an end (and getting ready for a beginning)

i keep thinking that i should be feeling more excited. yesterday was the last day at work, at a job that i have been complaining about for, well, years. but my last day was sort of anti-climactic. and then in was over. i know i'd feel better if i had a new job to go to when we moved, but that just hasn't happened yet.

after dinner and drinks with friends last night, today i'm realising just how much has to be done in the next two weeks. not so much that it can't be done, but a lot of hard work and cleaning during days that have finally decided to be summer. after all that complaining we all did about the lack of summer, it seems to be here with a vengeance. give me fall any day.

last weekend, i made a misguided attempt to clear out my stash of any yarn that might not be worthy of a cross-continent trip. very little was eliminated. i did succeed in a sort of organisation of the stash.














fairly modest by many knitters' standards, but it's the product of about a year and a half of serious yarn buying, with Crystal's influence. there's enough yarn there for about ten pairs of socks, at least three of which are destined to become christmas gifts (i'm starting soon). i also have enough patons merino to do a pile of felted projects. this should keep me going for awhile, as the necessary yarn diet starts today. someday i will have an impressive stash, but it's just not feasible right now.

i'm making minor progress on Samus . i've finished the bottom band, picked up the stitches and am at work on the stockinette, which is sort of slow going in this heat.














i'm also at work on a pair of Jaywalkers. i keep forgetting to take a photo.

i'm feeling a little scattered these days. i keep making lists and then making new lists with the same things on them. then i lose a list or forget to do the things on the list.
even shorty is in on the list making:














yes, that's the kitchen table he's laying on. i'm so embarrassed. lately we can't keep him off of it and it's just to warm to be chasing him around. and i know that's where he goes when we're not at home.

since i haven't gotten into the habit of posting regularly yet, i have all of these things building up that i want to write about when i finally get around to posting. last weekend, m and i finally watched this movie. in case i haven't told you before, i really, really like dave chapelle. and his movie is fantastic (it's not really like his show, if that's all that you're familiar with). the best part for me, though, was being reminded of how much i love Mos Def . funny, smart, and a great voice -- can't be beat.

next time i'll tell you all about my CBC boyfriends. stay tuned. for now, i'm off to find more things to sell at our yard sale tomorrow.