Sunday, September 25, 2005

visualize success but don't believe your eyes

Excellent news -- I have a job! I interviewed on Friday and got a call with an offer not twenty minutes later, so starting tomorrow I'm a temp-to-perm computer geek at a technology investment firm in midtown. I'm surprised and excited and happy beyond the telling of it, because finding a job is the first step to me really being able to stay in the city long-term. I need to make sure, but I was told that taking time off for the Witching Hour won't be a problem. I really just can't believe how lucky I am. :D

The weather has finally cooled off in New York. I love the fall, because it means I can show off socks and scarves and sweaters. I've spent the weekend in sweatpants and sweaters and it's making me so happy. Hopefully the cold will stick, because I think everyone's gotten over the Indian summer we've been having.

I started Kiri last night, and so far it's coming along swimmingly. I'm working on US3 needles, which might be a bit small now that I'm a couple repeats into it, but I'm okay with a slightly denser shawl. I think it'd go faster if I didn't stretch out the work after every WS row to admire it, if only because my tension is pretty tight right now and the join on my needles (Crystal Palace bamboo) isn't too agreeable with laceweight.

The Katrina Hermione hat is close to decreasing -- it's been my carryalong project recently since I'm out of yarn on my current String project (a chunky cabled cardigan in their private-label cashmere, wah wah). I keep dragging my heels on the sweater for my landlady -- she has six 100g balls with no marked yardage. Assuming they're similar to Blue Sky Alpacas' sportweight, it's about 220 yards/100 grams, so I'm looking at 1320 yards, which seems like it's cutting it close for a heavily-cabled sweater. Basically I need to sit down and do the math, but wah, lazy.

Anyway, this is just me padding out a RL entry with knitting talk. Someone nag me about updating the GoF reference page! There's so much now that it's a bit intimidating.

Lauren posted at 14.10 on 09.25.05 comments (0)

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

pwnage!

At some point last year, I plotzed all over LJ about the way that Jany Temime has the Trio rewear clothing during the course of PoA, as though it's their favorite outfit -- Harry's navy tracksuit jacket, Hermione's pink zip-up, and Ron's Fair Isle Sweater of Hotness come to mind first. I was really tickled to see that level of attention being paid to the development of the kids' different styles, especially since the casualwear in SS and CoS was pretty disinteresting.

But now Jany's one-upped herself, because Fred and George's offwhite-and-blue hat from PoA is set to make an appearance at the Quidditch World Cup. Not only does that make me all sorts of happy as a geek in general, it ought to light a fire under my knitterly butt about finishing off (or, really, getting started on) the pattern for it. If the animal cracker hat turns up too, I give you all permission to prod me daily, because I'm sorta stalled out as it stands now.

(Also, plz to nag me about sending my camera for repair. I've got the funds -- about $200 -- set aside, I've just been too lazy to go get it packed and sent. I feel like a very bad person.)

Speaking of stalling out... apparently all I needed to do with the vest for String was bitch about it a bit, because I cast on the front on Saturday and finished it this afternoon. The ladies really like it, so I'm happy. I get my next project tomorrow or the day after, although I ought to start knocking out the super-cabley turtleneck my landlady wants. (She's got all this sportweight alpaca she bought in Bolivia and insists on paying me -- don't gotta tell me twice!)

The rest of this post will be spent replying to comments on the last few entries, so if you think it's awfully conceited when bloggers do this, you might as well scroll...

Laurence directed me to her free Kiri shawl pattern, which is currently duking it out with Peacock for the right to come into existence. I think Kiri may win, and not only because I shouldn't be spending $9.50 on a pattern right now. I think Peacock deserves to be done in some opulent variegated hair-of-some-sort/silk blend. I'm trying to be responsible for now, but I'm sure I'll be casting on in no time, because me? willpower? nuh uh.

Suzanne says that Alpaca Cloud is thicker(?!) than most laceweights, which makes me quake visibly in my flipflops. I'm sensing this is a very slippery slope, and one I'm likely to wind up at the bottom of in no time.

Knittingnurse asks which shade of Alpaca Cloud I got, and the answer is Stream. It took a lot of effort not to go with a shade of green, but I'm pleased with my choice. And as far as the Flirty Ruffles shawl goes, the ruffle is exactly the part that I like. I have 1760 yards of yarn, so I may just tack a ruffle onto whatever I make. For a girl who wears predominantly t-shirts and jeans, I sure do like my girly things.

And last but certainly not least, Karen encouraged me on the job front, which is muchly appreciated, because I've felt a bit woe-is-me the last few days. I have two interviews with temp agencies tomorrow (which doesn't quite explain why I'm up now blogging instead of sleeping) and an appointment about a permanent position on Wednesday, so fingers crossed. I know these things take time, but dammit, I need a job yesterday!

Lauren posted at 2.41 on 09.20.05 comments (0)