lately

I haven't been writing lately. My life just sort of sped up and I got out of practice and after a few weeks, it just got worse until I was like "why would I ever write again?" But I have read a lot of books in the last few months, and knitted some things. I mostly have stopped eating at restaurants other than super cheap places because of cash flow issues, stupid economy.
Here is a picture of the knitting I've been working on recently:

It's lace. I don't do a lot of lace, mostly because it takes concentration and I tend to knit while talking or watching TV. But a few months ago I took a lace class with Annie Modesitt and decided it was time to use what she taught me. She was funny and a great teacher and really helped me a lot. So I decided to make a shawl. It's going pretty well, although sometimes I'll discover that I made a mistake and I'm way too lazy to rip back so I just, like, decrease a stitch somewhere to get the right number on the needles again.
Knitting is good therapy for overcoming my crippling perfectionism. This shawl is going to be good enough. It will be pretty and cozy even if it has a few errors. The world will not end if there is a mistake. I will not need to throw it in the trash. It's an exercise in being happy with my skills even when I am imperfect.
So that's what's been going on lately.