i had another wondrous weekend! friday stopherson and i went to lex-vegas and caught up with schkott and his lady and chris' architecture comrade john. when we first got to lex we made our traditional rounds:
1) Sqecial- they had TONS of new stuffs! it was piled everywhere. there were more books by the guy who made the hungry caterpillar, there were lots of asian and indian inspired items such as a porcelain tea set and tea cups with strainers under the lids, and painted kitties.. there were stuffed elephants made from sari material and even new delightfully gaudy velvet virgin mary's, buddhas, jesus', and the like! ohhh velvet covered religious icons ;)
2) Rebelle- my favorite 'lys'- i learned this meant "local yarn shop" when i asked the cashier what it meant..they have free pins that say "Rebelle" and "i heart my lys"..i asked the cashier if i could still have the free pin even tho' i wasnt cool enough to know what it meant..being kindly like all yarn shop cashiers ive met she allowed me to take one, tee hee. i found an UH-MAZING baby llama and silk blend yarn that they are Discontinuing! im sad and made glad. sad because once the yarn is bought up..its gone. and happy because it was on sale for 8.50 a skein. i do so lurv my lion's brand wool thick n' quick-because its so soft and fluffy and thick and makes projects go by at warp speed (read: star trek ref=awesome, hah, im a nerd) ..but it gets itchy after 2 or so hours of continuous wear..this new yarn i found will Never get itchy!!
Their alpaca yarns were fantabulous and reasonably priced and came in Huge skeins..however, they were all undyed.. and that particular day i was looking for an ethereal pale blue..sooo...i'll def go back for chris' mom's christmas present from me. i have yet to knit her a scarf (last year=bath and body works set..i know, im lame) so..this years the year! im going to try and find the time to knit his grandma a scarf too-shes one of my favorite people :)
3) CD Central- i boycotted them 3 years ago because i bought a dvd from there, and when i got home, the dvd wasnt in there..and the d-bag owner wouldnt give me a refund or exchange and said that my roommate or a friend probably stole it out of my bag.. like i said, d-bag. however, i do still go in and look around and pet the puppy who hangs out there..and i heart the employees.. they cant help it that their boss is evil.. i may even have healed enough from my altercation with the owner 3 years ago to lift my personal boycott..hmm... ;)
saturday we went to RENFEST!!! we being=christopherson, myself, tracy, grant, tracy's good friend robyn and her fiance. twas awesome! tracy and shared a mug of mead!! mmmMMM!!! im going to try and find mead at nearby liquor stores! sooo delicious! i may even look up how to brew a small-small batch. if it can be done in my kitchen in crock pot, i may be in luck.. i'll type more about renfest later this week..i made an appt to get my oil changed at 4 (i know, where do they require appts?? well, apparently at the car-x near my apartment).. i also defended chris from a cookie-boy who was harrassing him and chasing him so that chris would buy a cookie. i stopped him and clapped twice and said, "cookie-man, i am defending my boyfriend's honour. leave him alone. he doesnt want your cookies." (i said honor with a 'u', hah) then the cookie-boy said, "but..i have friends that way" and i said, "okay..you may pass." then a viking came up and told him to "watch out for the little ones".. i kid you not.
after renfest we went to see Zombieland- that was seriously the best movie ive seen in a while. there were concurrent viewpoints all around.
well...off to my oil change..that is two months late..thank you car-engine for not esploding!
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