abilouise

I ripped out the 148 rows I had already done on my mom's birthday scarf because I decided that even if she would wear such an ugly thing, I couldn't let her. She just needed something more gorgeous.
I still have yet to try to set my new yarn on fire, because I am lazy, but also because it looks so pretty and I don't really want to know if it's acrylic. Besides, I am pretty sure that it is a blend. It has some definite wool-properties (taking forever to dry after washing, and also it has a wool-ish feel and is very slightly hairy in a way that I think would be difficult for acrylic. It is also not a recognizable Lion Brand Yarn color, nor does it in any way resemble Wool-Ease. It kind of feels like my Brown Sheep Brand Lamb's Pride stuff. I will move forward believing that this is what it is, which would make me happy.
My nose ring is gone! Well, actually, it's sitting on the desk. The awesome

estherruth came by and went with me to the hardware store to select an implement, boiled some wire cutters and set up a sterile field on my dining room table (A Joke! My male housemate asked me "what's a sterile field?" I answered "you with no testicles!") and I took care of general anaesthesia (actually, Jim Beam took care of it for me) and it was No Big Deal, though it was Slightly Upsetting when the wire cutters were up against my face and a sterile-gloved-finger was up my nose. But then we drank and ate cookies and it was All Better.
Others who deserve shout-outs today include

cos, for making his phone calls like he said he would and getting people to come to 78 Cameron Ave to make Deval Patrick phone calls next week, and

elements for agreeing to watch TV with me in the future. And calabashmusic.com for making me happy.