Personality Time!

So, working in a new department, meeting new people, learning all sorts of new routines, keeping very busy.  One of the fun things we've done, though, is at one of the staff meetings we have each month, people have been taking personality, communication style, etc. tests to get to know each other and each other's work styles a bit better.  Here are my two from this month's meeting:

I am predominantly Left Brained (sorry, no real "results page" for that one).

Color Lingo Communication Quiz

GREEN The GREEN Approach – OBJECTIVE & STRATEGIC When communicating, Greens tend to think before they speak. They like to analyze what they have just heard, explore the many ways they could respond and choose the reply that most accurately and pertinently expresses their thoughts on the matter. Their goal is to obtain information so they can figure out, fix, improve, or invent something as a result. To learn more about the GREEN communication style go to: http://www.tinyurl.com/GreenStyle Have fun!

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My Baby

After posting about Joey earlier today, I realized I should introduce my baby.

Joey is a mini-rex rabbit. He's about 5 pounds, chocolate brown with big brown eyes (though you can't really see them with the red-eye in the many, many, many pictures I take of him). He is very playful, and quite a chewer. He loves his veggies, though he definitely has his preferences. Bellpeppers are delicious, lettuce and carrots are wonderful, strawberry tops are a yummy treat, yellow squash is not to his taste (though it does make a lovely pillow). Cardboard tubes (paper-towel, toilet paper, etc) are his natural enemy, and his duties around the house include protecting us all from these silent invaders. He gives kisses and cuddles when he feels like it, and loves playing 'King of the Mountain' (hopping up on your back as you're lying on the floor reading).

Rex varieties are known as "velveteen rabbits" because their fur feels like plush. Rex rabbits are bred so that the longest guard hairs have been bred away and the secondary guard hairs have been reduced to the same length as the undercoat hairs. This gives them that oh-so-soft feel. Meaning, he's the softest bunny ever! According to Wikipedia, "their small size, plush coat and friendly personalities make them one of the most popular rabbit breeds in the United States." Have to say, I agree!

Yup yup yup, I love my bunny bunches! He's a nice little reminder of the absurdity in life, to make sure I have fun, and not take things too seriously! And besides, he's just so cute!! Zach laughs that I have more pictures of the bunny than anything else. But, at least my boys get along and that's not jealousy talking :)

To summarize, I paraphrase Knitty...
Sometimes you have to take a moment and pat the bunny!

I can has blog!

So I have joined the 21st century and created a blog. I don't know how much I'll be posting or what I'll be chattering about yet, but I know I'll cover a lot of knitting projects, a lot of whatever I'm up to, a bit of whatever's on my mind.

So first rambling topic, the source of my blog title:

1 - I knit. A lot. Not as much as I'd like to, but I do have to go to work at some point, so as to support the yarn habit.

2 - I love penguins. Since I was in high school swimming competitively, I've had a good luck stuffie shaped like a penguin (inspiration: Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester - check it out). Once I started running, the penguin gained additional meaning from John Bingham's column in Runner's World. I, too, run slowly like the aquatic animal on land.
Hence, the penguins. Love 'em.

3 - The two came together when I saw the work of JGoode and his line of The Penguin drawings, including one knitting, of course! Adorable!!


Though, how he knits without thumbs, I'm not sure....

And thus was born, The Knitting Penguin!


And now off to pack for the Thanksgiving whirlwind family visits. Until later!