Why yes, it’s yet another new theme! Let’s see how long this one lasts.

Please let me know if anything is wonky looking or not working.

Posted: June 5th, 2007 under Domain.
Comments: 5

Thanks everyone for playing along and guessing how much sock yarn I have in my stash. There were 62 people who commented, and some of you even guessed the same number! (I had a back-up plan in case there was a tie…but thankfully for me, that didn’t happen, hehe) And what is it about the number 42? Someone clue me in on the joke!

Anyway, as I was taking out all my sock yarns so that I could photograph them, I realized that I don’t have nearly as much as I was afraid of. I mean, I have a lot…but not even 100 skeins. Just barely over half that!

The winner, with a guess of 58, is……

crochetcompulsive! You are the big winner! Check your email, I just need your snail mail and your choice of which yarn you want. squee!

Posted: May 13th, 2007 under Domain, Knitting.
Comments: 9

Ok, folks! Yarn giveaway contest alert!

mixedupbeauty.net turns one year old on May 11, 2007! (Everybody now, sing happy birthday to the little domain…go on!) To commemorate it, I’m giving away yarn. Again. (I feel like I’m always giving away yarn!)

Here’s the rule, and I say rule because I think there’s only one, lol. Leave a comment on this post and guess how many sock yarns are in my stash. This includes balls/skeins/hanks/whatever is sock yarn, guess how many I have total and whoever guesses the correct number (or comes the closest) gets to choose one of the yarns in the photo (they’re all sock yarns, naturally)!

Pictured from left to right are:
Lisa Souza Sock! Merino in Earth Birth
Interlacements Tiny Toes in Tapestry (2)
Fleece Artist Merino in Mermaid

I have two skeins of Tiny Toes, but I’m giving them away together since you need two for a pair of socks. I think that’s it. Let the guessing begin! oh, and Ravelry people…don’t try to cheat by looking at my stash list because I haven’t listed all my sock yarns there yet. well, I suppose you could take a peek…but you’ll still have to guess since I know that’s not all my sock yarn!

The contest begins right now (it’s currently Thursday night) and ends Saturday night. I’ll post the winner on Sunday.

Happy birthday, mub.net!

Posted: May 10th, 2007 under Domain, Knitting.
Comments: 63

Not MY birthday…mixedupbeauty.net’s birthday! mub.net turns one year old on May 11. I should do something special, right? But what? Contest…giveaway…something, anything?

Ideas? Help!

(Edit: changed the theme here. again. )

Posted: May 9th, 2007 under Domain.
Comments: 6

ok, I think I’ve got the new theme up and running and all good. I tested it in Firefox, of course, and it’s looking good in Safari, too. IE, however, totally renders it unreadable but that’s probably because I was using a now-defunct IE for Mac version. Anyway, if you encounter any bugs ’round here, do let me know.

Posted: April 14th, 2007 under Domain.
Comments: 10

ok, now that I’ve regained control of myself (see below post about Diana FREAKING Gabaldon coming to my VERY HOMETOWN [well technically, a nearby city but whatever])…I can post regular stuff about my day.

Work is getting better, slowly but surely, I think! Today was productive. I had a lot to do, and my boss told me that I did a great job my first week. cool!

I also got a new mobile phone, courtesy of The New Job. It’s a blue MOTORIZR and I’m trying it out to see if I like it better (their service is through T-Mobile, which I’ve been coveting). I am desperate to get out of my 2-year contract with Sprint because I get dropped calls *every day* with Sprint. It’s sort of ridiculous. So we’ll see if that works out. I’ll have to take a photo of the Rizr this weekend because it’s pretty cool looking.

Even though I’ve only been there a week, the payroll department keyed me in, so I got paid today! It was only half of what I’ll normally get paid, but they went ahead and paid me rather than waiting until next pay period and paying me for 3 weeks. And of course one of the first things my parents told me was, “start saving so you can buy a car!” oy vey. More things to think about. I’ve been driving my mom’s car since she doesn’t really go anywhere (neither of my parents do since they retired), but I know I have to get a car in the next several months! If it were up to me, I’d get a used one…but I know they’ll be adamant about buying a new one. They’re firm believers in new cars and new cars only. sigh. We’ll cross that bridge later…

oh, this is random but kind of worth mentioning: today is apparently coupon day, hehe. I bought a couple shirts for work at Old Navy today, and used a 10% off coupon I got for filling out their online survey. Then when I paid, I got another survey thingy with my receipt, so I’m going to fill out that one and get another coupon! I came home and checked my email, and Barnes & Noble sent me a 15% off Member card coupon. As I was reading through email, I got a new message from Petsmart with a $5 coupon. lol! Stores either really like me, or they just know I’m a sucker for a deal/sale and that I will spend money when prompted. btw, if you need some semi-dressy work clothes, New York & Company is having a big sale where the WHOLE STORE is 40% off. No joke. I just bought more work pants there today and saved quite a bit. (And just registered for their email list and will be getting…you guessed it…another coupon. lol this is insane! )

Well this post has been awfully commercial and material, so I think I’ll stop that now. I did manage to sneak in some knitting time both this morning before work and during lunch. Even though I should have been finishing pairs, I…um…started a new sock. ahem. I’m not sure if the pattern is going to work with the yarn I chose, though, because the yarn is pretty dark, so I’m going to do a couple more repeats and then decide if I want to frog or not. I’m trying to work with some neutral yarns (solids or nearly solid colorways) so that I can wear them to work! Because most of the socks I have (if not all) aren’t really dress-shoe friendly. This gives me an excuse to cast on a whole lot of socks now. “They’re for work!”

EDIT: oh! I knew I was forgetting something, duh. Today I renewed hosting for my domain, so mub.net is going to be around for at least one more year! Its birthday is officially May 11…I’ll have to think of something to celebrate one year. A yarn giveaway? Sometime this weekend I might change the WordPress theme, so if things look weird or broken (which they hopefully won’t), it should be temporary. KC’s new look has prompted me to do a redesign around here. I have to go hunt for a new theme first!

Posted: April 13th, 2007 under Domain, Knitting, My So-Called Life, Working Girl.
Comments: 6

Please let me know if you have any trouble commenting on any of my posts. I just went to leave a reply comment on my last entry, and the fields for name/email/URL were all wacky. I think my comment cookie got all scrambly, or something. I think this might have something to do with recently upgrading to WordPress 2.1.3. Anyway, let me know if you have any trouble!

Posted: April 6th, 2007 under Domain.
Comments: 5