Uncle!
When it came time to write a blog post tonight, I did something I have almost never done before, but that some others write that they do all the time: I sat and stared at the screen trying to think of something to write. So I'm crying uncle and slapping up this photo of the scarf in progress, and going to bed.  I've separated the red and the blue seed stitch with a couple of gold garter ridges. I hope it's a pleasing combo in the end. Right now I'm not so sure I like

One Finished, One Begun
Red Scarf No. 4 - Seed StitchCascade 220, Color No. 9404(Most of 2 skeins used)US 7 needles, 29 stitches wideFinished dimensions after blocking: 6.25 inches by 68 inches ----------And after I completed it last night, I cast on another:

Oops
Oops, I never did get to making the celery soup yesterday.  Instead I:1. Did another practice LSAT test. (The result was disappointing.)2. Made a gallon of homemade yogurt in the crock pot. (The result was NOT disappointing.) (In fact, it was awesome.) (I've got a bee in my bonnet about all the [plain and Greek] yogurt we eat and all the 1-quart plastic containers we throw away. Oh, all right, "send to the recycling center." But still, what most people don't know is that sending all that stuff to the recycling center should not leave one with a completely clear conscience. It's better than the landfill -- o

Black Friday is Prize Day Here At Now Norma Knits
Let's hear big congratulations to the following winners generated by random.org, in my Black Friday prize drawing in the Red Scarf Fundraising Drive!1.  Donna wins a $10 gift certificate from Knitspot (lucky Donna -- this is the second time she has won!)2.  Susan!  In a what-goes-around-comes-around lovely karmic event, Susan wins the copy of the First Book of Modern Lace Knitting donated by Michele D.3.  Angie wins a $25 gift certificate from Little Barn, Inc. donated by Susan R.4.

A Curmudgeon's Antidote To The Pervasive Thankfulness That's Going On Today
I know everyone is expecting all soupy-thankful today. I thought I'd buck the trend and share with you my latest pet peeve:  Cars that use the HORN, which should be reserved exclusively for DANGER! or ALERT-YOU-ARE-ABOUT-TO-BACK-INTO-MY-CAR, or YOU ARE AN A**HOLE WHO JUST CUT ME OFF, as the electronic keylock sound.COME ON, PEOPLE!  Put a lid on it! I am convinced that this alone is why the worldwide economy has tanked. Every freakin' time somebody near me locks their car that way, I am backing out of a parking space or walking past, or I'm in a parking garage where it echoes and is 13 times even MORE LOUD, and I jump thoroughly out of my SKIN.I would be T