tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395502692319412268.post5481533130125251478..comments2023-06-11T05:59:19.050-04:00Comments on Jennifer: Shameless Knitting Nerd: Yarn Paralysis, a new epidemic.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02859562022204193604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395502692319412268.post-60375308755527556082010-02-04T18:29:39.639-05:002010-02-04T18:29:39.639-05:00Jennifer, Courtney is also one of MY favorite peop...Jennifer, Courtney is also one of MY favorite people on the planet, and so, by extension (or is it osmosis?) I feel certain you are too- we just haven't traveled the time/space continuum to establish in PRESENT time that I'm nuts about you too, but at some juncture I'll see to it that Courtney will "make it so," as Captain Picard said. (Why am I relying on lame Star Trek references- it's not like I'm a trekkie or anything!) ANYway- I've been to said yarn shop and seen Courtney in the throes of yarn paralysis, and I can confirm that it's both a medical AND a psychiatric disorder!! (Court, ask your mom- I think she'll back me up on this.) I need to write it up for submission to the DSM #?, so those poor unfortunates afflicted by it can have their in-patient rehab paid for by their insurance. (It's fair to "medicalize" the psychiatric- after all, many mental illnesses are the result of renegade genetic malfunctions. I wonder- Courtney, can you ask if the grandma who made your quilt experienced similar symptoms? She may have had yarn paralysis' first cousin- quilt paralysis. My family has both unipolar and bipolar depression- why shouldn't yarn paralysis and quilt paralysis be genetic kissin' cousins? If my synapses have lapses, so might yours- just different synapses with dissimilar lapses.<br /><br />I think it's time to establish a 12step program for all you poor unfortunates afflicted by yarn and quilt paralysis. (And those TRULY poor unfortunates suffering from a dual diagnosis, victimized by all things "string." (Yarn qualifies, thus Yarn/Quilt Paralysis.)<br /><br />Courtney, I wish I could offer to sponsor an intervention for you, but I'm in the unenviable position of being your enabler in chief!! (At least that's my intention.) I'll be peppering you with a gift certificate here or there, for say, Milarepa Day, Nyinthun, or Avalokiteshvara's birthday. (Buddhist inside baseball- sorry, folks.) You'll never see them coming. I will totally undermine any hopes of recovery, and will thoroughly enjoy doing it- it's worth a few bucks to see you swoon! ;-) xoxo & MWAH- Lauriedharmakittieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993076537041806776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395502692319412268.post-20647348693931449582010-02-04T02:15:15.815-05:002010-02-04T02:15:15.815-05:00I think I must tattoo your advice on my wrist or s...I think I must tattoo your advice on my wrist or something.<br /><br />Love you, too! xobirthknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642836999448725086noreply@blogger.com