Confessions of a Craft-aholic

2005-06-10T08:05:00.000-07:00

Knitting blogsBagatell :: Knitting in Norway Sarah's Mostly Knitting Weblog Yarnaholic ConfessionsHave a Cup of TeaKippers for BreakfastCyndilou's Yarn UtopiaStephanie's crafting obsession The Blissful KnitterShe's CraftyKalijul KnitsRocket ScienceKnitting MusingsKnitting ParkChicKnits BLOGknittyBlogConfessions of a Hobby Whorebetseeee knits!creative soul confessionsKnitBlog In the quiet of

2003-01-27T16:32:00.000-08:00

Time to come out of the closet! My new site is slowly taking shape at www.shetha.com. I found it to be a bit tedious to keep two blogs at once so I will be making further blogging entries at my new blog called Simplicitly Stitched. Please bear with me as I learn more about html and css so I can make a decent looking website. If things look funny or you can't see them with your settings please

2003-01-26T12:37:00.000-08:00

Woohoo! Squares came in the mail today! Wait, today is Sunday. Yes, today is Sunday and I have no idea what is going on with our mail. We didn't receive any mail on Friday or Saturday and then Sunday things show up (important things nonetheless like quilt squares and hospital bills... and oh yeah, W2s). I've not been knitting much sadly. I tried some sewing yesterday but my machine is 100%

2003-01-24T09:13:00.000-08:00

Well, I have to admit... I didn't avoid knitting altogether last night. I thought maybe I should take a small break in order to grow some "fresh eyes". Instead I picked up some thrift store yarn (for plastic canvas, not for knitting) and started making something that I designed in my head nearly a year ago. I also made up another batch of lotion last night. It was a completely different

2003-01-23T10:07:00.000-08:00

Minor disaster. I had just gotten past binding off the neckline and almost completed a full round after that... when I realized that I had totally screwed up the pattern starting 3 rows prior. Since I had no desire to tink 882 stitches (in 2 colors no less) I decided I would have to rip out stopping 4 rows below... the 3 color row (I'm not ripping that one out!). The bad news was I had already

2003-01-22T10:10:00.000-08:00

Totally random link for the day: Q&A by Hook & Needle. This enlightens me a little... I am just going to have to be bold and go for it I think... just take it stitch at a time. get_comment_link(305) Deposit 2 cents here

2003-01-22T09:50:00.000-08:00

I'll start with this: I did not knit a stitch on the Mt Rose. Now... I feel better to have gotten that out. Instead I made Pork Chops, Mashed potatoes and Spinach salad for dinner while I worked up a felt test swatch with all of my potentially feltable yarns I could find in the house. I decided not to litter my blog with more thumbnails so I will just provide links. Before pictures: Whole

2003-01-21T10:03:00.000-08:00

OK so if I could, I would kick myself right now. I found out that brown sheep Naturespun felts (this is why everyone should read knitty, and closely!), and I have a couple of balls sitting around. AND I have some leftover pink Lamb's Pride (and offwhite and brown), and I have some black cascade 220 (Which I've used for a felted project before). Now I know that making the fuzzy feet should have

2003-01-20T11:07:00.000-08:00

Well it's Monday again and another weekend has slipped away. It was a bit of a stressful one but not TOO bad... I got a lot of knitting in. Finished a pair of fuzzy feet for me but they still need fulling. I call them "bald eagle" because they're brown with offwhite heels and toes. I will have pics soon... probably after they're fulled. I have gotten a lot of work done on the Mt Rose too. I

2003-01-15T11:52:00.000-08:00

OK I promised... so here you go. Again, I'd like to comment how freaky it is to be working this gorgeous pattern one row at a time and then seeing it emerge as one big picture. I still hate three color rows. Next time I'm going to do a fair isle... the colors are much more fun then anyway. AND I'm getting practice weaving in ends as I go. What's the largest # of rows any of you have carried

2003-01-14T13:33:00.000-08:00

I gave in and bought an addi turbo needle that is 40" in diameter and size 4 for the Mt Rose. I am making some progress on it. I am about 5 rows from halfway through the snowflake part. I will take a pic tonight after I progress as much as I will. I have been thinking a lot about how much money unique, handmade gifts can be sold for (or will be bought for) and this weekend at the markets in

