Procrastinating

Captain’s Log, Stardate 03.16.2005

Okay, I freely admit I am procrastinating. I should be working on my ms but I’m not. Ha!

Actually, I did work on it a little earlier tonight.

Knee update: Doctor said to stay off the cycling to see if that causes the swelling to go down, in case the exercise is causing it. The ultrasound and interferential something-stimulation that the PT did on Monday seems to have helped, or maybe just the extra attention after I’d missed PT for a week. Regardless, since I have Mt. Hermon this weekend, I’ll see how the swelling is without the cycling and other stuff. I go back to PT on Friday next week to see how things are.

Chicklit: Okay, the girl who only window shops was a stupid idea. Why? Because she was lonely but distanced herself from people on purpose. I didn’t like her, and if I don’t like her then the reader won’t either. But I came up with an idea about how a girl feels when people only window-shop with her--they only see the surface, they don’t bother to see the beautiful woman inside.

One of the most impactful songs I know is by Zoegirl, “Plain.” Many times, a woman’s inner beauty gets dissed even by the woman herself. I remember feeling plain, I know there are other women who have felt that way, too. I want to write to them. I want to show them a heroine strong but vulnerable, who learns how to roll with the punches, who feels pain but rises joyous from the experience.

I am talking with Heather about why we enjoy blogging. She had a very insightful observation:

“[Blogging] allows you to not connect with someone when you are venting or what not. but at the same time many people see it. it is a weird thing.”

That’s so true. I can unload and yet be distanced from a living body who takes the brunt of my emotions, so I don’t have to worry about the hard edges. Of course, editing is necessary so I don’t get in trouble.

Okay, I think I am ready to get back to my wip. I don’t know if I’ll finish it by Mt. Hermon, but I’ll sure try.

Comments

Heather Diane Tipton said…

Awwwww you quoted me! LOL Now I wish I would have worded that a little more eloquently! ;-)

Wed Mar 16, 11:05:00 PM 2005

Lavender hand lotion

Captain's Log, Stardate 11.05.2009 I have to tell you, I LOVE Etsy.com ! Etsy is dedicated to providing a marketplace for people who like to make handmade products and people who appreciate them (and buy them). It has everything from handmade gifts (like my mom’s Bucilla Christmas stockings and ornaments and tree skirts and wall hangings and … well, just click here to see what she has! ) to soaps and lotions and jewelry and knitted items and hand-painted yarn and ... I could surf that website for DAYS. Anyway, lately I’ve been concerned about the lead content in my lotions, especially since I’m using them more now that it’s turned colder and drier here in California. I have to use lotion on my hands everytime after I wash them. So I went onto Etsy and searched for organic hand lotions, and bought this lavender lotion from Lue Cosmetics . What was really nice is that the owner, Jane, sent me a direct message via Etsy right after I made the purchase to ask if I’d received it yet and ...

I sold to Steeple Hill!

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I got my cover!

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Tabi socks, part deux

Captain's Log, Stardate 07.25.2008 (If you're on Ravelry, friend me! I'm camytang.) I made tabi socks again! (At the bottom of the pattern is the calculation for the toe split if you're not using the same weight yarn that I did for this pattern (fingering). I also give an example from when I used worsted weight yarn with this pattern.) I used Opal yarn, Petticoat colorway. It’s a finer yarn than my last pair of tabi socks, so I altered the pattern a bit. Okay, so here’s my first foray into giving a knitting pattern. Camy’s top-down Tabi Socks I’m assuming you already know the basics of knitting socks. If you’re a beginner, here are some great tutorials: Socks 101 How to Knit Socks The Sock Knitter’s Companion A video of turning the heel Sock Knitting Tips Yarn: I have used both fingering weight and worsted weight yarn with this pattern. You just change the number of cast on stitches according to your gauge and the circumference of your ankle. Th...

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