I blatantly stole this from Samauri Knitter. It looked fun. Tag if you want.
What is your current obsession?
Embroidery. A friend at our knitting group was doing it a few months back (extremely well, I might add) and I was drawn to it. I’ve always wanted to do embroidery, but I couldn’t think of what to put it on…I had pillowcases my great grandmother had done, but that didn’t seem practical to me. Then, last week I came across a huge pile of dresser scarves that the same relative had done. Still think those are impractical (partly because I don’t have a dresser for them) but they are gorgeous. I’ve put some together as a valance for my kitchen, but I still have almost twenty left to do something with.
What are you wearing today?
Currently? PJs. Mostly cause I’ve only been awake for an hour and haven’t gotten dressed yet. After that? Probably shorts and a button-up top.
What’s for dinner?
Tonight is probably leftovers due to the lack to two spare inches to rub together in my fridge. I’ve got lentil beef and veg stew from last night, yellow curry from the night before, and who knows what else in the fridge. I think we’re covered.
What did you eat for your last meal?
Um, considering that I had a single bite of chocolate chip cookie dough for breakfast (I’m so *sick* of waffles, but that’s all the girlie wants and I don’t want to make anything else for just me) I’ll count dinner last night: the aforementioned lentil/beef/veg stew.
What’s the last thing you bought?
Groceries yesterday. Wait, no, lunch from Taco Bell. It’s only cause the traffic was deadlocked and both the girl and I were starving.
What are you listening to right now?
Girlie is watching Bolt. It’s playing through the surround sound, so I have no choice but to hear it - throughout the house.
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Either the UK or Kyoto. Those are the two places I’d love to visit in my life, and I’m not sure that I’ll ever get to go. Money sucks.
Which language do you want to learn?
Well, I took French for years in middle/high school. I live in a heavily Spanish speaking area. I’m teaching myself Japanese. So, Irish Gaelic. Cause when will I ever get the chance to use either of the last two? I adore futility.
What do you love most about where you currently live?
Not much? Um, the lack of swarms of insects is nice. Though we make up for the lack of large amounts of insects - the ones we do have are severely nasty: scorpions, black widows, brown wolfs, centipedes. Also? I’m loving my new knit group. We’re small, but all of us are awesome!
What is your favorite colour?
By themselves? All of them. It’s when they’re put together that I can find fault. I’m not a fan of muddy dark colors being mixed. I tend to think of them as wintery and dreary. Think dark berry colors mixed.
What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
Hard to say at present. I’ve been working on dressing better lately, so I have lots of new clothes that I think look awesome on me. Which tends to make them favorites. Also, they’re not “trendy” so they won’t go out of style before I get to wear them twice (I hate that. Why would I spend my money on something like that?) But I would have to say my collection of A-line sleeveless dresses. I feel pretty, and they’re easy.
What were you doing ten years ago?
Living in Denver, going to Bel-Rea, and wondering when I was going to grow up yet not trying to.
Describe your personal style?
Since there was a clothing question earlier, I’m going to assume this is a general life question. I’d say I’m slightly kooky, handmade, eclectic with a softness to it. Kinda a grown-up/vintage-y version of 80’s country (which I grew up with - my mother was addicted to that look.)
If you had $300 now, what would you spend it on?
A second spinning wheel for travel/MissV to use? Jewelry from Sassafras Creations on Etsy? Indie Perfume? Spinning materials? Home decor? (I’m not happy with my living room or bedroom. Both are dreary and sort of…dormroom-esque.)
What are you going to do after this?
Shower and get dressed for MissV’s gymnastics class.
What are your favorite films?
Labyrinth, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ratatouille, Stardust. The first three I grew up on, and have seen into the triple digits (with the notable exception of Labyrinth which if not already there is very close to quadriple digits.) The latter two are my new favorites. Stardust is just wonderfully realized, and Ratatouille is amazing - they made *taste* visible.
What inspires you?
Just about anything.
Whose work/designs are you inspired by?
I love Ysolda Teague’s designs, Anna Sui (though they are outlandish, they are good inspiration to take the outlandish and make it more usable by the average person.) Norah Gaughan has interesting designs/constructions, but there is little of that I want to actually knit. Cat Bordhi.
Your favourite books?
I love Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel series, Jennifer Roberson’s Cheysuli Chronicles, and (guilty pleasure alert) Laurell Hamilton’s Anita Blake series.
Do you collect anything?
Teapots - mostly “tea-for-one.” Fiber, yarn. DVDs. Failures.
What makes you follow a blog?
Interesting content, good pictures. Regular updates (I guess I’m failing miserably on that one.)
What was the most enjoyable thing you did today?
Hmm…still early. Sleep?
