That’s the drawing I’ve been working on. It’s not even that impressive, just larger than what I tend to do. I wanted to work on it more last night but I’m shaking pretty bad these days. Smooth lines are not forthcoming.
So I worked on this instead. It’s the very start of a new knit shrug. I wore an emerald green mohair shrug to work yesterday, 3/4 length sleeves, and decided that I really should make more things I can wear and wear more of the things I’ve made. That shrug should be pretty jewel-tone stripes judging by the way the yarn looks in the ball and is working up so far. I’m not doing anything fancy with the stitches on this, the yarn is plenty pretty enough. The green one has a very subtle bead detail at the cuffs, but I think I’ll leave this one plain.
So anyway, today is the first day of class for me. I had a ton of crap to carry out to the car this morning and I was running late. The running late thing really isn’t my fault anymore, it’s Josh’s. I took my shower last night so my entire “getting ready” time this morning was like 20 minutes. But he parks behind me and can’t be bothered to drag his ass out of bed until the last damn minute anymore. I couldn’t tell you the last time I actually showed up to work on time.
At any rate, I had my backpack, a canvas grocery bag full of supplies, my coat, and my cup of coffee that I was trying to get through the door and then close the door to the house behind me. I didn’t make it. I lost my footing trying to bend back to grab the doorknob and I went down, ass over tea kettle, and twisted my ankle pretty good in the process.
Josh was sitting in the Honda in the driveway with a very clear view of what happened. As I sat there crying he backed out and drove off. Needless to say it has not been a swell day.
And it’s finally gotten busy here, like ridiculously busy. But I guess that’s good. It’s meant that I haven’t had time to lament the fact that there’s no time to smoke or pee.
Mental in the Midwest 
So sorry you hurt yourself. Josh needs a good talking to! Hope you get better soon.
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Thanks, I feel like such a whiner but this is getting out of hand. And every time something like this happens he insists that everything will get better, and then here we end up again. 😦
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I agree with Jackie, he does need his ass kicking. I remember slipping off a step once when I was with the ex. We were leaving a place after a meal and the step was short in height but long, so it looked like it was part of the pavement and I simply didn’t see it. Two men who were outside having a smoke laughed at me and my ex joined in. I was sooooo angry with him when we got home. He never even asked if I was okay. Men can be such twats sometimes!! And if it was the other way around, guaranteed we’d be rushing to their aid to make sure they weren’t hurt etc xx
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He still insists that he didn’t see anything. But he ignored me all night last night and then this morning stayed in bed after I left for work. (I’d made him leave the Honda parked on the street.) Who knows what the rest of the day will bring.
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That’s odd behaviour!
xx
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He’s just an asshole. Over his lunch break he sent a few text messages and all of them sounded as if nothing was wrong. I refuse to say that I love him right now and that has apparently pissed him off. I just won’t say something I don’t feel. It’s getting back to that place where I just don’t give a shit about him.
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Well, I hope your day is getting better! That shrug should be beautiful too.
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Thanks, I’m really wishing I got a lunch break on Tuesdays so I could have worked on it. Maybe I’ll get a few minutes before my class. 🙂
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That shrug looks beautiful. And Josh is an ass for doing that. Was he just not properly awake and not thinking straight, maybe? Is there anyway you can park behind him so you can get out first? And perhaps run his foot over in the process? 😉
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He says he was busy looking in the rearview mirror so he could back out of the driveway and didn’t see it. Whatever.
The shrug is coming along nicely, just kind of slow. But the yarn is soft and beautiful and I know it’ll come out beautiful, so that keeps me going.
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Aww chum, hope the ankle gets better soon, and I’m thinking perhaps you should clobber Josh with some of the bags.
Loving the colours in the new shrug, remember to post after pics.
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I will definitely post pics. I’d post one today but it doesn’t look a whole lot different yet. I’m in the “holy shit isn’t this fucking thing ever going to get bigger???” stage with it.
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Hugs. I hope you’re okay.
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Thanks sweetie, I am. It just never ceases to amaze me how completely wrapped up in himself that man can get.
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Wow! that would have my teeth on edge. Sorry about your ankle. Sounds like you are having a hard time getting your footing in life.
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Weebles wobble but we don’t fall down, at least not often. 😉
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uh what a shitty day…. hope your ankle is ok and there is nothing wrong what stays for longer…
I like the colors of the shrug, I wish I could find a shirt or a dress in that colors :o)
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My ankle seems to be alright, though I did notice a nice big bruise on my tummy this morning.
The colors are what drew me to this yarn in the first place, they’re just so “me.” I rarely wear light or pastel colors so this should go great with my wardrobe.
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Ugh, here’s hoping he falls right into a puddle next time.
I love the colors in that scarf so far!
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He’s going to fall somewhere, trust me. 😀
It’s a shrug, which is basically just the sleeve part of a sweater, but it definitely looks like a scarf right now. 🙂 You might really like something like this. You get the benefit of having your arms and back nice and toasty without having the bulk of a full sweater. They are, by far, my favorite garment to knit.
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