'No. Nobody expects a Spanish Inquisition.'"
One of my favorite lines from Sliding Doors. And almost pretty fitting for my May. Earlier this month, this happened:
I was parked at my lil punk's school dropping her off. I should go back and bold "parked". There, much better. I wanted to highlight that I wasn't moving at all. As I reached for the keys, I noticed a car to my left about to pull ahead of me. "She's awfully close to me," I thought. And sure enough, she hit my driver side bumper. Nothing major...but she was at fault and she left an ugly park on my little red V-Dub. I called my insurance company- who happens to be her insurance as well. And in less than a week, I got my car back all shiny and pretty. The best thing was, they washed AND vacuumed my V-Dub! Hmmm...maybe I should get into more accidents?! I kid! I kid!
The day I got my car back, I got pulled into Boss Man's office and was given this:
If you can't read it, it says that my position has been eliminated due to reduction in force. Meaning, I'm sacked, discharged, let go, relieved of duties, given my brown box...I'm trying to look at this as an opportunity for me to find something I really enjoy doing. Can I make a living knitting?? No? How about taking very amateurish pictures? Bummer...
On the happy side, or the bright side of this- I do receive a very generous severance package for three months after my last day- which is July 21st. I pretty much have the summer off with pay and benefits. Yeah, it sucks that I have to redo my resume- not my most favorite things to do...and its a pain to go on interviews which ranks with redoing my resume. But this will give me time to do all the things I've planned to do with the house...cleaning rooms and closets, the garage, the backyard. I'll also have time to do things I want to do like knit, go back to the gym, work on my brownness. Not really that last one, it's too stinking hot to lay out by the pool. Honestly, how can I be upset about this golden opportunity? Let's see how I feel about this reduction in force in October when my severance is gone.
I finally uploaded my pics of Ms. Marigold or what I like to call her, Ms. Barn Red. It looks a little big but when I go out to San Diego this weekend, I'll have cousin #2 try it on. She's cousin #2 because she's the second cousin I've knitted for- not because she's my second favorite cousin. No, really! Honest!
I'm also trying my hand- or should I say, my foot?? in making socks. Yes, socks. And I'm following the Universal Toe-Up Formula pattern from Knitty. Why knit socks when I can buy them for $5 for a pair of 3? Easy!
-Once I get good at making the toe part (you'll see what I mean when I get to post the pic) they'll be easy and fast to make.
-They're easy to carry around in my Knitting Bag of Goodness.
-They'll be a fab gift.
-They don't take much time to make. Not like clothes...I'll knit for weeks and try it on and I hear the 'you're a loser' music from the Price is Right.
So, if you receive a pair of knitted socks from me, know that they were knitted with absolute love.
Here's the beginning of my first pair. This one is an action shot.
My toe part isn't that great. It looks rather squarish on the sides instead of the nice rounded parts. Hopefully, its pair will look much better. Besides, they're only going to be inside of shoes. Who's going to see the toe?
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