So, today is the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's momentous I Have A Dream speech. The words he spoke are as powerful today as they were in 1963. I watched his speech just now and it made me cry as if it were given yesterday. Our country has made so many changes for the better since that day 45 years ago. It's one of our nation's greatest shames that such a speech was ever necessary. It's also an American tragedy that Dr. King's life, such a beautiful and selfless life, was cut short by the hatred of the very kind of person that he was trying so hard to change. It's due to the struggle of Dr. King and hundreds of thousands of men and women like him that we are able to witness history again today. Today, Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. Regardless of your political affiliations or beliefs, I hope that we can all revel together in this most historic of occasions. For the first time in the history of our country, an African American man has been nominated to run for the highest office in the land. Now, our country has many shameful secrets in its past and even its present. However, I really feel as if our nation is going a long way towards redeeming the hope and promise that it was built on when our founding fathers committed those pivotal words to paper when creating our Constitution.....We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Happy Thursday everyone!!
If you don't have time to watch this longer video, please do yourself a favor and watch the short video below.
And no, I'm not stumping for Obama (although I do love him!). I just happen to think that we can all be proud of the fact that his candidacy is even possible in our country today.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Picture Bonanza!!
Ok, so I have lots of stuff to show all of you! There's gonna be mad pictures in this post because I finally got my camera cord in the mail (Thanks Pheebs!) and after having been on a picture hiatus since the battery died, I went a little cuckoo with the camera. First, we went to a Barack the Vote event yesterday. It was kinda boring, but we got out of the house, got to listen to some pretty decent live music, and the kids made their own entertainment, so it was cool. I took pictures while we were there and here they are.
Sebastian with an Obama sticker:
After Sebastian put it on, we noticed something kind of funny. Why yes, that is a gay pride Obama sticker. Haha! Since Justin's always talking about how Sebastian's gonna be gay when he grows up, it seems rather appropriate. And it coordinates smashingly with his rainbow light up necklace thingy.
And here's Bethany, looking as gorgeous as ever, if slightly militant with her overload of Obama goodies:
Here's Dorian, looking cute as all get out!
Bonus! Look at the funny face Sebastian is making in the background. I don't know what he was looking at. Possibly the really hairy hippy guy that was sitting in front of us. More likely, the really hairy hippy guy's buttcrack.
So, surprisingly (heh), the kids were not at all entertained by campaign news, VP announcement comments, and policy discussions. Here's how they entertained themselves.
Then there was a little of this:
He was actually yelling "LEAF ANGELS!!!!!" the whole time he did that. It was freaking funny. Luckily everyone else thought it was funny too.
If you can believe it, he actually found something else to do with the leaves. He buried himself in them. I pretended like I didn't see him there and "stepped" on him. He thought it was hilarious.
When we were leaving, I asked Justin "Do you think that when we're out in public sometimes, people wonder if we left Sebastian's helmet at home?". Hahaha! I love him more than I can tell you, but he is definitely a weirdo.
So, that's all the pictures of the kiddies! Now for pictures of stuff I've made lately and one picture of something that I'm currently working on.
Here's a hat that I made for Justin. I got Bethany to model it because Justin was still asleep and I was all kinds of impatient to take pictures. This hat was made with Dream in Color Classy and the name of the pattern is Claudia. The yarn is a superwash merino and the color is Happy Forest. It looks big on Bethany, but it fits Justin perfectly. Yay!
Here's a pair of socks that I'm working on for Justin. It's the first pair of socks I've tried and I love the pattern. I've had more than a few screw ups along the way, but nothing that I couldn't undo, so it's cool. I love the way they're turning out. The pattern is Boyfriend Socks and I'm using Crystal Palace Panda Cotton. It's a blend of bamboo, cotton, and elastic. Justin wasn't down with any kind of wool on his feet, so I found this and he liked it. The color is Lacquer Red. Heehee, it's a little flamboyant for Justin, but I have threatened him with death or mutilation if he doesn't wear these regularly upon my finishing them. I mean, seriously, look how tiny those needles are! These are definitely a labor of love.
Now, here's some stuff I made for my friend Kathy's kiddos.
First is a shirt I made for her 3 yr old son, Julian. Remember, all of the pictures can be clicked to make them full size. Anyway, that's a picture of Julian and Justin (Kathy's husband, Julian's dad). I distressed it somewhat before I heat-set the paint.
Next is a shirt for baby Charlotte. She's 10 months old. I made this shirt by appliqueing the pieces with Heat n' Bond and then I hand embroidered all of the outlines and details. I love how it turned out but I won't be doing another one anytime soon. It was a bitch to work on.
