...though perhaps not better than I've ever been*. Things are still plugging along; what can I say? School is out, the boys are home for the summer, doing what boys do. I am still stealing my neighbor's wireless, which is rather difficult sometimes because I can only get it outside or if I'm near a window, and the front window works best, but requires me to use the back of the couch as the laptop support. Can I tell you how difficult this is?
Since we last spoke, I've completed the Norwegian Woods Shawl, started a scarf from Victorian Lace Today, fallen in love with that scarf to the point that I would TOTALLY call off work to knit if I had a sick day (which I don't, so that's good), worked a few rows on the Goddess Anniversary ohmygoshwillitneverend Shawl, agreed to knit a baby sweater shop sample for Natural Stitches, taken the kids to Cedar Point (yes I rode most of the rides, including coasters), and on July 6, my first son will be 16, at which point I expect to totally go gray.
I have many pictures to share with you but tonight is not the night, I am feeling woozy and need to get to bed, it has been a rather long day.
Before I go, though, I have to mention it. Michael Jackson, dead at the age of 50. We all knew it was coming but who would have expected it so soon. The radio program I listen to in the morning was talking about how this has become a media circus, just as it did when Heath Ledger passed away. I am going to show my age here, but I remember when Elvis died (we were vacationing in Vermont and my dad saw it on the front page of the daily newspaper there). My mom bought every paper she could find during that vacation, because it was Elvis. I liken the passing of Michael Jackson to the passing of Elvis; for he is the king of pop, one of the biggest stars of my generation. My kids think Michael Jackson was weird and, granted, he was a bit out there..but I tell them how in the 1980's, he was The Big Thing. The glove. Moon walking. Billie Jean. Thriller. Beat it. I remember that I wore out one Thriller album and had to buy another one.
I'm sorry to see him gone, but I'm glad to have been around when his music was IT. RIP, MJ. And may you find the Neverland you were looking for.
*with apologies to Elton John**.
**who I totally thought would have died before Michael Jackson.
If I challenge you to finish the Anniversary Mystery Shawl before I give birth, will it work? ;-)
Can't wait to see the shop sample you're knitting. You know me and baby sweaters these days!
Posted by: Sarah | July 02, 2009 at 07:23 AM
The fact that you discovered you could tap into your neighbor's wireless by resting the computer on top of the couch is very clever. Your lace knitting addiction seems to be progressing nicely.
I remember when Elvis died too. Both Elvis & Wacko Jacko were Kings (of rock and pop, respectively) and both were bizarre people but Jacko takes the cake for bizarro.
The past week the reaper has been working overtime in the cleb department: Farrah, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays (the loud oxyclean guy) and yesterday, Karl Malden.
Posted by: Kim | July 02, 2009 at 11:02 AM
We used to enjoy hit-or-miss stolen wireless when we lived in California. Of course, we were in a three-unit building with apartments on either side, so there were multiple options to steal. I was so happy when we moved back here and purchased our very own wireless signal.
The UCLA Medical Center where MJ (and Farrah!) croaked is about a block and a half from my old office. I'm quite glad I was not still at UCLA for several reasons last week, between the media circus and the blanket 8% pay cut for all university employees. Yeep!
Posted by: amy | July 02, 2009 at 11:46 AM
That was a very nice remembrance of Michael Jackson. Well said.
Looking forward to seeing you soon, as well as all of those projects that you are working on!
Posted by: Jen | July 02, 2009 at 01:23 PM
We were on vacation when Elvis died too, on a boat crossing from St. John's New Brunswick to Nova Scotia. People were glued to the tv in the ticket office and they had to call to board several times.
I just hope the media circus is finally over and will hope that his children don't become even bigger pawns in the hands of the fruits and nuts.
Posted by: Mary Lynn | July 10, 2009 at 10:05 AM
I mIss you!
Posted by: Renata | July 26, 2009 at 07:25 PM