Something different

I have no new knitting to show off today so I thought I would do something different. I have seen this list on other peoples blogs, so I decided to join in the fun. The bold items are the ones I have done. I added a comment or two to let you in on more of the story. Hope this lets you all get to know me a bit better!!
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain-Sugarloaf Mountain in Heber Springs, AR
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree- I really mostly ran into it but hugging was the end result
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game- i am counting the NASCAR race I attended
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables- I have I promise
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper- more than I care to remember
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne- duh
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking- many, many times
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment- the most prominent being my wedding day and when each of my children were born
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign- from Hardee’s advertising Home ‘Taters
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken- I married him so he couldn’t break it
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest-when I was a kid
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage- depends on what you are talking about- do childhood dance recitals count?
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one of your parents- unfortunately
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children-I am in the process
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an illness that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane- for a few minutes but I had the controls
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol- all of the above
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours-after exams
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident- according to the accident report anyway
150: Saved someone's life- not all by myself but I did help rescucitate a woman that was in a full code

I've been spammed!!

I have been hit with some unwanted spam in my comments. In order to try and eliminate this problem, I have enacted some commenting measures. I hate to do this as I love getting the comments, but enough is enough, people. Please continue to read and comment. DOWN WITH THE SPAMMERS. THEY MUST BE STOPPED.

Save my sanity!!

Some of you probably think I have run away and let me tell you, it has been close. I have been spending much time trying to hold on to my sanity. Not even knitting has been able to help!!! The breakdown was held off last night by the presence of football on my tv. Now I know that a pre-season NFL game is not real football, but I am desperate people! My beloved Rebels still have 27 days until kickoff. My season tickets are due to arrive in the mail anyday. I am trying to hang on. Now, I am not going to tell you that I think we will turn the corner this year and have a breakout season. Truthfully, 5 or 6 wins will make me ecstatic. A trip to even the crappiest bowl game the SEC can offer will be like a dream come true. I just enjoy my football. For me the day is about hanging out with my friends, drinking some adult beverages, and cheering on my team. I know that sounds cheesey. but it is what I love. Something about the smell of bourbon early on a fall morning and watching small kids throw the football around while we eat tenderloin and make predictions about the game or trash our rivals just makes my life so much more enjoyable. I will likely follow this fall routine until the day I die. I also enjoy a good NFL battle on Sunday, especially if some former Rebels are on the field. What could be better than watching a bunch of men in tight pants run around tackling eachother. It gives my violent streak a place to thrive. And giving the violent side of me a place to breathe is a very important part in preserving my sanity (and my marriage). I am not one of those girls who goes to see and be seen either. I do understand football and can inteligently represent myself in discussions on the topic. My husband sometimes even defers to me for insider knowledge. It is cool. He says anything is cool that will keep me from going postal on him.
On the knitting front (since I have totally been rambling) the chenille has been banished to the bottom of the knitting stash. I couldn't take it anymore. What I did was take my first ever, half-finished baby blanket I was making for my daughter and ripped it. It has re-emerged on my needles as a new pattern and I will keep you updated thusly. I also have plans for more dishcloths and the like as I prepare for the Christmas season. Thanks for being patient today while my sanity took a trip. It gets nutty sometimes down here in this basement.

Another one bites the dust

I have been able to cross another item off my list. Only two weeks later (ha ha) these heart patterned dishcloths are done. Here is the newest addition to the dishcloth family.

Lovely, isn't she?? And here is a pic of the two together.

If you look at this photo closely, you can see the toe of the shoe of my photographer. She does a lovely job and I am pround to point out her toe. These dishcloths will be spirited away to my grandmother. My mom saw one and was a bit covetous I think, so she may also be the recipient of some heart pattern dishcloths in the near future. I do have a bit of sad news to report, dear reader. I ripped out the chenille. Three rows into it, I hated it so bad that I had to rip it. I do have plans to start it over as that is the next pressing item on my list. Today is the first day of the August dishcloth for the KAL so I have to get cracking on that tonight lest I get behind. I am excited about my progress so far and I hope you are too! Until next time, I will be looking at knitting patterns in the basement.