nipperknits

Quizzes

Carolyn did these quizzes the other day. I'm blogging at work, so I need to have something to amuse you, right? I'm expecting security to sweep in at any moment and Dooce me. Do I care? Not so much.

Your IQ Is 105

Your Logical Intelligence is Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius Your Mathematical Intelligence is Average Your General Knowledge is Exceptional

I'll go along with this, certainly. I have no head for logic and math, but I am a font of useless knowledge. And I've always been very good with words and writing.

Your Star Wars Pickup Line

"Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you?"

HeeHee! I think this is one that is normally meant for the boys, but fits so well for me. (Pun intended... I know, I know.)

I love Yoda.

Slow and Steady

Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment. They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it.

Wow, was this ever wrong. How did it get this out of my answers? Yikes.

Knitting!

This is the post I wrote two weeks ago. I took the pictures yesterday. It's kind of sad that I haven't gotten anything done in over two weeks. But I'm going to fix that!

So, uh… yeah… Knitting! We’re going to talk about knitting today. I realized that hadn’t been done in a while. Perhaps I should change the name of this blog for Nipperknits to Nipper Rambles About Everything Except Knitting.

I’m stuck in Finishing Hell. I want to finish up my projects, but I just can’t get myself motivated to do all the sewing that’s involved. Yuck.

The Momly Sweater is knitted up and waiting for me to get into the finishing mood. All I need to do is to sew it up and knit a neckline.

Slippery Nipper is completely finished… except for the arm and underarm seams. I really want to wear this sweater… I really love it and want to show it off. I just can’t get into doing those seams. Argh.

I can't seem to get into my Orange Socks either, so they're on hold also. I don’t know what it is about these socks, but I just cannot finish them. I made one Dog with Mustard Sock, but then couldn’t bring myself to even start the second. I ripped it out and did one Orange Sock kind of quickly, but this second one is taking forever. You would think that I would want to knit Koigu socks...

This is what I’m working on at the moment sort of. It’s the Turtleneck Shrug from Scarf Style. I’m using Phildar Pegase +. I bought it a while back for a cardigan, but I’m just not into another orange sweater. An orange shrug on the other hand, I'm all over that. This is a fun pattern. I can’t wait to be finished so I can wear it. I like it a lot. Sucks that I'm just so bad about knitting right now.

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement on my mood. I'm feeling much better now. I'm making lists, getting stuff done, and feeling really good about being productive. I just need to change my outlook and I'll be better in no time. Thanks for all the support; it means a lot!

I'm Lost

Two weeks ago I wrote an entry about all the projects I have lying around my room waiting for me to find the energy and motivation to finish them. I still haven't taken the pictures that go along with the entry, so it's still sitting on my server in draft form.

I have three books sitting on my nightstand that I've been reading for weeks now, because I just don't have the attention span to read. Having more than one book going at one time is odd enough for me, not being able to read any of these books in an afternoon is even worse.

I have a project for MagKnits due at the end of the month that I'm supposed to be working on. It's been a month and a half since I finished school, why haven't I begun working on it?

I haven't read anyone's blog a week, maybe more, I haven't looked at nipperknits or its stats in as much time. I check my email, but I don't answer it.

I still haven't pre-ordered my Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

I spent a month last March in my bed crying every day, not talking to anyone, not leaving my house, feeling like my life was shattering. I don't want to get to that place again, but I feel that spiral tugging at me. Why can't I pull myself out of it?

I'm lost. I want to not feel this way. I want to get back to that happy girl I was 6 months ago. How did I get here?