Saturday, December 29, 2007

new year [almost], new toys, new skills


today i dragged my mother on a two hour journey into connecticut to pick up my new library card cabinet. the picture is of it in the backseat where i had to sit with it the whole way back. it is BIG, about 4'x4'x18. it had space for 60 drawers but is missing 13. seeing the open spaces they left i was so inspired. i had had the option of this one, which is obviously not perfect, and one that was basically perfect. i went with this one because there was just something about the imperfections [and imperfection in general] that just seemed so much more interesting. just sitting back there with it i had so many ideas for my thesis and all the things i can do with it. im very excited to get back to philly to work on it. soon it will all come together.


while sharing the backseat with this thing i finished up the first half my first [yay!] two color k
nitting adventure. i have a red jacket and i felt that black and white gloves where therefore needed. i found the pattern on ravelry. they are so soft and perfect. i still have to make the second one. the two color knitting was so easy. really. who would have though, yes? i held one color in each hand and i would have finished it in one day if i hadnt read the instructions wrong and have to rip out the whole thumb. they are quite tight and warm. in the background there is also the remnants of the pea soup we made for dinner. yum.

tomorrow philly. finally.