Time

Oh, time. You're so elusive. I apparently get to spend 24 hours with you every day, but I'm pretty sure you've been skimping out on me the past couple weeks. I still have piles of dirty laundry to wash, clean laundry to fold, christmas presents that need a home, and a very messy room that is supposed to hold the babe in less than 50 days (oy.). Oh time, where have you gone....

Now, I'm sure that this lack of time has NOTHING to do with the fact that Jon and I just watched 'Long Way Round' and 'Long Way Down', in their entirety, in just one week. I mean, that's just a coincedence. Ahem.



But honestly, 10 episodes of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman travelling from London to NYC, on motorcycles, across 8 countries, including areas like Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Siberia...I mean, that's just pure entertainment. What could be better? Oh wait...



Ewan and Charlie travelling from John O'Groats to Cape Town, that's what. I mean, the tip of Ireland to the tip of South Africa, with another 16 countries thrown in the middle? Oh man, it's like this was made for Jon and I. And can I just say, I've always wanted to go to Africa because, well, it's there. But there were few countries that really held my interest, and most of them were in North Africa (Morroco, Egypt...). But now? I can not WAIT to go to Uganda and Rwhanda. You hear all these horrible things about them; they're famous for completly the wrong reasons. But then you see them and they're phenomenal. Oh Africa, how you're calling.

But in the meantime, well, I'll satisfy myself with the books of the account (obsessed much?) and will use every candle I blow out to wish that they do a trip through South America (oh please, oh please, oh please). Does telling ya'll that negate the wish? Hope not.

A few things...

Fall is the season of many things, but one is certainly knitting. And while I've been trying to keep up with it during the summer, it's just so much more fun now. So here's some of the projects I've been working on.

First of all, there's this.
My Aunt Jane made all of these, and I decided they needed to be put together into a wonderful blanket I can cuddle up under this winter. Well, "winter" here, but you know. :) I'll post more when I finish it, but for now you just get this little tease.

And to go along with the warm theme, a lovely scarf. Don't be fooled by the coloring, it's not orangish at all, but this really nice pink. I hate all the names of pink that go along with this color...'Desert Rose', 'Blushing Bride', 'Dusty Pink'...they all suck. I think we should call it 'Babies Bottom'. I mean, that's cheesy too, but it kinda makes me laugh, so that's good.
Also, I've been making soup because I love it, and it's fall. Those things seem to go together in my mind. So, here's this soup, quite yum-o Mrs. Ray. I added some carrots, changed the chicken broth for vegetable, and nixed the dill. Because really, who likes dill? (Okay, plenty of people, but certainly not me.) Enjoy. And enjoy your week!
P.S. Okay, I'm sorry for all my Heroes obsession, but I'm watching it right now and future Sylar, married to who?!?!? Why the heck is Mrs. Muggles in the house? BAH!!!!

Claire, that's disgusting.

I have to say, I laughed so hard when Sylar said that. So, Heroes Chapter 3 analysis? Here we go...don't read if you haven't watched the episode yet, or haven't seen Heroes period. (Ruth, I'm talking to you.)

Thanks, NBC.

THINGS I LOVE:
- The episode as a whole. Well done, NBC.
- Mr. Bennett. Oh, my favorite, how I adore thee.
- Peter shot Nathan. What the heck?!?!? I don't love that it happened, just the twist.
- "The word Biblically comes to mind." Oh, Nathan. You're so funny.
- That we FINALLY know what Mrs. Petrelli's power is. And um, it's scary.
- I know this is weird, but...Sylar! He usually scares the living daylight out of me, but he just made me laugh in this episode.

THINGS I HATE:
- Future (scary) Peter.
- I also hate the new Mohinder. It kinda makes me hate Maya, too, for being so stupid. Come on, first Sylar, now this new creep? LEARN.A.LESSON. But seriously, this whole new plot line for Mohinder came out of nowhere. Not very good, either.
- Sylar's eyebrows.
- "But Gabriel, I am your mother." Seriously? If that's true, I may stop watching this show. Okay, probably not, but still. It's a little too Star Wars for me.

THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND:
- Linderman, where the heck did you come from? And um, invisible?
- How did Niki survive the fire? And why is she now Tracy? And what's with the Ice Man skills?
- Ando. Really Ando, or Peter or Sylar?
-Who the heck released Adam? Note to this person, I hate you.
- Um, for the up-teenth time, WHERE DID THE SCAR COME FROM?????????

SO, ALL IN ALL, VERY EXCITED. I hate to be addicted to a tv show, but...oh, who am I kidding. I love this show.