Mikknit

7 months have passed since I posted here. What can I say – life got busy and I felt like I had nothing of note to say. I still don’t have much to say, but I just wanted to pop in and remind folks to vote. This election is hugely important, and we all need to get out there and make our voices heard.

I am incredibly excited and also scared to death of what’s going to happen – will my candidate win? Will the other guy win? Where will the new president lead our country – out of Iraq? Into happier economic times? Away from global warming? I know what the projections are saying, and it’s thrilling to read, but having gotten my hopes dashed in the last election I’m holding back a little bit, just in case.

I have about a block to walk to my polling place. Hopefully the wait will be reasonable and I’ll be able to get in a decent bike ride afterwards, to ride off some of the stress of anticipation. I’ll be bringing my knitting with me, of course. I’m never without that – I even haul it with me on my bike rides, knowing full well that there’s never time or inclination to knit during rest stops. As for what I’ll be working on, it’ll probably be socks – always a good waiting-in-line project. Or else a hat – this *is* Minnesota after all and while it’s been in the 70s for the last few days, snow is projected in just a few more days. Hats are always good, especially when the kids have grown out of last year’s hats.

And off I ramble. Good luck everyone, be patient with your neighbors in line and with the election workers. We all want the same thing in the end, we just have different views about the route to take there.