Not really in the mood to post, but I will anyway. My beloved Rolla may be dead. The car stalled just down the road the other day (because of various infuriating circumstances, we didn't get a tow until last night). Apparently it needs a new distributor, which (apparently) will cost us about $1000. I have a voicemail out to my father to see what he thinks. We were planning to replace the car pretty soon anyway--before it had a breakdown, that is!--so now I don't know what we will do. It's a tough little car, but is it worth $1000 to fix a 15-year-old car with 200,000 miles on it? Maybe my father can do it cheaper, I dunno. But how would that even work? Would my father have to drive up here in his pickup and tow it back to the beach to fix? Is that just an insane idea? On the other hand, it is pretty inconvenient to only have one car, but we could actually make it work for a few weeks (though I DREAD this). Anyway, I'm kind of in limbo right now.

Better news: I won a contest! Check out Darcy's blog to see what I won. Isn't it pretty?

Still trying to distract myself. I finished the Swallowtail, and it's lovely.


I am an awful photographer. I love the way it came out, though it's a bit too small for my purposes. I can definitely wear it as a scarf.

Also, I'm crocheting.


This is the beginnings of FrouFrou from Stitch & Bitch: The Happy Hooker. I haven't seen a whole lot of successful FOs on Ravelry, but there was a significant error in the pattern (caught in the errata). I'm using Sirdar Country Style DK, a synthetic/wool blend that my mother bought a whole mess of at a charity thrift shop. It's really nice--certainly nicer than Wool-Ease, probably as nice as Encore. If Encore cost 10 cents for a 50-gram skein. 8) I do hope this pattern works out. It's nice to crochet for a change of pace. And hooray for big hooks!

...Well, I just got off the phone with my father, and he thinks the estimate sounds way too high--especially considering he could fix it in a parking lot in a few minutes. So I have to call the shop for an itemized estimate, and my father will find out the price of the part, and he may just come up tomorrow. I am hopeful. I feel like a weight has lifted, actually.

So I'll sign off and take care of all that. But here's a quiz. I don't know about the whole "athletic" part, but I think this is actually pretty accurate. What do you all think? :)



P.S. I assume you've all heard about the alleged "high school pregnancy pact"? My first thought upon hearing about it was, What if I had done that in high school? My baby would look like a slow loris! LOL, Cathy...