2003-01-11T09:25:00.000-08:00

Today is a gray day indeed... and not just here in the Pacific Northwest... North Korea called for a "holy war against the United States" Saturday and declared it was ready to resume missile tests and may start reprocessing spent fuel rods from its nuclear reactor to make atomic bombs. I'm a little at a loss for which holiness this war is in the name of... Anyhow, I find myself blogging from

2003-01-09T09:35:00.000-08:00

Morning! I'm still in one piece... thanks for all the kind comments (and thanks for the good info Emma... I don't think the docs in the US know about this yet heh). I haven't been good and done my yoga since Mon but not for lack of want... only because I haven't been done with my day until 10 or 11 PM... which is much too late for yoga. At least I'm progressing fairly well with the Mt Rose. I

2003-01-07T09:23:00.000-08:00

Good day gone bad... Yesterday was great... I got what I needed done at work, I left early to see the physical therapist, learned some new exercises, got home early and received both of my new yoga tapes and my new three maternity tops from Old Navy. Then I sat down and relaxed a bit before starting dinner. At this time, I worked on the Mt Rose. After a few rows, I realized that my next 3

2003-01-04T22:39:00.000-08:00

A-ha -- I think I'm finally done with the boring part of the Mt Rose. In approx 3.5 rounds I will be ready to begin on the fancy schmancy pattern at the yoke/chest/whatever part of the sweater. I'm kind of impressed at how much progress I've made in just a couple of weeks actually. Anyway, without further ado... I'm thinking this is going to fit the sweet hubby perfectly! In addition I

2003-01-03T16:03:00.000-08:00

If you're ever at a loss for a knitting image you can find several by doing a search at http://images.google.com/ for Knitting... or knitter, or knit or whatever it is you think might work the best. My favorite link that I found was this one. I will warn you, though... google doesn't know whether the images are copyrighted or not... it's your job to double check before using them. Happy image

2003-01-03T09:45:00.000-08:00

Friday! What a nice short and sweet week this has become :-). I'm feeling well rested for once... I think I know what did the trick but I'm not telling ;-). It could have been that I bought 6 skeins of yarn at the local yarn shop (more details to come...). Or, it could be that the 100% wool fair isle sweater I had been lusting over at Old Navy went on sale for $9.99 (bought it!). It could

2003-01-02T10:12:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year and good morning! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and a happy New Year celebration, and I wish everyone the best for the New Year. It's been quite a while since my last post and there is a moderately good reason for that. I was spending time with the husband's parents and then we got surprise visitors when my brother in law and his wife came home early from their

2002-12-19T09:27:00.000-08:00

Wow! I have to give a HUGE Shout out to Wendy of Multi-crafter because she is just the coolest most awesome nicest person ever! I traded her some soap for something that she had to trade... and she sent me all kinds of cool stampy stuff and inky pads and papers and embossing powder (which I obsess over anyway). I'm so indebted to you Wendy!!! I still owe you a lip balm... and I will send it to

2002-12-17T11:42:00.000-08:00

Hrmmmm... it's always interesting to see how people interpret copyright law. Ivete pointed out this interesting article about the Alice Starmore "issues" at hand. I've heard of Yarn Shops being anal about things, but it really surprises me when knitters (who usually seem pretty benign and not so militant) exhibit somewhat neurotic behavior. Alice Starmore is well known... I know a girl who was

2002-12-16T09:51:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday! Friday was the regular OB checkup and all is well. Had blood taken which is always fun. I also found out that the sciatica thing can get much, much worse. The doc recommended a PT person to visit with to fit me with a brace to reduce the pain. In holiday/crafting/knitting news I've finally shipped off all the shipped gifts... and the international cards. We're making our

2002-12-12T09:55:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday! I am so thrilled to report that I have access to a digital camera again and have been able to take a few pics to share! I have pictures of the new curtains I made, the (first) finished pair of Fuzzy Feet, and the Christmas tree all decorated up (finally!) I decided to leave the Fuzzy Feet unfelted so the person can felt them and mold them to their own feet. I have two

2002-12-10T09:39:00.000-08:00

OH!!! One more thing... I've received a few requests for the pattern for my Tube Scarf. Here is the knitty gritty: Materials: 1 set size 15 (10 mm) 29" circulars. 3 or so skeins of a fluffy microfiber yarn ( or something similar). Geisha Microfibra or Gedifra Microchic are ideal. Directions: Cast on 40 stitches loosely. Place Marker. Join in round being VERY careful not to twist stitches

