Driving story of DOOM #1

Earlier this week I was down in Watertown. On my way down there I started having what I thought was a minor car issue. My mud flap was rubbing against my back driver side tire of my car. Once I got to where I was going I put the flap back in place. It then didn't give me any troubles until I started my trip back to Chippewa Falls. My mud flap was up and to the side again and rubbing against something. It was causing my car to shake at 50 mph and be very noisy compared to usual. Normally when I go 70 it starts to shake somewhat. I really didn't think anything about it. I called my boyfriend and asked him what he thought it might be. I called home and told my mother about it. My older sister called me and I told her about it and she said that it might be that the car is too old. I drive a '96 Oldsmobile. It wasn't until I got a little North of Black River Falls that I pulled over to check it out. To my surprise, I was losing chunks of my tire. My Tire was slowly going to explode. Pieces of my tire was breaking off and spread the length of the interstate from Madison to Black River Falls. I knew that I needed to get home fast or stay where I was and change the tire. I tried to go to the next turn off at the very least, but only went a few feet before my car started shaking. So I was stuck on the interstate a few feet away from mile marker 113. I called my mother again to have her call my father but she didn't pick up the phone. I then called my father's cell phone to see if he would pick up. I told him that I needed help and I was stuck on the interstate. He then started leaving work. I called my work to let them know that I was going to be late and was stuck on the interstate. work was at 4pm I would have had 30 minutes of leeway. I then started clearing out my trunk to get my spare out. I then noticed that there was a piece of my tire in my trunk along with pieces of my car that the tire was taking off. Once I got back into my car I saw that a state trooper showed up to see what was wrong. He was very nice and offered to change my tire. I then called my parents to tell them that a trooper was going to change my tire and to turn back. Turns out they didn't even leave yet. He changed my tire and offered to put air in it. I then followed him to Hixton and got a little less air then what it recommended. He said that it would get me to Eau Claire and then to Chippewa just fine. With that I was then back on the road going 50 mph. Good thing my car is an old person's car that way people don't expect it to go the speed limit anyways. I made it to work and punched in 15 minutes late.

I just can't stop!

I need to stop starting new projects and start finishing my old projects before I forget about them. Yesterday evening I started yet another project. I am justifying it by saying it will help me with making a chicken toaster cozy. My new creation is a hat that I am making from the bottom up, following close to the same pattern as my mittens. Which I have yet to finish. Here are pictures of how far I am with each of my many creations.

This is what I have done of the blanket I was knitting. Anyways the most recent picture of it. I think that I have maybe two more squares then what is pictured.

This mitten is the closest thing to a complete project that I have going on the stove of yarn projects as of now. All that needs to be done with it is weave in the loose yarn to finish it off and put some green and blue trim on it.

This is the other hand to the brown and black mitten. I decided to do brown and black for one hand and blue and green for the other for an Earth motif. Where there is pollution on one hand and clean water and land on the other. When I am finished making this mitten I am going to put some brown and black trim around the bottom of it and around the flap part and the opposite of that on the brown and black one. This picture is also not the most recent of what it actually looks like. I have the first two fingers done of it.

This it my latest project. I am making a hat for myself that matches my scarf that I made a few years ago. I thought that I used up all of the yarn that matched it when I made the scarf, but I found these two skeins a few days ago and couldn't wait. I think I am about halfway done with this. I was motivated to make a hat yesterday due to have cold it was. I believe the temp. was in the 50's the whole day. Not a "normal" August day.

I'm going to be leaving for a mini vacation this evening so there will be no project completion in the near future. I will not bring my yarn, needles or hook with me. I will have to work on finishing them up on Wednesday when I am back.

brother and sister time

My brother and I a few years ago. He was a freshmen in High School in this picture and I was a Senior in College.

Today I was going to go to Steven's Point with my parents for a little family reunion/open house at my great-aunt and uncles new house. I needed to run to my bank first to deposit my pay check but once I got home my parents were leaving.I was left at home with my little brother whom I have very little in common now. Being left to my own devices, to deal with being upset I made a cake. Then went to find other recipes that I could make for lunch. I found one that my mother had written on that it was from my brother. My brother and I made Bubble Pizza, a recipe that was published in a cooking magazine maybe a decade ago. It was nice to go shopping for the ingredients together to make our lunch. Then we both did different parts of the recipe to get it done faster. We made half of it ground beef and pepperoni and the other half the same with black olives. When we were done eating and watching a movie we took the dogs out for a bike ride/walk for a little while. The dogs are still getting used to having a bike next to them for these types of walks. After all of this bonding that my brother and I did we took a while apart of each other we then parted ways to our own forms of entertainment computers and televisions. Overall it was a nice day spent with my brother.

