Lots of Fun Soon

I'm really looking forward to the weekend . . . I'm planning to go into work early so I can get outta there and hopefully beat all those folks inching along on Rt. 50 (which is the Highway to the Beach come Memorial Day Weekend).

Saturday B and I are going to be spending the day with our friend Greg - we are going to this brewery in Ellicott City and then to see Star Wars. I've heard that some people hate it, and other think it is wonderful. I'm of two minds - I think the philosophy exposed in the movie is a bit screwed up (Orson Scott Card has an interesting essay about this on beliefnet.com, plus Ted Mattingly has a pretty good editorial about this at his blog, Get Religion), but the special effects will still be enjoyable.

I just got two sets of Addi Natura bamboo circs, so I'm going to be casting on for yet another pair of socks (yes, still not finished with others) so I can take it with me for the day and to the theater. And I'm working on a test pair of booties using a pattern that is referred to at String or Nothing that will be for Baby Hall. I'm using Dale Baby Ull - this is truly lovely yarn but splits a bit. I'm using hunter green, which is a great color. Why green? Because Sis doesn't want “gender” colors and the paternal side is strongly Irish.