42

Yesterday a good friend of mine informed me that 42 is a way cool birthday to have.

(I thought it was cool enough because I got flowers delivered)

She used to own a science fiction and mystery bookstore, and according to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is the "Answer" to the ultimate question. Then in the book, they aren't so sure what the question is, which I found kind of funny. However, legions of sci fi folks have ignored that little issue, and the fact that the author himself said he picked it randomly, to give the number all kinds of cool status. Spiritual, magic, laden-with-meaning kind of status. And since I'm 42 today, I'll go with it.

It's also the number of teeth in a dog's mouth, the amount of hours that Shakespeare had Juliet sleep for after taking her potion, and the number of Chapters in Catch 22.

Plus, in the X Files, it was Mulder's address. I loved the X Files.

Coincidentally, it's the number of stitches I have cast on for this.

Spooky music goes here.

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I'm looking forward to a good day -- I've started by making my coffee with cocoa and cinnamon and real cream in it. Like a cocktail, but not. Then I'm meeting my friend Amy, who designs some gorgeous sweaters (look!) for a little LYS trip and lunch. There's some big secret dinner that the girls have planned for me later, and I know cake will be involved.

And as for the year ahead, my plans for 42 involve many more patterns. A few are already in some sort of written or swatched form, and I'm beginning to really play with yarn weights and options. I feel like I"m getting the hang of this thing and plan on having some fun with it as the year goes on. You'll see things with options, and I'm playing with funky details.

This is also the year I'm going to use the gorgeous yarns. You'll see.