Knit-Nerd-Rant

I've been working on trying to finish up some projects (so as not to leave so many things unfinished when the calendar turned) and found my favorite, trusty size 6 circular needle! It's one of my favorite needles and one of the earliest that I ever bought, and has been my most reliable and versatile thing in my knitting arsenal. It's part of the reason why I had been so excited to find the interchangeable set that I did, and now it's back!  It was hiding in with my scrap yarn for my beekeeper's quilt that I haven't had time for in a while. Now my circulars tree is back to full strength (particularly now that I finished my first set of 2-at-a-time socks and can put both 4s back). I hope your new year is off to such a great start.

Inspired by one of my new favorite writers , I want to write a brief letter to 2013. Dear 2013, Bite me. You had some good moments, like a promotion and lots of positive feedback and travel for work. However, those times when you inflicted incredible harm to the people I love were not cool. I have spent too much time in hospitals for one year during your twelve months. Too many tears. Way too many tears.  It's not for nothing that my mother said this year "if what doesn't kill us makes us stronger, we must be like Godzilla by now." I want to burn you in effigy every day leading to your end. You have become dangerously unbalanced and unhealthy. I don't want to see any other years like this again. No pathetic late night drunk calls seeking reconciliation. No sad texts or emails. Just go. And take your pain and suffering with you. Sincerely and without affection of any kind, -E KnitNerdRant Dear 2014, You look cute. I'll see you on the 1st. I'll be t...

So after an amazing and desperately needed vacation with the boyfriend's family in the Caribbean, we came back to DC for a quiet Christmas, just the two of us. Then, my parents decided to swing by for a small belated celebration with them, just as both myself and the boyfriend were coming down with a plain old awful cold. We have both been nearly bed ridden for a couple days. I discovered the joys of watching Robin Hood: Men in Tights while sick. It is awesome. Given our enfeebled states, "midnight" happened at 10 pm, and all was good. I have completed two of the delightfully cheesy jigsaw puzzles I got and all Christmas cookies have been consumed. Returning to reality may hurt.  With that in mind, I present one of the many pictures from the vacation in the tropics. Since then, it's been a pretty intense week and a half - work has been taking over a lot more of my time, but there is a possibility for promotion if things swing the right way... we shall see! ...