Space Invaders!

I started working on the Space Invader Socks for Hubby. He's a big fan of this retro videogame. When I saw this pattern on Knitty.com, I just had to make them. They're being knit in the round on size 2 double pointed needles in Louet Gems Pearl Black and Cream. I like this yarn, because it's machine washable merino wool. Plus you can't see, but the yarn has a luster that really shows off the stitches. At first I had a lot of trouble with the color knitting, but I'm really getting the hang of the two-fisted fair isle taught in the Stitch 'n Bitch handbook. I feel so productive, working with both hands: left, right, left, right. I skipped the 2 color ribbing on top, I can't purl in color knitting too well it seems. After starting over twice, I just decided to only do color work in stockinette.



Speaking of things hubby likes, we kept seeing the same strange curry ads on NHK where this mom makes curry and the kids and the husband run home to eat it! Hubby always laughs at the commercial because the husband looks so bizarre (think orange hair). We finally bought the House Kokumaro curry and I made it last night with beef, carrots, onions and potatoes. They have very easy instructions in the back. Hubby and I thought it was delicious. He had 3 servings. We also bought S&B Golden Curry (also a Japanese brand), so I'll have to report how it compares to this. He is of course hinting for me to make breaded pork cutlets for the curry (with panko), but I don't know if my skill level is high enough for that. We'll see.



Now for something I like. I bought the first Harry Potter book when the craze hit America. I read and lost the book a while ago. I have always wanted to buy the rest. So, when there was a Scholastic sale, I knew I had to buy the 6 book set and the latest hardcover. It especially felt good, when the books were priced below Amazon.com's. I'm now on book 1 again, trying to remember what it was. I'll be done soon. I'm a speed reader, so I have to intentionally slow myself down when reading things I enjoy. I haven't seen the latest Potter movie, I always wait for it to come on in HBO on Demand.

Another Decade...

I was really surprised how many people came out and celebrated my birthday this year. I really felt loved. Turning 30 doesn't feel so bad, when you're surrounded by close friends and family.

It's way past my birthday, but I thought I would bore you with my thoughts on being old. I didn't have a big issue turning 30, because really in my mind I'm always 23. When I was 23, I swore I was 16. When I was 16, I was depressed and the most goth I've ever been, but you get the point. I really like this age, I'm comfortable with myself, my body, my career, and I think it shows. I would love to have the flat stomach I had in my 20s, but I'm married, no one looks at me anymore, seriously. The one thing I wish I could have accomplished by this age is run a marathon, astonishingly enough all my coworkers have. There's still time yet for that, maybe next year? Eh, who am I kidding, it's not going to happen.

I find that the only thing I obsess about now is my skin. I have always been told I look young, and I don't have any wrinkles yet. It runs in the family, my dad always looked 10 years younger, thank goodness for good genes! I hoard good moisturizers: L'Occitane, Shiseido and Fresh. The Avon Anew products my friend Jenna hooked me up with, have made my skin feel softer and look fresher than when I was in my 20's. Good moisturizers, I believe is the fountain of youth.