vonknitta

I ventured out of the neighborhood today.  And it wasn’t by foot!  It was by car.  Getting out of the neighborhood was a bit tricky.  But once I got to Renton, the roads weren’t too bad.  A few times the ice under the tires made it feel like  I was driving on a cobblestone road.  And on the way home, on a road that was a solid sheet of ice, I was driving around 20 miles an hour.  Which I thought was a good speed for such bad road conditions.  Then some ass came up behind me and passed me as we were going up hill.  And he was in a minivan… not any better at handling ice than my car.  I saw him try and pass 3 SUV/trucks right before my house.  I’m sure, by now, he’s wrapped his minivan around a telephone pole.

After that wild little trip, I’m now bunkered in waiting for the next storm.  So far they’ve told us that we should expect power outtages and snow between a dusting and 5 – 8 inches.  So I’ve got my candles, blankets, reading material and whatever else at the ready.  But for now, I’ve only seen a small flurry of flakes and I’ve watched Gosford Park and am getting ready to start knitting the Cabaret Raglan Sweater with some yarn from my stash.  I figure it’ll be my airplane project.  But before I start that, I’m going to make some cookies for our office Christmas party before the power goes out.  And maybe I’ll be able to watch another movie or two.