What am I reading?

I saw this idea as posts on another person's blog. So I can't take credit for it but I think it would be great to update my blog at least once a week with what I am reading. So, I am on Book 3 of The Hunger Games, The Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins. Now this is a good book. Actually all of them are great. I had to rush to read number one before the movie came out. And that was all she wrote ladies and gentlemen. I was hooked from there. My goal is to read 25 books this year. With my hectic schedule that will be hard but I know I can do it. I love to read, it's not a chore but I also love to do other things that take away from reading time. So I just might have to prioritize certain aspects of my life.

To say that Ms. Collins is on the same level of JK Rowlings is pretty close. I didn't think anyone could ever get kids to read again but Harry Potter inspired a little bit of hope in us all. I think that is the same thing we see here with Katniss, the main character of the series. It's just absolutely riveting with each page turn.

Funky Friday

So each time I go through the parking garage I see this wonderful tribute to economic gas mileage. But really, a pink moped? I mean what grown person actually drives one of these things. It's like the car broke down and they had to borrow their 12 year old daughter's only way to school. Is it cool looking? yes. Is it kind of corny looking? absolutely yes. I'll give the person props for being brave enough to actually park this in a spot that says "ooh, look what I need to spray paint black or silver?"

It's Friday as you can see and I am ready to head back to great state of Texas. I have a wake to attend tonight. A good friend's mom passed away this week. She had been struggling with cancer for a few years but it was time to say goodbye. It is such a debilitating disease. No one deserves to suffer in that manner.

I did a little crocheting last night but didn't hit the art journal. This weekend is Fiber Fest so I know what trouble I will get into and unfortunately it involves, lots and lots of YARN. I tell you, I don't need a 12 step program I just need to have all of my credit cards locked away.

Silky Seraphina

I wanted to do a post about crochet since I will be hitting the DFW Fiber Fest this weekend for a little retail therapy. What you see is the pattern Seraphina done with Berroco Boho colors. I love this shawl. I am such an avid crocheter that I wanted to created something with color and make it practical as well. Since I live in Texas I can't really have heavy crocheted items (well not if I plan to get any use out of them) so I go for either cotton or things that are crocheted and have plenty of loops or open space to allow for the body to breathe.

I did work on the Art journal last night. What I realize is that mine is more just basic backgrounds and then a lot of actual journaling. I know that is not exactly what I like when I see pictures but it is what I can seem to commit to now. I did see some awesome stuff that has stamped acrylic letters and I think I might go with trying to do a little something like that in the future. I like pictures and words but I really love painting. (It's gotta be a denied passion when I was little that is now just itching to get out.

It's morning and I need to get back to work but I hope you like the design. Many more to come after this weekend. I really need to use up some of this yarn.

The Buffalo

I've been spending a lot of time in Oklahoma City, We current Texans call it "North of the Red River". So for any of you that have spent any time at all in Oklahoma City you know that around downtown you see tons of "decorated" buffalo. In fact, I recently went to a OKC Thunder game (NBA) and the mascot is a buffalo. I had no clue what it was, had to ask a policeman. I now find them to be part of the environment. So the picture was taken out west but I have found the detail of the decorations to be just awesome and since I didn't have any of my own art to share with you I wanted to let you know I am still alive, and spending some of my time thinking about buffaloes. I didn't check to see if this one had a name but if I were to name him I would call him "Flag Buff". I guess I just think that his triangle decorations remind me of pennants or flags of some source.

One sentence a day

So today I hung out for a while just doing nothing. I went to see The Hunger Games. While I thought the movie was decent the books are soooo much better. Needless to say I would still probably go see the sequel. I also found some journals, I am addicted to journaling. But one thing that these do is one sentence a day. I am certain they do a few but it's so minute that one doesn't feel pressured if they can't write for an hour a day. So websites even call it "the happiness project". I have always found it therapeutic to share your feelings in the written word. But sometimes I get so distracted. So, here goes, the one sentence a day project begins.

Bones got stuck in the garage today. I'm not quite sure how that happened but considering that it was a little warm today he might start listening to me when I tell him to stay in the house. Now before you think that I am a bad mother, for those of you that don't know. bones is my cat. I adopted him, code for he staked out my house, almost a year ago. Still tying to figure out why he picked me. But oh we'll. Enough for now. I have to get some swaps out and get ready to go to the doctor in the morning.

Airplane Drama

Ok, as you guessed it, I am back in the land of bloggin'. while I don't have any work to post I definitely want to tell you about my story today.

As I am boarding the plane to Toronto my name is called, along with a few others. So, I think "ooh, am I lucky enough to get upgraded". But then I had to remind myself which airline this was. So as I brought myself back to reality and went up to the gate agent, the agent on the left looked at me and then the agent on the right and said to me. "she is going to have to explain this to you". Immediately I think, "uh oh, this can't be good". So the agent proceeds to explain to me how the plane is really light and they have to move all 30 coach passengers to "the back of the bus" so to speak. As she give me my ticket and I look at her with this face "maybe I should just take the next flight". She offers to give me my own row. So I say, you know what I can do that. I need a nap anyway.

However, we really could have used a few extra bodies on that plane this morning. The winds were so high in DFw and in Toronto I didn't think we were going to make it. Especially on the desent. We kept dropping like this was a roller coaster. Now, not that I have an issue with heights, but heights and going 300 miles per hour is not necessarily a good thing in my book.

But as you can see I am say and sound now in my little hotel room (scratch that, I was upgraded to a jacuzzi suite). But luckily I didn't go to a Canadian jail for almost snapping on the cab driver that tried to rip me off. I mean, really, $39CSD for 5 miles. That is even bad for Tokyo.

Have a great day.