You’re Siddhartha!
by Hermann Hesse
You simply don’t know what to believe, but you’re willing to try anything once. Western values, Eastern values, hedonism and minimalism, you’ve spent some time in every camp. But you still don’t have any idea what camp you belong in. This makes you an individualist of the highest order, but also really lonely. It’s time to chill out under a tree. And realize that at least you believe in ferries.
Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.

I came upon this quiz over at Snooze’s place.  Who doesn’t believe in ferries??  you can practically set your watch by them!

The detail oriented among you may notice that I changed the name.  In honor of our first week smoke free anniversary, I took liberties with the name.  you say tomato, I say tomato! 

You may also notice that the pattern is written for a child’s head.  I changed nothing and simply used Lion Brand’s Fisherman’s wool with appropriate needles.

Further, those with eagle eyes may be thinking that the legs look a little wonky.  Well, they are.  Those legs were a pain in the ass.  It’s not like Vicki is actually going to wear this thing!

Maybe if you go over there give her a hearfelt "atta boy!" we can persuade her into a small photoshoot ….

and another shout out to the wonderful, yet sadly blogless Connie, who is also celebrating a smoke free week!!!  Connie shared with me a cool quit smoking computer application – it is SilkQuit.  According to them, I have:

• not smoked in 1 week, 19 hours and 53 minutes
• not smoked 156 cigarettes
• saved $41 and
• saved 13 hours of my life! 

thanks Connie!

yay for us!

no sooner had I posted about disappointments yesterday than the mailman delivered a package!  Awhile ago, Kathleen had alerted me to an Ebay site with great prices on Addi-Turbos.  I was having none of it, being a big fan of my Denise set.  Then I gave Sue’s Addis a whirl.  (Sue is Kathleen’s mother and should have a blog and book deal of her own!)  I still love my Denise’s, but the tips on the Addis are fabulous.   So off I went a ordering. 

I am just finished the first sock in my Knitpick’s simple stripe sock yarn.  I want to give the Socks Soar on Two Circulars method a try, but don’t want to have any gauge issues between sock #1 and sock #2.  So the Addis will stay in their sleeves until the next pair of socks. 

Was I savvy enough to check the needle recommendation for the Black Water Abbey project?  no.

As for the blog contest of Monday — I am anxiously awaiting word that the package arrived.  Hopefully it will be today.  So far, no one has guessed correctly – I really thought Snowball might have figured it out.  ::hint, hint::

I present yesterday’s disappointments in chronological order:

I spent a lovely afternoon industriously organizing knitting patterns.  This industry was made possibly by Poe’s visit to the vet for his ‘fixin’ (by the way, he is doing well and will be home this afternoon).  It was a wonderful day until the mailman delivered this!  It is the MSWF catalog!  And I cannot go!! run soundtrack of wailing and gnashing of teeth  look at how thick this sucker is!

::sniff!::

Then, mother nature decided to decorate the set of my discontent .  Spring snow.  I think, maybe these are the two saddest words in the English language.

I drowned my sorrow by busting into the kid’s Easter candy and today must run to Target to buy more.

oh dear.