Too Random for a Title

You've come for knitting so let me show you some of that first --

This is the first of what will hopefully be a pair of Circle Socks. (pattern is a free Ravelry download) The yarn is Lime & Violet Mermaid in the colorway Cowboy Up! Love those colors! I got some more L&V yarn at the same time called Suede Elvis. That was a required purchase don't you think? Anyway, this pattern is fun to knit and is going by quickly.

I've also finished the first Blogiversary sock:

The gusset on sock #2 was finished today so those are moving right along. On size 3 needles they ought to! In my Blogiversary post I said these were my fifth pair of Broadripples but I was mistaken - I completely forgot about a pair of pink/purple ones that I actually wear fairly often. So this is pair #6. Isn't that crazy? Evidently I love this pattern.

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I thought about calling this part "Beth goes to the Rock Show" but I'll add a few other music bits at the end in case rocker guys aren't your thing.

Lately, I've been enjoying some YouTube. I mostly peruse the music and I've been finding some concert clips. There's one in my music feature over in the right sidebar. If you want to hear Beyond The Fall's other music, just follow that link on their name to their Myspace and give them a listen. I can't figure out why they don't have a major label deal yet. Sooo talented! Every song on their EP sounds like a hit single. A few pics from the concerts on May 3rd and 6th:

Why yes - this is what front row looks like. :) And yes, I got to meet them. More than once. Jason and Phil remembered my name from one show to another. Does this make me a groupie? And is that a bad thing?

I tend to listen to a single song over and over - my odd version of OCD coming out - and my current song is by Good Charlotte called All Black. That's a YouTube link to a concert in Dublin, Ireland. Funny how as soon as the song starts, cell phones and cameras recording are thrust into the air across the crowd. They're the new lighters, you know.

Here's another I'm loving - Kate Nash singing Foundations on a British TV show. Is she amazing or what?

Hmmm... both of those are actually a bit melancholy in the lyrics but are happy on the surface with catchy melodies.

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I'm anxious for this next weekend to arrive - it's time for a Michigan trip to visit Still Blogless Jackie. This time we'll do fondue for sure. I'm considering taking my spinning wheel up with me. I haven't spun in ages and it might be nice to treat myself to some nice fiber that I've been saving for, well, who knows why we save our extra nice stuff? I miss knitting with handspun - I really enjoyed knitting the 2 pair of socks that I have from my own handspun and it 's time I had another pair. Maybe that will help break me out of my melancholy mood. With the natural disasters of the past week, and the coming cicadas (and my irrational fear of bugs), I sure do need something to make things lighter. Here - I'll leave you with a laugh - check this link - the area where the most are clustered? That's where I live. Go on, laugh it up, you know you wanna.

Hope you're having a great week.

Comments

[maureen]

Love your circle socks. After seeing these several times this week in blogland, I will have to print out the pattern! Thanks for the heads up on Beyond The Fall. Hope they get a record deal soon!!

[Li_B]

Ok I'm laughing. Probably in relief - those critters don't seen to cross the Northwestern border. Want to come visit?

[Vera]

Broadripples are such a great pattern. I've knitted 2 pairs and will do another one for SOS

[nancy]

Your Circle Socks are very cool. That is a great pattern. Thanks to you, I totally agree about Broadripples. It's a fun knit and a pretty sock. Fun photos of the rocker guys. Looks like a great time.

Have a wonderful weekend at Jackie's. Love Jackie's comment. She is on to you. ;)

[monica]

I think it's too windy here for cicadas but I hope they don't make their way over here. Do you watch Flight of the Conchords? They have one groupie who's obsessed with them.

[Marina]

If I didn't have children, I would be a groupie ;-) But then again, my 12 year old offered to take me to a couple of concerts this Summer.

[Leah]

Cicadas are attracted to lawn mowers big time....be glad you don't have to mow the grass. I agree, they are awful things even though they don't bite (hard). We had them last year, but thankfully, not very many. I have lived through a time where there were a LOT of them and did not enjoy it and stayed in as much as possible.

The best thing is that they do go away.

[Janice in GA]

Maybe cicadas behave like cats -- rallying round the folks who really don't care for them?

:)

[(Still) Blogless Jackie]

"I'm considering taking my spinning wheel up with me" is code for "now that I've got Jackie knitting, it's time to move on to phase 2 and get her spinning." I'm on to you.

[kathy b]

I have always wanted to know what the FRONT row is like. THANKS

[Karen]

I'm guessing the cicadas like you;)
Great photos!! You were in the front row! I'm surprised they don't have a recond deal. They're excellent.
The socks look good. Have you decided on a pattern for Suede Elvis?

[ang]

Hey there,
Haven't seen any cicadas here yet. Imagining that there will be plenty in a week or two. Matt is looking forward to it. Crazy kid. LOL!

Wow, great concert photos. Off to check 'em out on youtube...