Somehow I ended up with an awful lot of photos

of people doing shots on New Year's Eve. Lucky for me, I only take Polaroid shots.

Is it Sunday yet?

I'm so excited about the game on Sunday, I can hardly stand it. (An obvious sign that perhaps I have too much time on my hands.) One thing of the things that I have been obsessing about is the Game Day menu. We always have a nice array of snacks: chips and salsa, brie and crackers, Utz Pub Mix, peanuts, veggies and onion dip, green chile and cream cheese tortilla wraps. Sometimes Will busts out his spinach artichoke dip. Oh and cheese balls, but we didn't buy another barrel of them after the last one grossed us out with all the oil at the bottom. And part of my fun on Sunday mornings is getting out all the serving plates and preparing all the snacks.

But now it's the play-offs. And we got a crock pot for Christmas. So we're stepping things up a bit. BBQ pulled pork (and Riblets for the vegetarians). Cole slaw, potato salad and baked beans. Yum. I'm going to make the cole slaw and baked beans on Saturday. It'll help curb some of the game anxiety. I've never actually made baked beans before. Reading the recipe, here's me: "oh, you actually *bake* baked beans. Duh. I have to leave out the pork and bacon though so that everyone can eat them. I bet they'll still be good.

So we went out this morning and hit two grocery stores and the beer store and hopefully we're done. (When it comes to grocery shopping, we never seem to be done. It's ridiculous. One Sunday morning, Will went out to pick up some things while I prepared the snacks. Upon his return, we discovered the baby carrots were bad and god forbid we don't have baby carrots for the game so I had to go back out. And today we forgot the cabbage for the cole slaw, but at least it hit me while we were still in the parking lot.) Game Day gets expensive after awhile. But we love feeding our friends.

I really wanted to get some cheesy black and gold decorations or plates and napkins or something, but you know, you just can't find that sort of thing this far away from Pittsburgh. I settled for some cheesy football plates and napkins from Target. Perhaps I need to make a trip to Pittsburgh so I can stock up on Steelers paraphernalia for next season.

But because we've had to run around so much this week, I've hardly gotten anything else done. I'm still not doing so well with the focusing and time management thing.

It's official.

Eric Mangini is the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns.

I'm okay with that since I've never been a big fan of Mangini. Now we never have to be friends.

And because I get easily distracted,

I whipped up this Chunky Newsboy Cap earlier today. It's knits up super quick. No matter that I have five other projects that need to be started. While I was taking a shower, I was thinking about football which led me to think about the black and gold yarn that I have leftover from another project which led me to decide that it would be a really great idea to make a hat out of it!



It's for one of our friends who comes over for games on Sundays. I think she'll like it. And actually, it's so cute, I may make one for another one of the Sunday group. Or maybe even for me.

Ta-da!

My first sweater, the Shalom Cardigan.







I'm pleased with the way that it turned out. As I was laying it out to block, I did notice a mistake in it, but it's not a huge one. Nonetheless, perfectionist that I am, it made me twitch a bit. What I did, I purled 5 stitches that should have been knit so there is a break in the pattern. I'm over it now though. And I don't really even wear this type of cardigan, but I chose to make it because it's simple and a good way to begin my foray into sweaters. I think it's pretty darn cute!

Some of favorite photos from Christmas with the family.

Odds and ends including the search for jeans.

I just read that Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson was picked up for a DUI early this morning. Dude, you're in the play-offs, why are you even out drinking?!

