Nik Knits, really i do...

Thanks to my friend knit whit, I have been re-inspired into knitting. I went to Rhode Island for work and found a great yarn shop. The 27 degree weather was perfect for yarn selection and project inspiration! I chose Araucania hand dyed wool polymide mix for a sock yarn. I will be knitting these socks.

So I have been a camera slacker lately. Here is a nice view from a hike where the gal and I didn't actually meet up, around the middle of January. I did hike this weekend, but it was a paved mega-steep hill that made all worked muscles feel it for two days.

So I have actually printed out a few knitting patterns and I think I know which one I want to start with. The next dilemma is where to find yarn... So many wonderful yarn shops in MN, not very many in Tucson. I am going to see whats available shortly.

The Little Owl at Work

Due to my non-desire to get into work on time and my non-desire to stay the required hours, I seem to be stuck working the occasional day off. This makes me slightly grumpy. In my drone into work, on my day off, I spot this little owl sun-bathing near the sidewalk. He/she appears to live in the drain pipe between sidewalk sections. My day got better all because of this little bird.

Surfing has begun!

My hard work at the gym has paid off. I took surf lessons in San Diego right before Christmas and i wasn't sore muscle-wise at all. It was a really great time. My new fella came to visit for this trip and we camped right on the beach a few miles north of the surf camp. I got up on the board like 20 times the first day with my own method. The second day, I was watching the real surfers catching the big waves, the ones with my multi-step process did not fair as well as the folks who were doing it the correct way (lay flat, do a push up, then jump to your feet and twist 90 degrees) . The second day I tried to focus on doing it correctly, only got up twice. I am definately going to need more practice.