Today I just realized that I’m not eligible for financial aid for the fall semester since I can’t take 6 credits or more. I am just NOW realizing this, rather than PRIOR to applying for financial aid and being approved and signing my life away on the loan documents and ALL THAT. Holy crap I am DUMB sometimes.

I learned all this today when I called the financial aid office to ask why there had been no disbursement, and the girl said I wouldn’t even GET any unless I enrolled in 6 credits. duhhhhhh me. So I had to cancel my financial aid stuff since they wouldn’t have paid it out for 3 credits, which is all I can take in one semester because I can’t afford financially to take more than 3 credits at a time.

sigh.

What it boils down to is that I am going to take the fall semester off from school, focus on paying off two of my credit cards–which have been charged up since we bought the house–and then I am most likely going to quit my second job. Once the cards are paid off, then I’ll be able to go back to school for the spring semester and not want to kill myself with two jobs + school workload (like I did this summer).

My life is just a mess sometimes, arg.

Posted: August 14th, 2008 under Miss Education, My So-Called Life.
Comments: 3

This morning I finished Breaking Dawn, the final book in the Twilight saga. I’m kind of sad about it, and am still marinating the books in my mind…I might post a review of sorts about my thoughts on BD, but for right now I’m consoling myself with thoughts about the upcoming movie, which releases in December. Also, Edward Cullen/Robert Pattinson is my new boyfriend.

Posted: August 8th, 2008 under Bookworm.
Comments: 2

I’ve been coveting this yarn for months, especially with all the hype surrounding it. But I absolutely refuse to pay upwards of $40-100 for sock yarn, even Wollmeise, on eBay! That’s just INSANE.

A kind Raveler sold this to me for a reasonable price (retail + shipping). Hurray! It’s my first Wollmeise, so I have to scour Ravelry for patterns till I find something that’s just right. I’m thinking a scarf maybe, because sometimes I think yarn is just too pretty to go on my feet.

It’s 100% superwash merino in the colorway Uluru, and it really is that bright/vibrant in person!

Posted: July 31st, 2008 under Knitting.
Comments: 2

I started a Fans of Ewan McGregor group on Ravelry. That is all.

Join us:

Posted: July 30th, 2008 under Randomness.
Comments: 1

I’ve done a bit of decorating this weekend. Finally got around to ironing my fabric and assembling/mounting my fabric tiles over the desk. I also added a second bookcase for my knitting books and some other books that didn’t fit on the first bookcase. Also added a lamp and chair for the desk, and moved my printer over to the bottom shelf of the new bookcase.

Before:

And after:

I added a second bookcase on the left, a comfy satellite dish chair (that’s what I’m calling it, lol) and ottoman, and–squeal!–my fabric tiles above the desk.

I am so proud of my fabric tiles! The fabric is by Joel Dewberry and is from his Ginseng line. I took 12″ cork tiles and wrapped them in fabric, securing the fabric in the back with staples. The tiles can be used as bulletin boards, but they’re so pretty that I just don’t want to stick push pins in them! But they do have a function, if I wanted to use them that way.

This is my new desk area–I love all the colors on the wall above the desk.

The chair is pretty comfy, and it’s right under a window in the corner with my books. I love being around my books.

I think it looks pretty spiffy right now, and this has become my favorite room in the house. It is definitely the most colorful room, and is a haven from all the brownness of the living room (which, btw, we’re going to end up painting eventually). I will probably take the stuff that’s on top of my yarn cabinet and move it elsewhere because I want to put framed photos over the cabinet. I also have one more project planned for one of the other walls, but that’s going to take more time to prepare.

I love this room!

Posted: July 27th, 2008 under Home Sweet Home.
Comments: 17

Just a wee update regarding the gang/police incident this week, eek–the neighborhood was quiet the rest of the week, so hopefully (cross your fingers, toes, and dpns) it was just an isolated incident.

