Doldrums July 10, 2007
It must be that time of the month again. It’s a lot harder to tell than it used to be. I mean, without, you know, those obvious signs. All I have to go by is my mood. And I’m feeling blah. I’m in the doldrums. I’m bored with the second Monkey sock. No. That’s not quite right. But I so want to start this sweater I have in mind (with this), that I want the Monkey to be over and done with so I can start the sweater. I want to work on the Mystery Stole, but I already finished the second clue.
Maybe I should just admit defeat, and start the sweater anyway. I could work the sock at my desk, the sweater upstairs in the evenings, and the shawl on weekends after the clues are released. That might work. Sigh. We’ll see.
Oh, by the way, did you hear? Melanie was interviewed by USA Today, because of the Mystery Stole. Totally cool. Way to go, Melanie!
Interweave Press throwing a hurt book sale today. Supplies are limited, blah, blah, blah. I think most of the books were already gone by the time I had the time to read their email message. Turns out KnitPicks is having a book sale, too.
I’ve been busy lately—doing precisely what, I’ve no real idea—and am horribly behind on reading and commenting on blogs. Please forgive me! I’m far enough behind that for the most part I’m just marking things read, and starting over. I hate to miss out, but if I try to read every blog post that I haven’t read yet, I won’t be able to do anything else!
The only really nice thing so far today is that it’s foggy still. It was even a tiny bit cool this morning, so I went out and stood in the cool fog, barefoot, to water the plants on my deck, some of which are definitely doing better than others. The pansies have pretty much had it, but they always die back this time of year. The petunias are going whole hog still, especially the red ones. The tomatoes are nearly five feet tall now, and covered with baby yellow pear tomatoes, though the plants hardly have any leaves. The cucumbers are a bust. Dead. Even the bugs that killed them are dead.
See? I’m feeling melancholy. Blch.
–Deb July 10
Yeah, there wasn’t anything at the hurt book sale I was interested in that I didn’t have already, by the time I got there, but I DID hit the Knitpicks sale the other day . . . I do love buying knitting books! Well, any books, really….
Karen B. July 10
Ennui. I know. Nothing tastes good. Your mojo and muse are on a getaway cruise in the Sargasso Sea but they will return. Promise.
KarenJoSeattle July 10
I know the feeling exactly. I’d start the sweater.
Don’t worry about the blogs. You can catch up on anything essential as you go.
It’s nice to hear that more people will soon know about the wild popularity of knitting and the size of the knit blog/KAL/Forum and List world.
Brenda July 10
Summer ennui. An unfortunate but not fatal malady. I’d start the sweater. You can’t wear the socks anytime soon, and the yarn won’t go bad. I hope you are feeling better soon!
Susan in SoCal July 11
Hope the doldrums end soon, Laura. I find that the “down” parts always make me appreciate the “up” parts even more. Does that make sense?
Take care and enjoy this cloudy, cool weather in the morning.
~Kristie July 11
I hope that meeting tomorrow will perk you up! I LOVED the weather yesterday morning.. it reminded me of Seattle which was a perfect treat on my birthday. Sorry to hear you have a bit of the SSS. I think that’s why I always knit two socks at the same time!
I went to the Hurt Sale the second it started and the books were only $1 less than the ones at KnitPicks AND they didn’t even have some of the “better” books.
I’m sorry your plants aren’t doing too well. The weather is taking its toll on our yard too and I had to increase the watering frequency to keep the grass looking halfway decent. I hate wasting the money, but I hate brown grass more!