Sleepytime on the busyville express.

So, I have been really super busy. And I am extra sleepy, as a result. I just woke up from a 2 hour nap, and am still pretty sleepy. But I have stuff to do! I am going to post, too. I have so much to talk about!


Like the fact that I met Richard Leakey. Yes, THE Richard Leakey. Photographic proof below.

He is a very charming man. But most importantly, I am pretty sure he is the smartest man I have ever met. Thats saying a lot for me (I admit sometimes I am a total jerk about these things, and maybe am not impressed by the intellect of much of the general public). I was so starstruck, considering his "Origins" was the first science book I ever read, and he is the first scientist I ever knew of. Yes, I knew who Richard Leakey was before I knew who Einstein was. Thank you, Daddy. And that copy of "Origins" now bears the signature of Dr. Richard Leakey on the title page. I can't tell you how unbelievably awesome this is.

So basically, this was a huge deal and I am now very happy. Considering I saw the remains of "Lucy" in Houston last April, I don't know how 2008 could get any better!

Okay, on to more recent things (Dr. Leakey was here October 8th). The dogwood tree by our driveway is starting to blush out. Its so pretty when its red. I think I took pictures of it last year. I will try to this fall, too, as it wasn't as dry this summer so it may even be prettier this year.



On to more knitty news. Sylvia was using some kind of yarn that she got at Michael's that goes from fine to chunky and back again. She was trying to knit a shrug or wrap or something and ran out near the end. So what does she use it for? A wig? Order in the court! Judge Sylvia is going to kick your ass!

I am pretty sure this is the biggest smile I have ever seen out of her. We all thought that putting knitting on your head is hilarious. Maybe you needed to be there. Or we are just very goofy.

Ysolda Teague, a great designer from Edinburgh, designed some grown up booties and is offering the pattern for free until November 1st. I saw the pdf and said GIMME THAT. Such a quick and easy knit, and a great way to use this wool yarn.

Sorry for the poor photography. Photographing your own feet is very difficult.
Although they give me funny square toes, they are comfy and nice. I thought I made mine a little too big because they felt like they were about to fall off, but they haven't yet. I highly recommend them, and am making a pair for my sister for Christmas using Paton's SWS. I'll post those when I finish.

I also made some sideways dishcloths the other day. I totally love this pattern. I have linked to it before, but I can't recommend it enough. Its so simple, and so nice. Because it is garter stitch, the ribs created are great for scrubbing that stubborn cheese left on the side of the casserole dish. You can see I got a little excited about the Sugars N Cream colors. The one on the left reminds my roommates of Sprite.

And for the first time in literally months, its a brand new episode of Cats on Tuesday. Enjoy!

I am totally blown away by the cuteness inherent in the Ditto. She can't do anything wrong that she can't schmooze her way out of. Including sleeping in people's laundry.

Rainy.

So. After weeks of bright sunny weather I woke up this morning to rain, lightning, and thunder. The lightning and thunder didn't last very long, and it has been drizzly/sprinkly off and on since then. As you can see, our flowers are in the end of the year slump. The rain isn't helping matters.

One thing about rainy days is how sleepy they feel. Apparently if you are a cat, this is especially true.
Poor Stubble is trying to sleep. So what do I do? Harass the piss out her! Here she is peeking at me with her little mean kitty eye. She's probably pretending to sleep, hoping I will give up and go away...

Wake up sleepy cat! I want to take pictures and harass you endlessly! Poor kitty, just oh-so-tired. She worked so hard sleeping all this morning, I should feel guilty for disturbing her rest.

This picture is so cute. At this point I think she was like, OK, really, go away stupid human.

In other cat-related news, Ditto apparently loves my knitting bag. She doesn't often sit on the couch, but she probably thought that the bag was hiding her. Look at those glowing eyes, she takes some creepy pictures:

She doesn't quite understand why she bothers to let us associate with her. She forgets how much she enjoys kitty kibble. We never forget how much she enjoys it. For that matter, all you have to do is look at her tracter-trailer sized butt to see how much she enjoys kibble.

Poor kitty. We love her though, even though she takes up more chair space than some people I know. Look at the cuteness!