Viva Scrapper...Hot rod girl with a nasty knitting habit

Howdy from H E double Hockey Stick

2009-08-29T07:54:00.001-07:00

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Howdy folks (All three of you)
I'm back from a looooong break from Blogging. It's been in the 105 temp rance in the Valley and I'm about to drop dead from heat.
I've been sorta Busy. First off as you can see that little potato of a puppy I brought home is now quite grown. She's 33 pounds of Looove and I just adore her. The DSB....He loves her unless she's eating his favorite chair, then he refers to her and "Your Dog", but whatever he gets over it.
Also we've se a date for the wedding. Yes we're still engaged. No I haven't lost the ring yet, but we did get insurance on it because I have been known to lose important things.
We're getting married May 22 at a really groovy venue in SoCal and best of all we've already taken care of all the food, which being a giant porker is all I care about. Can you say Chile Rubbed Tri Tip?
Also I've managed to gain like 12 pounds in 3 months. I feel like a whale and No I'm not knocked up, just fat.
Seriously. Nothing fits and I feel like a jigglie blob.
Anyways I'm off to try and get milk for my coffee.
Cheers

and we said Aaaaahhhhhh

2009-08-03T16:25:00.000-07:00

Took this one to the beach today

She had a ball I had a ball it was a freaing ball.
FYI the Huntington Park dog beach is worth checking out

So you say you fell in love

2009-07-22T08:35:00.001-07:00

And we're gonna get Married.
Seriously.
The DSB and I are getting hitched.
He popped the question on a dock, on a small lake in Lake Oswego Oregon on July 4th at 8am because...yes we wake up early while on vacation.
Have we set a date? No but we're looking at three venues in the next month.
Honestly....I'm not the type to get all kinds of freaked out about girlie stuff....and I never in a billion years thought I would be getting married but......
HOLY CRAP I'M GETTING MARRIED WHAT DO I DO NOW!
Suggestions?
We are looking towards early May or late April.
ANyone got Venue suggestions in the Los Angles, Pasadena area?
Something that can handle about 180 people has their own sound system and won't cost a fortune...also that doesn't look like a banquet hall.
Also anyone know a good LA area dress maker?
Scrapper

2009-06-20T11:19:00.000-07:00

My hair looks amazing today. I lost my camera....cause I suck so I'm rocking the webcam shots.
Enjoy.

In which I actually feel bad for my Nemesis

2009-05-21T09:33:00.000-07:00

Betcha didn't know I had an arch nemesis?? No, it's not the stalker....the stalker is just some slag.
My Nemesis doesn't live here....I knew Nemesis back in my past life...we were friends but alas Nemesis had alot of problems, that coupled with a substance abuse problem made her impossible to be friends with.
I totally lurk on Nemesis' Myspace page...I know I know, that's both pathetic and sad but it makes for good entertainment.
But now I just feel sorry for Nemesis.
She always had this thing where she didn't feel validated unless she was with a man....she would THROW herself at pretty much any guy that gave her the time of day, date him for a few weeks, start going on and on about how they were soul mates and he's the one, he'd dump her and she'd freak out and go hysterical, then run around going on about how she's an independent woman that needs no man all the while trolling every dating site she could find until the next one night stand comes along...rinse, repeat.
In retrospect, she was a very insecure.
We went to Boston together and she ended up hooking up with some guy at a bar....two days later she's going on and on about how he's going to move her up to Boston and how they're soul mates. We get back to GA and guess what? Never hears from him again.
It was a sad cycle. Turns out now she's divorced from the guy she met on an internet dating site and is going on and on about how some guy she met on the internet doesn't want to move to her state and have babies with her.
I kinda feel bad for her.
I also feel lucky to be in the place that I am right now. Not to say that my past has been all healthy fulfilling experiences. I pulled some stupid stuff back in my day but I like to think I learned from my bad experiences.
In all reality I wouldn't be the person I am today without the Nemesis. She kinda made me look at myself and realize the kind of person I didn't want to be. She made me work on myself in an attempt not to be like her. I'm not perfect...but I'm working on it.

"Don't you know who I am???"

2009-05-17T11:16:00.000-07:00

Seriously here is the situation.
My GF's and i are at a local hangout trying to get a good group shot of us all together with my friends camera...just cause when this guy comes up to us.
Him: Hey ladies!
Us: Ummmm Hey there
Him: Do you ever watch TV
Us: sure but not all the time
Him: Don't you know who I am???
Us: ......
Him: Ever see "Scott Baio is 45 and Pregnant"?
Us: .......
Him: Well I'm on that show...I'm the bad guy on that show!
Us: Ok......

