I was tagged

I was finally tagged - I've seen several bloggers I frequent get tagged and was beginning to think that no one loved me...until now!

So here's how it works if you haven't seen it yet...

Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those who are tagged need to write on their own blog those 7 facts as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven other people and list their names on your blog. Then you leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and to read your blog.

So - seven random facts...this is going to be hard.

1) I secretly like to pick my nose...only with a kleenex or tissue around (or something I can wipe the boogies on) - I like a good clean nostril. I guess it's no secret anymore.

2) I cry when I get really angry and then get mad that I've cried over it...and cry some more.

3) I LOVE Real World / Road Rules challenges. I used to be addicted to the shows years ago and wanted to be on the show during college, but never applied!!

4) I want to be a writer.

5) I was spit at by a group of people in downtown Greenville once as they were yelling at me to go back to my home country. The only thing was - they were making Mexican jokes and slurs - do I NOT look Asian enough?

6) I was a guest DJ on a local rock radio morning show in South Carolina before I moved to MA.

7) I used to have my tongue pierced.

Now the even tougher part - I have to tag seven other people...

I don't know seven other bloggers that I could pass this on to...does that mean I'll have bad luck for the rest of my life?

My socks, my book and Tom Hanks

What do all three of those have in common? They are all stuck on an island somewhere and NOT where they are suppose to be! My socks and book are stuck on an island along with other FedEx packages undelivered...maybe one day Tom Hanks will arrive at Rhonda's doorstep and deliver them...damn - I forgot to put the angel wings on them!!

But yes, it is official, FedEx has lost my package. When they asked the value of the contents, I wanted to say - PRICELESS!!! How I loved those socks and how I loved that sock yarn...how I waited for the perfect pattern for them...oh well. Now I can go back to the yarn store in Norton and pick up the Black Walnut color again! I'll end up using the new Claudia's I purchased to re-knit socks for Rhonda again...sad, very sad....

A fix for the sock yarn junkie

Today was a girls day out as my husband went to Motorcycle Rider Safety school for the entire day. I met Patricia and we headed out to the Yarn Shoppe in Norton, MA. The store had a sale going on, so I had to buy some Debbie Bliss Alpaca as she is going to discontinue it at her store. Pretty isn't it? This is going to be stash reserved especially for those last minute baby gifts that I'll need to knit in a pinch...



I also saw that she had a sale on sock yarn too and seeing as how I have never used self striping, saw that she had a good deal on Opal. I've never heard of this yarn before and I'm not too keen on the color, but thought I'd try it out.



And then I saw my favorite sock yarn, Claudia's Hand Painted Yarn. I wanted to pick up the Black Walnut color as my eyes were immediately drawn to those colors again, but since I had already bought and used that color, thought I should venture on to a different color. I was happy with my purchase. The pic is a little dark, but you get the idea...



Then Pachy and I headed to buy some fabric. She recently purchased this great book on different curtain patterns and I am in desperate need of curtains. I only have these cheap Roman blinds I picked up at Ikea when we first moved into our house and they are getting on my nerves. We stopped at Joanne's and picked out a few yards of fabric that I, unfortunately, do not have any pics of. We're going to make them for my small kitchen window first to see if I like them, then replicate it for the rest of my windows. We didn't quite get finished with them as we indulged in some Hibachi for lunch...and a few drinks. Not to mention a couple of glasses of Bailey's back at her place...so we were a little distracted. I will head over tomorrow to finish up and will hopefully have the end result posted tomorrow!