hardee har har. the fella has been off in another state for two weeks now, doing some kind of training for the gaurd. which means i have been all alone for that time. usually, that would mean some mad, crazy knitting for me, but i jacked up my wrist early on, screwed up not one, not two, but 3 socks (including the flaming gull wings--which are now, once again, merely balls of yarn), and so felt properly discouraged. i've also been a homework machine. anyhow, i have a little progress on my Sockapalooza Pal's socks
. so far, i'm really pleased with how this yarn (especially dyed for her) looks in the Pomatomus pattern. it's not doing any discernable pattern with the colors, which i was trying to avoid. i myself don't have any hate for the pooling that sometimes happens with hand painted yarns, but i know that some people do. better safe than have a disappointed sock pal!
i also decided to resurrect a project that had been sent to the "holy lord i can NOT knit on this damnedable thing anymore" pile---the Lily of the Valley Stole. 
really, i want to start a shawl knit in the round (cause i paid good money for the third Mystery Shawl, damnit!) and want the needle i'm using on this bad boy. i am a little bit over half done with it thus far. and, since you all haven't heard it in a while, did i mention that i really don't like nupps? in case you forgot. can you see the mistake i made in the dimondy part? i know you can and i decided that i don't care--i just want to be done with this thing. i know that i'm going to love it a shit-ton when it's done, but right now, it's kinda sucking my will.....