No Smoking, More Knitting

[suki_blue]

I've been smoke free for 31 days and I'm absolutely gagging for a cigarette. Before I gave up completely, I'd cut down to only a few fags very late at night, but now I'm craving ALL DAY. This is not a good sign.

I started my Open University course this weekend and we've kicked off with a study of the Realist Novel. Pride and Prejudice. Great Expectations. Fathers and Sons. And Frankenstein as an example of the Anti-realist novel. I'm dreading having to critique and discuss Fathers and Sons because my honest opinion is that it's a pile of shit. I don't think I'll get a very good mark if I put that in an essay :OD

On the bright side, here is my latest creation. Everyone, meet ...

Piccalo!





He's outgoing, fun, definitely a showbiz kinda guy (I'm thinking the stage), and when I give him to big_balls she will probably rename him Colin.

Comments

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

He's cute! (And your knitting's improving :-)

Is it Turgenev's Fathers and Sons? It's a long time since I read it, but I thought it was one of those Russian novels where criticism of the regime was disguised as tale of domestic life.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really pleased with how he turned out. I still can't get the arms right and his head is a bit lumpy, but it's a definitely improvement.


Is it Turgenev's Fathers and Sons? It's a long time since I read it, but I thought it was one of those Russian novels where criticism of the regime was disguised as tale of domestic life.

Yep, that's the one. Too well disguised, if you ask me. It sent me to sleep!