Frak
Time. is. flying. and I am overwhelmed. I've been taking classes and working for almost two years now, and I usually find a way to manage my time, get everything done, and still blog and knit and relax and spend time with my schmoos, etc.
This semester is apparently the exception. I am SLAMMED. For the past two Sundays, I've had 9-hour marathon sessions on campus working on a group project. ICK. It's still not done. It feels like it may never be done, actually. I had my oral comprehensive exam last week (I passed! yay!) and had to show a "dress rehearsal" version of our final project. so. much. to. do. I hate to bitch and moan, but OMG when will the semester be over? srsly?!?
Luckily, my husband cooks me dinner. and also obtained all three previous seasons of Battlestar Galactica for my viewing pleasure (we are just starting season 3, so NO SPOILERS! and also, what is up with out-of-shape Apollo? so. bizarro.) And the BSG, it is great TV for knitting. I've actually finally finished a Mingus sock!
Right before I started my toe decrease.
and I'm dreaming of finishing some unfinished objects that have been laying around (Anais, and maybe my Drops sweater...) and also still knitting away on my Minimalist cardigan. I also participated in a swap on Ravelry with some fabulous girls, and I totally got some Malabrigo! My first ever! It's lace, and it's this beautiful pinky purple color ... I want to eat it, actually. Check out the other awesome stuff I got...
Sensual Knits! Yay! and some more yummy yarn, and some Addis,
and a project bag! and some of the best chocolate I've ever tasted - Vosges -
and - Cathy, look at this! a tiny version of Scattergories. YAY.
Mindy is all kinds of awesome - thanks so much, girlie! The chocolate has gotten me through several extremely stressful nights this past week.
Even my Ravelry time has been hurting lately - obviously my priorities need adjusting if I can't spend hours at a time lurking in the Big Issues Debate forum. HA.
I'm just looking ahead to the end of April/beginning of May, when the semester will be winding down, and I can let out a big deep breath and celebrate by hopping on a plane to Maryland with Anne Marie and seeing friends and getting some yarn. Lots of it. so. excited.
Things are really good, actually. Just busybusybusy, and I miss being able to sit down and blog. But the semester will be over soon, and then I have only two more semesters -- that includes summer! -- until I get my Master's degree. YAYAYAYAYAY!
Hope you had a good Monday! I'm going to go watch some more BSG....
Comments (27)
I found your blog after googling "knit blog." I loved your writing style, so I read the archive. The ENTIRE archive. :) Great, great blog, and I love the non-knitting related content. Oh! and I call my husband 'Pants' too! (don't tell him I told you!) You have a new dedicated knitter/reader.
Posted by Tacha | April 25, 2008 12:11 PM
OMG I can't believe you used THE "F" word! I too discovered the joy of knitting to BSG - only beginning season 2, so I'm ignoring the fat Apollo reference.
Hope things calm down for you soon - as they will. In the meantime, great gifties to drool over!
Posted by tarilynt | April 20, 2008 10:02 PM
I hate group projects. They are such a time-suck, and I never get as good a grade as I do on the projects I do alone. I feel your pain - this semister I feel like I am drowning. Good luck getting through it all.
Posted by Katie | April 18, 2008 11:54 AM
Knitting is fun and stressfree.
Looked for tutorials and couldn't find any.
Posted by Ruby | April 17, 2008 12:20 PM
bring that yarn to maryland and i will help you eat it. (bought a last minute tkt!)
and also: did you get the vosges BACON chocolate bar. because it is the best thing i've ever tasted. EVAH.
Posted by carolyn | April 17, 2008 11:17 AM
want to play miniature scattergories NOW
Posted by Cathy | April 16, 2008 11:58 PM
Fat Lee! Isn't that awesome...that's a fat suit, by the way. Amazing make-up.
We did the same sort of thing with BSG. We jumped on the bandwagon really late, so two summers ago we were madly fixing up our house by day to prep for a house-warming party, and staying up all night for marathon BSG sessions. We got so sucked in, so fast. Awesome show.
Love that Malabrigo! I've never knit with it, but it so pretty in its little bundles.
Posted by Maggie | April 16, 2008 7:42 PM
Ooh, you're going to love Sensual Knits!! Looks like you got totally spoiled!!
