Today I admitted something to myself. I am a junkie. No, I do not take drugs (except for my sweet Benadryl- the stuff that makes life possible) but I am nonetheless a junkie. Today I found myself knitting while playing World of Warcraft. Now, for those of you who do not know what World of Warcraft is, I will explain briefly that it is what is known as an Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game. These are known to be more addictive than heroin. While I was playing this game (aka World of Warcrack) and putting my character on a flight to another part of the world, I realized that I had picked up my knitting and was actually working on a sleeve.

I was cheating on my game addiction with my knitting.

I’m not sure how I feel about this, or the revelation that this is not the first time I have done this. Thinking back, I realize that this habit is months old now. I did this with my very first sleeve, while doing cables. Is this my brain’s way of telling me that I need to improve my concentration? Is this my fingers telling me that I need to be fidgeting at all times? I have no idea. What I DO know is that once I start knitting while I’m fighting boss level bad guys, or while I’m in a dungeon-bound group with my friends, I may need to go into rehab. Is there a Knitting Gamer’s Anonymous?