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I have the next three days off, the first two will not be spent stitching as I’m heading to Pentiction for a Rob Thomas concert, stay the night there then shopping in Kelowna on Thursday, which is good as I need to hit Micheal’s as I ran out of 727 and cannot finish the bottom of Mulan’s skirt until I replace it, I don’t know how that happened. I was sure I had another skein, but according to both my eyes and my app I am out.
So that means I got Mulan’s sleeves finished and the red sash started.

Also finish finished the angel which means I’ll get back to working on the Owl baby thing soon.  

As for what I watched.

Critical Role - My work schedule is switching around for a month or so, so I’ll be able to watch the live shows again YAY!!!

Stranger Things - I heard a lot of good things about this Netflix series, and they were all true, wonderful sci-fi/horror series,

Glee S06 E01-10 Finally got season  6 up on Netflix, and I’m already almost finished, this show had it’s issues, annoyingly glorifying bulling being the worst one, but the music was great as were several of the storylines.

Olympic WIPocalypse

I am obsessed with the Olympics, always have been, seriously, I wrote a paper on it in grade two, Okay maybe it was three sentences about my favorite thing but still...so the WIPocalypse Olympic challenge was perfect for me. I chose #2. a distance challenge (for those one at a time stitchers, or anyone else who wants to do some serious focusing on a particular piece) in hopes of finishing the angel for my sister-in-laws birthday, and it was a success, I did finish during the closing ceremonies, probably would have been quicker but I'm easily distracted by the games.  I still have to finish finish her, but here she is in all her glory.

So many beads

The August question is  - Have you ever read any fictional books that involve embroidery?  If so, give us some recommendations?  I can't think of any off hand, but I've read a lot of regency romance so it's likely I've come across it numerous times.

There is no what I watched this time as all I've watched was Olympics

Gishwhes

Tomorrow is the start of the Gishwhes scavanger hunt Click here to understand so I am unlikely to get much stitching done, and then the Olympics start. Therefore it seems like the time for a really quick update,  

Here's Mulan

And here's a Mill Hill Angel that I almost forgot I had to get done by September for a birthday, so Hedwig has been put on hold and this will become my Olympic project.

As for what I watched

Critical Role

Dare Devil S02 E04-E13 End of Season 2, Do I really have to wait for season 3 now.

Enemy At The Gates - Another WWII movie, the only other one I have I think, As stated before I don’t have many war movies, but this is about a personal battle between a Russian sniper and a German sniper and they are played by Jude Law and Ed Harris, and that makes the whole thing worth watching.

Evita - Film version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Incredible music even if it does get repetitive towards the end, also Antonio Banderas is magnificent in this.

July Blahs.

Haven’t done a blog since the last  WIPocolypse (oops) July’s  question is
If you are participating in the Olympic Challenge, tell us about your plans – which type of challenge you’ve selected, the pieces you’ll be stitching on, etc.  If you are not participating in the challenge, tell us how this year’s stitching is going for you so far, and if you’re meeting your stitching goals so far for the year.

I am going to participate in the challenge because I am obsessive about the Olympics, and will be watching every spare second I have. And I will have Hedwig beside me the whole time, so I will be doing part 2 of the challange

1. a rotation challenge (for those who like to work on a bunch of different pieces)
2. a distance challenge (for those one at a time stitchers, or anyone else who wants to do some serious focusing on a particular piece)
3. a color challenge (stitch only in the colors of the olympic rings on your WIP pieces, OR… your nation’s flag).

Also that will make up for pretty much ignoring Hedwig all July

To answer the second question, because why not, my stitching goals are actually going fairly well, I reassessed doing Mulan and the Fractal at the same time, decided I was insane to even think it and stuck with Mulan and the secondary project, I finished my mystery stitch that no one is allowed to see, and got a good start on Hedwig before the tour started. And Mulan is going a lot faster than expected, I will finish her in less than a year. I'm sure I will.

I have no update on Hedwig, between the 2 and 3am work starts causing me to miss Jeopardy and the Tour de France putting a hold on the movie project I have been strictly stitching Mulan and am slowly realizing how big she really is.

As of today I have 5 days off in a row, I’ve been feeling kind of down about it as I grabbed the days to go to the Celebration of Light in Vancouver and those plans have since fallen through and now I find myself at loose ends for the weekend, This was to be a birthday present to myself and I feel like the change of plans is causing a minor mid life crisis. Which is annoying me to no end, I usually love having a weekend to do nothing in. But I will be 45, maybe I’m due that crisis, lets hope it only lasts the weekend..  Bah I’m just annoyed at being annoyed and cranky about this.


