I'm a joiner.

Yup, I'm going to go and be part of the "in crowd" today. Today marks the start of Geneva's Swedish Days Festival and the LYS is having a KIP event on the Courthouse Lawn. The weather is a perfect June day, clear blue sky, low humidity, sunny with a slight breeze. If I don't have to sit in the direct sun, I should be good to go. (I'm a delicate flower, I wilt and burn up in the hot sun.) I think the Mess Sisters, Little E and Mini-me, will be joining me. I offered to let them bring a friend and spend some time at the festival/carnival but they think they'd prefer to just hang out with me and the knitters! (Yes, I'm a little shocked and awed too!)

I have further intentions of taking my digital recorder and taping some interviews for the podcast. We'll see how cooperative everyone is and if I can get over my social anxiety enough to actually ask if I can record and all that. I have no difficulties talking to people but I do have weird issues with *asking* for permission for official stuff. I know, it makes no sense.

In addition to all the real life joining and belonging, I just got my official invitation to Ravelry. I know that many a knitter have been waiting with anxious needles to get this coveted invite. It looks like an incredible site and I know that there has been a phenomenal amount of work put into it for everyone. But now that I've had a couple seconds to look it all over, I feel like I'm in over my head! There is just SO much there. I fear it will suck any and all *free* time I may have had in the next few weeks into oblivion. Plus seeing as I know there are still hundreds of anxious knitters patiently (or not so much, as the case may be) waiting for their invite, I feel a tad bit guilty if I don't jump right in and get to work.

Oh the peer pressure is killing me!!!