Getting back on track

Knitters are glorious people. First, Kristi was kind enough to test out her theory of yarn untangling enjoyment by converting my messy messy yarn into this:

I've got great ideas for this yarn, let me tell you. But I won't be posting any progress on it because it's a secret. Shhhh.

I also knit some more on London Pride. I have already knit more on this than I did on the Rose of England, and I'm less than halfway done. There is a long road ahead. I am hoping to knit 2 rows a day, but they're already over 1000 stitches. By the last row, I think it's over 2000. Fun fun fun! At that rate, I might finish in a month so don't hold your breath.

I was plugging along when I decided to take a look at the center, since I've been practicing Gene's doily center method. Apparently when I started this last year, I really sucked. It's AWFUL. Almost in an embarrassing I-need-to-rip-this-out-NOW sort of way. But that would be absurd. I'm going to see if I can apply some sort of afterthough crocheted center that looks somewhat nice. Here's another view if you don't like this one:

And even more knitterly goodness came my way. Gene sent me a doily! He is apparently overflowing with them. I couldn't get it to photograph that well because it's beige which looks like white with bad lighting in the photograph. I love the asymmetry of this design. Obviously I need to block it.

Kristi got a package from Gene too, so wait for her post on it. Oh yeah, and since we were both tagged, here goes:

4 jobs I've had:
1. Math tutor
2. Calculus grader
3. Fast food peon
4. Programmer

4 movies I can watch over and over:
1. Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf)
2. eXistenZ
3. Being John Malkovich
4. Better Off Dead

4 places I've lived:
1. Chicago
2. San Francisco
3. Somewhere in Asia
4. Suburbia

4 TV shows I love:
1. 24
2. Project Runway
3. Law and Order
4. Twin Peaks

4 places I've vacationed:
1. Turkey
2. Yucatan Peninsula
3. Similan Islands
4. Winnipeg

4 of my favorite dishes:
1. Kalbi
2. Toro
3. Homemade mac and cheese
4. Freshly baked cookies, of course

4 sites I visit almost daily:
1. Gmail
2. Bloglines
3. Google
4. ?

4 places I would rather be now
* I have hermit tendencies. I like being at home

4 things I did this weekend:
1. "Late night" coffee with Lisa and other lacers
2. Blocked the Rose of England
3. Partied at Nathania's
4. Chilled with the hubby