Fresh from the salon

Yay for new haircuts! I just came back from the salon with this lovely 'do. I think this is the best haircut I've ever had:

I've gone through lots of different haircuts since I started growing hair on my head at age 3 (yes, I was a late bloomer, er, grower), but this is reminiscent of the haircut I had in seventh grade. Of course, it's updated and more mature, but still very similar to that 1993 'do. I had boy short hair and long hair since grade 7, but I think this cut suits me the best. It's cute and neat, just like me.

Tonight I may go to the knitting group at Hands on Crafts on Main St. in Yarmouth. I've been invited before, but I had kind of forgotten about it until I went to buy some needles Monday. The lovely lady working the cash told me they meet every other Wednesday evening to knit and I'm very tempted to attend. Plus, I think it's mostly old ladies who are members of the knitting group and there's nothing like hanging out with a bunch of old ladies who knit.

In six days I'll be in Saskatoon! Yay!

Overheard on Spring Garden Rd.

Middle-aged rich lady to similar middle-aged rich lady friend: "You don't exist ... until you bothered me."

Today is a beautiful fall day. So beautiful, I've decided it's a good day to wear party shoes, even though I'm not planning to go to a party. It felt great to go grocery shopping this morning in a cute new skirt and party shoes. Nothing can cheer a girl up like a nice pair of red rose flappers.


I'm working on a scarf for my friend, Marcel. He commented on one of my scarfs when I first moved back to Yarmouth and, right away, I went out and bought some lovely local yarn. I think it's from a farm in Chebogue. It's taken me since then to finally take my knitting supplies from out of the closet. The reason? Not because I didn't want to knit, but because of a little kitty named Moustache. I couldn't knit anywhere near him when he was a small kitten, but now that he's nine months old, he's not quite as interested in playing with yarn.

Here's a photo of the scarf in progress. And, yes, that's Moustache's paw in the frame ... just waiting to pounce on that scarf and beat it up.


I plan to finish the scarf on the plane when I go to Saskatoon on Halloween. I'm going to visit my amazing friend, Erica. She lives in Saskatoon with her hubby-to-be, Recep. I haven't seen her since we graduated from King's in May 2004, so I'm very excited to see her. I plan to drink lots of wine, eat sushi and *hopefully* Recep will cook something for us. (He used to be a part owner of Turkish Delight in Halifax and his veggie kebaps are something else.)

Jesse and I are going to the Daniel Johnston documentary tonight. It's playing at the Osprey in Shelburne, of all places. Of course, it didn't play at the movie theatre in Yarmouth and it's not for rent in the local video store, so I was so happy to find out the Osprey is screening it. Should be fun.

StorTroopers

Yeah, so I just discovered this little Web site where you can create little caricatures of people. This is me:
and hubby (although, he should have brown eyes):


You can create your own little person at www.stortroopers.com

Starting anew

I've decided to start blogging again. I traied off because I was working so much and didn't want to write a word during my time off. Now that I'm just working as a stringer, I feel the need to write. So, here I am, starting anew.

Jesse and I are now living in Yarmouth, NS -- the home of fog and teen pregnancy. We got a kitten from the south end in March and he's our pride and joy. His name is Moustache (short for Milk Moustache because of the colouring on his cute little face) and he's now nine months old. What a cutie.



Here's another pic of Moustache and Yours Truly.


We went to Halifax on the weekend for the Halifax Pop Explosion. We had a great time. Ate sushi, bought some new knitting needles, records, a skirt, a shirt, some used books and some candy. We saw everyone we wanted to see and went to the Wintersleep show (although we only saw Instruments and Land of Talk because we've seen Wintersleep hundreds of times). On Saturday, we went to the zine fair and I think it was the best one I've attended. I bought a whole load of zines and can't wait to sit down and read through them. Maybe that's what I'll do tonight.

I don't know when I'll be working next. Probably this weekend. I'm still looking for a new job all the time. I hope to find something permanent and full-time soon.