Diablo Cody Wins! Jess and Dan are getting Married! I have Yarn!
So JessiciaOtherwiseKnownasKnittingGroup and her Lovely Man Dan are engaged, engaged, engaged! Well done, Dan! Now when I see the almond trees exploding into bloom and the cherry trees frothing over their pinkness I will remember that this is when a very sweet thing happened. Jess shows great clarity, odd but charming humor and wisdom beyond her years. As a very stylish lady she doesn't make fun of the way I dress and for that let us be truly grateful. Stitches West was this weekend and Jess and I did the haul down to Santa Clara to rub elbows with the knitterati. (Yes, at one instance, I jumped up and down uncontrollably pointing out my favorite sock designer.) As exhausting as it was, Jess was great fun and the absolutely rightest person to go with. We actually laid out a strategy the week before, complete with map. She made sure I scored Socks That Rock yarn in some righteous colorways, including a fantastic rare Rook millend. FYI: I'll be eating ramen for the rest of the...