The Next Ten Days

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This blog has been lying dormant for quite some time, and honestly, I have been rather indifferent to it. I have been using it more to link to other places, rather than have people link to me. Now, with Christmas having passed by (and very pleasantly), there is still a lot of open time on my hands before going back to work, and I’ve decided I am going to go through this book to learn a program I bought – OnOne Perfect Photo Suite 7. The book is not long, which is good for getting acquainted with all the different elements of the program, so my goal is to try to go through all of it over the next ten days. Let’s see what transpires.

Arachne Mittens – Finished at Last!

I designed these mittens last winter, in February. I finally completed the pattern – it’s nice to have some time off to finish things! Also, I admit, sitting in front of the computer to learn photography software is quite a drag, and very frustrating . . . so I pulled out the needles, and have begun to knit again.

I wanted to have solid-colored thumbs on these mittens, and practice carrying long floats at the same time. It took a bit, and I learned, too, the need to randomize the stranding on the thumbs. When I didn’t, the yarn got stacked up in rows, and affected the final design. If you look closely at the picture, I did a boo-boo when I took the picture – you can see the thumb is rather puckered. The second mitten is much nicer.

The pattern is not too hard to follow, and but for beginners, the stranding may be a bit of a challenge. The carried yarn makes for warm mittens, and if you start now, you could have a pair for yourself – or a loved one! – in time for the December holidays. (Shameless plug, huh . . . )

If you are interested in buying the pattern, you can find them under “My Patterns” page, or find them here on Ravelry. Cost is $4.00.

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All for Money

Black Friday. It begins on Thursday. At some Walmarts it will be at 8 p.m. At Sears it is 8 p.m. Other major retailers are doing all of this, just to bring in the bucks. To quote a piece from ABC News, “A spokeswoman for Target said that the 9 p.m. opening time was ‘carefully evaluated with out guests, team and the business in mind.’ ”

Ha! That spokeswoman will not be working on Thanksgiving, nor most likely that Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. The CEOs of all these corporations will be sitting back with their families, friends, loved ones, whatever, and thinking about how happy they are. They won’t be thinking about the laborers who provide them with their days off, the minions in the stores.

Me, I don’t work retail, but I have worked in the medical field for years, giving up weekends, nights, and holidays. However, the ER is important, not Black Friday.

I expect that the fat cats at the top are thankful that they don’t have to work on Thanksgiving.

Color Checking

I’ve been busy with technology. Some seems pointless, other seems worthwhile. I got the Color Checker Passport which, if not for this video, would have made me think it was worthless. It’s not. I am glad I got it.

In the meantime, no artwork, just an overwhelming learning curve to move my photography skills to something a bit better than they are. However, I am getting “oot and a-boot” and am quite the happier for it.