tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post1758470476147333382..comments2023-11-02T02:39:31.982-06:00Comments on What will I ever do with my life?: What is that thing you crocheted?Extranjerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13972708570414496825noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-15344466993106600762009-08-02T03:55:09.435-05:002009-08-02T03:55:09.435-05:00well, Leonardo Da Vinci started a lot of things an...well, Leonardo Da Vinci started a lot of things and never finished them... let's say that we are not people who "specialize" (by mastering our skills) in an era that prizes specialization and narrow knowledge. We are inventive and enthusiastic about the flittering ideas that appear in our minds. We are eclectic and fickle and very amusing. With us there is never a dull moment, yes?ignominiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740263377861464672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-65573845702345037432009-07-27T06:27:47.240-05:002009-07-27T06:27:47.240-05:00Bill - I'm pretty sure I have started. I start...Bill - I'm pretty sure I have started. I start plenty, and well.<br /><br />LL - You're welcome. Wouldn't want anyone to have that misconception, and thus also patting myself on the back, for being so good at it...<br /><br />Monica - Looking forward to the new horizons... And hoping to see it beyond the massive amount of yarn I seem to own, that really should be either crocheted or knitted into something other than circular art. Possibly. If I ever get around to it.<br /><br />CC - I too am horribly good at procrastinating. There is not a thing on earth that cannot be procrastinated to oblivion. sadly.<br /><br />Angelina - Thank you so much for calling two years of complete blogsilence a slow start. Thank you!<br /><br />Ellen - Thanks for making me feel better about never fully unpacking while in Mexico. You are giving me some perspective.<br /><br />Judearoo - You should at least start being a queen, and then just keep procrastinating about finishing it. At least you would get to be queen, which should be cool. I think. Unless you're the queen of England in which case, sadly you must be smelling manure all the time, or at least it mudst be written on the etiquette that you must look like you are. And also, that waving cannot be good for anyone's wrist. <br /><br />Kristine - Yah. I totally believe you when you say that your idea is not chick lit. Totally. Uh huh. That's why you had to come back and state it. Yup. <br />Although, I must say I envy you for actually having an idea. Because all I have is a bunch of crazies that interact with each other in some more or less despicable ways when I sit down to write. Sad, ain't it?<br /><br />I'll try that 500 words thing. If the hours stop running from me, while I'm doing everything else (read: maniacally refreshing, making coffee and completely forgetting why I climbed upstairs in the first place).<br /><br />VEG - I don't need a hobby, I just need someone to organize my life, so that I remember what I'm supposed to be doing from one minute to the next. Oooh, something shiny....<br /><br />Tessa - Good on you. And thanks for the support!<br /><br />Kim - You are definitely not alone!<br /><br />Cyndy - I wish it was like that with me and writing, but alas, whenever I feel like sitting down to write it only takes me about 1 second to get distracted and that's it...<br />Yup. Will be in NM in a couple of weeks, and in Atlanta for about 6 hours, but still quite a ways out of your way... How's about a trip to SA for you? Blog Camp SA?<br /><br />Harlow - Too bad the workshop's on Crete. <br /><br />jen - I totally get you. I do!<br /><br />Lyndsey - I think there should be more understanding for us who are devoted to the process. I do.<br /><br />Kim - Nope. That counts. Does too. At least you get some points. You know, for starting. beats sitting (which I also rock)<br /><br />Caroldiane - Yup. Good think it's all the way on Crete. Would hate to be their first failure.<br /><br />Laila - The creation is definitely an it. there's no way around it.<br /><br />Opie - That's why I'm 'choosing the process'.<br /><br />Nicole - Welcome to the network of 'Choosing the process'. You score instant admission.<br /><br />Wanderer - I'm so glad someone's taking something good away from my scribbles. Thanks!<br /><br />Armyblond - Thanks. I love me them awards, although I have to tell you. I tend to forget about them most of the time, it must be that I see something shiny. But thanks! <br /><br />ModernMom - Brag away!<br /><br />C.E. - I feel you just might have lifted the whole it to a different level altogether. Awesome! Keep channeling whoever you want. <br /><br />julochka - Nope. They just strongly suggested.<br /><br />Cyndy - Awww, but we're you watching it grow? That's the best part.<br /><br />Sandy - Yup. That dang novel. Don't see no light at the end of the tunnel...<br /><br />Erin - Yes. Let's. That's a frikken good idea. Now let's run with it, and then just kind of not do anything about it for a really long time ;o)<br /><br />SkyeBlu - If we ever get around to it.<br /><br />Josefine - I'm a little afraid now regarding the size of your nipples, and kinda glad you're on a different continent, you amazon.Extranjerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972708570414496825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-6030485066918855672009-07-23T19:57:49.384-05:002009-07-23T19:57:49.384-05:00Are they nipple pasties? Cause if they are I think...Are they nipple pasties? Cause if they are I think a good idea is to attach some sequin. It's all the rage. I'm told.Josefinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331025054267405589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-19981313344375103912009-07-23T18:47:35.833-05:002009-07-23T18:47:35.833-05:00Procrastinators Unite!
