so i felt like being crafty this year, and i was, for my sisters, i knitted one a scarf, crocheted one a hat(taught myself how) and then i made them both felt octopi from futuregirl's craft blog( explore it, she is really awesome)
and then i made six owls, two each for my mum and sisters...on wards to the pictorial evidence!
pidge scarf for my oldest sister,and her blue octopode
( i was sorely tempted to give him a mini bowler hat and a moustache)crocheted hat for my middle sister and her red and cream octopode
and the hooty birds
i apologize for the shoddy pictures, it was like 3 in the morning by the time i finished everything and got it wrapped.... well the scarf actually, i was almost done, and i decided that i wasnt pleased with how it looked so i took it apart and started it over, so everything besides that was already finished.... but yeah thats what i did for my sisters, for mum sarah(hat sister) and i went halfsies on some really nice pots and pans(paula deen) and for dad we went halfsies again for a dvd/vcr combo,
which by the way my father is the worst person to give gifts to!i hate it! hes always 'you shouldnt have gotten me anything/spent so much money/blah blah blah!" to which i want to retort 'deal with it popola! we love you and we wanted to get you this! so we did, and you will like it!'
hmm since i havent updated in a bit i shall ramble some more... since i was on the subject of christmas i shall continue down that path... i really love how i never get what i ask for, for the past few years ive asked for one or two(last year i didnt really want anything) specific items and thats that... no reason to get me anything i dont want or wont use...and every year low and behold i get my mothers idea of what i should have wanted(i.e what she thinks i like/want/need)
i really am not meaning to sound like a bratty little ungrateful __________ ...but getting things that i really dont want or wont use is a waste of mum and dads money, and asking for specifics, and one or two things and nothing more seemed to me to be a good thing.
but anyway, this year i asked for a ukulele and that was that. i really truly wanted a uke, like really bad, ever since i stopped playing the saxophone i really wanted to pick up something new musically wise that wasnt a woodwind... and i recently discovered julia nunes (check her out!!) who is awesome! and i had been interested in the uke prior to stumbling across miss nunes. and in doing a bit of research i found that you can get a decent uke for around or abit over 50 dollars, which i brought up in asking for one, and to me it seemed reasonable.
but alas christmas did not yield a uke, but rather more things that i didnt ask for, heres the run down
a very floral wheely suitcasey carrier for elenore my sewing machine
a mini ironing board (no more melting my carpet at school)
lime green bed sheets(not a colour i would have picked...but goes with mums idea of what i like and in matching the bedding and towels for school that she picked more on that later) they are jersey which is a redeeming factor
polar bear pajama pants
charlie and the chocolate factory dvd
target gift card...not sure of the amount, have to ask as it wasnt specified
and your standard christmas toiletries...
all in all i guess its more practical than a uke... but i still would have liked one. she mentioned that i may get one for my birthday, which is far to long to wait, and she mentioned getting me new and better fabric shears today... so i'll have to take the uke matter into my own hands... which brings me to my next point
goddamn i need money and a job!!! especially for my interim course... making an 1860's victorian ball gown doesnt come cheap, im sure...
i need to get my drivers license, which will certainly open up job opportunities...
i also miss working at the ren faire, lots and lots... and kinda hope that i might get hired back next season(doubtful, rather doubtful, nothing bad, just the costume shop is in a bit of a state of no real designer, and the costume director that worked there isnt there anymore? not sure) it was lots of fun, and i liked it, i like getting dressed up....duh....
um thats all for now...im getting far to good at staying up till the wee hours of the morn.