2002-12-10T09:32:00.000-08:00

Good Morning! Sorry I've been away so long... I've actually been pretty busy. I still have lots left to do though and I'm stressing out about it! Last night I completed the maternity raglan I've been working on except for the seams from the cuff to the waist. It's such a long seam and I don't think I made it big enough around for how fat I'll get... so it's marinating. The raglan seams and

2002-12-06T08:37:00.000-08:00

I am loving the new Knitty!! And congrats to my co-Portland Knitter Melissa for her great design (and cover shot). This Bart person seems to be a great photographer but with such an awesome subject... his job wasn't too difficult! I am certainly interested in making the Loopy and Luscious scarf with my leftover kid mohair I got at a sidewalk sale this past summer. I have to go to the shop to

2002-12-03T16:49:00.000-08:00

Amazon is so fascinating to me... Their method of marketing/advertising to fit your previous preferences is pretty annoying. I mean it's a good idea but I hate to be sized up by anyone, muchless a website. It's still fascinating... Chris and I are going to attempt to watch Taken tonight. Maybe I will get to work on my sweater during the show. I'm pretty exhausted already today so some R&R

2002-12-02T10:10:00.000-08:00

It's too bad they don't have a pregnant Weatherpixie. Maybe pixies don't reproduce... there's a thought. Thanksgiving was a huge success. The dinner was wonderful and everyone was happy. I finally replaced the curtains in the kitchen, rearranged the kitchen, and made curtains for the dining room (on Saturday). I *love* my new curtains. I still have to make one panel for the dining room but

2002-11-24T10:54:00.000-08:00

Good Morning! Just finishing up the last of a batch of chocolate chip cookies to take with me to the S&B meeting today. Finally, the weather decided to calm down and be sunny, and as a result my sinuses have settled down and become happy once again. I have started to sleep with a pillow between my knees like Elizabeth suggested and at least now my back will pop once in a while, which relieves

2002-11-22T09:27:00.000-08:00

I guess Friday Five is on hiatus. Hiatuses are so nice... In the meantime, I am at work on a Friday which is fairly unusual because I typically work from home. After cooking some very oniony/garlicky pasta sauce last night and not being able to turn the fan on (thanks to the dh being on the phone with T mobile regarding his new way too fancy telephone). Ew. The whole house smells and I can't

2002-11-19T16:26:00.000-08:00

OK I am so excited about this I have to post. I went shopping at a nearby outlet mall today to see if there was any maternity stuff (which there wasn't). BUT -- I saw in a Norm Thompson window an OFFICIAL Dale of Norway sweater out of the pattern I just purchased! I forgot to mention that I got 3/4 of the yarn for dh's sweater last weekend. Anyway, I *had* to go in and see how much it was (

2002-11-19T09:35:00.000-08:00

Good morning. I've been out of commision with a heckuva sinus headache but now things seem to be on more of an even keel. I have to apologize for the lack of pictures lately but our digital camera battery charger was left in Vegas a while back and has made it as far as Palo Alto, CA but not quite up to Portland yet. Not sure when we're expecting it either. I made a quick washcloth this

2002-11-14T09:23:00.000-08:00

I keep expecting to wake up and suddenly have a belly poking out. It's bad enough that my pants hardly fit anymore but, geez, at least I could have a visible excuse hehe. So to make myself feel better, I went virtual maternity shopping. I spent just under $300 for a whole wardrobe... not bad all considering. How much of it I'll actually get remains to be seen... In knitting news, I finished

2002-11-11T09:24:00.000-08:00

Hello, Monday. What a weird weekend it has been. First, we found out that our favorite coupon book had a picture in it that looked vaguely familiar. We were a bit confused at how a picture that was taken 3 yrs ago in Houston, TX found its way into a coupon book in Portland, OR (and potentially Seattle and Minneapolis too). A friend of ours discovered that if you go to http://images.google.com

2002-11-07T08:55:00.000-08:00

So I saw spiderman last night. Not a bad flick... kinda glad I watched it on DVD and not in theaters though. The bad guy was too scary. And that girl with the red hair... she kept changing her tone of voice like she had multiple personalities or something. That was slightly irritating. Chris borrowed a scanner from friends last night so we can scan all the wedding pictures and put them

