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Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP)

Your personality type is dreamy, romantic, elegant, and expressive. Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men You are Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Perceiving.

How Rare Is Your Personality?

Depending on the test, I can also turn out INTP. I guess that explains why it took me 7 years to decide between majoring in art or science in college.

How many times can I use "week" in a sentence?

I just got some free All Seasons yarn when I subscribed to Rowan, and it's calling to me. It wants to be a sock. The question is what kind of sock? I want to enable the yarn to reach its full potential. I'm not even sure this kind of yarn is right for socks. It seems a little thick.

I have become fascinated in my head with sock knitting but I haven't actually knit one yet. And as usual I want to jump into the deep end of the pool. I'm trying hard not to buy Cat Bordhi's New Pathways book, but I think my gotta-have-it-now-inner-four-year-old might win this battle. I'm thinking it will make knitting seem new again. And I've always enjoyed puzzles and math (specifically math puzzles).

I haven't knit in over a month. I just haven't wanted to. I think it's been a side effect of a too-long winter. More than a month of gray skies and snow forecasts make me want to hibernate. The weather has improved during the week for several weeks (until a couple of weeks ago) just to bring surprise cold fronts with flurries over the weekends. But the sun is finally showing her face again, and I'm starting to feel rejuvenated. I'm feeling the knitting urge again. The first project of spring will either be socks or a cardigan from the new IK. I have yarn ordered for the latter.

And I'll have plenty of time to knit soon. Well, five days, but that's a long stretch of time for my short attention span. I'm having gall bladder surgery in a couple of weeks. That so sounds like something you expect your grandmother to say. The pain that I've been attributing to too-tight underwire isn't the fault of my bra afterall. I'm relieved. I'm just not ready to wear those ugly Playtex all white, thick elastic, seamed Jane Whatserface bras yet. I mean, now that I finally have breasts I want to keep them wrapped with something passably pretty.

Anyway, I'm deluding myself that the surgery will remove an unwanted 20 or so pounds from my torso. That would have to be some big gall bladder. I know I will wake up to the truth and be very disappointed, torso still intact but a little punctured, but there will be good drugs to temper my disappointment with.

I also have 10, yes 10!, new paranormal romance paperbacks to read while on gall bladder hiatus. God, that's so embarrassing. But they are really fun! I don't buy the ones with the supposedly hunky guys (usually with a mullet) on the cover. I just can't get all dreamy about paranormal beings. Hell, I just can't get all dreamy and sappy about romance books period. Harry Potter book? No problem. Why do I think that's any better? But if a book cover is illustrated in a fun chicklit kinda way, I'm there. If only I could knit one-handed and hold the book with the other. Maybe a nurse or a candystriper will hold the book for me if I let him/her read over my shoulder. Right.

Note to Self: No trying to knit a Cat Bordhi sock while on good gall bladder surgery drugs. Talk about knitting new pathways!

Lesson learned.

I haven't been busy at work since the holidays so I've been surfing ravelry forums and websites like Free People and Etsy. Treehouse28's stuff rocks. I'm itching to sew. We'll see if that itch lasts through the drive home. If not, I'll continue the gloves I'm knitting for my daughter. She lost hers, so I deviated from the to-craft list I made in my last post. Let's face it. I'm just a craft in the moment person. Ha. So I am going to listen to Ari's comment to my last post. She's right. If I put too many deadlines on myself my crafting won't be fun anymore. That's why I don't freelance graphic design outside of work. That's my job. Thanks Ari!
Here's a polar bear my daughter and I saw in the Memphis Zoo over the holidays. The Northwest Passage addition to the zoo is awesome. I could have watched that bear all day. They had all these Native American sayings carved into the walls there. It's too bad Giff couldn't have gone, too. He would have loved it. Sure was nice to get back there to see family.

See how I procrastinate planning to quit procrastinating?

In 2008 I'm determined to become a person who creates as often as I plan to create, and I want to frog fewer projects so that I can actually finish them. I'm putting my list out there for the world to see. May the gods of intention listen and help me make this stuff happen. Here are projects for which I've purchased stuff or that won't leave my brain alone.

quilt for Julia

Clyde plushie for Julia

applique t-shirts for Julia

socks for Giff

t-shirt recons for me, including one shoulder design floating in my head

cover for sewing machine

self-patterned skirt for me

charity knitting knitch pattern pages in notebook

messenger bag, maybe from cut up felted sweaters

needle roll

backpack for knitting

cushions for patio furniture

And, our space at home needs to be more organized. I would like storage to be the focus of tax return season. Not only do we need more trash cans for the house in general, I need attractive storage for all my fabric and yarn since I use part of the great room for my crafts. I want to clean out the garage so that I can finally park in it. And I need to help Julia organize her room in a way that she could possibly keep it clean if she was so inclined.

