Schrodinger's Kittie

I am down to the last two pattern repeats for the Kiri shawl. I’m going to 13 pattern repeats. I figure I can get this finished by the 15th of May. Probably well before then, actually. However, the 15th of May is going to be my goal date.

Life’s been chaotic. My social life has exploded the last week or so. With the exception of my boyfriend, I’m seeing people every night. My boyfriend, well…schedules suck so bad sometimes. I haven’t been able to see him in way too long. Of course, I consider a week way too long. *chuckles* I just miss him something fierce.

I can’t wait until I get to see him again.

I am meeting with a gal pal that I haven’t seen in a couple of years, tonight. I’m so happy to get to see her. I just found out she’s a Rollergirl fan. I can’t believe I haven’t seen her considering she goes to the bouts, too! **shakes head** Isn’t it weird how you can be in the same place as someone else and never see them? Someone you know and care about? How surreal.

Then, Eeyore’s Birthday is tomorrow and Sunday is movie time with my best gal pal, D – and, if I’m really, really lucky my boyfriend will join us.

Ok. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve counted about a million times and my count on the Ark Vest is correct, but my pattern alignment isn’t. Just like before, I’m winding up with only half of a griffon at the end of this section. Thankfully, I noticed on the very first row of colourwork for the second motif. I can tink that fairly easily and just add 5 stitches to each side of the row before starting the pattern and I’ll be just fine. **grimace** I’m just thankful I caught it before getting any further along.

Kiri has now passed the 100 row mark. I’m at 102 rows and moving along. I figure I’m going to go to 131 rows (13 pattern repeats) and then do the edging. That should be plenty big enough for a 5′4″, petite girl.

I’ve had oral surgery this week and kinda been in a depressive funk, so I haven’t gotten a whole lot of creatively oriented stuff done. Gotten next to nothing at all done, actually. I did get the drum mailed to its recipient and have made some progress on my projects. Including another row on the WRS and on the garter stitch shawl for mom, but that’s about it.

I suppose some progress is better than none or negative progress, eh?

My funk doesn’t stand a chance against this weekend’s line up, starting tonight, actually. I should, hopefully, be seeing my beau tonight. Tomorrow night is the WHIBSIB meetup with the gals and Saturday is time with my kiddo. I’m hoping I can swing time with my best friend on Sunday afternoon and then Sunday night is the Rollerderby. Busy and full of fun. Just what the doctor ordered!

So, first things first. Went to the doctor Friday afternoon as instructed. The doc took my EKG (very good, very steady, very strong – anyone surprised?) and about 8 quarts of blood. Ok, ok…I exaggerate. Only 4 vials…but bah. Anyway, he’s running a thyroid panel, cholesterol, CBC, anemia check, etc. He considered low blood pressure, but my blood pressure has always been wonderful so that got tossed out.

My fasting blood sugar was 124. A little high. Not obnoxiously so, but a little. He dismissed the idea of hypoglycemia or diabetes all together. I agree to a point. What my hypothesis has been is that I’m borderline. The second opinion I got on Saturday pretty much concurred with mine – and I didn’t voice my opinion when I went in. I wanted to hear their unbiased opinion.

The second opinion suggested tracking my blood sugar over a period of time. Keeping a monitor handy in case I have an episode again, so that I can take my reading at that time. The reason why is because, if I am borderline, they are never going to be able to catch it unless they test me while I’m having an episode. And, given the state I’m in while it’s happening, driving to the local ER is not an option.

She thinks it’s that my body just freaks out when I eat after fasting (i.e. borderline but not quite there) and that the only thing I should eat is a small amount of protien, then increase to a slightly larger amount about an hour later and then eat a “real” meal about an hour after that. Kinda weening my body back into remembering how to process food.

Anyway, as I said. All things considered, all the visit to the doc proved is that I’m healthy as a horse.

This weekend was obnoxiously hot in South Texas considering it’s not even May, yet. 94° yesterday and supposed to hit 100° today. I fear September (our hottest month). But, I do enjoy the heat. I rode to San Antonio with a pickup group of bikers on Saturday. Absolutely wonderful ride. I’m a wee bit pink because of it, but it was very worth it. Sunday was spent riding herd on a couple of kids and enjoying the company of my friend D and her family, having my lawn mowed, doing chores around the house and another pattern repeat on Kiri.

Only 4 more pattern repeats on Kiri and the edging and I’ll be done. It’s really ridiculous how long it’s taking me to do, but the thing is…I hate to say…I get bored with it really fast. I find about two or four rows can get finished and then I’m ready for something else…It’s the purling an entire row, you understand. I’m not sure why, but purling drives me batty. I can do it just as fast as knitting when it’s all I’m doing for that row, but something about it just drives me batty.

That’s about all I got done this weekend, too. Holiday weekends are horrid for me where accomplishing anything is concerned. Hopefully this week will be better about that.