Knitting and a little anthropology

I'm going to do this post reverse of the way I normally do things when I have very little knitting content to show you. I'm actually going to show you the knitting FIRST and then ramble through the rest of the post. (This whole post is just a lame excuse to avoid the homework that's due tomorrow by the way.)



I am almost to the point where you start the armholes. For such a simple, mindless pattern it has really kept my attention. I haven't knit on any other project since I started this, which is rare for me. I really love the colors and maybe that's why I've been faithful to it. I can't wait to have it finished so I can wear it.

This past weekend I went on an overnight field trip with some of my fellow anthropology majors. We went to Koteewi Park in Hamiliton County, then to Mounds State Park in Anderson where we camped for the night.



I'd never been to the mounds before and it was a really cool experience. They are astronomically aligned with the position of the sun during changes in seasons and one of the mounds is also aligned with a star, though I can't remember which one.



It's impressive to think that these were created with nothing but manpower, digging sticks, and baskets to move the earth.



After this semester I will officially be a junior. It has taken such a long time to get this far and I'm starting to be a little happier about taking the leap to be a full-time student. It means a lot more work though and I have to start thinking about impressing grad schools, which means I need to be involved in activities outside of classes. So with that in mind I've applied and been accepted into the school's charter chapter of Lambda Alpha which is an honor's society for anthro students. The main reason for joining (other than the fact that I'll get to wear a cool sash when I finally graduate) is that it makes me eligible for scholarship money. Which means, if I get it, when I'm considering field schools next summer it may make things easier financially. I've also volunteered to design our chapter's website as well, which I think will be kind of cool.

I'm so incredibly busy these days but it's really fulfilling. I'm being exposed to so much newness this semester and I'm learning and absorbing more than I ever thought I could.