What Went Down in 2007

Don’t fear, I used old blog entries to figure out what happened when. My memory isn’t quite this good.

January: Starting working with a new FIRST team. Got most of the design and construction finished on the robot. My laptop’s hard drive bit the dust (and was soon replaced). Did a lot of work on an Around the World quilt. Started back as a full-time student and had all sorts of fun getting into the classes I wanted. Used the last Macy’s gift card from the wedding to buy myself a sewing machine.

February: We got our kitties. And they hid from us until mid-March. I purchased the fabric for and completed most of Rob’s (my brother’s) quilt. We finished building the robot.
March: I bought a new point-and-shoot camera and started taking photos like crazy. Matt and I discovered Eaton Canyon, a park with a waterfall, in Pasadena. I bought an expensive pattern and fabric and made myself a reversible bag (which I haven’t used in months due to it’s size). I started a blue and green fractal cross stitch pattern. The cats finally decided to become friendly; ok, Willie finally decided to become friendly. The robotics team went to the LA Regional and did pretty well; we made it to every single match. Matt made tomato sauce using fresh tomatoes.

April: I spent most of my Spring Break watching TV and doing cross stitch. I caved in and got myself a Flickr account. Matt and I went camping together for the first time at Yosemite. Had issues starting a fire but had a great time nonetheless. Amy and I explored Downtown LA together. I met a lady through SWE who said she could get me a job with her medical devices company; she has yet to return any calls or emails. Matt and I visited the Getty Villa. I started a challenge to take one photo every day. I taught myself to knit.

May: The month I really started to get obsessed with knitting. This was when I discovered podcasts, interlibrary loans, and my SnB. I finished the semester and started back at work. Had one very boring first week back (things picked up the next – big time). My car got rear-ended. I paid almost 3.50 for a gallon of gas but still drove to work.

June: Started back at work full-time working with my old program and a few of the small repair programs. Matt and I went to Yosemite with a group from his work. I got my invite to Ravelry. Finished a scarf for Matt’s mom and a potholder. Probably also finished the head scarf thing then but I’ve got no real record of that.

July: My parents came for a visit and we took them to a baseball game, Knott’s Berry farm, and all over Long Beach. I got Book Seven; Matt finished within a few days. I wouldn’t finish until Wednesday. Went to student orientation. My adviser gave me a pass to register for whatever I wanted.  I started to slowly read through (and write responses to) Writing Down the Bones. We signed up for Netflicks. Amy left me for a year to be an au pair in Germany.

August: Finished up my internship for the summer. Got my first crown. Started a Clapotis for myself (first one). Found out the Check Engine light usually comes on because your gas cap isn’t all the way screwed in. I complained about the large size of my stash; it fit in one small Rubbermaid bin. I went to my first ever fiber festival. My friend G came to visit and we dragged him all over town, showing him our favorite places. I went with Steph to see the Jimmy Kimmel Show. We went to Baltimore to go to Steph’s wedding.  Had time to squeeze in a trip to Philly (saw King Tut) and go to Shenandoah National Park.

September: Started a new school semester. Got volun-told I would be SWE’s EMIN and AESB rep. Matt took me to see Wicked for my birthday. Had a great birthday party playing buzzed Cranium with Joe, Steph, Josh, and (of course) Matt. Went up to the Valley to hang out with Amy’s family over Labor Day (it was actually cooler there than here, amazingly). Started knitting a pair of Jaywalkers, another Clapotis, and made lots of progress on the Evening Bag. Attended a sleepover at Yarn Lady and met two girls that go to my school there. The cats got fleas.

October: Matt and I celebrated our first anniversary by going to San Francisco for a long weekend. I fell in love with the city (culture, food, knitting stores, prevalence of good public transit) and we briefly thought of moving there. I started and mostly finished a baby sweater for Amy D’s baby. I missed a day of school due to Vertigo. I got Matt a Nintendo DS for his birthday (which he now plays when I drag him shopping). I got annoyed at how boring my blog was. My SnB held a yarn swap where I acquired lots of pretty stuff that I’ll probably never use.

November: Matt’s parents came for a visit and we took them to Solvang for a few days. Bought far too much wine and signed up for two wine clubs. Matt went back East for a week for work and I managed to keep myself busy with knitting and schoolwork. Thanksgiving was held at Amy D’s rather than our place due to a non-working oven (now fixed). We got a Wii. I took the WPE; still don’t know whether I passed. I bought a drop spindle at a fiber show. Matt taught me how to fix my photos in Photo Shop.  I managed to finish multiple knitting projects (though most were started in previous months). I participated in NaBloPoMo.

December: I basically forgot what happened between Thanksgiving and Christmas other than finals and getting the new job. Started my new job the week of finals, two weeks earlier than expected. Finished the semester on a high note, an A in two difficult classes (and only a C in one I really didn’t understand). Steph had her first solo painting show. Visited my parents and brother in Florida for a week (eventually photos of that will be posted). Finished Danica (entrelac scarf) and started/mostly finished a BSJ for Amy D’s baby.