Here are my words to live by this month according to Crazy Aunt Purl:
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) The two-step may have been fine for Fred and Ginger, but who wants to be taking two steps forward and two steps back every time they hit the ground? Not me. And not ya’ll, I’m just guessing. March is all about breaking out of the box step and break dancing instead … or maybe a spicy mambo? A tango to work, a rumba to bed? Dare to do something buckwild crazy this spring, and release all the built-up tension of the winter months. Until the new moon at the very end of the month, the only expectations you have to live up to are your own. The most important thing I can tell you right now: Don’t spend your life taking instructions on how to live from people that aren’t even qualified to give you street directions. Or dance instructions.
Hey, Spring Break is just around the corner. I’ll be in Austin for AWP, hopeful for a visit with my Red Sox-loving friend Karyn (damn the Red Sox. But I still love K.). Next stop, Nashville for a visit with MB and my favorite TN LYS, and then the mid-semester visit with my pups and Neal in CT. There’s got to be a chance somewhere in that time to get buckwild crazy, don’tchya think?
Now for a quick review of Magknits. Before I start, though, have you seen Kerrie’s cashmere sock yarn? Yes, please, I’ll take some! Ok, now that I’ve wiped the drool away, here’s my favorite March issue pattern, Twister. 
Maybe it’s because the model is so damn sexy, all secure in his manhood and wearing pink. I love that. Or, maybe it’s the cool pattern. It’s kind of like making cables, but without knitting the stitches. Might make some for Christmas gifts 2006 (hey, it’s only 10 months away). My next favorite pattern is Eve. 
I’m not in any rush to make it, and I’d certainly make Starsky before this, but I like the dropped stitch sleeves and lower area. I can’t say I was excited by any of the other patterns. What did you think? Any plans to make anything from this issue?
I got my treadmill writing done this morning before I went to school, so I’m going to watch Bride and Prejudice and work on the Umbilical Cord hat for the new baby. I want to get it done by the end of the weekend, and we all know what a slow knitter I am.
Ok, I hadn’t thought about the model, being married for like a zillion (ok 20) years — but he is hot. And he looks alarmingly like my UPS guy! And I was looking at the scarf…I have some Hello Yarn homespun for which that would be perfect.
I think the scarf is CRYING out for Hello Yarn! Do it, do it (B. chants as she marches around the apartment). Then send me pictures, oh, secret sockpal!
Bride & Prejudice! Oh, I love that movie!
The new site looks great, by the way! Did you design it yourself?
Bride & Prejudice was a lot of fun, although some of the showtunes were a little over the top! Jamie Wolcott made the illustration after I sent her all sorts of pictures of things I wanted in it, and then Typepad has lots of easy ways to add links, etc. using Typelists. They have free trials…check it out!