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jesus christ was it windy today. i thought my car was going to get blown over on I-95. wind makes scary maryland driving even MORE scary. it was pretty quiet at the shop today, except for the loud family (a mom, dad, and loud daughter who had a voice like a man) who insisted on watching me use the knitting machine. for like 10 minutes. really? it's not that interesting. carole and i talked about setting up a yarn dyeing station in the back of the store. we have plenty of room, and a big tub sink. we could totally do it. though i'm sort of liking the idea more of doing it myself, because then i can do whatever i want (with colors and labels and names and all that), and we wouldn't have to figure out how we'd split the cost/profits. i think i'm too controlling about these things and i would want to do everything myself anyway.so i just broke down and bought a few colors of acid dyes, and a little bit of undyed yarn (mainly for playing with mixing colors and such) from knitpicks, just to start out. the only problem is when working with dyes you don't want to use anything that you cook/eat with, so i'll have to get a new stock pot (well, only if i do solid colors, which probably isn't likely), utensils, measuring cups/spoons, glass jars, blah blah blah.i also ordered yarn to make this sweater (merino style in black from knitpicks). i'm excited. i really want to make a sweater.yeah, i'm sure most of you don't care.andrea, do you knit or crochet? i can't remember.oh, i keep forgetting about this story. earlier in the week we were trying to fall asleep (it was warmer out so we had the windows open) and some indian guy (i'm assuming from the restaurant downstairs) started screaming "fuck you asshole! fuck you asshole motherfucker!" in a really thick accent, and mike and i couldn't stop laughing. and it went on for like 15 minutes. i have no idea who he was yelling at or why, but as it turned out closing the window didn't make it any less loud. it was extra funny because as soon as he started yelling the cat jumped up in the window (with her face pressed against the screen) to see what was going on. i think if we ever move somewhere more rural she's going to be really bored by the lack of yelling/fireworks/sirens.

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i just realized that i'm too dumb to sew.i ran some errands today. our old (and really nice) humidifier died a while back, so i bought a new and silly one at bed bath and beyond. i think the cashier guy was laughing at me on the inside. i was really disappointed that they didn't have the one shaped like a penguin, so i ended up getting the elephant one (the water vapor comes out of his trunk) because it was the least scary looking. they also had a frog, a cow, and a pig, but they were really frightening. the cat looked quite intrigued when i was setting him up.i also got new pajama pants at old navy and some SWS yarn and beads for stitch markers at michael's. i want to knit a black cardigan (either zip up or with buttons, i don't really care which). i have two patterns in mind, it's just a matter of picking which one i want to do. i haven't made a sweater yet, but neither is particularly difficult. i think i've made my decision. i can always make the other one later. tomorrow i'm working, and i get to struggle with the knitting machine again (i'm making samples of a lot of the yarns we aren't selling). it's the devil's contraption. happily, no one has asked me if they can try using it yet.

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it's really nice that while it's frickin freezing outside, my passionflowers still want to bloom (this is passiflora belotii).not much to report tonight. when i left work this evening carole was trying to teach 15 brownies (all about 8 years old) to knit. i was happy to leave.though it was pretty funny because at one point carole's daughter hailey called me over to introduce me to one of the other girls because apparently the girl was asking about me. then carole started in on the lesson (well, sort of, seeing as how they're chatty 8 year olds) so i didn't get to hear *what* she was asking about.

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I DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CARDIOLOGIST!!! YAY!!it still felt like the stress test kicked my ass, but i got up to the running portion this time and stayed going for about 30 seconds before i thought i was going to collapse (i think they said i was over 9 minutes--which apparently is average. yay average! way better than 'embarassing'). but my doctor was very happy. the technician (WHO I LOVE--she's the one i always have) said that she when she went out in the hall to get a phone call she saw dr. sinha and he asked how my test went and she said he was REALLY excited to hear the results. quite funny.i also had to meet with one of the cardio fellows who was extremely smiley and kind of shakey. like he was nervous. it was cute.so unless i have any more problems (like my heart speeds up again) i don't have to go back. so i came home and slept :)i'm pretty relieved. i'll be more happy when i get a real job and can afford to join a gym. for now i just have the itchy/blistery spots from all of the electrodes (apparently they don't have any hypoallergenic ones. damn). now, the week would be even better if it actually snowed tomorrow. if it's going to be this fucking cold it may as well snow.

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i'm stressed about my stress test. how lame am i?my cardiologist called my last one "embarassing." of course, that was before he fixed my heart. i had to cut the test short because i was having problems breathing (seeing as how my lungs couldn't keep up with my heart). i imagine this one will be much better--i just hope i don't have to cut it short because my legs hurt (of course, it seems to take a bit longer for my legs to start hurting than it did for me to lose my breath, since that was near instantaneous).anyway, work was ok today. very very quiet, but ok. one of our customers brought me freshly baked cookies in exchange for using our yarn winder. i like getting gifts of food.i figured out how to use sara's knitting machine today so we can crank out samples of the yarn. since the move we got rid of the major complaints at the shop--the stairs, the lighting, the yarn wasn't priced--so now they get to find new things to complain about, such as the fact that we don't spend all day knitting samples of all of the different kinds of yarn we have. in every color. whatever.bedtime. i don't get to eat before i go to the cardiologist. which sucks.it also sucks that god keeps making the city very very cold whenever i have to go to the doctor.

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just now on the way home from work i was behind a car full of people with one of those big ribbon magnets except it was green and said "support legalization" and a bumper sticker that said "fat people are harder to kidnap."they also had a window sticker that said "lincoln tech." the whole thing made me laugh.

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the police helicopters are circling.faaaabulous.work was fine. the only annoying part was the woman who came in and kept asking "now why should i buy this stuff here instead of at walmart?"you want cheapass walmart yarn? then go buy it. i really don't care.i got to take a fun detour through some fun parts of baltimore on the way to work because MLK was blocked off for a parade. luckily on the way home it was fine.oh crap it's midnight. i should get ready for bed.