Happy Fourth to All!

I took this picture last year at the Marlins game. I had just bought my camera and took about 200 pictures that night, including the one in my post a few weeks ago with my feet framing the game. I heard that here in PR, the only place where there might be fireworks would be in San Juan because that's where most people who want statehood live. In a few weeks another big holiday here we'll probably see fireworks. Puerto Rican Constitution Day.

In knitting news, I started a top called Sweetheart's shimmer. It's a pattern from South West Trading Company. That's the company that makes Karaoke (the soft yarn in beautiful colors that's made from soy). The pattern uses their bamboo and another yarn called shimmer. I ordered the bamboo and was so excited because it was sooooo soft on the skein. When I started to knit, the rows are actually rough to the touch. That's never happened to me. Did that ever happen to you??? I was considering this yarn for the Fit and Flare Trumpet Skirt from Knitting Lingerie Style by Joan Mc Gowan Michael. The book is fantastic! Any ideas for an alternate yarn choice would be appreciated. I don't want to use wool, but would like something swishy and cool! Pics tomorrow! It's too dark already here.

Wiki Waki Meme

Alrighty then! My friends:
Carol,http://www.knit-and-run.blogspot.com/
Mimi, http://www.skullsnbats.blogspot.com/
Torii, http://heyfatlulu.blogspot.com/
and Sarah, http://jupitrpixie.blogspot.com/

have each posted their answers already to this meme. For some reason, when I try to make the links live, they disappear! So, copy and paste the oldfashioned way!
Here's the deal: Go to Wilkipedia. Type in your birthday (no year). Pick three events, 2 births and 1 holiday and post! Send me a link to yours!

3 events

1870 - Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally after 1807. Woo hoo Louisa. Why don't we know more about the history of women talking the right to vote?

1995 - Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record.
Woo Hoo Cal! One of my favorite baseball players of all time. Beautiful eyes and candidate for ass-hat of the day. I'm finding a pciture NOW!










2000 - The Millennium Summit takes place.


2 births
1766 - John Dalton, British chemist and physicist (d. 1844)
Woo HOO! Fellow Chemist born on my b-day! Probably not a candidate for ass-hat.

1925 - Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (d. 1976)
I LOVE the blues!

1 holiday

Swaziland - Independence Day (from the United Kingdom, 1968).

Hola Carolina y Sandy!

Hola nenas! Como estan? Aqui esta un foto de Sandy en Puerto Rico.

There is a town here in Puerto Rico called Carolina. I'm trying to figure out a way to get a picture of the entrance of the town for you since it's right on the highway.

YIPES!!!

http://www.knitty.com/issuefall04/PATThallowig.html

Here's what I'm going to make with this gorgeous green yarn I got from Wal-Mart here in Cayey, PR. I placed the yarn on an actual wall in my apartment. The colors throughout mi casa son muy brillantes!




And here's one of my favorite recent projects! I love the argosy pattern. I'll send the link later. I'm tired and want to leave work!

My neighbors are cows! Mis vecinas son vacas!

Oops! I mean bulls...

and I have triplet iguanas right outside my backdoor!

How Normal ARE I??

You are 60% normal You are kinda normal. You have your quirks, but overall you are quite normal. You do get a kick out of doing random things once in a while though. Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Only 40% Abby Normal!

today's spanish word of the day was anormal.

Yes, it's abnormal

Courtesy of Torii

I was innocently reading Torii's blog this morning and my eyes about popped out of my head!
Here's what she said:
"Can I just say that I would very much like to wear Orlando Bloom's ass as a hat? "
(Torii, I've been trying to put your link here for 20 minutes and all that comes up is a blank space!)

http://heyfatlulu.blogspot.com/
So, copy and paste to hook up with Torii.


Why of course you can say that!

So here's two challenges (albeit, not too challenging):

Who else's ass would we like to use as a hat?
Let's come up with one of those 10 question thingies that are irreverent, insane and makes us think a little.

Here's one of my votes. This is Mike Rowe from Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs.



Here's my other vote. Alex Gonzalez, currently the shortstop fo rthe Cincinnati Reds. He was the shortstop for the Florida Marlins for several years including 2003 when they won the World Series. He's always been my favorite player. You gotta see these guys close up! Baseball players aren't the least bit scrawny. I'm talking jaw dropping muscularity here. Shortstops in general are the best players defensively on the field.