Ready to leave

Well I am all unpacked at my parents. As unpacked as I want to be. I still want to be able to move with as little trouble as possible. All that I need now is the motivation to get back out into the real world and out of my parents' house. I've been working on my resume in hopes of getting a big kid job in the Madison/Milwaukee area. This is what I got so far.

OBJECTIVE

To obtain the data entry coordinator II position at Convance, Inc.

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Bachelor of Arts in History, May 2009

Major: History with Emphasis in Public History

Minors: Music and Art History

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Irving L Young Auditorium October 2004-May 2009

House Manager

- Coordinate and ensure smooth operation of the Front of House

• - Answer patron's questions, ensure their safety and general customer service

Office Assistant August 2008-May 2009

- Schedule co-workers for upcoming events catalogue artwork and keep up to date records or location, condition and value of pieces or work

Bon Ton Stores, Inc August 2007-Present

Sales Associate

- Answer customer questions regarding to sales and merchandise

- Assist with layout of department and setting sales

- Complete sales over the phone to be mailed out

Office of Residents Life August 2005-May 2006

Resident Hall Front Desk Attendant

- Sort incoming mail making phone calls to residents who have received large packages

- Maintain a clean work area

- Checkout equipment to residents

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Delta Omicron Fall 2004-Present

Warden 2005-2006

Treasure 2006-2007

Second Vice President 2007-2008

Fundraiser Committee Chair 2008-2009

HONORS

Star of Delta Omicron 2009

For this job I also have a cover letter written up. I will be submitting my resume along with cover letter this evening, hopefully.

New Project!

Yay for being bored and having nothing better to do. Yesterday when I was done with work I decided not to work on my blanket but to start a new project, Fingerless gloves with a mitten flap. I have included the link to the pattern that I am using that way if any of you are interested in making your own pair you can. In about two hours I completed the glove part of it. I just need to make the mitten flap for one of the gloves and then make its match.This is what it looks like on my hand. If I were to make it for

myself It would need to be a little larger. My hands are a little on the beefy side of women hands.

I think this pair I will keep for myself. This way I will have some of my own work.

Once I am done with this pair I need to work on making a red pair for my boyfriend's mother. She asked me to have a pair of mittens for her a few months ago. Hopefully she'll like something like this. If not then she can make her own, unless I learn a new pattern.

Stick a fork in me...

I'm done.

I don't want to be a working member of society anymore. I am done feeling the need to work. I don't like my costumers they are very messy. I don't like that I have to wear dress shoes that hurt my feet and knees for 6+ hours a day. Pretty much I just want to get out of working retail as much as I am going to be doing these next few days.

I know I need to find something else to fill my "free time" that I will soon have but I want my free time to be just that, free from doing stuff that is stressful on my body. If I can find something that is fun and low impact on my body that would be ideal.

I wouldn't mind working out again, but if work is making my body hate moving then that is out. I have many knitting projects that I have put on the "back burner". Once the weather starts to settle down then I can start those up again. Maybe I'll take up extreme reading. I can read a book in a week or so. That way I can get through my reading list that has been growing longer over the past few years.

Right now I am reading Full Frontal Feminism by Jessica Valenti. I was given this book to read by my boyfriend's sister and friend of mine. It is actually a good book that has opened my eyes to how society is anti-women in politics, and pop-culture. I haven't gotten very far in it yet but I'm making progress. I would recommend this book to any female that is able to read.

Well, It is about that time again where I go off to work.

No Yarn For You!

This weather that we are having is being awesome on my hands and knees. It would be nice to have a warm sunny transition back into the swing of things.

I would work on knitting on a day like today, but holding needles for any amount of time would not work out well. I really don't like that I have to plan my indoor recreational activities on the weather outside. I think that is just ridiculous.

Today I get the joy of working. I don't have a day off from work until Monday. I hope that soon my paycheck will reflect my hours that I put in.

My sister has moved out of the house for the year. Now I get to pack up the rest of her stuff that she left in her bedroom and move myself in there. Oh the joy of squatters rights.