Now, a meme! Saw this at kc’s–

Ten Things I Wish I Could Say to Ten Different People Right Now:

1. If you paid me more, I wouldn’t have to miss all these stupid company functions due to working nights/weekends at my second job.
2. I miss seeing you at SnB!
3. I wish you had never put me down as a reference, without permission. We haven’t been friends for years. That’s just rude.
4. I’m grateful you do simple things for me without me having to ask.
5. I think it’s rude when you stare for no reason.
6. I think you’re an amazing knitter!
7. You have great design style.
8. Please stop harassing me about not wearing red shirts on Fridays.
9. You need to get a life!
10. I am thankful for the things you’ve done for me, especially the things I didn’t deserve.

Nine Things About Myself:

1. I am really, really nit-picky about things–not quite to the point of being obsessive-compulsive, more like perfectionism.
2. I haven’t knit in a couple weeks because I am so busy.
3. I am terrified of vampire movies.
4. Which is ironic because I’m now reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.
5. I have this weird phobia about mirrors and don’t like them positioned where I’m staring at my reflection for long periods of time.
6. I have never had a paranormal experience.
7. I’ve never had a banana split.
8. I’ve been to New York City.
9. I don’t really like people who are overly boisterous and think they’re so great.

Eight Ways To Win My Heart:

1. Accompany me to the yarn store.
2. Ask me questions about knitting.
3. Have a meal with me.
4. Be your own person, even when it’s unpopular to do so.
5. Take out the trash when it’s obvious it needs to be done!
6. Clean up your own messes–literal and figurative.
7. Be my dogs’ playmate.
8. Make dinner for me after a long day of work.

Seven Things That Cross My Mind a Lot:

1. I may be in debt for the rest of my life.
2. ooh I want to knit that.
3. So much to do, so little time. sigh.
4. I wish people would smile back instead of stare back.
5. What are the dogs doing?
6. Is it Friday yet?
7. Gas is how much today?!

Six Things I Do Before I Fall Asleep:

1. Double check that all the doors in the house are locked.
2. Pet/kiss my doggies good night.
3. Kiss M good night.
4. Read.
5. Set the alarm on my phone and double check that the ringer is turned on.
6. Worry.

Five People Who Mean a Lot:

1. M
2. My family
3. My dogs (they’re furry people)
4. Online friends
5. Myself

Four Things You’re Wearing Right Now:

1. Underwear
2. Striped shirt
3. Khakis
4. Old shoes that I wear every single day and need to replace! I’m getting a new pair (or two) today!

Three Songs That You Listen to Often (Currently):

1. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Hinder - Lips of an Angel (ringtone and alarmtone)
3. ABBA - Dancing Queen (I don’t even listen to this, but like Bohemian Rhapsody, it has been stuck in my head ALL week! Unlike BR though, I don’t even like DQ! I blame that freakin Mamma Mia movie that just came out…agggh)

Two Things You Want to Do Before You Die:

1. Leave something behind that can be shared with other people after I’m gone.
2. Go to Scotland.

One Confession:

I’m closer to people I know online than in real life. I don’t really have close friends offline because I’ve been burned repeatedly by people I considered best friends.

Posted: July 26th, 2008 under Q & A.
Comments: 4

ummmmm so M called me at work last night to let me know that there was an incident on our street, which brought police galore into the neighborhood. Basically several cop cars and the forensics unit (??), which brought most (if not all) of the neighborhood into the streets. When I came home around 9, they were still out there–it was hard for me to get down the road to our street since some people were parked on the curb and one of the side streets is kind of narrow anyway, so I was driving really slowly and trying not to sideswipe anybody…M had gone out earlier and talked to a cop, who said there was a gang fight earlier and there had been some shooting. OMG. Great, we’ve moved into the ghetto.

The police officer told M not to worry (??), but she took photos of everyone’s houses and the stuff in our front yards, apparently? And she said to let them know if we see anything “suspicious.” I am assuming this was a drug-related incident, hence the forensics unit? geez. We looked but didn’t see anything in the local news about the incident, which I think is weird–shouldn’t this be in the newspaper or something? At any rate, I’m hoping this was an isolated incident…it’s really unsettling because we’ve only been in this house/neighborhood less than one month…

Posted: July 23rd, 2008 under Home Sweet Home.
Comments: none