New Rules To Live By

I read this on the Sheep Thrills list. I thought it was sarcastic enough to post on here. And it does make for a new post to read. Some of it questionably PC. I suspect it was written by a man. I did delete a few of the paragraphs and/or lines from the original. THey just weren't me.

New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for Classmates.com.
There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. It's
because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know
what the captain of the football team is doing these days: mowing
my lawn.

New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window
unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a
human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost
less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Trout?

New Rule: Ladies, leave your eyebrows alone. Here's how much men
care about your eyebrows: Do you have two of them? Okay, we're
done.

New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole
aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that
watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink.
You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it
melt. That's your flavored water.

New Rule: Stop messing around with old people. Target is
introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger
label. And the top is now the bottom. By the time grandpa
figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue.
Congratulations, Target! You just solved the Social Security crisis.

New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding
my card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter", verifying the
amount, deciding no, I don't want cash back, and pressing "Enter"
again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing
there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it
doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your
ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time
you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't
pregnant.

New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the
seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the US Open of
Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker
table was just too damned exciting. What's next, competitive
farting? Oh wait, they're already doing that. It's called "The
Howard Stern Show."

New Rule: I don't need a bigger mega M&M. If I'm extra hungry for
M&Ms, I'll go nuts and eat two.

New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on
crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in
the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other
screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television
show in the first place is the idea wasn't good enough to be a
movie.

New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just
for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations
from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people
buy it for you isn't gift giving; it's the white people version of
looting.

Quizzes

BlueJinx sent me this link: Which Sci-Fi crew would you best fit in? I was intrigued by the results, had to do a tie breaker between the top three. But, gosh darn, I wish Sernity would have scored higher. At least above Star Wars.

You scored as Nebuchadnezzar (from The Matrix). You can change the world around you. You have a strong will and a high technical aptitude. Now if only Agent Smith would quit beating up your friends.
Nebuchadnezzar (from The Matrix) 81%
Enterprise D (from Star Trek) 81%
SG-1 (from Stargate) 81%
Millennium Falcon (from Star Wars)75%
Serenity (from Firefly) 63%
Moya (from Farscape) 63%
Galactica (from Battlestar: Galactica) 56%

Then I went on to take the "NEW" version of the quiz. Your Ultimate Sci-Fi Profile II. Interesting results but not too surprising. This time I am disappointed to see Andromeda rank so low (it wasn't on the last test). Still not thrilled that Star Wars ranked so high. I figured out why Serenity ranked low; something to do with the harboring fugitives and criminals.

You scored as Enterprise D (Star Trek). You have high ideals and know in your heart that humanity will continue to evolve in a better people. No matter what may happen, you have faith in human beings. A rare quality. Now if only the Borg would quit assimilating people.
Enterprise D (Star Trek) 88%
Deep Space Nine (Star Trek) 81%
Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) 75%
SG-1 (Stargate) 75%
Babylon 5 (Babylon 5) 69%
Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) 69%
Serenity (Firefly) 69%
Moya (Farscape) 63%
Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica) 63%
FBI's X-Files Division 44%
Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) 31%
Andromeda Ascendant(Andromeda) 19%

And next I'm gonna take this one: Who would your Stargate: Atlantis boyfriend be? And after that, this one: HP Sorting Hat


No I'm not bored. I'm having a few laughs.

Unable to think of a cute title.

My brain is in 'serious reference' mode today. Might be because I've spent several hours searching the web for descriptions of different types of sheep wool. Anyway, I am unable to think of a catchy title.

Today's Subject: Kool-Aid Dyeing. Again.

I've been dyeing since Sunday and here are the last of the flavors. I used the steaming method which I have decided I like. You paint the pieces, wrap it in saran wrap and set it in the top of a steamer.

