Knitting, pizza, creeeeeatures...

The last couple of days off have been a bit of hurry-up and wait...long bits of resting and sacking out with books, and frenzied running around at home Getting Things Done. Then more sacking out. And company!!! I had miss Fleur over for pizza and had the best time:) We played with my yarn stash and she showed me this beautiful sock she's working on. I showed her the goofy hat I was playing with and we geeked out very happily. Soon it will be nice and coolish out again, and I will have the oomph to knit more gut-creatures, since I don't have one in the house...not one!!

I did have other creatures, though. Yesterday I was cleaning up in the kitchen and saw a spider the size of my thumb--the body, not the whole thing. I shrieked and did my best Sigourney-Weaver with the broom, but I think it vanished down the heating vents. I eye them suspiciously now, even though I whacked that thing really hard several times. And this morning I discovered a blue-black wasp in my bathroom first thing in the morning. Again with the Defeat-the-alien techniques, this time using a broom, a paint roller, some soap, a scrunchie and the toilet. Soooo, I probably don't need coffee this morning. I know this sort of thing is just part of living in a state park, but sheesh...

...And it's worth it to sit on the patio furniture with Ben and Peaty and a candle. Ben brought out the laptop and showed me the video for Amy Winehouse's "Rehab', which I hadn't seen. Cooooool, man...

Also...

Happy Birthday to Lili, Ana Voog's new baby girl:) Lili is a beautiful name; it just makes me happy to even say it. Lili lili lili!!

Meanwhile, at the workies...

...I ran across this old Rasputina video.
This is still one of my favorite songs. And the Island at night has corners that remind me of the forest in the video:)

*deep breath*

...The 35W bridge to University Avenue fell into the river at 6 pm, full of cars...

...That's the third bridge down from where I live; a little more than a mile away. Ben the Neighbor takes that bridge home every day. Thank the gods he got lazy and took a bus the other way instead of walking under the bridge...we could have lost him so easily. I hugged the crap out of him when I saw him and Peaty. Anyway, the phones are all tied up so I figured I'd post quick and hope that's not too jammed too...It's going to storm in a minute, too. *looks up unhappily at the sky*

I'm okay; I take a different bridge home from work. Ben and Peaty and Nathan and Miss Kitty and Fleur and the Queen of Stuff are all okay; though we can't get ahold of my downstairs neighbor. We're all okay so far, and I'll update when I can.

Love, your Maus, hugging the neighbors and their cats...