lastest knit completed and yet to be listed

this could be a contender for the item i'm going to enter in my local knit shop's fashion show let me know what you think ;)

pastels from a couple months ago

forgot to post them :)

not just on etsy anymore!

i have a shop at cafepress now.
www.cafepress.com/eiredynamics
you will find shirts, buttons, and more! mostly animal related of course. a portion of my profits will go to my favorite animal shelters and organizations :)
using cafe press for that kinda stuff is so much easier than buying all the stuff to make them myself at home and selling them on etsy so hence the two separate stores. i'm really excited about being to able to express my creativity further.

Top 5!

so my lovely friend, melinda, asked me over email today to list my top five WA discoveries. i thought that was a great catching up question and since everyone keeps asking how it's going i thought i'd share with you as well :)
top 5 (so far-i still have more discovering to do, i mean i haven't even really looked for tea shops yet! :P)
1)starbucks! i know it's been around but i still remember discovering it on my first trip here back in the 90's haha!
2) forks-it's not just for vampires or vampire lovers. it's in the olympic national park which is a rainforest and it's absolutely gorgeous. not to mention a beautiful beach near by at the quileute indian rez.
3)pike pace market-local goodies what else do i need to say? ;)
4) frost doughnuts- the most amazing food you'll ever put in your mouth with all their crazy flavors.
5) seattle is clean and green. there's lots of recycling and composting going on. this is the first apt we've lived in that actually has a recycling program!

some poems i found lying around

so i'm kinda like emily dickenson in that i randomly write things wherever i am on anything i can find. so here's some i found recently. i believe they are from last year.


1)
i stand alone in the valley.
the dirt kicks up around me as the stallions and fillies pass by me.
even though i'm weak and vulnerable,
wild horses couldn't drag me away.
i open my hands,
receiving their strength.
i stand my ground as they roar by.
i will stay.
i will stay with you.

2)Things i miss/remember about chicago
looking at the skyline.
watching the green of the river slowly fade from st. patrick's day.
the air with it's musky scent from the river and the dust of the city.
the same homeless people in the usual spots that you've gotten to know over the years and given weird names to.
memorizing the stops on the brown line.
all of the latest exhibits at the art institute.
depaul and columbia students in their artsy, punk clothes and attitudes.
history.
culture.

3)
i am small and lonely,
soft like china,
trying so hard to find a place to land.

on my mind

we made the move to the pacific northwest. i love it here. perfect weather with lots of greenery :) i've been taking some time again to try and promote my etsy store. excited about some new items i'm getting together.

don't know what i'm doing for other work yet, but have some possibilities. i'm tempting to go home to chicago early since it seems nothing seems to need me to be here yet, but at the same time i don't really want to leave :P i'd rather just wait and travel with corey.

i've been super lazy about working out and doing yoga. and have simultaneously realized that my puppy is fat. well not as fat as some people's dogs, but puppy needs to loss a few pounds. and he is also being lazy with me. i felt like i was dragging him on our walk yesterday.

also playing with ideas to start a cafepress store for my ideas that are not knitted :) too many things in my head and not enough time in a day HA!