i am participating in the One Skein Secret Pal Exchange (but you knew that already). I'm not quite sure why, but i feel compelled to share this:
HI SECRET PAL OH MY!!!! i love the yarn u sent me.thank u :) just so u know,i havent had the time to keep up with my blog. so im saying thank u here. its wonderful!!!!!!!!!!

see all those exclaimation marks? that makes me very happy. I had quite the dickens of a time selecting a good yarn for my pal and now i don't feel so bad after seeing the exclaimation. i feel a wave of enthusiasm for selecting the next skein i send her.

coming up soon: why do i keep buying and knitting yarn in the color green? seriously, i have several projects in my basket and they all are the same hue.