yay for bad choices

See, I'm a bad blogger! I forget about this thing very easily. But hey, whatever, its not like anybody reads it.

So, I'm taking a long weekend this weekend and visiting a friend in Syracuse. He just happens to be my ex, but that doesn't matter cause he's one of my best friends... This could either be great or a disaster. I haven't decided which yet, and really now, I will have very little say in the matter. The disaster part could happen on so many different levels and in so many different ways. List time.
Why things could go badly.
1. He's my ex. 'Nuff said.
2. He has a girlfriend.
3. He doesn't treat me like he has a girlfriend
4. and I usually take his flirtations way too seriously.
5. We haven't spent more than a couple of hours together since we broke up
6. and I'm staying from Friday night to sometime on Monday.
7. He tends to annoy me sometimes cause he's very over-the-top.
8. and egocentric.
9. and cocky.
10. and arrogant.
11. and when I'm drunk he may look all too sexy.
12. I'll be drunk this weekend.
13. Very drunk.
14. He is not going to respect my personal space issues and that might piss me off.
15. or worse yet, it might not.
16. I bought really cute new panties.
17. just in case.
18. and cute new shorts to sleep in.

Despite spending money on pretty things, I don't have any expectations for this weekend. I'm hoping nothing happens cause he does have a girlfriend and I am finally over him. He's wanted me to come visit for forever and I miss my friend. He knows I've been stressed out a lot lately with work and family and just offered his place as a mini-vacation from everything.

If I can, either on the way there or on the way home, I'm going to try to stop at Webs!! Oh, thats #19. He doesn't know about my knitting addiction and 20. He will definitely be one to laugh at me for it. That will be one of the things that annoys me.

Ok, work in the AM. Its the hottest night of the year and sleep will not be coming easy tonight.

What I did today:

8 oz of yumminess:



I also did some laundry and this is what happened while I was flipping my matress:



Now I'm gonna go watch My Fair Lady and work on a baby blanket.

boys

I have a crush. A kinda big one. Even though I know nothing is going to happen. He works kinda for the bank. More like he works for the company who sets up our Cash Dispenser and he is our guy for when it doesn't work. Seeing as how we just opened and just started using this machine, this machine that is the first of its kind in the US, we see him a lot. He's dorky-cute. Just my type. And now my boss and L knows about my crush. I told L myself and my boss kinda figured it out when he said the guy was coming in to look at the machine in the morning and I pouted cause I'm coming in late tomorrow. My boss was just like, "Why the pouting.... Ohhh" My turning ten shades of red kind of gave it away apparently. I'm just no good at talking to guys. Really, no good at all.

Eek! I want to spend money!

Why is the only colorway I absolutely loved still available on L&V's shop. You don't even realize how much restraint I've been showing whenever I meander over to their shop. I'm trying to save money and not buy a lot of yarn and lets face it, their yarn isn't exactly cheap. I just bought a soft top and a wheel within the past two weeks, I can't afford more yarn.




Ok. I clicked out of the page, I should be ok for a little while. Somebody go buy it, so I can't, k?
-FS

L's apartment

So, I saw the apartment I might move into today. Actually I'm here right now. My favorite coworker, L, just moved into a house with some friends recently. She had to work today, I technically didn't, so she asked me to do her a favor and wait around for the Comcast guy from 11-1. So, I'm here, he's not. Hopefully he'll get her soon, cause its wierd being in somebody else's house. As I use her computer... Hey, she said make myself comfortable and do whatever I wanted.

What would be my room if I move is really neat. Its in the back of the building and very large, but oddly shaped. There's a lot of potential though. Really, I'm already trying to arrange furniture in my head. (I wish I had my tape measure with me.) The room is L-shaped. When you first walk in, you're like "Wow, this is tiny," like barely enough room for a twin bed, but then you see there is another section to the left thats about the size of a full or queen bed. Its really neat.

Ok, I'm gonna get off her computer now. I brought knitting. Hopefully, this guy gets here soon. Oh, and if there are any typos, sorry, I'm not used to this computer.

-FS

Stash and Buddha

This is what I see when I look up from my desk:

it makes me giggle a little bit...

Also, I got this in the mail today and it makes me very very VERY happy:

yum. I can't wait to spin it up.

AND I ordered a soft top for my Jeep today.
(No complaining about work today, aren't you proud?)

-FS

Fajitas and Love Seats

Eek, long day. I'm supposed to get out a little early tomorrow, but I have serious doubts as to whether that will happen.

Work was long.
Got very little knitting done. I'm suffering from my first case of Second Sock Syndrome.
Got no housework done.
But Mom and I did buy a new couch and love seat!
Ate dinner at Moe's, 3 fajitas later, I'm feeling fat and happy.

