Baby blanket in progress . . .

I'm a bit behind schedule, but I have now finished 2 of the 4 blocks for the baby blanket. The shower is May12, so I need to get crackin'. Things should settle down after this Saturday, and I will have a bit more time for knitting. Between now and Saturday I am: working; going to see David Sedaris(!); getting my hair cut and colored (ok, so I'm not a natural blond); having lunch with my mother; golfing; and going to dinner with friends (Saturday is my birthday).

Truth be told, all this social intercourse goes against my loner tendencies, but it will all be fun.

Since I've been complaining about Netflix lately, I have to also give it credit for a pretty cool service they offer that I recently discovered - "Watch it Now". They offer a number of movies and tv shows to watch on the spot - though you do need to download the Netflix viewer. Yesterday I watched "The Great Train Robbery" with Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Leslie-Anne Down, starring in Michael Crichton's adaptation of his book about the 1855 train robbery of gold bound to pay the British soldiers fighting in the Crimean War. I read the book years ago, and enjoyed the film version.