At 6am this morning it was dark as pitch. It was raining and looked like the middle of the night. It was all I could do to get myself moving. The coffee maker was set up, all I had to do was have C push the ‘on’ button as he passed it. Even before the coffee had finished brewing, I could hear the school bus. You know what?? when it’s this dark, I can’t figure how parents are able to motivate their kids into getting ready and out there on time. I can hear my neighbor driving hers up to the top of their driveway. I know we all did it, but whewwwwy! Back to my morning… the delivery truck was due for 7:15 and the guys had better would show up before then. So, armed with a BIG cup of dark roast, I made my way to the office (thank God it’s in my basement and NOT a long commute.. another kudos to you all who do it) and cranked up the volume on the newest Santana album: All That I Am. There is just something about Santana that can really set me up right. And, there is a cut on the album with Steven Tyler that grabs me everytime I hear it. Now, here it is 3 1/2 hours later, poinsettias have been unloaded, reloaded, two trucks are out on deliveries, another set to go, and I have NO idea how many bows have been made already. LOTS! Works for me.
My plan last night was to work until 9pm, then quit and go up to get a bit of knitterly relaxation. I’ve had the ribbed V-neck sweater on hold, at the split for the V for nearly a week. All it needed was for me to get into my stash pile and pull out another ball of yarn. That’s all. Instead, I had gone on to the little Lady’s Hat. Check that one off. This sweater has the back and front joined at the shoulder seams and the stitches for the sleeves picked up and knit down. From the looks of the front and back, it would be a really good idea to block it out first. The ribbing has the pieces pulled in so that they look like it will be a tight fit for a child, impossible for me. I’ve been joking about it, but its looking pretty serious.
I managed to fit in a visit to a woodworker friend. He had been working on bobbins for my Dixon. When I picked it up there were only two, not nearly enough. I know that everything can be wound off onto larger bobbins, other bobbins, all kinds of bobbins. Nothing takes the place of enough bobbins of the kind that fit the wheel your project is spun on. Nothing! I had asked for three more. He made me EIGHT! This man even machined the little brass inserts that fit into both ends. All cherry.
All along, there has been a problem with my Typepad. I do not have any ‘stats’. I’ve been using their incredibly slow Help Ticket system for no help at all. They send me a question back each day and no offers for a solution. Do any of you Typepad users have any suggestions?? Everyday my stats reflect a change in the overall count, but it always says, ‘0’ page views for today and there have never been any stats for referrers. Weird, huh?
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13 responses to “get up and GO”
I love Santana, too! The new album is fabulous. Usually Typepad help tickets (while slow) have been able to find out the problem. Keep bugging them. One of their servers isn’t parsing info correctly (that has happened to me, too.)
I’ll have to check out that album. I’m definitely jealous of your commute (compared to my 2 hrs each way). The sweater is looking fab, so hopefully blocking will work it’s magic so you can wear it.
I’m so jealous of your beautiful new bobbins. In a good way of course.
you could get stats from http://www.sitemeter.com
Look at all those gorgeous bobbins, will ya!
I lust after your bobbins. Well, not your bobbins, since I don’t have a Dixon. But numerous bobbins. I agree, one Must Have Lots.
As I drove to work at 6:30 AM with headlights on and wipers swishing it looked and felt like nighttime. I thought how one month ago we ‘fell back’ and it was lighter at that time – that didn’t last long!
laurie was just tellin gme about sitemeter. I have no idea about visits either. So I’m getting one. The entry level is free!
Someday, I would love to see those Dixons!
Those bobbins are gorgeous.
As far as your comments go, I’ve lost some faith in Typepad lately. If I were you, I’d be obnoxious in a help request and threaten to find another service.
Those bobbins incite all kinds of spinning passion! I see black dorset, and merino/tencel and baby alpaca and and and
I think persistence is the only way around Typepad. Some of their tech people are better than others, and it may take just continuous battering to get thru to that level. I often have stats go backwards.
Sitemeter is good (I have it on my website), but TP needs to get serious about fixing the stats–my TypePad blog has problems, too. I agree that constant battering is the way to go. That, and the threat of negative publicity in your blog! (Love your blog. It’s one of the few I make time to read.)
Beautiful sweater and beautiful bobbins! Throw in dark roast coffee, Santana, and a work commute down the stairs and I’d say you’re living the life. I’m also a Typepad user who’s experienced flakey stats for the last month or so — I think they’re upgrading to larger servers. In general, I really like Typepad and am hoping they’ll work out the stats problems shortly.
Gorgeous bobbins! You are very lucky to have such a handy friend. I have been putting off getting more bobbins.
Typepad is generally good to me. In the last week they have decided that I have gotten no traffic at all when I have had my largest viewership ever. I know this because I got sitemeter a couple of weeks ago. I like it a lot. The free version gives you many ways to view your stats, including charts and maps. I love the world map showing the last 100 people who visited.