I'm having a very enjoyable day away from the office. I haven't even changed out of my nightgown! So decadent.
The hubba bubba bobble scarf is finished (proper finished project post soon) so I gave it a bubble bath. While it dries, John Glenn is orbiting the earth in a favorite film of mine, The Right Stuff. I just love lazing about with a good DVD, and as the 1 year anniversary of his death just passed, it seems fitting that the film ends with Gordon Cooper's first flight.
A good portion of the hubba bubba bobble scarf was finished while I watched another favorite, Pride and Prejudice. My only bicker with that DVD is that they do not provide a direct link on the DVD menu to Mr. Darcy's famous look. You know what I'm talking about...
Ahem.
Oh my! You are finished! Yippeee!!
Okay, so what is up with the weather. It has been hot and humid here for the last few days. And it was freezing cold last week!
I am lazy and never soak the scarves I knit. Are you suppose to do that? Does that help it look better?
Posted by: Oiyi | October 07, 2005 at 21:45
We were hot and humid last week and now we're cold. It's awful!
I didn't soak it for but a moment, but just wanted to give the scarf a good wash because I had knit it on the bus, etc. Who knows what it came into contact with?!?
Posted by: Amy | October 08, 2005 at 08:54
day off? ENVY...lots and lost of ENVY. And seriously how HOT is Ed Harris as John Glenn?
Posted by: kitten | October 10, 2005 at 01:45
"And seriously how HOT is Ed Harris as John Glenn?"
QUITE!
Ed Harris is ridiculously appealing as John Glenn. Sigh.
I REALLY don't want to go back to work today. Luckily I'll be able to keep my head buried in SQL crap and ignore all humans.
Posted by: Amy | October 10, 2005 at 07:57
I can't wait to see the finished scarf!
I've never seen The Right Stuff, I should add it to my Netflix queue right away I suppose.
I really enjoyed the other movie you recommended The Women, that was a hoot!
I've definitely seen Pride & Prejudice though and I know exactly what look you are talking about. Yummy.
Speaking of Jane Austen, I'm watching a miniseries of Mansfield Park right now, it's a BBC one I think. I've never read the book so I have no idea what's going to happen, although I've heard that this book is a bit darker than her others.
Posted by: jillz | October 10, 2005 at 13:00
You should definitely rent The Right Stuff -- it's a great film, and as Ms. Avec Whip pointed out, there are sexy astronauts (though not so appealing as one Mr. Darcy).
I've never seen that Mansfield Park. I saw the dreadful movie, but hadn't read the book, so didn't feel as bitter about it as some. Are you familiar with Elizabeth Gaskell? I just watched Wives and Daughters. That was excellent!
Posted by: Amy | October 10, 2005 at 19:26