The hot pink fabric is some leftover from fabric that my mom bought while she was visiting here. After I made the headband that it was intended for, there was just enough leftover to use for this project. The taupe and white check fabric is from an old shirt of Justin's.
Alright, phew! That's all for now, I guess. Dang that was a lot of pictures! Until next time guys!
Sebastian with an Obama sticker:
After Sebastian put it on, we noticed something kind of funny. Why yes, that is a gay pride Obama sticker. Haha! Since Justin's always talking about how Sebastian's gonna be gay when he grows up, it seems rather appropriate. And it coordinates smashingly with his rainbow light up necklace thingy.
And here's Bethany, looking as gorgeous as ever, if slightly militant with her overload of Obama goodies:
Here's Dorian, looking cute as all get out!
Bonus! Look at the funny face Sebastian is making in the background. I don't know what he was looking at. Possibly the really hairy hippy guy that was sitting in front of us. More likely, the really hairy hippy guy's buttcrack.
So, surprisingly (heh), the kids were not at all entertained by campaign news, VP announcement comments, and policy discussions. Here's how they entertained themselves.
Then there was a little of this:
He was actually yelling "LEAF ANGELS!!!!!" the whole time he did that. It was freaking funny. Luckily everyone else thought it was funny too.
If you can believe it, he actually found something else to do with the leaves. He buried himself in them. I pretended like I didn't see him there and "stepped" on him. He thought it was hilarious.
When we were leaving, I asked Justin "Do you think that when we're out in public sometimes, people wonder if we left Sebastian's helmet at home?". Hahaha! I love him more than I can tell you, but he is definitely a weirdo.
So, that's all the pictures of the kiddies! Now for pictures of stuff I've made lately and one picture of something that I'm currently working on.
Here's a hat that I made for Justin. I got Bethany to model it because Justin was still asleep and I was all kinds of impatient to take pictures. This hat was made with Dream in Color Classy and the name of the pattern is Claudia. The yarn is a superwash merino and the color is Happy Forest. It looks big on Bethany, but it fits Justin perfectly. Yay!
Here's a pair of socks that I'm working on for Justin. It's the first pair of socks I've tried and I love the pattern. I've had more than a few screw ups along the way, but nothing that I couldn't undo, so it's cool. I love the way they're turning out. The pattern is Boyfriend Socks and I'm using Crystal Palace Panda Cotton. It's a blend of bamboo, cotton, and elastic. Justin wasn't down with any kind of wool on his feet, so I found this and he liked it. The color is Lacquer Red. Heehee, it's a little flamboyant for Justin, but I have threatened him with death or mutilation if he doesn't wear these regularly upon my finishing them. I mean, seriously, look how tiny those needles are! These are definitely a labor of love.
Now, here's some stuff I made for my friend Kathy's kiddos.
First is a shirt I made for her 3 yr old son, Julian. Remember, all of the pictures can be clicked to make them full size. Anyway, that's a picture of Julian and Justin (Kathy's husband, Julian's dad). I distressed it somewhat before I heat-set the paint.
Next is a shirt for baby Charlotte. She's 10 months old. I made this shirt by appliqueing the pieces with Heat n' Bond and then I hand embroidered all of the outlines and details. I love how it turned out but I won't be doing another one anytime soon. It was a bitch to work on.
The hot pink fabric is some leftover from fabric that my mom bought while she was visiting here. After I made the headband that it was intended for, there was just enough leftover to use for this project. The taupe and white check fabric is from an old shirt of Justin's.
Alright, phew! That's all for now, I guess. Dang that was a lot of pictures! Until next time guys!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Fun Stuff
Just a thing that I saw on another blog:
Mequet's Aliases |
 Your movie star name: Cinnamon Toast Alfred Your fashion designer name is Beth Dublin Your socialite name is Kay Kay Roo Roo New Orleans Your fly girl / guy name is B Hri Your detective name is Elephant Prc Your barfly name is Pita And Hummus Tom Collins Your soap opera name is M Inside Road Your rock star name is Butterfinger Stealth Bomber Your Star Wars name is Betdog Hrijus Your punk rock band name is The Cheerful Magnet |
Monday, August 18, 2008
Shock and Awe
Ok, guess what, guess what, guess what!!!!!!!! I just did my bi-weekly weigh in and you won't believe how much I've lost since last weigh in!!!! 7 lbs!!! 7 lbs!!!! That makes for 11 pounds all told!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I wasn't fat, I'd sure enough run outside and bust up and start doing The Running Man or The Roger Rabbit or something. Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's funny that every time I hear the words 7 and 11 together, my immediate thought is of that Ice Cube song "It Was a Good Day", rather than the gas stations.
