Are You Bored Yet?

Are you bored yet? Of pulling up my blog and always seeing that same post? The one that I talk about how pathetic I am for not ever posting? It truly is terrible.

The funny thing is that even though I haven't posted in almost a month, the comments keep coming. I got one that said, "I can see large holes among the wools. Can that socks make our feet hot? I don't think so. " I didn't bother looking to see what that comment was trying to sell me, but I got that exact same comment a few months ago from someone trying to sell me diabetic socks.

There were a couple that were from a mattress store in Australia. Even though the upper left corner says that I live in California. I would hate to see the shipping bill on a mattress from them. It's always loosely relative to what I posted about. For example the "holes in the wools" comment was on socks. I figure they just looked at the picture and said something. Hello---I put the holes there on purpose. Or if you mention being under the weather a little I get a bunch of I hope you feel betters. Hmmm---I wonder if someone will hope I feel better on this post?

What I really love is the broken English. I figure that it is some guy in India that didn't pass the language test to work for the answering service at Amazon.com, so they get to sit at a desk somewhere and read blogs. Then comment using various advertisers. That must be the way that they get around the word verification.

Hey losers! Stop reading my blog. Geez-- I never thought I would ever say that.

But it is really annoying to get a bunch comment notifications in my email on my phone and then have to wait until I get to a computer to delete the dumb comment. I thought of using comment moderation, but then my real people readers don't get to see their comments right away and I hate that more then fake people readers.

I'll start working on getting some posts up. I've got a few FO's that are mad at me for not showing them off yet. See you all later and thanks for sticking with me.

You Come Here Often?

You come here often? Because I don't.

It has been way too long since my last post. It's not because of death in the family stuff. But rather more the stresses of the holiday season, not feeling well for a while and, well, let's face it, just plain laziness. Oh, and I would also like to blame one of the computers at work for being broken. It's amazing how much work I don't get done at work sometimes.

I am so glad that the holidays are over though. It is so much work. There are still a few holiday knits that have not been finished. That is mostly because I haven't been knitting very much, either. It makes you wonder what I have been doing with myself and I really can't think of anything productive that I have done in the last month. I did finish reading an overdue library book though.

It didn't help that two weeks after Christmas I wasn't feeling well. I had built a little fortress of used dishes, pillows and video games around my couch. Then curled up into a little ball and waited for death to take me. All I got done then was play Lego Star Wars on the Wii.

But in all, I haven't really been fun. I haven't done anything exciting. At all. No knitting, no replying to my emails, no blogging. I have been reading all of your blogs, but I haven't been commenting. Sorry.

I guess that all I am saying is here is a little post to let you know that I actually did fall off of the edge of the Earth. I'm working my way back. But I'm not going to promise anything. Maybe you will get another post in two weeks. Hey, if you think that this is bad, I haven't updated my daughter's blog since August. Yeah!

Monkey Socks IV

Here I am finally with a knit. I had to finish these up so that I could use the rest of the yarn to make something else.

Monkey Socks IV. Yes, I've made three other pairs of these. The first pair was suppose to be for myself, but they didn't fit, so the BFF has them now. The next two pairs went to Haley and my MIL. So, I finally have a pair for myself. These are actually the third in a matching series for the us girls. Can't you see us now? Hanging out in our matching socks, roasting chestnuts and singing carols. Fa la la lala lala la la.

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I thought that the monkey was such a fun and fast pattern that I could use it for gift socks. There are a few friends and family whom have asked. Others have been begging. And once I finally decide to make them I could use this pattern. This process usually takes two years. Now I've decided that I need another quickie pattern. Suggestions? Cause I am so taking a break from the monkeys for a while, but have another gift pair I need to make.

Pattern: Monkey Socks by Cookie A. (No Purls)

Source: Knitty.com, Winter 2006
Yarn: Body- Lisa Souza's Sock! Merino in What A Melon
Cuff/Heel/Toe- Rio De La Playa Sock Solid in Slate Rose

I took these pictures in a hurry to get them up on the blog. It was a little tough to show off ankle high socks without showing off leg hair stubble.