very cute little project for all the tea drinkers out there (like myself)

I'm going to be using 

• scrap yarn in a pretty pearlescent blue color 
• and my 4.5mm aluminum straight needles (US size 7)
• as well as a button that I found

This week is going to be a mad house, but I know that we can do it. 

Have fun and get knitting!

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I made a mix to go with a story I'm working on.

 Just Shut Up and Kiss By Me!

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"I'm having a great time. It's like I'm on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing what's happening next, but just having a great time on the ride."Samantha Mumba

New Week. New Project.

I'm very tired.

But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to make a project this week. Tomorrow Idalia is going to teach me how to decrease, and I will begin work on this weeks project.
Technically we're making a Harry Potter inspired bookmark. I'm just not going to really follow the pattern...
(PATTERN)

(Photo courtesy of Jennifer Tallapaneni @ Pieknits.com)

 I'm going to be using:

• 4.5 mm needles (US size 7)
• Lions Brand Yarn in colors silver and green.

It's going to be a magical second project.

Have fun and Be Creative.

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A playlist made by me on grooveshark
Green and Silver 

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“I’m almost never serious, and I’m always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too sensitive, too cold hearted. I’m like a collection of paradoxes.”

-Ferdinand de Saussure

Day 5: What The Week Brought.

Hello sweet and lovely people who are tuning into this week wrap up.
I didn't post yesterday because I was asleep! It was a beautiful sleep, and I've started to plan ahead for next week if I need to sleep again. So far this week has been so exhausting. For some reason I just can't keep my eyes open. It might have been the two days I spent staying up till five watching Shigatsu.




With that being said let's have our week review shall we?

• We started the blog!
• Oh yes my friends, it happened, the blog has actual well thought out posts on it and I only missed one day. A rousing success!
• I got most of the way done with this weeks knitting! 
• I only have to decrease and bind off, which I need Idalia to teach me how to do. I technically have until Sunday to finish so remain faithful.
• I got to episode seventeen in Shigatsu!
• No, Brian, I have yet to finish. It's coming, the tears are on their way I promise.
• I've only slept in the car once this week.
• 100 (E/A+) on the Macbeth film.
• The presentation was a rousing success, which I am super proud of because it was my baby. That's what two weeks of work gets you kids.
• 30-ish days of school left.
• Was only absent for a block and a half.
• Got Van's Warped Tour ticket!! (Pomona date. If you're there and not, like, 80. Come say hi!)

Accomplishments!!!

Really, though. This blog is becoming something that means a lot to me and we had quite the turnout for our first week! I'm super proud of what we accomplished because it was actual things. 

There is so much more in store here on Unraveled. I'm trying to plan some fun adventures and I hope you'll be a part of this productive journey with me.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the company!

Be adventurous and Have fun!

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I've been listening to Pretty Odd. and All Time Low's new album, have a mix.

Summer Sweetness by fallutboy

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"The first and greatest commandment: Don't let them scare you." -Elmer Davis

Day One: Babies.

Everyone I know is having kids.
This might be because I like to hang with an older crowd, but there are so many tiny people around. In honour of that, and the fact that one of my family members recently gave birth, our first knitting project is going to be a baby hat.

You can find the pattern I'm going to use here: (PATTERN) 

As you can tell it's a Yoda baby hat.

(Photo credit: Shina Chang of shinachang.com)

I might not make the ears, I don't know if they would be appreciated as much as just the hat.

For this project I'm using:

• Size 6.0 mm double pointed needles (U.S. size 10) 
• Weight 4 Red Heart Super Saver Economy yarn in the color "Blue".

Finished product!!!

Have fun and happy knitting!

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Panic! at the Disco's Pretty Odd

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"Make no mistake about why these babies are here - 

they are here to replace us."- Jerry Seinfeld