So it’s been snowing all day. I stayed up late last night watching RUSH and it had a good head start when I woke up at 8 this morning. LATE LATE LATE for me. One of the benefits of having a hernia is I am not supposed to shovel it so I can stay in, be a lay-about and knit and enjoy a picture like this:
While that was going on, I spent the afternoon in my room (what else is new? This is NOT how a 41 year old should be living.) watching Doctor Who and realsied I like Chris Eccleston as the Doctor but not as much as David Tennant and not sure I”m wild about the guy replacing David but what choice do we have? It has always been a show of change and evolution-something I don’t handle too well. After a few Doctor Who episodes,I popped in The Idolmaker. Haven’t seen that in decades, my mum would have loved it. And as soon as I post this, I’m going to watch Dead of Winter which is one of my all time favourites. I’m contemplating throwing in The Exorcist, it’s been a while since I last saw that which is good. I’ve seen it SO many times over the past 30 years it was getting boring. Was working on this while the devil box was on:
I needed another pair of slippers and even tho these bore the shit out of me after knitting 3 pair back to back for Christmas,they’re my favourite slipper sock so….this should carry me though until next winter. Need to find a jumper to knit…I’m getting tired of socks.
One thing that sorta set me off was this is perfect weather to write and I was burning a Yankee Candle (Baby Powder scent) and it made me want to get back to writing my book except I don’t have the solitude to do it. I want to finish it so bad but sometimes I think that’s not gonna happen. This will be the SECOND fuckin’ book I started writing and never finished. I HAVE to get back to this one…I miss my characters, I miss the scenarios they took me to, I miss their lifestyle and I miss spending time with them. I know that sounds crazy but if you write, you understand.
Sketchy day…was decent compared to the usual but I hate right before dinner when my dad stands there and studies me while I make a salad. it’s a contest to keep myself from going over the edge and I don’t often make it. This has been going on for so long I wonder, sometimes, if I’m even capable of a normal life anymore…I’d probably need to re-learn how to live without stressing like this. I forget what it’s like to laugh and have a really good day. I gotta learn soon-Cedar Point is coming up quickly. I think I’ll start marking the days off on a calendar.
I saw this on another blog: Writer’s Block Question tricky questions: What is your first reaction when someone says “I need to talk to you”? My reaction is Where’s the Valium? Either way it’s generally not something I’m in a frame of mind or mood to deal with.
Nice! Those socks look so cozy, and fit in with the wintery scene. Our winter scenery is starting to look like that too.
First, let me say that I’m a huge fan of your posts. You’re on my List Of Ravelry Favorites, and I often share your stuff with my knitting friends.
I am writing everyone on my Favorites List with a couple of questions. If you can answer them for me, it would be a HUGE HUGE HUGE favor. Really HUGE.
Thing is, I am writing a piece on Ravelry for my college magazine. Topic is WHY Ravelry is such a huge success. I need opinions from fellow Ravelers like you to back up this claim I am making.
These are the questions:
1) Why did you choose to join Ravelry?
2) How did you learn about Ravelry?
3) What does Ravelry give you that other sites don’t?
4) Absolutely anything else you’d like to share with me on this subject.
My quandary is this: I love the site and come here almost every week to look for knitting tips and ideas. (I haven’t joined yet, as I am too shy to talk of my own work…)
I want to understand why others do the same. Each person must have his or her own reason and I am very curious to understand this trend.
Once I write the piece, I intend to send it across to Bob the dog. Maybe, he will post it on the site to encourage newcomers or even use it for other promotion purposes.
Thank you in advance
Keep writing, keep sharing, keep creating
Warmest regards
Cynthia
My Email address is:
cynthiachesterfield@gmail.com