seeing as how i am the one researching fried green tomatos, thought you might like to begin the research on good veggie lasagna recipes.

but certainly not for me, who is definately busy working.

Kendra! Could you email me again? I have that stuff. The Bad Stuff. That I need to send you. P.S. Don't tell the law.

Did you love Iceland? I adored it. I seriously thought about moving there. But then I realized I didn't speak the language, and that I had not experienced the winter. I am now aching to go back because when I went, I didn't knit.

Sure I went to the sheep ranches, I browsed in the woolen stores, but I had NO IDEA!!!! I was obsessed with volcanos at the time. I brought back ROCKS! Now every time I see those volcanic rocks, I weep silently for the missed wool opportunity.

Ah, I sympathize. This is why I cleaned my entire apartment last night instead of figuring out what books I needed and getting cracking on that reading. I'm glad your procrastination means more entries for us to read! Yay for that!

I thought I was the only one who coped with massive, impending project deadlines with procrastination??? Here's to not working at work! May I please have a slice of pie?

CARLAREY!!!!! I agree with your post word for word...

I wasn't a knitter when I was there, so I missed out on all the wool and knitting and I could kick myself. I also wanted to move there immediately, but realized I hadn't seen from winter (we went in June) (and it was brisk!) and so.... you know.

But still, I totally fantasize about moving there and raising sheep. I guess I kind of need a vacation LOL.

I brought back dried fish. What a dork am I.

Really? Dried fish? Wow. I feel lucky and cursed
1) that I have never missed a yarn buying opportunity because I have been crocheting since I was a wee kidlet and
2) that I have never been to Iceland since I would now be swimming in a stash of wool the size of which would take over my life and I could not see my computer screen so I would not get to read my Crazy Aunt Purl.

procrastination? so silly. i would never do that. like right now? i'm HARD, HARD at work on the 94 emails in my inbox, not reading blogs! (another example of how i'm not procrastinating, by the way, is how i didn't just actually take the time to count the emails in my inbox. nosireebob.)

I want to go to Iceland. It is my all time dream vacation and I have fantasized about it since high school. Did you find it easy to get around? Do very many people speak English(?) because I don't speak the language! Procrastination is beautiful. I did the same thing yesterday. I had so much to do that I couldn't make myself do any of it. At least now I know I am in good company.

Ah, Iceland. Beautiful.

Perhaps you should consider Scotland? They have lots o' sheep there and you can speak the language.

I know how you feel about missed yarn buying opportunites. Last time I was in Scotland, I didn't knit, so...

I did, however, see lots of beautiful handknit sweaters that may have induced my desire to learn to knit. Hmmm.

And my job is where I research patterns and yarn. Inbetween projects, of course.

mmmm, fried green tomatoes (insert Homer drool noise). I've been avoiding a huge project here at work by organizing my digital photos. Congrats on the lawyer (curse,curse) thing!

I have the mother of all recipes for you. We made it for my birthday dinner, and it's gorgeous, towering, tasty, and actually rather easy, plus....the leftover corn salad makes a kickass pasta salad. Here's the link.

http://www.epicurious.com/ten/recipe/vegetarian/semi/10

I'll have photos of ours later tonight or tomorrow. and in iceland, I bet you can grow lots of green tomatoes. you could open a cafe!

I'm a BIG TIME procrastinator.

Last week instead while avoiding starting a paper for school I sorted through, and tossed, condoms that had reached their expiration. Not only do I have pressure from my parents to have kids, now I have pressure from my condoms to use them before they expire. Great.

Did I miss it?? When'd you sign the papers? (Since it's after 8/15, you must have done it at some point by now...) New Zealand is looking good to me... they have merino sheep. Really soft! And they make yarn out of possum.

Jen, if you need more distractions, my apartment could use serious help. Plus, I have books already -- you'd be reading. Though not about the law...

So are all your lawyer needs done? Congratulations! I look back on old pictures as well and realize how much fun the ex sucked out of certain events.

