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I took meresy's advice and now have a brand-new copy of Top 100 Unusual Things to See in Ontario. This will be v. helpful!

I'm finally starting the Lady Eleanor Stole from Scarf Style. I'll be using Classy Dream In Color Good Luck Jade. I tried to make it once before a couple of years ago, but got snagged up with the entrelac, and I was trying it in a solid colour which didn't look as stunning as I thought it would. The subtle variegation of the Classy yarn is close to the original and will make it look more romantic, which is a big reason I fell in love with the Lady in the first place.

I got the yarn at Unwind, which is also where I signed up for a class in Viking Knitting, something I'd never even heard of before a couple of days ago. I've been wanting to work with metal for a while now--maybe learn to make some jewellery or chain mail. This looks like a good place to start. Plus, the people at Unwind are very helpful and they have drop-in knitting hours which will come in handy when/if I reach a snag with Lady Eleanor.

It looks like I'll be moving to Narragansett. Yeah, I know, I said I wouldn't move again until I finally really move (which, um, yeah, too far in the future to even think about), but I have a chance to share an entire house with someone I've known for years and have lived with before without a problem (and this was back when we both had young kids). It's a three-bedroom ranch on a quiet street with a back yard and a deck and a dog and cat. It's a little more of a commute, but not too bad, nothing like commuting from Tewksbury. I'll also be paying less in rent and sharing the cost of internet, telly, utilities, etc. I'm sure there'll be some stumbling blocks, there always are, but for the most part it seems like a win-win situation. And I can pay my mother back what she loaned me for the security deposit, so that'll be one less thing to worry about moneywise. And anyway, my thing about not moving was that I'd only move in-state again if someplace in Narragansett became available. It really is a lovely town. Here, see for yourself. :)

John McCain was on CSPAN this morning, basically saying how icky the new healthcare plan is and how it's going to OMG RUIN THE ECONOMY. It's interesting to go back and see that basically the same things were said about Medicare and Social Security. This debate is SO not over, because the Republicans are going to nitpick it as much and as often as possible. They keep saying that the Dems may have won the battle, but they'll lose the war. I can't wait to see what Rachel says about the whole thing. I HEART HER SO MUCH.

I found a new hostel in Ottawa. It's very pretty and clean and stuff, and I'm going to be making reservations there as soon as I know when I'll be getting there and where I'm going to stay.

Trying, really, really trying to get through . The Fountainhead, but I keep going back to my reread of Perdido Street Station instead. Eventually, I'll have to give The Fountainhead back to my chiropractor. It's not looking good for me finishing it. And I've not even got to any of the political-philosophical stuff yet, so I can't blame it on that. It's just not that good. I mean, changing POV in the middle of a scene is just plain careless, IMO, unless there's a really good reason for it (I couldn't find one). And it reads like a 1940s movie would sound. Probably because it's a 1940s novel, but still. Lovecraft reads like the era he wrote in, too, and I can still read that with no problems. *shrugs*

Caprica, OMG. It had better get renewed, is all I can say.

Have been teaching Amelia this poem, because she should KNOW it, and stuff. Also, If anyone knows where I can get the pattern for that turtle (which I only found a minute ago when searching for a link to the poem), let me know? I'd much rather make it than buy it.
I'd post a Song of the Day, but I really want to get back to winding my yarn. Lady Eleanor awaits!

Current Mood: random
Current Location: drizzly, damp RI
Current Music: Turtles - Eleanor (in my head)

