New Thing: Try a Paczki
I've grown up hearing about Paczki (pronounced poonch-key) but never had seen one or tried one till last night. They look like a filled doughnut and taste like one too. So in short to me it was like having a doughnut with more than the normal amount of filling. Pictures will be coming.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
New Thing #3
New Thing: Sign-up for Ravelympics
I've wanted to take part for a few years. This was the year I stepped up to the plate and did it. I went evern farther than just signing up for the Ravelympics though. I created a team and all that goes with it. My Ravelry group has it's own team now, despite it having only 2 members at this time. The team is: Team Everything Is As It Should Be. I've made sure we have our tag and even made a little icon (below). I'm so excited.
I've wanted to take part for a few years. This was the year I stepped up to the plate and did it. I went evern farther than just signing up for the Ravelympics though. I created a team and all that goes with it. My Ravelry group has it's own team now, despite it having only 2 members at this time. The team is: Team Everything Is As It Should Be. I've made sure we have our tag and even made a little icon (below). I'm so excited.
Friday, January 8, 2010
New Thing #2
New Thing #2: Carbon Monoxide Scare
This was quite accidental and the whole story is in this entry, but basically I have never dealt with a Carbon Monoxide (CO) scare. I know that it is odorless, tasteless, colorless, and deadly. I know that the winter months can be very dangerous for CO poisoning, but I have never dealt with it beyond the basics. Monday morning I learned first hand though about what happens when 1 apartment in your building has a CO problem. I know we're all very lucky that it was caught early and that the levels didn't get to high.
This was quite accidental and the whole story is in this entry, but basically I have never dealt with a Carbon Monoxide (CO) scare. I know that it is odorless, tasteless, colorless, and deadly. I know that the winter months can be very dangerous for CO poisoning, but I have never dealt with it beyond the basics. Monday morning I learned first hand though about what happens when 1 apartment in your building has a CO problem. I know we're all very lucky that it was caught early and that the levels didn't get to high.
Fair Information
The Self Injury Awareness Day Informational Fair has been set. It's going to be in Norwich, CT (401 West Thames St., Bldg 301) on February 26, 2010 from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. and on March 1, 2010 in Hartford, CT (Legislative Office Building Concourse) from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. A Facebook Event Has been set up and is here. Feel free to share the information with people.
The Fair in Hartford will be on the actual Self Injury Awareness Day.
The Fair in Hartford will be on the actual Self Injury Awareness Day.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
That Time of Year Again
Yep, it's that time of year again. Time to get to work on the Self Injury Awareness Day Informational Fair. This is the 4th year that my roommate Robbyn and I are working on this fair. This year though we're branching out and doing 2 of them. One on 2/26 and one on 3/1 (the actual Self Injury Awareness Day). In some ways it'll be double the work and other ways the same amount. Needless to say, it'll be hectic.
Monday, January 4, 2010
What a Morning
For those that don't know me I am a night person. Hence my not getting up at 7 or 8 in the morning very easily. Also, I sleep soundly. With that said let me get going about this morning.
I'm sound asleep and hear knocking (pounding) on the door. Like usual I incorporate it into a dream. Since the sound persists and it's winter (another story) I eventually hear it and say to myself that whoever is knocking at this hour of morning they can go fly a kite. I know it's not time to get up as my alarm hasn't gone off yet so it's too early to deal with anyone at the door. At least that's my line of groggy thought.
As whoever is at the door keeps knocking they then yell "Fire Department!" Well, that woke me right up. I have no clue what is going on, but the smoke detector isn't going off. I make my way to the door in my nightshirt and open it to find some fire men at my door. I can tell you though that I was grouchy, scared, and confused. That's when I find out that they need to come in and check our apartment out because there was a Carbon Monoxide problem next door. They're asking if I'm experiencing any symptoms. Now, my roommate went to bed last night not feeling good so they want me to wake her up. Now the phone starts to ring. It was our neighbor to let us know we need to let the Fire Department in.
Turns out all is okay in our place. I called the neighbor back to apologize for any shortness and find out that they had to get out. I told them they could bring their pets and themselves over. They had to go to the ER, but brought the dog over. Turns out that they were okay. Whew. Evidently something was wrong with the furnace.
All has calmed down now, but what a scare, and what a morning.
I'm sound asleep and hear knocking (pounding) on the door. Like usual I incorporate it into a dream. Since the sound persists and it's winter (another story) I eventually hear it and say to myself that whoever is knocking at this hour of morning they can go fly a kite. I know it's not time to get up as my alarm hasn't gone off yet so it's too early to deal with anyone at the door. At least that's my line of groggy thought.
