See? I have been spinning! I just finished my little Grafton Fibers batt of Corriedale, and I’m loving the colors, golden yellow with the faintest hints of greens. It’s not perfectly even, but considering that I’m a little out of practice, no complaints.

Then I started this. I’ve got 16 oz of this green Merino from the Sheep Shed at Rhinebeck a year or two ago. The color is being tricky for photographing, but it’s really a lovely shade. You know how I love green. Here, you can see half the bobbin, with my tail of unspun fiber draped over the top–so you can see the before and the after. It’s just … not quite the right color.

The problem with the spinning, though, is that for some reason lately, when I spin, my shoulder hurts. The top of my right shoulder, around the rotator cuff. I’m just not sure why. Since I mostly do short, forward worsted-style drafting, my right hand doesn’t actually move very much, and I TRY to keep my shoulders level and even, though I notice that I have a tendency to hunch the right shoulder up toward my ear a bit … just don’t know why.

Of course, my right shoulder is the one spot that I regularly get sore, so that could have something to do with it. It’s because of my shoulder that I use a trackball at work to save having to move the mouse all the time. (Ditto the trackpad on the laptop–easier on the joints because the shoulder and upper arm don’t have to move as much.) I don’t suppose any of you have exercises to suggest, do you?

Oh, and I finished watching Battlestar Galactica, all four seasons. Yes, I enjoyed it. Yes, I had some issues with the way it ended. Apparently Capricans don’t have movies showing how difficult it can be, approaching “uncivilized” tribes and managing not to get killed. And, flying around on those space ships I’m SURE made everyone fit to just wander off into the wilderness with a bag or two. (I bet THEY don’t know how to spin their own yarn.) Aren’t they afraid there may be some microbes they haven’t met yet that could cause some damage without their real medical knowledge? And–spreading everyone out over the planet? Now, I can’t imagine, say, everyone in my town having the skills to completely start over in the wilds of Africa (or wherever) with no tools or supplies without a certain amount of, shall we say, attrition.

I understand that they were trying to blend the BSG folks in with our actual history, but I would have bought them, say, all settling together in the Mediterranean where their mythology would set the foundation for the Greek and Roman myths we all grew up with. And … they found Hera’s bones, but never any signs of disabled Raptors? I get it, but think the ending wasn’t quite as perfect as it could have been. (And, poor Lee, now completely alone. And what, he’s going to explore the entire planet on his two feet? I liked Col. Tigh so much more after he realized he was one of the five. And am so, so grateful Baltar finally cut his hair.)

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