So, the search for jeans. I have two pairs of jeans that I wear constantly (not at the same time) and that fit well. One pair is from Gap and I've probably had them for 8 years? Maybe more? At any rate, they're getting pretty worn. The other pair I picked up at a second hand store about five years ago. I have about 5 other pairs of jeans that I don't like so much. Too tight or too big. Too long or too skinny. And since I am not working, I live in the aforementioned two pairs of jeans which is causing me to get a wee bit sick of them. Thus started the search for a new pair. Preferably cheap. But good lord, it is totally impossible to find jeans that are not geared toward a 14-year old girl. I don't want them up to my belly button, but I also don't want my ass crack showing. Not a great look for a 38-year old. No luck whatsoever at Target where the small sizes are two inches too long for me. I always thought I was average height, but apparently not. And the legs are either too bell bottom-y or to skinny. Whatever happened to somewhere inbetween? Today I finally gave in and went to Gap. I must have tried on 10 pairs of jeans. They actually have some mid-rise jeans which fit my waist well, but nothing else worked. Super boxy. I finally settled on a pair of "curvy" jeans. They are the perfect length but still a little too low-rise for me. I'm wearing them around the house with the tags on until I decide if I can live with them. Please tell me where I'm supposed to find jeans these days!!

Yesterday I found out that one of the purses in my old shop sold!! Very exciting news. I've never sold anything out of an actual store before. A gallery on Canyon Road no less! One sale certainly isn't going to pay the bills, but it gives me hope that more will sell. It also gives me reason to keep making more!

Okay, time for Total Access and some more scanning. I've gotten next to nothing done today and it's been extremely frustrating.

Quick Football Recap

I know I probably scare people away with the football posts, but hey, football is life. Just kidding. I do think the whole pro football fan culture is pretty interesting though. Most of the friends that we have here in Santa Fe we made via Steelers games. And the ritual of preparing for the game is one of my favorite things on Sundays. Anyway, a topic that I keep thinking on but never can coherently write on.

So yesterday I went 2 for 2 with my picks, unfortunately. The Ravens scare me and like Ron Cook, I think we're going to end up facing them again in two weeks. That said, I also think we can beat them again.

All told, I tallied our weekend football watching at close to 20 hours. That's gross, isn't it? We did leave the couch on occasion though and multi-tasked while the games were on. I finished my cardigan and whipped up a baby hat for a friend. I also did some scanning during the Eagles/Vikings game. Next week will be more of the same with the four divisional play-off games.

February 1st. And then we'll done.

Wild Card Weekend

Because I love pro football, I've been excited about watching all the games this weekend, no matter that the Steelers are not playing. I meant to write about it yesterday and share my picks, but I never got around to it. So I'll do it now even though two of the games have already been played. I ended up 0 for 2 yesterday. (And my picks are based on who I think will win, not on who I want to win.)

Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals

My pick - the Falcons. Who actually won - the Cardinals. I really did think the Falcons would dominate this game and they basically choked, particularly in the second half. I don't have strong feelings about either team, but I would have liked to see the Falcons win. I prefer them to the Cardinals. I guess I do have to give ex-Steelers Ken Whisenhunt props for turning his team around in his second year of coaching. But I really can't see the Cardinals getting past the next round.

Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers

My pick - the Colts. Who actually won - the Chargers. I was really torn about who I actually wanted to win in this game. I'm a fan of Peyton, but I wasn't sure I really wanted to face the Colts again. I found myself rooting for the Chargers throughout the game, but honestly, I don't know that I want to face them either. They're looking pretty good. But we beat them in regular season and we have a much stronger defense, so if it comes to playing them, I think we'll be okay. Especially since it will be at Pittsburgh. That Darren Sproles though. Man, he is GOOD. And he must be stopped if we end up playing them.

The game this morning is really the big game for us since it will decide our fate. If Miami wins, we play them next weekend. If the Ravens win, we'll play the Chargers.

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins.

My pick - the Ravens. Now obviously I do not actually want the Ravens to win, but I think they are the dominant team. They are one of our biggest rivals, perhaps our biggest rival this season, and I'd really like to see them lose. No matter that we beat them twice in regular season, I'd rather not face them in the AFC Championship game. As for Miami, I don't think they'll be an easy win if we play them, but I do think we'd be the more dominant team in that game. I'm hoping that since I was 0 for 2 yesterday, that I'm wrong about this one too!

Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings

My pick - the Eagles. I think I'd rather see the Vikings win though. This game interests me the least of all the wild card games, but I'm not really a fan of the Eagles so I wouldn't mind seeing them get beat.

So there you go. We'll see what happens.

I was surprised that both the Cardinals and the Vikings had trouble selling out their stadiums. The NFL had to extend the time they have to sell tickets in order to avoid black outs of the game in those areas. I mean, it's first time the Cardinals have been in the play-offs in forever, you would think the fans would be ready to cough up the cash for the game. And I thought Minnesota was big on football. I am guessing it is in part due to the state of the economy and the high price of play-off tickets. But still, that would *never* happen in Pittsburgh. And in fact, if the Steelers had to travel to either of those places, I imagine the games would have sold out easily as Steelers fans go everywhere.

Lastly, I also was excited about this football weekend because it gives me time to knit all day too! I never knit during Steelers games, but other games, yes. I am almost done with my Shalom Cardigan. All I have to do is bind off the stitches and block it and then, my first piece of clothing that isn't a hat or scarf! Yes!

781

That's the number of Polaroid photos, give or take a couple, that I posted to Flickr in 2008. I did a search, just out of curiosity, and I have to say, I found that number a bit shocking. Whoa. Mind you, I did not take all of the 781 photos in 2008. Remember I was posting a bunch of old shots there for awhile as well as a handful of old family photos. Still, pretty crazy.

And perhaps too much? I don't know. I know some people only post their best work on Flickr whereas I tend to post just about everything (although I do edit out some, trust me). Sometimes I think that I should post less, but you know, I've always used my Flickr as a giant photo album so I don't really want to stop posting the family shots and cat photos and things that maybe bore people to death. After all, it is my Flickr. And I guess I shouldn't worry about what other people do and compare myself. (But sadly, I do.) As for me, I look at just about all the photos my contacts post. I find it all interesting.

flickr faves

Totally forgot it was Friday until this evening!



1. Untitled, 2. Untitled, 3. dead kids, 4. Maples on grain, 5. cold pond, 6. 2-2, 7. Witches Hair, 8. snow!, 9. Electric Feel, 10. Untitled, 11. morning light, 12. bleeding lung

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Happy New Year!

I know, I'm a day late, but yesterday I was too tired to focus on the computer due to the fact that I actually stayed up until midnight on New Year's Eve. As most of you know, that's waaaaaay past my bedtime! In fact, we didn't get into bed until after one in the morning. And sadly, going to bed late doesn't mean I sleep late. I still wake up at five. So I spent the first day of 2009 feeling very, very sleepy. I did manage to get some knitting done so the day wasn't totally unproductive.

We had a lovely time on New Year's Eve with a few friends. I have a lot of scanning to do now! I went to the party armed with three packs of film, figuring that I'd maybe go through one of them. Nope, I used all three. It was fun. Back in the days when I only used Polaroid film on "special occasions", I always took shots on New Year's Eve of friends and the parties we had. (A few of them are here.)

I slept a little better last night, but I still am not feeling all that focused today. I'd like to reflect on 2008 a bit as well as on the year that is ahead, but it's not coming easy. I feel fairly neutral about 2008. Will and I had two wonderful vacations, I got a couple of new Polaroid cameras that fast became my favorites, and we made some new friends. On the downside, I lost my job. But all-in-all, it was a fine year.

I'm not one to make resolutions, but there are some things I'd like to do in 2009. (Uh, like find more focus in my life.) A few of those things are:

- Run longer distances.

- Travel more. Take more day trips.

- Get my Etsy store together again.

- Further my knitting skills.

- Start sewing again. Start writing in my journal again.

- Take better photos. (A tough one. I need to expand my view or come up with a project or something. I don't push myself enough when it comes to photography.)

- Go to the eye doctor. (Seriously, I've been procrastinating this for a year now.)