It was random. I love LA.

Foto Friday

2009-05-15T10:59:00.001-07:00

Cause all I take pictures of is my freaking puppy

Yes I walked in and she was alseep like that

She really hates her harness. I hate it too. She keeps trying to chew on it and then she gets her jaw stuck under it so she can't wear it....dammitt

Her and her big ol beef bone. She tried to bury it right after this picture was taken. Sweet!

The bad and the good

2009-05-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

The good news is the puppy is getting in to a routine.
The bad news is that said routine involves waking up at 6 am and peeing in the doorway to the computer room every chance she gets.
I really want a glass of wine...but it's only 11 am...god dammitt

Holy Cow I lost 7 pounds

2009-05-12T09:37:00.000-07:00

Ok...not saying that one should get a dog just to lose weight but....
So I've lost 7 pounds since Princess Panty Chewer came home. I think it's because of a few factors.

1. Puppies require Lots of attention....I'm constantly busy either working, or watching her to make sure she doesn't wizz in the spare room (She loves to potty in the spare room) so i never have time to sit around and snack.

2. I drink ALOT less. Not to say I'm super lush or anything but I really cannot have anything more than say 1 glass of wine at dinner just because I am in charge of Potty Patrol at night so If I have say 3 beers I have a hard time waking up at 3am to let her outside to pee...So I consume fewer calories just there.

3. If she doesn't get her walk around the block in the Morning and Evening she WILL be bouncing off the walls and eating my shoes....not just any shoes but the LIMITED EDITION Trophy Queen Lucky Loo shoes that I got in Paso a few years back that cost close to $200.00. So yeah my fat ass walks around the block...15 min each time so it racks up to about 30min of exercise a day. As she gets older it's going to increase ALOT so imagine how great my ass will look this time next year.

4. Ok also I've been doing the Medi Fast diet. I do cheat a bit...eating regular food twice a day sometimes but really it's a pretty fly diet. The food is alright (Though the instant scrambled eggs are strangely good with a little salt and paprika). I kinda want to lose 10 more pounds by my birthday in July, which should bring me down to a size 8, which should get me back into my bathing suit, so we can go to the pool at the Standard for cocktails with my girlfriends, who will probably look way hotter in their swimsuits than me but who cares, the DSB thought I was hot when I was close to 170 pounds.

Any ways...YAY!

What have I been doing?

2009-05-05T12:46:00.000-07:00

Hey there! Where have I been? What the Heck have I been doing...Well....

This right here has been taking up most of my time.
This is Rally our little Cow Puppy.
She came home last weekend and has been quite the handful. So far she's only had a few "accidents" and is pretty well house trained. Once in a while she sneaks off to poop on the bath mat but now we have almost got our routine down so we can tell when she's jumping on us cause she's happy or because she's trying to get our attention to be let out. She's one smart Heeler.
We've been trying to get her used to being left alone....not that she's going to be alone alot but it will happen eventually and I don't want her going batshit looney on us when suddenly there is nobody there.

How freaking cute is she???
Also,
Did I mention my trip to Memphis???
Well I went to Memphis. We did Memphis up RIGHT!!!!!

Of COURSE we had to go to home of the fanny pack and tattoos of Taz giving you the finger...that's right...you guessed it

GRACELAND BABY.
Believe it or not it's not as big as one might think. I have tons of photos but for some reason I live in fear of Priscilla and the Elvis Presley Estate and that if I post photos of inside the house they may send his cousin Jimmy (who mows the lawn at Graceland) over to my house with like a weed wacker, or maybe it's because I'm just too lazt to upload my personal vacation photos.....But I did upload this one

The DSB keeps saying that they need to put a bra on that mannequin. Priscillas Wedding dress.....protruding nipples aside...I thought it looked like an old lady Night gown. But hey, if it got Elvis into the sack perhaps we as women are underestimating the power of the granny nightie.

We also hit up Sun Studios. It was fun...they have a pretty cool little tour (Our Tour Guide was named "El Dorado" but you know his real name was like Brandon or Travis...also he was too cool for his sideburns) and I ran into a guy from LA and I totally know his cousin. Sun Studios is famous for recording the likes of Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Louis and of course Elvis, but if you go....get a freaking milkshake at Sun Studios. The DSB heard that they had good Milkshakes and he was right. Who knew. The milkshake was even better than El Dorado's sideburns. but only by a little bit.
Any ways we were super stoked about Sun Studios but what really caused the DSB to lose his mind was this

Look what's right next door. Seems NOBODY knows where Walker Radiator is...but now you do. Too bad it was Saturday cause the DSB so wanted to go inside. So next time you get your radiator from Walker....you know it's next door to Sun Studios...and if you go there make sure to get a freaking Milkshake and Pull El Dorado's (Brandon) sideburns for me and tell him that really hung over girl from Cali sent you.