As for what I watched.
Critical Role

The Tour De France - no stitching during this as I don’t want to miss the magnificent scenery.

Jessica Jones S01 E04-13 Really good series, can’t wait to see where the character goes from here, and the Daredevil tie ins were well done

Daredevil S02 E01-03 And in comes the Punisher with brilliant casting.

The Emperor’s New Groove - This has got to be one of Disney’s silliest animated movies, but such fun.,

Independence Day: Resurgence  - I was worried a bit about this one, ID4 is one of my all time favourite movies, so I was a little scared they would screw this up, but they didn’t, it is a very worthy sequel.

June WIPocalypse

Time for a very late WIPocalypse update. June's question is
 Do you find yourself more productive with stitching in summer or winter?

I’m definitely more productive in winter, I stay in and watch movies more then, also I’m obsessed with the Tour de France, (which starts on Saturday YAY!!!) and it’s hard to stitch through that as the scenery is what first drew me to the race.
So not as much stitching done in July and August is the Olympics and there’s apparently a stitching challenge for that that I will have to think about.
Mulan is coming right along, the skirt is blocks of colour, so faster to do, but less exciting.

Hedwig birth announcement barely got touched until today but here’s a little progress anyway.

As for what I watched. I actually managed to get to the theatre a couple times lately, with the change of my hours (4am being the latest I start) I can’t really get to the evening shows and still function.  However it’s really easy to go to matinees. It’s just our smallish town only has weekday matinees when there is no school so I’m good now for the next couple months, and Independence Day is next on my must see list.

Critical Role

Daredevil S01 E07-13 Great show, glad the second season is already available, but first

Jessica Jones S01 E01-03 More of a noir thriller but set in the Marvel universe, can’t wait to see where this is going

Ever After - A wonderful retelling of Cinderella without the fantasy
elements

Finding Dory - I worry about sequels sometimes, but no need to worry about this one, so much fun

Warcraft - To start, I don’t play video games, don’t own any systems, but have
a  very vague knowledge of the Warcraft universe, but there aren’t enough high fantasy movies out there so I’m willing to try anything, and this was a very satisfying way to spend the evening, I hope there is another one as the ending leaves it wide open for sequels.

Quick update

I guess it’s time for an update, I can’t believe at the beginning of the year I thought I might be able to do three projects at once, one per each room I stitch in. Life decided I couldn’t do that.  Thanks to a much earlier start time in the work schedule (1am and 2am starts) I no longer get to watch Jeopardy most nights as I need sleep. So very little Jeopardy stitching will get done,  therefore upstairs project has had to move downstairs to be my movie project stitching. Said stitching is the just started Hedwig birth announcement

Mulan is moving along well, I’ve gotten to the large block sections, quicker going, but not as interesting to do, I seem to be made for complicated patterns

As for what I watched.

Critical Role

Gilmore Girls S01 E19-21 S02 E01-02

Daredevil S01 E01-06 - The good Neflix series, not the movie that should have been better

Up - A really fun adventure that starts with one of the greatest cinematic love stories. 

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory - Bad guys hijack a train, they picked the wrong one as Steven Segal was a passenger.

Now You See Me 2 - Should have been called Now You Don’t, wasted opportunity there. Twas good, didn’t have the magic of the first but still really good for an uncalled for sequal.

El Dorado - I’m not a big western person, but Mom, Dad and my brother are so I watched a lot growing up, And this one is one of my favourites, typical western story line, ranchers against the big bad rich outsider that wants to buy up all the land. Also it was the beginning of my celebrity crush on James Caan.

This Time Last Year

It is once again time for WIPocalypse and this month’s question is

What were you stitching this time last year and have you finished it?

Last year I was of course stitching my beloved Cindy, which is now finished, framed, given to mom and hanging on her wall.  I was also working on Music, which is also finished, framed and hung and even won second prize at the fair last year. Framed picture here are why I always do my finished pics unframed, that glare just defeats me every time

I had another finish, this lovely little Mill Hill Nativity that will be given to my Sister in Law for her birthday in September, along with an angel I haven’t started yet.

But first a new birth thingy for her son’s new son, pattern is picked and will probably be started tomorrow.
I’ve also made quite a bit of progress on Mulan

As for what I watched.

Critical Role

Supernatural  - Season 11 Finale - Carry On My Wayward Son!!

Gilmore Girls S01 E01-  I always meant to watch this and never got around to
it, I guess it was time.

U-571 - I don’t have a lot of war movies, but I’ve always enjoyed this one, it does have every military movie cliché going, but still a good ride.