Hobbies

[oyceter]

Woe. I have made the belated realization that I should probably start reading non-LJ blogs, given that I have an RSS reader in Firefox. As a result, I have been madly adding assorted knitting blogs, which has, of course, spurred my desire to knit humongous lace shawls of doom and buy extremely thin cobweb weight yarn so that I can torture my fingers even more.

Then, of course, I found manga blogs and Scott Westefeld's blog, which is fun (Eeek! How can Specials be out already? And in hardcover? I saw it at Borders, but really cannot get it because I broke book-buying moratorium too much and got artbooks last week). I manfully resisted getting the latest Dessen as well.

Also discovered at Borders was the fact that summer is apparently the time for all knitting magazines to put out lace knitting articles. I foolishly went ahead and bought Interweave Knits' new issue, even though the lace knitting articles tells me absolutely nothing I didn't already know. But... lace! Lace is my new obsession, even though I haven't really knitted a crazy shawl yet. But I have plans! And an obsession!

I couldn't find Vogue Knitting, but apparently they have a lace knitting article as well. Obviously, I am doomed. Also, I've found eight more things I want to knit, despite being on a yarn-buying moratorium (no more for me until I manage to clear out some more of my stash). Um... yes. Needless to say, my to-be-knit stack is frighteningly large.

I wonder if there'll be a knitting circle at Wiscon? Hrm....

However, I succumbed and bought a book on duelling (Gentlemen's Blood by Barbara Holland), largely because it was four dollars. I'm hoping that it'll respark my book interest. Fear not, I'm not uninterested in books in general (perish the thought). But I just seem to be picking up things that mildly interest me but don't grab me by the throat. That's actually probably why I've been reading so much manga lately.

So yes, any book recs that you think I might like or blog recs are highly welcome.

Comments

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

Omigod, Specials is out! Damn, I'm stuck in the office because of a high priority customer bug :(

[oyceter]

Heh, that is always a pain.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

We could cause there to be a knitting circle at Wiscon!

I am being good and waiting for the library to get Specials. At least for now. I have started to wonder, though, if the reason libraries don't get new books more quickly is because of a PLOT to make me crazy until I buy the books myself, thus boosting publisher revenue in the attempted-virtue demographic.

[oyceter]

Yes! That would be awesome!

(also, ooooo, you're going?!)

I am being very good about Specials as well, though I'll probably end up caving at Wiscon or something.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I am goiiiing! It's kind of like the end of the world for me right now, actually. I can't seem to plan beyond it. :)

Knitting circle is on the Wiscon programming schedule for Friday, 2:00-5:30, which sounds like a fine time to me.

[oyceter]

Oh cool! Sadly, I think that's when my plane gets in. Oh well... will check out the schedule for other things.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Reeeeeaaaaaaaaad Naruto.

Um. You meant books. Reeeeeeeaaaaad Gate of Ivrel (which come in a three book omnibus called The Morgaine Saga.

[oyceter]

LOL! I am going to, I swear! I paged through vol. 1 a really long time ago at someone's house, and I just got vol. 2 from the library, which ups the chances of my reading it. I can't seem to start series from scanlations unless I have a great incentive to.

And I got the Morgain book as well! See how well you have me pegged? ;)