between tenderness and brute force

I thought I was breaking out of the severest Elvis Costello kick in my entire music-listening history, but then my horoscope had to go and use the phrase "brute force" (context: "With the Moon in Libra, grace counts as much now as brute force, so let your senses be your guide." No, I don't what that means, either) which sent me right back into the arms of Get Happy!! which is what started the whole kick in the first place. Much as I love that man, I don't think this is healthy. It's becoming a compulsion. Something has to give.

(Even Scout just poked his head in to offer up a "mrrow?" as in, "Really? This again? Really?")

I don't know what else to say. It's been a long week, and it doesn't feel like a Friday.

I did finish the back of my $1.50 Cardigan. Let's throw up a picture.

I don't know why this picture looks incredibly fuzzy in Typepad's WYSIWYG editor, when it doesn't look fuzzy at all in Picnik's editor window. The technology, she confounds me some times. You get the idea, though. And you will understand when I say that this sweater, when all pieces are complete, is going to undergo the most strenuous blocking any sweater of mine has ever experienced (I seem to be working the extremes today) so I can avoid looking like the Michelin Man with a sunburn.

Comments

[Sarah]

That is the BEST red. It's going to be gorgeous, and you're not going to look like the Michelin Man.

[Veronique]

I had an Elvis Costello sighting at work a few months ago! I'm sure you'll be disappointed in me as my eyes were on super-pregnant Diana Krall. She gave birth to twins a few days later, so you can imagine what a sight she was.
Anyway.
Why is red so hard to photograph? It's very annoying. The back of your cardi is looking very good though!

[regina]

Ahhh, Elvis. Have you listened to "momofuku" yet? It's really quite lovely, and has a song on it called "My Three Sons" that sent me running for tissues. Hmmmm....on second thought, maybe you should stick with Get Happy! The back of your sweater looks great, and that color will just be gorgeous on you. Mwah!

[Romi]

I *love* it! What a great color/stitch pattern.