Plush, pillowy softness!

I got my yak yarn!! Ryan sent me this fabulous yarn from China for my birthday, and here it is! It's plush, pillowy, and soft, as the title of this post suggests... Mmmmm :) As you can see, I started to knit with it, and that's what it looks like. The color is called "poppy" and it's a very fluorescent red/pink (the picture doens't quite do it justice, per the usual when taken with my cell phone camera). Here is the description inside the tag:

Knit with a touch of humanity.

Shokay, Tibetan for "yak down", is hand-combed from yaks in the pristine Himalayan regions of China. We aim to source fiber directly from Tibetan herders to enable them to earn a sustainable income.

Yay for yaks!

I'm making a scarf, and it's this interesting argyle-like design with square jagged-y edges all around it. I'll definitely post a picture when I'm done (...3 months from now)!

An update on the whole 500 page view post I made a while ago... that's since October 11. So, thanks for the 500+ page views in less than a month :) (It's now 600!)

If you're at all interested, the blogger from the NY Times who posted the first 50 things that restaurant staffers/waiters should never do came out with the second 50 things. Again, that's why I have a lot of respect for waiters.

Tomorrow is special dinner... the theme is "La Maison FranStanford!" It's based on Stanford traditions, so we're all dressing up as different ones. All of La Mais staff is dressing up as dollies :) I am SO prepared for my tuna tartare and prime rib... Mmmmm. Delicious. Usually, Friday dinners are spent either scrounging around the kitchen, looking for something to eat, or out to dinner (OK, that's not that bad)... this is definitely a nice alternative.

Also, I've come up with a new word. Lara was giving her theme presentation about "trompe l'oeil" (or, fooling the eye). I came up with "TROMPED" for any time someone is fooled. It was a lot funnier at the time, but I still think it's a good word :) [Yes, I am aware that the word "tromp" is an actual word, meaning 'to stamp about' or 'defeated'... but this slight take on the word is better.] Maybe, like Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, and Stan, I need to call the people who write the dictionary and ask them to change the definition... (as long as a motorcycle gang doesn't show up!)

Mmmm... I just made a bowl of hot chocolate. So yum :)

Next post is post #50!! Yayy! Maybe I'll post another cute animal video to celebrate...

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