the Village Knittiot

This was a big week on the (potential) employment front. I had two interviews. Both went extremely well. Now, as they say, it’s all over but the waiting. I always forget how much build up there is to the actual event and how loud the silence seems for those few hours or days when you are waiting for that second call back or the coveted job offer.

Waiting seems to be a central theme for me at the moment, and I have to say that I am doing a much better job of managing my emotions (and expectations) surrounding the lack of resolution than I have in the past. In fact, I am actually feeling pretty, well, um, calm (in between the momentary bits of panic that occur from time to time, that is).

Things that seem to be helping with that:

1.) My husband. Seriously, the man is a saint. Not only does he encourage me to take my time finding a job so that I end up in a place that is good for me, but he does things like remind me to take naps (which I don’t do because I am a terrible napper) and says that salary is less important than me being happy. He also truly want me to have an enjoyable and relaxing period of unemployment. This helps alleviate A LOT of pressure.

2.) My dog. In case you don’t understand just how adorable and life affirming Eliot is, he now has his very own photo set (called “I Heart Eliot”) on my flickr page. If you need a daily dose of cute and happy, you can just look at my dog. I do try to update on a regular basis with new pictures so feel free to check back.

3.) Buffy. I’ve decided to take all this free time and channel it into something really useful, so I am rewatching the entire 7 seasons of the best television show ever to grace the airwaves, for oh, um, the 12th or 13th or maybe 52nd time. Seriously, I’ve lost count of how many times I have seen each episode.

4.) Scarves. I’ve been knitting scarves. It is cold here and in Minnesota, where many of my family and friends still reside, and I have been knitting them scarves. It is good take anywhere knitting and has given me a chance to more fully explore some of the Barbara Walker knitting treasury patterns. I’ve really needed the comfort of having my hands occupied and feeling productive, and a scarf requires less planning than the sweater I am currently trying to design or any number of other projects I am contemplating.

5.) World of Warcraft. I will not bore you with all the details, but the release of the Burning Crusade expansion pack totally reignited the obsession passion. Purl, my Gnomish warlock is back and crazier than ever. Seriously, this girl is losing it. And I love her. In the famous words of everyone’s favorite fictional mobster, “I try to get out, and they pull me back in.” Those of you who have experienced the ferver (yeah, Lee Ann, I’m talkin’ to you — wanna hook up and run around Azeroth sometime?), know exactly what I mean. Yeah, I know, I’m such a sucker.

6.) Pending visit from the Momsuch. Just 6 short weeks after her holiday visit, mom is hopping a plane back to the city of brotherly love to spend a long-ish weekend with her daughter. The fact that it coincides with my birthday and involves me spending two days in NYC where I will attend the Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting exhibit, drool over Habu textiles, watch the Westminster dog show *live* (instead of on TV as I usually do) and eat dinner at one of the best vegan restaurants on the eastern seaboard, is just icing on the proverbial cake.

7.) Yarn adventuring in San Francisco. The upcoming trip to San Francisco, where the hudbot will attend the big annual Game Developer’s Conference (The man gets to watch Shigeru Miyamoto delivering the keynote address — Lucky!), has taken on a whole new level of anticipation with the confirmation that my bestest bud Kaizerin will be winging her way to me from Portland for 4 days of yarn adventuring, knitting, tea drinking and conversations that extend into the wee hours of the morning. All in one of my most favorite cities in the world.

So, you can see, job or no job, this girl has things to keep her occupied in the midst of all the waiting.

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