To mpls

[kismet09]

in 18 hours I'll be on the train to Minneapolis. This trip was too short. I miss being this close to my family a lot living in Maryland. Today I ran into a high school friend's mother, and another friend's sister... I don't think I'd want to live in the city, with the connections as close as this, but Madison, Iowa City, Ann Arbor... I wouldn't mind those locations so much.

Today I bought three skeins of really pretty mohair that I'm knitting into a shawl for my mother's birthday in a couple of weeks (when I go to type mohair, my fingers automatically type 'mocha' and I have to delete). I think the 8 hours of train ride should give me ample time to get quite a long way with it. I still haven't found the black boucle that I need to finish the bag for artyem, but I can always order it online if need be.

I'm packing a big box of stuff to ship back to MD, and I bought an extra bag to stuff with stuff and fly with. Lane Bryant strappy tanks are a lifesaver -- all the stuff at the stores where I shop is too short or too tight, and these are just perfect. I bought three :) plus another hippie sort of top that'll fit me once I shrink it, like I shrink all of my clothes (sigh).

I also bought some supplies for carving rubber stamps today. This will be the newest attempted craft skill. I think I'll save it for home, since I don't want to risk carrying my carver on the plane (e.g., forgetting to stash it in my checked luggage and trying to board with both the knifey tool and the long pointy knitting needles -- no need to press my luck).

Had another lovely dinner with annaoj -- wish more of the Chicago area folk had been able to make it, and I wish I was going to be in DC for the gathering this weekend! I feel more social during the spring than the winter, and I'm more willing to travel via public transportation, so hopefully we'll plan some more stuff once I'm back in town. I will need some saving from the mother-in-law right around Easter time if anyone's willing/able (please?)


pack suitcases and carryon
pack box to ship to Maryland
finish laundry
copy CDs (joni mitchell, bob dylan, patricia barber, lots of showtunes)
find leather jacket
make trail mix for trip
check budget stuff
call Tim

Comments

[raencloud.livejournal.com]

Yay Ann Arbor! Well, half yay. You can only live here so long before the nouveau riche aging hippie-cum-yuppie thing grates on your nerves. : )

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

I love stamping! I did some stamp carving last month: made a new address stamp. Should really do it again; the lettering was a bit too fat in spots. I bought more linoleum cutter nibs, and am ready to try again.

Sorry I missed the knitting store in Chicago (both times! wah); hope to see you in DC soon.

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[kismet09.livejournal.com]

i can't wait to try the carving - i like doing paper cutting in intricate patterns and such, so hopefully this won't be too difficult a transition.

i hope to see you soon too! especially since you pick such wonderful restaurants :) and provide such lovely company. glad you found a new camera!