2002-11-06T08:51:00.000-08:00

OK -- so it wasn't my imagination after all... I truly *AM* surrounded by idiots. Yesterday and today have been an outright testament to that. I know it's very presumptuous of me to assume that the results of a public election make everyone idiots... but honestly... anyone who chooses to vote down an initiative that would have informed them, and choose to be ignorant instead, is an idiot. get_comment_link(269) Deposit 2 cents here

2002-10-06T20:51:00.000-07:00

Long time no blog. I have been very lazy. I finished the Rowan # 32 today and I need to wash it because although I washed the thrift store yarn ahead of time, there are still darkish spots on the front. I hope they wash out with a normal run through the machine. If not, it will just have to be dyed, which isn't a big deal. I've been having serious mood swings, which isn't all that cool. I

2002-10-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

Good Morning. Yesterday was not a fantastic day, so there was nothing to blog about. Last night I didn't get very good sleep. There was some awful ship in the Willamette making all sorts of racket at 4 in the morning. It was very irritating... sounded like a brass band was outside our window. While I was having trouble going to sleep last night I decided I need a therapist. There are so

2002-09-30T15:17:00.000-07:00

Things that make you go hrmmmmm..... At least Betsy's following right behind... and at least we are #163 and 164 rather than #1 or something. get_comment_link(266) Deposit 2 cents here

2002-09-30T13:10:00.000-07:00

I think I just decided not to dye this yarn. I'm just going to leave it the color it is to make the Rowan Sweater. I have already been shopping for shirts to wear under it. There are such gorgeous romantic tops out there these days. I especially liked the ones at Express and Bebe. I could make them though... if my sewing machine worked. In addition I have just recently had a divine

2002-09-30T09:51:00.000-07:00

What a textbook Monday! I got up early, ate breakfast while watching Ground Force and Changing Rooms (what a perfect way to start one's day). Got dressed in a skirt and button-down shirt (totally unlike my normal jeans/sweater combos). Put a little make-up on and tried a new hairstyle (that has failed due to the downpour and high humidity... but it was cute in the bathroom when I styled it!).

2002-09-27T11:04:00.000-07:00

Lazy blogger, me. I am just too thrilled about the grand opening of Knitty to not blog about it. Unforunately I am so excited that I can hardly type. I can definitely see making the a-line bell sleeve "top secret" for me to wear in the chilly months when I start to show ;-). I did go to the AM Northwest show and appear in the audience knitting a sock. Unfortunately I was on the part where I

2002-09-25T06:39:00.000-07:00

Yikes. It's early... and I didn't sleep well. It's so difficult to try to make sure you wake up at 5:00 without also waking up at 12:00, 2:30, 3:00, 4:00, &4:30. Maybe I should have dug up an alarm clock so I could sleep better... My body's certainly not ready to be awake yet. It can't decide whether to be hungry or pukey. I'm voting hungry so I'm shoving food down my face :-) Last night I

2002-09-23T22:12:00.000-07:00

So here's something that's been on my mind... Pink or Blue? Pink I hope... I'm sure he hopes blue. It will be a while before we find out anyway... get_comment_link(261) Deposit 2 cents here

2002-09-22T18:37:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it -- I wasted good knitting time today... I was spinning instead. The Oregon Flock and Fiber festival was great. This lady sat me down at a wheel and convinced me to buy her beautiful roving. Unfortunately I am too broke to buy a wheel, so I am stuck with a drop spindle. I lust for a wheel though... it was so much easier!!!

2002-09-20T07:06:00.000-07:00

Yay!!!! It's Friday! Time for Friday Five... 1. Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people? Not very. I intend to call or write but my actual execution never happens, or it sometimes does happen, just months later. 2. Which communication method do you usually prefer/use: e-mail, telephone, snail mail, blog comments, or meeting in person? Why? Meeting in person by far, it's

2002-09-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

Morning! Hope everyone's having a good week so far. Last night at Open Knit, I was nearly the only one there, but all the shop people seemed to be there (even Linda - owner). Sandy (my substitute teacher for my last class) said maybe I should talk to Linda about teaching an illusion knitting class. Since Linda doesn't know me very well I didn't really say anything, but I think I'd love to.

