Finished a thing

 I finally finished the red "Norwegian resistance" hat - this pattern originally promoted as a protest against the ICE actions in Minneapolis.

 I admit, I almost gave up on it. First of all, it's a cheap Michael's acrylic and wasn't super fun to knit on (it was what I could get; there was no red wool-ease in stock and I didn't feel like digging through my stash to see if I had anything). Second of all.....well, it seems like OTHER actions that are alarming have eclipsed what is going on there (I know, I know, it's still going on, but the threat of World War III seems.....more potentially deadly for more people).

But I kept going. Right now I feel like I needed a W. I don't know if it's allergies, or post-viral depression (which can be a thing), but I've felt bad and blah and like I'm not really CAPABLE of anything. Part of it might be that the weather's been weird (too warm for this time of year, which makes me stress about "go out do fieldwork go go go you need to do it" and really it's not time yet). Part of it probably IS the state of the world; another mideast war after the US has participated in what, four? now since I was like 15. Part of it is me realizing we're never going to have a "normal" again like the "normal" I used to know, and that I'm not sure what consolations there will be for me in the new world that's being born. 

But yeah, at least I finished a hat. I couldn't wear it long this evening; it's hot in here now and I'm not quite willing to put the AC on this early. 

But also, yeah - there are about a dozen other alarming things going on that have pushed the Minneapolis events off the radar.

 then again, if someone asked me "so, what are you protesting against?" I'd probably respond like James Dean in "Rebel without a Cause" and say "Whaddaya got?"

Because oh, there are so many things. And so many things to worry about the future about.