Logic Board

For the record, my recent abscence is not because of some sort of deep psychological wound over Wake Forest’s* win the other day.

Jacksonville Stadium

Jacksonville Stadium! There is a knitting in the rain picture but it is in M’s phone.**

My not-been-blogging-problem is much more serious: Colonel North (my iMac, long story) is sick. The other morning, The Col. just wouldn’t wake up. He is off at The Computer Store (for real, that’s the name of the place) getting a new logic board. I miss him so much.

The Yarn Tourism on Saturday was as dissappointing as the rain and the football. We arrived at KnitWitz at 3 minutes ’til ten (when they were supposed to open) and stood around making their window smeary for ten mintes waiting for someone to open the shop.

yarny goodness behind a locked door

Let me IN!

I finally called it quits because there was just enough time to run to the other yarn store: A Stitch in Time. They were open, but since they also sell cross stitch and needlepoint, they carried the usual small store yarn selection (felting, novelty, Debbie Bliss, the only sock yarn I saw was On-Line) along with a good-sized selection of patterns. I didn’t buy anything and I didn’t take any pictures. No one spoke to me when I came through the door, no one asked what I was looking for when I frantically searched the needle rack***, no one offered to help when I was aimlessly scanning the yarn. They didn’t even say “thank you for coming” as I was on my way out. This made me feel unloved (a feeling I don’t usually get when surrounded by yarn). So I didn’t take pictures.

On the upside, the new camera is here! We also got a Wii which means that I have been playing Zelda. Saving Hyrule really takes the edge off.

*Congratulations! It couldn’t have happened to a more polite bunch of football fans! Game Day was a pleasure in spite of the steady, cold drizzle, the pat-down at the gate and the fact that the game itself was not that exciting (final score: 6-9, all points made with field goals). Your coach seems like a really nice guy and I hope you have fun in Miami.

**M is not awake. So I am using the laptop. This is also my excuse for any unnoticed gramatical errors (I am fond of sentance fragments) and unnoticed mispelled words. My spelling is lousy. My email capabilities are also dependent upon how long he sleeps.

***Another set of size 1 bamboo dpns. I live in fear that I will break one and be unable to knit. One of the reasons I only use bamboo needles when I think I will have to go through security and they might take my sock.

11 thoughts on “Logic Board

  1. The Darling Sister

    Mmmmm, Wii goodness… makes me not want to do anything but fling my arms widley at the bad guys. Yes, the rain and football were Very Disapointing. Perhaps the Gater Bowl will go better. Maybe Reggie won’t play. Fingers crossed. Too bad about the no love yarn shop. We will have to go back to the one in Decator and get a smoothie to boot. That will restore your faith.

  2. elizabeth

    I bet that shop won’t be in business very long. That’s a terrible experience, and they really have no idea of the power of knit bloggers. I’m sorry!

  3. jess, crazy gt alum

    that game made me so cranky! I was pretty mad at a combination of Reggie, the offensive line, and the play callers. heh. Ah well, GO JACKETS! 🙂

    Boo at the yarn shop, but woo! for the Wii! How do you like the crazy controller?

  4. Laura

    Gosh. Isn’t it just rotten when you’re not treated nicely at yarn shops? Or any kind of shops really. Quilt shops are that way too it seems. Our LYS isn’t very friendly and there are times when I’d rather buy everything online than mess with the “less than friendly” experience of going in there. Too bad. They could have had you as a return customer and spreading all kind of nice rumors about them on your blog if they knew how to behave.

  5. Karen

    Well that doesn’t sound like a very nice yarn shop. You would think with so many alternative places to buy yarn and yarn related things, they would try a little harder. Duh!

    I hope Colonel North is better soon!

  6. Leah

    Sounds like a disappointing trip all the way around. Hope the iMac comes back safe and soon. I broke my camera today, so I feel your pain. Isn’t it funny how we come to love our gadgets?

    Have fun with Wii. The display at our Super Target looks makes it look like a lot of fun.

  7. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  8. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  9. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  10. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  11. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  12. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  13. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  14. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  15. Crazy For Yarn In Alabama: Darlene

    What a disapointment with the yarn stores!!! We have a LYS that has the same “snooty” employees!! LOL!! I would think most folks that walk into a yarn store are there to buy, so what’s up with the rudeness?

    Congrats on the WII!! (I still have my original, yes….ORIGINAL Gamboy and Tetris which come to think of it since taking up knitting I haven’t played Testris in 4-Ever!!

  16. Teyani

    Oh no, not THAT dreaded fever (loss-of-dpn-blues) I have it stike me whenever we travel away from home (my sock and I)… such a sneaky fever, it strikes in the car, on a plane, in the RV, and even at the office. I always worry about taking all those ‘spare dpn’s’ through security gates… what if they confiscate those? !
    Glad that you were able to ‘find the cure’ – and so sorry that 1) cool stores don’t open on time and 2) boring stores ignored you (and thus missed the opportunity to chat with someone really cool.

  17. Rachel

    I want to be playing Zelda! Ocarina of Time occupied much of my life at one point, and I’m skeptical that any other Zelda game could be as good…but I’ve heard good things about the current one.

    Sorry to hear about the no-fun yarn-store experience. Sometimes the stars just aren’t aligned, I guess.

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