Charmingly Wicked

Games and Horror Flicks

2008-05-08T18:50:00.000-04:00

Who says video games are only for introverts? Not you! Get ready for a massive multiplayer online gaming experience: You are social, personable, and smart — just like World of Warcraft. So it's no wonder you'd love being at the heart of a game that's attracted so many unique people, and always provides a bit of a social and mental workout.

Sure there's the downside of not being able to meet your comrades face-to-face, but hey, you'll never be lonely again when you've got over 10 million friends at the tips of your fingers. Now you just have to figure out if you want to be a druid, mage, or rogue. Careful though — don't get addicted!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=videogameogt&c=50652

Which Horror Movie Are You?

My Result: Children of the Corn

Just picture it: You're living with creepy little Satan-worshipping kids in the middle of nowhere. Sounds fun, right? Okay, maybe not. But like the children who lived in the field, you are definitely anything but normal. Always one to question authority and choose your own path, you are a rebel to your core.

Unlike your movie match, it'd be hard to find a mean bone in your body — you just love watching kids being bad. Just remember not to take any wrong turns — you never know where you might end up!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=horrormovieogt&c=50652

Wands at the ready!

2008-05-05T17:48:00.003-04:00

I found this at Ollivanders Wand Shop. Where else would a respectable witch or wizard get their wands?

Their descriptions are thus:

Maple: Maple is a favorite wood for magical wands and has an excellent longevity. Maple wood often symbolizes attraction, luring, drawing in, or bringing things together. It has very positive energy. This wand tends to choose those who have a love an appreciation for beautiful things. It is an excellent wand for love spells and also for Divination.

Phoenix Feather: The Phoenix Feather comes from the tail feathers of a Phoenix, and is especially good with fire or defensive magic, as well as healing magic. This may be due largely to the healing properties Phoenixes have.

Yes I know it's old, but they were talking about it on the new PotterCast #150. So I thought I would see what I would get.

16 Years

2008-05-01T16:49:00.010-04:00

That sounds really long. Me and the Hubby have been married 16 years today. So I thought I'd take you on a trip down memory lane.

Here are a couple of pics from when we first met and one Christmas.

Here are a couple from our first wedding. It was done spontaneously in one day.

And here are some from our second, formal wedding. We had the second since the first was a spur of the moment thing.

And this is what I think of as our best picture ever taken.

Ah the good old days.

Happy Anniversary baby!

Halt, who goes there?

2008-04-29T00:19:00.003-04:00

"Just me Orange Julius, the wee garden gnome."

"Have you seen my friends? They are always hiding from me."

Filet o' Finishes

2008-04-26T18:56:00.004-04:00

I have a couple of finishes and some progress to report. Firstly, there is the matter of Filet. It's a form of crochet used mostly for doilies. It seemed foreign to me at first. I had done something that was filet but had no clue because the pattern was written out. Filet is mostly done with charts or diagrams.

I was on Ravelry one day and saw a pattern that I wanted to do. The only problem is is that it was done in Filet and had only a chart to go by. So I had to teach myself how to do it. So I went online and found a tutorial type site and did my practice piece. Kind of like a swatch.

And then I sat down and went to it. Now this pattern is intended for a rounded doily, but being new to the whole process, I just did it in a square. I also used finger weight yarn instead of the crochet cotton doilies call for. I think it turned out good.

Excuse the angle, this was the only way I could get the detail to show. This is called the Doily of Rassilon. It is a symbol from the original Doctor Who series. Which of course is what made me want to make it. I have other things I want to make with this technique already. As if I don't have enough of a to-do list.

I found another pattern on Ravelry earlier and made it too. It's a hyperbolic dishcloth. Round but not flat. Very interesting.

And then there is some progress on my Washburne. I've done 2 pattern repeats and am on my 3rd.

I also have started another afghan. It's the Chromium Star Blanket. I just like the shape.

Washburne KAL

2008-04-15T18:03:00.005-04:00

I know what you are thinking. How could she join another KAL?

Well hold onto your socks. I am not only a member, I am the KAL president. LOL!
Ok not really. I just started it, with permission from La of course.

It is the Washburne KAL. That lovely cabled scarf pattern I've been talking about. It's beautiful and fun to knit.

Here is La's finished pic.

You can hear more about it here on her blog.

Come join us won't you? Just click the button to join the fun.