So my amazing family and my BFF all got together and bought me the best birthday present ever. I haven't used my desktop since I got it. :D :D
Oh, and speaking of presents, thank you so much to eldritchhobbit for the virtual presents!
Moving into a much, much smaller place is some kind of Buddhist act of casting off worldly goods. Or a hair-pulling act of frustration. I'm trying really hard to think of it as the former. And oddly, I'm succeeding. For the moment, anyway (which, um. Is also Buddhist. *g*).
Of all the dorky comms out there--and I mean this as an extreme compliment--I've yet to find one more wondrously dorky than rockmemrspeaker. I've always thought that h20_wtf ran pretty high up the dork-o-meter, but I think this one tops it.
Dear Stephen Colbert: MARRY ME PLZ. Dear Mr. President: LESS THAN THREE X ABOUT A BAZILLION.
Whether it's science or God or technology or magic or plain blind luck, I will never be convinced that there are no such things as miracles. Case in point.
One of the three thousand cool things about Scarecrow and Mrs. King is that all the guys wear suits. I guess even hardcore KGB agents want to look their best when they show up at spy headquarters in the morning. This is also a good show for playing Generic Bad Guy Bingo (which I suck at, but mneh).
I've offically cancelled my vacation for June. Since I've been out of work for almost a month, you'd think this wouldn't bother me much. Thing is, schlepping around southern New England trying to move house and recover from random and very owie back issues does not equate with hanging around London and Stratford and Toronto (oh, my!) with my kid. I'm putting in for vacation in mid- to late August, but still. Wah.
Now that I'm seriously pushing fifty, I've been thinking about doing some Epic Travelling to celebrate. It's two years away, so I've got a little time to plan (and save money OMG). I've been thinking about doing the Northwest for a while now but haven't figured out exactly how. So, anyway, yesterday's Vinyl Cafe broadcast was recorded from this train, and Stuart MacLean waxed so eloquent about the trip (and yeah, I know, using "Stuart MacLean" and "waxed eloquent" in the same sentence is redundant), I've added it to the List of Possibilities.

Also on the list are:
- U.S. Route 66.
- U.S. Route 1, probably the north to south trek. And I could visit patchfire along the way, whee!. Well, okay, it's not exactly "along the way". But I'd definitely make the detour. :)
- Belgium. I'd try very hard to talk bjohan57 into doing at least part of this one with me.
- Oz and New Zealand.
- Ireland (this sounds like a great tour group, even though my usual trip of choice is to travel by myself).
- The Dempster Highway. Not so much alone for this one. I'd be afraid of breaking down in the middle of nowhere and dying of exposure or being eaten by lemmings or something.
- The Alaska Highway.
Some of these will eventually rule themselves out for sheer cost, and some could very well mean skipping vacation entirely next year (I'm not entirely sure I could DO such a thing, mind you). And I'll probably add to the list a lot in the next few months. A couple of these trips could actually be combined. You know, like if I win the lottery or something. I figure some kind of tentative planning should happen within a year or so.

Current Location: I'd better get off my arse soon
Current Music: not as such, no

Everything's almost done! Most of the problems have been solved, and all I have to do now is throw some clothes into a suitcase and set stuff up for the cat-sitters. I've got a couple of choices for the formal dinner, the dress I wore to Caleb and Trish's wedding, and one or two of my prettiest dresses. Apparently 'formal' means something in the range between dressy dress and evening gown.

Amelia has a brand-new Ergo, complete with infant insert, so she'll be travelling in comfort AND style.

We'll be leaving at about two in the morning for Logan Airport for a 5:40 flight to Fort Lauderdale. I think this is a bit of an overkill, but that's what everyone else decided. It's about an hour from Pawtucket to Boston. There's a stop in Myrtle Beach, which is annoying, but we get to stay on the plane, so.

Where are we going, I hear you ask. We're taking a 7-night cruise to the Carribean (these aren't our departure dates, but the rest is the same). I've never been on a cruise before, so it'll be an experience! I'm more of a hostels-and-public transportation traveller (because I like it as well as because it's cheaper), so being on a giant floating hotel will be something really new. And it'll be WARM. And I'm only paying for half, thanks to Amelia and her parents, which is how I can afford such a thing. *loves*

I'm leaving in less than an hour and I won't be back until Sunday. Internet will be spotty and expensive, so if there's anything I need to know, email me!

Also, huge hugs of gratitude to everyone who (virtually) listened to yesterday's rant.

Today has been a lot more productive despite me having a day-long ADD meltdown on account of being rushed and eating nothing but a couple of donuts (I've had a yummy veggie one-dish thing since, though).

Current Mood: excited

( Ontario picspam, part the first )

More later. It takes forever to resize these things. Next up: An English Garden in Canada.

Current Mood: good
Current Location: Clarence Castle, Toronto
Current Music: kids' shows on telly

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