More than you needed to know.

I was tagged by Rachel for the 7 random things meme. I think this has traveled around a lot and as far as I know never reached me the first (or 2nd) time around. It seems to be perfect timing, though, as I am in knitting limbo (no noteworthy progress. sigh.) and it is crunch time at school. And I am a bit of a weirdo. (And -- it will come as no surprise to many of you -- slightly food obsessed).

What? No one wants to see outdated photos of my puppy on a knitting blog?

1. I love love love good olive oil and lots of salt on everything, but hate hate hate olives of any sort. (Believe me, I have tried).
2. I am emotionally and physically addicted to a Genmai-Cha and MateChino concoction I make every morning but can't stand the smell or taste of coffee and can't drink caffeine after 1 p.m. or else I will be awake for 3 days. On a similar vein, I can't drink hot beverages in stainless steel mugs because I can only taste metal and it makes me nauseous. (It is difficult to find good all-plastic travel mugs. I go to school a lot carrying pint glasses filled with strange colored tea).
3. I don't like chocolate. Really. I've tried on this one, too.
4. I am convinced I have Raynaud's Disease.
5. The thought of drinking a glass of milk repulses me beyond description, but I eat cheese on a daily basis. Crave cheese. Love cheese. Will never be a vegan because of cheese. (and bacon).
6. I played the violin for 6 years but never learned how to tune it properly (at all). I believe I am tone deaf.
7. I received varsity letters all 3 seasons -- 3 different sports -- all three years of High School. I have not participated in a single competitive athletic event in the 10 years since.

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A week or so (probably 3) ago, I signed up to participate in a "pay it forward" little swap. I liked it for two reasons, one, I had 365 days to do it, and 2, I liked how "open" it was. Especially that I had 365 days to do it. And it seems like a really cool idea. So......

“The idea of the exchange is I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on this blog post requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet, and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.”

Who's in? I am 99% sure my gift will not be hand-knit, but it will be knitting related and one of a kind design by me. If you do want to participate, post a comment on the blog and let me know your email address so I can get your info. Thanks!

You have to admit, he is really really cute.

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Thanks for the website encouragement! For some reason the image is showing up much larger elsewhere than on my screen, so I have to tweak the size in dreamweaver. I have to photograph a TON of work today to get it all together. (This makes me nervous. I am not a great photographer). I'll let you all know when she is live!

(Anne: Osborn is my future married name. Its a long story).