A sweet little package arrived in the mail for me from Mabel's Labels!  Notice back there something says Holly on it?

 Yes! Personalized Holly stickers!  When I was a wee lass (I am Scottish) there were not Holly stickers.  I was VERY excited to see this sweet stickers.


I promptly found a water bottle, and labeled it...

In my excitement I took a rather shoddy photo

 Then, I labeled a second water bottle.

 Why all the water bottle labeling?  Because I'm sick of writing BISHOP in sharpie all over everything we own.  We have one water bottle left from my original order of Mabel's Labels.

Notice the difference?

 I ordered the dinosaur labels when Pig 1 was in Preschool, he's now in Middle School!  Oh, how I miss the days when I could label their shoes and know I'd get my own kid's shoes back.  Labeled sponge bob snack containers! Labeled back packs! 

Then, I went sticker crazy, and nearly labeled my Rogue-Dare*Risk*Dream cup.

 But, I'm pretty sure you know that one's mine.

I'm also pretty sure I'm placing another order.  This time with a skull and cross bone instead of the dinosaur.

It's been 4 years of Knitting Chaos!

Dear Friends,

He hates zombies, but loves cheerios

Do you remember when we were only a small group of zombie hating knitters trying to change the world, one stitch at a time? Well, it's been four years.  Really, September 2007 was our first meet up. I have blogger documentation. 

Sassy Slayers from South Carolina

To Slay Zombies, one must Train.  Rule #1 Cardio

I have no excuse for any of this.

Charity Knitting, and a human head.

Ukeleles, knitting and slaying zombies=fun

Charity is our middle name.  No really, it's Zombie Prom Date CHARITY Knitters

Outlawed by Zazzle.  Graphic violence or Olympic infringement?

We've had members come, go, give, take and the whole time, we've been fighting the good fight.  Be it zombie slaying or poverty slaying, we've done it, and done it with fashion.

Really, slay the zombies.  Damn, we look gooooood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adopt the Highway, slay the zombies!

Thank you to everyone who has stopped by, been curious, been outraged, humbled, angry, loved, happy, or part of something larger.  At least you felt something, and sometimes, that's what makes a difference.








So donate blood, reach out to a stranger, make a dinner for a coworker, you know, slay that zombie.

Cheers.

1 Year of Devoted Service

Can you believe it? I've been working at Forensic Fluids Laboratory for 1 year!

Ok, maybe the devoted service part is stretching it a bit.

 Why do I love lab work?

1. There is always some sort of need to wear a lab coat.

2.  Everyone looks good in a lab coat.

3.  A lab coat hides a myriad of sins.

4. The smell of cleaning products.

5.  Fashionable gloves.

6.  Sensible shoes are almost a requirement.

7.  There is all sorts of ReeeeeSearch going on.

8.  Tachyons, Heisenberg, and wormholes...all day

and for my final reason...

9. A lab person can always answer...YES! It's just like CSI!  Eyeballs, and everything.

Thank you to Forensic Fluids for a fun filled year of science and lab coat wearing opportunities!

Kalamazoo People's Food Co-Op opened up at their new location on Harrison St earlier this year.  I knew it was close to where I work, but I couldn't quite wrap my mind around where it was.  Lucky for me, I checked out a map.  It's like four blocks away.

It was like finding Oz!  No, really.  There was a stray dog, a brick road, and I have exceptionally sassy taste in shoes.

They have local items-from produce, baked goods, soaps, and even...Clancy's Fancy! Plus they have a great salad bar, soups, and fresh made sandwiches. Check what was available today

Hot Food

• Coconut Masala
• California Basmati Rice(V)(WF)
• Yam Fries(V)(WF)
• Yukon Potato Fries(V)(WF)
• Breakfast Burritos(V)
• Navy Bean Soup(V)(WF)
• Sweet Split Pea Curry Soup

Sandwiches and Wraps

• Tempeh Burgers
• Tomato Cheese
• Roasted Veggie Sandwich(V)
• Almond Butter and Jelly(V)
• Falafil Sandwich(V)
• Wheat Free Falafil(V)(WF)
• Avocado Delight(V)
• Pest Avocado(V)
• Pesto Delight Sandwich
• Tempeh Ruebens
• Tofurkey Delight(V)
• Divine Cucumber
• Egg Salad
• Tuna Salad

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I highly recommend the Avocado Delight.  If you were to say, bum a ride from me, you'd notice all the wrappers.  Not wrappers from McDonald's, but from wholesome made with love Avocado Delight sandwiches.  I'm serious, made with love.  It's right on the wrapper.

Since it's so close to work, has healthy lunch choices, and carries the soy milk I like, I became a member.  Today, after I picked up my Avocado Delight sandwich and was heading to my car an employee came running out of the building saying *"Hey Nice Person who is now a co-op member Owner and wears sensible yet sassy shoes! You dropped a dollar!"

Please also note, nicest, most honest employees ever.

*Maybe I shouldn't have made that a quote. 

Poltergeist...Still frightening

Poltergeist came out in 1982, I was 8.  I was the same age as Robbie in the movie.  You may not remember Robbie, but he was the older brother of Carol Anne.  You remember Carol Anne.  Cute blonde, pot smoking parents, gets eaten by the television?

Ok, talks to the tv, gets eaten by the closet

So I saw this movie on HBO as an elementary student.  Yes, I saw it with Sarah.  We also enjoyed other such fine cinema as Ghost Story and American Werewolf in London.  I wonder now, did we ever have adult supervision?  The answer is no, we were raised by wolves.

Now, I do have some questions about Poltergeist.

