The Seventeen Essentials

Last Sunday, I went with my writing group (a) to a writing retreat (b), where I wrote very little (c) because I had writers' block (d) and none of my current plots were interesting me (e). However, I did admire the wild bunnies (f) and ate more than my share of the strawberries in the fruit tray (g). And I talked about crazy internet fandom happenings (h) with some new acquaintances (i). Later that day, I attended a meeting of my knitting group (j) at Reads Newsstand (k). I worked on the beaded scarf (l) that I've been fiddling with since May (m). I also paged through a book of patterns (n) someone had brought with them and made a mental note of several projects (o). Arriving back home three hours later, I watched disc two of season six of The Simpsons (p) instead of going to sleep (q).

This paragraph of events tells you Seventeen Essentials of my character:
a) I have a writing group, comprised of several awesome individuals, each more talented than the last.
b) We often go on adventures together, sometimes even wacky ones.
c) Though I belong to a writing group, I don't write very much at all.
d) This is because I suffer from crippling attacks of writers' block.
e) Which occur whenever my interest fizzles out on a plot (this happens a lot).
f) I am a lover of animals in all shapes and sizes. Except for rodents. (Except for hamsters.)
g) I loves me some sweets - fruit, pie, cake, or cookie. Usually the higher fat content ones.
h) I am a lurker in several online fandoms, most notably Doctor Who and Torchwood. I like to share my stories of batshit fanwank.
i) I have wildly inapproriate conversations about said fanwank. It's fun!
j) I knit and crochet, with more enthusiasm than actual skill.
k) I loves me some coffee.
l) I love projects that are beyond my skill set.
m) My attention span wanders off before most projects are finished, but I'm a stubborn lass who will force herself to knit with the fiddlest mohair if she's got it in her head to do so.
n) My bank account does not love pattern books, but I most definitely do.
o) I have more ideas than time or money for projects.
p) The Simpsons is my one true love.
q) I am a dedicated insomniac.

Oh, and that I am writing about last Sunday on the following Friday is a special bonus Essential: I couldn't be on time to save my life. Hence the first post in this blog appearing nearly three weeks after I registered it.

You should probably get used to that.