i work with a bunch of girls sometimes

in truth, i only work with four other women. the other five co-workers are men. but jeez, sometimes they act like a bunch of ladies. today they spent all day looking up how many calories and grams of fat are in the food at the fast-food place next door. we all eat there on occasion, but today they were just appalled at the calories (!) and swore they would never eat there again. after half an hour of this, i aksed them to please shut their pieholes: they're all ridiculously handsome, and not one of them is an ounce overweight. listening to anyone talk about food and diets for more than five minutes is too much for me. remember back in the day when it was considered gauche to talk to about dieting? man, i wish it still was.

other than that, though, today was quiet and i got to learn some new stuff. it's also friday for me and i have two whole days to myself! i haven't even thought about what i might do with my weekend. i want to do some crafty stuff, but i am pretty broke and will probably just go to the library and goof around. i got to go to my knitting group last night, after a week off (i was still feeling yucky that day and didn't want to infect anyone), and i felt like i hadn't knit anything in months. in truth, it hadn't been that long, but it's been a while since i was this dedicated to knitting. it's definitely one of those crafty things i do that i have to work at, i'm not naturally good at it in any way, and have to make an effort to do it right. the more i work at it, the easier it is for me to rip things out when it's not right, and the more confident i feel trying new things. i tend to focus on things that are easy for me to get the results i want, but knitting is not one of those things. which is exactly why it's good for me and explains why i feel like such a rock star when i get it right.
i also ordered some yarn this week to make the cutest baby on earth a new blankie. she doesn't need one at all, but i found a cute pattern and some really pretty yarn, so she's getting another one. what i loved about the yarn was that it's about the same color as the blankie i had as a kid (named, appropriately enough, mr. blankie), so i'm sort of excited about sharing that with her. do you see how awake she looks? she's losing that newborn sleepiness, and becoming more and more aware of the world. you should hear her on the phone, when my sister says anything to her, she grunts right back. i think i'm going to get to see her in may, and i can hardly wait.