No Blows Struck

First before you read my post, go read the title of this blog post for a great laugh.  I could not stop laughing when I came across it in my Bloglines late last night.  Okay, maybe I was punchy, but it was the best blog post title I've read in a long time.  Ok, you back?  Stop laughing.  It's time to get serious. 

I love how I can feel safe, knowing you guys will always have my back.  I didn't really want to punch anybody out yesterday.  Well, not any more than usual. (and besides, I value my hands far too much for that)  I'm just a little miffed about a situation beyond my control.  You know, you can lead a horse to water, but......sometimes he'll just take a whiz in the trough. 

And so......

Enough said about that for the time being.  Except, so as not to torture you with too-much-and-yet-too-little information, this has to do with work, and everything is copacetic for the time being. 

I got tired of knitting for a few days.  *gasp* I know!  But the other night, when trying hard to love The Riches, simply for my love of Eddie Izzard, all the while getting bored out of my gourd with the actual program (my adoration for a cute British genius executive transvestite can only carry me so far when he is playing an American from the south in a dramatic/comedic role that is moving entirely too slowly), I picked up the scarf I've been working on since Moses was a baby, and decided, I'm sick of this lying around here, I don't really like the colors as much as I'd hoped I would, I am going to bind this sucker off prematurely and put it in the Dulaan box. 

The colors are more accurate in the first photo, and I am including the second photo for no other reason than to show the bare grass.  Don't get used to it.  Another Nor'Easter is supposed to be blowing on in here on Thursday.  Fuckin' 'ell, to quote my British friends and Eddie Izzard. 

So about the scarf:  Of course you know what happened.  Well, maybe you don't, but I'm about to tell you.  Be patient! 

It was very short.  I washed it. (can you stand the building excitement leading to a climactic finish?)  It grew a lot after the wash, so now it's a nice length.  AND:  now I really do like the post-washing colors and fabric.  So I'm not sure if it's going in the Dulaan box or it's staying here.  I'll make that decision later.  If it keeps on the way it is, I'll still need a scarf in July.  Sheesh.

Specs on the scarf:  I used the "Baby Genius Burp Cloth" pattern from Mason-Dixon Knitting, alternating two rows of Cash Iroha Color No. 8 (dark teal) with two rows of Silk Garden Color No. 217.

I'll end with a light cautionary tale:  Be careful to whom you send email correspondence with "LOL" written in it.  It turns out that to some people, that stands for "lots of love."  And they'll think you're flirting, and then you'll just have to give 'em a big ole smackdown and hope all involved have a good sense of humor. 

LOL, and LOL, to all of you. 

Comments

[Kristen]

Oh. My. God! I had no idea about the underground life of LOL! {swoon, faint}

(I tried while in a hotel with cable to get into Eddie Izzard without makeup, but I can't.)

[marianne]

That WAS one of the very best blog post titles!
Holy shit, more of the white stuff tomorrow? Actually, I DIDN'T know that about LOL....just goes to show you,eh?
That's a very pretty scarf.

[Ruth]

You should have seen me at Town Meeting last night at Monday, knitting furiously away at a sock while the craziness and pedantry abounded. Call me Madame Defarge. (All's well that ends well, but was dicey for a while there.)

Good job on clearing a project out of the WIP pile. I need to do more of that.

[sandy]

Oh, cripes. Now we've got to worry about spreading love unknowingly around blog land? The pressure is getting too much.
lol
you choose which one I mean.
xo

[sandy]

Oh, and I have LOL for your scarf. You can figure out which is which, right?

[Angie]

I saw that great blog post title last night. It was especially funny after seeing the photo of the fellow wearing a t-shirt with a related saying at the Yarn Harlot's blog....which was the first time I had seen those words referenced with knitting in mind.

I'll add LOL to the list of things to watch out for along with "knock you up" when spoken by a Brit.

[margene]

I think the title of this post is pretty dern funny, too! Keep the scarf...it's rad!

[pippi]

I thought of a perfect solution to your problem, yesterday.
Threats.
Yup, I think threats would work really well.
Well, a heart to heart followed by threats.

& tell Cookie, at first I thought Irish Coffee was some new kind of yarn I had to try... Then it hit me, OH! that Irish Coffee.
And one of those will be super good on Thursday afternoon, as I sit and watch my seedlings get leggy. (At this rate, I will have to put the lights on.)

[Kirsten]

I tried hard to love the Riches, too. I watched about 10 minutes of a second episode last night before giving up. I love me some Eddie Izzard, but he is not being "Eddie Izzard" in that show. Bleah.

Nice scarf, by the way.

