Email Junkie

So here's a fun fact about me. I'm totally addicted to checking my email. I know, I know, so is everyone else. But here's the kicker. I tend to take it personally if I check my inbox and there are no new messages. Like everyone I know got together and collectively decided NOT to send me email. I also manage to convince myself on a daily basis that if I simply don't look at my email for an hour or two I will without a doubt have a message from someone telling me something about their life or my life or SOMETHING (because how could it be possible that an entire TWO HOURS would go by that no one would think to tell me something?). What's more is I'm genuinely surprised when it doesn't happen (which is most of the time).

Ok, here's the thing: I like to think of myself as a mostly rational person. I acknowledge that I'm a little crazy sometimes and I tend to fly off the handle now and then and I may have been described as "scary" and "kind of intense" once or twice, but generally speaking it doesn't take me too long to find my way back around to being reasonable.

I can't make myself be rational about this. Perhaps it's a sign that I'm sadly lacking in a social life, but I don't think that's the case. I have great friends and we do quite a bit together and I'm also fiercely protective of my alone time (I do love me some alone time). I really just don't understand this email business. There have been times where I'm daydreaming and I think to myself, if I was somehow unable to check my email for like 6 months (in a coma, stranded on a desert island, kidnapped by pirates, off communing with nature somewhere) who would check my email to make sure all those little messages were saved for when I get back? Yea, you'd like to think I'm joking, but I've spent more time than I'd like to admit thinking about this stuff. It's completely ridiculous.

I know I promised pictures, but I couldn't stop thinking about this email business so I thought I'd put it out there. Pictures to come, I promise. Although I should tell you that really the only thing I've been working on is this baby blanket because I know that if I let my attention wander even a little bit this child will never see this blanket. It's taking every ounce of my willpower but the good news is that I should have a finished product this weekend. Still keeping my fingers crossed (although I am cautiously optimistic at this point) that I will not run out of yarn.