As whoever is at the door keeps knocking they then yell "Fire Department!" Well, that woke me right up. I have no clue what is going on, but the smoke detector isn't going off. I make my way to the door in my nightshirt and open it to find some fire men at my door. I can tell you though that I was grouchy, scared, and confused. That's when I find out that they need to come in and check our apartment out because there was a Carbon Monoxide problem next door. They're asking if I'm experiencing any symptoms. Now, my roommate went to bed last night not feeling good so they want me to wake her up. Now the phone starts to ring. It was our neighbor to let us know we need to let the Fire Department in.
Turns out all is okay in our place. I called the neighbor back to apologize for any shortness and find out that they had to get out. I told them they could bring their pets and themselves over. They had to go to the ER, but brought the dog over. Turns out that they were okay. Whew. Evidently something was wrong with the furnace.
All has calmed down now, but what a scare, and what a morning.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
New Thing #1
New Thing: Create a Bucket List
1. Return to School
2. Get a national moratorium on declaring days raised
3. Get Self Injury Awareness Day declared by the U.S. government
4. Meet Marsha Linehan
5. Go back to Ireland
6. Write a book
7. Go parasailing
8. Get trained in DBT
9. Teach DBT
10. Swim with Dolphins
11. See my friend Laura and her Family again
12. Meet my friend Gerard in person
13. Go on a Cruise
14. See Wicked on Broadway
15. Go to Rhinebeck
16. Go to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty
17. Meet the Yarn Harlot (Stephanie Pearl-McPhee)
18. See the Redwoods
19. Learn Lampworking
20. Go to England
21. Go to Australia
22. Go to Hawaii
23. Work again
24. Learn Fair Isle
25. Loose weight
26. Quit Smoking
27. Spin wool with a spinning wheel
28. Go horseback riding
29. See the Daytona 500 in person again
30. See a NASCAR race at Loudon
31. Go to Waterford Crystal and watch it made
32. Go to Yellowstone
33. Go to Petrified Forest
34. Go to Grand Canyon
35. Get off Spenddown
36. Finish my Aran Sweater
37. Knit a full size pair of socks
38. Go snorkeling
39. Go scuba diving
40. Go to NAMI Conference
41. Tour Washington DC
42. Put my family tree together
43. Go to a Ravelry get together at a Festival
44. Go to Stitches
45. Enter the Woodstock Fair
46. Sell jewlery at a craft fair (not compete with a friend though)
47. experiment with a kiln of my own
48. Learn Slumping
49. learn Quilting
50. Learn Gaelic
51. See the Phantom of The Opera up close not in the balcony
52. See Rent on stage
53. Own a house
54. Get my bills paid
55. Help those that rist of Self Injuring fnd alternatives
56. Visit all the LYS's in New England
57. See the Aurora Borealis
58. Read the Anne of Green Gables Series
59. Read The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
60. Read the Hobitt
61. Watch Dr. Zhivago
62. Meet my family in California
63. Go on a random Road Trip
1. Return to School
2. Get a national moratorium on declaring days raised
3. Get Self Injury Awareness Day declared by the U.S. government
4. Meet Marsha Linehan
5. Go back to Ireland
6. Write a book
7. Go parasailing
8. Get trained in DBT
9. Teach DBT
10. Swim with Dolphins
11. See my friend Laura and her Family again
12. Meet my friend Gerard in person
13. Go on a Cruise
14. See Wicked on Broadway
15. Go to Rhinebeck
16. Go to Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty
17. Meet the Yarn Harlot (Stephanie Pearl-McPhee)
18. See the Redwoods
19. Learn Lampworking
20. Go to England
21. Go to Australia
22. Go to Hawaii
23. Work again
24. Learn Fair Isle
25. Loose weight
26. Quit Smoking
27. Spin wool with a spinning wheel
28. Go horseback riding
29. See the Daytona 500 in person again
30. See a NASCAR race at Loudon
31. Go to Waterford Crystal and watch it made
32. Go to Yellowstone
33. Go to Petrified Forest
34. Go to Grand Canyon
35. Get off Spenddown
36. Finish my Aran Sweater
37. Knit a full size pair of socks
38. Go snorkeling
39. Go scuba diving
40. Go to NAMI Conference
41. Tour Washington DC
42. Put my family tree together
43. Go to a Ravelry get together at a Festival
44. Go to Stitches
45. Enter the Woodstock Fair
46. Sell jewlery at a craft fair (not compete with a friend though)
47. experiment with a kiln of my own
48. Learn Slumping
49. learn Quilting
50. Learn Gaelic
51. See the Phantom of The Opera up close not in the balcony
52. See Rent on stage
53. Own a house
54. Get my bills paid
55. Help those that rist of Self Injuring fnd alternatives
56. Visit all the LYS's in New England
57. See the Aurora Borealis
58. Read the Anne of Green Gables Series
59. Read The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
60. Read the Hobitt
61. Watch Dr. Zhivago
62. Meet my family in California
63. Go on a random Road Trip
New Things
Reading a fellow blogger and knitter's blog my roommate and I have been inspired to try and do a new thing each week. It would be something we haven't done yet. We'll see how well I do and what happens.
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