I think my brain is atrophied. I have taken to using audio books to supply my craving for literature (or what passes for it). That way I can listen to the book while doing other things...like grading papers or surfing the web or knitting. I could pretend that I was multi-tasking, but that really isn't it. I'm just lazy.
Currently I am listening to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I couldn't wade through the book in written form--I didn't have the patience and my mind kept wandering. However, I like listening to it on CD. I can easily follow the story. I can't do much for "multi-tasking" while listening because it is not unlike reading Dickens or Melville. The most I can do is knit...but maybe my shawl will be done by the time I finish the book--26 discs!
I am working on a variation of the Eye of Partridge Shawl. I am working it in a worsted weight yarn because, let's face it, I want something snuggly when I curl up. The yarn is nothing fancy--a blue/cream/browns variegated acrylic called Retro-Modern Ombre from I Love This Yarn! [Hobby Lobby]. The stitch really helps avoid pooling and makes a wonderful texture.
Because the original pattern is a really tight V shape, I decided to modify the pattern to widen the V. I didn't want a shawl to end up dragging around like Morticia Addams' dress just to make the width as long as I like it. So I am adding additional yarn overs--I keep changing my mind about the pattern so I have ripped everything out four times at last count...
Ok, as I am writing this, the system snow promised to us started to fall. We're supposed to get 2-4 inches of system snow before the lake effect snow starts to kick in. But right now, although it is coming down steadily, it is that wispy micro snow that just seems to make the roads slick and icy. It will have to get thicker and heavier if it wants to do more than annoy people...
Moon Report: 48% of full. Just shy of the quarter moon.
Outside the Window: Snow. About 24 degrees (coldish). Overcast.
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