A word of advice

2009-03-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

If you are about to say something that starts with the words "You should" just stop.

In which we are both on the News Stand at the Same time

2009-03-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

Oh yes....the magazine where the DSB's car is on the cover is on the news stands...and it has been joined by another magazine that has a big article on my club!
The photo's are old...but I'm excited because it's back in my "Skinny Leg" phase so I look super slim in the pics.
Not going to say the name of the magazine....but it's initials are CKD....not going to say what page but it's towards the back....tomorrow we are hosting a day time event so it's going to be fun to have the magazine to flash about. My Ego has Officially gotten to big for the room!

Swearing post Lots of bad words!

2009-03-03T20:06:00.000-08:00

WARNING! I'M FREAK OUT PISSED RIGHT NOW!!! I'm about to swear up a storm. FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR THOSE WITH A PROBLEM WITH FOUL LANGUAGE DONT READ ANY FURTHER!!!

Goddamned Cocksucker, Mother fucker, piece of shit, Damn Damn DAMN!!! I'm so white hot angry right now I could spit ink.
DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!!
I picked a bad day to try and quit smoking.

As official as we get around here

2009-03-02T17:13:00.000-08:00

No we're not getting hitched...we love our "Livin' in Sin" status way too much for that. No no no, we're filling out our 2009 census papers tonight. The DSB announced that I was to fill out the "second person" papers for the residence. He's such a romantic.
In other news...knitting up a storm...not finishing up a storm though....oh well!
I have some hand dyed to show off but I need to take photos.

On Days like these

2009-02-12T09:42:00.000-08:00

I don't have to be anywhere till like 5ish. It's kinda nice schlepping round the casa de Scrapper in my jim jams.
What I really want to do is hang out in the back yard and enjoy this last little bit of beautiful sunny weather before it rains again. The back yard is starting to come out of it's winter slumber. The pots of dirt that have been sitting out on the side of the garage suddenly have chives and dill sprouting out of them. I love this. They go dormant over the (all be it mild) winter and spring back up in the spring.
I also got some planting done...we got a Myer Lemon tree and planted it in the middle of the OUT OF CONTROL oregano plants. Seriously...looking for something to plant as ground cover? Try Oregano.
So I also dug up the two little plots where I will plants tomatoes and Pumpkins when the weather warms up a bit. I added a huge bag of organic soil ammender and mixed it in good.
Also I'm going to install drip irrigation this year. The old way of watering wasted too much water in the hot dry summer months and well...I want to be able to set up a timer so that the plants will get watered at 6am before the sun gets hot then again at 5 pm. Even watering...saves water and makes for healthy tomato plants. As for the pumpkins...they're going to be pie pumpkins. I'm hoping I'll get at least a2 or three good ones...enough to make pumpkin ravioli or pumpkin soup. The pie pumpkins have a real thick sweet flesh so they're not ideal for carving....I have a thing about planting usefull plants in the garden. This is why I have so many herbs planted. My whole driveway is awash in Rosemary and Lavender.
Ok I'm off to eat a steak for breakfast....I rock like that.

On A Finishing Jag

2009-01-21T22:10:00.000-08:00

Ok so I've been on a finishing jag as of late.
Behold

The finished baby H vestie thing.
Pattern Owl Baby Vest from Caffienated Yarn.
Yarn
Rowan felted tweed. Can't remember the color numbers but it used one ball of the blue with about 10 yards left over pluse a bit of the green color. I wonder if I can make this vest with just one ball of the felted tweed.
A fun knit. I didn't add the owl cables. It fit the toddler form at the shop so I hope hope hope that it will fit baby H who INSISTS on growing bigger and bigger every time I see him! Love that little guy!
Next up is the top down baby raglan.

This is for baby M who is about 1 month old right now.
Tis was a sweater that I had to wait to meet her before I made anything for her and I'm glad I did! I think this yarn shade of purple will look great on her and fit with the parents as well.
Pattern
You know I found a top down baby formula online and I can't remember where I found it. As soon as I figure it out I'll give credit where credit is due.
Size: to fit an infant.
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Heavyweight in Jasper
Like the yarn. If I was to make it again I would have done it in a medium weight. The heavy weight is a THICK sport or a light DK.
Photographed on the shop toddler form which is why it looks WAY small but for a 1 month old...perfection. It's since this this photo was taken had it's ends woven in and been washed and is blocking as we speak. I also got some awesome buttons for it as well.