[Carole]

Ribbed for her pleasure? Climactic finishes? Lots of love? What kind of blog is this anyway?

[Julie]

You know, I think I need more coffee! When I first read the blog title, I didn't get it; and to show everyone just how brain-dead I am, I didn't get it until I read Carole's comment. Sheesh! Yes, I rode the short bus to work today.

That's a great scarf; I think you should keep it. At this rate, you WILL need it in July. I'm pretty sick of this damn weather.

[Roxie]

Cash Iroha? and Silk Garden? And you were going to give it away? It's boootiful, Norma! You keep it!

Thanks for sharing the hilarious blog title. That'll keep me smiling all day! (does that make it ribbed for my amusement?)

I didn't know about LOL in the romantic sense either.

[Angie]

I'm liking the 2 yarn alternating scarf thing. I just finished my Chevron http://knit4angie.blogspot.com/2007/04/not-exactly-to-plan.html and I'm contemplating another, but this baby burp scarf is better, it uses thicker yarn!

[Lisa in Oregon]

My baby burp scarf is sitting exactly where I left it six weeks or so ago....half done. I think I've finally learned scarves bore the helloutta me. I'm especially annoyed as there isn't as much contrast as I think might be good in the colors I chose and with the l-o-n-g color repeat of the noro...well, I'm bored dammit. I'll make myself finish it...eventually. I think.

[LauraG]

I nearly died when I saw YarnHarlot's Denver post with the picture of the young man wearing the K2P2K2 ribbed for her pleasure t-shirt. So the post title did not get that big of a reaction from me... Sorry. But you do have me nervous about the whole LOL thing. So much that I did not type it behind died in my first sentence.

[Beverly]

Ohhhhhh! Maybe that's why my emails to some folks are met by silence! The will be No more LOL's in my emails.

[Cookie]

The ads for Eddie's show make me sad. I'm afraid to watch it and have my heart broken yet again.

Lovely scarf, Norma. No matter where it ends up.

/waves @ Pippi

[Sara]

The scarf is great... I love the alternating colors!

I'm dreading more of the white stuff, too... and just got word that they are expecting a second storm over the weekend. My daffodils might as well give up.

[Wanda]

I do like the scarf pattern and think it's pretty nice. that's cool that it grew to a nice length. I might keep it if I were you.

[Laura]

LOL!! hehe I prefer the faceless photo of that shirt on Imbrium's blog, actually. Lets me imagine that it's being worn by a very buff hottie. Stephanie's picture really does just eliminate that entire fantasy. Gawd I hope that guy isn't reading your blog Norma. LOL! :)

[Renee]

Nice scarfage! Keep it, you'll need it tomorrow. Damn spring snow. I remember a few years back a snowstorm on Mother's Day.

[maryse]

i thought i was the only one having trouble with "the riches" because i just didn't love eddie enough. *relief*

[Lorette]

"you can lead a horse to water, but......sometimes he'll just take a whiz in the trough"

Norma, you crack me up. I have a couple of people at work that could use a punch or two. Come on out here and get 'em for me, will ya?

[Joan in Reno]

Around these parts LOL can also mean Little Old Lady. That's how I refer to myself somethimes. I'm ROFLMAO? BTW the scarf is gorgeous.

[Joan in Reno]

And last year we got snowed upon on the Memorial Day weekend. Now that's disgusting.

[Maia]

I laughed when I saw that blog post too.

Glad work is fine for now. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it stays that way.

[Stephanie Cullison]

Thank god I'm not the only one that is so disappointed in The Riches. I love love love me that Eddie Izzard but the part just does not suit him. I can't stand his accent. Bleck. So I'm glad I'm not the only one :o)

[Margot]

LOL backatcha!

Lovely scarf.

(last post) And I had the exact same thought when I ordered Blessed Juno soap for the first time - I'm actually still working on using up that first order and fantasizing about what to get next time...

[Lee Ann]

Your version of leading the horse to water is the best ever. So much so that I may put it on my bulletin board in my office. Or send it to my husband with an LOL attached. Of course, I'll have to translate "taking a whiz," but it might be worth the effort.

[Janice in Camas]

I was so excited when I found out Eddie Izzard was going to be on tv regularly, but skeptical because so much on tv is crap. Sure enough -- crap. Rats! what a disappointment. The horse/water thing is the best -- too bad there are so many times when that phrase is appropriate. Ah, well.

[Debi Leshin]

OMG I'm so glad you said it -- I adore Eddie but The Riches is about as interesting as watching paint dry -- what a dissapointment!! Gimme Cake or Death Eddie not this stiff "character".