TomorrowProcrastinators Unite!<br /><br />TomorrowSkyeBluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632644733590013321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-33767920980293699812009-07-23T09:50:31.488-05:002009-07-23T09:50:31.488-05:00I'm also genius at starting things. Let's...I'm also genius at starting things. Let's start a club, but never finish it!My name is Erin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11804807199446678942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-10951430966266657912009-07-22T21:28:27.155-05:002009-07-22T21:28:27.155-05:00I have lots of things I've started, and occasi...I have lots of things I've started, and occasionally I have a spurt where I finish one or two of them. My problem is I start so many things and become involved in so many projects that it's too difficult to find the time, and then to choose which to work on! My novel sounds like it's on the same path as yours. <br /><br />Process IS important, but it will drive me crazy if I don't try to finish something now and then.Sandy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05003099025600945272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-67416853347412792452009-07-22T18:35:09.081-05:002009-07-22T18:35:09.081-05:00I'm liking the crop circles idea, as suggested...I'm liking the crop circles idea, as suggested by Julochka. The green and yellow one especially gives you away. <br /><br />Drove 200 miles through the PA countryside today and saw lots of corn and thought of you...Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365918364420231384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-33512532616823881652009-07-22T18:10:58.633-05:002009-07-22T18:10:58.633-05:00i think them thar crocheted thingadingies is circl...i think them thar crocheted thingadingies is circles. like crop circles. so i was wondering if those guys from the space ship told you to make them...julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-89862370044661359492009-07-22T17:26:36.113-05:002009-07-22T17:26:36.113-05:00(daring to be different and not mentioning the who...(daring to be different and not mentioning the whole "starting-and-that's-about-it-from-there" topic because, yes, you already know how I feel about that)<br /><br />Is it hat? Or a cozy for a baseball bat? Or a sleeping hammock for a vampire bat, made from the hair from my angora cat? Is it a time-out mat for a brat - or a coaster for things that go "Splat!"? Or a wrestling mat for some kid stupid as a gnat? (and that one there doesn't not rhyme as well as:) Whatever those crocheted things might be, at the table lying flat, they certainly are pretty to look at.<br /><br />That is the last time I will ever channel Dr. Seuss, rest assured.<br /><br />But I do mean it, that what you're crocheting is nice. I'm all thumbs when it comes to that sort of thing; I can barely manage a needle and thread.C. E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524361740110473703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-40210333724948407102009-07-22T16:46:04.926-05:002009-07-22T16:46:04.926-05:00Love your blog!
I rock at starting things too...no...Love your blog!<br />I rock at starting things too...now I feel I am allowed to brag about that. Thanks!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-37532012770772352892009-07-22T15:37:43.405-05:002009-07-22T15:37:43.405-05:00Hey if you have a minute in between projects, chec...Hey if you have a minute in between projects, check out my blog. I gave you an award ...<br /><br />http://becausethereisntthatmuchtime.blogspot.com/Escapologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098602103243541243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-82308952773852648372009-07-22T14:53:12.090-05:002009-07-22T14:53:12.090-05:00I believe your crocheting is another outlet or rel...I believe your crocheting is another outlet or release, like keeping a journal, or writing down random thoughts...or blogging. It doesn't really have to turn out to actually 'be' anything. <br /><br />I'm right-handed, and recently began keeping a left-handed journal (of random thoughts) as a kind of brain exercise (dad has Alzheimer's so I'm hoping NOT to...) Lo and behold, I can actually write ledgibly, left-handed...who knew? <br /><br />I can really relate to your blog. Nine years ago I put my house in Florida up for sale, sold my car to pay for my plane tickets, gave away or sold all my stuff, and moved to Australia. I married a man from Scotland there, then lived all over the world for 3 years. Our adventures were amazing. We did everything from ride camels to drive across Europe in a camper van, and board a ferry for Morrocco. It's amazing what we can do when we set ourselves free...Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102276494647088528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-88620452671286086652009-07-22T13:54:56.438-05:002009-07-22T13:54:56.438-05:00I am very good at starting things and not finishin...I am very good at starting things and not finishing them - I think that is why I don't have a grown up job :) Par exemple, I have been a recycler sorter (for 3 days), a waitress, a stripper pole saleswoman (for 2 weeks), a data entry clerk, a barista, a door to door security system seller (for a day), a teacher (for 1 year), ... you get the picture.<br /><br />I gotta say based on your regular posts, your addictive (for the reader) style of hilarious writer, your followers, you are damn good at this blog thing.Nicole Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458538183561599815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-27005607681774261822009-07-22T13:39:38.919-05:002009-07-22T13:39:38.919-05:00I consider procrastination a form of art. Being an...I consider procrastination a form of art. Being an artist of said art I am quite touchy when someone makes a snarky comment about it...art is art sometimes there's no rhyme or reason - it just is.Optimistic Pessimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629722877426063916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-89797392907214561042009-07-22T12:33:26.514-05:002009-07-22T12:33:26.514-05:00Heheh, loved how you referred to your creation as ...Heheh, loved how you referred to your creation as an 'it'. Aren't they always? And I think I am one of the people whose procrastination alwayss gets the worse of them. Ugh. Oh well.