So many things begun and not finished, and no sense of closure for me or for you. I imagine you must wonder, sometimes, about that...thing...I started a month or two ago that you never saw again. Or maybe that's pure vanity and you've forgotten everything no sooner than you surfed away. Most likely.
While I run I imagine I will blog captivatingly about it. About how my knitting charm on my bracelet is always bumping my hand. I keep sliding it back toward my wrist and like a Brazil nut it keeps rising to the top and bothering me. The knitting just keeps pecking at my hand, peck, peck, peck.
I miss my dog, and her bony yet soft head. I ran a 5K the other day called the Doggie Dash, and I had so hoped she'd make it to that run. There were a lot of dogs there, confused and lunging at one another at the crowded start line. What are we doing here?!!! Then we started running and it was even worse! But we soon evened out and the dogs calmed down. I wondered, as I passed people (mostly walkers or the infirm) whether I could count their dogs as a roadkill too.*
I'm knitting several things right now. Mostly Sebastian's other sock and the February Lady Sweater in some gorgeous orange yarn that Martin finds unspeakably ugly. Thank you, Pam, this pattern is making me so happy.
I have about 10 other projects sitting, and I guess you may be able to tell I'm both completely blase about them and would like passionately for them to be finished. I think it might be good to rip out everything I'm not really going to finalize. Start fresh. I hadn't thought of that until just now. I could have all my needles back! My room is a mess again, and that doesn't help my inspiration. I need help from an organized friend who will sit here and make me clean.
And finally, working on a book idea and pulling all that together. Wondering if it's absolutely stunning or totally stupid. And wondering what I'm going to do to survive the adorable but mind numbing "why"s. Why is this our house? Why does the earth turn to night? Why is the car locked. Our favorite so far was to Martin:
Why do you have that face?
* Note: Roadkill is Hood to Coast language for passing another runner. Teams put hash marks on their vans for how many other runners they pass.
"Why do you have that face"?? That is such a good question. Funny, seems like most men really aren't that into weird shades of orange, my husband frequently makes similar comments!
Posted by: Heather | June 17, 2008 at 11:55
We're at "Who's that?" to every stranger over here.
I never blog my in-progress stuff any more. I think I'd be depressed if I ever went back through the blog archives. But then, I have to live with it staring at me on the craft shelves all day at home!
Posted by: Heidi | June 17, 2008 at 11:59
I could've written the first part of this post, definitely. Last week I had a Needle Reclamation Day and frogged several projects, big and small. It was liberating, both for the needles and my sanity.
Posted by: elizabeth | June 17, 2008 at 12:36
I'm knitting a February Lady Sweater too...wish I could pull off orange but it's not the best colour for me as it competes with my hair too much!
.....and exercise .....must go and do some of that!! (I'm always impressed with people who run....my body resists that particular activity with great success)!
Posted by: Gudrun | June 17, 2008 at 13:35
The Why? phase is long. At 3.25 years I feel like Dylan has been there forever. Maybe a year? With no end in sight. I had no idea non stop questions could be so exhausting! Hang in there.
Posted by: Donee | June 17, 2008 at 14:56
dear god, i fear that i will become roadkill many times over!!!! i will be in oregon for HTC. hope to see you there!
Posted by: mai | June 17, 2008 at 16:34
My 13yo never outgrew the "why" phase (but mixes it up a little with "but why NOT?!" or "why can't I?!") (Come to think of it- the 16yo also uses why not a lot!!). One of my kids (at age 2-3) asked my sister why she had that face and she immediately said "'cause if I didn't I wouldn't be me and you wouldn't have the coolest aunt in the world". She has never been known for her modesty, but the kid was satisfied with the answer. :)
Posted by: Tish | June 17, 2008 at 21:58
thanks for the shout-out, Larissa! Cannot wait to see the controversial orange yarn, or to find out more about the book-in-progress. xo
Posted by: pamela wynne | June 18, 2008 at 08:34
I can't wait to see the orange yarn and the February Lady Sweater. It is such a beautiful pattern. I may just have to make one.
Posted by: Knittripps | June 18, 2008 at 13:24
Great idea! That's what I'm going to do...rip everything out that I'm not actually going to finish. I can't imagine how many needles I'm going to free up!
Gorgeous sweater choice too!
Posted by: Jen | June 18, 2008 at 15:20
Hey Larissa!
I'm really curious about your thoughts on Hood to Coast. I'm doing it for the first time this year, and I've been perusing the legs. On the one leg, I want something of middle difficulty, I think. On the other leg, I want to make sure it's a pretty route! That will get me through a lot, I think? I'm so naive about HTC and my survivability and enjoyment.
I saw your Feb Sweater on Ravelry. I love the orange. Martin is smoking salvia.
My favorite 4.5 year old twins in PDX went through a phase where they said to every man in public..."Are you my daddy?" Ouch. And their real dad stays home with them.
Posted by: Mandy | June 19, 2008 at 14:38