tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:44:41 +0000This is either a chronicle of one person's journey from worthless to supremely successful or, a total soup sandwich. Time will tell.http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Laura)Blogger488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-629057941719420271Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:11:00 +00002009-02-11T13:02:12.497-06:00A lot has happened in the past couple of months, most of which was too painful to post. You'd think a motormouth like me would be writing reams on my blog about everything, but no. Some things hurt too much to write or admit.My mother passed away on January 21st. She was not only my Mom, but my best friend. No matter how awful or wrong I thought I was, she was always on my side. She was my http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2009/02/soup-sandwich-wins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-262538462164548002Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:44:00 +00002008-12-17T17:15:16.580-06:00Sigh. So it seems that a few cookies will cause a miracle while a pecan pie tart, several pieces of various pumpkin and apple pies, and dozens of reject cookies will reverse any sort of miracles. I honestly sweat sugar instead of salt. Not surprising considering the foods I've eaten lately.So, color me at my heaviest but not biggest, thanks to jogging around the park. But, not to worry, by http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/12/not-so-miraculous-after-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-1026000582189130004Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:03:00 +00002008-12-08T15:47:49.946-06:00Who knew that only by eating a little bit of cookie dough, a girl could lose a couple of pounds?I know, the miracle should be more profound than this, but...Since August, I've been diligently training for a 5K. I could walk several miles, even at a decent clip, but forget jogging, or horrors, running even half a mile.Then, one day, Mom and Dad ordered me a spiffy running outfit from Cabela's, http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/12/its-christmas-miracle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-6080059718953947532Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:11:00 +00002008-11-24T00:35:09.011-06:00Would ya look at that:But, my work here isn't done. I'm about halfway done with the story and it's pretty good. I know, I'm biased, but usually I don't like my own stuff. It's not 'perfect'. Something I'm thinking at the moment is, do I really need to finish the book? I mean, I hit goal, plus, I already know how it'll end. Why bother, in that case? There's yarn to knit, you know. It's cute, beinghttp://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/11/goaaaaaaaaaalllllllllll.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-2831163533230677890Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:24:00 +00002008-11-19T22:26:53.397-06:00Due to popular request, here it is, an update! Chelle is popular and did request, so I'm not entirely overstating it.What have I been doing? A few things. The whole election thing had me down. I voted Democrat in the last two elections to no avail, and didn't have hopes for this one. I honestly figured it'd be like when Bush Sr won after the dry years of the Reagan era. Horrible. Even so, it http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-is-when-but-ive-not-lost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-8910344938729337889Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:32:00 +00002008-09-27T21:12:27.250-05:00I could do a long diatribe about politics, the economy, life around here, all that, but can sum it up on a few words.Politics-sick of.Economy-sick about.Life around here-sick of cleaning.There's been a little bit of knitting. Here's my latest pattern off the needles. Cute, hm? I like it. The mate is done and the pair are spoken for, while I'm doing a bigger size of these next. The yarn is http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/09/run-by-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-434713530938590883Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-08-27T13:29:25.625-05:00Lately, I've been mulling over the lack of separation in my personal and professional blogging. If sitcoms can have spinoffs, I think blogs should, too. It's something that's percolating in my mind, having this be my personal bitchfest blog, then having another devoted to all knitting, all the time. Guess which one will be featured on Ravelry, that wonderful knit website?In the meantime, I've http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/08/sitcoms-do-it-maybe-i-should.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-5337551040768247872Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:42:00 +00002008-08-05T20:59:43.174-05:00If by popular I mean one person, that is...The Frygirl wanted pictures of her pup, but first, updates.The baby bunny from a couple of posts ago is doing well and is obviously gorgeous. Isn't it the sweetest?Here is the largest ball of twine with two of my favorite models.Of course I had to try and knit on it. I know, the camera added 50 pounds. So sad.Really tried to knit it. Twine is tough, http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/08/by-popular-request.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-6891043536155730900Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:49:00 +00002008-07-24T11:34:16.285-05:00Did you hear the wail?Bad news, I've just learned a pattern I submitted was rejected by Knitty. The good news? I can sell it myself now on Ravelry. As soon as I crawl out from under the heavy rock of Depression. Which will probably be when all the wine in the fridge and chocolate chips are gone. Gimme a minute, would you?This would be a good time to run through the five stages of grief, don't youhttp://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/07/stages-of-grief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-4397454874973623112Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:05:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:40.592-06:00Scratching and clawing, I pull myself back onto the ledge that is "The End of the Earth". There's been tidbits of excitement, relatively speaking. One girl's excitement is another's boredom.By special request from his 'Mom', here's Lucky. Poor Fry is having to make do with my parent's dog, Larry. They've been fast friends, probably because Fry loves giving out treats as much as Larry likes http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/07/at-long-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-7250901518276019018Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:37:00 +00002008-06-26T01:38:34.758-05:0039As a 1930s wife, I amPoorTake the test!Either way, I love quizzes.http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/06/is-this-good-or-bad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-7179417252937573107Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:02:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:41.224-06:00Unless it's the lottery, of course.What, you may ask, am I talking about now? Deaths. We've lost Dick Martin, Sidney Pollack, and Harvey Korman one week in the past May. Who were they? Not guys you'd know off the top of your head, unless you're in the 40's, maybe late 30's. Their comedy, once you saw the faces behind the laughter, is much better known by all.Now with Tim Russert passing, my Hubs http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/06/it-happens-in-threes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-4945964660638889827Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:35:00 +00002008-06-06T21:50:21.027-05:00Chelle tagged me for a meme. I'm not sure what a meme stands for, other than me me me, since the list is always about me. But, what is a blog except a lot of navel-gazing, hm?1. What was I