"when i think about you i touch myself"

oh, the mid week. i just finished day 3 at work yesterday ( a long one with overtime thrown in, bleck, but $$=good ) and have today and tomorrow. very good, can't wait for my days off! my work schedule means i don't really get time to make lots of things, eat/cook good food, and rest/read/relax, etc. all stuff that as of april 11th i'll have more time to do, so i'm literally counting down the days.

i did, though, want to share two things with you that i'm loving. spread the word kind of:

stumptown !!! it's this new-ish comic by greg rucka and mathew southworth. i picked up the first two issues at curious when we were in victoria a few times back and will go put it on hold at the curious in nanaimo for whenever #3 comes out. i'm not really a cartoon fan, but something about my obsession with portland and the image/story of this book really get me. basically, it's about a down-and-out PI with a gambling issue who is (i'm assuming) from a local aboriginal group and the sole caretaker of her brother who has downs syndrome. what a wallop of life issues for this anti-hero, but the crime-story (which is something i usually don't like) tied with the anti-hero's backstory are compelling. and the drawing is fucking brilliant. blarg. i love it. here's the official website.

another thing i'm LOVING right now is this new etsy shop from there is beauty in the breakdown. it's a pg-based etsy shop led by a feministy friend of mine who is AMAZING and strong and incredible!! i LOVE you!!! anyway, i love this shirt and want one.

FO: foliage

well i finally took on foliage these past two days. it was such a fun knit, and quick, too. and, i got to use up most of a ball of malabrigo i had lying around. i will definitely be making it again with more malabrigo, and probably colours that match my wardrobe a bit better. the rav link to my project is here. and the pattern is FREE from knitty here!

these are my random instructions on how to slouch it (b/c it's a toque pattern). i searched ravelry high and low and could not find many ways to slouch this hat, so this is what i did:

after row 12 of leaf lace (on the last repeat) i switched from 4.5mm to 3.75mm and started my ribbing with a decrease row. decrease went like this:

k1, p2tog, k1, p2tog, k1, p1 the whole way around. basically p2tog on the outside of each “leaf”. you should start with 96sts and end up with 72sts. knit 7 more rows in k1,p1 rib and cast off using a bigger needle (to get a loose cast off). xo

they're coming to get you get you.

on saturday we went to victoria to see yacht.