Gloomy Day

We had two weeks or so of hot weather, and then it got all grey. Not cold, still warm, not raining, just gloomy. Yuck. Now it's depressing and grey out but you still get sweaty if you walk across the street! Gross.

I finished one of my mom's socks. It's beautiful and it fits my foot perfectly, but I have my dad's narrow feet. My mom and brother have wider feet, so I'm kind of worried that it won't fit as well. I'm sure it'll stretch, I just hope it doesn't look wacky. It is quite beautiful for a sock though, all lacy and blue. If she doesn't want to wear it, she can just look at it.

The scarf for my boss is going slowly. It is daunting because it is my first project that is completely lace. Not solid with lace sections, but all lace. It's lovely, but slow. I'm also concerned that when I finally finish it, I will want to keep it, seeing as it is my first lace project. Maybe I should think of something else to knit my boss; something quicker and slightly less precious. Hmmm.

I'm going to start reading Wuthering Heights today. I've read many 19th century novels, but somehow I managed to never read that one. Very strange. Anyway I'm looking forward to starting it. I'm taking next week off, so lots of time to read and knit. And maybe there will be some sun too, so I can look a little less pasty white for Karen's wedding in August.

Not much else to say. Bad cramps today. Sort of a blah day all things considered. Maybe tomorrow will be more interesting.

Working Girl

So I'm finished my BA now, and I don't start my MA until September, so I'm sort of in between purposes in life. I'm working over the summer as a research assistant, a job I love because my boss is like a more grown-up version of me. It's creepy, actually.

Still working on sweater/scarf/socks from last post. Sadly, knitting has taken a back seat because of exams etc. However, as soon as I finish this post I am off to watch TV and work on those socks, which have to be ready for June 4th, so they have been bumped to the top of the list. I've been avoiding the scarf because lace is new to me and there is a k7tog in there that freaks the hell out of me.

Job and I are off to Pender Island for the long weekend (Victoria Day is on Monday), so that will be nice. Job is working and taking classes this summer, so he has very little chance to relax. He always spends the first day of any time off saying "I can't believe I don't have to work... I can't believe I don't have to do homework!" So it takes at least two days for him to experience any kind of relaxation. He's a trooper.

Right now I'm reading Anna Karenina, but I'm thinking of reading other things at the same time, since AK has long chunks about farm technology that just don't interest me. My footnotes say that these chunks exist because Tolstoy had all of these revolutionary peasant relations ideas, but I just can't get into it. I am fascinated by the discussion of divorce laws, though, and the comparison of society's perceptions about adulterous husbands (Oblonsky) versus adulterous wives (Anna Karenina), including the idea that Karenin views his son as tainted because of his mother's adultery. He sees no problem in hating his son because of Anna's actions.

I do want to start reading Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters, though. It looks awesome. Fun with words/letters like the Thursday Next books are fun with the literary world.

Anyway, off to watch the season finale of Conviction (like Grey's Anatomy with lawyers! I love it!) and knit those socks! Wish me luck.