Wednesday, June 27, 2012

What a Game...

I have to apologize for my serious lack of blogging lately, but I've been in a ridiculous funk. I never really thought about it before moving, but in Timor I have exactly one thing. I have Connor and that's it. Don't get me wrong, I adore Connor, he is my love, but when you're in a different world one person can't be enough to hold you there. Every day it's like I'm in a fishbowl, swimming in circles going no where. I know the whole deal about home sickness coming in waves, and culture shock taking it's toll and whatnot, but it's more than that.
Imagine you were picked up and dropped off in a foreign country with three things you held dear, three things to keep you happy for your entire time there. Do you know what my three are? Connor, my knitting, and my Jurassic Park Trilogy set. How sad is that? I can't even site the internet as making me happy because the coverage is so shotty here and once you run out, you're out for a week at a time until you can drag your keister to the Timor Telecom office that has a 50/50 chance of being open.
To put it simply, I am incredibly lonely. Because of this, I have been feeling sorry for myself and not blogging like I should, so I apologize. I will try and be better.
On a pleasant note, I might teach Mana Angela how to knit soon. It might be a bit difficult because we don't speak much of the same language, but if we can manage it, it might give me a little bit of purpose. She said she could maybe give me some yarn for my trouble, which is a big deal here because there is not a single knitting store on the whole island of Timor. Just my luck, huh? I'm actually almost out of yarn and without enough yarn to make one solid project I've been working on an entrelac blanket entirely out of scrap yarn. This is what I've got so far.

Not bad, right? It's only a few inches long now but so far I really like the way the scrap colors are working together.

I like the kind of "patchwork circus tent" vibe it has thus far. When it's done it'll be about four and a half feet wide and about seven feet long. It'll be a good blanket for napping on the couch. The sad bit is that I won't get much further without more yarn. My stash is running dry and the care package my mom is sending (full of treats, Nancy Drew games, and yarn) won't arrive for another few weeks. Oh woe is me.