Some will come easy, some not. I'd also like to start sleeping normally, but I don't think I have that much control over that issue. I also need to stop spending some much time on the internet. Every time I walk by my office, I end up checking my email or looking at Flickr and sometimes it ends up with me staring at the screen for 30 minutes or more. I don't get enough email that I need to check it a million times a day and it really just is a time suck. I have such a tendency to dilly dally and get distracted...I guess that gets me back to wanting to be more focused.

I think it will be a good year. Why not? Maybe I'll even find a job that I love to do. I'm open to the possibilities that exist.

All the best to you in 2009. Let's kick some ass!

Game Day

On Polaroid.

In the New York Times: The Polaroid: Imperfect, Yet Magical

Mourning the death of Polaroid instant film and its accidental masterpieces.

flickr faves

1. cow, 2. Untitled, 3. Untitled, 4. Willits sky, 5. Untitled, 6. orange on blue, 7. Stop the Dams., 8. 6{24 Days of Christmas}, 9. Narcissist, 10. the tree, 11. film.395, 12. 344 (splat)

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Happy Holidays!

Have fun!

All I want for Christmas

is a good night of sleep. Seriously! This week has been bad in the sleep department and I have no idea why. I don't feel particularly stressed out, but maybe I am, I don't know. Last night I tossed and turned and turned and tossed. The cats started rustling around early, insisting that they wanted to go out. Usually they get up at 4:30 or 5:00 so I figured it was around that time. I finally gave in and got up to let them out even though it was like FIVE DEGREES outside. They won't go out during the day when the sun is shining, but they'll go out during the coldest part of the morning? Go figure. I don't know what they hell they have to do at 4:30 in the morning that is so damn important. Anyway, I decided that I might as well stay up...until I got into the kitchen and saw that it was actually only 4:15. Good grief! Of course I had to wait for the cats to come home before I could go back to bed because I didn't want them to be stuck outside for hours. They came in around 5:00 and I got to doze for about another hour. I'm hoping that I sleep well tonight, but I didn't sleep last Christmas Eve so there's no telling.

I think I may have to wimp out of running today as the temperature is something like 15 feels like 3 degrees! I love the snow, but I am not psyched about my running schedule getting thrown off. Oh well.

Later this afternoon, we're heading over to my folks' house to help dad put out the farolitos. When it gets dark, dad usually builds a luminaria (bonfire) and people carol around the light and warmth. It's a nice tradition. We'll probably do the Canyon Road walk again too since my sister will be here and she's never been on the Christmas Eve walk before (despite the fact that my parents have lived here since the 70's). Here are the photos from last year.

I love the snow cat.

Alternate title: My Husband Rules!



Meet the Fred the Snow Cat, named for Princess Fred in Pittsburgh.



How can you not love the Snow Cat?



The artist and his work. Awesome!

Best Christmas present ever!

Cat tracks in the snow.

Rocky ventured out in chest deep snow this morning but only made it as far as underneath my car. Later, he wanted to go out the back door so I opened it for him. I could barely get the screen door open with all the snow piled up, but he went on out and found himself in snow even deeper than his chest. He could hardly move, but he tromped around a bit before coming back in. Such a crazy cat. He's a hoot to watch in the snow.

Hippo.

I've been tired today.

Game Day

Bottle caps, anyone?

This is probably about a year's worth of bottle caps, more or less. They do get thrown away sometimes. We save them for my mother-in-law and uncle-in-law because they both collect them. They must have garbage bags full from us alone. We drink a lot of beer.

Dinner at India Palace last night was excellent. Not quite as good as the place I used to frequent in Pittsburgh (sadly, I can't even remember the name of that place), but pretty damn close. They even had paneer pakora! Yum! And I got to have my beloved matar paneer. Glad to know that we can get good Indian food here. Santa Fe is full of excellent restaurants, but not a whole lot of ethnic choices. Anyway, the company was quite enjoyable too. I got to check out the Canon EOS 50D which is a monster compared to my XSi. It blew my mind.

