Socks are Safe

Yes. Socks are very safe. Except for the occaisional stab from a double pointed needle, they cannot do anything to harm you.

I made a pair of socks for Izzy's birthday, and now that she has gotten them, I can share the pictures.

Pattern: Diagonal Rib Socks by Ann Budd [Ravelry]
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock Mediumweight in Spinel
Needles: US 2

If I knit this pattern again, I will modify the toe to a different kitchener. Pictures



and a close up



See how safe socks are? They won't try breaking into your apartment at 1am like the guy last night did here. He was very drunk and trashed all the items outside the apartment and then kicked the crap out our neighbor's car. I called the cops and they hauled him off, but the experience was pretty nerve-wracking. I like to think I do well under pressure. It is just after everything is done that I freak out. Freak out is over I think, just sleepy now.

I am just going to stick to my safe socks and stick to my normal, uneventful life. I'm not sure if this has made any sense. I will go over it later after I've gotten more sleep.

Free Books!

First things first. I have a job! I am working at Books-A-Million (hence forward known as BAM). The prospect of a paycheck is pretty exciting. Also, the man I interviewed with seemed really nice...a good guy, so I think this will be a good experience.

Now, to the books. Most of them will be free, but I do expect a little cash for shipping. I will be cross-posting this to my livejournal and will keep it updated as people claim books. First a picture, then a list (I tried to sort by genre):



CLAIMED BOOKS ARE ITALICIZED

Fantasy:
Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green
Paths Not Taken by S.G.
Hex and the City by S.G.
Nightingale's Lament by S.G.
Agents of Light and Darkness by S.G.
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Endless Knot by Stephen Lawhead
The Silver Hand by S.L.
Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester
Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini ---Sara
The Chronicles of Narnia (complete set) by C.S. Lewis -----Sara
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis ----Izzy
Grendel by John Gardner-----Scott
Spearwilder's Tale (three books in one) by R. A. Salvatore----Scott
The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K. Dick----Scott
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

Fiction:
American Pastoral by Philip Roth ----Izzy
Reading Myself and Others by P.R.
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
The Foutainhead by Ayn Rand----Scott

History(mostly Cold War) and Current Events:
The Fifty-Year Wound by Derek Leebeart
The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind
How Did this Happen? Terrorism and the New War (essays) ----Izzy
Terrorism by David J. Whittaker ----Izzy
The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis ----Izzy
The Sling and the Stone by Hammes

Latin:
Suetonius Divus Claudius-----Scott
Suetonius Nero ------Scott

Literature:
Collected Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay
The Northon Anthology of English Literature, 7th Ed, Vol 1($10)
The Northon Anthology of English Literature, 7th Ed, Vol 2 ($10)
The Norton Shakespeare Based on the Oxford Ed. ($10) -----Scott
The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare by Russ McDonald 2nd ed.

Some of them, you see, I am asking a little bit of money for. Mainly because shipping for those will be higher. Ask for as many books as you like, first come, first serve. If you know me, you know I take care of my books. The school books may have a little writing, but nothing obtrusive. All of the books are in very good condition, though The Gulag Archipelago and the Collected Poems of Millay were bought used and show a little wear.

I'm giving them away because, as most of you also know, I love my books. I want to share that love and make sure they go to a good home with people that won't use them as cupholders or to even out tables.

Meep

My roommate and I are currently looking for a new place to live. The entire process is stressful, annoying, and expensive, but we are troopers and are working through it.

I will be going through my book collection again, picking out the books I will probably never read again. I really have way too many books. This time around, however, I'm going to let me friends have a shot at them. I will post a list here and on livejournal of the titles, and if you want one, just leave a comment or send me an email and the book will be yours for free (unless I list a price with it). I just ask that you send me a little cash for the shipping.

I've been doing a fair amount of knitting in the past week or so. I completed a sock and a scarf. I'll apologize in advance for the blurry photos. My hands have been really shaky the past few days and its not like I have a tripod or mad camera skills, people.

First, the lone sock (I will finish the other eventually, I'm just working on a secret project right now that I have to get done first). The yarn colors did crazy things....
Pattern: Jaywalker by Grumperina
Yarn: Keegan Lane Toasty Sock in color Northern Lights





Yes, my dresser is blue. Sexy, isn't it?

Next, a scarf I have been working on since JANUARY.
Pattern: Noro Scarf by BrooklynTweed
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden (I got this ages ago on uber sale, I don't remember the colorways)





I do have a job prospect in case you are curious. I'm not going to say much more about it because I don't want to jinx it.

And for now, lunch!