Black Friday Post Mortem

The Shopper in the Mall

The shopper in the mall at 4am,
The shopper in the mall at 4 am,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The shopper in the mall at 4 am.

The shopper takes a cart,
The shopper takes a cart,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The shopper takes a cart.

The cart holds a turqouise hooded sweatshirt,
The cart holds a turqouise hooded sweatshirt,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The cart holds a turqouise hooded sweatshirt.

The sweatshirt needs 2 Gap t-shirts,
The sweatshirt needs 2 Gap t-shirts,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The sweatshirt needs 2 Gap t-shirts.

The t-shirts needs jeans,
The t-shirts needs jeans,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The t-shirts needs jeans.

The jeans need new shoes (and boots!),
The jeans need new shoes (and boots!),
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The jeans need new shoes (and boots!).

The shoes (and boots) need a purse,
The shoes (and boots) need a purse,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The shoes (and boots) need a purse.

The purse needs a downfilled jacket,
The purse needs a downfilled jacket,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The purse needs a downfilled jacket.

The wallet stands empty,
The wallet stands empty,
Hi, ho the derry-o,
The wallet stands empty.

And I did some Christmas shopping, too! A good time was had even though no fibre was purchased. Big, big, big fun!!!

(I am working on my laptop in a hotel room and am having trouble adding product links. I'll come back - okay? And maybe some formatting issues, too!)

Black Friday Here I Come!

The Shopper in the Mall

The shopper in the mall,

The shopper in the mall

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The shopper in the mall.

The shopper takes a cart,

The shopper takes a cart,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The shopper takes a cart.

The cart holds a sweater,

The cart holds a sweater,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The cart holds a sweater.

The sweater needs a shirt,

The sweater needs a shirt,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The sweater needs a shirt.

The shirt needs a skirt,

The shirt needs a skirt,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The shirt needs a skirt.

The skirt needs new shoes,

The skirt needs new shoes,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The skirt needs new shoes.

The shoes need a purse,

The shoes need a purse,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The shoes need a purse.

The purse needs a coat,

The purse needs a coat,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The purse needs a coat.

The wallet stands empty,

The wallet stands empty,

Hi, ho the derry-o,

The wallet stands empty.

Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover

After my Saturday post, I had the very best of intentions of taking some photos and posting them yesterday. However, my gorgeous sunny Saturday had turned into a very wet and rainy Sunday. Outdoor photos were definitely not in the mix and that was what I had had in mind...
It was an excellent day for both knitting and reading! I finished the Flutter Scarf and it is now happily blocking and I knit a swatch for a couple of felted cat beds that I plan on making as Christmas presents for my brother-in-law and his wife. I can hear some of you thinking "Why on earth would she swatch something like that?" Reading the pattern it didn't make sense. Fortunately, knitting it did.
On the reading front, I started the third Chicks With Sticks book, Knitwise. Yes, I've taken to reading "young adult" books. Not all the time, but sometimes... I've also just finished New Moon. While it isn't great literature, it was an enjoyable and distracting read. I'm not sure what it says about me that I keep expecting the vampires to pull out their knitting and work a few rows. (No - I'm not making that up. I kept wondering what they were knitting... Perhaps I require professional help?)
My current reading material may be a backlash kind of reaction to a recent encounter I had at the local Quizno's at lunch one day recently. I usually get take out if I'm buying lunch, but on that particular day, one of our techies was working on my computer so I figured I might as well take my book and eat "out". Being easily bored, I started to read my book while I waited for my order. What was I reading? Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. (The book is much better than the movie.)
The "dude" behind the counter looks at it and asks me "You're reading Trainspotting???!!!"
Thinking it was pretty obvious, my reply was "Yes..."
He made some other comments but the gist of them was he thought that it was really COOL that I was reading Trainspotting.
Then it was my turn to ask a question: "You mean that do didn't expect someone that looks like me to be reading a book like this?"
His reply? A rather embarrassed "Um - yeah...!!!"
I'm still not sure whether I should be insulted or not.

Normal Service

Attention all blog readers who may have survived my unexplained absence, we will now attempt to resume normal service...
I could try and claim that I had been abducted by aliens or was just recovering from H1N1, but the reality is that nothing in my life seems to be either simple or normal these days. Why? Who the heck knows!
Part of it may be that I'm feeling more than a little disgruntled with humankind in general in most aspects of my life. Ever since I started blogging, I have always posted a Remembrance Day post because I truly think that it is important to acknowledge the sacrifices that have been made, and are being made, to protect our way of life. This year I didn't. I couldn't imagine what was going through the minds of the people who did this the weekend before Remembrance Day. And then to read about thieves stealing poppy money? Too much!
And while I haven't really had H1N1, it hasn't been far from anyone's mind recently it seems. Here in New Brunswick, children under 18 have been identified as a priority group, so both of my boys have had their shots. Younger Son may have to get a second shot, since he is only 9, but at least we've started the process. Do I mind waiting in line to get my kids vaccinated? No. Do I mind waiting to get my shot? No. I am quite certain that there are others far more in need of the vaccine than a 45 year old woman who is in good health. Do I mind people lying so that they can get theirs'? Yes!!! Especially when it means that people who are either more susceptible to infection or more likely to be required to attend to people who are ill don't get their shot.
When I look at this overall, it makes we wonder about the state of our society in general. More and more we seem to be living in a world where individuals seem incapable of feeling and demonstrating compassion, empathy and basic morality. It makes me cranky! And I'm pretty sure that you don't all want to read cranky blog posts all the time. Sometimes - sure - but not all the time.
What's that? Knitting? Yes! I have been knitting. The problem is that I haven't been taking photos... I currently have a February Lady Sweater, a Flutter Scarf and some basic socks actively on the needles. I also have a pile of "to be photographed and blogged about items", too. Maybe I should go and plug in the camera batteries to recharge...
To anyone still out there, thanks for sticking around. I hope that you're all enjoying a lovely weekend!