Soft, Cuddly and Straight from Hell

With all of my knitting groups, belly dancing class, gym workouts and general drunken stupor, I feel like I hardly accomplish anything. But, over the weekend, I sat down and made a Softie! Softies are basically stuffed animals/objects that are designed by indie artists and generally not for children (because of small parts or delicacy). The one I made is from the Softie kit I bought on Wednesday at Fancy Tiger.

I also found this lovely website this morning, called Softies Central. The Softies book is on this blog, at the top left. I'll try and post a pic of my Softie - which is a little cake - as soon as I sift through all the crap on my camera and suffer through the insufferable download process (or is that upload?) I think I could get into making these in a big way. I've got dozens of ideas floating around in the ol' noggin. The trouble is translating them into workable patterns.

Tenugui In Hell

Holy Flying Crapsicle, people.
This is getting rediculous. Is there an end to all the cute Japanese stuff for me to crave?!

Tenugui

Amigurumi In Hell

Holy Christmas Crap!!! I just discovered Amigurumi. I think this is the start of a long and beautiful friendship. Turns out that this is what those White Stripes and Zombie figures I spilled about earlier are. Just what I need; another hobby.

Can't Get Enough of Hell

How do you define addiction? Is it a physical dependence on narcotics? Is it detrimental habitual behavior? Or, is addiction the inability to stop yourself from doing anything in excess to the point that it becomes bad for you, drugs or exercise or sky diving or World of Warcraft?

One of my favorite quotes (and I don't know who said it) is "We are the sum of our vices." Another one of my favorite quotes is, "Some people treat their bodies like a temple. I treat mine like an amusement park." However, that last one is a little beside the point.

I have been addicted to several substances in my lifetime. Most of them were short-lived, thankfully. Nicotine has been the hardest to kick. Seriously, I've done Cocaine and Heroin, and they don't hold a freakin' candle to nicotine. They will deteriorate your body and your mind much faster, but I kicked them both in the ass without going into a program. There's the likelihood that I'm a bit of an alcoholic as well. Maybe I'm in denial, but I don't see a problem with it. I just need to watch it. If it starts interfering with my job, then I need to stop.

Something I never thought I'd be addicted to is shopping. Not clothes shopping and not shopping like those crazy Black Friday people. I just can't quit spending money. It's really having a bad effect on my life and I need to get it under control. But, I don't know how to stop. I hate it! There's got to be some type of support group or advisor or something that can help me out. So, this is my cry for help, people.