Not really too much more to talk about today. So, till tomorrow...
-FS
(signing off as FS is new to me, so I keep pausing after the hyphen thinking ...what next?)

Work is hard

So, work at the MCU is ridiculously tough right now. Our branch is relocating to a fancy, new, huge, state of the art building down the street. We are getting out of the tiny little office building we're stuck in now, but until we are there, the testing and training for the new branch is really, really, REALLY hard. We have a small staff and are split between the two buildings and our head teller is on vacation, we're trying to learn the new equipment and train two new tellers all at the same time. Really, really hard. I can't wait until next week, when we are all in the same location, at least. Or really, till the week after that, when we are used to the new digs. Seriously, this was the worst planned move ever. They have another staff dost of the testing. A full staff that they hired for a new branch that isn't opening till September (if they're lucky, we we're supposed to open the new branch in January). They are going to have their own branch to test in a couple of months, so they should be covering our current branch while we get set up in the new place.


Ok, I think I'm done complaining about work for today. My phone just rang and I'm curious to see who's calling me.

-FS

$16 well spent

I just bought 4 oz. of roving by SparklyLoves Fiber called Lioness Rampant. I heard about it on Lime & Violet today on the drive home and flipped out. Lioness Rampant was one of the books, the last I think, in a series I used to looove when I was 13. I re-read it a couple of times, it was just so good, one of my favorites. I had to buy this stuff. I can't wait to get it and spin it! I'm going to try for very fine, and maybe if I can manage, get a sock weight yarn.

Gotta go work on some socks!

Just so you know...

This is going to be a blog filled with yummy yarn and knitting and spinning related goodness. So, I'm gonna dive right in and tell you what's on my needles and bobbin.

On the needles:

• Jaywalker socks
• Floral Yoke Cardigan
• and technically way in the back, my Sweetheart Sweater

On the bobbin:

• Hooked On Felt (ebay) Roving in Mimosa, 8 oz.
• yummy colors, black, fuscha, purple and a little bit of orange for good measure
• a little scratchy though

Filling up the iPod with my podcasts for tomorrow's drive to work.

But for now, I'm off to sleep.

Howdy!

So, here we are, that inevitable awkward first post. I thought it would be a while before this happened, but here at last. Well, let's be honest, I've written quite a few of these, but none stuck, none felt right. I have a good feeling about this one though. A good feeling.

The blog's called "FireSpinner and all her Obsessions." But why? Oh, maybe its because of her obsessive personality and fondness of spinning. Yea, that makes sense, but let's dig deeper...
The name is FireSpinner because a) I like fire (but not in a crazy kinda way) and b) I like to spin. My other alias is Fire (Insert synonym of Spinner here). What can I say, it has a sort of ring to it. Aside from that clue, I am going to try to keep a certain amount of anonymity here. But I'm sure if someone who knows me stumbles across it, they'll probably be able to tell. I consider myself a pretty odd duck.

As for the Obsessions, they currently stand as the following (in no particular order):

• Knitting
• Yarn
• Spinning my own yarn
• John Mayer
• Josh Groban
• Veronica Mars
• NCIS
• Heroes
• TV on DVD
• TTM
• My car
• Moving out of this nondescript small town
• Being alone
• Harry Potter
• Work
• Figuring out what I'm doing the next couple of years

Hmm, that's all I can really think of right now, but I'm sure more will come up. You see, I use the word "Obsession" rather lightly, but in its true meaning as well. I'm kind of paradoxical like that. Or at least I like to think I am.

So, lets dive right in and let me talk about my life and crap. List format, its how I do my best work. So, random facts about me:

• I say "So" a lot.
• I am a 21 year old girl from Small Town, Massachusetts.
• I live at home with my parents and younger brother and HATE it.
• I have NO idea what's going on with my life or what I want to do with it.
• My brother and father got in a huge fist fight about a week ago and no we're all pretending nothing happened.
• I have an OCD called Trichotillomania that causes me to pull out my own hair without really realizing it.
• I have a small weight and body image problem.
• I am super anti-social and its been a gradual thing.
• I just bought a Columbine Spinning Wheel that I am in love with.
• Speaking of love, I'm not in it with anybody and that makes me sad.
• Like really sad.
• Depressed even.
• I've been diagnosed with clinical depression and general anxiety disorder.
• I just finished watching Season 2 of Veronica Mars and am totally into it, too bad it got cancelled for next season and Season 3 doesn't come out till the fall.
• Maybe I'll dowload it from itunes anyways.
• My Obsessions kill me financially.
• I don't really have A best friend.
• All the people I consider my best friends are no where near as close to me as best friends should be.
• Actually, my mom is my best friend.
• I whine and bitch A LOT.
• Just warning ya.

Hmm, I guess that'll do for an introduction. Talk to you later!
-FS