Anouketal's Journals

Awesome! I F***ing Knit That!

Awesome! I f***ing knit that!

I started knitting last May (thanks Funks!) and up until about a month ago, I couldnâ�™t finish a damned thing, since I couldnâ�™t cast off. With the help of Funksteena and Knitgirl I figured it out and have been knitting scarves like crazy.

On Sunday I decided that I wanted to knit a hat, I must knit a hat. I did not know how to knit a hat, but I neeeeeeded to do it. Without a pattern or know how, this is how I did it.

Go to the craft store.
Pick out yarn of your liking and funky needles that are connected by plastic thingy.

Cast on stitches until it looks like maybe there are enough to fit around your head.
Haphazardly start knitting without rhyme or reason to stitch or pattern.
Realize Â¾ of the way through that the twist in your knitting is not going to magically disappear and that you have MAJORLY FUCKED UP.

Do not cry.

Pull it all apart and start over ever so carefully this time.

Haphazardly start knitting without rhyme or reason to stitch or pattern.

Neglect loved ones.

Every once in a while, put piece of stitching on head, look at loved ones for some sort of approval.

Keep knitting.

Forget to reduce stitches because you are too busy paying attention to a food show on the Travel Channel.

Stop knitting, redeem oneself for neglecting loved ones by cuddling, go to bed, think about knitting.

Knit at work when boss isnâ�™t looking.

Get caught trying on knitting in office mirror by passer by.

Go home at lunch to finish knitting.

Upon completion of knitting, realize that you have no idea how to finish!

DO NOT PANIC!

Improvise.

Happily complete hat.

Think to yourself, "How the fuck did I do that?!"

Jubilee!

Try hat on cat.

The end.

10 "Dreamboats" Celebrity Crushes

Ramirkriza tagged me.
I'm not tagging anyone else because I am a rebel.

10. Joseph Fiennes

9. Robert Downey Jr.

8. Damien Rice

7. Ashley Judd

6. Julia Ormond

5. Jason Lee

4. Eddie Izzard

3.John Cusack

2. Thom Yorke

1. Dave Madden aka nonnon

**Facts:
1) it took me all day to come up with 10.
2) Oscar Wilde was on the first draft.

RIP Michael Jackson (not that Michael Jackson)

Beer critic Michael Jackson dies

By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press WriterFri Aug 31, 10:00 AM ET

Michael Jackson, a leading world beer critic who praised the brews of Belgium and acknowledged he would never be as famous as "that Michael Jackson," has died. He was 65.

Jackson, known as "the beer hunter," died Thursday of a heart attack at his home in west London. His body was found by his house cleaner, Paddy Gunningham, his long-term partner, said Friday.

She said he had kept writing and traveling, despite suffering from Parkinson's disease, and that he planned to write a book about the ailment.

"He was simply the best beer writer we've ever known," said Tim Hampson, chairman of the British Guild of Beer Writers. "He told wonderful stories about beer, breweries and far away places. He told the story of beer through people, and he was humorous and erudite at the same time," Hampson told The Associated Press.

Jackson especially loved Belgian brews. His books "The Great Beers of Belgium" and "World Guide to Beer" introduced them to many export markets, including the United States.

By identifying beers by their flavors and styles, and by pairing them with particular foods and dishes, Jackson helped give birth to a renaissance of interest in beer and breweries worldwide that began in the 1970s, including the North American microbrewery movement.

His TV documentary series, "The Beer Hunter" â�” which popularized his nickname â�” was filmed around the world and shown in 15 countries.

He worked as a beer critic for more than 30 years, writing in newspapers and gastronomic magazines, holding seminars and giving speeches, appearing on U.S. talk shows and writing books about beer and whiskeys published in 18 languages.

Jackson knew he would never be as famous as Michael Jackson the rock star, and that was reflected on the beer critic's Web site. "Hello, my name is Michael Jackson. No, not that Michael Jackson, but I am on a world tour. My tour is in pursuit of exceptional beer. That's why they call me the Beer Hunter," it says.

Yes Yes Y'all

Remarkable

Go ride a bike..

Dear asshole who left a screw in the road at approximately 1050 East & Princeton Ave,
Fuck you for ruining my second ride *ever* on my brand new bike last night. That was awsome.

Dear Chinese manufacturers of my tires and tubes,
Fuck you for not converting shit so that people like me can figure out what the hell size tube I need to replace the one that was popped by screw (see above).

Dear Shopko,
Fuck you for allowing patch kits to go out of stock in my time of desperation and need and for not putting crazy ass Chinese conversion charts on your tube selections.

Dear Dave,
Thanks for pushing my bike home half a mile while I dorked around on Finn's bike.

Dear Baby II,
I promise that I will get a new tube today, and a patch kit, and a smaller pump and none of this will ever happen again.

Sincerely,

af etal

California Dreaming

Leaving for a week long vacation tomorrow. Finn and I are going to California. When we arrive tomorrow we will go to Carmel and spend the day playing on the beach. Sunday we are going to the Moto Gp races at Laguna Seca (we even have pit passes). The rest of the time we will be lounging about the pool at my Nana's house, being lazy, chasing lizards, drinking wine (Finn doesn't care muc for wine) and having an honest to goodness vacation. Will try to post and check in from the road!

af etal.

Jacoboy

I miss Jacob.........already, again. There is a song up on my playlist for him.

No Good Byes

Today i am leaving for Bonnaroo and my excitement is so great that it could not be contained by even one of the many grain silos that I am sure to encounter on my long drive across the plains.

Today I also bid a sad so long (smell ya later) to Funksteena, Tevgammaray & Bigheadboy. Love you guys fierce, be safe, make good choices, only you can prevent forest fires!

See you soon.

af et al

Beware the ides of March....

"He is a dreamer, let us leave him. Pass."

Today, some sweet with my bitter. However hard I try to deny it, put up my hand, palm faced out, "STOP!!" I scream in my head, I'm still a dreamer. Part of me still believes. I hope the believer is strong willed and not easily bullied.

p.s. I know that "The Ides of March" refers to March 15th, and it is March 24th. I know this. It is for dramatic effect.

Thank you,

Le Cirque