I know this is awfully cryptic, and will probably make no sense to you. But today I feel as though I have been tested, and have passed the test.

Today I saw a break in the clouds over marriage. And I feel happy for the first time in…a very long while.

Posted: October 31st, 2006 under Deep Thoughts.
Comments: 6

The husband bought me a DVD recorder so that I can record tomorrow night’s Ghost Hunters live Halloween special! Six hours of TAPS goodness. oh yes. I actually considered taking Wednesday off work so that I could stay up and watch it, but…I’m a trooper, so I’ll settle for the recorded version.

Speaking of the DVD recorder, I haven’t even hooked it up to the TV yet, so I’m going to do that right after I post this! And I must test it, to make sure it works properly. I’ve never had a DVD recorder before, so hopefully it won’t be too difficult to figure out.

EDIT: I hooked up the DVD recorder all by myself and it works perfectly! I tested it, of course, at different recording speeds and what not…and I am good to go for tomorrow’s GH episode.

In other news…

I spent a couple hours today at the library after work. I have got to get caught up in one of my lit classes. I got a lot of reading done today, in the quiet and virtual solitude of the library. It was better than trying to read in my house, among a ringing phone and the temptation of TV/knitting/Internet. Must discipline myself.

In light of recent…life craziness?…I’ve been medicating. Buying stuff. I’m waiting for my first Lisa Souza yarn order to arrive. I ordered a Ghost Hunters hoodie. I ordered a new Socks that Rock colorway. And last, I ordered a ring from Kathryn Riechert on Etsy.

Retail therapy, all online. This is either really, really bad, or the best I can do right now to get through everything.

Posted: October 30th, 2006 under My So-Called Life, Randomness, TV.
Comments: 5

I’m knitting my fourth Clapotis. I can’t finish my Three Inches Left to Go on the Second Sock Jaywalkers, but I can knit four Clapotis. I’m weird.

This is another mini, in Knit Picks Memories sock yarn, Redwood Forest colorway. I bought the yarn on a whim and planned to use them for socks, but when it arrived, I knew it was perfect for Clapotis. I really think that Knit Picks should redo the photos on their site–everything always looks SO much prettier in person!

Anyway, I’m knitting this on size 4 needles to pattern specs; I’ve done 8 out of the 12 repeats on the drop stitches section. I’m hoping I’ll have enough yarn–I only bought two hanks, since I had planned to do socks–and I think I will have enough.

btw…thanks for the comments on my previous entry. I am knitting for my sanity, and I really appreciate all the good thoughts you’ve sent my way.

Posted: October 28th, 2006 under Knitting.
Comments: 8

1. Both you and your husband realize, and agree, that you not only got married for the wrong reasons respectively, but got married TO EACH OTHER for the wrong reasons.

2. Neither you nor your husband know if there even EXISTS a way to “make it work,” but if so, *how* to “make it work.”

3. Husband tells wife that he has not one, not two, but three!–count ‘em, three!–out-of-town SCA events, back to back. Three weekends in a row. um, hi, I’m just wallpaper over here. No need to spend time with me.

4. Husband gets news today that he is going to retraining school, courtesy of the U.S. Military, in a different state and will be gone for THREE months, effectively being away during the following holidays/general dates of interest:
- Thanksgiving
- Fifth wedding anniversary
- Christmas
- New Year’s Eve/Day
- Valentine’s Day
(Apparently he will be able to come home for a “four-day weekend” for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but that’s it.)

5. Add a third party of interest into the mix–yikes, I cannot even discuss that right now. Life is complicated, let’s just leave it at that.

Conclusion? Life is absurd. And apparently God is drunk today.

Help.

Posted: October 26th, 2006 under Mad Rants, My So-Called Life.
Comments: 8

Today’s highs:
- A Knit Picks order and an Amazon order came in the mail today! Presents!
- New Lime & Violet episode!
- Too many WIPs on the needles. This could be good or bad, but at least I’m not bored in the knitting arena.

Today’s lows:
- Had to go to work at 4 AM today. Also have to go to work tomorrow at 4 AM, because the delivery we were expecting arrived late, and we didn’t have time to unload it…so we’re doing it tomorrow.
- I have a buttload of homework to do this week. A serious buttload.
- Marriage doth suck lately. Say a little prayer for me.

Posted: October 24th, 2006 under My So-Called Life.
Comments: 4

Why are men so STUPID and inept at communicating well? oh, I have no doubt they communicate…they just do it BADLY. Very, very, very badly.

(If I were a drinking woman, now would be the time to hit the bottle. But I’m not, so I’ll just sit here and bemoan my existence until I feel a little better, which will hopefully be soon.)

Posted: October 23rd, 2006 under Mad Rants.
Comments: 2

Not a failed project–a real, literal nightmare. I dreamed last night that I washed my Frieda sweater in the machine. The weird thing was, it didn’t felt–but the sides RIPPED.

I was so glad to wake up.

Posted: October 22nd, 2006 under Knitting.
Comments: 5