Great pictures of Iceland! And baby sheep - it is not possible to not love baby sheep.

I am going on vacation next week, but is the giant pile o' stuff that I need to finish before then actually finished? Why, no, it is not.

Okay I totally hate Iceland. Why you ask, well because they are the only place on earth it's legal to hunt Puffins. Puffins are zoo animals, you don't hunt zoo animals.

But other then that, it's be an awesome place to visit.

I have been to Iceland. Three times. On flights to/from Europe on Iceland Air. Of course I never got out of the airport, but did buy a kick-ass authentic classic Icelandic cardigan that I almost never wear because wool makes me itchy. Oh, and I bought an authentic cream-colored Icelandic wool beret that I never wear because I'm just not the Monica type. And it's itchy. Oh, and my best friend when I was studying in France is from Iceland. Of course I've totally lost track of her because I procrastinated returing her letters. Darn. I was so looking forward to visiting her during the summer solstice and watching the sun dip towards the horizon and back up again, and drinking frozen schnapps, and crashing on her couch.
p.s. Lots of Icelanders speak English. There's a US Naval Air Station in Keflavik.

awwww - the sheep are SO.CUTE!!!!!
Some people down street from me have pet goats (serious - this used to be a rural area, but has turned into suburbs with houses here & there that still have horses, goats & cows) - I'm wondering if I could have a lamb in my backyard....

Very cute sheep.

Don't feel bad. I order the supplies for my office, and bought myself a box of purple file folders so I could spend 2 days relabeling and reorganizing my files. Got nothing else done for 2 days, but hey, I have snazzy looking files now.

Wow! You must be psychic. I was wondering about the Mystery Cat Thingamajig just today.

And, isn't there a need for southern fried green tomatoes everywhere?

procrastinator? not me! i'm simply OUTSTANDINGLY efficient. why should i be punished for the fact that i can do a week's worth of work in a single day? besides, taking a moment to read me some Crazy Aunt Purl isn't procrastinating, it's simply serving to enhance my blog crush on her!

Did you see that Annie Modesitt has a link to your blog on hers today? I think she's stalking you now.

Who me?!? I swear, the reason I pulled that bucket out from under my desk was to take stock of my supplies for school. Seriously, I wasn't slacking off. I wouldn't be trying to avoid getting through the last half of that book from he!! and taking notes before we're back for in-service on the 29th. Nosireebob.

But fried green tomatoes, boy do those sound good. Would it help if you knew that I spent an hour on the net today reserching messenger bags. Why is it so hard to find a good one? And why is it that the longer my to-do list gets, the more I avoid getting to it?

Love the sheepies.. enjoy the newly filed files.

HEY! You can't just throw out a phrase like "Lemon Icebox Pie" and not elaborate, ya know! Especially if'n you're not mentioning it as you hand me a slice! WTF?! That's just cruel!

How about at least a recipe ... or some chocolate or something! (Okay, I'm reaching here with that chocolate bit but really ... in need of a snack. Someone? Anyone?? Pretty please?!)

nice to see I am not the only one HARD AT WORK ...

I lived in Iceland for a year back in the mid 70's and I've always wanted to go back. We lived in Keflavik,not too far from the harbor. I was there for the winter and it really wasn't so bad. The wind was the worst part. The Northern Lights were the best. A free, nightly light show from the comfort of you're own home. The great thing about winter in Iceland? Lot's of knitting time. There's only about four hours of light a day so what else is there to do but stay inside and knit. Oh, and going to the market in winter? Ice skates. Seriously. Strap on the skates and take off. The market I went to each day (had to go every day cause we didn't have a fridge) had rubber mats on the floors so you could skate up to the door and just walk right in without taking your skates off. The people are great. Most everyone speaks some English and some speak it very fluently. We were out hiking one day in the middle of nowhere (not too far from town) and encountered a whole herd of sheep. Lots and lots and lots of sheep.

