Saturday, February 27, 2010
Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
Forth book in the Otherword Series, an Urban Paranormal Romance type genre. Three sisters who are half-human/ half-fae that are on a quest to save the world from demons and creepy crawlies. Their misfit team consists of many different 'races', including full-blooded humans, a fox demon, a dragon who walks as a man a good portion of the time, not to mention of the three sisters the oldest is a witch who can't always control her magic, the next a spy turned vampire when tortured by her past mark, and the third a were who morphs into a tabby cat when stressed out.
While not my favorite series for some reason I keep reading them. The characters draw you in as the person telling the story rotates through the three sisters.
The Jasmine Trade by Denise Hamilton
Newspaper reporter Eve Diamond takes on more than she can imagine when she falls into the world of 'Parachute Kids'. When a 17 year old Chinese high schooler shows up murdered in her car Eve senses something more than the carjacking the police are reporting. But she soon gets tied up in Chinese gangs, prostitution rings and a story that slowly unravels through the murdered girl's diary, her friend's worried confessions of spying, and the befriending of other parachute kids. A number of paths cross and keep you guessing who on which side of the story and the law.
Somewhat reminiscent of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series in the manner that Eve is constantly getting herself tugged deeper into trouble on her quest to get the truth. With humor, romance and a good mystery you can seldom go wrong.
How to Knit A Wild Bikini by Christie Ridgway
A wonderful mix of romance, independence, good food and the sisterhood of knitting. Main character, Nikki, doesn't know what she's in for when she takes a position as a personal chef to the most eligible bachelor in Malibu. But the faux-lesbian-chef-girlfriend role she plays quickly becomes more complicated. While protecting herself from Jay, said bachelor, his niece from the aggressive older boyfriend, she falls into the world of SnB (Stitch and Bitch) meet ups at the local yarn shop. But the yarn shop holds untold secrets that Nikki may or may not be ready to face.
A little on the more risque side of literature, but a definite to read if you've ever experienced the sisterhood of knitting!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Um yea, there's a reason I stay behind the camera! I took 93 portriats today and honestly pretty much hate them all!
On another note, mid-term reviews cane in and I have 3 A-'s and a C!!!
The next instillation of the dreaded tally for 2010! The second for February...I've been bad, very bad!
Yarn In includes purchases and trades that came in.
Yarn Out includes finished objects, yarn I sold or traded out.
Limbo Yarn includes yarn that is currently being used.
So our starting total was: 120 skeins respectively
January's Total was: 132 skeins
February (first installment still listed first with second additions following):
Yarn In:
1 (+1) = trades/gifted
2 (+8 rovings + 4 skeins) = my purchases
Yarn Out:
3(+1) = Finished Objects
16 (+4)= Sold / Traded / Gifted
Limbo Yarn:
33 skeins are currently devoted to projects in progress! (21 of those are the Doomsday Bag and 7 are the Wicked Sweater.)
End total: 118 (-5+13) = 127 (but do rovings really count since they are for the shop? so really -8 from the total gives me 119 so I'm still under the years starting point!?! Or is that cheating?)
So, here's the second installment of what came in in February:
Purchases:
Sunday, February 21, 2010
My February Socks died today!
I LOVE the pattern, Bex, by CookieA. But I couldn't get them over my heel. Turns out I was on a needle size too small. The pattern calls for 2.5mm, and I was on 2.25mm. Oh well. They were frogged this morning. It was sad, I even cried a little. When you see the pictures you may understand:
All the beautiful cables:
Another custom spin for a fellow yarnie:
Sundance
200 yards
14 WPI, Fingering weight
