cuppa

"Why knit that?" you might be asking? The simplest reason I can provide is "because I can." That being said, I give you .... CUPPA. This bad boy is destined for my favourite cafe in the entire world. It's like the Cheers of Livermore where everybody knows your name. The service is fabu and the liquid caffeinated expresions are always first rate.

what're you up to norm?

i'd like to think that norm would enjoy this knitted stout. though i believe he was a lager man on the show cheers, which i barely watched. still, i know enough to get the norm references and of course a fan of woody and cliff. was there anyone else on the show of note? nah.

upon reviewing fab patterns in knitorama, i realized i didn't want to crochet a stout so i set out to design a knitted version. alas, i give you the knitted pint of guinness which is destined for my mate big andy may in the UK. it is his birthday on the 23rd and he's starting a new job on the 24th, so i plan to mail this to his new office so all of his brit officemates see just how cool americans can be.

spectre or no?

i'm not sure what i really believe in with regards to the here and the herafter but i do have a certain amount of belief in ghosts or spirits. i felt a definite presence on the uss hornet in alameda especially in the sick bay and some crews quarters. i guess alot can be said for those sorts of places, but i really did feel something deep in my gut.

the east bay has been the new seattle so rather than wait for sun to have our fun, we decided to hit the road in search of fun regardless of weather. we trekked out to santa cruz for some pizza at our fave place and then hit the road on the 9 to big basin for some hiking and exploring. along the way we passed the famous (or infamous) brookdale lodge. this place is supposed to be haunted. http://www.hauntedbay.com/features/BrookdaleLodge.shtml

so believer or not, take a gander at these two photos. one was taken literally one after the other at 2:20pm. i took a photo and saw the blob in the viewfinder and then took one immediately after without moving the camera or blowing on the lens. i supposed it could have been a dust particle illuminated by the flash but i've never seen a dust particle look like that. there were definite cold spots in that room (colder than the normal unheated space) and i felt like there was a presence there as well. you be the judge...

with six you get eggroll

good fortune is a terrible thing to waste.... continuing into my foray of non-edible knitted treats i give you the felted fortune cookie as seen in fellow blogger indigo muse http://indigomuse.blogspot.com/2006/01/felted-fortune-cookies_30.html

let them eat cupcakes!!!!

why knit a cupcake? because i can, dammit! it's petite, sweet and 100% calorie free. i may find some vanilla scent to add to it if i'm feeling crazier.