It's been a couple of days, but not much has happened.
Visited a massage therapist today, as my back muscles decided to form a knot around a nerve and squeeze the heck out of it. I love massage therapy. Would be even better if health insurance companies recognized the health benefits and were willing to pay.
Haven't been knitting much, mostly looking for new patterns. For some reason, I'm on a toy kick, pattern-wise. Who knows whether or not I'll actually knit them up, but it's fun to see the different constructions.
Still on the countdown to moving back to home-land again. Time seems to be ticking by really slowly. Ugh.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
short rambling
Not much to say today. Last night after posting I finished a couple more repeats of the Clapotis scarf that's been on the needles for a while. It's really working up beautifully in the Mirasol Hacho I'm using. It's going to be narrower than the pattern calls for, as I want it to be more of a scarf width than a shawl or wrap. I may or may not post work-in-progress pictures at some point.
I enjoy seeing my knitting as it evolves into something more than a long string, watching one strand of yarn that's however thin or thick transform into fabric. A wrap or garment that's intended to keep someone warm, provide comfort in times of distress, or even just make someone feel appreciated. Knitting reminds me of times with family and friends, putting pieces of life together, and watching something new and wonderful come out of something thin and delicate.
On the flip side, I don't really want to look back at where something was when it was half finished. There's something sad to me about unfinished things, unfinished issues, an unfinished life. I know that someday I'll probably be halfway through a project that I'll not be around to finish, but I hope that there will be people who will pick up what's there and somehow make it into something complete. Maybe that's the beauty of it all, there are always people around to pick things up and continue what we've done with them. It's how we continue and stay close to the people who mean the most to us.
I've spent a lot of time on the Ravelry boards today, checking in on people's projects, ideas, and the multitude of ways people connect with one another. I think the groups tab is probably one of my favorite places on the site, because it seems like there's something for everybody. There are a bazillion ways to connect with others, to find people who share the same interests, cares, concerns, and interests. Granted, there's nothing like face-to-face interaction with another human being, but I think it's pretty dang awesome that it's almost impossible to feel alone in cyber-land.
My ramblings aren't as short as I intended, but I am going to stop now. G'night.
I enjoy seeing my knitting as it evolves into something more than a long string, watching one strand of yarn that's however thin or thick transform into fabric. A wrap or garment that's intended to keep someone warm, provide comfort in times of distress, or even just make someone feel appreciated. Knitting reminds me of times with family and friends, putting pieces of life together, and watching something new and wonderful come out of something thin and delicate.
On the flip side, I don't really want to look back at where something was when it was half finished. There's something sad to me about unfinished things, unfinished issues, an unfinished life. I know that someday I'll probably be halfway through a project that I'll not be around to finish, but I hope that there will be people who will pick up what's there and somehow make it into something complete. Maybe that's the beauty of it all, there are always people around to pick things up and continue what we've done with them. It's how we continue and stay close to the people who mean the most to us.
I've spent a lot of time on the Ravelry boards today, checking in on people's projects, ideas, and the multitude of ways people connect with one another. I think the groups tab is probably one of my favorite places on the site, because it seems like there's something for everybody. There are a bazillion ways to connect with others, to find people who share the same interests, cares, concerns, and interests. Granted, there's nothing like face-to-face interaction with another human being, but I think it's pretty dang awesome that it's almost impossible to feel alone in cyber-land.
My ramblings aren't as short as I intended, but I am going to stop now. G'night.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Fresh Start
I decided I needed a fresh start, a new way to organize my life and adventures. What better way to do that then to begin an entirely new blog, one (mostly) devoted to knitting and what it does for my life and psyche.
Knitting. Yep, that's what I do. It's how I fill my quiet times, destress, and often how I connect with other people. I feel like the people I know the best down here in my 2nd life land are fellow knitters. There's something satisfying and yet sad about realizing that the proprietors of the local yarn shops (LYS, for the knitting muggles), people I barely know, are the people that feel the most familiar to me. I have more fulfilling conversations with people in online knitting communities than I do with people at work or in the community. It's a little frightening to realize that if I didn't have knitting to get me out of the house looking for yarn, I'd probably never leave my house except for work.
Don't get me wrong, folks. I have friends, in fact I have a lot of wonderful friends. Problem is they're all back in home-land. Why do I live in 2nd life land? Well, I moved here for graduate school. Was in a program for a year and realized I wanted to be a researcher/professor about as much as I wanted to gouge my eyes out. :) I dropped out of the program, but moving wasn't really an option, because I felt like there were still things I needed to learn about myself, and I didn't see the point of continuing a nomadic life when I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my future. So I stayed here, in 2nd life land. I'm a 2-day drive from home-land, and of course as the cost of fuel rises, the mere mention of making a trip home makes my credit cards cry.
So here I stand. I can do no other. I'm learning about myself and my life, and knitting carries me through. There's a lot more to me and how I got here, but that will all come out in time. Until then, I'll be wrapping fiber around needles, and learning about me in the process.
Knitting. Yep, that's what I do. It's how I fill my quiet times, destress, and often how I connect with other people. I feel like the people I know the best down here in my 2nd life land are fellow knitters. There's something satisfying and yet sad about realizing that the proprietors of the local yarn shops (LYS, for the knitting muggles), people I barely know, are the people that feel the most familiar to me. I have more fulfilling conversations with people in online knitting communities than I do with people at work or in the community. It's a little frightening to realize that if I didn't have knitting to get me out of the house looking for yarn, I'd probably never leave my house except for work.
Don't get me wrong, folks. I have friends, in fact I have a lot of wonderful friends. Problem is they're all back in home-land. Why do I live in 2nd life land? Well, I moved here for graduate school. Was in a program for a year and realized I wanted to be a researcher/professor about as much as I wanted to gouge my eyes out. :) I dropped out of the program, but moving wasn't really an option, because I felt like there were still things I needed to learn about myself, and I didn't see the point of continuing a nomadic life when I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my future. So I stayed here, in 2nd life land. I'm a 2-day drive from home-land, and of course as the cost of fuel rises, the mere mention of making a trip home makes my credit cards cry.
So here I stand. I can do no other. I'm learning about myself and my life, and knitting carries me through. There's a lot more to me and how I got here, but that will all come out in time. Until then, I'll be wrapping fiber around needles, and learning about me in the process.
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