The Unemployed Penguin Rides Again

Been busy. I've been spending a lot of time trying to finish my degree. I travelled to Raliegh, NC, took my translation test, re-wrote a paper, and have been trying to finish up my classes. Then I can take my test next week.

We went to Maine for Thanksgiving. It was nice, my brother came.

This is Jamie and me at Pemaquid Light House, near his town in Maine. It was cold and windy, thus the babushka look. I always like going there, just stay away from the ocean, the waves will drag you to death on the none-too-friendly rocks.

Then we went to South Bristol, but this time there were people there!
This is me and my brother in front of the bridge as it's swinging. Note the "don't shoot me, I'm not a deer" hat. Yes, it is snowing. Poor Jon got carsick on the windy roads of the peninsula, but he never barfed.


I haven't been knitting too much. Too much work to do. I'm in the middle of gloves for my dad and socks for my mom, but I'm bored with the first one and waiting on more yarn for the second. I am swatching for my sweater-coat, though. It's done in Nashua yarns' Creative Focus worsted, which is 75% wool, 25% alpaca. I think I'll probably use it, but I'm going to have to save up first. I don't see it anywhere for much less than $7 or 8 a ball. At least I get 200 yards. I'm going to do some more swatching, then I'll have to bite the bullet and calculate.