I'm a loser, baby ...

This is the Van Dyke stitch. The only one I managed during the Olympics. I know, sad.

If you don't want to hear my excuses, skip the next few blocks of text ...

Michael Phelps
Dara Torres
Usain Bolt
Shawn Johnson
Nastia Lukin
Misti May Treanor/Kerri Walsh
Yang Wei
The 33-year-old German gymnast and her family story
The US Men's Volleyball and the tragedy of their coach's father-in-law's murder
The Chinese people during the Opening Ceremony
The Chinese people during the Closing Cermony
My job
A secret work project I've been working on
A secret personal project A.K. and I are working on

oh, and trying to finish the Telegraph Cove sweater. Yeah, I know, I haven't finished it, but, as with the swatches, it's kind of hard to pay attention when Michael Phelps has a race every 15 minutes and he wins by a fingernail.

Okay, enough excuses, I'll post photos of the sweater tomorrow, hopefully it will look like it's suppose to.

oh, and the Van Dyke stitch would make a very nice border. I think it would be a bit much for an entire sweater, but since I only knitted a swatch, I could be totally wrong. Also, I'm not sure why it's called the Van Dyke stitch, I assume it has something to do with Flemish art, although maybe it has to do with Dick Van Dyke and him always tripping. I just dated myself, didn't I. Well, I can say I saw Dick Van Dyke on Nick at Nite, not during its first run.

Okay, I'll shut up now.

Stitch 'N' Pitch at Safeco Field

The best thing about Stitch 'N' Pitch night is that it brings together two things I love. Baseball and yarn.




Best non-yarn, non-baseball related reason to see a Mariner's game. GARLIC FRIES!







And the M's managed to win.
RAAAAAAUUUUUULLLLLLL!

Recovering ...

... from crazy hours at work.

... from a pinched nerve that when flared up felt like someone had access to my finger, dipped it in a glass of water and then placed in an electrical outlet.

... from Scrabulous being taken down from Facebook.

So just when things seem to be settling down, I was listening to a podcast of Fresh Air.

After an enjoyable interview with Neil Patrick Harris, Terry Gross comes on and plays
Paul Anka's swing version of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.'

I think the pinched nerve may be back.