Chester the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
The
most adorable squirrels in the world live in my back yard!
This is one of the young ones born this spring and he LOVES to hang out on the fence right outside my kitchen window to groom and nap.
Mon, May 31
» SCA
Milestone: I attended Sapphire Joust this weekend here in
Richmond, VA and on Saturday I became an honored Companion
of the Order of the Pearl!
I had no idea I was going to be called into court for this very special
award and I am EXTREMELY honored
to say the
least. The Pearl is an "Award of High Merit" in the SCA
and this
page lists all the various awards given in the Kingdom of Atlantia.
Now the real work begins...
Thurs, May 27
» Current
Knitting Project-Take 2: I've turned the heel and am
on row 3 of the gusset. Sorry if this is just a little too much
info for some of you non-knitting folks, but just suck it up
and try and be happy for me.
» Fun Internet nugget of the day: The Dialectizer takes text or other web pages and instantly creates parodies of them! Here's the Elmer Fudd version of this site. My personal favorite is the Swedish Chef version.
» Which Fantasy/SciFi Character Are You?
Wed, May 26
» Current
Knitting Project-Take 2: I started over on my socks with
the correct size 2 needles. The first pic you see below
was on size
5 needles and it was waaaaay too loose. Here's what the first sock
looks like so far with the nice, tight K2 P2 ribbing. These socks
are being worked from the cuff to the toe.
Tues, May 25
» New white squirrel pics. They seems to be getting more tame and more numerous thank goodness!
Thurs, May 20
» Ursula
1000 is probably my all-time varoite DJ/artist along with
the guys of Thievery Corporation. Check
out this video for his song "Kinda' Kinky" from the "Kinda'
Kinky" album:
Kinda' Kinky - HIFI | LOFI
(HIFI = Broadband, LOFI = 56k)
Real
Player required
Copyright © 2003 URSULA 1000 | All Rights Reserved.
Wed, May 19
» Scam the Scammer: A brilliant ongoing tale of a scummy eBay scammer and the web-savvy scam-ee who scams the scammer right back! Checkout the related P-P-P-Powerbook site.
» Current
Knitting Project: My very first pair of knitted socks! I'm working them
in
Regia
Wool 6 Ply Crazy Color Passion #5402. Here you can see the first
22 rows of k1, p1 which will be the top cuff. I'm using this
basic pattern and if all goes well with this pair and I
don't totally botch the heels then I plan to buy Simple
Socks, Plain and Fancy: A Short-Row Technique for Heel and Toe by
Priscilla A. Gibson-Roberts and play
with other styles.
Wish me luck with the heels!
Mon May 10
» New Cross Stich Projects: I ordered 2 kits from www.subversivecrossstitch.com (this one and this one) and have already finished the first one. You can't have more fun than cross stitching snarkey sayings in a very traditional and conservative style. I love the bunnies.
Thurs, May 6
» New Favorites: I added a category for my favorite open-source software, and the first entries are spambayes anti-spam filter, and GAIM.
Wed, May 5
» Viking Links — Unedited — The BIG list of links I've collected over the years.
Wed, Apr 21
» I
want to make this
yummy
"Gigi" sweater from www.ChicKnits.com.
It's all pink and fitted with a cute bow and I can't resist!
» Some pople may find it interesting that I knit Continental style rather than the more common English method. Here's an article discussing the differences and the long-running dispute. I personally think Continental is more efficient, but that's just me...
Tues, Apr 20
» When I Grow Up... the alternate version. Thanks Rob O.
» New Family & Friends page: Various and sundry...
» When I decide to get hitched: indiebride.com
Wed, Apr 14
» Rob O. wants to learn to cross-stitch: www.subversivecrossstitch.com
» I filed my taxes electronically and boy am I relieved! It cost me $19.95 to do so but it was worth it.
» I'm 2 hours one-way to VA Beach to teach nalbinding for a group in Marinus from 7-9pm tonight. Keri (the one who planned the event) says there may be upwards of 15+ people, but I'll be happy if 6 show up.
» New Event Pics posted: Manx Camp at the Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival Oct 25-26, 2003.
Wed, Apr 7
» Here's
your dose of SCA humor for the day:
- simSCA — SimSCA brings the excitement of the SCA into your computer! For less than the price of a week at Pennsic (or a daytrip at Camp La-No-Che), you can experience the thrills of SCA life 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without worrying about heat, rain, mud, cold, or mosquitoes!
- The Barony of the Southern Wastes — Did they say Antartica?!
Tues, April 6
» New Viking section: I added Manx Camp and posted 4 articles on stuff related to our reenactment camp and the Isle of Man. Most of the material I've posted is curently in the Manx Camp Yahoo! Groups archive, but I wanted to post the articles here too.
» New Event Pictures: You've seen my MTA 2004 pictures, now you can see more pics of the VMAA camp and their way-cool trebuchet.
» I
want this book: Viking
Age Headcoverings from Dublin by Elizabeth Wincott Heckett.
The latest volume in the Medieval Dublin Excavations series
is an analysist of 68 textiles found at Fishamble St./John's
Lane and High
St.
Relationship is shown between the textiles and the people
of the time. 152 pages, hardback.
To order the current hardback version from The
Royal Irish Academy will cost me 45 Euros ($54.42 US)
including shipping, so I think I'll
wait
for
the
softcover..or for Christmas. Harrumph...