Lemon icebox pie, graham cracker crust.

I'm sorry did you say anything after that? I simply could not focus.

I had a thing for looking up biscotti recipes at my last job. The guys in IT-land must have been scratching their heads trying to figure out why one PC in the building kept showing a constant flurry of activity from epicurious.com. Then again, the girl next to me spent all day looking online for a new job, so maybe they were more concerned about all her hits to monster.com.

What I can't work out is why southerners have recipes for green tomatoes. Don't your tomatoes ripen down there? I mean in parts of Canada (like Nova Scotia) the growing season is just a bit short. There they tend to make a relish called 'green tomato chow' but I'm sure they'd love recipes for fried green tomatoes. England too, though most people don't grow tomatoes unless they have a greenhouse (in which case they ripen).

LOL! Instead of working on the powerpoint presentation that is due tomorrow, (hate you powerpoint) I searched the web for the lyrics to the Bon Jovi song that was playing on my radio. I just couldn't figure out what the heck Jon was saying...then I went to IMDB.com to see what other people thought of Le Divorce, a weird rambling movie I'd watched on Sunday. I should not be allowed internet access at work.

I am also obsessed with taking photos of sheep. On my trips to Scotland and Crete, I couldn't get enough of the cute sheep (blocking the road, of course).

i know someone, but i won't mention names, who is reading your blog instead of writing an article about a grisly double homicide. And now she is wondering if any pie shoppe's deliver.

Am I the only one intrigued by what The Bad Stuff is?

nope...

I'm as curious as a cat smelling tuna.

Sigh... cursed privacy!!!

If we all promise not to tell the law, maybe she'll send us all the bad stuff!!

The procratination thing? So a Cancer. Not that I would know from experience or anything. 'Course not!

Procrastinate? Never! I am making booties which I have to finish, felt, dry, and wrap by Saturday and am I working on them? Heck no! I am working on baby clothes for MY BABY who will not even exist for at least 4 more years. And reading blogs, of course.

I think it has to do with ants. And chalk. But I'm not sure.

OOOO did you know that there is a knitting blogger out there in Iceland? And the best part is that her blog is in English!!!

http://sheepandnocity.blogspot.com/

She'll know if there is a need for fried Green tomatoes :-)

I would LOVE to go to Iceland. I already live in Minnesota, so you can't scare me with weather.

At work, I do important things like look up recipes, online auctions, knitting patterns, etc., and blog, of course. If they took away my internets, I would quit--I hope that they never find out that I can't be trusted with it.

I agree with Tam--it's a Cancer thing, the procrastination.

What a fantastic trip! Gotta be that icelandic fiber for sure!

My middle name (besides Elaine) is Procrastination. Deadline? Must organize something totally unrelated to work, like my yarn stash. Or maybe the shed out in the back yard. Yeah, that's a good idea.

I saw a headline the other day (over someone's shoulder on the bus). Apparently Jenning's documentaries are going to be released on DVD. Just in case you were missing him.

If you've managed to pay of your lawyer this fast, you are in great shape.... even if you are still cussing the gap between the outcome and your expectations.
I think it was sneaky of the Vikings (or whoever) to switch the names of Iceland and Greenland. I agree that Puffins should be protected... unless they are as common as pigeons are here...Do you think Iceland will join the Alpaca/Llama craze so there stuff doesn't itch so much?

Procrastination is a very necessary part of the design process. If you're trying to do something creative (and it sounds like you are...) then you MUST file a bit to remind you of WHY you want to do something creative. To everything it's season. A time to file, a time to wait for images to render...

When I was writing my master's thesis I completed a queen sized quilt. Haven't done another one since. Also, my house was clean. Bottom line? You are *so* not alone.

I enjoyed your site so much so i have to say it to you. Good Table becomes Industrious Corner in final: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/ , Corner will TV unconditionally Play Circle is very good Soldier , Good Chair becomes Central Stake in final Cards can Lose Slot