phoebe is phamous

Hi all!

Here's a site I've been visiting for a few weeks: Phoebe, an Allens Hummingbird Nest and here's a TV interview!

(EDIT:  Okay, there WAS an interview, but it's been removed. It was Joe and his wife talking about the PhoebeCam and the great images we'd been seeing over the last few months.)

Way cool.

The Amazon links appear to be working okay in the Books Read list (check it out on the right sidebar) and I've applied for Audible affiliation, so we'll see where it goes from them.

Nothing much new - I got a PM from a Twitter friend this morning that she was expecting!  Wow!  Congrats!! I don't know if I can say anything, so I won't mention who it was by name on here, but congrats anyway! w00t!

Cheers!  :)

a little amazon test here

So, bear with me,  I'm testing something.

I just finished reading Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts and I'm testing the 'Amazon Associates' thing on the blog;  I'm not sure if I will be listing the links in the Books Read list (altho that's where I'd LIKE them to be) or if I have to talk about them in a post, but we'll see. (Edit:  I've linked all the books (and audiobooks) in my Books Read 2010 list to the corresponding links at Amazon.  If they don't like them over there, I'll remove them, but for the time being, if you 'hover' over the link, you should see a pop up with the Amazon info. Remember that I like audiobooks, so the price for audio format is usually what's listed if the book is available on Amazon.) Plus, if you buy something from Amazon and you've come from here using one of their handy-dandy links, I get ad commission.  Not looking to make a lot that way, but what the heck.  lol!!

Anyway, I enjoyed the book, and I'm looking forward to reading Parker's story in the last one, due out in November.  Go read the series!  It's the "Brides Quartet" about four women who run a wedding planning/catering/photography/floral service thing called "Vows".  Very cool idea.

Been somewhat of a yarn diet - but I do have two Wollmiese hanks to photograph and review (yummo)!

More later.

a tad windy today

Hi all!

Some fun today:



Final reports had some trees down and powerlines down just south of West County Mall, with the Des Peres Police Department on generator power from 4PM on.

We were still on the 4th floor at work (three blocks north and a little west) when we had power flashes, which we took as a sign to go downstairs. Heavy rain, a little wind, pea-sized hail, and that was it. It's a good thing it wasn't 1/4 mile north - it would have hit us!

The surface low that caused all of this is just north of us here, between St. Charles and oh, Hannibal. My leg and my sinuses are complaining mightily!

Everyone is okay, Lily is snoring on the sofa next to me, adn I'm outta here!

Cheers!

baseball time is here again - finally

Opening Day is today. Well, *later* today. As in 10 hours and some change.

To celebrate, I give you the Cardinals 2010 Season Trailer. I can't embed it - you have to visit the MLB site - but it is going to be an AWESOME season.

Go Cards!!

Cheers!

pooches, ravelympics and basically touching base

Hi! Thought I abandoned you? Naw. Just my usual boring life going on, so I haven't posted.

I posted a while ago that I had some bad news to pass on. On September 10, 2009, my dear pooch Pluto had a heart attack and died in my arms. I'm afraid I was depressed for a few months, and that's mainly why I've failed to post. I didn't knit, blog, or chat much online. It didn't help that it was really quiet here at home, with no furry friend to motivate me to get moving.

On January 15th, that changed.

I'd been casually looking at PetFinders, and wondering if I'd want another dog. And what kind. Well, I came across this one sad looking dog that looked like she needed a home, and went to see her. Three days later, I adopted Lily. She is a very small 5 year old beagle, or possibly a beagle/dachshund mix. She's a tri-color, no 'flag' on her tail, and bays loudly! She's only 9 inches tall at the shoulder, and was an emaciated 8.5 lbs when I got her. She had a LOT of things wrong - whipworms, coccydia, dehydration, and (as I later found out) a double ear infection. Since then, we have managed to kick all of that to the curb, and today she was a whopping 12.7 lbs! Yay! Now we're working on housebreaking - almost there - and how she seems to have to sleep in the MIDDLE of the bed.

