I love rainbows!

Yesterday I went to see the Gay Men's Chorus of WDC's That 80's Show. It was fantastic! They did many medleys and complete songs. There was singing and dancing and some video stuff (like an 80's commercial montage). The show I went to was ASL interpreted, and it was great to finally see a musical performance interpreted since that is what I would like to do. There were two interpreters, and one of them was absolutely fabulous. She was very into it and got the feel of the music perfectly. My favourite part was the "Bette Davis Eyes" solo because that guy was really into his performance, and I loved loved loved how he sang "precocious".

So that crosses off one more!

26 by 26

1. Pay off my amex card.
   
2. Go to Europe.
   
3. Donate hair to Locks of Love.
   
4. Learn to knit.
   
5. Open an account on etsy and sell shit.
   
6. Complete an outline and first chapter for novel.
   
7. Be able to cue a song.
   
8. Watch 100 new movies. (10/100)
   
9. Get tattoo for 25th birthday.
   
10. Watch a signed performance.
    
11. Make a new website layout.
    
12. Take at least one day trip to NYC.
    
13. Do at least five new things in DC. (1/5)
    
14. Make a Halloween costume.
    
15. Cook at least one dish from the vegan cookbook.
    
16. Go to the dentist.
    
17. Read ten new books. (0/10)
    
18. Delete unnecessary e-mail accounts and website.
    
19. Make a donation to Animal Welfare Institute.
    
20. Go to at least three ASL meetups. (0/3)
    
21. Open up a savings account or enroll in 401K.
    
22. Edit together a music video.
    
23. Get rid of pile of unneeded/unwanted stuff.
    
24. Learn Tai Chi.
    
25. Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes at least 100 days. (1/100)
    
26. Have a fun year!

And now some pictures!






I tried to knit a wristband for St. Patrick's Day. I don't really like it much because it looks more like all it is is just the end of a sweater.






I knit a case for my camera using the microspun yarn I bought in all the rainbow colours.

I had some yarn left over from the ends of it, so I made rainbow bracelets.

That's what she said.

ANTM

I'll try not to spoil it for those who haven't watched it yet, so I'll just say I am thrilled that the person who got eliminated was eliminated because she got on my fucking nerves. What a beeyotch.

Also, going from my least favourite to my favourite...

After Katarzyna's makeover, I thought she looked a lot like Cassandra from Cycle 5. It doesn't look like it in this picture, but perhaps if you squint it may.



Cassandra was my fave from Cycle 5 (Nicole being a very close second) because of her sociopath comment.

Oh, and why the hell can't Tyra pronounce her name right? It's not that hard! It's kah-ter-JZIH-nuh, not kuh-TAR-jin-UH. You would think she would practice or a producer could correct her or something. Come on, Paulina! You should be able to help her out!

Knitterrific!

I bought some knitting needles, yarn, crochet needles, and tapestry needles. For my first official knitting project, I used some super bulky yarn because I lack patience. I underestimated the size of the yarn and spent three hours knitting before I realized my scarf was going to be way too wide, and I would have to buy five more balls of yarn to finish it.




So I unraveled that and started over. This time I casted on a third of what I originally did. After watching every episode that's online for the current season of the Office, I finished my scarf! Probably for numerous reasons, the scarf curls, and so it looks a lot skinnier than it is. I also used up my entire skein of yarn and didn't feel like buying more, which is why it's as short as it is. I asked my bear Porkchop to model for me.




I think I did a good job for my first actual knitting project. Knitting takes too long for big things, so I need to find a smaller project for my next one. I have this really soft microfiber sports yarn. I bought it in every colour of the gay rainbow (as opposed to the regular rainbow, which includes indigo). I don't know if I'm going to knit rainbow stuff or knit something in each colour or maybe both if I have enough. We'll see.

First cooking and now knitting. I am on a domestic roll!

OMG! I've already crossed something off my list!

26 by 26

1. Pay off my amex card.
   
2. Go to Europe.
   
3. Donate hair to Locks of Love.
   
4. Learn to knit.
   
5. Open an account on etsy and sell shit.
   
6. Complete ASL VI.
   
7. Be able to cue a song.
   
8. Watch 100 new movies. (0/100)
   
9. Get tattoo for 25th birthday.
   
10. Watch a signed performance.
    
11. Make a new website layout.
    
12. Take at least one day trip to NYC.
    
13. Do at least five new things in DC. (0/5)
    
14. Make a Halloween costume.
    
15. Cook at least one dish from the vegan cookbook.
    
16. Go to the dentist.
    
17. Read ten new books. (0/10)
    
18. Delete unnecessary e-mail accounts and website.
    
19. Make a donation to Animal Welfare Institute.
    
20. Go to at least three ASL meetups. (0/3)
    
21. Open up a savings account or enroll in 401K.
    
22. Edit together a music video.
    
23. Get rid of pile of unneeded/unwanted stuff.
    
24. Learn Tai Chi.
    
25. Exercise a minimum of 20 minutes at least 100 days. (0/100)
    
26. Have a fun year!

So after posting my last entry and then playing a few moves in Scrabulous, I picked up "The Knit-It Kit" (it says on the box that it's for kids, but when you don't know anything about something, how different are you from a kid), which I had purchased in the bargain section of Borders yesterday and learned to cast on stitches last night. Well, in just minutes, I learned to knit and purl. Granted all I can knit is a square (oh, but I could knit a GIANT SQUARE! Doesn't that sound more impressive?), but I still learned how to knit, and I did it on my own, so I am especially proud of myself. I need to go buy some bigger knitting needles (even my tiny hands can't take the tiny needles that came with the kit) and freakishly thick yarn (well, I don't have all day to knit with floss!).

Cille, the woman on the plane to San Fran who convinced me I should move to Santa Fe, told me how she crochets because it's much faster and easier than knitting. I'm sure it is, and I'm sure I'd like it more, but one reason I wanted to learn how to knit is because I love how it looks when a person knits, you know, seeing those two big ass chopsticks wiggling back and forth and somehow producing a sweater from a ball of yarn. I also like watching people write with long pencils. When I was first learning to write, I didn't understand why my pencil didn't wiggle as much, so I purposefully added some wiggle to my writing.

I just realized how Freudian that sounded, so I'm gonna add that I also like watching people chew their food. Maybe that's Freudian, too, but at least in a different way, yes?