For Lord of the Ring fans and a groovy button

2008-04-12T01:32:00.004-04:00

This video was just too funny not to share. You may have already seen it, but it's just funny.

And La made a groovy button for her Washburne pattern. So I'm adding it to my KAL list, even though there isn't an official KAL. Cause she said I could, ok?

KIP

2008-04-03T07:49:00.003-04:00

There was some actual knitting in public yesterday.

And then a little more progress last night. Even though it was a little dark for a picture, it still is more true to the real color.

It's La's Washburne I told you about in the previous post. It's a fun knit. If you're on Ravlery check it out.

It's a good cause...really

2008-04-02T19:43:00.000-04:00

You should really go buy this pattern*.

It's beautiful and full of cabley goodness.

La is using the sales to buy herself prezzies. And really, doesn't she deserve some?

*Ravelry link

How much YouTube is too much?

2008-04-01T15:53:00.001-04:00

Last night I almost found out. You know how it is. You see one video you like, and there are dozens of links to other similar ones. And before you know it, you have clicked your way into a marathon.

Did you know that Laurie has some videos? So cute.

And did you also know that Wendy does? Mad knitting skills.

And, hold on to your hats, did you know Cat Bordhi does? Yes she does!

And here I leave you with my newest favorite video. It's called Harry Potter Scarf.

Hogwarts, forest and missing teeth

2008-03-31T16:35:00.008-04:00

I started another project. It's cross-stitch. I found the pattern at The Crochet Shoppe. You can use the patterns for Crochet, cross-stitch, or knitting. So I saw a house shield with banners for Hogwarts, and just had to do it.

Here's my progress so far.

And I also have a bit more progress on the FPS. I am on tier 10.

And then there's this.

She lost her first two teeth. On the same day. And I'm signing her up for Kindergarten tomorrow. Where does the time go?

Hope you had a Hoppy Easter

2008-03-23T23:37:00.002-04:00

Hexagons

2008-03-19T19:53:00.002-04:00

I've got more done to my hexagon afghan. It's now as long as my couch.

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And a closer look.

They are fun and easy to do. Now that I know how the pattern really goes.

Deconstruction

2008-03-16T23:20:00.004-04:00

I was just sitting there, watching tv. Decided to work on my hexagons, which have been just sitting there, watching the inside of a bag. I start to do number 13, and checked the instructions to make sure I knew where to attach it to the rest. But something didn't look right.

Come to find out, hexagons have 6 sides. Mine had only four. You'd have thought I would have noticed that 12 gons ago. Nope. So I had to frog the last two rows from all of them. And I ended up with this.

Then I made one the right way, just to make sure I could follow the pattern this time.

See the difference?

And then finished the rest of them. This is what they were supposed to look like all along.

Now that I'm back where I started, I can make some real progress.

Happy Birthday Hubby

2008-03-09T21:21:00.004-04:00

Today is hubby's b-day. Now I get to tease him for the next 6 months that he's as old as me. He never lets me forget I'm older. Being that it's Daylight Saving Time, he lost one hour today. I told him they thought he was getting old and they took an hour away so he wouldn't be so tired.

The kids made him cards and I made him some more washcloths.

I made Zodiac signs for him and the kids, and then a rose. I'll have pics when Blogger cooperates.

What is this world coming to?

2008-03-02T21:08:00.004-05:00

I actually saw one of these on a car tonight.

I couldn't get an actual picture of it on the car, cause I was driving, but you can imagine.

And if you think that's bad, it only gets worse from there. Check out this site.

Knitting at my LYS

2008-02-29T23:14:00.003-05:00

I actually did it. I sat in a yarn shop and knit with other people! I was kinda nervous at first. Can you tell I don't get out much? You know how it is when you walk into a new situation where there are already people who are regulars and know the routine? And you know how it feels to be a newbie. But I had been in the shop before, so I knew the owner at least.

I only had a short window of time when I could go, and of course, there weren't a lot of people there. I perused the shelves first. You can't go in a yarn shop and not touch the yarn. They have some new yarns in since my last visit. There was Cascade 220, Cotton Classic, and Noro Silk Garden. I about fainted when I saw the Noro. I only ever admired it from afar on the internet. I'd also only ever seen Cascade and Classic online. It was great.

