~ sulky slinky ~

Yesterday, I was eagerly anticipating the delivery of a large box of yarn to my front door, but it never came. I'm sure that there is something worse than one's yarn not being delivered on the scheduled date, but I'm pressed to think of what. This particular yarn delivery has seemed to take FOREVER, as I ordered it over a week ago. I'm sure that some of you could comiserate with me over this - - after all, during this week, I haven't been able to work on the project that currently excites me and have been FORCED to finish up other projects. Gar! For instance, I did manage to finish up the ridiculously green green sweater made from the cheapest yarn on the planet...and I'm surprisingly pleased with it. There's photos on my flickr dealie if you're interested.

Incidentally, the project that is currently exciting me is an improvised version of Neaty from Rowan, with the body knat in Berroco Jasper and the trim knat in Berroco Ultra Alpaca. My plan is to, instead of making it a cardigan with the buttons going up the center, make a panel with two rows of buttons going up either side of the center. Below is a rough visual for what I've got in mind...as I did this in PowerPoint, it clearly doesn't have any of the shaping or knitting details, but it should give you a general idea.

In other news, I believe that I only just started to complain about the winter-yness of the weather here in the Valley, when it turned into Springtime this weekend. I believe it was about a week ago when I was slipping on black ice walking along the crusty and icy sidewalks to work, irritated that I don't have proper winter boots to keep all things cold and wet away from my feet. And now! Most of that snow has melted, it's warm, sunny, and delightful. Below are some photos depicting the pleasant weather - - note, in the first, I am demonstrating how not cold it is by the removal of my coat.

Another highlight of the weekend was going to the Nell Shipman silent film festival at the Egyptian Theater featuring a live organ accompanist on the theater's antique organ. Now, I've never felt very enthused by silent films (what with the lack of sound), unless I can view them in an old theater with someone playing an antique organ. That is my silent film cup of tea. A few years ago, I saw Nosferatu in the theater with a live organ accompanist, and it was quite the experience. So anyway, we saw two Nell Shipman films, "White Water" and "The Grub Stake." The first was filmed entirely in Idaho and the second was a film that was believed to have been lost (it was apparently the ruin of Nell's career) and only recently found in London under a different title (that film was also filmed in the Pacific Northwest). I was very impressed with the films - - though, I was feeling a bit sleepy by the end of the second one.

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