In an effort to stave off writers block, I purchased a new toy… Dragon Dictate. I am using it now.
So, here I sit in my kitchen, knitting a sock, and blogging. The ultimate multitask. Do I have anything to say? Unfortunately, no. But, it’s kind of cool watching my words translate on the page. The accuracy is amazing! With only 5 min. of training, it’s recognized every word I’ve spoken except Staffan. And once I trained Staffan (the word in the program, not the boy) it’s done very well with it.
Note: apparently I do speak Staffan exactly the same as “put your stuff on the table”.
In knitting news, the elves are busy here. I’m all about the footwear this year. Socks, slippers, you name it, I want to knit it. At last count, three pairs of socks, two pairs of slippers, and one hat have cascaded off my needles in the last three weeks. I have conflicted feelings about giving these away, since almost every pair of handknit socks I own has deteriorated to the point of unusable mess.
(I am going to leave “unusable mess”, and make a mental note to create the word “unusableness”. Which apparently is not an actual word.)
