luxe

first, the cutest thing in the universe which i saw on another blog(but i can’t remember where…if whoever posted it sees this, i am so sorry! feel free to drop a comment) the person who took the photos has amazing photos on her flickr account, so go check em out… and then on flickr…a monkey and a kitten? what?toooooo cute. literally, too cute. i might implode.
*edit thanks to lisa for the cute link, originally from cute overload.

ok, let me first say that i used to be a member of PETA, and while i am still against animal cruelty, in fact hold grudges against the particularly heinous ones even though they no longer test on animules, i find organizations like PETA to go after things in a way that makes their members seem scary and crazy, rather than showing people the simple facts. i think that in most cases, unless you are a horrible person, if you knew that people might steal your dog out of your yard, or buy him from a shelter an hour after he was put in there and could experiment on him, and this really happens, you might not want to buy from a company that does testing that way, etc. when you throw red paint on people…i don’t think they care what you have to say. where is this going? in the little ads on my gmail i saw this and clicked on it…save the sheep? what is happening to sheep? so, while i totally agree that there are places that do mean things to sheep, to think that wool in general is bad, or animal fiber in general is bad…fur coats? BAD. really really bad. wool from a nice farm? sheep HAVE to be sheared. their wool grows and grows and grows until they cannot move. and when the shearer is good at what he does, it is not a big deal for the sheep, just like when you get your pet shaved. they may not enjoy it, but it isn’t that big of a deal. let me stress here, i am sure that horrible things happen to sheep, but if you want to get cruelty free fiber, it is TOTALLY doable, and i imagine if you made this kind of bullshite blanket statement to farms like frenecreek whose whole flock have names and faces, they would be pretty pissed off. sometimes i wish that people would get a frickin hobby. here is the list of why wool is bad…

Some of the consumer problems associated with wool:

• It is susceptible to mildew and moth damage.
• It is not always machine-washable, and cannot be directly ironed.
• It often damages easily and is not durable.
• It tends to be expensive.
• It causes allergies and/or extreme itching for many people.
• It’s very water-absorbent, and doesn’t dry quickly.
• It stains easily, but doesn’t clean well.
• It’s prone to retaining foul odors.
• It shrinks with every wash.

what else? jesus. it isn’t durable? retains foul odors. water absorbant. so it makes a really bad swimsuit. ok, i am done ranting. i just think with all the horrible things going on in the world, it is ridiculous to pick this, and not to suggest finding a source that you know is humane, but rather that it is bad. across the board bad. and insulting to shephards, to boot. i am more of an act locally kind of gal, i guess. rather than paying for their mailers and celebrity spokespeople, etc.

what else? i got my new dyes, so i will be dyeing up a storm to-morrow. i am so excited! woooot woooot! i have some sherino roving (merino/shetland), a bunch of merino, silk and yarn, of course. so! and i got incredible colors…what colors? asparagus, mint, robin’s egg blue, soft pinks, literally many shades of each color. so. excited. if anyone wants to pick their color scheme, please just ask.

we went and got groceries late tonite, we just got home a little while ago, 11:30p, maybe, and jake is sleeping. i woke up this morning feeling really funky and tired, so i didn’t do a lot today, at all. i overdid a bit yesterday, i guess.

has anyone seen can’t get a date? it is shot like a documentary and the person behind the camera is talking to the guy that can’t get a date. it is such an amazing show. not your usual makeover show, but really helping someone realize why they aren’t getting what they want. a really amazing. and on vh1? wha? i also really like SO NOTORIOUS. really a cute show. who would think that i would like tori spelling? the next can’t get a date episode has a woman that has gone on…300 internet dates. insanity. what makes people keep trying?

oh, at the grocery store, i finally got some matzo, the shitty grocery we normally go to has no jewish section, and matzo with butter and vegimite is one of my most favorite things in the world. to the point that i can’t stop eating it. and my favorite organic pop-tarts that taste like pie crust. mmm. pie crust. but with way less fat. and some marble halvah. for non-jews, it is one of those things that looks strange/gross and you wouldn’t want to touch, but it is sesame paste, like tahini, and honey, and i think that is really all, and it is incredible. i love it. so i got a small thing of it, they had a huge thing of it, but i would eat all of it. so, better not to get that. oh, also, i think that m&m’s may have stopped making the minis. can you believe it? i love the minis. one at a time. super yummy.

oh! also, i got this from jen at sprout studio, who has adorable stuff. we did a trade and i need to send her yarn out. but it is really good yarn. she also sent me two pins and an adorable hand-sewn card, all in the pic. also, there is gorgeous flower on the front of the shirt. so go over there and buy stuff. not only is it cute stuff, but a super duper nice chicky. trades are the best! i lurve them! although i always worry that the person thinks that what i send them is not as good as what they send me. you know? i need compliments showered upon me. the trades i have done have been “just send me whatever yarn” kind of trades, so i worry that they won’t dig it because they didn’t pick it out. anyway. i plan to send her some molly’s first date, i think…jen? you there?

off to spin…
smooch!
n.