Guess what? I've been knitting. Please praise the knitting gods. I casted on for a plain stockinette toe up sock the other day (with my new harmonies, nonetheless!) and have even done several rows on Bee Fields. I'm feeling it, I'm feeling it.
I haven't knitted as much as I'd like because of work. The receptionist has been out all week with the flu (it's REALLY going around here) and since I'm primary backup, that leaves me at the front desk... which also means that I've been working 9.5 hour days to at least keep a semi-controlled handle on my responsibilities as well as working up front. So I've been pretty exhausted this week, but it will be a long weekend for me (my b-day is Monday and I've taken that day off) so I'll be fine.
In addition, the democratic debate is going to happen next week RIGHT NEXT DOOR to where I work. CNN has been calling wanting to reserve classrooms, but hello? We have classes in them. The parking lot behind our building (which is where everyone on campus parks) will be shut down due to news crews and security purposes. The rumor is that we may have to shut down our building for the day, or at least part of the day. Cross your fingers. That would make next week awesome: out Monday, work Tuesdays and wednesday, out Thursday, work Friday. Sweet!
But this weekend I just want to lay low. Hopefully my knitting inspiration will continue, maybe I'll go see a movie, have a few good meals. I have a dr's appt on Monday, but I hope that will be quick and painless and I can enjoy the rest of my day then.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tiny Break
I've been a little preoccupied these last couple of weeks. First of all, I'll be honest: I haven't knitted a stitch in quite a while. Why? I'm not really sure. I'm not thrilled with either the Snowflake Socks nor Bee Fields. My unhappines from Snowflake comes from the fact that the first one is pretty tight and I know that they will actually be pretty unwearable. My slight unhappiness with Bee Fields comes from the difficulty level of the project - there seriously is no resting and "easy" rows in this baby... so it's definitely not mindless knitting. Why haven't I just cast on for a simple stockinette toe up sock? I couldn't tell you. Especially since I got the new Harmony Wood DPN set for my birthday. You'd think I'd be running to my stash, right? I don't really know what's wrong with me.
The main thing I've been doing in place of knitting is reading. I've read several books, and have been most thrilled with Kate Atkinson. I've seen her stuff on the shelves for years because she is near the Margaret Atwood section (which I scan each and every time I go to Half Price Books with the hope to score another of her works.. I have almost all of them now!), but had never been very interested. I read in some online community that she is a great mystery writer, so I randomly picked up "Case Histories" and "One Good Turn." Little did I know, Case Histories introduced a character (Jackson Brodie) and chronologically I should have started there. But I didn't - but luckily it didn't spoil my enjoyment. They were both wonderful novels... Especially since thriller-mystery type books are exactly what I've been craving lately. Case Histories featured 3 cold case-type mysteries (all wound into one cohesive story) and One Good Turn showed how one small decision/event/life catastrophe (?) affects so many other people. Just good fun. Right now I'm reading Crime and Punishment (just started this morning on the bus) and am not sure if I'm going to finish it. I honestly just grabbed it to pass the time.
One thing that I'm going to do is look for knitting Projects to work on. I'm looking at sweaters/cardigans because I've never really done one. The first on my list is Mrs. Darcy. I like this one because it's big yarn and big needles, and hopefully I will not get bogged down in tiny stitches and pattern repeats. I am a little worried that it might be too small for me, but maybe I'll just go up a needle size or two and see how it works? Yikes! Wish me luck.
So that's where I am - nothing exciting going on, just hanging out. Work is going okay - things could be better and they could be worse, but isn't that always the case? Even with the perfect job?
Oh, by the way. I got my hair cut. Really short. I love it.
The main thing I've been doing in place of knitting is reading. I've read several books, and have been most thrilled with Kate Atkinson. I've seen her stuff on the shelves for years because she is near the Margaret Atwood section (which I scan each and every time I go to Half Price Books with the hope to score another of her works.. I have almost all of them now!), but had never been very interested. I read in some online community that she is a great mystery writer, so I randomly picked up "Case Histories" and "One Good Turn." Little did I know, Case Histories introduced a character (Jackson Brodie) and chronologically I should have started there. But I didn't - but luckily it didn't spoil my enjoyment. They were both wonderful novels... Especially since thriller-mystery type books are exactly what I've been craving lately. Case Histories featured 3 cold case-type mysteries (all wound into one cohesive story) and One Good Turn showed how one small decision/event/life catastrophe (?) affects so many other people. Just good fun. Right now I'm reading Crime and Punishment (just started this morning on the bus) and am not sure if I'm going to finish it. I honestly just grabbed it to pass the time.
One thing that I'm going to do is look for knitting Projects to work on. I'm looking at sweaters/cardigans because I've never really done one. The first on my list is Mrs. Darcy. I like this one because it's big yarn and big needles, and hopefully I will not get bogged down in tiny stitches and pattern repeats. I am a little worried that it might be too small for me, but maybe I'll just go up a needle size or two and see how it works? Yikes! Wish me luck.
So that's where I am - nothing exciting going on, just hanging out. Work is going okay - things could be better and they could be worse, but isn't that always the case? Even with the perfect job?
Oh, by the way. I got my hair cut. Really short. I love it.
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