28 July 2007

Life Coming at Me Fast: Poka-dot Express

For those who are interested in updates in blogs, here is this one....

1. I think I have a "boyfriend", his name is Tim - we went to a Dodger game as one of our first dates.
The picture here is the last time I saw those pair of glasses...I have been blind for 3 weeks now until I get my new pairs with new prescriptions. Two so in case I lose one I have another. It's hell to get old!



While at the game I thought I take a shot of a boy who decided on the best looking headgear.




Since I am a prisoner of the friendly skys, I ended up talking to a family traveling to CA for the first time on vacation. I was their 'tour guide' telling them what cool places to check out; free or not. I had to take another shot of the boy's headgear for travel








2. Went to watch a Kung Fu fighting tournament last weekend to watch Tim's son Josh compete. ("Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, it was just as fast as lightening") All I saw was a bunch of people dressed in pads and a samauri outfit hitting each other with rattan sticks. Afterwards, the grand master of Josh's school guided us to Chinatown in L.A. - best Chinese food! He told us about his Kung Fu fighting school, the business and the people drama; just like a soap opera. After hearing about their people drama, I called it "All My Sticks".












3. I finally finished the backside of my poka-dot sweater that April and I started. I am losing track on the time of how long it's taking; this is a huge chore. Since I am an inname to Detroit suburbia, this is my daily task while I emotionally melt with the project (an activity that supports the income of my consumerism e.g. cashmere) that is supposed to convert in 6 weeks. Ode to the therapy of knitting; without it I would definately loose it.





4. Today (July 28, 2007) I watched my cousin's daughter Alexa Scimeca competed in a figure skating competition here in Detroit suburbia. She looked beautiful on the ice. This wasn't her best day and she seems to have a reputation everywhere even on the net. Kinda cool to have a famous relative! Just like any athlete, she has to skate every day with thousands of dollars invested in her training and competition mode. I hope she does well in regionals; it's one more step toward the Olympics. At least I won't have a problem knowing how to spell her last name.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Finally home! This skating trip was extra special because we were able to spend some time with you! Alexa learns from each competition and gets stronger every day. 9th out of 50....not so bad but she envisions first. Thanks for watching and your support. It was great fun!!!!! Until we meet again.........Tina

Anonymous said...

I've kind of temporarily abandoned the Bud project while I knit up a few WIP in the meantime....almost ready to pick back up again! Yours looks great! April

Becky said...

Hi Cheryl. So tell me more about Tim. And how did the show down go Monday?

Beatriz said...

One of our first dates was a Dodger game. Going to baseball games brings back great memories of when we were dating. It's a great venue for getting to know someone. Polka dot is looking good. Take care.

Becky said...

attention is a good thing. :-)

This is so exciting and I can teach you how to make gumbo.