You Were Born of a Jackal

If you don't know about Kevin Rudolf, you should really take a listen. The man is brilliant; poignant lyrics and musical skill that captures your attention and attaches on to it like a pit bull.

Now that thats out of the way, I wanted to let you know I have two sock patterns in the works which will be available soon. Written toe up for two circs or magic loop! One is a bit more ambitious than the other, but both are fun and a little bit whimsical without loosing their practicality, and have a ribbing you probably wont find elsewhere on the internet.

Unreconciled

is it hard to live in silence
when I look you in the eyes
well you crave forgiveness
but still don't apologize
is it love that you're afraid of
in the words that you ignore
well we made a promise
but we can't stay here anymore

'cause you gave everything that you could give
and this is the only life that I can live
and I am grateful
but I've grown weary of this fight
so no regrets, it's better left unreconciled

I can see the way you tremble
you don't mean to make a mess
I don't want to get angry
'cause I'll regret the things we said
and there's a sound from down inside me
that I've never heard before
and it says surrender, there's no work here anymore

'cause you gave everything that you could give
and this is the only life that I can live
and I am grateful
but I've grown weary of this fight
so no regrets, it's better left unreconciled

-Peter Bradley Adams, "Unreconciled"

Well - nothing to report from Camp Keema except that the fishies upstairs have started not one but two fires in the bathrooms in upper res in the past month. I don't even understand that. The new mega-issue of the Binnacle (the campus newspaper) is out, along with two full pages of Shotty's recent escapades which snagged him a spot on Dr Phil this past week. Yes, that is our own Shotty taken drunk dudes down. The cop on the show didnt seem to excited, but whatever - Shotty's a hero to us and we're proud of him (and I dont think anyone was surprised by this either).

And since I couldnt find the video of that, here's some music, the new NaNuchKa video - cute girl, great song:

I am taking a chance, and this is what I'm going to do.

As i'm finishing up a pair of socks, the threat of autumn looming in the hills - a trip to the presidio and the fort yesterday and the blustery winds through the tunnels is a sure sign. I had to wear a jacket with the halter-dress I wore out into the City tonight, as opposed to my usual light sweater, and the city is screaming fall fashions. Wednesday evening and Thursday were spent in shul, welcoming in the new calendar year and Rosh Hashanah, Friday was spent studying as we wrapped up the second week of classes here at the Academy. Not much avoiding it now, is there?

With all of this in mind, my plots and plans for knitting are once again falling to hats and sweaters which, if I start now, will be done in time for spring, winter at the earliest. The new Knitty is out - my favourite knitting magazine, and while in the past i was a bit disappointed this fall is brimming with patterns I adore. Cherie Amour is a beautiful sweater with fabulous possibilities - and looks like a pretty quick knit! Cinderella is a cute sock and I love the idea of a princess sole, although i'm not fond of that Herald pattern. We'll see. Danny Oulette has a pattern, Diamond Waffle which looks so soft I could die. What I'm really loving though, is a different pattern by him, his Travelling Rib Hat which is not only gorgeous, cleverly constructed, and funky; but it reminds me of my favourite style of kippot, the large embroidered Buchari kippot. Stylish, comfortable, fun, and a wonderful head-covering (for whatever reason you might do it.). This is definitely on my to-do list.

I've still got a bit of planning to do by way of a hedgehog hat based on the mohawk hat in one of the knitting books I have laying around my bookshelf.

Having been gone for so much of the summer, I had completely forgotten that one of my favourite band released a new album July. "The Walk" is one of the most amazing albums i've heard in a long time, and let me tell you that I have heard some AMAZING stuff over the past six months. I reccommend picking up the album, or at least downloading a few tracks - dont let the name of the band fool you, you wont find a hint of bad mid-90's pop.

A lot of the tracks on The Walk resonate with me in a way I can't quite understand. Being of a similar age, at least somewhat, to the band - and having grown up with them, in a way, I find every album they release speaks to me just right. 'Wierd' was just as powerful to me in 1997 as songs like 'Go,' 'The Great Divide,' and 'Georgia' do now, ten years later. You'll find, sadly, that everytime someone talks about this band you find the phrase 'all grown up,' but I think for those of us in our 20's, the notion of finding ourselves, coming into our own as adults, fighting injustice and working to make the world a better place, discovering that maybe there are parts of your life that you need to cut away from and parts that you need to go back to for your own sake - these are themes that resonate with us very strongly. We often look for something deeper than just a good jam to bump on the way to the club. We expect our music to have substance, and this is like pure yayo on a musical scale. Substantive lyrics, beautiful melodies, and that sort of combination of musicianship and lyricality which will bring a shiver to your spine and make you rock out at the same time.

I'm not a wise man
But I see the haze
And this is what I'm gonna do