Yes, I am at PHC, and very happily so. I'm actually already formulating the, "To all those who said I would be miserable at PHC," letter. I'll wait until after the semester is over just to be safe. 
The only real problem has been in getting my laptop "PHC Compatible." After a long talk with my therapist, I've decided not to talk about the incident (very distressing indeed) except to recognize the wonderful gentlemen who made it all better. Thank you Paul, or David, or Paul David, as well as my dad, who ran to Staples at the last minute. Would've probably drowned the thing (and possibly myself as well) in Lake Bob if you both hadn't been so accessible.
I've had the incredible honor of meeting several of my online friends. Jesse, Jefferson, Adrienne, and yes, the one and only Jennifer. I am very happy to report that she is sweet and friendly and wonderful and does not pour out that scathing wit that we all know and love of upon all the innocent inhabitants of the world. She didn't even have heels on. And she likes to make snow angels. How much more user friendly can you get?
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So I ran to Target the other day to get a few incidentals for Ye Ole Dorm Room when I stumbled upon a rather interesting product.
The "Knit Your Own Bikini" kit. DVD instructions and all.
We will now take a short break to allow you to absorb the absurdity of the last sentance.
All finished? Fabulous.
Folks, I'm really not too fond of bikinis to begin with. While wearing one, you're usually about one neatly executed tug from being indecently exposed, which is not a good idea if you plan to -- oh I don't know-- swim? Because, that's generally the idea when it comes to swimsuits. And let me tell you, if you've been eating college buffets for the last few months, there's a pretty good chance that you're going to look like a beached whale. It's harsh. I know. But it's a harsh world out there.
Despite all this, the vast majority of the female population still wears bikinis. But we're not just talking a regular old bikini here. This is a knitted bikini. And not only a knitted bikini, but a bikini knitted by a beginning knitter.
Can any one tell me anything about beginning knitters? As in, a knitter that needs an instructional DVD to begin? Thinking back to my knitting days (yes, I did have knitting days) I seem to remember the relative difficulty of knitting anything other than a square. My squares (both of them) had numerous dropped stiches, tensions issues, and various other ailments. Ailments that would most likely have precluded their use as anything other than a potholder (half-baked at that), and certainly not an item of clothing.
And let's talk yarn just a moment. Do you ever remember your dear mummy putting grandma's afgan in the washing machine? No. You don't. Because she never did. Because yarn does not survive the spin cycle well...nor your double back flip into Lake Minnetonka, and certainly not a body surfing excursion in the Atlantic.
Perhaps you could sunbathe in your new creation. Oh that's a great idea. I've always wanted a nice, checkerboard tanline. You could even adjust the shape of the spaces by purling. How ingenious of them! Why didn't I think of this before?
Maybe I'll write them a letter.
Dear Company That Produces The Knitting Kits,
I really liked the idea of the Knit Your Own Potholder Kit. As well as the Knit Your Own Scarf Kit. And you know what, the Knit Your Own Nuclear Weapon Kit wasn't too shabby either. Bravo for giving the pyromaniac women of the world their own niche in domestic bliss.
But if you're somehow trying to appeal to the homemaking tendencies in the bikini-wearers of America by allowing them to create their own scanty apparel, I think you're going about it the wrong way. I would probably suggest something else...perhaps something that requires more yarn than does a game of cat's cradle. And maybe, one day, if you decide that facilitating the exposure of numerous grubworm-colored midsections just isn't your thing, we'll sit down together and design something more workable.
Like Knit Your Own Burqa.
That would be marvellous.
Truly yours,
Merry
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I've a dorm etiquette session to attend in a few minutes. Off I go.
Cheers all. | 
