I knit this hat. It's not even nice. I made it from left-over yarn. The wool is scratchy. It drops little blue mohairs in my cereal bowl. There's a little nubbin at the top that's a kinda goofy. But I can't take it off.
It's like it's fused with my soul somehow and I can't extricate. Some days, I won't leave the house because, although it doesn't go with my outfit, I can't take off the damn hat.
Or I've worn it too many hours for my freshly laundered hair to recover, even with product. So the hat stays.
Some days, I don't shower because I don't want to take the hat off. I figure, if I just leave it on, I won't have to worry about my hair. Sometimes this lasts for more than one day.
So, that hat's been getting some wear. I wanted to wash it over the weekend, but, well, I wasn't really sure what I'd do until it dried. I'm not kidding. So I started knitting another hat, so I could wash the first one. But it's not the same, so that ruse isn't going to work.
I'm sure, in some dusty textbook somewhere, there is a name for my condition. Atypical object attachment? Knit-fixated? Milliner-Elektra Complex? Like I said, dusty.
That's it. Knit and commit. Have a swell day.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
house buying. or not.
I saw a wee flat over the weekend that I could almost afford to purchase. Whether it's a good idea is another matter.
My current place is cheap and in a great neighborhood. I can't afford to buy here. It boggles my mind that people can afford to buy here. The median home price here was a cool million dollars in October 2005, says this site. Median.
Anyway my little dream pad clocks in at 390k. You can't see it, but you can see the house it sits below here. It's the "Au Pair" unit.
Thanksgiving in Oregon was lovely. Spent a lot of quality time being an auntie. Played basement soccer and tag and paid attention to all the loose teeth and piano recitals. A nice time. And friends and family did a bang-up job with the food.
Christmas is just 12 days away. Hope everyone is safe and warm, and not spending all their time at the mall.
XOXO,
Aunt Judy
My current place is cheap and in a great neighborhood. I can't afford to buy here. It boggles my mind that people can afford to buy here. The median home price here was a cool million dollars in October 2005, says this site. Median.
Anyway my little dream pad clocks in at 390k. You can't see it, but you can see the house it sits below here. It's the "Au Pair" unit.
Thanksgiving in Oregon was lovely. Spent a lot of quality time being an auntie. Played basement soccer and tag and paid attention to all the loose teeth and piano recitals. A nice time. And friends and family did a bang-up job with the food.
Christmas is just 12 days away. Hope everyone is safe and warm, and not spending all their time at the mall.
XOXO,
Aunt Judy
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