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August 30, 2005
Bowling Beauties
This past week our good friend Beth came to visit. She managed to swing some time off from her adventure-filled life in the outback of Australia, where she single-handedly mans an oil rig and defeats outlaw desert pirates Mad Max-style. In short, she rules. Also, she is a good bowler, though not quite as good as J. I managed to nab some photos of these bowling maniacs that show off their skill, technical acumen, and all-around athletic prowess.
Look at that form!
Lovely.
Now behold the wonder that is the Great Bowling Villain:
Perhaps it is my seven years of intense gymnastic training that allow me to easily contort myself into such awkward positions. Or, perhaps, I am simply not the pinnacle of grace to which I aspire. [humorous aside: I sometimes (read: all the time) walk into doorframes. Great.] For this game, I could only hit anything if I used a ball that was a bit too heavy for me. The first game was probably the best of my career: 103!!! I even got a strike (as well as a plethora of spares). The second game, I was Gutterball Queen. Oh well.
I dyed the sock yarn I got from Knitpicks and the results are quite tasty. Winding them into a ball, however, took hours. For the second skein, I am just going to go to The Yarnery and use their swift/winder. I needed some new size 7s anyhow...
I got my darling kanzashi from Danielle the other day. I will post a pic when I am feeling more glamorous. In the meantime, here are the flower pins/barrettes that I was inspired to make after beholding its cuteness:
Posted by loyd0008 at August 30, 2005 3:15 PM
Comments
That fire pattern looks amazing on the flower. I think it's my favorite.
We should work on your bowling style...it looked painful! (But I don't know what the hell I'm doing with my fingers in that first picture. It looks like I'm casting a spell or something.)
Posted by: j. at August 30, 2005 3:25 PM
Your kanzashi looks so cute! I'm excited to add your picture to my kanzashi gallery!
Posted by: uglyagnes at August 30, 2005 6:07 PM
As a girl who grew up in Buffalo, where bowling is taken VERY seriously...all I can say - is that "style" you are throwing down is pretty damn amazing. The old men at Voelker's bowling alley would be proud!
ps - in a crafty update - I found this amateur crafter's market here where you can rent a booth and hawk your wares. I'm thinking of getting a table with some friends, so if I do, I will let you know, maybe you can send some of your jewels and I can sell them for you and send you the profits!
Posted by: librarian on fire at August 31, 2005 8:48 PM
wooo craft market!! i really hope you do it and i am certainly in. just let me know the details if you decide to...
Posted by: villain at September 2, 2005 2:27 PM