The move to a new host was successful! I’ve been sick since the day after Christmas [TheBoy brought home a bug from work] and haven’t had time to even download the Christmas photos. Instead, I’ve been napping and laying on the couch watching bad tv and coughing out my lungs. TheBoy and I were absolutely read more

Cathartic Ink will be down for about 24 hours within the next couple of days while we switch hosts. We loved our old host, but due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, we’ll be switching to a new one.

I got a box today from my mom, which included the ornaments that she has made me over the past three years as well as a brand new one for this year. They’re all cross-stitched and most of them have beads and glittery blending filiment worked into them. Here’s the new one. A lovely, super-glittery read more

Well, its been a weekend. We attended a funeral yesterday, TheBoy’s great-uncle passed away on Tuesday. Afterwards we spent the afternoon and evening with TheBoy’s grandmother. Took her to get a new handheld shower to attach to her tub, and had dinner with her. The great-uncle in question was her brother, he was 83 and read more

I’m a klutz. However, I did not ever expect to have to check the blog in order to ascertain which foot I hurt the last time I really bruised my toes. That’s exactly what I did last night though. I present to you:September 2004: December 2005: Different foot, same old klutz. Its actually a lot read more

I didn’t want to post this earlier because I didn’t want to jinx things, but TheBoy got a job! A job he already really enjoys! Working with people that he likes! Huzzah! Only 2.5 months of frustrating unemployment. I’m not going to say much about it except that it is web work for a small read more

I have been wrapping Christmas presents like mad whenever I get a spare second. Because I’m shipping stuff across the country I want to make sure I send it in plenty of time. Besides, once they’re all papered I can start with the ribbons. I believe I have about a half dozen gifts left to read more

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I’ve got a list a mile long of the things that I am thankful for, but here’s the short list: my family, my boy, my great friends back in north dakota [or whereall they’ve scattered to], my dear friend kristi and my boy’s family and the way they’ve welcomed me into read more

Busy life. I’ll leave you with this great picture I took at the aquarium on Saturday. How can you not love an otter who sticks his tongue out at you? Click to biggerize.

I went and bought some fiber yesterday. It is all destined to become yarn soonish. First up, a beautiful, soft merino and silk blend in purple-y streakinesses! 4 oz total. Some fantastic dyed shetland fleece in blue and “deadly orchid”, 4 oz. total And last [but not least] a total of 6 oz of dyed read more

My first yarn from the wheel. Its crappy and nubbly, but its mine! All brown-y grey and blue and lovely! And then I knit a wee purse. the front side: and the backside:

Friday I had plans with the Fabulous Kristi, but she was swamped with a paper, so I ended up out with TheBoy instead. We went and grabbed dinner down the street from our apartment, then headed over to the mall to catch Shopgirl which had just opened in wide-release. Its an absolutely fantastic film. Not read more