1.  Ok, Dad, Craig T. Nelson, works for the company who developed the neighborhood.  So why the hell does he have a fancy spiral staircase to the upstairs, and yet his two youngest kids share a bedroom?

2.  Any Mom knows-You don't flush a damn bird down the toilet.  That will clog that bitch up, and then you've got to plunge.  Really?  Plunge a freaking poo bird?  No. Never gonna happen.  Bird flew away, yes.  Flushed, no.

3.  If shit starts moving around your house of it's own accord, find religion, or move.  This from the atheist. But really, play musical chairs?  Hell no.

4.  The kid, Robbie, wears a LA Dodgers hat and yet the fam has a St. Louis Rams football helmet? I don't think so.

5.  If the oldest daughter, Dana, is 16 and the Mom is 32, well, I'm pretty bad at math, but even I can figure out Mom had Dana in high school. 

I write this all brave, but let me tell you, because of this movie, I am afraid of clowns, closet lights, fried chicken, and my kitchen in the middle of the night.  As another side effect, I also get freaked the hell out when the Star Spangled Banner plays or when the television goes to static.

But I did learn that tennis balls are a great way to connect with the other side, and if you count the seconds between lightening and the thunder you can get attacked by a killer tree.

I'm fat and I have no furniture

Today, I had big plans.  I was going to have furniture delivered, lay on said delivered furniture, eat cheese while on previously mentioned delivered furniture, drink wine, while enjoying cheese as I lay upon the delivered to my home furniture.  While drinking the wine, sampling the cheese, and laying upon the furniture that I paid to have delivered and placed into my home, I was also planning on watching Big Brother.

Instead, I have this:

Which, I may say is actually better than this:

Plus, if you notice in the photo, I did at least get my wine. I still feel like this though:

Apparently I feel angry, but look like my brother in drag.

Welcome Back...It's not about you Cotter, or Carter

Here, in Michigan, it was the first day of Public School.  I now have Pigs in 6th, 4th, and 2nd grades.

I kicked Pig 1 out of the house in the wee early, pre sunlight hours of the morning.

Pigs 2 & 3 are still rocking the elementary and got to forgo the bus in favor of a NPR sponsored ride to early morning daycare.  I love you Steve Inskeep!  Whatever, he is and always will be Steveinski in my car.

Back to school always reminds me of Sarah.  We met on the first day of First Grade.  She was wearing a totally rockin' Strawberry Shortcake dress that I had wanted (and didn't get) from the Children's dept at Sears.  Yes, Sears was the place to go for the rockin' elementary wear in 1980. Plus, there was the occasional visit from Winnie the Pooh, and, AND a candy counter.  SEARS WAS THE SHIT.  Really.  Trust me.  It was.

Still fashionable. Haha.  She probably hates this, but I love this photo!

Sarah is now a totally dedicated, still fashionable Mom, and high school French/Spanish Teacher.  I had to call and ask how her Lucas' first day was (He's a First Grader, many, many important friends are made here people!) and how her day was.

I was informed that both had spectacular days.  She made school sound so fun that I may be volunteering in her afternoon classes occasionally.  That is if it doesn't interfere with my ZPDK Friday Gig!

A Friday ZPDK gig, you say?  Why yes!  A new, improved and possibly hooch filled way to start your knitting weekend...

ZOMBIE PROM DATE KNITTERS
FRIDAYS (Yes, Friday (S) )
Noon-ish until you need to go home
Shakespeare's Pub -
  241 East Kalamazoo Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49097


It's possibly the best of all worlds...Locally owned, an old refurbed Fishing Rod and Reel company, Shakespeare-y Literature, BEER, plus loads of free downtown parking.  If they only sold knitting goods in the lobby, it would be like the perfect storm.

Welcome back to school!  Fall, it's like another chance to make resolutions you know you are just going to break.

Famous, it runs in the Family

Turns out my mild mannered Dad, Marty Church, besides being a knitter extraordinaire, is a ukelele celebrity!

 

Martin Church, Phyllis Kennedy and Jim Powers play their ukuleles at Your Local Yarn Shop during a monthly ukulele jam in Battle Creek. / Al Lassen/For the Enquirer-photo lifted from the Enquirer...click here for official article.

No, really, I can not make my life up. It's all true, including the zombie slaying.  Let me tell you, that part is not glamorous, plus, I think I deserve a stylist, and a bow.  This damn shovel is heavy.

So while I spend my time knitting, doing drug testing, and trying to educate the Pigs on the finer points of Doctor Who, mon papa est tous célèbres et de la merde.  Sorry, Pig 3 and I are learning French.

Next time you see Monsieur Frogs-A-Lot, be it at Your Local Yarn Shop, a coffee shop or your own home, give his uke skills a shout out.

Love you Dad!

Zombie Prom Date Knitters Welcome Fall!

 Last fall I enrolled in Massage School, and took a part time job.  Pig 2 had his tonsils out, the Ogre his wisdom teeth.  My Mom (Pam, PK) and Dan moved to Florida.  I dropped out of Massage School, the part time job went full time, and I visited Florida a lot.  So, basically what I'm saying is, knitting took a bit of a back seat to random chaos.  Which normally I like.  But what I really like is more controlled chaos with my fellow zombie slayers.

So if it's been awhile for you also, catch up with the Zombie Prom Date Knitters at

Zombie Prom Date Knitters Welcome Fall (with Pumpkin Ale)
September, 14th 2011-6pm
Olde Peninsula Brew Pub
200 E Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI
Map

There is a parking lot behind O.P.  It takes crisp $1 bills.  Possibly 3 of them.

There is also a Parking garage across the street.  If you can find the Rave Movie Theater, you can find OP.

Bring your knitting, crocheting or your appetite for destruction.