a challenge!

A relative of mine challenged me to answer a few questions, so here goes:

1. One book that changed your life: The Marrige of Sense and Soul (Ken Wilber) -- This book effectively and persuasively makes you think about the nature of consciousness and reality, and promotes self-exploration on an unusual level.

2. One book you’ve read more than once: Mountains Beyond Mountains
(Tracy Kidder)

3. One book you’d want on a desert island: The Worst-Case Scenario Little Book of Survival

4. One book that made you giddy: Any of the Harry Potter Books

5. One book that wracked you with sobs: ??? I'm sure there is one, but I honestly can't remember a title!

6. One book that you wish had been written: A biography of my mother. She died a few years ago, and I wish that I knew more about her life.

7. One book you wish had never been written: I can't think of anything! I really believe in having things written down so that one can always look back and lend thought to events and situations.

8. One book you’re currently reading: Invisible Enemies: Stories of Infectious Disease (Jeanette Farrell)

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read: Collapse (Jared Diamond)

10. Now tag five bloggers: Erin, Clare, Andrew (ack! I don't know two others to tag!)

new yarn!

I just recieved some surprise SweetGeorgia yarn in the mail from Erin! Thank you!!!!! This really makes my week! I have been drooling over "mango" for months!

In other news, one of my houseplants (a cutting of a plant that was rescued when my mom died) is flowering! The last time the original plant flowered was when a friend of mine, Dave, nursed it back to health over a year ago! It makes me feel so good to know that it is thriving now.

tardiness...

Well, I can't say that I have much to report in the fiber-arts realm of things... I have had such a hectic life the last few months that I have barely accomplished anything! I finished a baby sock, spun a skein of yarn, and spent the rest of the time working in the lab, worrying about my friend's upcoming wedding, and dealing with some personal things.

Speaking of the wedding, whoever invented "shapewear" was clearly employed by the spanish inquisition, and frankly it seems to be well suited to making someone renounce all that is good and holy in the world! Obviously kidding, but anyone who knows how low-maintenence in the fashion department I am would explode with laughter thinking of me post-Clinique makeover in a dressingroom with two kinds of shapewear on AT ONCE (I'm not trained to use this kind of equiptment), attempting to step into the bridesmaid dress without catching it on the sandals I forgot to remove while I could still bend over...

Whew.

Fortunately, my friend Erin has come to the rescue and I am told to expect some knitting emergency supplies in the mail soon... Thanks, man!!! *hug*

I WILL post some pictures within the next few days.