stupid creepy car break-in person

This morning when I went out the front door on the way to my work vanpool, something in my car caught my eye. When I looked closer, I saw that someone had been in my car, rummaged through my glove compartment, the center console, and the trunk, and taken the electronic stuff from the power adapter. They left my CDs, my glasses, registration paperwork, anything really important, and obviously the car was still there, so all told it’s not as bad as it could have been. But still, I hate hate hate that someone went into my care and rifled through all my stuff! And left a mess! I’ve actually never had to call the police before, and while the experience went as well as it could have gone, I don’t want to do it again. Blech. The stuff they took wasn’t even all that exciting! A relatively old, falling apart, wires exposed, iPod charger/stereo connector thing, a not-so-popular specific model cell phone charger, and a cheap emergency car light? Really dude? Was it worth it?

I have been knitting, but nothing worth showing. Since I finished my Solstice Slip socks, I started a pair of plain grey stockinette socks for my brother (another pair of Tech Guy Socks , just like I made for my dad earlier this year) and I’ve knit to the point where I need to start the heels. So just imagine 8″ long grey tubes – I don’t think it’s interesting enough to post a picture. I also made some baby hats for the Mad Hatters. Quick, easy and cute, but not really picture worthy. I got my latest RSC kit in the mail on Saturday, and I am excited about the pattern,  so hopefully I’ll start those as soon as the bro’s socks are done (otherwise I might never finish the boring  greyness).

I haven’t been knitting so much because I’ve become addicted to my new Picross game for my DS. I got a couple other new games at the same time (NY Times Crosswords and Brain Age 2) but I haven’t even played them yet, as I’m just engrossed in Picross. I’m not sure what it is about the game, but to me it is simply awesome. Yay for cheap-ish electronic entertainment.

Oh, I have been listening to my first knitting-related podcast, Knitters Uncensored (henceforth KU) and it’s fun. They’re three knitters who currently live in Germany, though it’s none of their homelands, and they talk about what they’re knitting, life in Germany, and other random things. I especially enjoyed the knitter vs non-knitter trivia battle, which I think was part of episode 6? I subscribed to a few more knitting podcasts that I’ve seen/heard about, but haven’t had a chance to listen to yet. One of the things that the KU folks had talked about was a “Taste of Germany” yarn package, which “Ms B” has put together. In it are five different yarns from five different German indie dyers (four sock weight, one other), all with the theme “blue.” There were only 10 spots and I got one! I am super excited. Similar to being excited about my Sockapalooza pal being from a foreign country, I think it’s just so neat to have something that has traveled the world (and not in a made-in-China-cheap-manufacturing way). It makes it feel special. She emailed this morning to say it shipped, hooray! So, that’s coming soon, and I’ll for sure put up pics when the package arrives.

OK, I feel better now. Not thinking about some creep being in my car, even for the few minutes it took to write this,  really does make me feel a little bit better. I’m still gonna be paranoid about the locks from now on though.