Running

Last Friday I hit a rough patch.  Remember that horrible shin pain that knocked me out of my marathon and sidelined me from all running for a year?  Yeah.  I had twinges of the same pain Friday.  Thursday’s total of 5 miles was clearly too much, too soon.  So I avoided any sort of running all weekend.  I hope to get in a short run today after work.  We’ll see.

Knitting

Woo Hoo!  Got my plan worked out for Draco.  I made excellent progress on them last night.  I am SO excited about how they are turning out!!  I can’t wait to get to them again.   I almost want to post pictures of them early, but I am not going to!  It’s going to be a surprise.  he he he  Suffice to say, I am THRILLED with them so far.

OH, yeah!  Discovered a pattern variation for the Here, Fishie, Fishie blanket.  Some wonderfully kind soul also was vexed by the curled up fishies – so came up with a change to the pattern that prevents the curling.  I tried it on the last fishie & it works beautifully!!  YAY!  Link here, for anyone interested.  ;)

Other stuff

So, went & saw The Watchmen over the weekend.  Honestly, I am still not sure what I think about it.  I really must read the graphic novel – I have had it in my laptop bag for over a month.  The movie?  I kind of loved it, but kind of didn’t.  It’s just really hard to pinpoint what my reaction is.  Clearly.  LOL!

Found an Etsy shop that has some really awesome soap – ReitersCrafts.etsy.com.  I bought one bar of White Chocolate Truffle a few weeks ago.  It arrived quickly & I started using it a couple weeks ago.  It is WONDERFUL!  It smells heavenly – and the scent actually stays with you long after you’ve showered with it.  I highly recommend it!

Much dramaz over the weekend…  I adore what Casey & Jess have put together.  It is an awesome & truly amazing site.  They have built such a fantastic thing and it is utterly FREE!  I was terribly saddened that they have had so much nastiness & negativity to deal with, though.  Serious kudos to them for everything that they had to do recently – and for handling it all as well as they did.  For my part – I totally intend to click any/all ads that strike my fancy there.  :)

Today’s Ravelry Search

So…  because I think the site is uber gorgeous, I give you some highlights from today’s search:

I have to say - I absolutely LOVE White Lies Designs! Just stunning.

From Twist Collective - I'm sure most of you have seen it, but how could I not include Silvi?!

Wow. Just.... WOW!

* SO adorable! Pattern goes up in sizing to 24 months.

Oooh - look, another Pineapple pattern! You all know how much I love those! :D

* Oh, my - this is wonderful! Long to knit, I expect, but wonderful!

* Oh, this is SO pretty!! :D

Oh, wow. Definitely gorgeous!

Ok, for some reason, this pattern didn't come up in the search results, but it SHOULD HAVE! YES - those ARE crocheted cables!

* Free Pattern

Happy Monday, everyone!