<br /><br />Be sure and come by my blog today and comment&follow. My photo caption contest is still going on, so please submit a caption!<br /><br />-Laila<br />www.randomweavings.blogspot.comLaila Of Course!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08301216619155208509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-84745971562732060392009-07-22T12:04:32.929-05:002009-07-22T12:04:32.929-05:00Are you comforted to know that there is a workshop...Are you comforted to know that there is a workshop that will "fix" you? Don't even think about it - we love you as you are!!caroldianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429725816415998564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-2388235643336195442009-07-22T11:45:07.134-05:002009-07-22T11:45:07.134-05:00Hold on. Wait. You mean just purchasing the items...Hold on. Wait. You mean just purchasing the items that will be necessary for the new thing isn't the same as actually doing the new thing.<br /><br />Dang.<br /><br />(Hey, if you're really coming to Albuquerque, I'd be happy to recommend things and/or buy you wine if you're interested. Drop me an email: heliotrollop(at)gmailKim:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11406338530327224822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-62641837946672062602009-07-22T11:30:32.195-05:002009-07-22T11:30:32.195-05:00Beginning a process is training for the next. Whet...Beginning a process is training for the next. Whether you finish or not, you learned the process. And I am so committed to that ideal, that I have an entire storage closet devoted to my process :o). My husband, however, does not prescribe to the same method of thinking...<br /><br />Also, found your blog via Blogs of Note, as I would hate to be grouped among the Google lame-o's!lyndseywileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291485258216113813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-20796456997268038432009-07-22T11:18:00.088-05:002009-07-22T11:18:00.088-05:00I open my novel and then get Word fright. I leave...I open my novel and then get Word fright. I leave it open for days at a time just in case. <br /><br />I rock at starting things too. Would be nice to finish at least one thing. <br /><br />Great post :)jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14761570813022837453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-89445116710902125792009-07-22T10:57:50.220-05:002009-07-22T10:57:50.220-05:00Barbara Sher calls you people scanners and gives w...Barbara Sher calls you people scanners and gives workshops for you.Harlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266830002279909017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-68362403541123359992009-07-22T10:35:38.221-05:002009-07-22T10:35:38.221-05:00I wonder if starting something is better than not ...I wonder if starting something is better than not giving it a go at all. I am an idea person (and perhaps an extreme procrastinator, for I put things off before I even start them). Somebody once told me I could save the world if I would only put my ideas into action. I'm waiting to delegate it all (until I get that tiara, that is).<br /><br />The only thing I don't put off is poetry. When the moment strikes, I write, no matter where I am or what I am doing. If I don't, it lurks in my mind and then never comes out how it was first intended. They are snapshots in my mind that must be taken when the light is right.<br /><br />So you are going to NM? Not exactly close to the mid-Atlantic states, huh? Do you know how hard it will be knowing that you are on US soil and still so very far away?<br /><br />wv: rheratoc: a watch adorned with a band made from rhinoceros hidesCyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365918364420231384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-80835940351480108632009-07-22T10:31:04.687-05:002009-07-22T10:31:04.687-05:00I am also famous for starting things and never fin...I am also famous for starting things and never finishing them. I just lose interest. Fortunately the lure of ratings, meeting new peeps and having lots of visitors has helped me keep up the interest in my new baby - whenever I see the visits dipping I think - Oh no, time for a new post! Glad to know I'm not alone :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862456555843381366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-42640419448215001312009-07-22T10:17:38.139-05:002009-07-22T10:17:38.139-05:00I am INFAMOUS for wanting to take up all these new...I am INFAMOUS for wanting to take up all these new projects, ideas, books to read, etc. I have about 10 unfinished scarves creeping around my room someplace.<br /><br />I am rather proud of myself; lately I have been really buckling down and getting stuff done. I gave my car a really thorough cleaning after forever of not doing so, I finally enrolled in a ballet class, and I sat down and made a collage on canvas yesterday. <br /><br />So sometimes it is a matter of just getting me started... then I get the ball rolling and want to keep it up.<br /><br />Good luck!Tessa G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087960813087412728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-50191338113471941752009-07-22T10:17:10.679-05:002009-07-22T10:17:10.679-05:00I have perfected the starting, then wandering off ...I have perfected the starting, then wandering off because I saw something shiny, thing. I am always thinking I need to get a hobby, but then I press the refresh button and get distracted. Wait, what was I talking about?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260540585659180230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35932602.post-2024470637111586442009-07-22T09:45:06.119-05:002009-07-22T09:45:06.119-05:00sorry i just have to add, lest you think i am a co...sorry i just have to add, lest you think i am a complete lame-o, that said novel idea is not the chick lit idea i talked about. that was just a joke.kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160318514452931759noreply@blogger.com