If you haven't met Justin, he's the biggest music snob in the world. But also the kindest. He doesn't belittle people for their musical taste; when we met I was ridiculously, completely obsessed with *NSYNC and now we're married. That's a great display of tolerance.
Justin makes great mixes. And he makes them for everyone - friends, family, people on Art of the Mix who just want to exchange. His favorite wedding gift (to give) is a great mix. Our wedding favors were a mix.
He used to make me a mix every month. I have about four dozen from our first years of courtship. They are all wonderful, but the first is my very favorite. The number of mixes started waning after we left school and now I'm lucky to get one twice a year. But Paul? Justin is always making mixes for Paul, or so it seems. It's a good thing I adore Paul. They are mix soulmates.
I just finished reading Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. For a young adult book it's rather...adult. Salty. Sexy. Really great book. Both of the main characters are obsessed with music, and as they puzzle over mixes for one another, Nick reflects that life can't be contained in one mix but is instead an infinite playlist, one great tune after another.
I love that sentiment. I love the idea of enormous old-school reels playing the story of our lives on the Walkman in my head. And it's comforting to think that when the tape ends, just rewind and start it all over again.
I took a weaving class over the weekend. More on that tomorrow (or the day after - I need to take pictures), but a quick summary for now. I was really, really good at it but I didn't really enjoy doing it. It was too much like work.
At least I still have knitting. And at least knitting doesn't require thousands of dollars in equipment.
Finished Anastasia socks! I love them. This is Claudia's Handpaint in Teal Party and it was such an absolute joy to work with. I know Claudia and Koigu both get their base yarn from Louet, but man, Claudia's is so much nicer. Not that Koigu isn't amazing. Claudia's is just that good.
I started a new pair of socks, but thanks to Cat Bordhi and her crazy sock architecture, I can't do these without a pattern yet. (You'll note I'm still on the leg. I'm too lazy to measure my foot to do the next step.)
This is Tofutsies. I love the color, but I don't think I love the yarn. It behaves like cotton - not very springy and very, very splitty. It makes a nice fabric, though.
I'm trying to finish my Ribby Cardi - one and a half fronts to go. It's hard to push through right now, though. My mind is all over the place and I can't settle on one thing. It would be great to get it done by the end of May, though. So I can wear it in...June?
1. Finish Nordic Mittens 2. Finish the wedding quilt. 3. Finish the triangle quilt. 4. Take Gracie on a hike. 5. Ride bikes with Justin. 6. Sew the grey and pink fleece coat. 7. Install some sort of non-shanty-type window coverings in the bedroom. 8. Design and knit my Weasley sweater. 9. Make Elizabeth Zimmerman's modified yoke/raglan/whatever sweater. 10. Sew another skirt. Maybe two. 11. Knit/Spin 10,000 yards of yarn so I can buy Hanne Falkenberg's Mermaid kit. 12. Finishing Jennifer's sweater yarn by Yarn School. 4/13/08 13. Finish all 15 UFOs (in the sidebar) 14. Sew a dress. 15. Go to Yarn School. 4/24/08 16. Remodel one of the bathrooms. 17. Plant a vegetable garden. 5/12/08. And then I promptly watered the only empty bed. 18. Knit a sweater for Justin. 19. Knit a sweater for my dad. 20. Knit 20% of my yarn stash, including any new additions. 21. Spin 30% of my fiber stash, including any new additions. 22. Read all of the Anne of Green Gables books. 23. Take a cooking class. 24. Read the Chronicles of Narnia books. 25. Redo dining room.3/30/08 26. Beat Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on Gamecube. 27. Learn to weave
We're going to see Wilco again this week (they have far surpassed *NSYNC and Weezer as my most-see-bands), so you'll probably have to put up with some more videos. I want to make a quilt of this song.
1. "Okay, stop. I feel like I'm watching regional theatre you guys. God, am I in the Cleveland Playhouse or something? Your craft is a muscle, you need to excercise it. Take a break, think about what you've done." -- Wet Hot American Summer. Amy Poehler's character is yelling at a bunch of 12 year-olds as they practice their version of Godspell.
2. "This song explains why I'm leaving home to become a stewardess." -- Almost Famous. I can't believe nobody got this one (William's sister is playing Simon & Garfunkel's "America" for her mother). I am ashamed of all of you.
3. "Communism was just a red herring." -- Clue
4. "Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men's clothes where you got that?" -- Footloose. I love Willard.
5. "That's not it. Where'd she get that rubbish? It doesn't even start with 'I wish!'" -- Labyrinth. Possibly my very favorite movie.
6. "The film is okee dokee!" -- The Muppet Movie, as said by the Swedish Chef. Of all the Muppet movies, this is the best, immediately followed by Muppets Take Manhattan.
7. "How did some slip of a girly boy from communist East Berlin become the internationally ignored song stylist barely standing before you?" -- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
8. "Just wishing I could do the job for you, sir. I'd give her a HA! And a HI-YA! And then a OUU-WA! And I'd kick her, sir." -- Anastasia. I am SO proud of Olivia for getting this one. Abby (who happens to be her sister) and I watched it over and over in high school. I love Bartok, Rasputin's bat.
9. "You had so much energy, you were so creative, I couldn't wait to see what you'd do with it. And see, now I know what you did with it. You went shopping!" -- Um, HELLO, Troop Beverly Hills. I adore this movie. I used to babysit a little girl (who was INSANE) and would only watch this movie, sometimes twice a night when I was there. That was perfectly fine by me.
10. "A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?" -- The greatest movie quote of all time, from Wayne's World. Abby used to pretend to be Stacy in the scene where she falls off her bike.
Speaking of movies, we went to see Young at Heart yesterday afternoon. It was great. I laughed, I cried (and then I sobbed). I do love me a good documentary.
I saw this making the blog-rounds a few weeks ago. Below are quotes from 10 of my favorite movies. Comment and guess the movie! (It's Friday. Work with me.)
1. "Okay, stop. I feel like I'm watching regional theatre you guys. God, am I in the Cleveland Playhouse or something? Your craft is a muscle, you need to excersise it. Take a break, think about what you've done."
2. "This song explains why I'm leaving home to become a stewardess."
3. "Communism was just a red herring."
4. "Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men's clothes where you got that?"
5. "That's not it. Where'd she get that rubbish? It doesn't even start with 'I wish!'"
6. "The film is okee dokee!"
7. "How did some slip of a girly boy from communist East Berlin become the internationally ignored song stylist barely standing before you?"
8. "Just wishing I could do the job for you, sir. I'd give her a HA! And a HI-YA! And then a OUU-WA! And I'd kick her, sir."
9. "You had so much energy, you were so creative, I couldn't wait to see what you'd do with it. And see, now I know what you did with it. You went shopping!"
10. "A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?"
1. Seduction always takes precedence over cleaning. 2. Seduction, in fact, helps cleaning because it rejuvenates the cleaner and allows him to continue cleaning.
In short, last night's lack of seduction directly led to Justin sitting down for a break from cleaning and then passing out until 3 a.m.
