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my name is loreal. i just graduated from grad school (woot!), i have a cat as a pet, i like to make things, and this is my tumblr.
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This photo was taken in 2003, when she was just a few years old. We had so many adventures over the years; I don’t know how much less I might have...
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the best of tumblr confusion
That was a great way to start the day. I’m going to go drink some cereal water.
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Inside the NBA’s New Style WarsThe rivalry among the NBA’s elite has spilled off the court and into an arena where athletes have historically...
I can only concentrate on lectures if I’m also knitting. Weird. (Taken with Instagram)
inspiration for quilt #3
(via veronicalovesarchie)
New summer (cotton) sweater (Taken with instagram)
Taken with instagram
Homemade napkins / Thank you gift (Taken with instagram)
Layer basting (Taken with instagram)
Preparing for the quilt sandwich (Taken with instagram)
Quilt in progress (Taken with instagram)
Almost finished… (Taken with instagram)
Sweater continued… (Taken with instagram)
Restart (Taken with instagram)
decisions decisions…
There are two things that I’ve learned, quite recently, can help get me out of “the dumps”:
- working out - seriously, overcoming some sort of physical challenge (which working out becomes when i’m feeling kind of low) does wonders for my mood. ground breaking, i know.
- making something - today, it’s this hat (pictured below). it’s 8:30 pm, and i just finished the cast on (german twist method, thank you very much), but i plan on finishing it in its entirety before i go to bed.
and huzzah: dumps overcome.
[update (1/8/12): finally finished…three days later (i always underestimate how long it takes to knit things…]
Blocking a newly completed knit scarf (Taken with instagram)