Here's a pic from January 31 - she travels VERY well, sleeps 5 minutes after getting on the road - and we were at Fort Kaskaskia Park in southern Illinois:

She's a little dog with a big mouth - will bay at me if I don't make her dinner fast enough, and has a bit of separation anxiety, but she's a good dog otherwise. If she's awake, the tail is wagging! We also need to work on the hogging of the warm air from the space heater - she's a great draft blocker, so I end up staying cold while she gets a nice warm back or tummy! I'm working on more pictures, so stay tuned.

I have picked my knitting up again, and participated in the 2010 Ravelympics! I medaled in several categories:

If you click on the picks (except for the Single Skein), you'll be redirected to pictures of the completed projects. I started but didn't complete a Kureopatora's Snake as well, finished that one a few days ago, and started another one for me. The temps right now don't warrant scarves, though. Oddly, I think this happened last year about this time too - right after I finished Lisa's basketweave scarf. Hmmm.

I'm recovering from a series of illnesses that landed on me all at once the first week of February, and am TIRED of taking pills. Bleh. I'm nearing the end of my third (!!) course of antibiotics, and finally (mostly) have my voice back. Had to have a root canal due to the infection moving into a tooth, as well. I'm feeling much better now.

I love Meteorite Men. Want more Eps!!!

Lastly, BASEBALL HAS RETURNED! *happydances* Spring Training games started last week (and Yes, I'm glad they don't count. Ouch!) and Opening Day is 4 weeks away. Four weeks!

Okay, I think I'm wound out. Yarn reviews should return soon (I just bought some! w00t!) after I take pictures and type out the list.

Cheers!

see, not dead

Yeah, haven't posted. Went thru a head cold and then a chest cold, Thanksgiving, and now gearing up for Christmas.

You gotta see this, tho:



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is out on DVD/Blu-Ray on TUESDAY! Want.

Cheers!

yes, still alive, i am

This was kinda cool....my Twitter cloud! Click it to see it full sized.



Stuff to talk about, news, yarn, news, did I mention news? More soon.

play like a cardinal

I'm going to bed. Really. I just had to share this:



By the way....postseason? Watch out. St. Louis Cardinals, 2009 National League Central Division winners are coming your way!

Cheers!!

SNP '09, #stlcards style

Where I was tonight:

(Edit: They removed the video.  Meh. I was at the Stitch 'N Pitch at Busch Stadium, and there was a news video from Channel 5 in this space.)

KSDK ftw!

The Cards won, 11-6.

Sorry, I haven't posted lately. I have some very sad news, and I'm trying to really sit down and write about it, but I'm having a hard time. Bear with me.

Hi all! No, I haven't fallen off the face of the planet. Really. I do have a ton of yarn to review and post and some adventures to share, but I just wanted to let you know I'm still kicking.

Had some computer issues (and phone issues) - Alice, the Mamabear lappy, managed to corrupt itself last night, and I had to do a lot of contortions to get Vista re-loaded to the computer. Damn hidden recovery partitions!! Now I have to re-install all my programs. *wails* Open Office, here I come. The G1 ALSO had to be hard reset last night due to an issue with the accellerometer - and wouldn't you know, I forgot my GMail password for the darn phone? I had to create a new stinking e-mail and everything before I could get into the phone itself. Not a happy camper was I for 7 hours last night.

This'll cheer you up:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8216899.stm


It's Tom and Dan at one of the cricket matches during the Ashes series between the UK and Oz:

Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Tom Felton join Jonathan Agnew for A View From The Boundary, encountering an angry Geoffrey Boycott as they enter the commentary box.

It's funny. :)

Cards are in first *dances* by 10.5 games, I think. I don't remember if the Cubbies are playing this afternoon or not, but we're getting ready to beat up on....*goes to look*.... Pittsburgh. I don't think we should have any problems with them, as they're 24.5 back *cough* but you never know. I'm going to the Stitch 'N Pitch on Sept 14th at Busch - we're playing the Marlins, who are 70-64 right now. Gonna beat up some Pirates this weekend!!

I have yarn from DBNY, CTH, Dyeabolical, My Sister's Yarn, and HL, I think, to review. My house is a disaster area, I'm planning on having guests in October (yes, the cleaning starts this weekend, as it's driving me to drink), and I am looking at new living room furniture. I'm sure NE!Sue will be happy with that.

More on yarn, Chicago (MSI FTW), rude teenagers, dogs, and college football later.

Go Mizzou! Beat the Illini!!

Cheers!