doing 10 years ago? What year is this...? We lived in Lenexa, KS and I was a computer programmer consulting around the city. Probably working in downtown KCMO, which was very cool. Like Chelle, I weighed less http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-4305182227727852459Fri, 23 May 2008 04:38:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:41.637-06:00Is it time for PMS already? I'm bored and don't want to do anything one minute, and want to do everything the next. There's a pond to finish, a secret project that's getting close to done, pets to play with, a house to clean and spiff up, books to read and write, and walls and pictures to paint.I'm also wanting a new digital camera, one that works with my current Pentax's Tamron lenses. While http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/05/im-bored-and-dont-want-to-clean-my-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-5512849078554963394Tue, 13 May 2008 17:05:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:42.557-06:00First of all, thanks for the compliments on the sweater! I'm pretty partial to how nice looking the model is, too. He's a great sport about my pushing him into poses, and even had final say over photos showing off too much of his scalp. :PHe loves the sweater, too. Happily, it's much too warm to wear it. Since then, I've been working on a project to submit and one of the rules about it is no http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/05/it-was-bit-rainy-couple-of-weeks-ago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-6320554916206265915Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:50:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:43.179-06:00Here's my husband's latest sweater. He wants everyone to know, it's the sweater that has a tummy, not him. Really.In the news... Not a lot going on around here. Someone got a new bike, someone else has been walking around the neighborhood with a pup, and still others have had dental work. I already had a new bike, and all of us have walked Lucky at one point or another, and poor Hubby is the one http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/04/update-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-800700562481555578Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:44.932-06:00I know! It's true, though. While I've been running around town or spring cleaning, I've done nothing that's very riveting. What's worse, my blog reading is way behind and I have no idea what my friends are up to unless I've seen them in person. Thursday, when rain is scheduled, is when I can catch up on the reading.Like in the movies, let's do a montage. Play whatever cornball '80s music youhttp://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/04/too-much-to-say-and-not-enough-thats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-3878194615121625003Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:04:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:45.393-06:00...but I've been busy.Between catching up on laundry and fighting off a headache, I've been working on this, an eensy square at a time. The colors of the Noro Kuryeon sock yarn overpowered my will. There's already four other projects on the needles, so I didn't really want to start a long-term project on size 0 US needles. Ah well, such is the pull of Noro's colors.This, though, was done on the http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-should-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-7066715524561708962Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:44:00 +00002008-03-24T23:42:19.828-05:00No, I don't. Unless I actually know the people and they know me. Some of the people on the forums have this idea than I'm a moralistic religious fanatic that wants to turn the world into a nicy nice zombieville.Even my Mom is wondering, "They're talking about you?" Sure, I have morals, but not so many I'm no fun. Enough to keep me out of jail, but not so many I wouldn't flirt with the hot cop http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-dont-care-for-ravelry-forums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-4246026951769296357Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:28:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:46.292-06:00aka, Friday fun. Which means, picture time! To be honest, I've not been able to enjoy the great weather due to migraines. Gotta love the monthly reminder I'm female. <-sarcasm So anyway, there's been some knitting, some cleaning, and a lot of sleeping. When all of the above hasn't been happening, I've been goofing around on Ravelry, that really cool knit site. While my beloved Hubs created me http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-about-day-after-day-after-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-3146387576071737068Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:35:00 +00002008-03-11T18:12:47.511-05:00What's the difference between a Republican sex scandal and a Democrat's sex scandal?If there's women involved, you know the guy is a Democrat. (Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer) If young boys or men are involved, the guy is a Republican. (Mark Foley, Larry Craig)There are always exceptions, James McGreevey and Arnold Schwarzenegger first come to mind. I don't think either party has dibs on dirty http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/bit-of-snark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-5116908092700024708Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:03:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:46.455-06:00Things have really been bothering me, politically. I hate how people can vote for our current president but be too chicken sh't to either enlist in the armed forces themselves or send their kids over. They'll support him and his administration, but let others go over to fight him and his fight. If people REALLY support Bush, let them prove it by enlisting. Everything linked or quoted below is thehttp://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-1759093031691966038Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:47:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:48.046-06:00Seriously. How warm was it yesterday? How cold is it today? I'm trying to figure out how to stay in the house all week and ignore the freeze. It's already not working, I had to check the mail (might have been a yarn catalogue in there!!!) and clean the front glass door.Since I think I'm PMSing, or at least let's hope that's why I'm feelin' crabby, let's ruin Christmas for my sisters. Since http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/03/who-ordered-another-dose-of-winter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-600203408825123712Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:06:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:49.252-06:00To answer A. on a yarny question. I do have a nice pattern book for Classic Elite Galaxy. It's in a stack of patterns I need to go through sometime today, so I'll grab it and take a picture. There's two patterns I want to knit up out of the booklet and I even have the yarn. No subs necessary! After seeing a spring questionaire on Knittingkewpie's blog, then looking out of our window...I http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/02/frosty-friday-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921780.post-7579408176688358161Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:10:00 +00002008-12-12T00:05:51.067-06:00Dang! I seriously need to blog more. It's so cold out, I tend to want to hibernate. Not that there's any laying around, ok, some. In the past week plus, there's been roses, yarn, doggie graduations, and Presidential celebrations. Mass quantities of chocolate was eaten, washed down with diet soda. Wonder why all of us are stick thin??? :)At any rate, here is the week in review...Lucky has http://theperfectplace.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Laura)3