Maybe My Psychology Degree is Useful

Because otherwise I think I would need to go into therapy for an identity crisis. Yesterday as I was watching the excruciatingly long Red Sox/Yankees game (yay Sox!), I was thinking about the types of commercials I see on the very few tv shows that I watch. I am obviously not the target audience. The majority of the commercials are for:

• ED
• Cars (I'll never be able to afford one)
• Retirement (ditto)
• Investment plans (same)
• Lots and lots of beer

Not really applicable, no? If they want me to buy things, the commercials should be for:

• M&Ms
• Loan forgiveness
• Coffee
  
• Yarn
• Low fat/low calorie convenience food
• Anything that gives me more time to sleep

The moral of the story is that I'm watching TV shows for older, rich, but not necessarily classy men.

Does My Phone Not Work?

Because it seriously SUCKS to find out that a third family member in a year has cancer through a BLOG. Come on people. There are types of news that are appropriate for the internet, and types of news that are only appropriate to give in person, or over the phone if absolutely necessary. (Sorry Jon if this is the first you are hearing about this.)

Baseball is Back

It is the first Yankees series of the season. Not very exciting yet, although there has definitely been some good pitching. I should be reading for Politics of Inequality, but I'm watching baseball and knitting instead. The Sox game has a rain delay right now, so I had to suffer through the end of the 10-3 Diamondbacks/Rockies game. I do not know who the announcers are for this game, but they are the most boring announcers I have ever heard. Some voice inflection when someone scores would be nice. Rain, rain, go away so I can listen to someone who doesn't bore me to death!

I Will Triumph Over the Cursed Scarf

In the most recent Cast On Podcast, Brenda was talking about how it took her a trip to get back into the groove with a project that had been languishing for a long time. As I was listening to that, I was working on the cursed purple lace scarf for the first time in months. I remember working on it while I was waiting for my Harry Potter book to arrive, but I think I gave up on it soon after I got to school. I guess it took a head cold that has kept me in bed for the last four days to finally get so bored that I'm ready to tackle the scarf again. And you know what? I don't know what my problem with the scarf was. Sure it's lace weight yarn and tiny needles which makes for very little progress, but it is actually a breeze to knit. It's a nice break from socks for a (very) little while.

Pulsation Socks

Details:
Started- March 27, 2008
Completed- April 5, 2008
Pattern- Pulsation Socks by Amy King
Yarn- Colinette Jitterbug, lagoon (138)
Needles- size 3 DPN, 7 stitches per inch