broomhead!

today is easter and all i've done all day is watch old episodes of degrassi junior high. degrassi is quite possibly my favorite teen television show of all time, even over my so-called life (which i loved as a teenager). degrassi was the first teen television show i ever watched, on pbs back in the day. i've even watched episodes of degrassi: the next generation so i can see joey jeremiah all grown up. degrassi was different from most american teen television shows in that the kids weren't polished or even great actors, they were basically as awkward and weird as real teenagers. as much as i loved my so-called life, you couldn't possibly expect me to believe angela chase was anything but pretty, and her awkwardness was fairly dramatic. degrassi had grit. plus, it's canadian and that makes any and everything better. i blame degrassi for my intense desire to move to canada and have kids with cute accents who call me "mum."

i'm also trying a different sock pattern, having ripped out the first sock i started. it seemed wonky, and i knew that even if i finished it i wouldn't wear it. plus i'd made some changes to the pattern and didn't write them down, so i wasn't even sure if i could make it a mate. i hate ripping things out, but oddly enough, i hate it less than i do finishing work (like mattress stitch or kitchener!).

p.s. here is the start of my new sock. ribbing isn't fantastically sexy, but it is useful and sturdy and i like how it makes vertical stripes over the horizontal ones.