Posted in pets & animals, yarn & fiber on Friday, June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wait, what is this? It doesn’t look round. What shape are you?
Yarn bought last year at a flock and fiber festival. Lace yarn is a 14-5 ounce blend of rayon, nylon, linen and acrylic. Normally, I would not even entertain the idea of using 100% acrylic. But rules can be bent a little sometimes.
Started knitting it [...]
Posted in dance, general on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Argentinian Tango Sandals: Expensive!
Tango Wannabe Shoes from PayLess Shoe: Priceless!
Ballroom Shoes: beat-up all-purpose practice shoes for Flamenco, Ballroom, Tango, Latin; even more priceless
Ballet Shoes: really beat-up, much-loved ballet & modern dance practice shoes; STINKY!
WISH LIST: real Flamenco shoes or cut-up boots; another Tango shoes (not sandals); Jazz shoes; and sweet-smelling ballet slippers (hahaha!)
Posted in books & magazines on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been thinking about what summer reads I should get myself into. Ambitious as I am when it comes to reading, I usually wound up with several books read enthusiastically at the beginning, then either abandoned for either:
lack of excitement in mid-portion; or
a necessary diversion came up; or
totally forgotten because of brain-drain (forgetfulness more like).
Like [...]
Posted in martial arts on Monday, June 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Why my son loves butterfly knives (balisong).
Here’s a video of what balisong aficionados(as) do. This is NOT a promo, I couldn’t find my son’s video. Girls can do these tricks also, you know.
It’s a thrilling experience to be able to catch the knife without getting nicked.
I cringe, but at the same time feel [...]
Posted in health, knitting on Sunday, June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2007: The year accidents followed me. I seldom get into accidents, but last year was significant because they came in 3’s worth thinking about.
The first one was the vehicular accident.
The 2nd one happened a year ago today, because of this…
How can this innocent-looking tool get me into such freaky situation. So far, it’s also the [...]
