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Jayne Birthday Hat

13 October 2006, Friday 11:59 P GMT-08
On Tuesday a few of us got together to celebrate my friend Nick's birthday. I gave him his Jayne hat, and he loves it. He put it on and kept it on for most of the evening.
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Breaking the Silence

26 April 2006, Wednesday 11:59 P GMT-08
While I haven't been blogging, I haven't been knitting either. I've been moving. When I needed to take a break from packing and making all necessary arrangements, I read.
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Pride and Prejudice

2 March 2006, Thursday 11:59 P GMT-08
A brief review of Flo Gibson's narration of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

I'd Rather Be Cruising

22 February 2006, Wednesday 11:59 P GMT-08
Yesterday John and I were down by the cruise ship pier in San Diego Bay and witnessed a rare occurrence here -- three cruise ships in port at the same time.
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Delizioso!

20 February 2006, Monday 11:59 P GMT-08
Brief review of Filippi's Pizza Grotto, a restaurant located in downtown San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood.
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The Wheel of Time's Knife of Dreams

17 February 2006, Friday 11:59 P GMT-08
I've finally started reading the eleventh novel in Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series.

Night

15 February 2006, Wednesday 11:28 P GMT-08
A review of the audio book version of Night by Elie Wiesel, narrated by George Guidall.

Happy Valentines Day!

14 February 2006, Tuesday 10:24 P GMT-08
WARNING: Sticky sweet sentiment ahead. Proceed with caution!
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In the Headphones

23 January 2006, Monday 11:59 P GMT-08
Comments on the audio books I've been listening to -- Anna Karenina and The War of the Worlds.

Listening to Anna

5 January 2006, Thursday 11:49 P GMT-08
A review of the audio book version of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, narrated by Davina Porter.

Into the Wardrobe

14 December 2005, Wednesday 12:46 A GMT-08
Review of The Chronicles of Narnia movie.
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Listening to the Mists

12 December 2005, Monday 11:28 P GMT-08
A review of the unabridged audio book of The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, narrated by Davina Porter.

Harry Potter and the Friendship Bracelet

23 November 2005, Wednesday 6:38 P GMT-08
We finally made it out to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire yesterday. I was proudly wearing the friendship bracelet that I had made in Ravenclaw colors.
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The Day of the Feast

8 November 2005, Tuesday 11:59 P GMT-08
I'm briefly coming up for air from reading George R. R. Martin's new book, A Feast for Crows. Fortunately, I got quite a bit done on my Nothin' but a Shapely Tee yesterday during Monday night football.

Currently Reading

5 November 2005, Saturday 11:59 P GMT-08
I've just started reading Eldest, the second book in what will be a trilogy by Christopher Paolini.

New Desk Chairs

25 October 2005, Tuesday 11:59 P GMT-08
Today's big event was the purchase of new desk chairs.

Gaga for Google Goodies

6 October 2005, Thursday 11:59 P GMT-08
Google goodies you may not have heard about yet.

In the Knitting Bag and on the Nightstand

5 October 2005, Wednesday 11:59 P GMT-08
What I'm currently reading: Folk Socks by Nancy Bush and Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Here Be Dragons

1 October 2005, Saturday 11:59 P GMT-08
A first impression of Eragon by Christopher Paolini.

Watching and Waiting

27 September 2005, Tuesday 11:59 P GMT-08
My thoughts on watching the movie Flightplan and waiting for George R. R. Martin's next book, A Feast for Crows.

Listening Material

22 September 2005, Thursday 5:19 P GMT-08
I have discovered the joy of listening to audio books while knitting. I love to read, and I love to knit -- this makes it easy to do both at the same time. As I work on my Nothin' But a T-shirt, I'm listening to the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S.

On the Nightstand

31 August 2005, Wednesday 10:38 P GMT-08
In anticipation of the next book coming out in November, I'm re-reading the last of the currently published books in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, A Storm of Swords. I may have mentioned how much I like this series at least once
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What Have I Been Up To?

30 August 2005, Tuesday 6:51 P GMT-08
I've been away visiting my mom and dad in Michigan. I had very limited access to the internet there -- hence, the dearth of blogging. However, I did get a lot of knitting in and even made some yarn acquisitions. The week before I left, I had won a
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Watching and Reading

27 July 2005, Wednesday 3:44 P GMT-08
We went to see The Island last night. It was a pretty typical summer action flick with just a dash of a thought-provoking sci-fi twist which keeps your brain from entirely shutting down. Don't analyze the story too much though or it will start to f
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Returning to the Muggle World

19 July 2005, Tuesday 10:29 P GMT-08
I haven't been knitting or blogging much due to the arrival of a certain book on Saturday. I had pre-ordered it through Amazon, and they guaranteed that I would receive it on the release date. True to their word, this appeared in my mailbox right
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