So I packed my needles and yarn along with me on our recent road trip to D.C. and knitted the whole drive. By the time we arrived I had made this fantastic cowl, which also can be pulled over my head to cover my ears on a cold winter day. The coral color will be a perfect burst of color too. I can't wait to wear it!
Who is your oldest friend?
My mother was 24 and single when she had me, I'm not sure how she managed to make things work but she relied heavily on another single young woman across the street with a newborn baby girl, they both leaned on each other for babysitting, the two children grew up together. That was Danielle and I, from infancy through high school we spent our years playing together on that very same street. Her mother even ended up being my high school english teacher.
We both split since graduation, but we've kept in contact via email over the years and just last week we were talking about how long we've
known each other, both of us shocked to realize we haven't seen each other in nine years!
The oddly ironic part of this QotD is... tomorrow I'll be on my way to D.C. to visit my oldest friend, face to face.
I signed into VOX this morning and got this lovely page. It looked like all of the CSS had be ripped from my blog, so what happened to the style sheet? I get worried when I see major errors like this, is the quality of the site that I love going down? After I closed the window and reopened it my layout was back to normal but this isn't one of those tiny bugs, it's kinda huge.
My boss, an ASP developer and 100% PC person, made the big switch earlier this year and I watched in wonder as he transformed into a "Mac Person" in front of my very own eyes. I couldn't believe the glee in his voice when he spoke about how amazing the technology was.
So here I stand with my first piece of Mac hardware in my hands... this week I bought an iPod touch. I'm almost speechless, it's amazing, the interface, the functionality, it's not all shiny tricks as I had thought... it's the future! It makes me just want to take my PC, toss into the Red River Gorge, and pick up a MacBook.
There... I said it... now watch out for those flying pigs.
What is your favorite day trip to take? Bonus points if you show us a picture.
My first year here in Kentucky I took day trips every weekend, exploring the landscapes and getting lost in what had been a completely different world through the eyes of a Florida island girl. Now that I've lived here for 4 years I've gotten used to the scenic views and built myself a busy city lifestyle. I rarely find the time for day trips on the weekend anymore but when I do the first place that comes to mind is Cumberland Falls. It's about a 2 hour drive south, an easy day trip, and every time I find myself there I'm amazed. The hiking is perfect, it's a photographers dream, the rushing falls, the deep tree canopies, the swimming holes, the boulders, everything about it I love. It's been almost a year since I've been back and it breaks my heart a little to think of all the passing seasons I've missed there.
If you had one day to spend $100,000 - and you had to spend it totally selfishly - what would you buy?
$32,000 gift to my husband so he can pay for college.
$20,000 deposit in a college fund for my future children.
$15,000 gift to my mom to help ease her unemployment burden.
$15,000 loan to Kiva (micro-lending)
$3,000 donation to Doctors Without Borders
$3,000 donation to World Wildlife Fund
$3,000 donation to NPR (National Public Radio)
$3,000 to pay off my credit card debt.
$2,000 donation to ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
$2,000 donation to EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
$2,000 donation to Special Olympics
... now where's my $100,000?
I didn't think it was that crazy of an idea until we were driving down the street with a 3,000 pound piece of giant machinery hitched to the back of our tiny four cylinder truck. I sat in the passenger seat giggling as we backed into the driveway and by the time we turned the green beast on and chopped our first limb I was laughing hysterically! What had I been thinking!?!
My heart pounded as I watched a lone two year old boy, diaper sagging and scraggly dog in tow, make his way down the driveway and into the street. Jon and I stopped the car right away and turned around to check on the child. I got out, walked over to him, he looked up and met my eyes with a smile. He had a band aid on his left cheek and he reached towards me and said "hi". With a sigh, I took his hand and looked up and down the street for any sign of family. I walked him over to the sidewalk, away from the traffic and then I heard her. I had expected a young mother in hysterics to come running out of the house in tears and panic, instead I got a 300 pound woman in a mumu bitching indifferently as she hobbled her way down towards us. She seemed more upset by the fact that she had to leave the house to come and get the child. She thanked me under her breath while she complained about having to add a lock to the gate but not once did she seem to love or care for the child or his well being.
It's been a few hours and I still see his face when I close my eyes. I was there by chance to be the helping hand he needed but I can't be there for him again and it breaks my heart.
