Class Comments

Today, we watched 'The Suicide Tourist' in class. It was about Craig Ewert, an american living in England who was stricken with ALS, Lou Gherig's Disease and his journey towards the end of his life.  Craig chose to die in Switzerland with the assistance of Dignitas.  He chose assisted suicide to end his life rather than the horrible neurodegenerative disease.   The story was very moving and there was hardly a dry eye in the classroom. The film shows the last four days of Craig's life and even in those four days, you could see him wither away.  The strength of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is incredible; although it takes away one's ability to use their muscles, it leaves their ability to think and reason alone.  This movie had even more emotional significance for me since my Uncle Doug died from the disease. It made me think of Uncle Doug and the last time that I saw him, when I didn't want to say goodbye, but he came out to say goodbye. It was the last time we said goodbye. Whether a patient of a disease chooses to end their life on their terms or on the disease's terms, this disease is a horribly sad disease.

In memory of Douglas James Melanson

I can't believe that this class is over next Wednesday!  It will be bitter sweet.  I'm dying to know what class I have next. I'm guessing it will be anatomy and physiology but I'm just not sure. Hopefully I'll do well in it, whatever it is.  We may not find out until the day before. The anticipation was killing me but focusing on this class helped to chill a bit and just let it happen.

I finished the baby and daddy red sox socks. I finally got them in the mail this morning and can't wait for Joe and Karyn to get it. yay!

Baby and Daddy Red Sox Socks

Untitled, a photo by ~tanyakitty~ on Flickr.

for baby Donovan and Joe <3 <3 <3

Tues 3/27- Portfolios, resumes, presentations oh my.  This week has been a busy one with this 'simple' class.  Today, for example, we did a little bit of zumba, worked on resumes and created powerpoint presentations!
Wed 3/28- Free massage day! yay! It's all about sharing and donating a little bit of time.  I donated my time to get a massage from one of the massage students at school. It was super relaxing and I could totally use a nap. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .

Also, today in class we are learning about note taking (outline, mapping and cornell). I like the look of the cornell but I seem to be an outliner.

I still haven't finished the Red Sox socks yet :(

Ahhhh, the weekend :)
After being out of work since August and going back to school a week ago, weekends have taken on their old meaning again.... Getting things done and relaxing.

Here is a pic of the fog this week. We had unnaturally warm weather. Pic by Erick.



The first week of school was great. I'm really glad that I have the class that I do as it is making the transition back to school nice and smooth. It's all about focusing, studying, test taking (so far). Everyone in the class is so different, but hopefully we are all there to get through this program seriously. I hope I get through the program with a srsly positive result.

I went to the car dealership yesterday to get some work done on my aging car. I looked into the waiting area and saw another knitter. She says that she can knit four hats in one day! I wonder if I would ever be able to do that. She knit her hats flat, I knit in the round. I noticed one other person in the waiting area that was knitting; she knit with the yarn around the back of her neck.

It's little things that have reminded me lately how diverse we all really are, whether we are knitters or students. Different ways of learning for the students and different ways of carrying yarn for the knitters.

As an update to a previous post, I've finished both baby red sox socks and one of the daddy red sox socks :) Here's a new pic. They still need to have ends weaved in, washed and blocked but they are still cute!

Spring Renewal

This blog is no longer snoring. I'm resurrecting it for school at Lincoln Tech for the moment. I'm going to school to become a Registered Medical Assistant, Certified EKG Technician and Certified Phlebotomy Technician.

Today, we read over chapter 10 and had a pop quiz about reading everything before doing anything. My instructor, Mary, is pretty funny. She says what I could be thinking but wouldn't actually say (or stuff that I would say to my bestie).

Anyway, maybe I'll put stuff in here about knitting, since I'm still doing that (now making lots of socks!) or about homework or about how I'm too hot when it's 74 degrees in the classroom!?!?

Back in the summertime when I was hanging out with bestie at her condo before she moved to Florida, I would be super sensitive to the temperature to the degree. Guh. That's just a bit much, know what I mean?

So right now, I'm working on these Red Sox Socks. Here are Erick's, or at least one of his. This is the first one that I finished:

My friend Joe and his sparkly new wife, Karyn, had a lil bebeh named Donovan. This is one of Donovan's socks.

Here is a larger zippered pouch :





Here are some wallets and smaller zippered pouches:

happy skulls

These skulls are really cute with their sideways grins :)

Holiday Bazaar and Craft Events

Date & Time: 12/1/07 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Place: Somerville Community Baptist Church
31 College Avenue
Somerville, MA 02114

Event: Women's Fellowship Christmas Bazaar



Date & Time: 12/8/2007 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Place: Taunton Nursing Home
Norton Ave
Taunton, MA 02780

Event: Christmas Craft Fair

knitty's daisy cardigan

This was made for Mazzy :) It missed it's flight to Hawaii :*(

That's okay though since it wont fit her for a few months. I knit the smallest size with sz 7 needles which should have come out to 0-3 mos if I checked the guage properly, which I thought I did, but who knows. Maybe I accidentally used sz 8?!?!?! I'm not sure. Either way, it is really cute :)

nacho libre halloween costume

just call him nachoooooooOOOOOoooooOOOoooooo!!!!

bangles tote and card wallet

bingo zip pouch

red damask tote & card wallet

black & gray zip pouch

red sunburst tote

craft fair

baby bolero

awwwwwwwwww :) this is the first sweater that i've ever made. i have to admit that it came out looking exactly like the sample in the pattern. this is for my mazzy :) xoxoxoxo!!! ( i even have a modeled pic :) seriously, she couldn't be ANY cuter.)

skulls and sushi

these are for kristin. zip top skull tote with matching zip pouch and sushi zip pouch

black cable knit purse

this one was my baby for a while. i think the pictures do not do this bag justice at all. i love cables.. i love the handles... i really love the lining fabric.

apples & pears 4-EVA !!

... or maybe it's for michelle :)