Queen of Screen

It's no secret that I'm the sort of person who screens her telephone calls and skulks around a dark house in order to avoid contact with the outside world. I'm not anti-social, agoraphobic, or any such thing. I'm just a very private person who likes to socialize and chat on my own terms. Or maybe I'm just really spoiled and moody.

In either case, I'm sure that this behaviour is one of the more frustrating aspects of having a friendship with me. I still have a close friends from Day One at Penn State, I must not be so horrible. Dean has known me since we were five, and surely, that corroborates my thinking. Or maybe it just means that Dean is either too kind or too foolish to figure out how to unload me as a friend. Of course, I prefer to think that the latter is out of the question.

One of my other bad habits is not speaking up when I should, but always opening my yap at the wrong time. For instance, if a job interview is going bad, I'll throw caution to the wind. I won't play fair and try to pretend as if either of us want this to go for one minute longer. When the inevitable and unimaginative question, "What would your perfect job be?", is posed, I put the nail in the coffin. I take no prisioners with: "Princess of my own small island...".

While it's not princess status, I'm giddy at the prospect of a remote island with a kingdom posting housing and knitting opportunities. Yes, it is none other than THE Fair Isle!

Nevermind that I'm not a Fair Isle-type of gal. Considering that it's not my style, I haven't bothered to conquer the Fair Isle technique; which, no doubt, would be a rather large part of the interview process. Truth be told, I haven't even bothered to attempt the technique, so uninspiring is it to my fashion senses. I'm a short gal, but not a whispy gal, so anything that is 1) constructed like a barrel, 2) focused on solely on function, and/or 3) busy in terms of color/pattern...well, that's just not for me.

What is for me is something like the fitted and fluid Katrina. She's complete -- without my ripping back again. I have it on good authority that a gentle washing and blocking will smooth out the rough spots.

And now, it's the inevitable knitter's crisis. What's my next project?
Even with the temperatures slowly dipping, I'm not lured by bulky sweaters just yet. I'm a little like a discount store when it comes to knitting and patterns. I'm running about one season behind.