2002-09-18T13:32:00.000-07:00

How Are You Smart? get_comment_link(257) Deposit 2 cents here

2002-09-18T09:50:00.000-07:00

I am so happy it's Wednesday!! I got nearly everything on my list done last night except finish the second fingerless mitten and clean off the coffee table. I did some additional things though like the dishes. The dyeing actually went fairly well. I basically mixed 1 tbsp of vinegar with 1/4 cup of hot water in 5 different mason (ok Kerr) jars. Then I added 1/8 tsp of the dye (but I didn't

2002-09-17T16:01:00.000-07:00

I think I will finish up the scarf/hat/fingerless glove set tonight. That would be good. Then I will finish the second glove to my fingerless mitten set. I am also going to do a trial run with the dyes to see what shade they turn out with the wool (which I cleaned last night). I got something in the mail from elann but it's not for me. The yarn samples were, though --- they have some great

2002-09-16T14:48:00.000-07:00

Yikes. Every time I look at the Rebecca Free Patterns site I pick out a new one that I want to make. I have quite a few things I already need to finish!! Last night I decided to add a pair of fingerless gloves to match my mom's hat/scarf set. I used the pattern from last fall's Interweave Knits. Instead of the Picot edging I used a diagonal rib to match the hat and scarf. I found a great

2002-09-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

Ugh. I can't make up my mind! I have 8 skeins of bulky wool (1 lb) and I want to dye it. I got some procion MX dye in the following 5 colors: Antique Gold Brilliant Orange Olive Green Bronze Burgundy For a fall color theme. For a color card you can go here. The lady at the art store didn't think they would dye wool but I figure if kool aid can, so will this (with a little vinegar and heat

2002-09-13T10:30:00.000-07:00

Good Morning. Happy Friday to all :-) Funny stuff last night: I let our friends' lab out to poop and they were so good, they pooped within 5 minutes after we went outside. Then we decided to play for a while. But since I hadn't really used their back door before I didn't realize how close the latch was to the edge of the door, and I closed my finger in the door :-( It started bleeding so I

2002-09-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

Is it over yet? Can I come out now? *peeking out from behind a door* I just want to know *which* poll stated that we needed to be barraged with all of that media yesterday. How can they assume that they are saying what we want to hear. It's a good thing I have a choice whether or not to turn on the TV or the Radio. Some things just aren't meant to be dealt with on a public level like that.

2002-09-10T23:03:00.000-07:00

Ohh -- what a funny day. Only Susan and I were at S&B. Quiet evening. I did finish the first of the two lacey socks and I am so proud of myself. I hope they will fit! My left wrist has been aching though (those darned size 0 needles!). So I knitted the first of a pair of fingerless mittens out of my new lavendar stretchy yarn. I made the top a little shorter and I *love* it. It keeps my

2002-09-09T11:26:00.000-07:00

Monday. It's certainly Monday. I can't believe it's the 9th of September already. Where has this year gone?!?! I have so much to do I had to make a list. It's bad when I start making lists. It's not like I use them for anything It's just therapeutic, I think. The Nickel Creek concert was beyond amazing. Their technical skills and their personalities are just fantastic and when you put

2002-09-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

Wow! I have done *so* much today... and I still have so much to do. I just put away the dresser. I finally got 99.9% of the varnish off of the main dresser. I haven't touched the drawers or the mirror yet. Just so you can imagine what I have to work with... (click to see larger version) The pulls are long gone... don't worry. We have lots of cool places in town to get replacements too.

2002-09-06T15:12:00.000-07:00

I *heart* my new blog. Now, if I could only steal the comments from my *old* blog... I could even have that too!

2002-09-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

Finally -- Friday! And this was a *short* week!!! Things will get better. Monday we are going to start looking into new things... which is good. The old things are starting to loose their shimmer. I sanded on the dresser for about an hour and a half. I got some good progress on the front and one side. I have only the other side left. Since I have only worked with the orbital sander so far

2002-09-05T16:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Thursday. September is trying to make a quick escape, I can tell. Yesterday I started sanding off the varnish from the dresser, and the wood look so pretty without that varnish on it. I'm quite excited to see how this all turns out. I hope to be finished by the 13th, not only so it can be ready for use soon, but also so I can have it finished before it starts raining. In addition, I

2002-09-03T09:33:00.000-07:00

Wow -- so much has happened, and I have so not been blogging. Not sure why, I didn't spend much time at the computers this weekend. Saturday I went to my first Naked Lady Party -- and that was *SO* much fun. I took several tops in hopes of finding some new bottoms because my wardrobe is a bit "top heavy" So I got a great dress/jacket outfit, a cute velvet stripey tee, some great black pants,

