I've been craving action, lately. That's not to say I've done much over the past few months. Jobs are still at a standstill and I'm still living at home. One of those has to change before the other can. It seems an infinite loop of non-doing. I find both intimidating and meaningless without the other ( Read more... )

History, to me, or even reading about a particular experience, elevates it into something mystical, crazy difficult, unrelatable and unachievable. This feeling is a lie ( Read more... )

As most of my loyal, devoted, (and yet non-commenting) readers know, I have graduated. This has caused, unsurprisingly to the world, and surprisingly to little ol' home-schooled me, an influx of cards and cash. It's rather wondrous. Really, that's all I have to say on the subject. It's just plain cool.

To mix things up a bit, my knitting has re- ( Read more... )

And I'm rather nervous. I never thought I would be, but finishing a top in 17 days? What was I thinking? That I have somehow acquired the willpower and speed of a second year knitter? Okay, blurb over. I am nervous, but I'll deal and try to gauge how much I should knit every day to finish on time. I think one lace pattern repeat every day is maybe ( Read more... )