running around like a crazy person, fiber, and more ipod woes

this week has been SO extra busy.
i got everything done on my to do list except rolling in the llama fiber (it was nasty) and then added some more.
isn't it amazing how the more you have to do, the more you get done?
i started co-moderating a group for liberal xians on ravelry and some really awesome conversation is happening over there. pretty awesome to be part of it.
and we have over 70 members already, which is also pretty cool. i moderate on a couple of other groups as well, but that one is the most exciting for me.
i still have a lot to learn about that site.
i switched cars with ross in case he has a chance to look at my brakes today and oops!@ forgot my badge again. SUCH a pain in the behind. i will have to make sure to stuff it in my bag tomorrow.
i have been contacted by many old friends online this week, including darin chambers and carrie allan (ex-boyfriend and girl i had a crush on in high school/college). it is very cool to be back in touch with them.
i also had a long talk with my long lost eileen! it was fabulous to be back in touch with her. we laugh so hard when we talk, and it is like we were never out of touch.
i got the okay from my boss to have the day off before my dad's 80th birthday, which is awesome. now we just need to get plane tickets!
and i am planning a camping trip with a bunch of other ravelry knitters the weekend of the 3rd. it is going to be SO much fun! i am sharing a campsite to reduce expenses, which is very good.
ross is working the show this week so that one of his co-workers can have a break, but now there has been an issue and he might have to stay on longer than he expected....it is hard to plan things together with him working, but i am getting a lot done in his absense, so i don't miss him too much because i'm so busy...and i do get to see him briefly when i get home sometimes....but i am worried about him running himself ragged again when he hasn't had time yet to recover from august.

for the record. bison bratwurst is phenomenally good.

i picked up my llama yesterday!!!!! woot!
just llama fiber and not the whole llama (ashoe)
( here's a llama, there's a llama... )

i have been spinning - but still on the crapwool. i don't feel i am ready for my really nice fiber yet, and i also am not sure what weight i want to be spinning at since i don't have a project in mind with the other fibers i have yet.
knitting is going slowly. i've been too involved with chores and my computer to get much done except during my lunch break at work.
still, you can see the beginnings of my fawkessocks(named for dumbledore's phoenix) below.
( holy crap that's bright! )

my new OS, ubuntu, is fast and free and entertaining to learn from. downloading new programs for it is a breeze. knowing which programs to download? not so much.
kfringe was my hero for yesterday because he clued me onto the programs i needed to work with my ipod.
unfortunately i am still having trouble. i did a restore on my ipod and that allowed ubuntu to see it again. i found and loaded all my favorite podcasts! filled it up with all kinds of good stuff....and then this morning? crashed and wiped clean again...and now it won't factory restore. on the web i find that all kinds of people are having similar problems with this program and their ipods...so at least i know it's not me...but i think it's time to try the other program....sigh...another day with no music at work. i shoulda quit while i was ahead.
everything else seems to be working well though, and overall, i am pleased with the system.