So yeah....finishing jag, two projects (all be it small baby stuff) in 2 days!
Go me.

Happy 200

2009-01-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

It's my 200th post!
Ok so I will have a great update Friday complete with Knitting content, Hot rodding and general mayhem Scrapper style.
Also I received a fashion nugget from the AMAZING Mode Merr.
Ok I'm going to plug Mode Merr.
That dress on the cover is the Vamp Dress. I recieved mine with black sleeves yesterday and I'm stoked. It's my Sunday Outfit for the Grand Nationals.
I love this company. Every garmet it hand made and Angela is a JOY to deal with. She always sends a nice handwritten note with the garmet's I order. I've been ordering from her for YEARS and even with the abuse I generally put my clothes through they have held up really well.
Plus her prices are AMAZING considering the quality of the garmets.
The only down side is it does take a while to receive your order. ABout 3-4 weeks so on account of everything being made to order, so if you have an event (VLV) order way ahead, it's worth it.
I've ordered dresses 2 inches shorter and Angela was very acommodating.
So anyways....want to support a small business and get some smoking threads to boot?
Mode Merr!
ETA
I'm not employed by this company. I just Love love love them and hopefully y'all will too.

I got gauge

2009-01-10T00:06:00.000-08:00

Yes bitches...I did math in my head...ordered yarn for a pattern, taking into consideration my loose knitting and BAM first swatch out I got correct gauge! Fear me knit police! Loves me some math!

On the topic of Love

2009-01-06T17:06:00.000-08:00

I was reading the dual post that the Dirty Pirate Hooker and her Fiance wrote and it made me think about the DSB.
Actually I was thinking about what love is and what it is to me can be summed up in one photo.

See that...that is love right there baby.
Little background.
That photo was taken from the cab of my 36' pickup at 6:30 am. What you can't tell is that we are moving in this picture. This is the UNGODLY long as hell line to get into the 2008 Mooneyes Xmas Party.
The wait was so long that my truck was starting to overheat. I had to kill the engine to avoid cracking my engine block.
What you are looking at in this photo is the DSB pushing my truck while I steer. The big lug pushed my truck at least 50 yards till he had to stop because he was having "Chest Pains" (he's fine). That is love right there.
I think back to all the other guys I've dated and I ask myself "Would he have pushed my truck in the freezing cold at 6:30 am?"
The Answer is HELL NO.
My last BF was only really good for borrowing money and downloading porn onto my computer.
The DSB is so good on so many levels. He thinks it's cute when I knit, he doesn't mind when i drink WAY too much of that cheap white wine at the Nokia Center and end up falling down in a parking lot (and believe me I'm a very floppy drunk but I wasn't driving so I cut loose a little, ok too loose but hey that's what he gets for volunteering to be the Designated Driver.). He puts up with my brother. He thinks I'm cute first thing in the morning, no makeup, hair all matted up and breath that smells like I slept with a dead hamster in my mouth. Yeah he loves me.
Anyways...that's love to me.

Knitting Content

2009-01-06T16:48:00.000-08:00

My Woodland Shawl by the talented Nikol Lohr.
I'm using Schafer Anne in the colorway Sarah.
Size 2 needles.
this is going to be my County Fair project, if I ever finish it.
I manage to knock out almost 1 chart repeat a night when I work on it.
I've also been working on this
baby vest for my friends little boy. It's going to be too small I can tell but I'll send it to her anyways and she'll love it.
Tonight I think I'm going to take advantage of having the house all to myself for a few hours and bake some thank you cookies for a friend that helped me out during my recent Identity Theiving,
M&M cookies....MMmmMmMMmmmmm.

Dear 2009...suck it

2009-01-02T13:23:00.000-08:00

Ok so it's Jan 2nd and guess what. I've been a victim of theft. Someone got ahold of my debit card info and pin somehow and has withdrawn over $1,200.00 from my bank account. I've been on the phone for the past 2 hours with my bank, I'm hopefully going to get the money back but now I have to go to a bank branch, get the atm photos of the fuckbags that stole my money and file a police report. Hear that you jacktardfuckbags....You're so going to JAIL to be butt raped! I am refusing to be a victim again.
I'm so pissed cause I don't know if I can pay my car insurance this month. I won't get my money back for at least a month...Im so freaked.
The DSB is being sweet and will cover my half of the bills and such till I get the money back....I'm such a lucky girl.
So 2009,
I had high hopes for you. I defended you when people talked ill of you and this is how you repay me? SUCK IT!

