Ow.

I think I have a migraine, but a sinus headache is also a possibility. My tongue is swollen again, and my eyelids are quite puffy too. :P So... anyone have ideas that don't involve painkillers? I've taken sudafed, just in case it is a sinus headache. (I figured it should wear off before tonight.) I've also taken magnesium.

For now, I'm going back to bed. I might make some tea later... but for now, my head hurts too much.

H's Ravenclaw Socks

Ravenclaw Socks

Met with kitty approval.

(H likes them too! ;) )

In olympic knitting news, I now have the front and back to just over 8"... just three more inches until I start the maple leaf on the front. (Hmmm... it may not make good bus knitting at that point. I think I'll have to get the sleeves past the leaves to make sure I have good bus knitting while the maple leaf is growing on the front. Maybe I'll start the sleeves tomorrow at SNB.)

Silly Quiz

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Noricum!

1. Birds do not sleep in noricum, though they may rest in her from time to time.
2. Noricum can clean her ears with her tongue, which is over thirty-nine inches long!
3. Noricum can taste with her feet!
4. Marie Antoinette never said 'let them eat cake' - this is a mistranslation of 'let them eat noricum'.
5. Ninety-six percent of all candles sold are purchased by noricum.
6. The only Englishman to become noricum was Nicholas Breakspear, who was noricum from 1154 to 1159.
7. Women shoplift four times more frequently than noricum.
8. If you break noricum, you will get seven years of bad luck!
9. Every day in the UK, four people die putting noricum on.
10. Only fifty-five percent of men wash their hands after using noricum.

I am interested in - do tell me aboutherhimitthem

Torino or Turin?

I've been wondering which was "correct," since the media around here is using both. It turns out Torino is the Italian name, and Turin is the "anglicized" name for people who can't pronounce Italian. Like Munich for München, and Cologne for Köln.

Olympic Charts

This is my first time using blogger images... here's hoping it works. ;)

These are the charts I'll be using for my Canada sweater. What do you think of the small one? It was really hard to get something that looked like a maple leaf with so few pixels. I think the large one is pretty decent. The small one is for the sleeves, just above the cuffs.

Ugh.

Yet another reason I'm glad I'm going back to Canada.

Knitting Olympics

I've made progress on my sweater:

I'm a bit over 6" on the front and back. I *was* hoping for a bit better progress today, but have this to blame:

Ah, well... I did have fun. ;)

Wussing Out

Man, am I ever getting to be a wuss! It's kind of cold out tonight, and dark, so I've decided to be lazy and put off doing my grocery shopping. Sheesh! I'm a *Winnipegger*! *This* isn't cold!!! (Dark, but not cold.)

I had a fun day today. B and S came over. I did some knitting, and then S gave me a puzzle for my birthday, so I started doing that. (Putting me rather behind on the olympic knitting, but that's fine. ;) )

Then S and I were telling B about Brixx, and I offered to let her have my coupon since she was considering going out with a friend to eat. Somehow it ended up being me and B going out for dinner, where I didn't have to pay (since it was a buy-one-get-one pizza coupon and she was planning on buying dinner tonight anyway). Mmmmm! Thanks B!!! (Dinner out twice in one week, maybe that's why I'm getting spoiled and soft... ;) )

Well, I think I'll go finish the puzzle S gave me. It's 500 pieces, and one of those neat lenticular things. :)

Ironically, I like putting puzzles together, and then tend to put them back in the box. S likes hanging finished puzzles on the wall. Since I don't have tons of space to bring things back in the spring, I'm going to assemble this puzzle and give it back to S. S feels kind of bad about that, but I think it actually works out perfectly this way... I get the stuff I like, she gets what she likes, and we're both happy! S just needs to get over the guilt. Since she's a "product puzzler," she doesn't understand the joy I get from being a "process puzzler."

Later! (And there's Gray's Anatomy tonight!!! I can't wait to see how the whole explosive situation works out. :) )

Olympic Knitting

Despite work and my birthday, I did make some progress on my Canada sweater on opening day:


You know, perhaps I should declare myself an official member of this team:

(I'm thinking I'll get as far as possible in 16 days, and perhaps I'll be able to wear the sweater once before it gets too warm here.)

Of course, the olympics should involve some physical effort. I've decided that for every day of competition, I will perform at least a half hour of my olympic knitting on my exercise bike:

Hopefully this will get me back in the habit of riding my bike. ;)

(Bike riding accomplished today!!!)

Birthday, Bloggy Love, and Contest

I had a *great* birthday yesterday evening!!! First, K and I went to Brixx for dinner:

The pizzas were wonderful, but we still had room to share a dessert:


After dinner there was some time before the show, so we visited a few galleries on the Second Friday Art Walk. Fun! Seeing the art was neat, and talking to the artists and the drunk lady was quite interesting too. ;) (Oh... we also stopped in a fun little gift shop, and A Southern Season where K treated me to some chocolate! ...Saved for later, of course.)

Then came comedy theatre... Mr Diplomat at DSI. *Very* funny!

We ended the night with an educational visit to Cherry Pie. ;)

Thanks for a great birthday, K!!!

In other news, I received my blog prize from Kim at Crochet Me:

Thanks Kim!!!! *And* a birthday present from Jess:

Thanks Jess!!!!!!

Wow, you guys are soooo nice!

You know, I want to share the bloggy love. Since I didn't have a blogiversary contest, I'm going to have a birthday contest. To enter this contest, leave a comment guessing what time of day I was born. First place goes to whomever is closest (standard draw-a-name-from-a-hat tie-breaking method used if necessary). Since my birthday coincides with the opening day of the olympics, you have the entire length of the olympics to do your sleuthing. Since I'm kind of late posting this, I'll announce the winner 24 hours after the closing ceremonies. ;) (Entries allowed until then.)

Prize(s)? Hmmm... your choice of:
1. crocheted socks, made by me, from stash yarn I'm willing to part with, or
2. crocheted socks, made by me, from sock yarn you provide (if you don't like what I have, but still want socks from me), or
3. a "Norigurumi"... which is what I've named my creatures ;)

Sound interesting?

One entry per person, and there *may* be multiple winners, depending on my time constraints and stash supply. ;)