Prize Post #5 200th post contest thingy and What the hell day is it anyway...

So a few days ago this thing called my life/work/ThisNewUnEndingHeadache sorta threw me outta whack. I know, back to the outta whack. I am so the fuck out of whack that it's almost like I never had any whack to begin with.

Anyway this has precipitated a slight change of plans in my plans. Contest plans that is. See I have totally sucked the butt off a monkey and have yet to read all of the blog contest entry thingies. I know. It's nuts over here. I blame Cookie and her delicious CCSR's. Mmmmm So damn yummy you'll just keep casting onto new pairs of socks. It's madness. For a brief while I was considering casting onto all my size 2.75mm DPN's  with toe up socks. Just cause I think that's my new favorite part of the sock. Maybe I'll just make little toe cups and mattress stitch them all together for some kind of funky ass thing and then I'll call it art. What? You've seen some of the shit they call art these days. My connected toe cups can't be worse then that. Then I realized I wasn't making much sense and decided not to go through with that plan. A bunch of other stuff happened in there as well, but it's work stuff and therefor will not be mentioned on the ol' blog here. I will however say this... I hate the very stupid. That could also apply to some personal stuff as well I suppose... tra la la la la.

So anyway back to  the blog contest changes. Instead of having the final entries be in the system by Tomorrow night  I'm moving it back to Monday night. That way I can have time this weekend to read all the stuffs, reply to emails and whatnot and also finish posting the rest of the prizes. I may also go ahead and throw in some more swag for the prizes. Cause it's all about stash reducement over heres. (That sounds like a fake word, but I'm just going to let that slide for now.)

I'll adjust the original post in a bit to reflect the change of plans. Sorry about that to anyone who was looking forward to a Sunday revel.

So anyway the 5th prize to be reveled today is a brand new shiny.... (hang on while I pull up my photo folder and see what the hell I took a picture of earlier) Never been used Knitting Related Books. Here's the dealy, you (the 1st person who comes up on the random generator thingy) gets to pick two of these books for themselves and the one book left over goes to the second person who is selected. (Tomorrow I will show what else the second person gets as well.)

So yeah, which of these books would you want? *L*

In other news this reminds me of someone evil, well sorta evil. ;)

Tune in tomorrow for more prizes, a recap and the discovery of my inability to end a phone conversation in a normal way: How I learned to embrace my inner robot. ;^)

Comments

[Carrie]

You could sew all the little toes together and make a mildly inappropriate Christmas tree garland. Especially if you sewed tiny tassles to them.

[Cookie]

This is why we love Carrie.

Who the hell let Vickie Howell do a book?! Vickie Howell?!

And I thought it was sad that someone gave that girl a show. At least, they had the sense to take it away.

I hope you feel better soon, sweetie.

People knit socks?! o.0

xo

[Tanya]

Lol, carrie. I was thinking boobie cups but i love your idea of garland with tassels! it would so fit my household and xmas tree! (my household: mildly inappropriate!) Glad your wonkiness is going away.

[Sarah]

I hope you feel better soon. This week got away from me, too.

[Opal]

What is it with Vickie Howell and her huge fan base? What's her appeal? I find her annoying as all hell.

[barb]

How long have you been knitting?

20 years

2.) How long have you been knitting socks?

15 years

3.) What do you do with a problem like Maria?

A flibberdigibbit, a willow-the-wisp, a clown?

4.) What is your all time favorite sock yarn?

any superwash (variegated)

5.) Toe Up or Cuff Down?

Cuff down!

6.) What's your favorite color (this week or for all time)? Do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?

Love browns and blues.

7.) Do you have a pet(s)?

yes, a shiba inu dog named Neko (which means cat in japanese)

8.) Babies: Oven Roasted or Barbecued?

Oven Roasted, four of them!

9.) Besides socks what is your favorite type of thing to knit?

hats, mittens

10.) What's your favorite scent?

Lavender

11.) What music are you really loving right now? Like a song or a band?

The Ball Brothers

12.) How many pairs of socks have you hand knit?

Over 25 pairs of socks

13.) What's your favorite treat? Salty or Sweet?

sweet

14.) What was the most interesting thing you smelled yesterday. Not good or bad necessarily, just the thing that stuck out most so that you actually took notice of it.

The dead skunk in the road that no one wants to clean up.

15.) Needles - DPN's: Wooden, metal or plastic?

Wooden - the end.

16.) What is your favorite sock pattern that you've knit? What do you recommend?

I knit a basic sock pattern from cuff down by heart. I don't use a pattern anymore. I use fancy yarns that make the basic sock pattern look gorgeous.

17.) The last Question: If you were stuck on a deserted island who would you want with you, what knitting would you want with you and would you ever want to leave?

God - never leave, I'd want answers to all my questions. I'd be knitting a hat to shade against the sun....

[Stacey]

I think I lvoe you. :D I'm playing that for Texas when he gets back. *ahem* If he's seven years younger, that doesn't make me a cougar. Right? Although when I talk about some things in my past and realize that he was 12 at the time or still in highschool when I was already married and divorced... it is kind of scary.

[Kerry]

Hope you get back on track again soon.

I must say that the Bazzar Bizarre is intriguing.

[Beverly]

Miss your blog, hope you get back on track soon. But we all need to take time for ourselves sometimes. TC

[Evil Stacey]

Do I need to come kick life's ass for you? :D Miss you!