Quietish

Another Borg post is up (CLICK) but because I really don’t want to neglect this blog because I’m doing stuff over there too, I’ll share photos with you here. The hive only got video, peh!

Well actually first, I must mention that the Leaky Cauldron July Craft-Along (CLICK) opened today. Please go there and craft along with us! I’m hoping to get my supplementary video walkthrough up sooooon.

I made a needlebook the other day. I wanted to see if I could do it. I’m very pleased with it.

I also finished a gift for a really cool kid who’s special to me and happens to like Harry Potter.

I used block patterns by Jennifer / Ofenjen.

Also, I thought I’d share a cute drawing Jamie made. Her skills are getting much more refined. (It used to be all big-headed birds, all the time.)

I was going to do a crafty update of sorts, and then I remembered that today is my day for posting a CraftBorg video blog.
Go look.

Starting today I will periodically have posts that are password protected. I’m divulging some things about my health and weight loss that I’d rather not have completely open to the public. If you would like the password, please ask by emailing me or posting a comment with your email address in it. Thanks!

I was tagged by Omly.
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Hey, all. I’m around, and owe you an update. Although I should point out that one could better keep track of me on Twitter (where my user name is Quietish, of course), as I can post small updates from my phone where ever I am at the time.

Letsee.. Justin is going out of town again tomorrow, this time to Anchorage, Alaska. While I’m not pleased about this, Justin’s happy dancing all over the place. He keeps it to a minimum when I’m around, though.

I’ve been keeping busy on the crafty front. My main project for the time being is to make a series of Harry Potter themed gifties for my fellow Crafty Witches, all of whom have been so kind and generous to me. I feel it is time to repay the kindness. No pics though, teehee. Naughty Crafties!

Speaking of the Crafty Witches. Check out the news article on Leaky News about an upcoming feature to Leaky Crafts. Craft-Alongs! My primary job is now preparing and hosting Craft-Alongs every other months (and coming soon, seasonal Crafty Contests) on Leaky and the Leaky Lounge. Please feel free to join us starting May 1st. If you’re not already a member on the Lounge, it’s easy to register an account. Our project for May is a simple wand with some fun customizations.

I’m off again, zooooom.

I’ll spare you the usual “I’m lame and I haven’t updated” excuses to jump right into a bit of finished knitting.

I made Wicked over the last coupla weeks.

It rocks. I may make it again with the longer sleeves. Or perhaps I’ll do the laceweight version. But not before I finish a bunch of gifts for the Crafty Witches.

So anyway, proof I am alive. That (pretty bad) pic was taken today. You can click through for another one, which is even worse. The camera battery was dying.

Love y’all.

Today was Wacky Wendesday at school. We went back and forth for awhile about what would be wacky enough for Jamie to wear while still being able to function in class. We ended up with a tutu from Jamie’s tap recital last year, snow boots, glitter hair spray, and quidditch goggles. Mrs. Cloud laughed maniacally at the sight of her.

Cian wanted his picture taken too. Of course :)

When it’s been weeks since one has posted anything on her blog, it is really hard to know where to pick back up again. In such an instance, one is very tempted to delete everything and start from scratch. You know, come up with a gimmick or at least a blog theme instead of the catch-all thing that Quietish is. Being that the problem in the first place is lack of motivation to post however, obviously I can’t be bothered scrape around for some creativity.

So I thought I might update on what I’ve been up to for the past weeks. That’ll be fun, right? In no discernible order:

• After years of not really watching much at all, we finally broke down and bought a (laughably small) HD TV for the bedroom. We then hooked it up to cable. This event strangely coincides with the time my friends noticed that I quit signing onto my instant messengers. Funny, that.
• In a related note, I am writing to you now from my new favorite spot of the apartment (the perch on my bed directly in front of said TV) with an extra computer Justin scrounged up for me. The pictures following were also taken from The Perch. I only needed to lean over and grab the camera out of my purse. This will explain my lack of makeup or brushed hair.
• Because we all know I needed another hobby, Justin and I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons every weekend with friends Matt and Mary Ellen, and lately some newer friends from nearby Charlie Bean. I am currently a Level 5 Halfling Rogue. Fear me.
• Yes I’ve been knitting some. I have not been excited enough to post about it though. You can see finished pics here, if you are so inclined.
• Recently I discovered that my beloved Clapotis had a few small holes in it. I frogged it and have spent a few weeks thinking about what to use the yarn for next. I could have knit another Clappy, but I don’t think I have it in me. Until this morning I was thinking I’d make a shrug. A bit ago though, I decided on the Clementine Shawlette.

  

  I have been fickle lately though, so I might get another inch in and frog it. I’ll let you know how it goes.

• I recently had a whole troup of Wizard Rockers roll into town for the Whomp The House tour and play a lovely show at Charlie Bean. I whined about Kelly not being there the whole time, but I had an excellent evening. I took very poor pictures. Sorry. You can see them here though.
• The Oklahoma City area has a new Harry Potter fan group. We are bowling on Sunday. Please come, if you can. Potter people have lots of fun.
• I changed my hair.

  

Catchyalater. Peace out.