I thought I'd get Christmassy with my silly little game of the week. I haven't done one for a while. Apologies about that.
Anyhow, to make up for it, I bring you Santa, haplessly brought down in mid flight into zombie land.
Help him save the reindeer!!!
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I really wish I had a good excuse for not posting more here on vox, but I don't. I just find myself too busy with everything else. That said, I've been trying to get back into some form of exercise and at the moment walking is the only thing that's really sticking.
Being the tech junkie that I am, I'm always on the lookout for toys that make other things more interesting. Well, I found a great app for my Blackberry that not only provides real-time data during my walks and hikes but it also uploads the data to a site when I'm done. The online data is organized and mapped so I can see how well I'm doing as well as share my routes.
This is a great app for serious and casual runners and walkers. It's definitely worth trying out .
http://www.roadrunnergps.com/
Works pretty well on the fly!
Also, I picked up some new yarn that is going to look AMAZING on Hazel! I'm going to make this into a snowflake fair isle sweater sometime in the upcoming year for next Christmas.
That's what I have - the Silliest Girl.
Today she took my sweatshirt and ran around and around the living room with it draped over her shoulders. She is so funny and amazing and cute and AWESOME.
Ohgosh, I just have to show this to those in my 'hood who may have missed this when Kirk posted this yesterday.
Unbeaaaaaarable cutenesses!!! -
Most of you know that I love me some cameras. And that usually means Nikon over other brands. Earlier in the year I purchased a small, pretty cheap digital "pocket" camera to have on hand for quick snapshots and the like. It was pretty great, considering the price, except that I lost it somehow in October. Since then I've been biding my time (you've noticed, perhaps, the dearth of new Hazel photos? yeah that's why) until Black Friday. I knew someone would have something good on sale then, and sure enough, Target listed the Nikon S203 for $50 off:
OOOHHHHH, Fancy!
I bought this camera online Thanksgiving night and have been anxiously awaiting its arrival. Today, BOOM! It's here!! I rip it out and start charging the battery right away. I mean, it has been a while since I've photographed Hazel, just because my bigger cameras are way more difficult to get out; one has to be put together, even, before I can use it. Anyway, it finally finishes charging, so I take some sample photos just to get a feel for how everything looks, and this mess faces me on the screen:
Yes. AWESOME. This was taken in the daytime, albeit with a flash. LOOK HOW PRETTY IT IS. If you like pixelated bullshit then this camera is for YOU!!!!
Seriously!?!!!?!??!?!!
How did this camera get through production?! IT IS TOTAL JUNK. You can see the noise even in this small size! I am so disappointed and upset. I waited, planned, bought, and shipped this to my door only to use it FOR FIVE MINUTES and then pack it immediately back up to return. I'll be going back to Target tonight and buying another camera.
ETA: Actually, I chose a 12.1 MP Canon Powershot from Target. It has amazing reviews and was only a little more expensive (at about $130 on sale versus the $95 with tax for the other). Also, call me crazy, but I like a little camera that takes double A's instead of lithium batteries. I have a charger for double A's, so I just keep them on a rotation, plus it makes for a slightly bigger camera. I don't like the razor-thin tiny plastic ones that are so popular these days (and that Nikon I just returned fit that mode too). The new camera should be here next week, maybe even Monday, so we'll see how it goes.
A couple of samples from a recent product shoot, of a different shiny reflective product...
Today I finished blocking the Clapotis I have been working on for my grandmother:
I love it. LOVE IT. I want to wear it! Obviously, I'm going to have to make myself a snuggly wrap/shawl immediately. Bonus, I have about 5 skeins leftover from this project (Knit Picks skeins are only 50 grams - super small, really), which means that I am going to make a Feather and Fan cardigan for Hazel.
Actually, I am finally working on a project for myself, which is called the February Lady Sweater. I have had the yarn and buttons for this sweater since JANUARY. That's almost an entire year ago. This will be the third project I have ever made for myself, following a phone cover and a tampon case. Yeah, I know - both of those things are tiny and they suck. I have really pretty yarn, sort of a slightly heathery hunter green, with dark wooden buttons. Now that I am done with Christmas knitting, I just have this project and a blanket for Hazel on the needles. Wow. I haven't been working on only two things since probably last year! LOL
Anyway, as the school year winds down for me (only 1.5 finals and one more week of homework to go), I hope to get this finished rather quickly. I have never made an adult-sized sweater, so I wonder how it will progress. If the lace pattern (oh yeah - this is also lace!! another new frontier!!!) agrees with me, then I'm going to make Hazel a matching version as well.
If you didn't already know we were related, this picture might convince you.
Hazel and I were trying to pose for a picture (meaning I was trying to get her to stand still and look at the camera simultaneously) and she bumped into me, causing me to accidentally fire the trigger. This is a pretty funny picture, though, and honestly my favorite kind of photo is this kind. That wide-eyed wondrous expression on her face and the dorky, bug-eyed one on mine are really how we look. And that's just fine by me.