I haven't posted anything lately because my camera is dead. It's a long, not interesting story, but I should have the cord to charge the battery in the next few days. When I get it, I have a lot of finished projects to show you guys! Until then, peace!
It's funny that every time I hear the words 7 and 11 together, my immediate thought is of that Ice Cube song "It Was a Good Day", rather than the gas stations.
I haven't posted anything lately because my camera is dead. It's a long, not interesting story, but I should have the cord to charge the battery in the next few days. When I get it, I have a lot of finished projects to show you guys! Until then, peace!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Christian the Lion
I saw this video on another blog and I thought it was great, so I figured I'd share.
Now, usually I'm the first one to get all annoyed with people acting like wild animals are house pets, but this video is so great that I couldn't help but get all emotional over it. Plus, they did the right thing and released him to the wild when he needed to go, so obviously they were being rational. Not like that crazy Grizzly guy. Here's the wikipedia page on Christian.
Now, usually I'm the first one to get all annoyed with people acting like wild animals are house pets, but this video is so great that I couldn't help but get all emotional over it. Plus, they did the right thing and released him to the wild when he needed to go, so obviously they were being rational. Not like that crazy Grizzly guy. Here's the wikipedia page on Christian.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Flash Drives, County Fairs, and Cotton Ponies
Ok, so the votes are in. And it seems that I'm an anomaly. The votes were tied for either not checking pockets at all or checking every single pocket. I'm the only one that voted that I check the front and back pockets, but not the tiny pocket. Oh well. Not the first time that I've been the freak in the room. Anyway, the reason for the poll was weirdly predicted by Tameka. Justin borrowed a USB flash drive from some dude at work and left it in the tiny pocket and it went through the wash. It ended up working still, but that wasn't discovered until after it was pronounced my fault for washing it. I tend to think that it's his fault for leaving something important, that belonged to someone else, in his pants pocket. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), this led to some serious annoyance on both sides, but we got over it.
Now, the healthy stuff is going very well. I had one cheater day because we went to a birthday party for one of Sebastian's friends. But I'm not stressing over it because, hell, eating bad stuff for one day out of over a month of healthy eating is great, in my opinion. Anyway, I lost 2 more pounds. So, that makes 5 pounds total. However, I started riding the cotton pony on the very morning of my weigh-in, so my actual weight loss may be more than that.
I saw this fun little survey/list thingie on Tameka's blog, so I thought I'd snatch it from her and put it on mine.
2. 5 things I take with me when I leave the house
3. 5 of my favorite days of the year
5. 5 of my favorite places to shop
-Etsy
So, that's about it for now! I'm working on several crafty endeavors right now. They include more washcloths, a couple shirts, and a weird thing for my girl, Nikki. I'll post pictures when they're all wrapped up. Probably in the next several days.
Now, the healthy stuff is going very well. I had one cheater day because we went to a birthday party for one of Sebastian's friends. But I'm not stressing over it because, hell, eating bad stuff for one day out of over a month of healthy eating is great, in my opinion. Anyway, I lost 2 more pounds. So, that makes 5 pounds total. However, I started riding the cotton pony on the very morning of my weigh-in, so my actual weight loss may be more than that.
I saw this fun little survey/list thingie on Tameka's blog, so I thought I'd snatch it from her and put it on mine.
1. 5 things I like about county fairs/festivals
-chicken on a stick
-roasted corn on the cob
-funnel cakes
-indie artists hawking their handmade wares
-homemade lemonade
-chicken on a stick
-roasted corn on the cob
-funnel cakes
-indie artists hawking their handmade wares
-homemade lemonade
2. 5 things I take with me when I leave the house
-current knitting project
-diapers and wipes
-bottle of water
3. 5 of my favorite days of the year
-Halloween
-Christmas
-Thanksgiving
-Easter
-Income Tax Refund Day
4. 5 genres of music I listen to
-Rap
-Pop
-R&B
-Emo
-Old School Alternative
5. 5 of my favorite places to shop
-Etsy
-The Yarn Company
-Hobby Lobby
-T.J. Maxx
-Wal-Mart
So, that's about it for now! I'm working on several crafty endeavors right now. They include more washcloths, a couple shirts, and a weird thing for my girl, Nikki. I'll post pictures when they're all wrapped up. Probably in the next several days.
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