2002-08-30T16:02:00.000-07:00

In celebration of having finally mastered the two circular method for knitting in the round (it's how I finished this hat), I have written a haiku: Two circulars (a knitting method) The same strand of yarn two distinct sets of needles round and round and round

2002-08-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

YAY! I found an activity that I will enjoy!!! Aikido! I had done this before in Austin and decided it was pretty fun! Then the rates were going up and I was buying a car... so I couldn't continue training :-( So now I've found a place about 10 blocks up the street that has a GREAT dojo and really nice people, and I think I'm going to do it! Susan even went with me and she like it too, except

2002-08-28T20:54:00.000-07:00

OK -- if this entry had a title, it would be "Funk that shit" After hearing much about how sitting on my butt and knitting and not working out would turn me into a lard-ass... I decided to try out a "Funk" class at the local gym. I love dancing and I thought it would be the perfect way to combine something I need with something I love. Wrong. Very wrong. So wrong that I can't even describe.

2002-08-28T15:24:00.000-07:00

So I can't publish to the attbi site until our ftp is sorted out at home. Here I am again at blogspot... con ads. I couldn't resist the temptation any longer. I bought 4 skeins of Noro Silk Garden in color #8. This one will be for my mom. I think the last one will be for someone else but I'm not sure who yet. I really didn't need to buy new yarn I have enough for other projects... but with

2002-08-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

Well... I made it through THAT Monday. It wasn't the best of days and I certainly barely made it through. I had one of those fun experiences where you work on something for 3 or 4 hours straight, and save it electronically, only to find that someone has formatted that drive the next day. This makes it much more difficult to edit at this point. Luckily I had redundancy and was able to edit it

2002-08-25T09:37:00.000-07:00

I so did not sleep last night. I woke up at 4AM and heard a helicopter hovering overhead. I was almost certain it was a news camera trying to get a view of Ward Weaver's house in Oregon City (not too far away from here). Who is Ward Weaver and why does the news want to look at his house? Read more about it here. It's the most awful of stories. After hearing the helicopter last night I

2002-08-24T20:26:00.000-07:00

OK now that things are finally getting sorted out, I feel the need to show off my FO and WIPs: FO: This is the fruit of my labors at the class I took. The Nordic Style stocking. WIPs: Pink Cashmere Boatneck Shell with aran design. Crooked Garter scarf in Noro Kureyon. Lacey sock in Lang Jawoll. Matthew Shepard scarf in silver grey cashmere.

2002-08-24T20:03:00.000-07:00

Look Ma! No Ads!!!

2002-08-23T14:28:00.000-07:00

Which Disney Princess are you? Betsy made me do it. Really, she did.

2002-08-23T10:31:00.000-07:00

1. What is your current occupation? Is this what you chose to be doing at this point in your life? Why or why not? I am currently an R&D Engineer for mask data prep applications. AKA High tech Geek. 2. If time/talent/money were no object, what would your dream occupation be? I would be an esthetologist with my own line of skin care products made from natural ingredients. 3. What did/do your

2002-08-23T10:03:00.000-07:00

Wow, I think I'm finally (marginally) healthy again. I suspect that I may have an ear infection, but it's hard to say. It only hurts if I burp or swallow... how odd is that? So I finished one tail of the scarf and I must pick up my "provisional" cast on stitches and work back the other way. I have really picked up quite a few new techniques for this simple scarf... offset increases/decreases

2002-08-22T14:03:00.000-07:00

I guess I'm not the idiot after all. Looks like AT&T is the idiot. Troubleshooting: Trouble with AT&T web page I have used Geocities and FTP in the past with no problems. Because of the switch by Geocities to paid service I want to use my AT&T web page for my blog. However I get an error: ERROR: Could not get input/output stream for: 204.127.12.38 204.127.12.38 is the IP address for

2002-08-21T14:59:00.000-07:00

OK - so finally everyone will understand what a computer idiot I am. I won't figure out how to use blogger... I had to run home sick today because cramps hit hard and I was sure I was going to puke up the lunch I had just eaten. I'm sure you wanted to know this, that's why I wrote it! Now I will learn how fun knitting on painkillers can be. Speaking of knitting... since I killed the old blog