Meme+KAL+WiPs+Life

First off, a fun meme I got from Purls Just Wanna Have Fun.

1. Leigh Lake, Wyoming, 2. Enchiladas, 3. FGF at Mercy High, 4. Verde no Aquarius, 5. Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on 24, 6. Iced tea on a summer day, 7. OIA, Santorini, Greece, 8. Cheesecake, 9. Lady Justice, 10. Family love, 11. Complicated, 12. Hand dyed yarn

Here's what to do if you want to play:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker.

The Questions:

1. What is your first name? Leigh
2. What is your favorite food? Enchiladas
3. What high school did you go to? Mercy High School
4. What is your favorite color? Green
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Kiefer Sutherland
6. Favorite drink? Iced tea
7. Dream vacation? Greece
8. Favorite dessert? Cheesecake
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Lawyer
10. What do you love most in life? Family
11. One Word to describe you. Complicated
12. Your flickr name. (kid version: favorite animal?) LiveLoveKnit

Ok onto the good stuff. I joined a KAL via Ravelry: The SF One Sock a Month Club. Basically, the group votes on a sock pattern that we will all knit together over two months (one sock each month. For June and July, we chose the 9-to-5 Sock by Nicole Hindes. Then, every month, we get together at H Cafe and ImagiKnit to have coffee, share our sock progress, chat, and do some serious stash enhancing. Sunday was our 1st meeting. This was the 1st time I've actually met people in real life that I was first introduced to online, so I was really nervous and almost talked myself out of going. I'm really glad I went...my fellow KALers were so much fun to chat/shop with, and I'm truly looking forward to next months meeting. All you non-knitting readers/readers who aren't as crazy about knitting may think I've gone completely nuts (err, more nuts than usual), but oh well...I enjoyed myself. And I must say, H Cafe makes a pretty good iced mocha!

Aside from the 9-to-5 socks, I have quite a few other things on my needles:

• My Printed Silk Cardigan. As much as I adore the yarn and the pattern, I don't have the attention span to have a sweater as my only project.
• My 1st ever lace-weight project, the Juno Regina stole. I have been wanting to knit this for ages, but I just couldn't handle the laceweight yarn. After getting more experience with sock yarn, I was able to take the plunge into the thinner laceweight. The yarn and this pattern are truly gorgeous, and I can't wait to share the pictures! The bad news: lace knitting requires complete concentration, and lately I just haven't been so good at that.
• My Anastasia socks. These are getting the most needle action, as they are a quicker and relatively mindless knit. I fell in love with the yarn immediately, and this pattern compliments it perfectly. Photos to come soon!

I should get as much knitting done this week as possible, since summer school starts next week. I'm taking two classes: History 17A (US History) at 7:45am(!!!!) every morning, and Spanish 1A Monday and Wednesday nights. I'm sure I could have tested into Spanish 2A or even Spanish 2B, but I feel like I'll be more successful if I refresh my memory with Spanish 1A. I need to take a Spanish Literature class eventually for my English Lit B.A. (why, I don't know), so I really need to have a good grasp on the language. I'm pretty excited to get to the point where I can read and understand Spanish Lit, but the classes I'll have to take from now until then...probably not so great. History should be easy...just memorizing, right? I much prefer European and Asian history, but I love US history nonetheless. Yes, I am a nerd...a proud nerd!

So I suppose that is all for now. Until next time...