Maybe if I can set out a plan that breaks it all down into managable steps then I can make it happen. I'll take my notebook with me to my brother's house this coming week so that I can work on that when boredom sets in. 

And of course I have the inevitable resolution of losing weight. I want to focus on the other stuff first. Who knows. If I work hard at the other stuff maybe the activity of doing so will help me achieve the latter. ;-)

What a cool way to start the day...

I started the day with a birthday greeting from attimania over at Ravelry. She lives in Germany, and I have never met her before. How nice is that? A simple little email like that. The world would be a happier place if we all wished someone we don't know a happy birthday on their day. I'm hoping I run across some birthdays on Ravelry today so I can pay it forward. :-)

This will be a cool day. I am going to work and taking my daughter Julia with me, since she is on winter break. I have no work to do. Hmmm, maybe I should take some knitting. :-) My co-worker Allison and I are going out to lunch. Then we are going to check out a fiber store. When I get home Julia, Giff and I are going to Hereford House . Then we'll be seeing National Treasure . 

That's all for now...

Who makes up these things anyway?

Your Passion is Pink!

You're the type of woman that would never get described as passionate... Oh but you can be passionate at times - you just don't let it show. Your passion most shows through in your sweet and optimistic attitude. And chances are, most people are very passionate about you!

What Type of Passionate Woman Are You?

You Belong in New York

You're a girl on the go, and LA's laid back lifestyle isn't really your thing. You prefer a city that never sleeps, and people as ambitious as you are. Cultured and street smart, you can truly appreciate everything New York has to offer.

Are You an LA Girl or a NY Girl?

You Are a Centaur

In general, you are a very cautious and reserved person. However, you are also warm hearted, and you enjoy helping others in practical ways. You are a great teacher, and you are really good at helping people get their lives in order. You are very intuitive, and you go with your gut. You make good decisions easily.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

Your Superpower Should Be Manipulating Electricity

You're highly reactive, energetic, and super charged. If the occasion calls for it, you can go from 0 to 60 in a split second. But you don't harness your energy unless you truly need to. And because of this, people are often surprised by what you are capable of. Why you would be a good superhero: You have the stamina to fight enemies for days Your biggest problem as a superhero: As with your normal life, people would continue to underestimate you

What Should Your Superpower Be?

You Are Catwoman

"Life's a bitch. Now so am I."

What Superheroine Are You?

Your Personality Cluster is Introverted Thinking

You are: Objective, honest, and credible Intellectually curious, with many diverse interests More inclined toward ideas than people Fiercely independent and unapologetically unconventional

What's Your Personality Cluster?

You Are an Orange Rose

You represent desire and enthusiasm Your vibe: Sexy yet familiar Falling in love with you: happens instantly - it's a fast ride

What Color Rose Are You?

Hello again

Sometimes I feel like I'm sending out messages to those scientists that listen for radio messages from alien beings, like in the movie Contact. I know nobody reads this. I'm just not interesting enough, and I don't update enough.

Anyway, I got my Uniquely You dressform. The measurements listed for the size I ordered were almost perfect. I just had to let out the sleeve a little on the lower hips. I can't wait until I'm done with all my Christmas knitting so I can start using it!

This is my second day of a killer migraine. It's been a long time since I had one last this long. It's almost gone, but almost doesn't really count in the world of migraines, because the slightest trigger brings them back screaming. That's what happened this morning. Everything was cool until I went outside to drive to work, and then it was like "THE LIGHT, THE LIGHT, SOMEONE TURN OFF THE SUN!" I feel like a vampire.

The weird thing about migraines is they make me talkative and playful. I sent emails today to people on ravelry.com whom I've never met before, something I normally wouldn't do. I sent out many multiple group emails cracking jokes, something I rarely do. And everything has been striking me as amusing. Maybe it's because the migraine is on the left side and the artistic, whimsical side of the brain is the right side. Maybe the left side has rolled over like a dog in the submissive pose, saying "I give up, I'm not gonna second-guess or censor anything today."

If I could just get rid of the pain in the left side of my neck I'm sure it would be banished. Damn neck.

Anyway, my Christmas knitting is WAY behind. I've only completed about 2 3/4 hats. Only 12 more to go!!! UGH. Good thing I'm accepted as the irresponsible baby of the family. New Year's hats for everyone, woohoo! Valentines hats for everyone, woohoo! They'll get them eventually. I won't be able to get away with this kind of thing much longer. The next generation is creeping into adulthood, and I'll have to reform so that I can tsk tsk about the next irresponsible baby of the family.

That's all for now. If my head didn't hurt I'd probably put in photos and stuff, but I just can't get motivated when I feel like this.