Archive for 'College' Category
Almost, almost.
23 May 2008The bedroom’s been taken over by an assortment of boxes and bags. The rest of the place looks a little sparse and uncluttered, and the cats are eyeing the pet carriers like they’re jail cells.
I’m just about to shut down and pack up the computer with its various peripherals. Shouldn’t be more than […]
Insert dramatic entrance here.
9 May 2008Formal classes are over, and all that remains is a two-week span of practical exams, written exams, and project deadlines. I’ve been working like a mad thing but keeping the stress under control, which is an accomplishment in and of itself as far as I’m concerned.
There are daffodils outside my window.
I’ve started packing up […]
A departure, but temporary.
11 April 2008Public Service Announcement: I have sixteen days left of formal classes.
Sixteen.
After that, it’s two weeks of practical exams and written exams, then I’m off to the north shore for my work placement. The amount of work left to do in those sixteen short days is truly ridiculous, so I’m going incommunicado […]
FO — Half-Pipe Hat
11 April 2008Pattern: Half-Pipe Hat from Son of Stitch ‘n’ Bitch
Yarn: 2 skeins of Mirasol Sulka in 204 (Cocoa)
Needles: 5.0 mm circs
Quick, easy, and cute. I cast on last Saturday at work, and finished this afternoon between customers.
There’s plastic canvas folded into the brim for shape. Note the pink pins–the hat’s still wet. I […]
Brainsplodes, plus knitting.
30 March 2008Note to self: studying can, indeed, hurt the brain. I’ve been concentrating so intently all morning that I now have a wicked tension headache–I got wrapped up in what I was doing and didn’t notice the time passing, therefore didn’t take regular mini-breaks. I’m taking a break now, though, to give the […]
A cloud, a silver lining, and an FO.
27 March 2008I have both good news and bad news. Bad news first: the city hospital neither wants nor needs technicians at this time, and that includes OJT students. I’d hoped to stay here in Moncton, but that’s not going to happen. Instead, I’m heading back to where I came from, to a […]
*SPLAT*
20 March 2008No classes tomorrow, so the week is done–that means two tests, one final exam, and one presentation are all over with. I have three tests next week, and was supposed to have a research paper due as well, but the due date for that has been bumped to the third of April. I […]
Llama in the sun.
16 March 2008I cannot count the amount of camera-to-computer cables I should have around here. I should have one for my current Kodak, and one for each of my three previous HPs. How many, though, do I actually have around here? Apparently zero. Yes, my camera has a memory card, and yes, my […]
You have been warned.
13 March 2008I’m in a rotten state of mind.
I’ve just received some strikingly discouraging news about my upcoming OJT work placement, and it’s making me wonder what the point of working so hard has been. I’ve demonstrated a good attitude and my marks are tops, but because I played the game by the rules, I’m getting […]
Quotes, knitting, ranting, Pi… the usual.
3 February 2008Heading to the bus stop after work last night, I thought about all the warm things I’ve knit for myself–hats, scarves, mitts, socks. I also thought about how stupid it was that I was walking outside in below-freezing weather without any.
In class the other day, each of us drew a quotation from a basket […]
FO — Teal Sea (and some misc. rambling)
1 February 2008Pattern: Black Sea Hat
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in 203
Needles: 3.25 and 3.75 mm circs
I love so many little details in this pattern–the nontraditional ribbing that gives rise to the waves, the purl stitches that the beads sit above, the textured rows between the beadings, the way the crown’s gathered so it ripples […]
FO — Hannah
27 January 2008Pattern: Hannah from MagKnits
Yarn: 1.5 skeins of Mirasol Sulka in Snow White
Needles: 5.5 mm circs
First of all, yes, it’s too short on my head. It’s not for me, though, and should fit the recipient nicely. The buttons appear to be on the wrong side, but that’s because I took the photo […]
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20 January 2008This week disappeared on me in a haze of tests, midterms, knitting classes, a marathon knitting session, and a crazy day at work. Therefore, today I took the only rational course of action that appealed to me and slept until noon. My body’s year-round natural wake-up time is around sunrise, so although the […]