Sunday Sunday

Does anyone else read PostSecret? It’s something I look forward to reading every Sunday. Somehow reading others secrets is cathartic. I can’t explain it at all.

Another gorgeous day.

Gorgeous weekend

Spent the day with Jen (Ophie on Ravelry) today. We visited Village Stitches, ate lunch at Meatheads and went to Mary Lynn’s Yarn Garden. Then sit ‘n knit.

And I told her about the obsessive much guy. Back to fishing.

Friday

Not too much to say other than it’s Friday!!!!!!!!

Oh, Sheep and Wool hat? Finished

Selbu Modern? Cast on

Thursday

You know that feeling you have when you think you’ve got all your work done, but something lingers in the back of your mind?

Yeah, that’s today.

Middle ‘o the week blues

I can’t get DDub’s “Tise ‘N Grind” out of my head. That’s what you get when you follow people on Twitter from your childhood, they talk about something and boom! It’s in your head.

Boom? Now I sound like Danny Messer from “CSI:NY.” Which might not be a bad thing, come to think of it . . . Carmine Giovinazzo? Call me!

I noticed on Sunday that on “Three Rivers” the transplant guy Ryan looks surprisingly like Mark-Paul Gosselar. Weird. Or Eric Szmada.

Knitting, knitting and more knitting. Since I’m posting via e-mail, there won’t be any pictures, but I can talk about it. I’ve completed the hem of my Sheep and Wool hat, finished 3 pattern repeats and connected the CO to the body of the hat. So, I’m on the patterning until I want to stick needles through me eyes and then crown decreases. Should be a fairly quick knit, and should be done by the weekend. My other things (cardigan, vest, socks, hand warmers) have taken a backseat for the moment. They all want their time in the sun, as we all do, so I can’t blame them for that. Just, it will come, okay?

The Yarn Harlot is tempting my wallet with Mooi. Bad harlot, very bad. I can’t afford $51.95/skein of yarn. I just can’t. Now, if I could get a kit of half-a-skein and a pattern for Pretty Thing? Deal. Total deal. Hello? Anyone out there working on this? I need this!

Could there be more going on that I’m not posting about? Possibly. Will it all surface eventually? Definitely. Just be patient.

Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday

I almost couldn’t think of a song with Tuesday in the title, then “Ruby Tuesday” popped into my head. Weird the things you can think of when pushed. Even if I was the one doing the pushing.

So, the boss is out of town this week, which means that there are several projects I can tie up this week and have ready to go when she returns. I would have had them done anyway, but they will be completely done for her, and not 90% done.

I’m knitting on my Sheep and Wool hat this week. I don’t think it will be for me, it might be a gift for someone. I won’t know for certain until I’m done knitting it. I’m still working on another cardigan, and a pair of orange fingerless mitts for work. I also want to start a Selbu Modern for myself. We’ll see when I get that started.

Day 2

So, I’m at day two of this blog everyday thing. We’ll see how it goes . . .

I’ve decided on my vest for vestvember (it’s different than I had originally planned) but I will be using the same yarn. Other than that . . . I haven’t cast on yet. It might end up being a vest in December instead . . .

Started my Sheep and Wool hat last night, but the real dark green Cascade 220 feels a smidge like acrylic (gasp!) and I know it’s 100% wool. Drat. But it’ll look nice and should soften up once washed.

Off to watch “Castle”

NaBloPoMo and Vestvember

So, it’s NaBloPoMo. Which means post 1x day for the month of November.

It’s also Vestvember. Which means I need to pick out my pattern (check) and yarn (check). Now, I just need to cast on . . .

Define: Slacker

I’d like you all to meet my friend, Slacker. What, you don’t know anyone like Slacker? Oh, I beg to differ, and here’s how you can tell Slacker from everyone else.

Slacker will be between the ages of 18-35, and primarily be male, though there are a few female Slackers out there. Slacker will generally be a nice person – smart, nice, funny – but will lack motivation. Motivation for what you ask? For anything – work, food, friendships, relationships, etc.

Case 1: Slacker has temporary assignment for summer, home for summer from college, and it’s at a good company. One day, we’ll say Thursday, Slacker calls his agency and says he “won’t be going to work today. It’s too nice outside and I’m at the beach. In fact, I won’t be going back to work at all.”

Case 2: Slacker has opportunity to move home, have a support group, get a good job and possibly date a nice girl. Slacker instead decides to file for extension on unemployment (yes, we’re paying for him to sit on his duff), not get to know family, not look for a job and the girl? He rainchecks her for a date, though they’ve already gone for coffee twice before.

Case 3: Slacker has job, yes it’s temporary, and makes good friends. He’s invited to all the parties, joins a softball team and knows all the best stories. One day, he decides he’s had enough and leaves. Without telling anyone. Just vanishes – leaving job, friends, parties, etc.

Case 4: Slacker is in college, and needs money. Instead of asking mom and dad, or getting a part-time job, Slacker “makes his own credit cards.” And proceeds to use them. And gets caught.

Do any of these cases sound familiar? There are hundreds, if not thousands of Slackers out there. And yes, there is something we (the collective we) can do to help break the Slacker from the path they are on.

First, responsibility. It sounds simple enough, but let’s delve deeper. Hand over to them the responsibility, whether they have earned it or not. Are they sitting at their parents’ home doing nothing? Set up a night that they cook for everyone at home – don’t help. Set up a day when rent is due – if mom and dad pay mortgage, why can’t Slacker help? Give them the responsibility for the yardwork. It may seem juvenile giving them “chores,” but they are living there too. They wouldn’t complain if it was their house, so give them the ownership of the chore.

Money. Don’t shell out money for them to go out – eat, drinks, movies, bowling, fishing, etc. Don’t give in to their ploy to not be financially responsible for themselves. If they don’t like the food in the house, they can buy their own snacks. They need to learn to not depend on mom and dad for money for each and every event.

Personal. Educate Slacker on the simple process of actually using a phone for more than texting. It’s very easy to dial a number and talk to a person. Teach them the value of “thank you” cards. Teach them the basic manners – please, thank you, I’m sorry – including opening doors and helping out others when you see they need help. Also, remind them of why they shouldn’t make fun of others, or drag others down with their own poor choices.

Health. Slacker needs to get up, everyday, at a reasonable time. It doesn’t matter if Slacker drug his body home at 2am, Slacker needs to be up and at ‘em at 8am. Letting Slacker sleep in instills in them the idea that it’s okay to sleep their life away. Reality is harsh, and it bites, and they need a good dose of reality.

Also, Slacker needs to know that by being Slacker, he is going to be left behind by others in his world – girlfriend, acquaintances, family – because they will move on with their lives and Slacker will continue to be in Slacker mode, the terminal 18-yer old who refuses to become an adult. It’s not funny to be Peter Pan anymore.

And reality? It always bites.

That one person

Do you have that one person in your life, that no matter where you are, what you’ve done and how old you are, makes you feel like the only person in the world? That there is no one else that matters anywhere but you and them? That if the showed up in front of you right now, that you would go anywhere with them, no questions asked?

Life’s a b*tch when that one person is married to someone else. Or maybe they’re not my oner person afterall. Either way, karma has a funny sense of humor.