The sun is just starting to come up over the houses now and I need to get motivated to run soon. These "18 feels like 10 degrees" are not my favorite. Brrrrrr! I need to focus on knitting today since I haven't been able to get much done all week. Later, mom and dad are coming over for dinner so dad can watch the Cowboys vs. Ravens game. And then more football tomorrow with our game vs. the Titans. See you on Game Day.

Finished. Well, kind of.

I'm really pleased with the way this turned out. The Pola was blown up to 8x8 and I think it looks super nice framed. I wish I could have more photos framed, but good lord, it costs an arm and a leg! This piece is a holiday gift for Meg & Shannon, my sister-in-law and husband.



And this is the second felted bag that I mentioned last week. I love it and hope other people do as well! I winged the pattern and it worked out perfectly. I dropped this bag and two others off at a shop this morning so here's hoping that they sell!! I want an excuse to make more. Felting really is a lot of fun.

It's been a crazy week, too much to do in too little time and a little bit of overbooking ourselves. I haven't gotten nearly as much knitting done as I had hoped, but it's okay, there's still a few more days to bust it out. All-in-all, things are going pretty well.

I've been missing old friends in Pittsburgh recently and got to talk to one of them this afternoon. That was a nice treat. Now if only some of you would come visit us! Southwest has great deals sometimes! Tonight we're having dinner with friends here in town that we haven't seen for awhile and we're looking forward to it. We're going to an Indian restaurant which is pretty exciting because I don't think I've had Indian food since we left Pittsburgh!! Vegetable pakora and matar paneer, here I come.

Well, it's back to knitting until dinnertime. A happy weekend to you all. Stay warm!!

flickr faves

1. morning accident, 2. non dir gatto, 3. Blah, blah, blah..., 4. Pompom, 5. Untitled, 6. Untitled, 7. Hic Sunt Leones, 8. *, 9. 17//365 : tiny toes, 10. tweet music, winter, 11. Untitled, 12. stained glass

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I like my new owl.

I picked him up at Night and Day, a bedding and light store at Sanbusco. Even though the shop is a bedding and light store, they always have a really nice selection of little birdies. Little inexpensive birdies. I've purchased quite a few for my collection there. Right now all the holiday items are 50% off so I also bought a cute little blue bird ornament for $3.50. I love adding new birdies to my collection in the front windows.

The past few weeks, I've either been a day ahead or a day behind. This week I am a day ahead so I keep thinking it is Thursday. It doesn't really matter, it just confuses me a bit. Part of the fall out of being unemployed, I guess. I've also been getting up really early this week. I sleep okay through the night for the most part and then the one of the cats wakes me up between 4:00 and 5:00. Yesterday it was Rocky. Today it was Simon. They both went out at 5:15 and then I couldn't get back to sleep because I didn't want to sleep for hours more and leave the cats outside freezing to death. So I got up. And now after my cup of tea, I am still rather foggy with sleep. Which is probably why I am babbling here.

I am wondering what my run will be like this morning. All the snow started to melt yesterday afternoon and then it froze over night so I am guessing it is going to be nice and icy for me. Yesterday I ran through 6 to 8-inches of snow on the sidewalks and let me tell you, it was a work out. I only made it three miles and felt like I had run six. Today I am hoping I can at least make it for four miles. (I usually run five.)

Anyway, good morning and a happy Wednesday to you all!

Our walk in the snow. Yesterday.

Finally a good snowstorm!

It's been snowing all day long and I love it! I love sunshine too, but it's wintertime and we were long overdue for a nice snowfall here in Santa Fe. Simon, on the other hand, is less than thrilled. He sits in the window and glares at the snow. He wants to go outside so badly, but he just can't tolerate the cold and snow. Rocky is a little tougher and actually enjoys playing in the snow sometimes. But mostly, with this kind of weather, they both stay in and nap. The downside being that they tend to bug in the middle of the night as they are stir crazy, want to go out and have forgotten that there is snow on the ground.

