ABOSAA Crossword Puzzle
January 31, 2012
January 27, 2012
Sadness
I have been reading the Hunger Games series and just finished it within the last hour. Then I commenced a half an hour cry.
It wasn't because it was sad really. Just some days I feel utterly cold to the world around me.
Some days I don't know why I read dystopian fiction, but I always seem to find it and read it and get wrapped up in it. I'm sure there's a lot of it out there that I haven't read, but I have read a lot of it and even taken a class in college on it.
I wonder if I read it because I had a screwed up childhood and I try to remind myself that as bad as it was, there are worse things that could happen? I wonder if I read it because I wish I could figure out what would make a utopia work and so you have to delve into all the things that DON'T work? Some days I feel utterly detatched from the world. Is reading dystopian fiction a way to make the inner feelings feel more normal?
Or it could make me so sad because I so identify with the character...Had to grow up before she was supposed to, very poor, not particularly friendly or trusting of stangers, abrasive or ill spoken words when trying to help, someone people followed, naieve, used as a pawn, never wanted to have kids so that what was done to her was not done to her kids... I'm sure there's a bunch more.
But this is all the energy I have to talk about now.
January 18, 2012
Cabin Fever
it has not let up snowing since at least 6 am. That's when I woke and saw that it was snowing. The flakes are super tiny but they're coming down rapidly.
I needed some air so much, and Peter was busy with work, so I bundled up the kids and took them out to play int he snow. It took me 10-15 minutes to get over the FU world of snow feelings and stop yelling at the kids for taking mittens off. I notice when I actually just let go, I have a much better time. Who knew, right?
The snow is really tying in with my knitting right now. I got to wear my super warm newly knit snow hat and it was lovely, I think. It sort of kept slipping on my head and tilting to the side. it is mostly slipery bamboo and tencel, so I'm not too surprised it's slick.
I started a mitten last night and lo, I had to put Peter's gloves on Finn in order to keep him from taking off the mitts and having his poor little hands freeze.
I have been knitting a LOT lately. I have, since January 1, finished 2 sweaters (albeit short and sleeveless) a hat, and 4 dishcloths. I am going to finish these mitts and then I think I'm going to work on a raglan t shirt. I don't have the yarn to work on a smaller remake of the last sweater I knit, and don't think I'll be able to get to the yarn shop any time soon. Well, actually I could hope that the roads will be clear by Friday, but I don't know.
January 4, 2012
ABOSAA Swap Ravatars
Hey ladies! Here's the most popular picture made into ravatar form. If you want any of the other pictures , or can't dl yours from here, let me know and I'll e-mail you.
