WormSoup

Two weeks ago we went to a lecture by the Dalai Lama. I bought the tickets months and months ago, and even brought the whole family; I thought it might be the only chance the children would ever have to hear him speak, since his last public lecture here was about twelve years ago.

Over 5000 people attended. Naturally there was a lot of waiting involved; waiting in a line that wrapped around a large building to get through security, waiting in line for the restroom, and waiting for the lecture to start. Security was tighter than at the airport; the rules included no phones, food, or water. Happily, circular knitting needles were fine. Unfortunately, cameras were not allowed, so I have no pictures of the event or even of the waiting, but I have lots of knitting proof of waiting:

The lecture was not what I was expecting; I'm not sure what I was expecting! He sat and talked informally, telling stories, his thoughts on some topics, analogies, and joking a bit. He seemed like he would be a very easy person to talk with. Maybe that's why he won the Nobel Peace Prize :-)

Oh, and by the way, here is the first coriolis sock from Cat Bordhi's book New Pathways for Sock Knitters, Book One, knit in Wollmeise:

# posted by ringer @ 7:45 PM