Notes From Neptune

I write about people, places, and things.

Finished Object: Sargasso Scarf/Stole

  I decided to knit a lacy something for my friend Heather for her wedding. So here it is. This project is sort of an anomaly, in that a lot of things turned out not as I expected, but that I’m still pretty enamored with the final product. Firstly, I wasn’t expecting the yarn to be so light in color. When I was ordering the Nyame, it looked like this.. Read More

UGH. Ugh ugh.

We’ve got a fantastic wedding to attend on September 3rd. I finally bought my dress today, from J Crew (whose dresses I love.  This is to qualify all the “rar”-ing to come). It looks like this: It’s very pretty, with a crossed back. One of my favorite things about J Crew is that they don’t employ vanity sizing. I’m a 12 in dressmaker’s sizes, and I’m a 12 in J.. Read More

I like this guy.

I’m sure for a lot of couples, Monday morning is pretty blasé, and includes grouching at each other about the beginning of another work week. Mine skips the grouching and goes straight to the getting serenaded with Bill Withers covers. Lovely Day (click title to play) Lucky girl = me. 😀

Tempus fugit, for serious.

I didn’t take Latin, but that’s one of the handful of things I keep in the ole brain-bank in order to sound acceptably pretentious. I was all geared up last week to get back into the swing of blogging on the regular and whatnot, and then… My life got eaten by Project Runway. My job has a little deal with HP computers that when they have high-profile product placement stuffs.. Read More