Socks in the desert

Anyone know where I am knitting... Bill (Dad) and Jason know but does anyone else?

Things I have been knitting...

So yeah, we suck at keeping up with the blog.
I am currently working on a knitting project which is very close to my heart, when I was little my dad used to take us to see Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and I've always had a fondness for amusing plays and musicals. So this month my sock club came around with a truely awesome sock... it is modeled on a song from G&S's Iolanthe.

The design is modeled after the Lord Chancellor's robes (black and gold) and aspects of the design refers to the song that he sings about his nightmare... with of course a knitterly pun... clocks on socks (like fox on box) are the little cables that run down the side of the ankle but in this design the little cables are actually clocks!
So I finished one sock this weekend while watching the Stratford festival recordings of Iolanthe, HMS Pinafore and of course the Pirates of Penzance!

Oh I've also been knitting some other things...

Been so long....

Well, it's been nearly a month since the last post to Flamie Stuff.  It's not because it has been a boring month; in fact, it has been a very busy and exciting month.  When I returned from Vancouver with my work visa, most of the anxiety was relieved, but a lot of hassle and setup still needed to happen.  I'll save you the boring details, but I'm finally setup with payroll, have received my first payment, am setup for medical/dental benefits, and am working full-time.

On April 6, Dad Martindale came and visited.  We had a fantastic time with him and enjoyed an amazing time in Death Valley (I'll post separately about that... soon... I promise :P ).

My laptop started to flake out on me, so I've ordered and received a new laptop.  I went all-out on this one and so far I'm very happy with it.  For those that care, it's a Dell Studio XPS 16 (1645 to be more precise), Intel core i7-720QM, ATi Radeon Mobility 4670, 4 GB ram, 500 GB HDD, 1920x1080 WLED Screen.  Zoom zoom!

Rowan's been super busy with her Ph.D.; working hard, going to conferences, TA'ing, and doing the stuff that graduate students do!  She's also been a knitting manic and finished approximately a million projects ;)  I'm sure she'll post about that eventually.

Anyways, that's the end of my government mandated 15-minute break, so back to work for me.  Love you all!