I wouldn’t consider myself a sock knitting addict–I know there are certainly some who are–but I do enjoy the process of making socks. Normally, with my knitting projects, I’m more product-oriented–I just want to be done! But socks are such small, easy projects that I can take time to enjoy both process and product.
I have so many knitting projects in queue right now. Must knit! Must create! Must find time to do them all somehow. 
Today I received some things I ordered from Amazon: Ghost Hunters Season 2, Part 1–woo TAPS! And the book Mason-Dixon Knitting. No one was willing to swap it on the Knittyboard, so I sold some Addi needles and bought it. 
I am recently obsessed with this book and have been wanting it for weeks! I read through it one evening in the bookstore and knew I could find it cheaper online. The stories are really well written and interesting/fun, and the patterns are totally different from the things I’m used to knitting.
I am suddenly quite infatuated with the idea of knitting dishcloths, hand towels, and a Log Cabin Blanket. The blanket will be done in Knit Picks yarn, of course, for affordability. At first I thought I could do it in Palette, since they offer a sampler with all the colors, then I realized that Palette is fingering weight. A blanket in fingering weight yarn? I know some people are doing it, but I just don’t think I could pull it off. Too time-consuming for me. Anyway, the blanket will be born when I do a few more projects first and have the funds to afford it.
Rivaling my knitting queue is my reading queue–I have SO many books on my To Be Read list. Actually, I have several shelves’ worth of books that I haven’t read. 
I blame it on a book-buying addiction and not nearly as much time as I’d like for pleasure reading. There’s always reading for my classes, which takes up a good amount of time–and actually, I have to re-read To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf this week. I read it a few semesters ago, but I’m sure I need a refresher because I just can’t breeze through a Virginia Woolf novel. Her writing style is different, that’s for sure. But I appreciate it for its beauty–quite poetic and amazing, really.
And I don’t know what possessed me to buy it, but on Friday I picked up The Pact by Jodi Picoult. Our first case at jury duty** got canceled, and they told us to come back in an hour, and there was no way I was going to go back to work for less than one hour. So I went to the bookstore (which opens at 9–yay!), and for some reason I bought this book. I read it in my car till I had to go back into the courthouse. The story is pretty riveting so far, but it’s SO depressing. Please don’t tell me how it ends, if you’ve ever read it!
I’m also supposed to be reading Pride and Prejudice for the first time ever, but that’s been put on the backburner for now. I think my next official reads will be HP (for the first time!) and The Time Traveler’s Wife, respectively.
phew! So much to knit, so much to read, so little time! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my.
This was a quite long post.
**If you’re wondering why I haven’t blogged much about jury duty, it’s because jury duty has been bloody depressing and really just disturbing. There are lots of sick people in this world, just put it that way. I prefer to think about happy things when I come home from court. It’s either that or take to drinking. Really though, I’m just thankful that I only have jury duty for two more weeks and then I am done.
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I am having the opposite problem… I don’t have anything to read. Well, I tend to re-read books because I forget them really quickly, and I have like five re-readers on my bed, but none of them are really hooking me yet. So, I must go get Outlander! Perfect timing. I really hope you like HP. I think you will like it more than you think you will. I was *very* surprised that I liked it. Now, the first two are fun… but the series really starts getting good with the third one, I think. And hopefully by then you will be hooked
I love the Log Cabin blankets because that is one of my favorite quilt patterns
I love how the knit ones look!
Sorry about jury duty
I am supposed to go on Monday, but if I don’t have my car yet… I don’t know what I’m going to do! I emailed the jury coordinator to see what they say I should do. So, we’ll see.
i have been wanting to do a log cabin baby blanket lately and was debating the knitpicks yarn too…. i haven’t been able to decide on a yarn from them with the colors that i want (boyish) so when you pick something out, let us know!
Cosmic, someone at work just loaned me The Pact and said it was really good. I started to read it proctoring exams and while knitting my sock at lunch today.
My only problem sofar is the name Gus. I have to keep reminding myself Gus=Female!!!
I understand your lack of enthusiasm to talk about jury duty. I was called last month for the second time. I was lucky enough to postpone it though.
If you’re an Outlander junkie like I am, then I think you will really enjoy The Time Traveller’s Wife. It’s a little bizarre in the beginning, but once you just let your mind go with the flow, it turns into an awesome read. At least it did for me. [g]
kc: I’m really hoping I enjoy HP–I’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t live up to my expectations.
Millions of readers can’t be wrong, right? Besides, I always trust your recommendations. 
ugh, I hope you don’t have to go to jury duty. Definitely not fun.
Tammy: of course I’ll post my choices for the blanket!
When I have the funds, hehe.
Bezzie: weird! I’m still in the first half of the story. I’m drawn into the novel at this point–I’m really interested to see how it all turns out. I got confused at first too with Gus and everyone else’s names–I couldn’t keep the couples straight. I think I’ve got it now, though.
Michelle: I had mine postponed from July, actually. I couldn’t avoid it any longer.
At least I just have two more weeks, then my term is *done.* whew. And I am a self-confessed Outlander junkie, so I’m sure I’ll enjoy TTTW–I think I’ve heard only good reviews of it! 