TGIF

It's Friday, you crazy cats and dolls!

I am looking forward to crocheting this weekend. I started a pink hat this week and I think I will be done shortly. I am making lots of mistakes, the yarn is hard to crochet with. In fact, after I finish, I might decide to make it again and try to get it right. Who knows. At least I'm doing it.

I've got some things up on ebay. Leftover craft pattern books and magazines I decided to get rid of.

Happy crafting.

picnic

Burt
Originally uploaded by vreitz.

Everyone loves blog entries with pictures. Since i'm doing such a bad job of crafting, here's a picture of me and Mike from his work's picnic.

"Cheese Gromit!"

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Originally uploaded by vreitz.

We saw the new Wallace and Gromit movie yesterday and it was great! My family are big W&G fans and i was so excited when i heard it was coming out.

You all must go see it.

Circle of Compassion

Circle of Compassion
Originally uploaded by vreitz.

At lunch today I popped over to City hall to see the sand mandala being made by Tibetan monks.

This is a terrible picture from my cell, but you can guess how intricate it all is.

Here's the link to a better picture and the story : Circle of Compassion.

Vicki, you are so great. What would we do without you?

I single-handedly prevented a big mistake (it was not MY mistake) from printing in the magazine today, and does anyone even say thanks? nah.
Guess I'll file it in my "I'm such a martyr" book. ;)

In other news, I realized that if I spent as much time crafting as I do reading crafty blogs, I'd be smokin!

I've been spending a lot of time in the craft room cleaning up, going through boxes, putting things away, watching Little House on the Prairie. I know it all sounds like an excuse, but getting my apartment organized and pretty is a priority for me. And I'm waiting for my parents to bring up a big spacious desk. Ahhh, wonderful flat space....

Mike and I were in Vegas last week. We had an awesome time, but I didn't take a single picture. Not even a cell phone picture. Lame. We ate at the Tour Eiffel restaurant at the Paris, it was grand. Lost all the money I had earned for gambling, but it took a few days to disappear. We really liked playing the Blackjack tables.

self portrait tuesday

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This month's theme for Self Portrait Tuesday is self documentary portraits. Pictures of yourself doing things that define you.

Here is my first submission as "Vicki the Bug Killer." On the left is the body and about 500 legs of a creepy bug. (i call it a water bug, likes lakes and rivers) On the right are another 100 legs on my flip flop shoe.