In this one we have Lemonade, Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade, Tangerine and Artic Green Apple. According to the scale it weigh's about 3.5 to 4 ounces. It will be closer to 3.5 oz when I get done taking some of the Tangerine from it. The Tangerine overwhelms the other colors so much that you can't see them.

In this one we have Pink Lemonade, Watermelon Cherry, Soarin' Strawberry Lemonade, Slammin' Strawberry Kiwi (the pieces on the right), Tropical Fruit Punch and Wylers Slammin' Strawberry (the dark piece). For these I put one color on half of each piece. You can easily tell the difference in the colors if you are within 3 feet. We also have three pieces with all of those colors in them. You're getting them all Jinx.

In this image we have a mish-mash. On the left I used Orange Ocean, Mango, Lemon-Lime, Greenberry Rush, and Berry Blue. I cut the Ocean Orange with Lemon Ice. I wonder how orange it would have been if I hadn't? Lemon Ice turns a milky white color so I didn't bother to use it by itself. This one sorta grows on you, I'm looking forward to seeing it spun.

Nest to that group is two pieces of Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade, double-strength Lemonade and double-strength Artic Green Apple. I originally thought to make this one to dilute the effects of the Tangerine in the first piece. Now that it is done I don't know if a) it will work with the other piece and b), if I want to give it up.

This last piece? I used one of Wiltons icing colors. Guess what the color name is. Come on, guess. Not you Jinx, you already know.
It's Creamy Peach. I did this one in a dye bath. I'm thinking of keeping this one around till I dye up some other colors to dilute it's intensity. Maybe just spin it with an off-white roving? Or dye another piece a lighter shade and spin it, this and off-white together. I could use Mango. Hmm. I think we need a drum carder. Maybe Jinx will meet someone at her guild meeting who would do the carding for us until we can talk my DH into letting me buy a drum carder.

Disclaimer: Any use of incorrect terminology is mine and should not be blamed on anyone else. I'm writing it as I understand it.

Another Blogging Idea From BlueJinx

Jinx suggested (in the nicest way) I stop sending her emails with huge .jpg attachments and make a blog entry with them. Okay. I can do that if I'm not too lazy.

Before Christmas, while visiting Michael's (the store) I noticed a large display of wine boxes. Tall, cyclindrical, cardboard things. In January I finally figured out my spindle (Schacht Hi-Lo) and decided since this looked like a craft I would be doing for awhile I should get something to store it in. Something that would protect it during travels. I thought of those wine boxes and said that should do it. So every where I went I looked for those boxes. And looked. And looked. No luck. Yesterday I decided to go spend money at Michaels again. Lo and behold they had a small selection of them over in a corner. So I got me one. Better get two in case I get that many spindles. I should get one for Fozzie also. Which one would he like? Better get a couple for him to choose from. So I came home with SIX! Here are the ones that haven't been claimed yet. Fozzie: If you want one speak up now.

They will hold two to three spindles each. Each box is 4" wide and 14" tall. So if you need a way to safely store and transport your spindles go find you some boxes. Not all Michael's have them, maybe Hobby Lobby will have some. Jo-Ann's didn't. I suppose you could find some on line also.

Meanwhile, I've gone wool crazy. I have this overwhelming urge to buy up every flavor of Kool-aid for dyeing, all colors of Wilton's dyes, every type of wool I can get my hands on, and numerous spindles. I'm ding my best to curb the buying but sometimes I just can't help it. I guess I went spindle holder crazy too. Couldn't curb that one; I mean, it was so hard to find them. What if I never find them again. Didn't curb the Kool-aid buying either. I bought 25 different flavors the other day; averaging 5-10 packs a flavor. But at 1 pack per ounce of wool that won't be going far. I'm still trying to curb the wool and spindle spinning. I've decided on going with eBay for now. I'll put in my maximum bid and wait. If I'm outbid - oh well. If not, YIPPEE!!

Time to get some housework done so I can spend the weekend dyeing. Already spent the morning searching eBay. Found some good deals. Cross my fingers I win them.