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insane in the membrane

semi-horizontal; that is how I spent the majority of my day. I make no apologies for my sloth-like behaviour as it led to a productive day of knitting and learning. My friend Reuben went home to Saskatchewan today but last night we went for one last pub crawl along George Street. Tomorrow I'm going out for breakfast with Rob and Perry so I spent all today just relaxing, knitting, dreaming and learning. I came up with a whole lot of fantastical ideas but I'm not quite ready to share them yet. In the meantime here's what I have been reading or listening to:

1. The Story of Philosophy: From Kant to William James and the American Pragmatists by Will Durant. Read by Grover Gardener
2. At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Author, Reader)
3. sixoneseven - My favourite craft blog. Parikha knits, cooks, bakes and sews and is a really talented photographer. We have similar interests and style so I'm always enchanted by what she creates.
4. black dog knits - sometimes the poetic overtures are a bit much but the author is a wonderful knitter with a great sense of style and colour.
5. the daily purl - sexy grey knitting. Not exclusively but the blog author knits in my favourite colours; white, grey, taupe, black. Awesome.
6. yarn harlot - Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is hilarious, talented and Canadian; in other words, a must read.

a day in the life of - #3

the books:

1. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
2. Neuromancer by William Gibson
3. Alt Fiber by Shannon Okey
4. Free Ranger Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
5. No Sheep For You by Amy R. Singer

the music on heavy rotation:

1. Fortune's Favour by Great Big Sea
2. All Hope is Gone by Slipknot
3. Indestructible by Disturbed
4. The Hard and the Easy by Great Big Sea
5. Ride the Lightning by Metallica

swell

This post is dedicated to stormgazer for all his wonderful comments that, unfortunately, I can’t answer on my macbook due to a shitty wireless connection at camp.

sw33t sw33t b33r—I’m a fan. I would like to try Bock beer, I even bet it has a nice nutty flavour that would go smashingly well with pumpkin bread. I’m going to make this pumpkin bread as it is new and interesting to me. I haven’t used my oven yet in my apartment. The stove, surely, the oven, nay. Plus, who wouldn’t want to drink a beer named after a goat?

My equinox went really well. Sunny and surprisingly warm and my dental surgery didn’t hurt a bit. That’s probably because I had the worst of it over and done with two weeks prior. I hope your equinox went equally as well. Nothing compares to autumn. It truly is the perfect season. More so at home then camp, but there are ways to cope, such as lots of hot tea drinking, time spent under my duvet reading, bubble baths and quality time shared with others ;)

Vulgar Display of Power is, in my opinion, one the greatest metal albums ever made with Fucking Hostile my favourite song. I know I’m not alone on that sentiment. I noticed my viewing, listening and reading habits have taken on a nautical theme lately. Perhaps it’s my unabashed excitement of seeing the mighty Atlantic Ocean for the first time. Or it could be I have a pirate fetish. Who knows? As for NCIS, there’s a whole lot more Jenny and her man getting in season 5 but I will leave it at that.

To continue the nautical thing, yesterday I purchased the following for the flights to and from Newfoundland:

1. Master & Commander by Patrick O'Brian
2. Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian
3. H.M.S Surprise by Patrick O'Brian

Alas, there won't be any beer drinking in my dry camp wilderness but there will be plenty of frolic, hot tea drinking and time spent watching Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Only 3 more days until I go home and 8 more days until I'm on a plane to Newfoundland.

a day in the life of - #2

the books:

1. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
2. Monkeewrench by PJ Tracy
3. The Art & Science of CSS by Cameron Adams, Steve Smith, Jina Bolton, and David Johnson
4. The Green Beauty Bible by Sarah Stacey and Josephine Fairley
5. Coastal Style by Sally Hayden, Alice Whately, and Paul Massey

the music on heavy rotation:

1. Vulgar Display of Power by Pantera
2. Load by Metallica
3. Resident Evil: Extinction
4. Singles Collection by Skinny Puppy
5. The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance

the DVDs:

1. JAG: Season 2
2. NCIS - The Fifth Season
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
4. JAWS
5. The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

boogie with stu

St. John's, Newfoundland and I will meet for the very first time October 7, 2008.  While I wait:

• A History of Newfoundland by Daniel Woodley Prowse.
• 52 Great Hikes of Newfoundland & Labrador by Mary Smith and Fred Hollingshurst.