~ the mean tambourine ~

I absorbed a bit too much sun this weekend during the annual beer and bicycle festival. The intoxicating effects of the sun most likely were responsible for inducing me to volunteer to participate in a bicycle race that involved costumery and public displays of sillyness. As my team member was adorning me in a mullet wig and applying mascara to my face in the form of masculine facial hair, I almost fell off of the podium and blamed my imbalance on the multitude of beers I had consumed, which resulted in laughs from the contest coordinators. I also acquired numerous bumps and bruises on my person as a result of my intoxicated efforts to master all of the kooky custom bicycles available. Luckily, I do not have testicles.

In other news, over the weekend I netflixed the film "The Fountainhead" by mistake when I actually meant to netflix "The Fountain." What is up with me and my mixing up of titles.? sheesh! So, I snuggled up with some knitting last night, anticipating some sexy shirtless scenes of Hugh Jackman, and found myself viewing an Ayn Rand adaptation. God, Ayn Rand...blech. Anyway, I'm enjoying the film much more than I was expecting. I only made it through about halfway due to its length conflicting with my bedtime. And even though the sweaty bulging muscles of Gary Cooper in the quary aren't quite as suggestive as a ripped hairy chest, I'm looking forward to finishing the movie this evening.

Speaking of knitting, you may or may not recall my knitting a certain Nantucket Jacket, and how much joy I found in that project. THE ONE THING has been that I haven't really cared for the way that it fit on my person. I recently finished knitting my latest project and found myself at a loss about my next project. I gave some reflection to the Nantucket Jacket, remembered both how much I enjoyed working on it and how much I dislike the fit, and I decided to unravel it and knit it again. I spent a good chunck of time redesigning the pattern, deciding to work it in the round, making it a pullover instead of a cardigan, making it much more fitted instead of loose and baggy, with long sleeves instead of three-quarter length, and with a completely different neckline.

And finally...I get to go back to school tomorrow. I'm not exactly thrilled by the impending constraints on my time, but I'm looking forward to the intellectual stimulation and the possibility of blending of my work with my school.

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