There was a small class taking place, about 4 people, and the shop owner. I sat down in a chair next to the big comfy couch. Sandy (owner) was sitting on the couch knitting up the square of the month. We talked a bit and I knitted on my Civil War Shawl. It was the most mobile of my projects.

So it was fun, and since there weren't that many people, it wasn't too stressful. Hopefully next time I get to go, there will be more people around.

Here's a pic of the big comfy couch, and the view of the front of the shop.

Here's a pic of the faux fire place. Don't know if you can see it, but there are log colored skeins of yarn in that log basket. That was a cute touch.

And here is actual proof that I am in a yarn shop, knitting in public.

Excuse the absence of pictures of actual people. Maybe next time. If you want to see some pics of actual people who go there, she has a blog for the shop.

An FO and some progress

2008-02-23T02:50:00.004-05:00

I finished up my regular round ripple afghan.

And I made more progress on my 6 point star ripple.

That's it for now folks.

A couple new starts and some progress

2008-02-16T17:49:00.004-05:00

Here's the newest progress pic for my Forest Path Stole. It's creeping along. But when I sit down with it, I can usually run through at least a tier at a time. I'm currently on the 8th.

And here's the second round ripple afghan I started. Not in too big of a hurry cause the baby isn't due for a few months.

And then I started another one yesterday. It's another take on the round ripple. And of course the colors aren't right. That section that looks blue is actually grape.

Ok well that's it for now, back to movie watching.

I'm back, I'm back, I'm FINALLY back!

2008-02-12T10:23:00.000-05:00

Oh I have been gone for so many moons. You never realize how much this net business means to you until you can't surf. Ah but now I can breathe again and catch up on all my blogs. I've missed you all terribly.

Christmas came and went. I got all my crafting done for it, on time. Early even. I made small stockings for the kids on my list and stuffed them with candy. I made snowflakes for everyone else (one version shown below). Oh and a blanket for a new 2nd cousin. All crochet this year. Don't know what got me in that mode, but that was what patterns I had for the snowflakes.

My littlest girl had her 5th birthday. They do grow up so fast.

Yeah how lucky is she? She got a Harley.

I have noticed a surplus of reading while I couldn't surf. I read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in The Door by Madeleine L'Engle and am part way through A Swiftly Tilting Planet. Finished a 3rd read through of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Metallica: This Monster Lives by Joe Berlinger. I am currently reading Wicked by Gregory Maguire.

The one I finished most recently was Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry. It was just the most awesome book. If you've read her blog, it reads like she talks. It's funny and sad and just a beautiful read. I highly recommend it if you haven't.

Oh and on the knitting front I have made progress on my FPS and I finished my Dobby Style Book Sock. So I have kept busy.

Oh and did I mention Metallica is going to be at Bonnaroo? Hopefully if all goes well, I'll be there with the hubby. I can't wait.

Ok that's it for now. Glad to see everyone soldiered on without me. hehe.

I'll be back

2007-12-01T12:50:00.000-05:00

I'm still here, doing the fibre thing. I just won't have net access for a while. So to those who I read, I'll catch up eventually. And Ravelry, oh Ravelry, I'll miss you most of all. sniff

Ok, enough of the silly stuff. I'll be making Christmas presents, probably until Christmas Eve.

Catch everyone soon as I can.

GO VOLS!

2007-11-24T18:26:00.000-05:00

We did it! We beat Kentucky 52 - 50.

We're going to the SEC Championship!

Yeah Jimmie!

2007-11-19T01:00:00.001-05:00

Jimmie Johnson did it again. Winner of the Nextel Cup. Two years in a row.

It could be boredom

2007-11-17T21:02:00.000-05:00

I decided to make another stocking. This time using size 10 crochet thread. Just to see what size it would be.

Pretty cute. Not teeny, but small. Once again next to the needle so you can see the size.

Can you tell I'm trying to figure out what to make for Christmas?

Another start...

2007-11-15T23:41:00.000-05:00

...and finish. Aha. Didn't think I'd have one of those after a start, huh? Well this would have been finished even sooner had I not been down with the icky.

I just decided I wanted to try this pattern out, to see how long it would take me. But for actual time reference, I should have waited for a not sick day. Oh well, I finished it anyway.

The crochet hook is laying on it so you can tell the size.

And a couple close-ups of the stitches.

Can you believe it's almost that time of year?