Will and I took a little walk to the railyard this afternoon and it was so nice to be out in the falling snow. We did the last of our holiday shopping. Now if only I could get all my knitting done! The weekend kind of got sucked up with shopping and then football on Sunday so I didn't get my usual knitting time in. I've done a bit today, but I have still have a scarf to finish, another cowl and two hats. We're actually going to bundle up again in a few minutes and have a nice, warm dinner at Tomasita's. Yum. Love being able to walk to my favorite New Mexican restaurant!!

On the knitting front, here is the felted handbag that I made for my mother-in-law:



I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out. The button loop is slightly off-centered, but hopefully it's one of those things that nobody but me notices. Hard to believe that it started out looking like this:



I really dig this felting business.

And the cowl that I made for myself:



It's really soft and warm. I'm obsessed with cowls these days. I used this pattern which knits up super quick and boy, that Malabrigo Chunky is super nice yarn. Love it.



This is the beginnings of the Shalom Cardigan which is for me and which I had hoped to finish by Christmas Day, but it's just not going to happen. Oh well. Maybe I can get it done in time for New Year's Eve! Not that we even go out, but hey, at least I'll have a new sweater to wear.

Alright, I must go feed the kitties now as they have very hungry bellies and little else to do besides eat and sleep.

Stay warm!

Game Day

Nervous again. Big game today. Go Steelers!!

flickr faves

Almost forgot again!



1. Fallen Pine, 2. ., 3. Untitled, 4. 296 (waiting), 5. The Road (Nov. 2), 6. November (Nov. 1), 7. Nov 5, 2008, 8. Untitled, 9. evil kitty, 10. you're sweeter, 11. Untitled, 12. Week of Polaroids day 5

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What happens when I do my knitting in Simon's chair.

I stand up for a minute and immediately lose my spot. This chair used to be Rocky's chair but recently Simon has claimed it. Not sure how that works, but he gets very annoyed if anyone is sitting in it when he wants to nap. But he does love to lay on my yarn. Too bad he can't help me knit.

The piece in this photo is now a felted handbag. I'll take a photo of the finished project eventually. It is currently drying and then needs a little flair added to it. I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out as it was something of an experiment. Knit up really quickly too, always a plus. Right now I have a sweater for myself on my needles, but I still need to finish up holiday gifts as well so I'm probably going to start a couple more projects in the next few days. I can't believe Christmas is only two weeks away. Ack!

Last night we met some new friends at Blue Corn for beers and food which so far has been the highlight of the week. Today, on the other hand, has not been a pleasant day. I've been having computer problems again and after I got a blue screen, my mood went to shit. I restarted it and it's been okay, but I feel like it is living on borrowed time. Well, this computer has always been on borrowed time, but it's been okay for nine months or so. But no more. It's something that I don't really want to be dealing with at the moment. I don't know what kind of replacement to get. Desktop or laptop? PC or Mac? I spent most of my morning reading reviews and pricing computers. Not exactly a waste of time, but I didn't run and I don't know, the whole thing just threw my day off.

So what do you think about Mac vs. PC? (Garret, I am going to have to pick your brain soon!)

Anyway, I best go start dinner before it gets too late. I am so easily distracted these days.

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It snowed a little bit today.

Not much, but still, it was a nice change of pace considering that it's December! The warmer than usual weather is...well, warm, but it throws me off too. There should be snow this time of year. I was happy to run in the falling snow this morning. Even when it's cold, running in the snow just makes me smile.

Later in the morning, we took a bunch of stuff to the frame shop and picked out frames and mats. That was kind of exciting, though I have to say that it's a good thing Will has an excellent eye for that sort of thing because I don't. A couple of items are holiday gifts, but mostly it was prints that we've had laying around forever, waiting to be framed properly. So we can check that off our list.

