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Still trucking
Sep. 18th, 2015 04:32 pmGot through my first week of classes. Seems alright. My Brontes class is very promising (the prof brought cookies!) and the detective short stories class I'm TA-ing for was really interesting too. The other classes were more blah: professionalization skills, research forum (which is really just attending talks and discussing them), and Aboriginal Voice (had lots of texts which I've already studied back home which is good because I won't have to buy all the books, but the prof is less fun than the one I had, who was super awesome).
Walked downtown today and did some fun shopping. Got a spray bottle for ironing (not really fun, but needed). Went to 2 bakeries and bought a chocolate raspberry square in one and ginger cookies in another. Stopped by Minotaur and bought some cream-coloured wool for the eventual border stripes in my 1864 shawl. I hope one skein is enough. It's Cascades 220, so 200m/210yards. Also picked up some yellow dye because it is cheaper than at home. I want to use it to over-dye my pale yellow silk that I bought on sale from Golden Silks, which has a grey-ish tinge that isn't really flattering. And some plain buttons for the corset cover I should be making if I ever finish my 1895 petticoat.
Plans for this weekend include: homework, cleaning, and knitting (or possibly even sewing, but I doubt it, although the machine is unpacked and sitting on the table, not feeling very motivated). I hope all my friends have a nice weekend!
Walked downtown today and did some fun shopping. Got a spray bottle for ironing (not really fun, but needed). Went to 2 bakeries and bought a chocolate raspberry square in one and ginger cookies in another. Stopped by Minotaur and bought some cream-coloured wool for the eventual border stripes in my 1864 shawl. I hope one skein is enough. It's Cascades 220, so 200m/210yards. Also picked up some yellow dye because it is cheaper than at home. I want to use it to over-dye my pale yellow silk that I bought on sale from Golden Silks, which has a grey-ish tinge that isn't really flattering. And some plain buttons for the corset cover I should be making if I ever finish my 1895 petticoat.
Plans for this weekend include: homework, cleaning, and knitting (or possibly even sewing, but I doubt it, although the machine is unpacked and sitting on the table, not feeling very motivated). I hope all my friends have a nice weekend!
