I'm back! sorta....

Well, it's all starting to come together a little. Here's an update for those who have been following me with bated breath.

I defend my thesis on Tuesday. It's mostly done. Thank God. I don't know if I care anymore. Getting my exam card all turned in essentially fills all my requirements and I'll be ready to cross that stage May 10. Speaking of which, I've been trying to find a pretty dress for graduation that a/I won't sweat through and b/won't make me look pregnant, and I'm coming up sadly short on both counts. Anyone have any ideas? I'd be willing to spend up to 50-60 bucks, so send me thoughts.

I'm in my third (and I believe final) round of interviews with Mailtrust, a local tech company that does business email hosting. I would be doing more technical writing, and it actually sounds like it would be pretty fun. From what I've seen, the pay will be pretty good, and it will allow me a chance to breath after graduation, rather than running off and moving away the second I finish school. Because we all know how well that turned out last time.

My blanket is SO close to done. I am on the last color round. After I finish that, I'm going to do four stripes in half-size strips as a border, in the heathered blue that I found. Finally, I may get around to pictures.

The toiling goes on on my first pair of socks, after I have ripped out my progress a MINIMUM of fifty million times and started over. I will learn to knit socks if it's the end of me. I bought the pattern for Koolhaus last night, and I'll be making myself a spiffy hat out of it. I look so awful in winter hats with my chubby face, I hope this one will be different.

Upcoming projects:
If I really like socks, I'm gonna make more socks. Hee.
Dashing for Dad
Dashing for Brooks
Shopping bags!

I have to admit that the 4/16 stuff hasn't been very far from my mind with the anniversary coming up,... but I'm not in the frame of mind right now to post those thoughts... so yeah. I'll just leave it at wow. A year. Already.

Next week, I'm going to Richmond to see one of my favorite bands ever, The New Pornographers! :) I'm going to be in the same room as NEKO CASE and that rules, rules, rules. I might also hit up a yarn store if there is time.

I kind of hope they play this at the show (featuring Ms. Case rocking the vocals):

But the truth is that I'll be thrilled to hear them play anything, because they don't have a single song I don't love.

Later!