Also I am making kneesocks right now. They are a sexy combo of goldenrod with blue stripes, and it was only after I finished the first that I realized those are my high school's colors. Too much school spirit.

The Newsies soundtrack is blasting at full volume down the hall.

My boy and my grandma just came, saw and conquered the sleepy town of Needham. I thought this strange pairing would be unfortunate given Grandma's tendency to judge swiftly and harshly, but they ended up being best friends and she told him her entire life story. But now he is back in Chicago and I'm having trouble sleeping again. Serious case of whine flu up in here.

Second Session has begun at camp. The kids are older, smarter and more well-behaved this time around, but don't have that same ridiculous energy and lack of self-consciousness that the younger kids do. An eight-year-old doesn't think twice about jumping onstage and making up a song about rogue gorillas on the spot; an eleven-year-old twists her hands and smiles embarrassedly before whispering a few words and running off. That said, it's only the second day, and I think it'll still be a bitchin' session. I don't actually feel like I'm making things up on the spot anymore! First time for everything...

Mittens!

Do you know how hard it is to press the camera button while wearing mittens? Now you do.

These are a combination of knit and crochet. I basically just made up the pattern as I went along, ergo they will fall apart before the temperature drops below 60. Oh well.

In that vein, I'm really excited for Vassar winter. It's cozier than winter in the real world, considering you're stuck in building with your nearest and dearest and a whole bunch of alcohol for something like six months out of the year. It's also the only time of year you can feel somewhat dignified for having Christmas lights wound around your entire dorm room.


Subnote: I look like a serial killer in that picture. No regrets!

Slouchy Beret (aka Urban Outfitters knockoff)

This is the beret I just finished and have been wearing everywhere. It's actually starting to smell.

It was knitted in the round with Manos del Uruguay yarn (again with the Uruguay. Who knewruguay?) and a size 8 circular needle. I got the pattern at http://laurennell.com/knit/?p=16. Woohoo alright.

Distinctive Features of Today

- I have been fantasizing about Manos del Uruguay yarn. I'm not kidding- it's 70% merino wool, 30% silk, 100% sexy.
- A tiny girl named Willow Funkhouser told me at camp that she has crush on my brother. I hope they get married just so I can receive that wedding invitation. However, this is unlikely considering he, at the age of twelve, only eats chicken nuggets and chocolate milk, doesn't shower on the regular, and still carries his blanket around. Don't let the newly-purchased Pink Floyd shirts and guitar skillz fool you.
- I love my job. I don't know a whole bunch of people who get paid to write musicals with titles like "Bloopy Bear and his Woodland Friends," or to play Yogi Says for literally half an hour every day.