Oscars 2009 (and a little knitting)

Our Oscar "Party" was pretty low-key this year since James and I were out of town for most of the weekend. Instead of caviar, we had guacamole; instead of quiche, we had pizza; and instead of flan, we had cinna-stix. We still had a good time, though. We watched Vicky Cristina Barcelona before the show started, and I was glad we did since Penelope Cruz ended up winning for her role in that movie. I really don't have much to say about the Oscars except that I was very pleased with all the acting recipients and moderately pleased with everything else except Best Picture and Best Directing--I really wanted Milk to win, but I did expect Slumdog Millionaire to win, so it was at least no surprise.

I finished up some fingerless mitts that I started Saturday at my parents' house, and I gave them to Sara as a belated birthday gift. They are from a single skein of Noro Kuyeron so the colors couldn't be matched as they don't repeat. They are what I hear called "fraternal" as opposed to "identical." I think that's pretty funny. She seemed to like them.

I also finished up the birthday gift socks for Amber nearly two months ahead of the due date, which means I can start some socks for myself finally! They have some strange pooling going on, but I think it just adds character. Please ignore how baggy they are on my too-small feet.

I have very little left (I think) on the Burnished Tunic Sweater, so I really hope to finish it this week. Yay!