Posted by Julie | April 16, 2008 10:26 AM
There's a slight chance I'll be at MDS&W if I can convince my friend to go with me...If I am there I hope I run into you and AM!
Posted by biglug | April 16, 2008 8:52 AM
My favourite saying at stressful times comes from a parable about King Solomon: 'This too shall pass'. In the meantime, I can't think of a better way to relax than Malabrigo, chocolate and Battlestar Galactica. So say we all!
Posted by PrincessPea | April 16, 2008 2:22 AM
As a recent Ph.D. survivor I can tell you that there is light at the end of that tunnel. Hang in there and just keep doing the things you love to do and spending time with the people (and pets) you love. This is the only way to maintain your sanity. Good luck.
Posted by Rosie | April 15, 2008 11:22 PM
frak is right! my god you have a lot going on! i've noticed that your 365 photos have been at night usually and i thought, "poor carrie! she's working too hard!" :( glad to see you're getting in some knitting and BSG watching. this season has been good so far so you have plenty to look forward to! :) hugs!
Posted by gleek | April 15, 2008 9:53 PM
I feel your pain! I've got a year left on my master's and it can't come fast enough. My husband doesn't make me dinner, though. But he is good at warming up some leftover or making me a sandwich!
Posted by michaela | April 15, 2008 4:10 PM
I just recently got some Malabrigo for the first time myself. Very nice stuff.
I'm sorry you're so stressed...hopefully it will all be over soon.
Posted by Stacey | April 15, 2008 2:27 PM
Love to you, crazy girl! I can't believe the way you manage it all. You and my hubby will have to swap secrets someday. Wonderwoman!
Posted by Jen | April 15, 2008 1:53 PM
You are my HERO! How do you manage it all? The semester will end sooon and hopefully you will get a much deserved break! also? SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS! ACK! YAY~
Posted by Lara | April 15, 2008 12:46 PM
Haha! I just bought season one yesterday! The BF also DVD'r the marathons they had up to the season 4 premiere. I didn't thing I'd be all into it, but I am!
Posted by Julia | April 15, 2008 12:40 PM
Oh no :( I hope your semester ends soon!
By the way, the sweater I was wearing at Rhinebeck 2006, the one you admired? It's called Joie de Vivre, and it's in Sensual Knits!
Posted by Veronique | April 15, 2008 12:09 PM
hang in there! the semester is almost over! i hope i get a chance to meet you and anne-marie at MDSW!
Posted by mai | April 15, 2008 10:21 AM
hey, it's me - SassyLeo from the 365! i've commented here tons of times before but my screen names don't match. hang in there, hon - i know it's tough. i just finished some courses myself and had to step away from the ravelry otherwise i never would have made it. so what did i do? got involved in the 365 and MAN, time flies once you're poking around in there, eh?
Posted by brenda in toronto | April 15, 2008 10:13 AM
I was there a few years back when I was working full-time while trying to go to school full-time too. Not to mention teaching Kick-boxing 3 nights a week. I am so thankful for it to be over. You won't know what to do with yourself once you finish school.
Hope to see you at Maryland Sheep and Wool. This will be the first time I attend.
Posted by Tina | April 15, 2008 10:04 AM
Congrats on your oral comps! Good luck getting through the rest of the semester. I'm counting down to the end up here in NY too.
Posted by kim | April 15, 2008 9:48 AM
You are so welcome! I hated my oral comps. That was a nightmare. Congrats on passing!!!
Posted by Mindy | April 15, 2008 8:43 AM
School and full-time work can be such time sucks. I think you're doing splendid, getting in some t.v. and knitting time. And thanks to you, I'll have to look into that Malabrigo stuff :p
Posted by Val | April 15, 2008 8:13 AM
Oral comprehension exam? Does this mean you're halfway through already?
Any chance you can squeeze in time for lunch? I'm leaving Athens forever in three weeks. . .
Posted by jodi | April 15, 2008 7:16 AM
Hang in there, Carrie! I don't know how you do it all.
I love your green sock yarn! :)
Posted by molly! | April 15, 2008 1:02 AM
Too busy even to lurk around in the Mystical Creation Yarns thread? I just couldn't stop looking at that one, then I got sidetracked, went back later, saw 2000 or so entries I hadn't read and marked it as ignore. Lotsa crazy in that one...
Posted by Jenn | April 14, 2008 11:55 PM