productivity...finally

i really got a lot done today. i ran some errands in the morning and went to barnes and noble to look at knitting books. i was going to pick up loop d loop from the library but someone put it on hold like last night...bitch. anyway, i went to barnes and noble to look at knitting books and check out magazines and looked at it there. i honestly don't know why everyone thinks it's so great. it's $30 for like two patterns that anyone would really wear. you might all want to make them, but seriously, would you wear them??? i doubt it. i really do want to make the lace leaf pullover though, and there's a lacy 3/4 sleeve thingy that i think is also lovely. that's it though, so i'll just wait until it comes back to the library. while at barnes and noble i picked up vogue knitting international which has about a million patterns i want to make but can't afford to. i think my favorite things are the short sleeve top which crosses in the middle and the silk bolero. i have a feeling those projects are a bit above my skill (or should i say patience?) level. i've been making slow, but steady progress on the frill stole and am loving it more and more. i'm learning that i can probably make anything if i'm just careful and keep track of what i'm doing. i also cast on and finished half of the second mitten that i'm making for my mom. it's taken me a while to get to it, but i'm almost glad i waited because i was so sick of knitting mittens when i made the first one that i probably would have rushed through the second.

i'm getting paid this friday (i only get paid once a month) and am going to make a sincere effort not to blow it all on yarn immediately. there are so many projects i want to start for myself, but i think it might be a good idea to crank out one or two scarves for christmas and get an early start. that may sound crazy but i have a feeling i won't have much free time for knitting next semester.

am totally dreading going back to work on tuesday. it's nice to have the long weekend but it's going too fast already. i like the people i work with, and don't mind the work i do, but i hate my job because i'm so paranoid that i will break something or mess something up or just embarrass myself and they'll finally get fed up and fire me. but like my mom said, i'm just learning this stuff and these things happen. i just hope their patience isn't wearing thin...