SuperEggplant

A couple of months ago I posted about Cabaret Chocolates, a new fine chocolatier based in San Francisco. I admired the company because it was started by a couple of guys following their bliss (that sounds corny, but you know what I mean). Well, Tim, one of the bliss-following guys, found my blog and is now offering a 20 percent discount on your first order! Just type in “superegg” in the coupon code section during checkout. As Tim states so eloquently, “Few things go better with knitting than super premium chocolates.” He also mentioned that if anyone wants to place a large order for holiday gifts, he will set aside 20 percent of the proceeds and donate it to the charity of choice in that person’s name. How cool is that! To read more about this amazing company, go here or here.
In other goodness, behold the splendor of the pink hoodie!

I think the bucket will go very well with it if/when I finish it up!
And a couple more good items: yet another knitting blogger has shown her generosity and thoughtfulness by purchasing one of the chemo megan shirts to support my buddy Megan. A huge thank you to Sharlyn!!!!
And finally (for today, anyway), the San Francisco Giant Robot store is set to open November 28 at 622 Shrader Street. They’ll have sort of an opening party that day from 4pm onward. If you like whimsical stuff, such as novelty t-shirts, crazy Japanese stickers and notepads, and zines (which I do not understand in the least, but hey, I’m old), then go support Giant Robot!
I’m out of breath now. Hope everyone is doing well out there in blogland!

Well, the fabulous Silvia found me the coveted pink hoodie! THANK YOU. Knit bloggers unite!
I started on the brim of the candy-colored Bucket o’ Chic. It’s like trudging through knee-high mud, though, what with the doubling of the yarn and all. Hopefully I’ll have more to report later.
Feeling a bit overwhelmed this morning with everything I need/want to do. I have to shop and prepare for Thanksgiving, get Christmas shopping and planning and creating going, and, oh yeah, work. I have major time management issues. I think Pee Wee sums it up perfectly (wav courtesy of Karen!).

Today was supposed to be all about sewing, but I ended up having to do some work instead. All was not lost, however, as I made a little field trip to Target and found these irresistible goodies:

How cute are they?!? And they had two additional designs, too! I had to stare at them for a long time to decide between the salad plates and the soup bowls. I opted for the soup bowls, since they can be used for salad AND soup or pasta. Some other fun stuff at Target included a red tinsel Christmas tree (just like the one I got from Chiasso last year for twice the price!) and the pink angora Isaac Mizrahi hoodie (that I would have purchased had my size been in stock. Grrr).
And, drumroll please, my order from ThreadBear arrived!!

I cannot say enough about their great customer service and excellent prices. Now I can get started on the Bucket o’ Chic! The colors look a little weird, I know, but I think it will work, especially in my reality of bizarre color combinations. I am SO in love with the Fizz colors. It looks like candy, and I want to devour it!

I went to an acupuncture/acupressure person today regarding my migraines. She did some sort of muscle testing thing and determined that yes, there’s something wrong with my head (heh heh), and that I have a sensitivity to sugar. She instructed me to avoid sugar in any form for 25 hours. What?!? I CONSUME NOTHING BUT SUGAR. I can’t have milk, bread, yogurt, fruit, candy (duh), any sauces with sugars, ack, nothing! I was really hard pressed to find anything suitable for dinner. I ended up eating pasta with olive oil and garlic. It may sound good, but it was rather bland. Sigh. At least the session felt good: she did some shiatsu on my neck and upper back, then stuck me with needles. I go back next week.