Well I made it

[tephra]

After all that hassle with the passport I didn't even get asked for an ID to get into Canada. I did to get back into the US though. I managed to hit both borders at times where I only had to wait for two or three cars ahead of me, talk about a nice change of pace.

Instead of the traditional thunderstorm around Albany this year I was treated to FOG, off and on pea soup fog from Albany all the way to my folks' place. :P

The internet here didn't need fixing for a change, but damn I have a lot of software to update....

[Yes, I did get my passport. It arrived while I was at Anthrocon. That would be... eight? maybe seven, weeks after I applied and paid the extra for expedited service (two to four weeks). I'll be writing a letter to try to get that fee back since I paid for a service I didn't receive. Somehow I doubt anything will come of it, the government wiggles out of things that a business would be held to, but it can't hurt to try and I could really use that cash back.]

Comments

[kat-chan.livejournal.com]

Fog in those valleys around Albany can be...not a good thing. Of course, the blinding snow storms I've hit around there are also Not Good. *laughs*

And the government will claim you did get expedited service because people not paying for it are waiting 10 to 12 weeks due to the crush of passport applications. You just know that's their handy-dandy excuse.

[tephra]

I am really glad that the trucker that was pulled in at the end of the exit to the first service plaza in Massachusetts had his blinkers on, I would have either driven past the exit without seeing it or driven right into the back of his truck. There was a film of something, probably stone dust, on my windshield from the construction around Schenectady that the fog just turned to mud that the wipers couldn't get off. I keep Windex wipes in the car so I cleaned my windshield at that stop so I could continue on.

I'm sure that's what the government will say, even though all their papers and their agent said two to four weeks. :P A business wouldn't be able to get away with that but who watches the watchers and all that.

[morganalilith.livejournal.com]

based on my last few experiences passing through canada, THEY don't care if we come in. but the US is less enthusiastic to have us come back, lol.

[wronske.livejournal.com]

hey there, you posted awhile ago in "knitting chat" asking for book suggestions.

i saw you mention in the replies that you'd like a book with some info on fibres. "knitting rules" by stephanie pearl-mcphee has an awesome section on this; specifically, she gives a guide to identifying mystery fibres. by using various tests like burning and bleaching, you can figure out if an unknown yarn is wool, acrylic, silk, etc. very useful!

[tephra]

Thanks! I'll add it to the list of books to find and browse. :)

I still can't get over how much has changed with knitting in the last 20 years.... All the free patterns online are just... wow.

And the yarns... bamboo? I want to try some of that. :D