Trying to Stay Awake

As usual, I am too tired.  Don't know what's up with me right now, apart from the obvious slight down I've been having recently (slight might be an understatement but I seem to be ok for now again).  Lots has been going on and I still have lots to do.  I should be writing reviews and not my blog but I've got the feature done so just 3 CDs and a DVD to do...eep!  Plus pattern tweaks, again!

I thought I could update with some photos though.  Firstly, some from the gig.  Sorry there's not one of Marc but the lighting was bad and Andy was taking up far too much of the stage to get a decent shot of the drummer!  So here are Pythia, in most of their glory, with the new costumes by Veil of Visions and new banners, courtesy of Tom.

I didn't have as good a time at the gig as I should have as I let a few stupid things get to me but it did make realise that I need to stop moaning about the dream I've had for years and just get on and do something about it.  

Anyway...on the knitting side of things, I have done squares of Laura's baby shower blanket, a felted purse, my Liesl is done, a mini sock, a hat and fingerless mitts that kind of go together and have bought yarn.  I'm also knitting more bloody socks!

Not sure what else to say really.  Loving my new phone and my number is getting transferred soon.  Listening to film soundtracks too much.  Not sleeping enough.  Thinking about getting a second cat when we move.  That is all...

Actually, that is not all.  My new Donovan's Darlings set, Knitting in Nylons is live!

Too Much

I have too much going on and not enough hours in the day. I'm currently sat in London as there's a Pythia gig tonight. I've got lots of writing to do. I'm reviewing lots for Bubblegum Slut, including a feature piece. Plus I'm writing for a new magazine called Metal Sanctuary. I'm trying to chase up people for reviewing gigs as I don't have my old contacts any more and that's a bit of a pain. And of course I have patterns to design and write up. And all the knitting!

Yesterday was a good day as I went to the Manchester Yarn Collective's 1st yarn day where I managed to get stuff for my swap partner and perhaps a gorgeous skein of yarn for myself (shhh, don't tell anyone). Definitely worth dragging myself out on a Saturday for.

I still have stuff to take photos of plus my phone to talk about (I'm on it right now) but I must go and get on with some writing.

Spending...

All I seem to do right now is spend money. Granted, most of that is on the house, so it's not all that bad but it just seems to be a common theme. The house is actually moving on quite well at the moment, as we should have the plastering finished by next week and we're ordering kitchens and appliances soon. We still need to organise a boiler to be fitted and sort out the bathroom, plus buy tiles and decorate. The floors in the bathroom, hall and kitchen all need sanding and then we have lots of decorating to do. And instead of the money trickling away like it has been, it's going to disappear very quickly. But it needs to be done so we can try and get the house remotely finished. It's pretty scary really and I think we're going to be waiting a while to get it fully finished but at least it feels like it's getting somewhere now. Our biggest problem is the front windows though. We still don't know what to do about them. We had the back ones repleaced with uPVC and we were thinking of trying to repair the front ones as they are wooden frames but one of them is very badly damaged and I've been thinking that it'd be easier to get them replaced but the cost involved is going to be pretty scary, I think and I'm not sure about uPVC on the front. Off to look for more places to quote!

My New Phone

So, I've got a new phone, the Palm Pre to be exact. I may blog more on the subject soon but it is time for bed and I am still ill. Back at work but still not brilliant.  Plus I want to wait to give you my full opinion as I'm having teething problems that should be sorted soon. Hopefully!

I also have other exciting news but I can't talk about it yet. Sorry.

Goodnight for now

PS If you're interested, my number's not changing but, for the moment, is on my old phone.

Ill...again...and again

This is becoming a bit of a theme for me lately, although it doesn't normally wipe me out so much.  I was feeling a bit achey all of last week and not very happy on Saturday but I wasn't too bad and felt ok when I got up on Monday so I went to London for the Pythia album launch party and caught up with some friends (which was more than a lovely surprise).  But I started to lose my voice and was coughing a lot so I stuck to mainly water and thought I'd be ok.  I don't think the tightly laced corset helped much but I had a good time.  And then I felt bareable on Tuesday...well, I didn't have much choice but to deal until I got my train home at 8pm.  But I've spent a far amount of time in bed since, feeling miserable and barely able to knit.  And I've still got the chesty cough.  And I feel pretty down with it all.  

So sorry for the lack of photos, happy thoughts and such.  I have FOs and yarn to photograph and I really can't be bothered.  Meh....