Starting out on the right foot

2009-01-01T13:54:00.000-08:00

Soooo anyways.
I'm severely hung over right now....why you ask...well cause we had an impromptu New Years Eve party. We decided Tuesday night that since everyone is broke and there wasn't anything good going on anyways we should just have some friends over. So about 12 people crowded into our little bungalow to feast on Prime Rib (After x-mas there is usually super discounted rib roast at the store, feeding 12 people for under $40.00...priceless) mashed potatoes and all kinds of munchies.
Didn't take any pictures but I drank massive ammounts of wine/champagne and got a new years smooch from the DSB.
Now I'm super hung over. I really really want a bloody mary but no matter how hard I beg/plead/threaten the DSB refused to go to the 7-11 around the corner and get me tomato juice. I'd totally go myself but I'm hung over and busy doing the rest of the clean up from last night.
Did I mention I awoke to most of the party picked up and pretty much all there was for me to do is wash a few dishes and sweep up the celebration popper confetti? Love that man of mine. The only thing that would make me love him more is if he'd get me some damned tomato juice.
Oooooh also I used my x-mas gift (The Mother of all waffle irons) and made whole wheat waffles. I also cooked a whole pound of bacon, minus 2 slices I'm going to use to make jalapeno poppers tonight. I got the pepper rack from E (the new mommy of the most awesome baby) for my brithday and I'm still trying to think what can top that for her next year. Does that make sense...it doesn't have to I'm tore up.
Anyways ducklings, I've decided that 2009 is going to be OUR year! Meaning the DSB wins at Grand Nationals. Keep yer fingers crossed!
Happy new year.

Aaaaw Shucks

2008-12-30T11:50:00.000-08:00

Hey y'all....I'm baaaack,
I've been on Hiatus for a few dozen weeks, partly because I've been up to alot of stuff (that is frankly none of my stalkers business) and because with the holidays, Mooneyes and the start of my annual GNRS diet and work out program (more on that in a sec) I've been super super swamped.
Yes the DSB's coupe has been accepted the the Grand National Roadster Show. In One of the BIG buildings. Can you stand it? I sure can't. Though I'm sure he probably won't win any trophy's I got a new dress for the award day because....well do you remember the last time I thought he wouldn't win anything....yeah I had to wear my dirty Saturday outfit to the awards ceremony. Ok Ruca is gonna totally appreciate this dress. Custom made Sailor dress, midnight blue with white trim, long sleeves (cause who am I kidding this show is at the end of January and it gets colder than a witches you know what.) and possibly a little teeny sailor hat thought the DSB put the kabash on the hat idea. I know I know this outfit is more suited for Ink and Iron or anything at the queen mary, but I think it's too freaking cute for words.
Now I know what your thinking,
"Scrapper, that's a whole lot of info. Aren't you afraid that the Stalker will find out where you will be?"
the Answer is,
Well we've made it very public knowledge that we will be at this event and she probably has found out already and I really can't stop said stalker from showing up, getting drunk, following us and harassing our friends and generally making an ass out of herself. Besides...It's a big show and it'll take her like forever to track us down. Now my New Years Eve plans I'm keeping to myself.

Ha ha ha

2008-11-20T14:55:00.000-08:00

Dude....my stalker reads my blog...I'm not surprized but geez.
So I have really awesome plans this weekend but I can't say what they are.
Come back Monday for a full update!

It Came from the Valley

2008-11-14T15:16:00.000-08:00

So I've been ultra busy lately...working and doing club stuff. Today I had a "me day" as in I got my nails did, baked bread, got a bikini wax and oh yeah dragged my ass 38 miles to Castiac to drop off some hair stuff that accidentally got packed in my kit.
Seriously.
What a drag.
The good news is I get to be in a music video tomorrow, though with my recent weight gain/breakout I have a feeling I'll end up on the cutting room floor. Oh well.
Tonight is cruise night....I won't say where as my stalker may show up if she knows but it's fun.
I'll post pics later.
Also...keep your fingers crossed for the DSB. He sent off his application for the Grand National Roadster show along with photos. Not for the Suede Palace (though he was flattered by two offers to be in there) but one of the BIG BUILDINGS. Yes if he gets in he gets to compete against the High Dollar trailer queens.
Just to Clarify, the DSB's car is not a trailer queen. He built it to drive it, not to show it. Just so happens he promised the paint and body guy he'd apply for the big building.
Also, his car is going to be on a Mad Fabricators DVD...well they're planning something anyways. I can't say more or I'd have to kill you.

So keep your fingers crossed that his humble little home built hot rod will be accepted so he can show everyone just how we do it in The Valley!