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Ugh. My tailbone is still bugging me. Have reason to believe our mail server ate my doctor's response to Monday's email, because I have a read receipt, but no reply. Grrr...helpdesk is looking for it now. I left my Vioxx at home, so there will be no lovely painkillers for me today. I remembered my neck pillow though, so I'm alternating sitting on it and not.

Having dinner this evening with S & C. Haven't seen S in a couple of months, and really haven't talked to C either, despite the fact he works across the hall from me. Yummy Japanese SteakHouse is in my future. I just hope I'm not all crabby from tailbone pain by then.

On the knitting front:

Finished dad's Fuzzy Feet and felted them last night.
Finished knitting my sister's Chinese Charm Bag from SnB, but need to sew in a lining and attach the handles. I'd also considered sewing on some beads, so I need to decide on that.
Completed one more afghan square, and a few more rows of Zeeby's tote for me.
Have started the world's brightest poncho, also for me. It's fuschia mohair, with Bernat Boa in Doodoo Bird for trim. Fun.
The magic stripe socks I started and the Vogue knitting tank appear to be on hold. The socks are on size 2 needles and I've never worked with anything that small. I think I need to switch to wooden needles for that and cast on using two. The Vogue tank is just sitting upstairs, so I tend not to think about it and grab it to work on. I'd like to wear it to S & I's reception on July 4, but I'm not sure. It's small needles and doubled lightweight yarn.

On deck projects:

Various birthday gifts
Rosedale United from Knitty (I have a big bag of Noro I can't wait to attack!)
A nubby sweater out of the Lion Woolease Chunky that I bought for the afghan in the wrong color.
Eyelash stuff--I need to do something with all of this.
Felted slippers for me

Picture pages

I almost forgot. I signed up for cheap image hosting yesterday and started uploading a bunch of stuff. I've still got stuff to scan from the pre-digital camera era, but there are basic categories here now. Fun.

http://public.fotki.com/pixiecrinkle/

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Because stealing from friendsfriends is fun!


1. Your favorite song with the name of a city in the title or text: "Little Amsterdam" -- Tori Amos

2. A song you've listened to repeatedly when you were depressed at some point in your life: "Sweet Mary of Silence" -- Mazzy Star

3. Ever bought an entire album just for one song and wound up disliking everything but that song: Drag Queens & Limosines -- Mary Gauthier (that's the closest I could come up with)

4. A song whose lyrics you thought you knew in the past, but about which you later learned you were incorrect: The most recent thing I can think of is "Here I go Again on my Own" by Whitesnake. Who knew it wasn't "Like a Twister, I was born to walk alone" ?

5. Your least favorite song on one of your favorite albums of all time: "Girl" by Tori Amos on Little Earthquakes

6. A song you like by someone you find physically unattractive or otherwise repellent: I went clear through my iPod and couldn't find anyone repellent

7. Your favorite song that has expletives in it that's not by Liz Phair: "Who the Fuck" by PJ Harvey

8. A song that sounds as if it's by someone British but isn't: Anything by INXS

9. A song you like (possibly from your past) that took you forever to finally locate a copy of: I just finally got "Tombigbee" by Tori Amos on disc when she released the last DVD.

10. A song that reminds you of spring but doesn't mention spring at all: "On a Plain" by Nirvana

11. A song that sounds to you like being happy feels: "52 Girls" by The B52s

12. Your favorite song from a non-soundtrack compilation album: "Unforgettable" as sung by Ani Difranco and Jackie Chan

13. A song from your past that would be considered politically incorrect now (and possibly was then): I can't come up with anything for this except perhaps Sinead O'Connor's "Famine"

14. A song sung by an overweight person: I can seriously not find a song in my ipod that's not by someone resembling a twig. Such is the music industry.

15. A song you actually like by an artist you otherwise hate: I have a cover of Hit Me Baby One More Time (as sung by Travis) that makes the song not half bad.

16. A song by a band (whose members actually play instruments) that features three or more female members: "All Hands on the Bad One" Sleatter-Kinney

17. One of the earliest songs that you can remember listening to: "You're No Good" by Linda Rondstadt

18. A song you've been mocked by friends for liking: "Sk8ter Boi" by Avril Lavigne

19. A really good cover version you think no one else has heard: I have a cover of "Complicated" by the aforementioned Ms. Lavigne that's by some guy from some generic alterna-pop band and it's not half bad.

20. A song that has helped cheer you up (or empowered you somehow) after a breakup or otherwise tough situation: Whole albums of PJ Harvey. Just pick one. Mostly "To Bring You My Love" though

21. A song not in English, preferably a foreign-language version of an English-language hit: I actually have no foreign language covers of English songs, though I have quite a few non-English songs. So I will pick "Groupie" by Pizzacato Five.