Objects May Appear Smaller When Ribbed

I'm not posting as much as I would like to, but while I've been neglecting my little blog, I have been knitting. I'm working on the ribbed turtleneck from VK's Fall 2006 Issue. I'm working with a 100% pure virgin wool made by Iceland. I really enjoy working with this yarn. It's soft, yet wooly and it's knitting up quite beautifully, if I do say so myself.

Here's the back - worked completely in 2x2 rib. It looks teeny-tiny when unstretched, but such is the nature of ribbing. It is extremely stretchy, which is great considering the holiday weight I'm bound to put on in the next few months.

I'm halfway done with the front - it has such a great cable panel - and I plan to be done with that by the weekend. But, you know what they say about the best-laid plans...

GET OUT AND VOTE!

Election Day is upon us. Today we have the opportunity to vote for the government officials we feel will best represent the American people; the government officials we feel will do our country good; or at the very least, not fuck up our country any more than it already is. Anyone who has ever complained about the way our country is run should be out at the polls today. And for anyone who passes up this right to vote, well then, tough shit, shut your mouth!

During this campaign season (and like most campaign seasons in the past), we’re inundated with negative campaign ads. I’m sick and tired of all these negative ads, just like the rest of you. If I had a dime for every time I heard someone suggest that candidates should run ads about the issues they stand for rather than slinging mud at their opponent… well, I’d have a heapload of dimes. Face it, people, the negative ads aren’t going to go away. Instead of being annoyed and agitated, get proactive. Find out what the candidates stand for. Visit their websites. Read the newspaper. Gladly accept the flyers the volunteers are handing out. In the age of information, there is no excuse for ignorance. Get out their and do your homework!

As you may have guessed by my “Days Left in Office” countdown, I’m a democrat through and through. As much as I could go on and on and rant and rave about the state of this country and how our current administration has royally fucked up things, I won’t. But, I will say this: a change needs to be made. Our deficit is escalating daily. Casualties of this illegal war are escalating daily. Corporate bigwigs are creating our policies. The 1% of the population – the richest of the rich - are getting richer, while the middle and lower class people are paying the price. I can’t stand it any longer. Can you? Do your part – GET OUT AND VOTE!

Scenes from Starved Rock

I haven't posted in a while, partly due to feeling under the weather, partly due to laziness. On the weekend of October 20th, I went to Starved Rock, a state park in Utica, Illinois, for a weekend of R&R, hiking and to check out the beautiful fall colors. The natural beauty was breathtaking. It's hard to imagine such a marvel of nature is only 2 hours away from the hustle and bustle of Chicago. I took a shitload of pictures, but these are my top picks.