Saturday, January 06, 2007
Temperance sucks
tem·per·ance /ˈtɛmpərəns, ˈtɛmprəns/ [tem-per-uhns, tem-pruhns]Damn, I could use a drink right now. And, no, I don't want to talk about it. It's all my own stupid fault, and I shouldn't be this stressed over something so... and I'm used to being rejected anyway.
–noun
1. moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors.
3. total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME temperaunce; AF; L temperantia self-control. See temper, -ance]
On a more positive note, several actually, I must include this picture of my insanely large collection of fantastic handmade stitch markers:
And, just so as you know, those skully ones are earrings I got from Claire's and turned into stitch markers...
I'm also officially experiencing what veteran knit-bloggers call burn-out. I'm just not interested in anything anymore. Bleh. Someone knock me upside my head, please. I need to finish my Winter Handspun Swap crafts and the purple mittens and all sorts of other crap. I need to dye Xa's yarn. If it's not dyed by Monday, I'm sending her Christmas gifts w/o it, I can mail the yarn later.
I'm just... eh. I need a good kick.
here's something funny...
In 2007,
fyberduck resolves to...
fyberduck resolves to...
Go to wool every Sunday.
Lose ten alpacas by March.
Cut down to ten midnight shearings a day.
Go spinning three times a week.
Ask my boss for a yarn.
Volunteer to spend time with vpenguins.
Lose ten alpacas by March.
Cut down to ten midnight shearings a day.
Go spinning three times a week.
Ask my boss for a yarn.
Volunteer to spend time with vpenguins.
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- Name: Sara M
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
I'm a recent graduate of the University of Oregon, a Peace Corps nominee, and trying to knit, spin, and craft up my stash before I get sent off to a foreign country for 2 years.