Plans for the weekend

Grade Midterms, play soccer, read about fMRI, knit and watch Netflix ("Project Runway" and "Friday Night Lights")...oh, and drink coffee. I guess the good outweighs the bad, but I really, really, really, really, really, really hate grading exams! Bright spark, I grade with "Frasier" on, which helps keep me sane and offers distractions when I need a nano-break.

I've finished the hat I was working on, and I started the scarf last night. I might unravel that though, I'm not sure how the design is going to look. It's just a 3x3 ribbed stripe pattern all the way up, because I thought (and Nathan agreed) that the basket weave pattern that I was planning might be too feminine. I love the basket weave ("I love Santino!" ~that's for you, hon). I've made myself three scarves of that pattern. Take a look.

The coffee just a-finished a-brewing, so I'm gonna get what I want, which is coffee. Adios.

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Election 2008

Today is the presidential election. I've got butterflies in my stomach because I do not want this country to continue down the same path that it's on. I've cast my vote via mail ballot already. Let's just hope that the people's voice is properly heard this time and that there's no funny business with hanging chads, too few voting sites in Democrat areas, or whatever evil nonsense the Republicans can cook up. Go out and vote!!!

Weekend fun...knitting

I'm nearly finished with the hat I'm knitting for a friend. I haven't made a hat in a really long time, so I've had to sort of relearn how to do it. I think it's turning out ok, and I should have enough yarn left over to make another one.

Mocha and Dark Leaf

I really like making stuff with my hands, as silly as that may sound. Even sillier, I was thinking about trying to sell some of my knitted stuff at one of the copious Bay Area farmer's markets. I think that crazy anti-mass-production Berkeleyites would be willing to pay pretty well for handmade things. Maybe I'm cuckoo.

Weekend fun...soccer

The weather cleared up today, so I finally got to try out the new cleats that Nathan bought me for my birthday. They were so pretty and clean that I wanted to take a picture of them before running around in the mud.

So pretty!

I love my new cleats!!! I can't wait to join a game. There's a neighborhood game and a psych grad student game that I'd like to try out. We'll see what happens, either way I had a lot of fun running around in my new shoes today.☺

Weekend fun...food

Nathan and I splurged a bit this weekend by having some delicious food. We bought bagels on Friday, so we decided to get some smoked salmon and have bagels and lox for lunch Saturday. Yum!!!! Here's Nathan about to dive into the deep end of delish:

Here's a close up of my bagel, complete with cream cheese, tomato, and red onion (no capers because I'm cheap and I can admit it).

To top off the yummy food, I made some chai tea in our slow cooker (water, black tea, cinnamon sticks, fresh ginger, and cloves). It was really easy and turned out nicely. Plus it made the apartment smell pretty after the onion slicing that happened for the bagels. Overall, a very good complement for the cold rainy day that was Saturday.