And then there was knitting and wasting of time on the internet and what not. Now Will and the cats have all gathered in the room with me so I guess that means I need to end this post. It's hard to blog when there's not much to report. I just wanted to say hi.

Hi.

Game Day

flickr faves

I have to admit that I thought yesterday was Thursday and did not post any of my usual Friday stuff. So here are some faves, a day late.



1. morning sun, 2. hang on, 3. Glowing, 4. BBF_Enoshima_028, 5. Natura debut, 6. tesoro, quanti ricordi...doppi ricordi...ricordi coi fiocchi, 7. are you ready?, 8. Untitled, 9. Untitled, 10. Rescue Mission, 11. Untitled, 12. red

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It has not been a good week for sleep.

And the above photo has nothing to do with this post. I just like it.

Will was in Miami for three nights and boy, it was just way too quiet around here without him. Not to mention that I don't sleep well when he's gone. Well, I don't sleep well EVER, and even worse when he is gone. The first night I was okay. The second night I was awake half the night, although that was more the fault of football Sunday than anything else. But Monday night...I woke up at two and could not get back to sleep. And even though I very rationally knew that there was no one in the house besides me and the cats, I got myself nice and scared, straining my ears for the slightest noise. Then my thoughts started drifting to random CSI: and other crime show episodes, and let me just say, I watch entirely too much of that shit. Both the cats were on the bed with me, sleeping like babies. They obviously don't watch crime shows.

On Tuesday, Will was back and I *still* didn't sleep. No idea what that was about, but I couldn't fall asleep and then when I did fall asleep, I didn't stay asleep for long. I haven't had such a bad week of sleep in awhile. No fun.

Last night I finally slept better. I found myself dreaming about the PolaPremium website and new Polaroid films. I can't quite recall what the new films were called in my dream, but they were weird names. Certainly not Blue, Sepia and Chocolate. I woke up at 4:45 with Simon, let him outside, and after 15 minutes of trying to get back to sleep, I gave up and got up. I had to make sure that I hadn't missed any new Polaroid film! Heh. I'm joking.

This week, like last week, and probably next week, I've been spending most of my time knitting. I am almost done with holiday gifts. Almost. It would help if I didn't keep adding to my list. It would also help if I somehow miraculously got paid for sitting around and knitting all day. I'm also almost done with all of my recorded Miami Vice episodes. I've probably seen most of the series at this point, but since Sleuth doesn't really show them in order, I think there are some holes. For example, I never saw the one that Andrew from Home is in.



I think if I had gotten to go to Miami with Will, I would have been looking for Crockett and Tubbs the whole time. And Horatio. I know, I am a total dork. Oh and Will was in Miami for work, lest you think he was laying out on the beach without me.

Moving on to football, I still clap my hands in delight everytime that I see highlights from the game last Sunday. I hope we can do the same against the Cowboys. Typically I am okay with the Cowboys since my dad is a long-time fan and I try to be supportive, but come Sunday, I will NOT be rooting for them. Not even a little bit. Yesterday our UPS man delivered a box and said,

"It's a good thing that you guys weren't here yesterday because I was flipping off your gnome."

He's a Cowboys fan. The Steelers gnome in our front window always pisses him off. He cracks me up.

Well, enough with my rambling. Hope you all are having a good week. It's almost the weekend!

Oh the sweet taste of victory!

Yesterday's game was the most satisfying Steelers game that I have seen in a long time. So happy to have crushed the Patriots.

Oh the joy felt seeing Matt Cassel fumble the ball, not just once, but twice! So much for the new Patriots pretty boy QB that the media gushed over all week long.

Next game up, the Cowboys. It should be another good game.

I am feeling a little bit rough today from all the snacks and beers consumed, but the sun is shining bright and I have much to do. I think it's going to be a good week.

Cheers!