I am trapped.... trapped at my computer screen. I'm stuck here watching not-very-entertaining videos. Why? Well, because up until Monday, I was a procrastinator extraordinaire, and I kept putting off taking the lovely Continuing Legal Education courses I need to keep my license up to date. So now... now I'm stuck watching these courses via online videos.
It looks a little like this:
You see there the computer... showing a lovely video on forms of business entities, the diet coke (mandatory beverage don't you know), and the knitting that's keeping me from opening other windows to browse the web instead of staying focused on the video courses. That's Chrysopolis, for those of you keeping track.
Sometimes, I knit socks instead. Like, these:
I'm closing in on turning the heel. And look, they're all matchy matchy even though I'm still working from both ends of the ball. I'm regretting trying Queen Kahuna's toes instead of doing my own favorites, but not by a lot.
In the background, you can see the yarn that Bookworm has chosen for her summer sweater. I think it's going to be a shrug of some sort. I am even in a good place to start something new, what with having finished Deep Breath last week. I still don't have GOOD pictures, but here are some that Kitty took ..
I rather liked this, until I noticed that the bottom edge is horridly crooked. Oh, and that strange-looking fluffliness that seems to be part of my hair is actually a Japanese Maple tree in the back ground.
I just love my expression here... I wish I could remember what I was thinking.
And here, I look a tad haughty. I know, I know; it's supposed to be about the sweater, not about me. But still. The sweater is doing it's job being very simple, so I got distracted. Since it's now actively showing summer weather -- temps dropped to 94 degrees F by 7pm around here, I'll be waiting a few weeks (months?) to don the warm soft alpaca silk blend garment again.
As soon as Natalia's yarn arrives (any day now), I'll return to work on that. In the mean time.. until the Divine Though Blogless catches up, it looks like it'll be Chrysopolis and Jitterbug for me....
I love that picture of you! That devilish half-grin...what WERE you thinking at that moment??
Go.Go right this minute, up to your profile and switch to this picture.
Immediately!
It's perfect!
(Oh, and the sweater ain't half bad, either!)
On a sad note, you just reminded me that I also have to accumulate 24 CEU's beginning in August. So, that works out well for me, even less knitting time!
Posted by: marissa | June 24, 2009 at 09:35 PM
It's a good thing you have knitting or you'd have to kill a computer screen!
Nice hair color. Where did you get that great idea???
Posted by: Maria | June 25, 2009 at 12:02 AM
I'm betting that expression has to do with C saying something naughty. ;) (it would make a great profile pic)
I'm working on Must Have feverishly, I swear! (although I just screwed up the last row and now must stop to fix it) Sigh, only 4 inches to go until the armholes!
Posted by: The Divine (though blogless) Elizabeth | June 25, 2009 at 12:33 AM
I love your Deep Breath. I'm looking for something to wear to an October wedding (not mine) and that might just be it.
Perhaps you were doing what Greta Garbo did when she had to shoot that very moody scene in Queen Christina, standing at the prow of a ship, when the director told her to think of nothing. It was very effective.
Posted by: Helen | June 25, 2009 at 07:27 AM
That is exactly how I do my online-but-free CPE classes. Except I usually have a game of computer Solitaire going, too.
Posted by: kmkat | July 06, 2009 at 01:38 AM