I just offically finished making all my Christmas presents.  Ahhg, god damn am I glad it's done.  Just a few more hours... and I won't have to hear Christmas music again for a year. Yay. LOL

I got fifty dollars from my Grandpa (whoo) and I decided to put some of that toward the Kannik's Korner cape pattern and materials for the Amadeus cape.   I've kind of put off my next tattoo... indefinitely.  Perhaps I'll see if I can get my mom to go a little bit into it for my  birthday.  It's only a few months away.  I just feel like I really need to be saving up for moving- and I can always get a tattoo in Portland. Hell, you're a freak if you don't  have one up there. hahahah!
Anyway, I'm excited about the cape.  I've never used a Kannik's Korner pattern either, and I'm excited about that too.  I've heard only good reviews. 

I started knitting again today.  I watched some videos on www.knittinghelp.com, and was extremely confused.  Apparently the way my mom taught me to cast on is wiggit- whack and not shown in a video.  But once I watched their confusing way of doing it, I remembered how I was orginally taught to me and it all came back.  Thanks for  nothing knitting help. : D  Now I just need to learn how to purl.


Oh yeah and PS, my new Lafayette book is WICKEDAWESOMEOMG.  What can I say, I love the redheaded freak.


PSS.  It smells like snow, even though it's sunny. MAKE UP YOUR MIND, PLANET.

I really need to stop going into the history section at Borders. I really do.



My latest damage ^^

Every single time I venture into the history section, there's a new (or, new to me) book on Lafayette. Jesus Christ, they know I can't resist.  Sooo, I withdraw $20 I shouldn't and buy it. But I don't feel bad, as the check out girl gave me a 20% coupon.  Suck it Amazon.com, you can't beat me with your low prices this time! Bwahahahahaha.

Anyway, I saw it in the last ten minutes of my lunch break and see I only have $18 (not including the money I had to save for tomorrow night's dinner whilst at work), and the book was, listed price, $27. Not bad for a hardback.  Anyway, I busted over to the bank up the way and took out a 20, but didn't have time to actually get back to Borders to buy the damn thing.  I can never keep track of how many breaks you get corresponding to how many hours you work, and I wasn't sure if I was going to get another break to purchase it (there was only one left, and who knows how many other closet Lafayette fans there out in Humboldt County, arg!), so the minute I bust in the front entrance to the store I scream out "I HAVE ANOTHER BREAK, RIGHT?!?!?".
Rachel looks at me.
"MUST BUY BOOK."
So I had another fifteen minute break about two hours later, zip over, purchase it (with coupon, thanks to cashier girl, yay) and come back.  Rachel asked what I bought and I showed her, to which she replies,
"OOOH, Your man!"

Clearly, I talk to much about quote-unquote, my man.

*dies*

it actually came out good! i "stenciled" Lafayette on it in sugar sprinkles. it would have been better if i had used a non bumpy frosting, but rainbow chip is soo damn good.

also, the blue gel icing came out blobby since i cut the tube too far up. eh.

YAY! now i don't want to cut into it

true to form, i'm out of state for a week, and all i really take pictures of are cats. 

 


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we spent about four hours drivng around trying to find a Joanns in portland. apparently the address i got off google doesn't exist, since SE OAK was a residental area. grr. anyway, when we found it, it was the most giant Joanns i've ever seen. granted, i've only seen one or two, including my own, which really sucks. like, hard. anyway, this one is only a few months old, so it's brand new, clean and completely stocked. plus it's a Supercenter. we couldn't believe it. words cannot describe.
so i took a picture. lol.

the best thing? the cutter didn't charge me for the floral ribbon and i didn't realize it until we were out of the neighborhood the store was located in. hooray.
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on sunday we went to Warped Tour. i thought it would be kind of lame, since there weren't any bands that i knew were playing that i particulary wanted to see, but it turned out it was pretty fun.

most of the bands we saw were not my style, but New Found Glory played and they were good. The first band we saw was As I Lay Dying and boy did they SUCK . oh man were they bad. but i really don't like that kind of music.

but hands down, the best band we saw was Oreskaband, a japanese girl ska band (hence the name ;) ). they were the only band that we saw that was actually dressed, not just in cargo shorts and some lame Hurley t shirt, and they seemed to be generally happy and excited to play.

anyway, they didn't seem to really speak english, but they were great musicians and really knew how to work the crowd. plus the trombonist's horn was pink! lol

if you look closely, you can see i was wearing a Green Day heartgrenade necklace and an anchor necklace. ouch.

eh, i don't think there's much more to say. i'm sure i'll think of more and add it later.


and i have to work today, 1:30 to close, which really sucks. grrr.