July!

July! has been a whirlwind of a month already and it's only the 13th. Dan and I went to Guntersville for the 4th and we had an absolute blast out on the lake. We went to restaurants by boat, drank at the boathouse, and watched the fireworks on the lake. Neither one of us wanted to leave when it was all said and done. Of course, Dax stayed hidden under a bed the entire 4 days we were there but that's his loss.

In the reading world, I'm about to pick up A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin again. It's the second book in the A Song of Fire and Ice series. A Song of Fire and Ice is one of the best fantasy series out there, and it's worth a read by everyone. It is a perfect crossover series for readers that aren't huge fans of fantasy. Also HBO is going to make a TV Series out of the first novel A Game of Thrones. Check it out. It'll change your life. Damn close to Tolkien in my book. Do it. I'll share if you don't want to check it out of the library or buy it. But you will after you read it... just a warning.

In the paper writing world, I've got a huge paper coming up in a week. About the fall of certain empires during WWI and the lack of complete collaspe for the French. Which I really want to chalk up to their hilarious war uniforms during the first modern war of our age. I mean check this out...

That is John Joffre, lead officer of the French army during the first years of the war. Now if I was a German and I saw that running into the field I think I'd die with laughter ergo ending me as a threat. The infantry ran in with bright blue jacket and bright red pants with huge brass buttons that could be seen from a mile away. I'm pretty sure that would be why France didn't collapse. Too bad that wont work for 6-8 page paper.

Now on to my knitting life! I'm 3/4 the way done with Wyatt's blanket and I can't wait to be done. I'm so tired of this pattern that I could scream! But the making-christmas-presents nightmare doesn't end there. This is the year of the blanket for me. Almost everyone I know wants blanket for Christmas. So once I finish Wyatt's blanket I will be starting the (not so affectionately renamed) Cabled Monster from the Deeps blanket for my grandmother. I'll post sympathy pictures as I battle through the process. But at least it is something different. Also next month I really want to do Serendipity Needleworks Knit Along for that month. Here is a link to check it out. Scroll down until Lila's Cardigan. Too cute. Do want. and it's not a blanket.

Woah. Long post, and I'm spent.

Just keep breathing,

Liz