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posting from my ipod

So this post is being written from my new iPod. I am seriously in love with this thing. The only downside is the limited number of free Wi-fi spots in Jacksonville.

When you turn the ipod touch on its side, the key pad is slighty larger so it is easier to type. Of course the ease of use does make it easier to post more frequently and so I have less of an excuse for time between posts...

Moving, Appliances, moving appliances

I have to start this post by saying that I am a renter.  Yup - don't own my own home.   And so I am moving to a new apartment for a new job at the end of this month.  The place has its pros:  2 bedrooms, 10 blocks from work, a small yard, safe location, and its cons: terrazzo floors, fewer kitchen cabinets and w/d hookups only. 

So that means I have to buy a washer and dryer.   Yikes!  Do I go with the used pair and wonder if I am going to get stuck with a repair bill?  Do I go for the $750 set, knowing I may ditch it next year, or do I go for the $1200 set and move it with me after a year...  I have no idea what to do, especially as I need a new computer too.  The ironic thing is that I spent $1000 on a sewing machine and did not bat an eyelash...

I guess the question is how much will I save in laundry by doing it myself at home, and will the cost savings even out in a year to the difference in price between the cheaper traditional washer/dryer and the more expensive one.  Most people save about $20 a month in water/electrcity, and over a year, that is $240.  Hunh.  Delivery and instalation is the same cost for both.  What to do?

First Finished Object of 08

Seriously, I have not been finishing too much lately.  I managed to get the limited number of Christmas presents done, but that is about it.  With the new job (did I mention I found one?) and the move (did I mention the new job is in Orlando?) and breaking things off with the guy that I was seeing (it was not long enough to be a break-up) I just have not done much spinning or knitting.

But then I saw the Malabrigo Loafers pattern at Coco Knits, and got inspired.  I have blogged about my love affair with Malabrigo before, but lets just say that from the day I goy my hands on it, I have been sucking it up in vast quantities.  I buy iy by the bagful.  I have at least 40 over 50 skeins of it at home, so I knew I must have the Pattern.  I downloaded it on Saturday afternoon and on Saturday evening, sat down to watch Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc.  Twnty minutes into the movie I was here:

At the end of the movie I was finished with loafer No. 1.  What was a girl to do, but put Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade into the DVD player and cast on for the second of the two?  By the end of that movie, the pair was done, and blocking.   I even had about 33 g of Malabrigo left in that color way.  I wonder If I get another skein of the Pearl Ten color way if I could make a pair for myself in this color?  These are currently wrapped and in transit to my dear friend in DC.

But I flew through these so fast, what was a girl to do, but cast on for her own pair?

One down, one to go!