I’ve been feeling a bit down lately. I need to be working on cleaning my apartment but haven’t–sigh. It’s one of those, I don’t know where to start situations. Also, really? Cleaning? Bah. That’s all I have to say. Bah.

Aside from that, I’ve been feeling surprisingly frustrated at being single. Usually, I find that I’m really very happy on my own. I have lots of interests, and in the past several months I’ve met some awesome friends in the area, so it’s strange to me that I’m feeling lonely. Why should I be? I have so many wonderful things in my life to be happy for–an awesome job with great coworkers, fabulous knitters and crafters to hang out with, all the amazing people at CAYA Coven–I don’t know why I feel all melancholy.

I’m sure it will pass; normally I’d start a new project to cheer myself up, but I am still up to my neck in holiday knitting. (And, apparently, missing some US 6 needles. I KNOW I had more than one set of circs in that size.) Maybe I’ll take some time and sew together one of my nearly-finished projects–Butterfly and Brilliant Retro–or finally block my Lace Ribbon scarf. Then I’d have something shiny and new to cheer me up!

Tarot Card of the Day: Ten of Cups

So I chickened out of dying my own hair and let a professional do it. I’m glad I did, because it looks fantastic!

It’s red/burgendy, and this picture doesn’t do it justice because it was dark. It’s all one color, but you can see the brightness in the back where the light hits. I also love the blow-out. Must learn to do my own hair all straight and pretty.

Tarot Card of the Day: Ace of Pentacles

I usually skip the memes on blogs, but this one is actually pretty interesting, so when DK tagged me, I figured why not! (And hey, it only took me 9 days to get around to it.)

So, here are 7 random/weird facts about me:

1. I don’t drink soda, or any carbonated beverages. I hate the way the bubbles feel. The only exception to this is if they’re mixed with alcohol–oddly enough, Jack and Coke is my default drink of choice.

2. I tend to have obsessive music listening habits. I will pick a song or band or genre and listen to it over and over and then suddenly switch to something else. Some of my obsessions have included Counting Crows, Matchbox  Twenty (heavily influenced by ’90s music nostalgia) and various Broadway soundtracks.

3. I memorize dialogue very easily. It’s not unusual for me to be able to watch a TV show and quote lines back immediately afterwards. This makes me seem much more obsessed with TV than I actually am. Which, to be fair, is quite a bit of an obsession for me.

4. When I see cute children (or pictures of them) I feel no urge to coo and talk baby talk. However, I will do those very things when shown cute cat pictures.

5. My idea of romance is kind of warped. I think books are better than flowers and handle snark way better than compliments. This could go a long way towards explaining why I am perpetually single.

6. I love planes. And space. When I was a kid, my parents took me to DC and figured we’d spend an hour or so at the Air and Space Museum. I insisted on looking at ever. single. plane. I wish I could be a pilot or an astronaut, but I am too blind for either career.

7. I can’t stand listening to ads and announcers on the radio. I’ll flip stations until I find some music. Any music. Even if it’s crappy. I don’t mind things like NPR if I’m at home, but they make me too sleepy if I’m driving.

Here are the 7 bloggers I’m tagging

A Celt in the City

C in DC

Domestic Geek

A Shrill Caramel

PinkAndChocolateBrown

Mary Knits

Nicole the Knitting Goddess

Tarot Card of the Day: Two of Pentacles

In addition to Rowan’s art opening, I also got a chance to go to the Kira K Designs trunk show at Knit One One. I wore and modeled my Sawtooth Skirt:

It was awesome seeing all of the things people had made, and I realize that I have serious love for pretty much every single pattern that Kira has put out. I just need time to knit them all!!

In addition to getting to see some fantastic knits, I also won a prize! I’m amazed–I never win raffle prizes at things like this!

It’s the Filagree Scarf pattern, with enough yarn to make the scarf and some gorgeous beaded stitch markers. I love the pattern and the yarn–it’s a delicious shade of purple. I’m so tempted to start the scarf right now, but I know I need to concentrate on holiday knitting first. Sigh.

Tarot Card of the Day: Eight of Swords

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Why waste your voice? Instead of yelling at the candidates during tonight’s debate, why not tweet about it instead? You won’t get laryngitis, and you might end up with your tweets on TV as part of Hack the Debate.

It’s super easy–just sign up for Twitter, and post your comments using the #current hashtag.  Watch the debates on Current TV or on the web at http://current.com/debate. Trust me, it’s way more interesting than CSPAN.

Tarot Card of the Day: The Fool

This weekend, I went to a reception for my friend, Rowan. A self-described “compulsive maker” she has some amazing pieces up at The Sacred Well.

I love her art! The pieces are mixed-media collages, and I was definitely drooling over a few of them. They’ll be at the store through the 26th of October, and if you’re in the Oakland area you should go check them out. Just don’t buy any of the ones I want! (Just kidding. Kinda.)

Tarot Card of the Day: Ten of Swords

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Hack the VP debate with Current! Just go to your Twitter account (or create one if you don’t have one already–it’s super fun and easy, and why aren’t you on there already?) and tweet your comments about the debate. Use the #current tag to make it easier to find them–just stick it anywhere in your tweet.

Then, watch the debates on Current and see your tweets air live as the debates are shown!  Don’t get Current with your cable? Watch online at http://current.com/debate.

It’s super-fun, and maybe it will even help decipher whatever it is Sarah Palin is saying amidst all her verbal meanderings.

Tarot Card of the Day: Ace of Pentacles